hard rock
Little Miss Nasty: Sex Metal Circus Tour 2023
Little Miss Nasty is embarking on their Sex Metal Circus Tour and they’re bringing along special guests GATEB (Gina and the Eastern Block) and Raven Black. Get your tickets and VIP at littlemissnastyofficial.com.
- 4/24 – Reno, NV – The Theater*
- 4/25 – Fresno, CA – Fulton 55
- 4/27 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
- 4/28 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
- 4/29 – Post Falls, ID – Cruisers Bar & Grill
- 5/1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
- 5/3 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live
- 5/4 – Wichita, KS – Wave
- 5/5 – Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX – Big Rob’s (Venue change!)
- 5/6 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
- 5/7 – San Angelo, TX – The Deadhorse
- 5/9 – TBA
- 5/10 – San Diego, CA – The Holding Company
- 5/11 – West Hollywood, CA – Viper Room
- 5/12 – Las Vegas, NV – Area 15*
- 5/13 – Long Beach, CA – Harvelle’s*
- 5/14 – San Francisco, CA – Jolene’s Bar and Restaurant*
* Little Miss Nasty only
Avenged Sevenfold Unleashes New Track + Announces New Album
Finally, finally, after seven years, Avenged Sevenfold is back! Yesterday, their social media pages were promising something, which everyone speculated, correctly, would be the announcement of a new album and an accompanying single.
Life is But a Dream drops on June 2nd. Watch the official video for the first single, “Nobody,” below.
The Parallax II: Future Sequence Tour 2023
Between the Buried and Me are joining the trend of playing an album in its entirety for a tour. This summer, the band is hitting the road and bringing their fans The Parallax II: Future Sequence from start to finish. Thank You Scientist and Rivers of Nihil will be the special guests. Tickets and VIP experiences are available at betweentheburiedandme.com.
- 6/16 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
- 6/17 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
- 6/18 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
- 6/20 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
- 6/21 – Albany, NY – Empire Live
- 6/23 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
- 6/24 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda
- 6/25 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
- 6/27 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Small’s Theatre
- 6/28 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
- 6/29 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
- 6/30 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
- 7/1 – Minneapolis, MN – Lyric at Skyway Theatre
- 7/2 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
- 7/3 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
- 7/5 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
- 7/7 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall Concerts
- 7/8 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
- 7/10 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
- 7/11 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
- 7/12 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
- 7/13 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
- 7/15 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
- 7/16 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
- 7/17 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theatre
- 7/20 – San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center
- 7/21 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
- 7/22 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
- 7/23 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
- 7/25 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
- 7/26 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
- 7/28 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
- 7/29 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
- 7/30 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
- 7/31 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Ramkat
The Plot In You: Watch The Divide Tour 2023
The Plot In You will be touring this spring alongside Holding Absence, Thornhill, and Banks Arcade. You can snag tickets and VIP experiences at theplotinyou.com.
- 4/7 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
- 4/8 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes
- 4/9 – Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
- 4/11 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda
- 4/12 – London, ON – London Music Hall
- 4/14 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
- 4/15 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground: Fillmore Charlotte
- 4/16 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
- 4/18 – Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl
- 4/20 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
- 4/21 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
- 4/22 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
- 4/24 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
- 4/25 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room & Garage
- 4/27 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
- 4/28 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
- 4/29 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory
- 4/30 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music
- 5/2 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
- 5/3 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
- 5/4 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
- 5/6 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
- 5/7 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
- 5/9 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
- 5/10 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
- 5/11 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
- 5/12 – St. Louis, MO – The Old Rock House
- 5/13 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
Song of the Day — The Plot In You: “Left Behind”
Song of the Day — Grymehead: “Not Alone”
Song of the Day — Casting Shadowz: “Trust”
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
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