FESTIVAL REVIEW: Riot Fest 2017 – Douglas Park, Chicago


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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 2017 Announces Full Schedule, Late Night Concerts


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


The 2017 Riot Fest Lineup Includes Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Jawbreaker And More


Riot Fest is returning to Chicago’s Douglas Park this September, and the initial lineup is absolutely amazing. Continue reading


New Found Glory – Trash Boat: Live At The Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA


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The UK’s Trash Boat opened the night with their brand of heavy pop punk. Grateful to be on their first visit to Boston, they primed the crowd up all three nights supporting last summer’s full-length début Nothing I Write You Can Change What You’ve Been Through. Continue reading


Ghost Cult’s Most Anticipated Albums Of 2017


This past year was a huge one for music with so many bands releasing new material it was hard to keep up, even for us here at Ghost Cult. So many legacy bands, modern classic acts, and up and comers dropped new music this year, some may wish they had waited until 2017 to drop it like it’s hot. Without further ado, here are our picks for the new tunes you need in your life in 2017. Continue reading


Vans Warped Tour Shares Annual Band Survey For 2017 Festival


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Vans Warped Tour had another huge summer with bands like New Found Glory, Tonight Alive, Sum 41, Falling In Reverse and Whitechapel leading the way. The annual rite of passage for young music fans came and went with a blaze this year, and already have eyes set on next summer. The popular annual Warped Tour Survey, asks fans whom they want to see perform on next summer’s event. Led by co-founder Kevin Lyman, the team at Warped actually take this survey into consideration when booking bands, so choose wisely and let your voice be heard! Fill out the survey at this link, and also sign up for news and early-bird information for next year!


Warped Tour Echos The 90s With New Found Glory, Tonight Alive, Sum 41, Falling In Reverse, Less Than Jake, The Story So Far, Yellowcard, Reel Big Fish,


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In a clear throwback to its pop-punk roots, the 2016 Vans Warped Tour Presented by Journeys announced their full lineup tonight. Among the top bands headlining are New Found Glory, Tonight Alive, Sum 41, Falling In Reverse, Less Than Jake, The Story So Far, Yellowcard, Reel Big Fish, We The Kings, Sleeping With Sirens, Four Year Strong, Mayday Parade, The Maine, Pepper, Motionless In White, ISSUES, Crown The Empire, State Champs and more. The lineup was anouncedat a special event/concert webcast , the first-ever Warped Tour Kick-Off Live Webcast held Llst night, held at Full Sail Live in Winter Park, FL

Tour founder Kevin Lyman MC’d the night and commented:

“Who would have thought that we would be still bringing you the Vans Warped Tour in 2016? Each year I look forward to the summer and the chance to tour with so many old friends and hopefully some new ones”.

Jim Estepa, President and Chief Executive Officer of Journeys, also commented:

“As our partnership with Vans Warped Tour grows, we are thrilled to make the jump forward to naming both of the main stages this summer. The visibility, brand growth and full integration that we’ve been able to build into the program with the Warped team has been not only practically beneficial, but also an incredibly fun relationship to build. Over the years that we’ve worked together, we’ve grown our promotional presence, grown the offerings that we can make to our employees, grown our retail partnerships to include ticket sales in multiple markets and now grown to be the name partners of the main stages. It feels like a natural next step for us and we are excited to see what the future brings!”

Warped Tour’s charitable organization Unite The United will be launching a charity auction to aid LA band The Ghost Inside in their efforts to recover from a devastating bus collision on tour last November. The auction will kick off on May 19th at www.Ebay.com/unitetheunited.

Tickets for all dates are on sale now at ww.vanswarpedtour.com.

The lineup for the 2016 Vans Warped Tour is:

Journeys Left Foot Stage

Falling In Reverse 6/23-8/13

Four Year Strong 6/24-8/13

Good Charlotte 7/19-7/28

Less Than Jake 6/24-8/13

New Found Glory 6/24-8/13

Reel Big Fish 6/24-8/13

Set It Off 6/24-8/13

Sum 41 6/26-8/7

We The Kings 6/24-8/13

Yellowcard 6/24-8/13

Journey’s Right Foot Stage

3OH!3 7/21-7/31

ISSUES 6/24-8/13

Mayday Parade 6/24-8/13

Pepper 6/24-6/29, 7/1-7/22

Real Friends 6/24-8/13

Sleeping with Sirens 6/24-8/13

State Champs 6/24-8/13

The Maine 6/24-8/13

The Story So Far 6/24-8/13

Tonight Alive 6/24-8/13

Monster Energy Party Zone North Stage

Atreyu 7/19-8/7

Bullet For My Valentine 7/19-7/22

Crown The Empire 6/24-8/13

Every Time I Die 6/24-8/13

Ice Nine Kills 6/24-8/13

Motionless In White 6/24-8/13

The Color Morale 6/24-8/13

The Word Alive 6/24-8/13

Volumes 6/24-7/17

Whitechapel 6/24-8/13

Monster Energy Party Zone South Stage

Chelsea Grin 6/24-8/13

Coldrain 6/24-8/13

Cruel Hand 6/24-8/13

From Ashes To New 6/24-8/13

Gideon 6/24-8/13

In Hearts Wake 6/24-8/13

Oceans Ate Alaska 6/24-8/13

Vanna 6/24-8/13

Veil Of Maya 6/24-8/13

Full Sail Stage

Avion Roe 6/24-7/21

Bad Seed Rising 6/24-7/27

Broadside 6/24-8/13

Cane Hill 6/24-8/13

Capsize 7/17-8/13

Dash Ten 6/24-8/13

Hail The Sun 6/24-7/16

Like Pacific 6/24-8/13

More To Monroe 7/28-8/13

Mother Feather 6/24-8/13

Old Wounds 6/24-8/13

Palaye Royale 6/24-8/13

Reckless Serenade 6/24-8/13

Safe To Say 6/24-8/13

SayWeCanFly 7/22-8/13

Silent Planet 6/24-7/17

The New Low 7/19-8/13

Wage War 6/24-8/13

With Confidence 6/24-8/13

Tour Dates:

Jun 24 Dallas, TX

Jun 25 San Antonio, TX

Jun 26 Houston, TX

Jun 27 New Orleans, LA

Jun 29 Nashville, TN

Jun 30 Atlanta, GA

Jul 1 St. Petersburg, FL

Jul 2 Orlando, FL

Jul 3 West Palm Beach, FL

Jul 5 Charlotte, NC

Jul 6 Virginia Beach, VA

Jul 7 Syracuse, NY

Jul 8 Philadelphia, PA

Jul 9 New York, NY

Jul 10 Hartford, CT

Jul 11 Scranton, PA

Jul 13 Boston, MA

Jul 14 Buffalo, NY

Jul 15 Pittsburgh, PA

Jul 16 Columbia, MD

Jul 17 Holmdel, NJ

Jul 19 Indianapolis, IN

Jul 20 Cleveland, OH

Jul 21 Cincinnati, OH

Jul 22 Detroit, MI

Jul 23 Chicago, IL

Jul 24 Minneapolis, MN

Jul 26 Milwaukee, WI

Jul 27 St. Louis, MO

Jul 28 Kansas City, KS

Jul 30 Salt Lake City, UT

Jul 31 Denver, CO

Aug 1 Albuquerque, NM

Aug 2 Phoenix, AZ

Aug 5 San Diego, CA

Aug 6 San Francisco, CA

Aug 7 Los Angeles, CA

Aug 9 Las Vegas, NV

Aug 11 Boise, ID

Aug 12 Seattle, WA

Aug 13 Portland, OR


Warped Tour 2016 Lineup Leaks, Less Than Jake, New Found Glory, Reel Big Fish, Yellowcard


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The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas may have blundered big time when their social media team tweeted the poster for their date of The 2016 Vans Warped Tour, Presented By Journeys, just four days before the official announcement of the first wave of bands. Less Than Jake, New Found Glory, Reel Big Fish, Yellowcard, Issues, Falling In Reverse, We The Kings, The Maine, Whitechapel, Chelsea Grin, Veil of Maya, Vanna, and From Ashes To New are among the bands on the poster., the tour is slated to run from June 24th to August 13th and tickets go on sale Tuesday 3/22 at 10 AM local time, to coincide with the lineup announcement and party at Full Sail University in Winter Park Florida. As of yet, there has been no announcement from Warped tour confirming or denying this lineup. Festival producer Kevin Lyman commented on his Twitter account that he will check tomorrow to confirm the accuracy.

 


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Yellowcard and New Found Glory Team Up For Upcoming North American Tour


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Yellowcard and New Found Glory will be teaming up for an upcoming tour together and dates are posted below. Yellowcard is streaming their music video for “California,” off of their latest album Lift A Sail, out now via Razor and Tie below.

Oct 08: Livewire – Scottsdale, AZ
Oct 10: Gas Monkey Live! – Dallas, TX
Oct 11: House of Blues – Houston, TX
Oct 13: Maverick’s – Jacksonville, FL
Oct 14: Revolution Live – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Oct 16: House of Blues – Lake Buena Vista, FL
Oct 17: The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
Oct 18: The Ritz – Raleigh, NC
Oct 20: The NorVa – Norfolk, VA
Oct 22: The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD
Oct 23: Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
Oct 24: Best Buy Theater – New York, NY
Oct 25: Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
Oct 27: Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY
Oct 28: Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
Oct 30: The Palladium – Worcester, MA
Oct 31: Sands Event Center – Bethlehem, PA
Nov 02: House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
Nov 03: Headliner’s – Louisville, KY
Nov 05: St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
Nov 06: Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL
Nov 07: Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL
Nov 08: The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
Nov 10: Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
Nov 11: The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 13: Showbox – Seattle, WA
Nov 14: Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
Nov 15: Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
Nov 17: Ace of Spaces – Sacramento, CA
Nov 18: House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
Nov 20: The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
Nov 21: Brooklyn Bowl – Las Vegas, NV
Nov 22: House of Blues – San Diego, CA

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Turnover Add More Tour Dates With Fireworks and Sorority Noise


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Turnover has added some new tour dates with Fireworks and Sorority Noise. They are promoting their sophomore full length Peripheral Vision, out May 4, 2015 via Run For Cover Records.

TOUR DATES:
Mar 31: The Met – Pawtucket, RI (w/ New Found Glory, Turnstile, This Wild Life)
Apr 02: The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD (w/ New Found Glory, Turnstile, This Wild Life)
Apr 03: Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC (w/ New Found Glory, Turnstile, This Wild Life)
Apr 06: The Beacham – Orlando, FL (w/ New Found Glory, Turnstile, This Wild Life)
Apr 07: Music Farm – Charleston, SC (w/ New Found Glory, Turnstile, This Wild Life)
Apr 09: Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN (w/ New Found Glory, Turnstile, This Wild Life)
Apr 10: Juanita’s Cafe and Bar – Little Rock, AR (w/ New Found Glory, Turnstile)
Apr 11: Tiptina’s Uptown – New Orleans, LA (w/ New Found Glory, Turnstile)
Apr 12: Fitzgerald’s Upstairs – Houston, TX (w/ New Found Glory, Turnstile)
May 27: The Barbary – Philadelphia, PA (w/ Fireworks, Sorority Noise)
May 28: Amityville Music Hall – Amityville, NY (w/ Fireworks, Sorority Noise)
May 29: The Studio at Webster Hall – New York, NY (w/ Fireworks, Sorority Noise)
May 30: The Middle East Upstairs – Cambridge, MA (w/ Fireworks, Sorority Noise)
May 31: Gorham Brothers Music – Syracuse, NY (w/ Fireworks, Sorority Noise)
Jun 02: Ritual – Ottawa, ON (w/ Fireworks, Sorority Noise)
Jun 03: Hard Luck Bar – Toronto, ON (w/ Fireworks, Sorority Noise)
Jun 04: The Waiting Room – Buffalo, NY (w/ Fireworks, Sorority Noise)
Jun 05: Mahall’s 20 Lanes – Lakeland, OH (w/ Fireworks, Sorority Noise)
Jun 06: Beat Kitchen – Chicago, IL (w/ Fireworks, Sorority Noise)
Jun 07: The Shelter – Detroit, MI (w/ Fireworks, Sorority Noise)