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Avatar: Dance Devil Dance North American Tour 2023
Avatar is touring North America this spring to promote their latest album, Dance Devil Dance. With special guests Veil of Maya and Orbit Culture, the tour kicks off April 28th in Omaha, Nebraska. You can get tickets at avatarmetal.com.
- 4/28 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral Theater
- 4/29 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
- 4/30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
- 5/1 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House & Event Center
- 5/3 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
- 5/4 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
- 5/5 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
- 5/6 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
- 5/7 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
- 5/9 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
- 5/10 – Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
- 5/12 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
- 5/13 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
- 5/14 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
- 5/15 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
- 5/16 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
- 5/18 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2023
- 5/19 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
- 5/20 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
- 5/21 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
- 5/23 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
- 5/24 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
- 5/25 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
- 5/26 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
- 5/27 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2023
- 5/28 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre
Demon Hunter: Twenty Years in Exile Tour
The “Twenty Years in Exile Tour” features Demon Hunter performing songs from all eleven albums. With them will be Opponent, and Living Sacrifice will be appearing on the final two dates. Tickets/VIP available at demonhunter.net.
- 4/14 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada Theater
- 4/15 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
- 4/16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Urban Lounge
- 4/17 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
- 4/18 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
- 4/19 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
- 4/21 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
- 4/22 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar
- 4/23 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
- 4/24 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
- 4/25 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
- 4/26 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Backroom
- 4/27 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
- 4/28 – Memphis, TN – Black Lodge*
- 4/29 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl*
* with Living Sacrifice
Disturbed: Take Back Your Life Tour 2023 (U.S. Dates)
Disturbed is touring this spring and summer with an alternating cast of other bands, which includes Breaking Benjamin, Theory of a Deadman, Jinjer, and even a couple of festivals with Falling in Reverse, Beartooth, and Dorothy! Tickets and VIP experiences are on sale now at disturbed1.com.
- 4/27 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell^
- 4/29 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre^
- 5/1 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena^
- 5/4 – Milwaukee, WI – FiServ Forum (Hog Fest)+
- 5/6 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center (93X Twin City Takeover)+
- 5/8 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre^
- 5/10 – Edmonton, AB – Roger’s Place^
- 5/12 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre^
- 7/11 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena*
- 7/13 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre*
- 7/15 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater*
- 7/16 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre*
- 7/18 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre*
- 7/20 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre*
- 7/22 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre*
- 7/23 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater*
- 7/25 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion*
- 7/27 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion*
- 7/29 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP*
- 7/31 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion*
- 8/1 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre*
- 8/3 – West Palm Beach, FL – iThink Financial Amphitheatre*
- 8/5 – Tampa, FL – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre#
- 8/7 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek*
- 8/9 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live*
- 8/11 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center&
- 8/12 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview*
- 8/15 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center*
- 8/18 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center&
- 8/19 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater*
- 8/21 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion*
- 8/23 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion*
- 8/26 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake*
- 8/27 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center*
- 8/29 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (St. Louis)*
- 8/30 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Chicago)*
- 9/1 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre*
- 9/2 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center*
^ with Theory of a Deadman
+ with Falling in Reverse, Beartooth, and Dorothy
* with Breaking Benjamin and Jinjer
& with Jinjer and TBD (to be determined)
# with TBD
Song of the Day — Anger Overdose: “S.S.D.D.”
Ill Niño Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Confession With US Tour
Ill Niño’s Confession is turning 20 this year, and the band is hitting the road to celebrate this milestone! They will be playing the album in its entirety, plus more. With them will be Through Fire and Dropout Kings. They will have special guests in each city, as well, including Sinshrift, Tulip, REdEFIND, Burden of the Sky, and/or Semper Acerbus.
Tickets available at bandsintown.com/illnino. You can also purchase a VIP bus hang at national-acts.com/illnino.
- 5/4 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans*
- 5/5 – Winchester, VA – Blue Fox Billiards*
- 5/6 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom*
- 5/7 – Horseheads, NY – The L*
- 5/9 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s*
- 5/10 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill #
- 5/11 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester #
- 5/12 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop #
- 5/13 – Angola, IN – The Eclectic Room #
- 5/14 – Joliet, IL – The Forge #
- 5/16 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre ^
- 5/17 – Belvidere, IL – The Apollo Theatre ^
- 5/18 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room ^
- 5/19 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar ^
- 5/20 – Billings, MT – The Pub Station+
- 5/21 – Great Falls, MT – The Newberry+
- 5/23 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater %
- 5/24 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios %
- 5/25 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater %
- 5/26 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
- 5/27 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse %
- 5/30 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s %
- 5/31 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock %
- 6/1 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live %
- 6/2 – San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box %
- 6/3 – Fort Worth, TX – Rail Club %
- 6/4 – Tyler, TX – Country River Club %
* w/REdEFIND and Semper Acerbus
# w/REdEFIND and Tulip
^ w/Burden of the Sky and REdEFIND
+ w/Burden of the Sky and Sinshrift
% w/Tulip and Sinshrift
Mastodon and Gojira Announce The Mega-Monsters Tour 2023
Mastodon and Gojira are co-headlining this spring and summer, and they’re bringing along a very special guest: Lorna Shore! The Mega-Monsters Tour starts April 18th in Portland, Oregon. Get your tickets and VIP packages at mastodonrocks.com or gojira-music.com.
[Note: The poster with the dates seems to be inaccurate starting on 8/9. I am listing the cities and venues from the bands’ official sites.]
- 4/18 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum
- 4/20 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
- 4/21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
- 4/22 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
- 4/23 – Las Vegas, NV – Virgin Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
- 4/26 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
- 4/28 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
- 4/29 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
- 4/30 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre
- 5/2 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
- 5/4 – Boca Raton, FL – Sunset Cove Amphitheater
- 5/5 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
- 5/6 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
- 5/7 – Asheville, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Center
- 5/9 – Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union Live
- 5/10 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
- 5/11 – Reading, PA – Santander Arena
- 8/9 – Newport, KY – Megacorp Pavilion
- 8/10 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
- 8/11 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors
- 8/12 – Brooklyn, NY – Coney Island Amphitheater
- 8/13 – Syracuse, NY – Upstate Medical Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial
- 8/15 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple
- 8/16 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage (Date and venue changed due to overwhelming demand)
- 8/18 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
- 8/19 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena
- 8/20 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
- 8/23 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion
- 8/25 – Hammond, IN – Horseshoe Hammond Casino
- 8/26 – Omaha, NE – Westfair Amphitheatre
- 8/27 – Waite Park, MN – The Ledge Amphitheater
- 8/29 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
- 8/30 – Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater
- 9/1 – West Valley City, UT – Usana Amphitheatre
- 9/2 – Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Whitechapel Announces The Valley Tour With Special Guests Archspire, Signs of the Swarm, and Entheos
Whitechapel has announced The Valley Tour, set to take place this spring. The band will be performing The Valley in full. Support comes in the form of Archspire, Signs of the Swarm, and Entheos.
Tickets/VIP: whitechapelband.com
- 4/14 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
- 4/15 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
- 4/16 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
- 4/18 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
- 4/19 – Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
- 4/20 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
- 4/21 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
- 4/22 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
- 4/24 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
- 4/25 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
- 4/27 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
- 4/28 – Denver (Englewood), CO – Gothic Theatre
- 4/29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
- 5/1 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
- 5/2 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
- 5/4 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
- 5/5 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent
- 5/6 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
- 5/7 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theatre
- 5/9 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
- 5/10 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
- 5/12 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
- 5/13 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
Song of the Day — god.i.am: “Ditch.Pig (.of spells and curses.)”
From the EP hanc aeternum, infinitum nihil 23.23, available now!
Underoath: Blind Obedience Tour 2023
Underoath will be taking their Blind Obedience Tour across the U.S. this spring. Supporting them is Periphery and Loathe. Tickets and VIP are available at seated.com/underoath.
- 3/3 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
- 3/4 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater
- 3/5 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
- 3/7 – Indianapolis, IN – The Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
- 3/8 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre
- 3/10 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
- 3/11 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Club
- 3/13 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
- 3/14 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
- 3/15 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
- 3/17 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion Ballroom
- 3/18 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
- 3/20 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House
- 3/21 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
- 3/23 – Sacramento, CA – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
- 3/24 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
- 3/25 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
- 3/26 – San Diego, CA – Soma
- 3/27 – Tucson, AZ – The Rialto Theatre
- 3/29 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
- 3/31 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
- 4/1 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall
- 4/2 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
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