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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
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
Song of the Day — GoonLord: “Pariah”
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
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)
Bleed The Sky Welcomes New Vocalist + Shares Video For New Single
Everybody welcome Bleed The Sky’s new vocalist Monte Barnard, who can be heard here on their latest track, “The Parasite.” This heavy hitter also features a guest appearance by Chimaira’s Mark Hunter.
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