Horror punk icon Wednesday 13 is bringing his Shocktober Blood Tour to major cities across the U.S. this fall. Dead on a Sunday and Above Snakes will be support on this run. Tickets and VIP are on sale now at officialwednesday13.com!
9/23 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz*
9/25 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
9/26 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
9/27 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
9/28 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Urban Lounge
9/30 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar & Billiards*
10/1 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
10/2 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House Concert Hall
10/3 – Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewing Company
10/4 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom*
10/5 – Mesa, AZ – The Rosetta Room*
10/6 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
10/8 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
10/9 – McHenry, IL – The Vixen*
10/10 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop*
10/11 – Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge*
10/13 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
10/14 – Lowell, MA – Taffeta Music Hall
10/15 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s Brewing Co.
Alter Bridge is heading out on the second U.S. leg of the What Lies Within Tour this fall. This time they’re bringing along Big Wreck as well as Tim Montana. You can snag tickets and VIP experiences at alterbridge.com!
11/5 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
11/7 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
11/8 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo RiverWorks
11/10 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater & Ballroom
11/12 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
11/14 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino Hotel (No Big Wreck)
11/15 – Kansas City, MO – Voodoo Lounge at Harrah’s (Alter Bridge only)
11/17 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
11/19 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
11/21 – Maricopa, AZ – Harrah’s AK-Chin Casino Events Center
11/22 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
11/24 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
11/25 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
11/27 – Spokane, WA – Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox (No Tim Montana)
11/29 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
11/30 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
12/3 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento
12/5 – Reno, NV – Silver Legacy Grande Exposition Hall
Alt-metal project PRESIDENT has announced a 2026 North American Campaign. This late summer, early fall run kicks off September 4th in Nashville and boasts support from their fellow metal bands Cenobia and Showing Teeth. Tickets are still available at presidentband.com!
9/4 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
9/5 – Saint Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
9/6 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma 2026*
9/8 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
9/10 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
9/11 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
9/12 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
9/13 – Boston, MA – Big Nite Live
9/15 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
9/16 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
9/18 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival 2026*
Punk rockers Rise Against have teamed up with their peers in Alkaline Trio for several U.S. dates. This tour kicks off September 22nd in Dallas, Texas. Tickets are on sale at riseagainst.com and alkalinetrio.com!
9/22 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
9/23 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater
9/25 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound (New date!)
9/26 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre (New date!)
9/27 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
9/30 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
10/1 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway (New date!)
10/3 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
10/4 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
10/6 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory
10/7 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
10/9 – Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Concert Cove, Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel
10/10 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
10/12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/14 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
10/15 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
10/17 – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
10/18 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
I turned 39 on the 10th. Eeek! Forty is creeping around the corner…
But I digress.
I took vacation the week of my birthday because we had big plans – a.k.a. a concert (of course). Before the headlining event, though, my best friend and her husband spoiled me for a couple of days.
Night one involved dolling up and going to Barnes & Noble and Spirit Halloween. We were going to take some pictures; however, a storm rolled in, so we headed back to the house and had a dinner that consisted of chicken fajita nachos and Mexican street corn pasta salad.
The second night we went to 2nd & Charles, then we had a mini photo shoot. We binged horror movies while having dinner.
Tiff and I spent the next afternoon in the pool. We both burned pretty badly, but it was a really good day with 90s music and ham sandwiches.
I headed home and slept for about 12 hours. I did nothing except laze around reading until I decided to hang out with my brother and sister-in-law for the evening.
And then, it was concert day! My brother and I drove up to Nashville to see Pierce the Veil and My Chemical Romance.
Back story: I saw My Chemical Romance in 2007 with Muse, touring for The Black Parade. My brother didn’t get to go. So as soon as I heard they were hitting the road for the 20th anniversary of The Black Parade, I knew we had to buy tickets.
Y’all…it was phenomenal! I mean, obviously they performed The Black Parade in its entirety, but their B set also kicked ass. Definitely worth the money, the drive, the heat, and standing in line for 45 minutes for a tour shirt.
I had another do nothing day before we loaded up for another show. This time, it was me, my brother, my sister-in-law, and their friend JD. We hung out with The Velcro Pygmies, and it was soooo much fun!
The last bit of celebrating happened on the 19th, when my brother and I went in for our heartagram tattoos.
Anyway, here are a bunch of pictures!
Night OneNight TwoMy Chemical Romance The Velcro Pygmies Mine is the watercolor; Rick’s is the embroidered patch
California alt-rockers Switchfoot have announced a three month trek across North America. The Forever Now Tour kicks off September 16th in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and features special guest Anberlin. Prior to the start of this fall run, Switchfoot will be playing a show supporting Fuel and Lit, and interspersed among the “Forever Now” dates are multiple festivals.
Swedish power metal band Hammerfall is bringing their Freedom World Crusade to North America this fall. The tour features support from prog metal outfit Evergrey and power/folk metal act Elvenking. You can still find tickets at hammerfall.net!
9/11 – Atlanta, GA – ProgPower USA 2026
9/12 – Raleigh, NC – Chapel of Bones*
9/13 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater
9/15 – New York City, NY – Rocks Off Concert Cruise 2026 (aboard the Liberty Belle)
Sabaton has announced the rescheduled dates for the Legends on Tour 2026. This 35-date North American run features special guests Pop Evil and Wings of Steel. Tickets and VIP are available at sabaton.net!
September
9/23 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre
9/25 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
9/26 – Ottawa, ON – History Ottawa
9/27 – Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto (New date!)
9/29 – Thunder Bay, ON – Thunder Bay Community Auditorium (New date!)
October
10/1 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
10/2 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
10/4 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Convention Centre
10/5 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Event Centre
10/8 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum
November
11/6 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
11/7 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
11/8 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
11/11 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
11/12 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
11/14 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live
11/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
11/18 – Loveland, CO – Blue FCU Arena
11/20 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
11/21 – Milwaukee, WI – Landmark Credit Union Live
11/22 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
11/24 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
11/25 – Des Moines, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
11/27 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory
11/28 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J. Brady Music Center
11/29 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
December
12/1 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
12/2 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
12/3 – Pittsburgh, PA – Citizens Live at The Wylie (New date!)
12/5 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome by Rutter Mills
12/6 – National Harbor, MD – The Theater at MGM National Harbor
12/8 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
12/9 – Nashville, TN – The Truth (New date!)
12/11 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
12/12 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – War Memorial Auditorium
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