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Metallica: M72 World Tour, 2023-24

December 8, 2022 — Leave a comment

Metallica announces the M72 World Tour, no repeat weekend. Two nights in each city, two different sets, and two different opening acts each night.

In North America, Pantera and Mammoth WVH open on night one, Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills on night two.

Tickets and enhanced experiences: metallica.com

2023

  • 4/27* and 4/29**, 2023 – Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff Arena
  • 5/17** and 5/19*, 2023 – Paris, FR – Stade de France
  • 5/26* and 5/28**, 2023 – Hamburg, DE – Volksparkstadion
  • 6/8 and 6/10, 2023 – Castle Donington, UK – Download Festival
  • 6/16**** and 6/18**, 2023 – Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi Stadium
  • 8/4*** and 8/6**, 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
  • 8/11*** and 8/13**, 2023 – Montreal, QC – Stade Olympique
  • 8/18*** and 8/20**, 2023 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
  • 8/25*** and 8/27**, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium
  • 9/1*** and 9/3**, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – State Farm Stadium
  • 11/3*** and 11/5**, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – Dome at America’s Center
  • 11/10*** and 11/12**, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field

2024

  • 5/24* and 5/26**, 2024 – Munich, DE – Olympiastadion
  • 6/7* and 6/9**, 2024 – Helsinki, FI – Helsinki Olympic Stadium
  • 6/14* and 6/16**, 2024 – Copenhagen, DK – Parken Stadium
  • 7/5* and 7/7**, 2024 – Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy
  • 7/12* and 7/14**, 2024 – Madrid, ES – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
  • 8/2*** and 8/4**, 2024 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
  • 8/9*** and 8/11**, 2024 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
  • 8/16*** and 8/18**, 2024 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium
  • 8/23*** and 8/25**, 2024 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium
  • 8/30*** and 9/1**, 2024 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
  • 9/20***** and 9/22**, 2024 – Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol
  • 9/27***** and 9/29**, 2024 – Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol

* Architects & Mammoth WVH

** Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills

*** Pantera & Mammoth WVH

**** Volbeat & Mammoth WVH

***** Greta Van Fleet & Mammoth WVH

Spiritbox: Eternal Blue Tour 2023

December 5, 2022 — Leave a comment

Spiritbox is trekking across North America in April and May, 2023, with special guests After the Burial and Intervals. For tickets, visit spiritbox.com.

  • 4/10 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
  • 4/11 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
  • 4/12 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
  • 4/14 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
  • 4/15 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
  • 4/16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
  • 4/17 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
  • 4/19 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
  • 4/21 – Dallas, TX – Echo Music Hall
  • 4/22 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
  • 4/23 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
  • 4/25 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
  • 4/26 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
  • 4/28 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
  • 4/29 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
  • 4/30 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
  • 5/2 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
  • 5/4 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
  • 5/5 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
  • 5/6 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
  • 5/8 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
  • 5/10 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore

Theory of a Deadman Announces 2023 Tour With Skillet and Saint Asonia

November 25, 2022 — Leave a comment

Tickets: theoryofficial.com

  • 2/17 – Gary, IN – Hard Rock Casino, Northern Indiana
  • 2/18 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
  • 2/19 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
  • 2/21 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
  • 2/22 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
  • 2/24 – Reading, PA – The Santander Arena
  • 2/25 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
  • 2/26 – Bangor, ME – Cross Insurance Center
  • 2/28 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
  • 3/1 – Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory
  • 3/3 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre & Ballroom
  • 3/4 – Mount Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
  • 3/5 – Cincinnati, OH – Andrew J Brady Music Center
  • 3/7 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
  • 3/8 – Pikeville, KY – Appalachian Wireless Arena
  • 3/10 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
  • 3/11 – Springfield, MO – Shrine Mosque
  • 3/12 – Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
  • 3/14 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
  • 3/15 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
  • 3/17 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
  • 3/18 – Omaha, NE – Baxter Arena
  • 3/19 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
  • 3/21 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
  • 3/22 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
  • 3/24 – Reno, NV – Grand Theatre, Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
  • 3/25 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento
  • 3/26 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

3 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following (#35)

November 12, 2022 — 1 Comment

All three of these bands were at the recommendation of a friend of mine, and they all hail from my home state of Alabama!

1. Stay Lost: Post-hardcore. For fans of Underoath, Alexisonfire, Every Time I Die, etc. Stay Lost will be playing Nuclear Winter Fest in Columbus, Georgia, on January 21, 2023. For more news and show announcements, be sure to follow their socials! First, though, check out their latest single, “Fraudulent.”

2. Empire Springs: Progressive rock. For fans of Muse, The Mars Volta, Queensryche, etc. Empire Springs released their debut album The Luminescence in April, and they will be supporting Covet at Zydeco in Birmingham on December 9. Here is “Ascend,” one of my favorites from The Luminescence.

3. Reclaim the Empyre: Metal. For fans of Darkest Hour, Dying Wish, Lamb of God, etc. Reclaim the Empyre is going to be in Tallahassee, Florida, on December 10, as well as Nuclear Winter Fest along with Stay Lost and others in January. They released a new track entitled “Wake” back in July.

Muse: Will of the People World Tour 2023, US Dates (Updated 11/9/22)

November 9, 2022 — Leave a comment

Update: ONE OK ROCK and Highly Suspect have been added as openers!

I want to attend a show on this tour so badly (I haven’t seen Muse since 2007), but they just completely skipped over the Southeast. Perhaps I can fly to Denver and go to Ball Arena with my brother. Hmm…

Tickets: muse.mu

  • 2/25 – Chicago, IL – United Center*
  • 2/26 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center*
  • 2/28 – Austin, TX – Moody Center*
  • 3/2 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center*
  • 3/3 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena*
  • 3/5 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena*
  • 3/7 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena*
  • 3/9 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena*
  • 3/11 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre*
  • 3/12 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre*
  • 3/14 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre*
  • 3/15 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre*
  • 3/17 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*
  • 3/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center*
  • 4/2 – Phoenix, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena^
  • 4/4 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena^
  • 4/6 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.Com Arena^
  • 4/8 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena^
  • 4/10 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena^
  • 4/12 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center^
  • 4/14 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena^
  • 4/16 – Portland, OR – Moda Center^
  • 4/18 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena^
  • 4/20 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena^

* ONE OK ROCK will appear.

^ Highly Suspect will appear.

Song of the Day — Styx: “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)”

November 7, 2022 — Leave a comment

Styx Announces 2022-2023 North American Tour Dates

November 7, 2022 — Leave a comment

Tickets: styxworld.com

  • 12/1 – Tulsa, OK – River Spirit Casino Resort
  • 12/2 – Jonesboro, AR – First National Bank Arena
  • 12/3 – Cincinnati, OH – Hard Rock Cafe
  • 1/6 – Corbin, KY – The Corbin Arena
  • 1/7 – Cherokee, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
  • 1/8 – Greensboro, NC – Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
  • 1/18 – Orlando, FL – Walt Disney Theatre at Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts
  • 1/19 – Fort Myers, FL – Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW
  • 1/20 – Key West, FL – RokIsland Fest
  • 1/22 – Melbourne, FL – The Maxwell C. King Center
  • 1/27 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian
  • 1/28 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian
  • 2/1 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian
  • 2/3 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian
  • 2/4 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian
  • 2/18 – Rancho Mirage, CA – Agua Caliente Casino Resort & Spa
  • 2/23 – Loveland, CO – Budweiser Events Center
  • 2/24 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar Performing Arts Center (VPAC)
  • 2/25 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center
  • 2/26 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
  • 3/16 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center
  • 3/17 – Wisconsin Dells, WI – Crystal Grand Music Theatre
  • 3/18 – Rochester, MN – Mayo Civic Center
  • 4/13 – Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
  • 4/17 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
  • 4/18 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage
  • 4/21 – Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium
  • 4/22 – Valdosta, GA – All-Star Amphitheater | Wild Adventures Theme Park