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Blue October: Spinning the Truth Around Tour, Pt. II

February 5, 2024 — Leave a comment

Alt-rockers Blue October have announced part 2 of their Spinning the Truth Around Tour. This leg kicks off February 28th in Amarillo, Texas, and wraps April 20th in Irving, Texas. Tickets and the Soundcheck Experience are available at blueoctober.com!

  • 2/28 – Amarillo, TX – Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
  • 2/29 – Abilene, TX – The Paramount
  • 3/1 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
  • 3/2 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
  • 3/6 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Paramount Theatre (Cedar Rapids)
  • 3/7 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Music Center
  • 3/8 – Cleveland, OH – TempleLive at Cleveland Masonic
  • 3/9 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theater
  • 3/10 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
  • 3/13 – Buffalo, NY – Riviera Theatre
  • 3/14 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
  • 3/15 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount (Huntington)
  • 3/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
  • 3/17 – Ashland, KY – Paramount Arts Center
  • 3/20 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen PAC
  • 3/21 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore (Silver Spring)
  • 3/22 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore (Philadelphia)
  • 3/23 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre (Boston)
  • 3/24 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
  • 3/27 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
  • 3/28 – Greensboro, NC – Piedmont Hall
  • 3/29 – Chattanooga, TN – The Walker Theater
  • 3/30 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
  • 3/31 – Nashville, TN – The Ryman Auditorium
  • 4/10 – Syracuse, NY – The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater
  • 4/11 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield
  • 4/12 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
  • 4/13 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore (Detroit)
  • 4/14 – Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
  • 4/17 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore (Minneapolis)
  • 4/18 – North Kansas City, MO – VooDoo at Harrah’s Kansas City
  • 4/19 – Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
  • 4/20 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Tool Announces 2023 Fall Dates

October 1, 2023 — Leave a comment

The first date of this tour was technically Tool’s set at Louder Than Life… I guess I should have posted sooner. Whoops!

Anyway, Tool is touring this fall. With them will be opener Steel Beans, who will be appearing on the non-festival dates starting October 11th in Salt Lake City. Tickets/VIP are available at toolband.com!

  • 10/3 – Loveland, CO – Budweiser Events Center (w/special guest Emily Wolfe)
  • 10/6 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2023
  • 10/8 – Indio, CA – Power Trip Festival 2023
  • 10/11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
  • 10/12 – Idaho Falls, ID – Hero Arena at the Mountain America Center
  • 10/14 – Nampa (Boise), ID – Ford Idaho Center Arena
  • 10/15 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
  • 10/17 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena
  • 10/19 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
  • 10/20 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
  • 10/22 – Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place
  • 10/23 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
  • 10/25 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
  • 10/27 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
  • 10/29 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
  • 10/31 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
  • 11/1 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
  • 11/3 – Knoxville, TN – Food City Center
  • 11/4 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum
  • 11/6 – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena
  • 11/7 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center
  • 11/10 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
  • 11/11 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
  • 11/13 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
  • 11/15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
  • 11/16 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
  • 11/19 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
  • 11/20 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
  • 11/21 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

30 Day Song Challenge: Day 26 – A Song That Relaxes You

December 26, 2022 — Leave a comment

Pink Floyd: “Learning To Fly”

Blue October Share North American Dates For October – December 2022 (Updated 11/15/22)

November 15, 2022 — Leave a comment

Update: The Nashville show on 11/20 has been rescheduled due to weather conditions. The new date will be March 29, 2023.

Get your tickets/VIP at blueoctober.com.

As you can see, Blue October has been adding dates over the last few months. This is the most recent list as of 9/12. I will edit accordingly if it becomes necessary!

  • 10/22 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater (New date!)
  • 10/23 – Beaumont, TX – The Jefferson Theatre
  • 10/25 – El Paso, TX – The Plaza Theatre
  • 10/27 – Midland, TX – Wagner Noël
  • 10/28 – Albuquerque, NM – KiMo Theatre
  • 10/29 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
  • 10/30 – San Diego, CA – Magnolia
  • 11/2 – Bakersfield, CA – Fox Theatre
  • 11/3 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues (New date!)
  • 11/4 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sacramento (New date!)
  • 11/6 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl (New date!)
  • 11/8 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre (New date!)
  • 11/9 – Boise, ID – The Egyptian Theatre (New date!)
  • 11/11 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex (New date!)
  • 11/12 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre (New date!)
  • 11/13 – Wichita, KS – Orpheum Theatre
  • 11/16 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
  • 11/17 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral (New date!)
  • 11/18 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral (New date!)
  • 11/19 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant (New date!)
  • 11/20 – Nashville, TN – Skydeck on Broadway (Cancelled!)
  • 11/22 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre (New date!)
  • 11/23 – Albany, NY – The Egg (New date!)
  • 11/25 – Portland, ME – Westbrook PAC
  • 11/26 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – F.M. Kirby Center
  • 11/30 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
  • 12/1 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore (New date!)
  • 12/2 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
  • 12/3 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
  • 12/4 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall (New date!)
  • 12/7 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Parker Playhouse
  • 12/8 – Tampa, FL – Jannus Landing
  • 12/9 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
  • 12/10 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
  • 12/15 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall (New date!)
  • 12/16 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall (New date!)
  • 12/17 – San Antonio, TX – Tech Port

3 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following (#35)

November 12, 2022 — 1 Comment

All three of these bands were at the recommendation of a friend of mine, and they all hail from my home state of Alabama!

1. Stay Lost: Post-hardcore. For fans of Underoath, Alexisonfire, Every Time I Die, etc. Stay Lost will be playing Nuclear Winter Fest in Columbus, Georgia, on January 21, 2023. For more news and show announcements, be sure to follow their socials! First, though, check out their latest single, “Fraudulent.”

2. Empire Springs: Progressive rock. For fans of Muse, The Mars Volta, Queensryche, etc. Empire Springs released their debut album The Luminescence in April, and they will be supporting Covet at Zydeco in Birmingham on December 9. Here is “Ascend,” one of my favorites from The Luminescence.

3. Reclaim the Empyre: Metal. For fans of Darkest Hour, Dying Wish, Lamb of God, etc. Reclaim the Empyre is going to be in Tallahassee, Florida, on December 10, as well as Nuclear Winter Fest along with Stay Lost and others in January. They released a new track entitled “Wake” back in July.

Muse: Will of the People World Tour 2023, US Dates (Updated 11/9/22)

November 9, 2022 — Leave a comment

Update: ONE OK ROCK and Highly Suspect have been added as openers!

I want to attend a show on this tour so badly (I haven’t seen Muse since 2007), but they just completely skipped over the Southeast. Perhaps I can fly to Denver and go to Ball Arena with my brother. Hmm…

Tickets: muse.mu

  • 2/25 – Chicago, IL – United Center*
  • 2/26 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center*
  • 2/28 – Austin, TX – Moody Center*
  • 3/2 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center*
  • 3/3 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena*
  • 3/5 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena*
  • 3/7 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena*
  • 3/9 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena*
  • 3/11 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre*
  • 3/12 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre*
  • 3/14 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre*
  • 3/15 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre*
  • 3/17 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*
  • 3/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center*
  • 4/2 – Phoenix, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena^
  • 4/4 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena^
  • 4/6 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.Com Arena^
  • 4/8 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena^
  • 4/10 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena^
  • 4/12 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center^
  • 4/14 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena^
  • 4/16 – Portland, OR – Moda Center^
  • 4/18 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena^
  • 4/20 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena^

* ONE OK ROCK will appear.

^ Highly Suspect will appear.

Song of the Day — Styx: “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)”

November 7, 2022 — Leave a comment