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Blue October Share North American Dates For October – December 2022
Get your tickets/VIP at blueoctober.com.
As you can see, Blue October has been adding dates over the last few months. This is the most recent list as of 9/12. I will edit accordingly if it becomes necessary!
- 10/22 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater (New date!)
- 10/23 – Beaumont, TX – The Jefferson Theatre
- 10/25 – El Paso, TX – The Plaza Theatre
- 10/27 – Midland, TX – Wagner Noël
- 10/28 – Albuquerque, NM – KiMo Theatre
- 10/29 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
- 10/30 – San Diego, CA – Magnolia
- 11/2 – Bakersfield, CA – Fox Theatre
- 11/3 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues (New date!)
- 11/4 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sacramento (New date!)
- 11/6 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl (New date!)
- 11/8 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre (New date!)
- 11/9 – Boise, ID – The Egyptian Theatre (New date!)
- 11/11 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex (New date!)
- 11/12 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre (New date!)
- 11/13 – Wichita, KS – Orpheum Theatre
- 11/16 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
- 11/17 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral (New date!)
- 11/18 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral (New date!)
- 11/19 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant (New date!)
- 11/20 – Nashville, TN – Skydeck on Broadway (New date!)
- 11/22 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre (New date!)
- 11/23 – Albany, NY – The Egg (New date!)
- 11/25 – Portland, ME – Westbrook PAC
- 11/26 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – F.M. Kirby Center
- 11/30 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
- 12/1 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore (New date!)
- 12/2 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
- 12/3 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
- 12/4 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall (New date!)
- 12/7 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Parker Playhouse
- 12/8 – Tampa, FL – Jannus Landing
- 12/9 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
- 12/10 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
- 12/15 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall (New date!)
- 12/16 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall (New date!)
- 12/17 – San Antonio, TX – Tech Port
New Music Alert! Alter Bridge: “Sin After Sin”
The third single from Pawns & Kings, available everywhere October 14th! And judging by what I’ve heard so far, this album is going to be a banger!
Song of the Day — Through Fire: “Where You Lie”
Song of the Day — Drowning Pool: “Mind Right”
From the upcoming album, Strike a Nerve, which will be released on September 30th.
Drowning Pool Shares Dates With Through Fire and Black Satellite
Tickets: drowningpool.live
- 9/18 – Orlando, FL – Central Florida Metal Fest
- 9/26 – Memphis, TN – Lafayette’s Music Room
- 9/28 – Warrendale, PA – Jergels
- 9/29 – Angola, IN – The Eclectic Room
- 9/30 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
- 10/1 – Beaver Dam, WI – Stormy’s Music Venue
- 10/2 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
- 10/4 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester Music Tavern
- 10/5 – Harrison, OH – The Blue Note
- 10/7 – Fredericksburg, VA – Hard Times Four Mile Fork
- 10/8 – State College, PA – Stage West Penn State
- 10/9 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
- 10/11 – Knoxville, TN – The Concourse
- 10/12 – Huntsville, AL – Shagnasty’s
- 10/14 – Katy, TX – The Wildcatter Saloon
- 10/16 – Fort Worth, TX – Freakers Ball 2022 (w/Disturbed, Asking Alexandria, and more)
Song of the Day — Smile Empty Soul: “A Storm Is Coming”
From the upcoming EP, The Loss of Everything, set to be released in October 2022.
The Destruction of Everything You Love Tour 2022
Smile Empty Soul is doing a 16 date run in November with Saint Tragedy and Sunvolume. You can get your tickets through the venues’ sites or via Ticketmaster (though they currently don’t have the last three shows listed).
Shinedown in Knoxville (Photos)
Last weekend was exhausting, but totally worth it. Saturday, my friend Chris and I drove up to Knoxville. We had dinner at a Mexican place on Market Square and walked around for a while – all the way to the river, actually – before heading to our hotel. After a couple of movies, we went to bed, only to get back up at 7 a.m. on Sunday.
We drove around the campus of the university, explored Ijams Nature Center, visited both the Knoxville National Cemetery and the Old Gray Cemetery, then we had lunch at a BBQ place. Finally, we headed over to Thompson-Boling Arena to begin the wait for Shinedown.
It was miserably hot, we got rained on, and we were on the turf of one of my favorite college football team’s rivals, but I can’t complain. We were front row, on guitarist Zach Myers’ side of the stage, which was perfectly fine with me 😉
I’m not going to wax poetic about how amazing the show was. Just believe me when I say that Shinedown puts on one of the best performances in live music right now. They are so energetic, the band is tight, and front man Brent Smith’s vocals are… Well, you’ve heard him sing, right? Plus, openers Diamante and Dorothy both killed it as well.
It was a hometown show for Brent, and it was magical. The energy was electric. And to top it all off, the mayor of Knox County – who happens to be WWE Hall of Famer Kane, aka Glenn Jacobs – made an appearance. He presented Brent with the key to the city, stating that Knoxville is proud of all that Shinedown has accomplished and really appreciates the band’s inspirational and positive message.
Despite the fact that I was deliriously tired and we had to drive home following the concert, I wouldn’t have traded it for the world. So here are some pictures (and a link to a video I took), just to give y’all a glimpse into the experience. If you have the chance to see Shinedown, DO IT!
First and foremost: “Second Chance” (full song, live) At the beginning, Zach is messing with his lip, then he abruptly starts singing and it is so cute.
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