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Music News for 020820:

---In a week we will finally know what a local musician has been teasing this week on facebook, with posts that simply say, Brittany Rose “Hopeless” 2/14/20.  Is it a song?  ...an album or something else entirely?  I don’t know about you, but it’s driving me a bit crazy...more than usual, i know.

---Former Maine-Endwell Spartan, sister of Ayanna Del Valle and reknowned musician Taina Asili has just booked a show at the Troy Music Hall in Troy NY on 2/19!  Is this a one-off or part of a larger tour?

---The far-too-long-dormant jam band, Monkey’s Typing is reuniting for one show only, away from the friendly former confines of the Cyber Cafe West, across state lines at the Choconut Inn in Friendsville PA on Saturday April 18th !  Mark your calendars now!  I’ve already posted it on mine!

---Congrats to Molina, who are expanding their reach beyond the GBA (greater binghamton area) to NYC itself, with a show at Alphaville in Brooklyn on Thursday  night 1/30, warming-up for Luv Dot Gov, The Sheens and Dares!  Hope you rocked the rafters!

---Looks like line-up for KidBess & The Magic Ring has changed officially.  The unofficial changes began last summer when bass player, Michael Wu parted ways with The Magic Ring for reasons that are still unknown (...but upset us greatly).  Recently KidBess aka Bess Greenburg,  has been mentoring a new band line-up featuring returning guitarist Joe Alston (also of Milkweed), with new members Jim Lomonaco on bass and Jeff Howard on drums, (both from Honker) which also means that former drummer Cory Caruso has also left!  Bess is also boasting new songs, which hopefully means a new album!?  Cross your fingers!

---Journey tribute band, Epic Journey is coming to the Event Center at Tioga Downs Casino in Nichols NY on 2/28 @ 6p & 8p!  Tickets are $20.00.

---According to a 2016 study published by Consequence Of Sound, Binghamton is #20 on the list of best cities for music fans!  #20!  Beating out many larger cities like New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles!  In fact, other upstate cities do quite well on this list...Rochester is #8, Albany is #6...NYC itself pulls in at #26 and Buffalo however is at #43 out of 50 on this list. Some of the criteria for the study included # of bands per capita and crowd size for a typical show.  To see the whole list click on this link for the story: https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/new-study-ranks-the-best-and-worst-u-s-cities-for-music-fans/?fbclid=IwAR3kra_bH71yUrnB0_Wz3nR4HzyPAvDuayILzX2S9H4hFoAh4u1ER4GutWs

---Jeff Howell posted on Facebook this week that his band, Boogie du Jour will be playing the first night of the Strawberry Festival 2020 in Owego NY on Friday 6/19 @ 8p!  Fireworks will close out the night!  Can’t wait to find out the rest of the line-up!  In the meantime, Howell says the band is woodshedding...practicing, in other words.

---City And Colour, formerly The City And The Colour will be coming to the State Theatre in Ithaca NY on 5/28 @ 8pm!  Tickets are on sale now for $35 or $45.00!   They’ll also be at Rams  Head Live in Baltimore MD on 5/13...Count Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 5/15...Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia PA on 5/16...and Ulster Center in Kingston NY on 5/18!

LOCAL-ish:

---How ironic that in this, the year of the Corona-virus, that Disturbed brings us “The Sickness” again...the 20th Anniversary tour; with Staind & Bad Wolves; and it will spend at least one night in our local area…here’s the rundown...Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 7/26...Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 7/29...Great Woods in Mansfield MA on 7/30...HersheyPark Stadium in Hershey PA on 8/1...Meadows Music in Hartford CT on 8/2...SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 8/4...Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 8/6...as close as a local-ish date at Lakeview Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 8/8...Darien Lake Amphitheatre in Darien Center NY on 8/10...Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 8/11...and Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 8/13!

---REO Speedwagon adds another local-ish date at Resorts World Casino in Monticello NY (which is a straight shot down Rt. #86 and about as far away as Bethel Woods.) on 6/6!

---On the westernmost fringes of our local-ish, if not our regional, area lies Sherman NY and the Great Blue Heron festival, which will be held on July 4th weekend, July 3rd thru the 5th; and though they aren’t scheduled yet, we already know the bands that will be playing there...headliners Donna The Buffalo, Los Straitjackets and The Town Pants, as well as locals Driftwood, The Gunpoets, The Blind Spots, Rose & The Bros, Qwister and regional favorites, Reverand Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Ekoostik Hookah, Western Centuries, The Probables, Aaron Lipp & The Slack Tones, Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers, Vicious Fishes and many others.  We’ll share the full schedule as soon as we can.

REGIONAL ROUND-UP:

---Sammy Hagar & The Circle will launch a grade-A package tour with Whitesnake and Night Ranger in July and it will have major zonal ramifications, stopping at…the Pavilion in Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 7/22...Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 7/23...Outdoor Venue @ Seneca Allegany Resort Casino in Salamanca NY on 7/25...Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 7/26...SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 8/18...Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 8/19...the Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 8/21...and Great Woods in Mansfield MA on 8/22!

--5 Seconds Of Summer have announced a late Summer theatre tour with The Band Camino and it’s set to make a splash in several nearby markets…Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 8/23…Anthem in Washington DC on 8/28…Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 8/29…Waterfront Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 9/2…Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on 9/3...Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 9/5...and the Allentown Fair in Allentown PA on 9/6!

---My Chemical Romance have finally announced a more conventional 18-night reunion tour dates and they include stops within our larger Bingo-centric “day trip” zone, including…Air Canada Center in Toronto ON on 9/14...Boston TD Garden in Boston MA on 9/15...The B.C. in Brooklyn NYC on 9/17...and the Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 9/18!  No word on who the open act or acts will be yet, right now I’m just hoping additional dates will be added...every single show on the tour is SOLD OUT!

---Bayside is celebrating their 20th Anniversary in 2020 with a tour!  The “20 Years of Bad Luck” tour will also include Senses Fail, Hawthorne Heights and Can’t Swim and tour will make a half-dozen area stops around the first weekend in June...at Buffalo Riverworks in Buffalo NY on 6/4...House of Blues in Boston MA on 6/5...Terminal 5 in NYC on 6/6...Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 6/7...The Fillmore Philadelphia in Philadelphia PA on 6/9...and The Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 6/10!

---Guided By Voices will play a few Spring dates in support of their new album, “Your Poppy Field” (due out on 2/20)!  Out of their nine booked shows...four play in our area…Ottobar in Baltimore MD on 4/3...Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh PA on 4/4...Musikfest Cafe in Bethlehem PA on 4/24...and College Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 4/25!

---The Three Tremors ft. former Judas Priest singer Ripper Owens, (you know...the guy who filled in for Rob Halford while he went solo for awhile?) have expanded their US tour and now have some regional performances…at DIngbatz in Clifton NJ on 4/1...Chrome in Waterford NY on 4/2...The Vault Music Hall in New Bedford MA on 4/3...Kingsland in Brooklyn NY on 4/4...and Blackthorn 51 in Elmhurst NY on 4/5!

---Rapper, Kool Moe Dee has booked two zonal shows...the Diamond Horseshoe @ Times Square in NYC on 2/20...and Howard Theatre in Washington DC on 2/21!

---Eve 6 is taking “Horrorscope” out for a 20th Anniversary tour with Alien Ant Farm, and they’ll be stopping at…Jergel’s in Pittsburgh PA on 5/10…The Queen in Wilmington DE on 5/12…Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park NJ on 5/19…and Le Poisson Rouge in NYC on 5/20!.

---Indie artist, Bon Iver will play a summer leg with zonal stops...Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 7/28…ArtPark Amphitheatre in Lewiston NY on 7/29…and Osheaga Fest day #3 @ Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal QC on 8/2!

---Speaking of the Osheaga Festival in Montreal it has indeed confirmed that it will return in 2020 at Parc Jean Drapeau for all three days on 7/31, 8/1 & 8/2!  Headliners include Foo Fighters & Vampire Weekend on night #1, Lizzo & Lewis Capaldi on night #2 and Kendrick Lamar & Bon Iver on night #3!

---The Verve Pipe will be exclusively playing the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic in April...

@ The Hamilton Live in Washington DC on 4/2…the Diamond Horseshoe @ Times Square in NYC on 4/3...Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 4/5...and City Winery in Boston MA on 4/9!

---lovelytheband has only a few scheduled dates for 2020...two out of three are within our friendly regional confines...The Royale in Boston MA on 5/28...and what seems to be a festival date at The Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in Camden NJ with AWOLNATION, Andrew McMahon, The 1975, KALEO and many others on 5/30!

---Vanessa Carlton is booking shows in April...but only a half dozen or so...for our corner of the country...The Birchmere in Alexandria VA on 4/14...The Sinclair in Cambridge MA on 4/18...and City Winery in NYC on 4/19!

ONE NIGHT ONLY:

---Aerosmith has announced a 50th anniversary show for their hometown fans at Fenway Park in Boston MA, on September 18th, with Extreme opening up!  Tickets are on sale now!  So, no farewell tour then?  Sigh.

---Immediately following the Aerosmith show, the very next day, Saturday 9/19...New Kids On The Block and Bell Biv DeVoe (plus some acts to be named later) will also play Fenway Park in Boston MA!

---Chaka Khan has booked a one-off at the Event Center @ Twin River Casino in Lincoln RI on 5/30!

---Alt-poppers, Sister Hazel have an open Spring so far, following a southern Winter leg, except for this one-timer at Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 5/7!  We’ll see how long this remains their solo booking.

TOUR TWEAKING:

---Three Dog Night adds Warner Theatre in Erie PA on 2/6...and Kodak Center Theatre in Rochester NY on 4/26!

---The Yardbirds are leaking a few Fall dates already, but so far, just one for our area...The Tralf in Buffalo NY on 10/1!

---Air Supply adds Troy Music Hall in Troy NY on 2/27...and The Borgata in Atlantic City NJ on 3/20!

---Bruce Hornsby adds Troy Music Hall in Troy NY on 2/28!

---Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox adds Academy Of Music in Northampton MA on 3/15...and Troy Music Hall in Troy NY on 3/18!

---Lyle Lovett and John Haitt add a joint date at Troy Music Hall in Troy NY on 5/6!

---Juliana Hatfield adds The Parlor Room @ Signature Sounds in Northampton MA on 2/13!

---Ambrosia adds the Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville CT on 9/4!

---Of Montreal adds Elsewhere in Brooklyn NYC on 3/5!

---Billy Joel adds another show to his MSG residency in NY on 7/23!

---Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes add City Winery in NYC on 4/10 & 4/11!

---Joywave adds Elsewhere in Brooklyn NYC on 4/23!

---Crystal Bowersox adds Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 4/26…and The Loft @ City Winery in NYC on 4/28!

---Rocker, Gary Hoey adds a land-based date ahead of the Rock Legends Cruise at Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 2/9!

---Enter The Haggis adds City Winery in Philly on 3/8….and the Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill NY on3/15!

---Spyro Gyra adds The Hamilton Live in Washington DC on 2/20!

---Dweezil Zappa adds The Hamilton Live in Washington DC on 3/13!

---Crack The Sky adds Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 4/25!

---Pianist/ singer/ songwriter, Al Stewart adds The Birchmere in Alexandria VA on 5/7…and Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis MD w/ The Empty Pockets on 5/8!

---Willie Nile adds The Hamilton Live in Washington DC on 5/8!

---The Amity Affliction adds the Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD w/ Stray From The Path

In Baltimore MD on 5/12!

---Steve Tyrell books a night at The Birchmere in Vienna VA on 6/1, following his 10-night residency at the Cafe Carlyle in NYC.  

---Rachel Sage will open for Howard Jones at the Narrows Center in Fall River MA on 3/17!

---The Unlikely Candidates add Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury MA on 4/25!

---The Ultimate 70’s Tour w/ Poco/ Pure Prairie League/ Orleans adds Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell MA on 4/30!

NEW BANDS ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:

---5 Seconds Of Summer/ The Band Camino (7)

---Aerosmith/ Extreme (1)

---Al Stewart (2)

---Ambrosia (1)

---Air Supply (2)

---Bayside/ Senses Fail/ Hawthorne Heights/ Can’t Swim (6)

---Billy Joel (1)

---Bruce Hornsby (1)

---Chaka Khan (1)

---City And Colour (5)

---Crack The Sky (1)

---Crystal Bowersox (2)

---Disturbed/ Staind/ Bad Wolves (11)

---Dweezil Zappa (1)

---Enter The Haggis (2)

---Eve 6/ Alien Ant Farm (4)

---Gary Hoey (1)

---Guided By Voices (4)

---Joywave (1)

---Juliana Hatfield (1)

---Kool Moe Dee (2)

---lovelytheband (2)

---Lyle Lovett/ John Haitt (1)

---My Chemical Romance (4)

---New Kids On The Block/ Bell Biv DeVoe (1)

---Of Montreal (1)

---Osheaga Festival (3)

---Rumours (1)

---Sammy Hagar & The Circle/ Whitesnake/ Extreme (8)

---Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox (2)

---Sister Hazel (1)

---Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (2)

---Spyro Gyra (1)

---Steve Tyrell (1)

---The Amity Affliction/ Stray From The Path (1)

---The Three Tremors ft. Ripper Owens (5)

---The Unlikely Candidates (1)

---The Yardbirds (1)

---Three Dog Night (2)

---Vanessa Carlton (3)

---Ultimate 70’s Tour w/ Pure Prairie League/ Orleans/ Poco (1)

---Willie Nile (1)

*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!

Music News for 020120:

---Local guitar superstar and multi-instrumentalist, Randy McStine has released another experimental album.  Here’s what McStine said in his facebook post about the project and a handy link:  

 “If you dig my experimental side, I just released an instrumental recording called Anachronismish. It's a 30-minute live guitar odyssey which draws upon my love of Jeff Beck, Fripp & Eno, Tangerine Dream, Neu!, and many others.”

https://rmcstine.bandcamp.com/album/anachronismish

---It’s the first of February and that means that the sale of popular restaurant and lounge, Number 5 in Binghamton NY could be finalized any minute, if it’s not already.  Will that mean that things stay the same or will there be changes once the deal is finalized?  Details are lacking at the moment, but we do have assurances that Number 5 will be open until the end of May.  

---With the Spiedie Fest under new management and questions abounding, some are also wondering about another local festival, Allsiders, the festival that was intended to be a reunion for members and former members of Binghamton from all sides of the city!  The previously annual festival had been held at Rec Park for most of it’s nine years, but came under scrutiny in 2017 due to public urination and alcohol consumption.  Another venue was sought, such as Sandy Beach park on the Binghamton/ Conklin line, or on private property.  Allsiders 2018 was held at Cheri Lindsey Park, but there never was an Allsiders 2019, following the death of festival organizer Dean DeFalco in July.  The question remains will there be an Allsiders 2020? For that to happen a new organizer will have to step up.

---11-year-old guitar prodigy, Eamonn Hubert played the “Time To Shine Kids Cabaret” concert on Sunday January 19th at the Green Room 42 in NYC!  Instead of playing a selection on his guitar, he picked one that he learned on piano and brought down the house!  If you haven’t seen this for yourself yet, here’s a link to it on YouTube.

---The inclement weather of this past weekend (1/18) forced the postponement of Michael Wu’s Celebration Ensemble’s Eagles tribute show at Original’s in Owego NY.  There is not a make-up date scheduled yet...(but you know there will be).

---The Oak Ridge Boys are bringing “Elvira” to Elmira!  Sorry, but as a DJ that used to take calls for “...that song about Elmira” early in my career, I couldn’t pass that one up.  The country/pop cross-over band (from back-in-the-day when country music was Ronnie Milsap, Kenny Rogers, Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle, y’know better than todays over produced crap.) will play the Clemens Center in Elmira NY on Wednesday March 4th!  They’ll also play the Stanley Center in Utica NY on 2/13!

---Stephen Marley will play as close as The Haunt in Ithaca NY on 3/27 and the reggae star will make nine additional zonal stops as well...at, Howard Theatre in Washington DC on 3/12...Newton Theatre in Newton NJ on 3/19...Diamond Horseshoe @ Times Square in NYC on 3/20…The Cabot in Beverly MA on 3/21…The Ardmore Music Hall in Ardmore PA on 3/22…Gateway City Arts in Holyoke MA on 3/24…The Flying Monkey Movie House in Plymouth MA on 3/26…Filene Center @ The Wolf Trap in Vienna VA on 8/19…and Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn NYC on 8/20!

---Trumansburg area genre-blending folk-rockers, Donna The Buffalo have announced the list of bands that will participate in their annual Great Blue Heron Festival in Sherman NY!  The 2020 festival headliners will include Donna The Buffalo, Los Straitjackets and The Town Pants.  Other bands include local favorites, Driftwood, The Gunpoets and Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots, as well as Reverand Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Ekoostik Hookah, Western Centuries, The Probables, Aaron Lipp & The Slacktones, Reggae Infinity, Ponder The Albatross, Soulsha, Uncle Ben’s Remedy, 8 Ball Aitken, Sun King Warriors, The Steel City Jug Slammers, Rose & The Bros, Slyboots Circus, Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers,, Qwister, The Oak Hill Drifters, Vicious Fishes, Tiger Maple String Band, Stewed Mulligan, Black Rock Zydeco, Max Garcia Conover, Ken Hardley, Bill, Amanda & John, Big Hat No Cattle, Steel Rails, The Ukuladies and Ezekiel’s Wheel.  

---Hip hop star, Lil Tjay will play an intimate night at the Westcott Theatre in Syracuse NY on 4/4!

---The NYS Fair has confirmed that they will open on Wednesday August 26th for 13 days thru Monday (Labor Day) 9/7!  They also announced that 80’s pop singer, Sheena Easton will play on Wednesday 9/2 @ 2pm for Free on the Court!  

---The Dave Matthews Band is coming to Syracuse...and that’s not all!  The band will play a total of 12 show in the heart of the summer months in our region, beginning at...Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 6/16 & 6/17…Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 7/3…Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 07/08…SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 7/10-11…Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on 7/14-15…Great Woods in Mansfield MA on 7/17…Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD on 7/18…Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 7/21...and finally as close as Lakeview Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 7/22

---Eric Gales will perform at the Center For The Arts in Homer NY on 3/6!

Local-ish:

---Indie/ folk rockers, Of Monsters & Men will take a Springtime jaunt thru our zone, including stops at...Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 5/5…Riverfront Park in Harrisburg PA on 6/4…as close as Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown NY on 6/5…and two of the three nights of the Governors Ball @ Randall’s Island in NYC on 6/6  & 6/7!

---Dark Star Orchestra has announced a string of regional shows (every single one) including a local-ish stop...The WIlbur in Boston MA on 5/7...Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on two nights 5/8 & 5/9...then two more nights at The Hamilton Live in Washington DC on 5/11 & 5/12...Count Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 5/14...Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 5/15...Westbury Theatre in Westbury NY on 5/16...McCarter Theatre in Princeton NJ on 5/18...and finally, Buffalo NY on 5/19 at the Town Ballroom!

---Alice Cooper has compiled a great 80’s flavored bill that includes Tesla & Lita Ford for a late Spring 2020 run of show that has at least one local-ish venue...Waterfront Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 6/16…the closest date to Bingo-land, at the Arena @ Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre PA on 6/17…Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 6/19…Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on 6/20…Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover MD on 6/21…Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 6/23…Mann Center in Philadelphia PA on 6/25…and Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 6/26!

---James Taylor and Jackson Browne will team-up for a Spring/ Summer tour in support of Taylor’s new album, “American Standard” due for release on 2/28...See this mellow pairing at...PPG Arena in Pittsburgh PA on 6/16…Giant Center in Hershey PA on 6/18...a local-ish stop at Bethel Woods in Bethel NY on 6/19...Fenway Park in Boston MA (ft. Brandi Carlile and Shawn Colvin instead of Jackson Browne) on 6/21...Tanglewood in Lenox MA (james taylor only) on 7/4....Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 7/7...Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 7/8...and the Pavilion at Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 7/10!

---The Hot Tuna tour just got local-ish...the band made up of former Jefferson Airplane alumni, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassady will play at...Count Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 7/9…The Paramount in Huntington NY on 7/10…Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on 7/11…Mahaiwe Theatre in Great Barrington MA on 7/13...The Wilbur in Boston MA on 7/14…Flynn Theatre in Burlington VT on 7/15…two dates as close as Paper Mill Island Amphitheatre in Baldwinsville (syracuse essentially) NY 7/17 as well as...Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 7/18…and Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead in Homestead PA (near pittsburgh) on 7/19!

Regional Round-Up:

---Former Pink Floyd singer/ songwriter/ bass player, Roger Waters has announced the “This Is Not A Drill” tour set for 31 cities in North America will visit 8 cities in our larger region at...PPG Arena in Pittsburgh PA on 07/8...Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 7/10...Air Canada Center in Toronto ON on 7/17...Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 7/23...The Knickerbocker in Albany NY on 7/25...Boston TD Garden in Boston MA on 7/28...Capitol Arena in Washington DC on 7/30...and MSG in NYC on 8/5!

---Jam band, Phish announced their long awaited Summer schedule this week and for regional fans, that means five dates at but two venues...the closest at Giant Center in Hershey PA on 8/11 & 8/12...followed by three nights at Atlantic City Beach in Atlantic City NJ on 8/14, 8/15 & 8/16!

---The line-up for the Rochester International Jazz Festival looks great so far with Spyro Gyra on Tuesday June 23rd and Chic ft. Nile Rodgers on Friday night 6/26!  The festival will be held at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre in Rochester NY and more of the line-up is sure to be announced soon.

---Ahoy, Parrotheads!  Jimmy Buffett is back in 2020 with pop/ island/ country music for...Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 7/16...Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 8/1...Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 8/4...and the Pavilion at Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 8/6!

---The 1975 will be touring this Spring to support their forthcoming album, “Notes On A Conditional Form” due in April!  Check them out at…Anthem in Washington DC on 5/23...Madison Square Garden in NYC on 5/26...Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover MD on 5/29...and Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh PA on 6/2!

---Alicia Keys will embark on a Summer tour in support of her March release, “ALICIA!”  Zonal tour dates include...Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore MD on 8/5…Theatre @ National Harbor in Oxon Hill MD on 8/7…The Met in Philadelphia PA on 8/9…Waterfront Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 8/11…Radio City Music Hall in NYC on 8/14…and Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 8/16!

---Hall & Oates are taking a 50th Anniversary tour of America and bringing with them KT Tunstall and Squeeze!  The duo can be seen and heard at...Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 7/10…Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 7/28…Lakeview Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 7/30…Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD on 8/22…Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 8/25…Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 8/27…and SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 8/31!

---Rising hip hop stars, Lauv have booked a national tour on the strength of his Top 20 US hit, “Lonely.” See Lauv at...Echo Beach in Toronto ON on 7/22...The Met in Philadelphia PA on 8/4...Radio City Music Hall in NYC on 8/6...Waterfront Music Pavilion in Boston on 8/7...and Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore MD on 8/8!!

---K-Pop band, BTS, has booked another US leg following their latest #1 album ”Map Of The Soul,” and will perform regional dates at...NewMeadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford NJ for two nights, on 5/23 & 5/24…at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in Landover MD on 5/27…and another two-night stand, north of the border at Rogers Center in Toronto ON on 530 & 5/31!

---Modern hard rockers, Monster Magnet have announced a series of US dates w/ Silvertomb & Nebula and they’ll be coming into some of the larger markets in our zonal radius…at The Sinclair in Cambridge MA on 3/21…Underground Arts in Philadelphia PA on 3/22…Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh PA on 3/24…Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 4/17...and Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 4/18!

---Nickelback is taking their debut album on it’s 15th Anniversary tour and they’re bringing  Stone Temple Pilots and Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown are coming along and boy will they be visiting alot, at...Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 6/30…Darien Lake Amphitheatre in Darien Center NY on 7/3…Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 7/8…Meadows Music in Hartford CT on 7/10…HersheyPark Stadium in Hershey PA on 7/11…Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 7/17…Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 7/19…SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 7/22…Lakeview Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 7/29…Arts Center in Holmdel NY on 7/31…and Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 8/1!

---German industrial-metal band, Rammstein will invade the US this Summer with a handful of dates to fully throttle the need their fans need to rock, at …Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal QC on 8/20...Lincoln Field in Philadelphia PA on 8/23...Jack Kent Cooke Field in Washington DC on 8/27...Gillette Stadium in Foxboro MA on 9/6...and New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford NJ on 9/10!

---Barenaked Ladies will resume their “Last Summer On Earth” tour with The Gin Blossoms & Toad The Wet Sprocket in 2020 and they’ll resume it early and often, at…ArtPark Amphitheatre in Lewiston NY on 7/7...Central Park Summerstage in NYC on 7/8...Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on 7/10...Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 7/11...Waterfront Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 7/12...The Met in Philadelphia PA on 7/14...Filene Center @ The Wolf Trap in Vienna VA on 7/15...Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore MD on 7/19...Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 7/22...and Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 7/23!

---Modern rockers, Trapt, have booked a mess of regional shows for Spring 2020...here’s the breakdown...The Rockpile in Toronto ON on 3/1…Overtime Sports Bar in Kingston ON on 3/3…Stanhope House in Stanhope NJ on 3/5…Midtown Arts Center in Harrisburg PA on 3/6…Artie’s Bar & Grill in Frenchtown NJ on 3/7…Crafthouse Stage in Pittsburgh PA on 4/2…The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 4/3...Revolution Bar in Amityville NY on 4/4…Granite State Music Hall in Laconia NH on 5/7 w/ Smile Empty Soul/ Tantric/ The Calling…and at 5 South Event Center in Callaway MD on 5/8!

---Stephen Malkmus, formerly with Pavement and more recently backed by The Jicks, has struck out on his own with a totally solo album, “Traditional Techniques” which will be released on 3/6 and a new band, which will be going on a 17-date tour in April, which will propagate a half-dozen times in our greater area, at...Black Cat in Washington DC on 4/10...Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 4/11...Webster Hall in NYC on 4/13...The Royale in Boston MA on 4/15...L’Astral in Montreal QC on 4/16...and Danforth Music Hall in Toronto ON on 4/17!

---Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real’s “Naked Garden Tour” is coming to a town near you…Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks PA on 4/6…Chameleon Club in Lancaster PA on 4/10...The Royale in Boston MA on 4/11…Academy Of Music Theatre in Northampton MA on 4/13…Columbus Theatre in Providence RI on 4/14...Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn NYC on 4/15…Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 4/16…Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on 4/18...and 930 Club in Washington DC on 4/19!

---Hip hop star, Yungblud has booked at least three zonal shows for Spring 2020...all part of his 30+ date world tour...nice to know we rate a little.  See YB on Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 5/8...Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 5/9...and Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD on 5/10!

---Modern rockers, Godsmack only have festival appearances booked for 2020, two of which are within the contour of our regional zone and they are bringing along some very cool friends...Dirty Honey, Halestorm and Theory Of A Deadman!  See them all at the Rock The Rock Festival @ The Rock in Newark NJ on 4/24...and at the Big Gig Festival @ the DCU Center in Worcester MA on 4/25!

---If you love the blues, then the Buddy Guy/ Jonny Lang tour is worth checking out, pairing the legend with the young protege, at...Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 7/21…Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park NJ on 7/22…Diamond Horseshoe in NYC (just Buddy) on 7/23...Chevalier Theatre in Medford MA on 7/25...Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach NH on 7/26...and Westbury Theatre in Westbury NY on 7/28!

---David Letterman’s former band leader, Paul Shaffer is playing a few dates before teaming up with Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers in July, including a date with Ivan Neville at the Beacon Theatre in NYC on 3/12…and a solo show at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh PA on 5/3!!

---Richie Kotzen, guitarist for Poison, Mr. Big and the Winery Dogs will make a three night stand at the Iridium Jazz Club in NYC on 6/23, 24, & 25!

---R&B singer, Patti Austin is just picking and choosing where and when she wants to play these days, prepping her tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and playing...Howard Theatre in Washington DC on 3/6…and the Diamond Horseshoe @ Times Square in NYC on 3/7!

---Macy Gray has planned a half-dozen Winter 2020 four our greater zone, including...the previously announced two-night stand at City Winery in Washington DC on 3/2-3, plus ...Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn NYC on 3/4...Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 3/6...Center For The Arts in Homer NY on 3/7...City Winery in Boston on MA 3/10…and Beacon Theatre in NYC on 3/12!

---Tom DeLonge, formerly of blink-182, is taking his side-band, Angels & Airwaves, back on the road!  Catch their act at The Paramount in Huntington NY on 5/23...Olympia de Montreal in Montreal QC on 5/29...Toads Place in New Haven CT on 5/30…Starland Ballroom @ Sayreville NJ on 5/31...and Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD on 6/3!

---The Go Go’s return!  The all-female 80’s rockers are set to play regional shows at...FedField in Landover MD w/Foo Fighters/ Band Of Horses on 7/4...Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park NJ on 7/5…Westbury Theatre in Westbury NY on 7/7...Xcite Center @ Parx Casino in Bensalem PA on 7/9...and Grand Theatre in Mashantucket CT on 7/10!

---Against Me! has booked Spring dates with Stef Chura at...Gateway City Arts in Holyoke MA on 3/11…The Met in Pawtucket RI on 3/13…Higher Ground in Burlington VT on 3/14...The Paramount in Huntington NY on 3/15…Stage West in State College PA on 3/17…and Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh PA on 3/18!

---Alt-rockers, The Unlikely Candidates have mapped out a spring jaunt for 2020, including zonal stops at...Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto ON on 4/7...Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY on 4/8...Higher Ground in South Burlington VT on 4/10...L’Escogriffe Bar in Montreal QC on 4/11...New Hampshire Stage (concord theatre) in Concord NH on 4/12…Electric Haze in Worcester MA on 4/13...Union Stage in Washington DC on 4/15...Chameleon Club in Lancaster PA on 4/18...Stanhope House in Stanhope NJ on 4/19...Revolution in Amityville NY on 4/21…Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn NYC on 4/22…Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 4/23…Middle East Club in Cambridge MA on 4/24…Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury MA on 4/25!

ONE NIGHT ONLY:

---The musician described as the hispanic Bob Dylan, the subject of the documentary “Searching For Sugar Man,” Rodriguez will play a one-off at The Cabot in Beverly MA on 4/4!

---Conor Oberst returns as his emo-alter ego, Bright Eyes, at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens NYC on 6/20!  The question is, will this show be a one-off or is it the beginning of a tour?

TOUR TWEAKING:

---Atlanta Rhythm Section adds the Concert Pavilion @ Point Of The Bluff Vineyard in Hammondsport NY on 7/18!

---FItz & The Tantrums add Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park NY on 2/26!

---Robin Trower adds Hart Theatre in Albany NY on 10/3!

---Los Lobos adds Ocean City Music Hall in Ocean City NJ on 6/23...and Whitaker Center in Harrisburg PA on 6/25!

---The Guess Who adds Twin River Casino in Lincoln RI on 2/8…and Palace Theatre in Greensburg PA on 6/19!

---Paul Anka adds Xcite Center @ Parx Casino in Bensalem PA on 5/8...and Twin River Event Center in Lincoln RI on 6/26!

---Styx add Big Night Live in Boston MA on 3/24!

---The Orchestra starring ELO former members adds Rivers Casino in Schenectady NY on 9/12!

---Lonestar finally adds a zonal date to their 2020 tour...at The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 3/20!

---Candlebox adds The Cabot in Beverly MA on 4/23...and Reverb in Reading PA on 4/24!

---Bone Thugs-N-Harmony add Ardmore Music Hall in Ardmore PA on 1/31!

---Crack The Sky adds Ardmore Music Hall in Ardmore PA on 2/9...and The Tralf in Buffalo NY on 3/6!

---Digable Planets add Ardmore Music Hall in Ardmore PA on 2/23!

---Red Dragon Cartel add Musikfest Cafe @ ArtsQuest Center in Bethlehem PA on 5/5!

---Pure Prairie League add The Birchmere in Vienna VA on 5/28!

---Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes add The Birchmere in Alexandria VA on 6/12!

---.38 Special adds the Event Center @  Twin River Casino in Lincoln RI on 4/17!

---REO Speedwagon adds Westbury Theatre in Westbury NY on 5/20...and Big Night Live in Boston MA on 5/25!

---The Front Bottoms add Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on 4/17!

---Judy Collins & Arlo Guthrie add another joint show at the Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 6/25!

---Halsey adds a second night at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens NY on 7/16, with opening acts blackbear and Pvris!  Openers for the first night have yet to be confirmed…

---Fabolous add Big Night Live in Boston MA on 3/1…and Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford CT on 3/13!

---American Pie singer/ songwriter, Don McLean adds...City Winery in Boston MA on 8/14…and Ocean City Music Hall in Ocean City NJ on 8/17!

---Squeeze add two more solo Winter headlining shows (before taking a two-month break leading up to a three month gig warming up for Hall & Oates North American tour)...Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield CT on 2/21…and Grand Opera House in Wilmington DE on 2/22!

---Billy Joel adds another residency show at MSG in NYC on 7/23!

---Between The Buried And Me add a second night at The Gramercy in NYC on 6/18!

---The Lumineers, Diana DeMuth and Caamp add Forest Hills Stadium in Queens NY on 6/13!

---Herman’s Hermits ft. Peter Noone add Mayo Center in Morristown NJ on 3/20...Flying Monkey Movie House in Plymouth NH on 4/19...New Hope Winery in New Hope PA on 6/13...and Calvin Theatre in Northampton MA on 9/11!

---If you hadn’t heard yet the acoustic Stone Temple Pilots tour has been cancelled due to a herniated disc in singer, Jeff Gutts neck injury.  That sounds painful even to write about. The tour with Nickelback is still on however, so it sounds like they’re expecting him to have recovered by then.  The tour had four regional dates starting on February 25th.

NEW BANDS ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:

---.38 Special (1)

---Against Me!?/ Stef Chura (6)

---Angels & Airwaves (5)

---Atlanta Rhythm Section (1)

---Barenaked Ladies/ The Gin Blossoms/ Toad The Wet Sprocket (10)

---Buddy Guy/ Jonny Lang (5)

---Buddy Guy (1)

---Candlebox (2)

---Chic ft. Nile Rodgers (1)

---Crack The Sky (2)

---Dark Star Orchestra (10)

---Dave Matthews Band (12)

---Digable Planets (1)
---Don McLean (2)

---Fabolous (2)

---Fitz & The Tantrums (1)

---Herman’s Hermits ft. Peter Noone

---Hot Tuna (9)

---Jimmy Buffett (4)

---Lauv (5)

---Lil Tjay (1)

---Lonestar (1)

---Los Lobos (2)

---Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real (9)

---Nickelback/ Stone Temple Pilots/ Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown (11)

---NYS Fair (13)

---Patti Austin (2)

---Paul Anka (2)

---Pure Prairie League/ Firefall (1)

---Rammstein (5)

---Red Dragon Cartel (1)

---REO Speedwagon (2)

---Robin Trower (1)

---Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (1)

---Spyro Gyra (1)

---Squeeze (2)

---Stone Temple Pilots (-4)

---Styx (1)

---The Go-Go’s (5)

---The Guess Who (2)

---The Lumineers (1)

---The Oak Ridge Boys (2)

---The Orchestra starring ELO former members (1)

---The Unlikely Candidates (14)

*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!

Music News for 012420:

[Note: My apologies for the delay in posting material recently.  I have blown thru another lap top (my third btw) and the ensuing process of recovering files and keeping up with gathering all the new concert news on my phone while while transitioning to a different device have set me back from regularly posting.  Hopefully the tablet I’m working from now won’t die until I can afford a new lap top. C’est la vie. Unfortunately some of this will be old news or outdated by the time you read it, but there is still a lot that is not. Hopefully this post will mark a return to regular posting, however, we will be catching up for awhile]

---The devastating wildfires in Australia may be half a planet away, but the devastation has touched all of our hearts.  The prospect of losing a billion animals seems mind-boggling and tugs at the heart and weighs on the mind of all human beings, including Sid Peake of local band, The Gents. 

Sid has reserved Touch Of Texas for a large scale benefit to raise money to help fight the horrible wildfires that scar Australia, on Saturday February 29th at 4pm until 10pm (or whenever.).  The Concert For Australia will not only feature The Gents, but also a reunion performance of Naughty Bitz and many more, yet to come I’m sure! 

---The updated version of The Blind Spots, now known as Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots, will be recording a live performance of the band for a future episode of the PBS Station’s series, “Expressions.”  The show will be recorded at WSKG studios in Vestal NY and is free and open to the public!

---Those of you who are fans of local guitarist, Dusty Wayne should note that he has allegedly retired from performing.  Peter Feurst (Rusty Pete) posted the news on his facebook page this way:

“Hello out there in the great unknown. Just wanted to let everyone know that Ol' Dusty Wayne has retired from the music scene, at least as to playing out on the big stage. No explanation....no excuses....just thought it was time to pack up the old Fender Bass and change direction.

He will still be wandering the woods of Friendsville, Pa, if you ever find yourself out that way...look him up...We had a good run, and made a lot of good music...you will be missed.”

---Local folk rockers, Milkweed will be a part of the 3rd Annual Steamtown String Fling at the Grand Ballroom of the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple in Scranton PA on Friday March 27th!  The show starts at 7:30p and tickets are $25 in advance, $30 day of show!  Other bands taking part in the festival include Scranton’s own Dave Brown & The Dishonest Fiddlers, Buffalo based Tyler Westcott (of Folkfaces) and Columbus Ohio’s, Coal Cave Hollow Boys!

---Are Nate Calzetoni and Honker considering a tribute show for Pink Floyd’s epic album, “The Wall?”  Calzetoni sure gave a telling hint in a facebook post last week.  Underneath a pic inspired by that classic album, was a message that simply said, “October 24th, 2020.  Ransom Steele Tavern.  More info coming soon.”  We all thought that the Oysterhead tribute was next, so maybe after that…[Nate later reminded me in a personal message, that the Oysterhead tribute is in April!]

---The NYS Fair in Syracuse NY has suffered it’s first leak of 2020…Sheena Easton reportedly will play the fair on Wednesday 9/2!  We will stay on top of all NYS Fair announcements as the annual event draws nearer!  This may also mean that Easton is planning a late Summer US tour! Hmmm.

---For you fans of christian rock…(which I personally agree with Hank Hill from King of the Hill on…it doesn’t make either rock or christianity better.) For King & Country have booked the BC Arena in Binghamton for their show on 5/1!

 ---Saves The Day, now on tour opening for Third Eye Blind, has booked an “off-day” at The Lost Horizon in Syracuse NY on 3/26!

---It’s not unlikely that the The Unlikely Candidates will be playing our local area at all, in fact it’s already booked! They’ll be at The Westcott Theatre in Syracuse NY on 4/9…and also…Club Café in Pittsburgh PA on 4/5…Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto ON on 4/7…Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY on 4/8…Higher Ground in South Burlington VT on 4/10…Union Stage in Washington DC on 4/15…Chameleon Club in Lancaster PA on 4/18…Stanhope House in Stanhope NJ on 4/19... Mercury Lounge in NYC on 4/21…Revolution Bar & Music Hall in Amityville NY on 4/22...Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge MA on 4/24...and Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury MA on 4/25!

---Last In Line and Lynch Mob have scheduled a double bill at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 3/22!  Last In Line, the remnants of DIo have only a few dates booked this year so far and this is the closest, most Bingo-centric date of them all, otherwise they’ll be well outside of our larger region. 

LOCAL-ISH:

---After a hoo-hum 2019 concert schedule, Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown NY is going big in 2020 announcing a two night stand with The Avett Brothers on 7/23 & 7/24!  In addition the band will play the…Mann Center in Philadelphia PA on 6/13…Chautauqua Amphitheatre in Chautauqua NY on 7/22…and Filene Center @ The Wolf Trap in Vienna VA on 9/18!

---The Summer of 2020 is set to be a great one with yet another great classic rock package tour!  The Jukebox Heroes tour will feature Foreigner, Kansas and Europe and it will have at least one local-ish stop as it plods across America…which is Lakeview Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 8/5...as well as...Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 8/2...Waterfront Music Pavilion in Boston on 8/4...Darien Lake Amphitheatre in Darien Center NY on 8/7...Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 8/8...SPAC in Saratoga Springs on 8/9...Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 8/21...the Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 8/22...Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 8/23...and the Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 8/25!

---matchbox twenty is back, (following a seemingly endless litany of Rob Thomas solo concerts, right?) and they’re back with a 2020 tour featuring another late 1990’s alt-pop band, The Wallflowers!  See them both at the Event Center @ Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem PA on 7/17...Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on 7/18...as close as Lakeview Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 7/19...The Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 7/21...Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 7/22...SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 7/24...Great Woods in Mansfield MA on 7/25...Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 7/26...Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 7/28...Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 7/29...Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 8/26...Darien Lake Amphitheatre in Darien Center NY on 8/29...and Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 8/30! 

---Steely Dan and Steve Winwood have combined for a huge US tour with local-ish implications...See the “Earth After Dark 2020 North American Tour” at...Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 6/23...SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 6/30...Great Woods in Mansfield MA on 7/1...Lakeview Amphitheatre in nearby Syracuse NY on 7/3...Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 7/5...two nights at the Wolf Trap in Vienna VA on 7/7 & 7/8...the Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 7/10...and as close as Bethel Woods in Bethel NY on 7/11!

---Add Metallica tribute band, Creeping Death, to The Acacia Strain show at the Lost Horizon in Syracuse NY on 4/2, as well as all other regional dates on the tour, including…State House in New Haven CT on 2/28…Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 3/1…The Palladium in Worcester MA on 4/3…The Kingsland in Brooklyn NYC on 4/4…and Undergroud Arts in Philadelphia PA on 4/5!

---The only zonal stop on Nelly’s 22-date world tour is at Del Lago Casino Resort in Waterloo NY on 2/1!?  Nuff Said! 

REGIONAL ROUND-UP:

---New Jersey rockers, Bon Jovi has joined forces with Canadian rocker, Bryan Adams for a half dozen zonal dates in most major cities in our larger zone…Air Canada Center in Toronto ON on 7/10...The Rock in Newark NJ on 7/14...Boston TD Garden in Boston MA on 7/16...Capital Arena in Washington DC on 7/25...and Madison Square Garden in NYC on 7/27!

---Other Southern rockers come and go, but The Charlie Daniels Band just keeps rockin’ along...and this Summer they’re teaming up with the Marshall Tucker Band for their “Fire On The Mountain Tour!”  They’ll be firing up their fiddles at...UPMC Events Center in Moon PA on 4/30...Warner Theatre in Washington DC on 5/1...the Palace Theatre in Waterbury CT on 5/7...the Mayo Center in Morristown NJ on 5/8...Westbury Theatre in Westbury NY on 5/9...Daniels will play two regional dates without MTB at American Music Theatre in Lancaster PA on 8/28...and Indian Ranch in Webster MA on 8/30!

---Social House first ever headlining tour, after opening for Ariana Grande on the “Sweetener” tour…The 16-date tour will make four zonal stops…at U Street Music Hall in Washington DC on 3/16...The Foundry @ The Fillmore Philadelphia in Philadelphia PA on 3/17...The Gramercy in NYC on 3/18...and Brighton Music Hall in Boston MA on 3/19! 

---Singer Mandy Moore will tour behind her first album in ten years, “Silver Landing,” with plenty of regional stops…at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh PA on 3/20...the Music Box @ The Borgata in Atlantic City NJ on 3/21...The Orpheum in Boston MA on 3/22...the Beacon Theatre in NYC on 3/24...Warner Theatre in Washington DC on 3/26...Count Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 3/27...and the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield CT on 3/28!

---Folk/ blues/ country rockers, the Zac Brown Band·has booked one of the busiest area schedules in recent memory, including stops at...Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on 5/24 & 5/25...Great Woods in Mansfield MA on 5/29...Meadows Music in Hartford CT on 5/30...Lakeview Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 5/31...Molson Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 6/12...SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 6/13...Darien Lake Amphitheater in Darien Center NY on 6/14...Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 6/18...The Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 6/19...Bethel Woods in Bethel NY on 6/25...Citi Field in Queens NYC on 6/26...and the Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 6/27!

     ---Volbeat are touring in support of their new studio album, “Rewind, Replay, Rebound,” with a 19-date tour and only three shows will be in the northeast…Clutch will open!  See them at...Giant Center in Hershey PA on 5/2...UMBC Event Center in Baltimore MD on 5/12...and The Rooftop @ Pier 17 in NYC on 5/13!   

 ---Christopher Cross will celebrate his 40th on the road with a tour that is coming into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, at…The Count Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 4/7...Town Hall Theatre in NYC on 4/9...Sound Waves @ the Hard Rock Hotel in Atlantic City NJ on 4/10...Westbury Theatre in Westbury NY on 4/11...and The Birchmere in Alexandria VA on 4/13!

---The Darkness is returning to North American, and no I’m not talking about Russian tampering or Trump (although I could), but The British retro rockers are set to make at least four zonal stops in 2020 with scheduled venues including...The Royale in Boston MA on 5/11...Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 5/12...Webster Hall in NYC on 5/13...and Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh PA on 5/15!

---John Lodge, bass player of The Moody Blues, will play a handful of area shows in March as part of a greater solo tour!  Look for Mr. Lodge at...Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis MD on 3/3...Infinity Hall Hartford in Hartford CT on 3/4....The Warehouse in Fairfield CT on 3/6...Suffolk Theatre in Riverhead NY on 3/7...and Cary Hall in Lexington MA on 3/8!

---Country/ pop cross-over artist, Tim McGraw will trek thru our zone this summer making a few local-ish stops...Lakeview Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 7/10...Meadows Music in Hartford CT on 7/11...The Arena @ Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre PA on 7/12...Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 7/18...Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 7/25...CMAC in Canandaigua NY on 7/30...Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 7/31...the Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 8/1...and Citizens Park in Philadelphia PA on 9/12!

---Two of the shows for the 2020 edition of Batavia Downs in Batavia NY’s annual “Rockin’ The Downs” Summer concert series have been announced...or rather leaked, ahead of the actual, official announcement…so the unofficial info we have so far is that Molly Hatchet will play the Downs on 7/10…and Wishbone Ash will perform on 9/11!  We await more info, both official and unofficial, to send your way!

 ---Sleeping With Sirens & The Amity Affliction will join-up for 21 dates…but, just two in the northeast so expect another leg to be announced…but for now, see them at...The Paramount in Huntington NY on 5/16...and Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 5/20!

---Between The Buried And Me are set to celebrate their 20th Anniversary with a massive tour and plenty of regional implications…at Black Cat in Washington DC on 5/10...Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia PA on 5/12...The Gramercy in NYC on 5/13...The Palladium in Worcester MA on 5/14...Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh PA on 5/15...the Opera House Venue in Toronto ON on 6/15...and Fairmount Theatre in Montreal QC on 6/17!

---New Jersey rockers, The Smithereens are playing plenty of dates close to home on their latest tour...at the Paramount Hudson in Peekskill NY on 2/22...SOPAC in South Orange NJ on 3/6…Pollak Theatre in West Long Branch NJ on 3/7…Springer Concert Hall in Staten Island NYC on 3/9…and The Birchmere in Alexandria VA on 10/9!

---The Outlaws are wranglin’ up another major dose of country rock for fans in our greater coverage area, so pull up a hay bail and check out their schedule...Westbury Theatre in Westbury NY on 3/27...Carlisle Theatre in Carlisle PA on 3/28…Lamp Theatre in Irwin (Pittsburgh) PA on 3/29…Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 3/31…The Warehouse in Fairfield CT on 4/1…Infinity Hall in Norfolk CT on 4/2…Stadium Theatre Center in Woonsocket RI on 4/3…and Infinity Hall in Hartford CT on 4/4!

---Crooner, Paul Anka, doesn’t exactly tour much anymore, but he does still get out and perform a few shows a year!  Regionally, it seems like he’ll be spending lots of time near us, at...American Music Theatre in Lancaster PA on 5/10…Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank NJ on 5/13…and Westbury Theatre in Westbury NY on 5/15!

---Attention parrot heads!  Jimmy Buffett has announced 2020 tour dates and he’ll be coming north of the border at least a few times...at Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 7/16…Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 8/1...Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 8/4…and the Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 8/6!

---California indie/ jam band, Vetiver, has booked a tour that will bring them to our larger zone in late March and early April, at...Drake Hotel in Toronto ON on 3/29…ArtsRiot in Burlington VT on 3/31...Once Ballroom in Somerville MA on 4/1…State House in New Haven CT on 4/2...Rough Trade in Brooklyn NYC on 4/3…BSP Kingston in Kingston NY on 4/4...Underground Arts (or maybe Boot and Saddle?) in Philadelphia PA on 4/5…and Songbyrd Music House in Washington DC on 4/7!

---Rochester indie-electronic band (also called indietronic), Joywave has announced a Spring tour to support their new album, “The Sounds Of Possession” coming out in March!  (Of course they’ve already had a breakout national hit with “Dangerous” collaborating with Big Data back in 2014!)  See them and hear their new music at...Town Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 4/18… Paradise Rock Club in Boston MA on 4/21…Elsewhere in Brooklyn NYC on 4/23…Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 4/24…and at the 930 Club in Washington DC on 4/25!

---The Felice Brothers tour is barely coming anywhere near our greater zone.  So far the closest date is at World Café Live in Wilmington DE on 4/24, but we’ll let you know if that changes.

---The all-female Russian anti-authoritarian punk band, Pussy Riot will bring their tour of America to our greater region, but only for three stops...The Sinclair in Cambridge MA on 3/31…Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 4/3...and 930 Club in Washington DC on 4/4!

---UK post-modern star, Robyn Hitchcock is just playing the southern edge of our coverage area on this tour...Jammin Java in Alexandria VA on 5/13…and Rams Head Live in Annapolis MD on 5/14!

---Jake E. Lee’s Red Dragon Cartel, is on the loose and coming soon to a pub, club or cafe near you...The Vault Music Hall @ The Greasy Luck BrewPub in New Bedford MA on 4/29...Mulcahy’s in Wantagh NY on 5/1...Iridium Jazz Club on 5/2-5/3…and Musikfest Cafe in Bethlehem PA on 5/5!

 ---Boston Calling has confirmed their festival dates for Friday 5/22 thru Sunday 5/24!  Line-up tbd!

---The Rhode Island Blues Fest at Mulligan’s Island in Cranston RI has also confirmed their 2020 show dates, which will be on Saturday and Sunday, 8/15-16!  Their line-up is also pending!

---The Pat Travers Band have booked a few terrestrial dates around the “On The Blues Cruise” in April...both before hand at the Iridium Jazz Club on 2/27...and My Father’s Place in Roslyn NY on 2/29...then afterward at Narrows Center in Fall River MA on 6/27!

---The Artimus Pyle Band are booking a few dates, Artimus of course former drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd!  See APB at as close as...Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 4/17…the previously announced Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda NY on 4/18...Pat Garrett Amphitheatre in Bethel PA (near Hershey) on 6/5...and MassMutual Center in Springfield MA on 10/9!

---Frankie Valli is adding more solo dates (outside of his committments to the Four Seasons) to his 2020 schedule...St. George Theatre in Staten Island NYC on 5/1…Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 5/22...and the Event Center @ Wind Creek Casino (formerly the sands) in Bethlehem PA on 8/13!  That’s in addition to the previously announced show at The Ulster Center in Kingston NY on 5/2!

 ---The American Pop Tour is back, but only two shows have been booked so far and just one in our greater zone, with The Buckinghams, The Box Tops & The Grass Roots @ the Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 2/29!

---Railroad Earth has lined-up a Winter 2020 tour that will bring them into our greater coverage area for a handful of shows…Paradise Rock Club in Boston MA on 2/7…Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on 2/8…Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh PA on 3/19…and two nights at 930 Club in Washington DC on 3/20 & 3/21!

---The Indigo Girls have booked a series of Spring 2020 shows and at least a quintuplet of them will fall into our larger zone, including…Count Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 3/17…Palace Theatre in Stamford CT on 3/20…The Paramount in Huntington NY on 3/22…Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood NJ on 3/25…and the Chevalier Theatre in Medford MA on 3/28!

---Former American Idol Season 5 alumni, Chris Daughtry is planning to tour the New England/ Mid-Atlantic states again with his band, Daughtry, and his sights on…Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 3/24…Palace Theatre in Stamford CT on 3/25…Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA on 3/27…The Cabot in Beverly MA on 3/28…Paramount Theatre in Rutland Vt on 5/9...and Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 9/3!

---Modern rockers, Life Of Agony have booked a handful of tour dates so far in 2020, and just two of them will play in our zone…The Foundry in Philadelphia PA on 3/13...Crafthouse Stage in Pittsburgh PA on 4/1...The Chameleon in Lancaster on 4/3...The Stone Pony in Asbury Park NJ on 4/4…and the Warsaw in Brooklyn NY on 4/5!

 ---Ministry has announced a 6-date North American mini-tour for Summer 2020, but it will, so far, only feature one date in our larger region…at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia PA on 7/18!

---GZA, of Wu-Tang Clan will make two regional appearances before heading to the UK in March...at Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 2/27…and Underground Arts in Philadelphia PA on 2/28!

---Master P doesn’t play our zone much on his latest tour, but he is bringing Silkk The Shocker, Mia X and Fiend to DAR Constitution Hall in Washington DC on 3/7!  Otherwise he’s touring mostly in the South and Midwest.

---Nick Cannon of the Fox TV show, “The Masked Singer” is taking to the road with a Hip Hop  bill that includes Saweetie and DC Young Fly!   See them at...Royal Arena in Baltimore MD on 3/12…Capital Arena in Washington DC on 3/13…The Rock in Newark NJ on 3/14…and The BC in Brooklyn NYC on 3/16!

---American Idol alumni, Phillip Phillips will play a two-night stand at the City Winery in Boston MA on 1/16 & 1/17!

---Alt-indie band, Sloan have mapped out a modest tour for the next few months that includes two area stops...City Winery in Boston MA on 2/19…and Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY on 3/8!

---The Governors Ball is set for Randall’s Island in NYC on 6/5-6/7!  Line-up tba! 

---Grouplove booked a one-off with Hollis Brown opening at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on 1/25!  On the heels of announcing that however, they also booked a tour for the Spring, so you can also find them at...Roxian Theatre in Pittsburgh PA on 5/8…The Paramount in Huntington NY on 5/9…The Strand in Providence RI on 5/12…College Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 5/13…and Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD on 5/15! 

---Sheila E. has only one date of her five bookings that falls into our larger zone…City Winery in Washington DC on 4/19!

---Macy Gray isn’t touring so far in 2020, but she did book two shows at City Winery in Washington DC on 3/2 & 3/3! 

---The Town Pants, are getting ready for their St. Patricks Day tour which also includes some Canadian dates will also play in the US, at…Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY on 3/14…Smith Opera House in Geneva NY on 3/20…Barrow Civic Theatre in Franklin PA on 3/27…Wellsville Creative Arts Center in Wellsville NY on 3/28…and Estival Festival in Caneadea NY (near Houghton) on 6/20!

---Steve Augeri, former lead singer of Journey (remember, he took over after Steve Perry left?)  has booked a solo show in our zone, outside of the half-dozen he has announced that he’ll play in 2020, at…Holiday Valley Ski Resort in Ellicottville NY on 7/4!

---Hip Hop star, Fabulous has booked a small tour for March and April including these regional stops...Apollo Theatre in NYC on 3/6…The Fillmore Philadelphia in Philadelphia PA on 3/7…

The Dome @ Oakdale Theatre  in Wallingford CT on 3/13... and Big Night Live Concert Hall in Boston MA on 3/15!

---Train is booking a few dates here and a few more there, but not mounting a traditional tour for 2020...so far just one show in our region...Count Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 6/19!

TRIBUTE BAND BREAKDOWN:

---Kiss The Sky-Jimi Hendrix Re-Experience will bring the spirit of Hendrix back at…State Theatre in Falls Church VA on 1/24…Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 2/14…and Westhampton Beach Center in Westhampton Beach NY on 3/7!

---Luther Re-Lives (luther vandross tribute band) City Winery in Washington DC on 7/10!

---Get The Led Out (led zeppelin tribute band) one of the most active tribute bands adds a bunch of shows this week...Palace Theatre in Albany NY on 2/1…Beacon Theatre in Hopewell VA on 4/11…two show at Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood NJ on 4/17 & 4/18…Count Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 6/5...two nights at The Paramount in Huntington NY on 6/26 & 6/27...and...Indian Ranch in Webster MA on 7/25!

---Departure (journey tribute band) will play two nights at Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 3/20 & 3/21!

---Queen tribute band, Almost Queen, will not only play State Theatre in Ithaca NY on 4/18…as well as Mulcahy’s in Wantagh NY on 2/29…State Theatre in Falls Church VA on 3/6…The Cabot in Beverly MA on 5/1…The Theatre in Atlantic City NJ on 5/23…and The Strand in Providence RI on 6/19!

---Natural Wonder (Stevie wonder tribute band) at Rivers Casino in Schenectady NY on 6/4 & 6/5!

---Who’s Bad (michael jackson tribute band) will be in our zone on Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls NY on 4/24...and at Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 4/25!

ONE SHOW ONLY:

---Sting books a one-timer (outside of his Vegas residency) at The Met in Philadelphia PA on 5/1!

---August Burns Red, who will spend the Spring opening for Killswitch Engage, will break away from the tour for one night at Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park NY on 4/9!

---Carrie Underwood, who seems to be mostly playing festivals this summer will also play The Great Allentown Fair, which oddly enough is at the Allentown Fairgrounds in Allentown PA on 9/4! If you try to search this one by artist, alphabetically, you’ll find it under The Great Allentown Fair.

---Joss Stone plays a one-off at  Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom on 7/9!  Her only other area appearance will be at the Love Rocks benefit in NYC on 3/12!

---Fastball will play a one-off at the City Winery in Boston MA on 2/5!

---80’s R&B/pop singer Taylor Dayne will play a one-off with Bonnie Pointer and Jody Watley

at St. George Theatre in Staten Island on 6/14!

TOUR TWEAKING:

 ---The Motley Crue/ Def Leppard/ Poison/ Joan Jett Summer tour adds a second night at Fenway Park in Boston MA on 8/26!

---The Infamous Stringdusters add Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY on 4/14!

---KT Tunstall adds Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh PA on 4/30…and Norwood Theatre in Norwood MA on 5/1!

---The Ultimate 70’s Tour ft. Orleans, Pure Prairie League and Poco adds the Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA on 5/3!

---They Might Be Giants add a second night at Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC on 4/8 (which will now be the first night of 2, as the second show will follow on 4/9)…and Town Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 5/6!

---Airborne Toxic Event books a four-night stand at Bowery Ballroom in NYC from 4/7 thru 4/10!

---Bela Fleck & The Flecktones add Hart Theatre in Albany NY on 6/3!

---Ricky Nelson Remembered starring Matthew & Gunnar Nelson adds Niagara Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls ON on 3/10!

---The Walter Trout Band has booked a ton of 2020 dates, (mostly in other countries) but only one in our larger “day trip” zone…at The Tralf in Buffalo NY on 3/26!

---Aztec Two-Step adds Towne Crier Café in Beacon NY on 3/6…and Parrott Delaney Tavern in New Hartford CT on 4/18!

---The Fabulous Thunderbirds ft. Kim Wilson adds Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill NY on 6/27! 

---Jeffrey Gaines adds the Hard Rock Café in Pittsburgh PA on 6/18!

---BBMak added some additional come back dates...City Winery in Boston MA on 3/22...Jammin’ Java in Vienna VA on 3/26….and iPlay America Events Center in Freehold NJ on 4/3!

---Squeeze adds Academy Of Music in Northampton MA on 2/24!

---Former Genesis guitarist, Steve Hackett adds the Academy Of Music in Northampton MA on 3/11!

---Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox add Academy Of Music in Northampton MA on 3/15!

---They Might Be Giants add Academy Of Music in Northampton MA on 5/3!

---David Crosby adds Academy Of Music in Northampton MA on 6/10!

---AWOLNATION w/ The Beaches, Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness and Bleeker add The Rooftop @ Pier 17 in NYC on 5/27!

---Todd Snider adds City Winery in Boston MA on 3/4!

---Reel Big Fish have confirmed their show at The Paramount in Huntington on 3/6!

---Billy Joel has confirmed residency show #74 at MSG in NYC on 3/19...and booked residency show #77 at MSG on 6/6!

 ---Howard Jones confirms City Winery in Boston MA on 3/16!

---The Verve Pipe confirm their date at City Winery in Boston MA on 4/9!

---David Archuleta adds City Winery in Boston MA on 4/25!

---Crash Test Dummies add City Winery in Boston MA on 5/4!

---Silversun Pickups adds College Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 3/3!

---Pitbull adds Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket CT on 3/27!

---Trapt adds Revolution Bar & Music Hall in Amityville NY on 4/4!

---Patti Labelle adds The Palace Theatre in Stamford CT on 5/5!

---Canned Heat adds the Iridium Jazz Club in NYC on 4/19!

---Elton John has added more “Farewell Tour” dates, at...MSG in NYC on 4/6-7...The BC in Brooklyn NYC on 4/10-11...The Rock in Newark NJ on 4/15...and Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale NY on 4/17-18!

---City And Colour, (formerly The City & The  Color) adds Count  Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 5/15...and a three-night stand at Mtelus in Montreal QC on 5/24-26!

---Eve 6 and  Alien Ant Farm add Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park NJ on 5/19!

NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:

---Airborne Toxic Events (4)

---American Pop w/ The Buckinghams/ The Box Tops/ The Grass Roots (1)

---Artimus Pyle Band (4)

---August Burns Red (1)

---AWOLNATION/ The Beaches/ Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness/ Bleeker (1)

---Aztec Two-Step (2)

---BBMak (3)

---Bela Fleck & The Flecktones (1)

---Between The Buried And Me (7)

---Billy Joel (2)

---Bon Jovi/ Bryan Adams (5)

---Canned Heat (1)

---Charlie Daniels Band/ Marshall Tucker Band (5)

---Charlie Daniels Band/ Scooter Brown Band (2)

---Christopher Cross (5)

---City And Colour (4)

---Crash Test Dummies (1)

---Daughtry (5)

---David Crosby (1)

---Elton John (7)

---Eve 6/ Alien Ant Farm (1)

---Fabolous (4)

---Fastball (1)

---Felice Brothers (1)

---For King & Country (1)

---Foreigner/ Kansas/ Europe (10)

---Frankie Valli (3)

---Governors Ball (3)

---Grouplove/ Hollis Brown (1)

---Grouplove (5)

---GZA (2)

---Howard Jones (1)

---Indigo Girls (5)

---Jeffrey Gaines (1)

---Jimmy Buffett (4)

---John Lodge (4)

---Joss Stone (1)

---KT Tunstall (2)

---Last In Line/ Lynch Mob (1)

---Life Of Agony (5)

---Macy Gray (2)

---Mandy Moore (7)

---matchbox twenty/ The Wallflowers (13)

---Ministry (1)

---Molly Hatchet (1)

---Motley Crue/ Def Leppard/ Poison/ Joan Jett (1)

---Nelly (1)

---Nick Cannon presents/ Saweetie/ DC Young Fly (4)

---Patti Labelle (1)

---Paul Anka (3)

---Phillip Phillips (2)

---Pitbull (1)

---Pussy Riot (3)

---Railroad Earth (5)

---Red Dragon Cartel (5)

---Reel Big Fish (1)

---Ricky Nelson Remembered starring Matthew & Gunnar Nelson (1)

---Robyn Hitchcock (2)

---Saves The Day (1)

---Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox (1)

---Silversun Pickups (1)

---Sleeping With Sirens/ The Amity Affliction (2)

---Sloan (2)

---Social House (4)

---Squeeze (1)

---Steely Dan/ Steve Winwood (9)

---Steve Augeri (1)

---Sting (1)

---Taylor Dayne/ Bonnie Pointer/ Jody Watley (1)

---The Avett Brothers (5)

---The Darkness (4)

---The Fabulous Thunderbirds ft. Kim Wilson (1)

---The Infamous Stringdusters (1)

---The Outlaws (8)

---The Pat Travers Band (3)

---The Smithereens (5)

---The Town Pants (5)

---The Unlikely Candidates (12)

---The Verve Pipe (1)

---They Might Be Giants (2)

---Tim McGraw (9)

---Todd Snider (1)

---Train (1)

---Trapt (1)

---Ultimate 70’s Tour w/ Orleans/ Pure Prairie League/ Poco (1)

---Vetiver (8)

---Volbeat/ Clutch (3)

 ---Walter Trout Band (1)

---Wishbone Ash (1)

---Zac Brown Band (13)

*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!