alternative rock
Coheed and Cambria + Taking Back Sunday Share Summer 2025 Co-Headlining Dates
Prog rockers Coheed and Cambria are teaming up with emo/pop-punk band Taking Back Sunday this summer! Featuring special guest Foxing, an indie rock outfit, this 25-date run kicks off August 16th in St. Louis. Grab your tickets at coheedandcambria.com, or you can snag tickets and VIP experiences with Taking Back Sunday at takingbacksunday.com!
- 8/16 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park
- 8/17 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
- 8/19 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
- 8/20 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
- 8/22 – Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
- 8/23 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
- 8/24 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
- 8/26 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
- 8/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Highmark Skyline Stage at the Mann
- 8/29 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
- 8/30 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
- 9/2 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
- 9/3 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
- 9/5 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
- 9/6 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
- 9/8 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
- 9/9 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater
- 9/10 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
- 9/12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- 9/14 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
- 9/15 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square
- 9/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
- 9/18 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
- 9/20 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
- 9/21 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Song of the Day – Altarboy: “Scream Queen”
Pistols at Dawn Announces First Leg of 2025 USA Tour
Hard rockers Pistols at Dawn are going to be busy throughout the summer and early fall! Along with a headlining date in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the Georgia-based band will be supporting Buckcherry for most of July and August, and they open for The Struts on September 27th in San Antonio. You can get your tickets at pistolsatdawnband.com!
- 6/21 – Spartanburg, SC – 720 Room+
- 7/14 – Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theater*
- 7/15 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall*
- 7/17 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak*
- 7/18 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom*
- 7/19 – Huntington, NY – Paramount Theatre*
- 7/21 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues*
- 7/22 – Columbus, OH – King of Clubs*
- 7/24 – Wyandotte, MI – District 142*
- 8/6 – Casper, WY – Gaslight Social*
- 8/8 – Greeley, CO – Moxi Theater*
- 8/9 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios*
- 8/10 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater*
- 8/12 – Salt Lake City, UT – Leatherheads*
- 9/27 – San Antonio, TX – Stable Hall#
+ Headlining show
* w/Buckcherry
# w/The Struts
Lydia Can’t Breathe Shares 2025 Tour Dates With Tantric
Florida-based rock/metal band Lydia Can’t Breathe is heading out with Tantric this summer! Interspersed among these dates are a few LCB headlining shows. Tickets are available at lydiacantbreathe.com!
- 6/12 – Portage, WI – Studio 301*
- 6/13 – Unity, WI – Monster Hall Music Fest 2025*
- 6/14 – Rockford, IL – Whiskey’s Roadhouse*
- 7/10 – Covington, KY – Madison Live
- 7/11 – Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theatre
- 7/12 – Park Hills, MO – Park Hills Underground
- 7/13 – Saint Joseph, MO – Cafe Acoustic Concert Hall
- 7/16 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar
- 7/17 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest 2025*
- 7/18 – Madison, WI – The Annex
- 7/19 – Aurora, IL – The Piazza
- 7/20 – Hodgkins, IL – Salerno’s
- 7/22 – Chesterfield, MI – Diesel Concert Lounge
- 7/23 – Cleveland, OH – The Foundry
- 7/24 – Rochester, NY – Photo City Music Hall
- 7/25 – Bensalem, PA – Broken Goblet Brewing
- 7/26 – Newark, DE – Halftime Sports Bar*
* No Tantric
Sleep Theory: The Afterglow Tour 2025
Tennessee rockers Sleep Theory have announced The Afterglow Tour, featuring special guests Nevertel, Oxymorrons, and Stray View. This late spring/early summer run of shows is in support of the band’s upcoming album, Afterglow, which will be available May 16th. You can stream Sleep Theory’s latest single here and grab your tickets/VIP to The Afterglow Tour at sleeptheoryofficial.com!
- 5/14 – Nashville, TN – Vinyl Tap Acoustic In-Store & Signing (Not an official tour date, but…)
- 5/18 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2025*
- 5/20 – Birmingham, AL – Workplay
- 5/21 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen Music Hall
- 5/23 – Corpus Christi, TX – Brewster Street Ice House Southside
- 5/24 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- 5/25 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
- 5/27 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
- 5/28 – Phoenix, AZ – The Marquee
- 5/29 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
- 5/30 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
- 5/31 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
- 6/3 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
- 6/4 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory (Spokane)
- 6/6 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
- 6/7 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
- 6/8 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
- 6/10 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
- 6/11 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
- 6/13 – Madison, WI – The Majestic Theatre+
- 6/14 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues+
- 6/15 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
- 6/16 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation
- 6/18 – Syracuse, NY – The Wescott
- 6/19 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
- 6/20 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
- 6/21 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
- 6/22 – Portland, ME – State Theater
- 6/24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
- 6/25 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
- 6/26 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
- 6/28 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
* Festival date
+ No Oxymorrons
Nine Inch Nails: Peel It Back Tour 2025
Industrial metal legends Nine Inch Nails are setting out on the Peel It Back Tour in early June! Featuring support from Berlin-based Boys Noize, this three month run spans Europe and North America, with stops in Dublin, Milan, Paris, Vancouver, Toronto, Chicago, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and more! Tickets are on sale at nin.com!
- 6/15 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena
- 6/17 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
- 6/18 – London, UK – The O2
- 6/20 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena
- 6/21 – Dessel, BE – Graspop Metal Meeting 2025*
- 6/24 – Milan, IT – Parco Della Musica Novegro
- 6/26 – Zurich, CH – Hallenstadion
- 6/27 – Vienna, AT – Wiener Stadthalle
- 6/29 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
- 7/1 – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena
- 7/3 – Gdynia, PL – Open’er Festival 2025*
- 7/5 – Roskilde, DK – Roskilde Festival 2025*
- 7/7 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena
- 7/8 – Lyon, FR – LDLC Arena
- 7/11 – Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival 2025*
- 7/12 – Oeiras, PT – Nos Alive Festival 2025*
- 8/6 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
- 8/8 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
- 8/10 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
- 8/12 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
- 8/14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center
- 8/15 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
- 8/17 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
- 8/19 – Chicago, IL – United Center
- 8/20 – Chicago, IL – United Center (Added date!)
- 8/22 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
- 8/23 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
- 8/26 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
- 8/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
- 8/29 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
- 8/31 – Cleveland, OH – R.M. Fieldhouse
- 9/2 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
- 9/3 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center (Added date!)
- 9/5 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
- 9/6 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
- 9/9 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena
- 9/10 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
- 9/12 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
- 9/13 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
- 9/16 – Phoenix, AZ – PHX Arena
- 9/18 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
- 9/19 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum (Added date!)
*Festival
Black Stone Cherry Announces Spring/Summer 2025 Dates
Southern rockers Black Stone Cherry are hitting the road this spring and summer. They’re playing a couple of festivals, a date supporting Stone Temple Pilots, and several headlining shows, so you’ll have ample opportunity to see them in 2025! Tickets are on sale now at blackstonecherry.com!
May
- 5/18 – Ocean City, MD – Boardwalk Rock 2025*
- 5/23 – Biloxi, MS – Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
- 5/24 – Maryville, TN – The Shed
- 5/28 – Cadillac, MI – Venue Event Center
- 5/29 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
- 5/30 – Harrison, OH – The Blue Note
- 5/31 – Leitchfield, KY – Logsdon Valley Park Stage
June
- 6/14 – West Salem, WI – Maple Grove Venue
- 6/28 – Augusta, NJ – Sussex County Fairgrounds*~
July
- 7/19 – Maidstone, UK – Maid of Stone Festival 2025*
- 7/25 – Cumberland, MD – Rock the Mountains*
- 7/26 – Coshocton, OH – Rock Coshocton*
- 7/30 – Minot, ND – The Original Bar and Nightclub
- 7/31 – Billings, MT – The Pub Station
August
- 8/1 – Sturgis, SD – Iron Horse Saloon
- 8/2 – Sioux Falls, SD – ICON Event Hall
- 8/7 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
- 8/8 – Sauk Rapids, MN – Rollie’s Rednecks & Longnecks
- 8/10 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Riverfront
- 8/15 – Glen Flora, WI – Northwoods Rock Rally 2025*
- 8/16 – St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theatre
- 8/17 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
September
- 9/26 – Umatilla, OR – Rock the Locks 2025*
* Festival date
~ Supporting Stone Temple Pilots
Dead Posey: The Damned & The Dead Tour 2025 [Updated]
Gothic rock/metal band Dead Posey has shared dates for The Damned & The Dead Tour. Featuring special guests Ovtlier and Another Day Dawns, this early summer run kicks off June 11th in Denver, Colorado. Tickets and VIP are available at deadposey.com!
Note: The TBAs for June 26th and 27th have been shared, and a date in Michigan was added!
- 6/11 – Denver, CO – HQ
- 6/12 – Lincoln, NE – The Royal Grove
- 6/13 – West Dundee, IL – RocHaus
- 6/14 – Des Moines, IA – xBk Live
- 6/15 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
- 6/16 – Cadillac, MI – The Venue Event Center (New date!)
- 6/17 – Indianapolis, IN – Turntable
- 6/18 – Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
- 6/19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse Stage & Grill
- 6/20 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
- 6/21 – Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
- 6/22 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room
- 6/24 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
- 6/25 – Atlanta, GA – Altar at The Masquerade
- 6/26 – New Orleans, LA – Santos Bar (New date!)
- 6/27 – Houston, TX – The Secret Group (New date!)
- 6/28 – Haltom City, TX – Haltom Theater
- 6/29 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
Three Covers That I Did Not See Coming
I always enjoy hearing artists’ takes on songs they love, and the most fun reimaginings to me are the ones that come from a completely different genre than the original. Over the past week, two such renditions have been released into the world. The third cover… Well, it was always a dark song, so an infamously dark artist sharing his version makes sense.
1. Priest: “Black Hole Sun”
Yes, that “Black Hole Sun.” It’s so Priest, but I think it’s a very respectful nod to Soundgarden and the original. And, let’s be honest, it takes balls to release a song and know everyone is going to be comparing your vocals to Chris Cornell’s.
2. Aesthetic Perfection: “Fade to Black”
Aesthetic Perfection is a self-proclaimed industrial pop act. Hearing them do a Metallica track was unexpected, but I dig it.
3. Marilyn Manson: “In the Air Tonight”
Manson prides himself on shocking people. His entire career is based on it, in fact. He has done odd covers before. However, I just never would have predicted a Phil Collins song. Lol. As stated above, it kinda makes sense. The subject matter of “In the Air Tonight” is rather dark. Who better to reimagine it than Marilyn Manson and Tyler Bates?
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