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Powerman 5000: The Devil in the Dark Tour 2023 [Updated 7/12/23]
Update: Shows have been added on 7/15 and 7/21!
Powerman 5000 is hitting the road this summer with Julien-K and Priest! Tickets available at powerman5000.com, or via the venues’ sites. Some dates are not yet showing up on bandsintown, so I’ll link the venue pages for those.
- 7/7 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues [Tickets]
- 7/8 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
- 7/10 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo [Tickets]
- 7/11 – Portland, OR – Rustix [Tickets]
- 7/12 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
- 7/14 – Filer, ID – Rally in the Valley [Tickets]
- 7/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – Liquid Joe’s (New date!) [Tickets]
- 7/16 – Denver, CO – HQ [Tickets]
- 7/17 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep [Tickets]
- 7/19 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar [Tickets]
- 7/20 – Menahga, MN – Mid Summer Music Fest [Tickets]
- 7/21 – Beaver Dam, WI – Stormy’s (New date!) [Tickets]
- 7/22 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
- 7/23 – Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theatre AC [Tickets]
- 7/25 – Lakewood, OH – The Foundry [Tickets]
- 7/26 – Wyandotte, MI – District 142 [Tickets]
- 7/27 – Columbus, OH – The KING of CLUBS
- 7/28 – Marietta, OH – The Adelphia Music Hall [Tickets]
- 7/29 – Harrison, OH – The Blue Note [Tickets]
- 7/30 – Braidwood, IL – Top Fuel Saloon [Tickets]
- 7/31 – Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theater [Tickets]
- 8/2 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill
- 8/3 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz [Tickets]
- 8/4 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s [Tickets]
- 8/5 – Fredericksburg, VA – Hard Times [Tickets]
- 8/6 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)
- 8/7 – Jefferson, LA – Southport Hall
- 8/8 – Ft. Worth, TX – Rail Club [Tickets]
- 8/9 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live [Tickets]
- 8/10 – Odessa, TX – The Ector Theatre [Tickets]
- 8/11 – El Paso, TX – RockHouse Bar & Grill
- 8/12 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock [Tickets]
Song of the Day — Aggraux Kouture: “Hollow”
Avenged Sevenfold: Life is But a Dream… North American Tour Pt. 2
Fingers crossed I get to attend the Nashville show!!!!!!! Tickets available at avengedsevenfold.com.
- 9/16 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
- 9/17 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
- 9/19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
- 9/20 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
- 9/22 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
- 9/23 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life 2023
- 9/25 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
- 9/26 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
- 9/28 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena*
- 9/30 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
- 10/2 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
- 10/3 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
- 10/5 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2023
- 10/7 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
- 10/8 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
- 10/10 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
- 10/12 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- 10/13 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
- 10/15 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
* No Falling in Reverse
Alesana: The Trilogy Tour, Part II – A Place Where the Sun is Silent (2023)
Alesana has announced The Trilogy Tour, Part II. They will be playing the second installment of The Annabel Trilogy, A Place Where the Sun is Silent, from front to back! Joining them on this tour will be Limbs, Vampires Everywhere!, and Across the White Water Tower. Tickets are available at bandsintown.com/alesana, and you can purchase Alesana VIP packages at meetandscream.com.
- 6/15 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
- 6/16 – Birmingham, AL – TrimTab Brewing Company
- 6/17 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
- 6/19 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
- 6/21 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
- 6/22 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
- 6/23 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room & Garage
- 6/24 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
- 6/25 – Dallas, TX – So What? Music Festival 2023
- 6/27 – Kansas City, MO – recordBar
- 6/29 – Madison, WI – The Annex at The Red Zone
- 6/30 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
- 7/1 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House
- 8/10 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
- 8/11 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans Music Hall
- 8/12 – Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
- 8/13 – Orlando, FL – Level 13 Event Center
- 8/14 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
- 8/15 – Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
- 8/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse Stage & Grill
- 8/17 – Horseheads, NY – The L
- 8/18 – Brooklyn, NY – The Brooklyn Monarch
- 8/19 – Frenchtown, NJ – Artie’s Bar & Grill
- 8/20 – Harrisburg, PA – HMAC
- 11/9 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
- 11/10 – Las Vegas, NV – The Space
- 11/11 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
- 11/13 – West Hollywood, CA – Whiskey a Go Go
- 11/14 – Fresno, CA – Full Circle Brewing Co.
- 11/15 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield
- 11/16 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
- 11/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
- 11/18 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
- 11/19 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
Vampires Everywhere! Releases Cover of “Cry Little Sister”
Check out Vampires Everywhere’s rendition of the theme from the 1987 cult classic, The Lost Boys. This has been a long time coming, given that the band’s name was taken from the title of a comic book in the movie (the comic book that explains the rules of vampires and how to kill them).
Smash Into Pieces Announces North American Headline Tour for 2023
Smash Into Pieces is embarking on their first ever headlining tour in North America starting April 14th in Montreal. Support comes in the form of Citizen Soldier. Tickets are running low in multiple cities, so grab yours ASAP at smashintopieces.com!
- 4/14 – Montreal, QC – Petit Campus
- 4/15 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
- 4/17 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe
- 4/18 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
- 4/19 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
- 4/21 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
- 4/22 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Urban Lounge
- 4/24 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
- 4/25 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
- 4/27 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
- 4/28 – North Hollywood, CA – Knitting Factory NoHo
- 4/29 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge
- 5/1 – Dallas, TX – The Cambridge Room at House of Blues
- 5/2 – Memphis, TN – Growlers
- 5/3 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory)
- 5/4 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
- 5/5 – Wilmington, DE – The Queen
- 5/6 – New York, NY – Racket
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
Song of the Day — Rikets: “Misery”
Ministry Announces US Dates With Gary Numan and Front Line Assembly
Tickets: ministryband.com
- 4/19 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge*
- 4/20 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
- 4/21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
- 4/23 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
- 4/25 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
- 4/26 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Austin
- 4/27 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore
- 4/29 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
- 4/30 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
- 5/1 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Hall*
- 5/3 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
- 5/4 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
- 5/5 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater & Ballroom
- 5/6 – Fort Wayne, IN – Clyde Theatre
- 5/7 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
- 5/8 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue**
- 5/9 – Sioux Falls, SD – The District
- 5/11 – Billings, MT – Pub Station
- 5/12 – Denver, CO – Reel Works*
* Front Line Assembly only
** Front Line Assembly + Gary Numan (no Ministry)
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