Duran Duran: Future Past North American Tour 2023

Duran Duran is touring in North America in the late spring/early summer with Bastille and Nile Rodgers & CHIC. The Future Past dates officially begin May 28th in San Jose, but Duran Duran is also appearing at BottleRock Napa Valley 2023 on the 27th. (Also note that there are no July dates; the tour jumps from late June to late August.)

Tickets: duranduran.com

  • 5/28 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
  • 5/31 – Seattle, WA – The Climate Pledge Arena
  • 6/1 – Portland, OR – The Moda Center
  • 6/3 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena
  • 6/6 – Austin, TX – The Moody Center
  • 6/7 – New Orleans, LA – The Smoothie King Center
  • 6/9 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • 6/10 – Dallas, TX – The American Airlines Center
  • 6/13 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
  • 6/15 – Atlanta, GA – The State Farm Arena
  • 6/17 – Tampa, FL – The Amalie Arena
  • 6/18 – Sunrise, FL – The FLA Live Arena
  • 8/24 – Sacramento, CA – The Golden 1 Center
  • 8/26 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
  • 8/28 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  • 8/29 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  • 8/31 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fair
  • 9/1 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion
  • 9/3 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC
  • 9/6 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
  • 9/7 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
  • 9/9 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
  • 9/10 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
  • 9/13 – Washington, DC – The Capital One Arena
  • 9/15 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond 2023
  • 9/16 – Detroit, MI – The Little Caesars Arena
  • 9/19 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

30 Day Song Challenge: Day 18 – Favorite Song From a Movie

So many, but I’ve gotta go with one of my first loves.

David Bowie: “Within You” (Labyrinth soundtrack)

30 Day Song Challenge: Day 16 – A Song From the Year You Were Born

We need to talk about how much I love this song… How did I not know it was released the year I was born until I looked up 1987 hits for this post?!

INXS: “Need You Tonight”

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

Styx Announces 2022-2023 North American Tour Dates

Tickets: styxworld.com

  • 12/1 – Tulsa, OK – River Spirit Casino Resort
  • 12/2 – Jonesboro, AR – First National Bank Arena
  • 12/3 – Cincinnati, OH – Hard Rock Cafe
  • 1/6 – Corbin, KY – The Corbin Arena
  • 1/7 – Cherokee, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
  • 1/8 – Greensboro, NC – Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
  • 1/18 – Orlando, FL – Walt Disney Theatre at Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts
  • 1/19 – Fort Myers, FL – Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW
  • 1/20 – Key West, FL – RokIsland Fest
  • 1/22 – Melbourne, FL – The Maxwell C. King Center
  • 1/27 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian
  • 1/28 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian
  • 2/1 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian
  • 2/3 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian
  • 2/4 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian
  • 2/18 – Rancho Mirage, CA – Agua Caliente Casino Resort & Spa
  • 2/23 – Loveland, CO – Budweiser Events Center
  • 2/24 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar Performing Arts Center (VPAC)
  • 2/25 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center
  • 2/26 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
  • 3/16 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center
  • 3/17 – Wisconsin Dells, WI – Crystal Grand Music Theatre
  • 3/18 – Rochester, MN – Mayo Civic Center
  • 4/13 – Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
  • 4/17 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
  • 4/18 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage
  • 4/21 – Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium
  • 4/22 – Valdosta, GA – All-Star Amphitheater | Wild Adventures Theme Park

New Music Friday Feat. Death Valley High, 9th Planet, and Breathing Theory

Death Valley High: “Pretty Graves”

9th Planet: “Best Of Me”

Breathing Theory: “Your Frequency”

AWOLNATION: Falling Forward Tour 2022

AwolNation is touring this fall with Badflower and The Mysterines. Tickets are available at awolnationmusic.com.

  • 10/6 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex, Rockwell
  • 10/7 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore
  • 10/8 – Omaha, NE – Barnato
  • 10/10 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
  • 10/11 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
  • 10/13 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
  • 10/14 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! Indoor Pavilion
  • 10/15 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
  • 10/16 – Newport, KY – PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation
  • 10/18 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
  • 10/19 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
  • 10/21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
  • 10/22 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
  • 10/23 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
  • 10/25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
  • 10/26 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
  • 10/28 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
  • 10/29 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
  • 10/31 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
  • 11/2 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
  • 11/4 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
  • 11/5 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
  • 11/6 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
  • 11/8 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel
  • 11/9 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
  • 11/11 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
  • 11/12 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
  • 11/13 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
  • 11/16 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
  • 11/18 – Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre

Covers I Love: “Never Tear Us Apart” (Smith & Myers)

When I saw Smith & Myers back in December 2021, I wasn’t sure how I felt about this INXS cover, but the more I listened to it, the more it grew on me. It is now one of my favorite covers, a track I can never skip anytime it comes on.