Mastodon is doing their first tour of Canada in some time and knocking off a notch on their touring bucket list by teaming up with alt-rock legends Dinosaur Jr. Direct support will come from rising underground metallers Netherlands. The tour will also take them to some markets in the US they have missed of late. Pre-sale tickets are on sale this morning at 10 AM local time with the full public sale going live this Friday, May 4th. Continue reading
Riot Fest was started a few years back in the grand spirit of the old school one-off festivals of lore. It was intended to be special from the get-go and they have done a reasonable job of sandwiching themselves into a busy summer of Lollapalooza, Chicago Open Air, and many other destination festival shows. Having a mix of alternative rock, metal, Hip-Hop, indie rock, and more has helped carve out its own niche, and between special performances, varied food and beer options, late-night after parties, and basically the cool factor Chicago offers as one of the best cities in America, it’s no wonder fans flocked to the event from all over the world.Continue reading
Riot Fest is coming next month in Chicago with headliners, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age and Jawbreaker. The festival has announced the full set times and stages for the event, as well as the late night concert series. All times and ticket link details can be found below.Continue reading
Riot Fest is returning to Chicago’s Douglas Park this September, and the initial lineup is absolutely amazing. Continue reading
Primus has a string of upcoming Canadian dates for their Willy Wonka inspired Primus And The Chocolate Factory shows with Dinosaur Jr as support.
Jul 11: Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
Jul 12: Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
Jul 15: Metropolis – Montreal, QC
Sep 11: Southern Alberta – Calgary, AB
Sep 12: North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium – Edmonton, AB
Sep 14: Malkin Bowl – Vancouver, BC
Slayer and Doomriders will be participating at the first annual Converse Rubber Tracks Live Boston on Wednesday, April 29th at the Sinclair in Boston, MA. This is part of a five day, multi genre Rubber Tracks Live Festival taking place. Sign up here to attend the event.
The schedule of events for each date includes:
Apr 27: The Replacements, Dinosaur Jr, The Young Leaves
Apr 28: Passion Pit, Baths, Radclyffe Hall
Apr 29: Slayer, Doomriders
Apr 30: Chance The Rapper, Action Bronson
May 01: The Descendents, King Tuff, Bent Shapes
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Primus will hit the road this summer with Dinosaur Jr for a run of dates in the US. This follows their June European Tour dates.
Jul 09-11: All Good Festival – Summit Point, WV
Jul 17: Oakdale – Wallingford, CT
Jul 18: Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
Jul 19: Sloss Festival – Birmingham, AL
Jul 20: The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
Jul 23: Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia, PA
Jul 24: The Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ
Jul 25: Blue Hills Pavillion – Boston, MA
Jul 27: Thompson’s Point – Portland, ME
Jul 28: Mountain Park – Holyoke, MA
Jul 30: Pier 97 – New York, NY
Aug 01: LC Pavillion – Columbus, OH
Aug 02: Freedom Hill Amphitheatre – Sterling Heights, MI
Aug 04: Rose Music Center – Huber Heights, OH
Aug 06: Eagle’s Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
Aug 07: Sumtur Amphitheater – Papillion, NE