Concert Announcement
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
News / Concert Announcement 2012 Bonnaroo lineup released
It's a doozey!
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 10:30 AM
The 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival lineup has been announced. The festival will take place in Manchester, Tenn., on June 7-10.
Headliners for this year's festival are Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phish.
Among the other 125 acts are Bon Iver, The Beach Boys Featuring Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce, Johnston and David Marks, The Avett Brothers, The Shins, Foster The People, Skrillex, Aziz Ansari, Dispatch, Feist, The Roots, Alice Cooper, SuperJam, Black Star, The Word featuring John Medeski, Robert Randolph and North Mississippi Allstars, Ludacris, Ben Folds Five, Flogging Molly, Spectrum Road featuring Cindy Blackman Santana, Jack Bruce, John, Medeski, and Vernon Reid, Mac Miller, Childish Gambino, Major Lazer, tUnE-yArDs, Afrocubism, Flying Lotus, Umphrey’s McGee, Little Dragon, St. Vincent, City and Colour, The Civil Wars, Young The Giant, Two Door Cinema Club, Punch Brothers, NEEDTOBREATHE, Fitz & The Tantrums, Bad Brains, Yelawolf, Dawes, Battles, Danny Brown, The Black Lips, SBTRKT, Phantogram, Kendrick Lamar, Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires, The Kooks, The Joy Formidable, The Antlers, Kathleen Edwards, Mimosa, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Alabama Shakes, Das Racist, Delta Spirit, Gary Clark Jr., Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Laura Marling, Trampled by Turtles, Mogwai, The War On Drugs, Ben Howard, Grouplove, Blind Pilot, ALO, The Devil Makes Three, White Denim, EMA, Here We Go Magic, K-Flay, The Lonely Forest, Mariachi El Bronx, Big Freedia, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., The Soul Rebels, Kvelertak, SOJA, Steven Bernstein’s MTO Allstars Plays Sly, Big Gigantic, Sarah Jarosz, Orgone, Darondo, Fruit Bats, Moon Taxi
The Avett Brothers have definitely come a long way from their Charlotte days. Four years ago, the guys were playing in a small Bonnaroo tent on an afternoon. Two years ago, they played one of the main stages for a massive crowd. I can only assume they'll be on the main stage this year with an early evening spot.
See the full lineup here.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Concert Announcement Initial Treasure Fest lineup announced
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 9:58 AM
The second annual Treasure Fest will be held in Plaza Midwood on May 18 and 19. The two-day event will feature more than 50 bands in five venues showcasing a variety of music styles.
So far, the lineup includes:
Algernon Cadwallader
Leather
Restorations
The Emotron
Black Wine
Young and In the Way
Red Collar
Museum Mouth
Double Negative
Worn In Red
Naked Gods
Sundials
Wymyns Prysyn
No Tomorrow
Napalm Raid
Roz Raskin & the Rice Cakes
As well as a number of Charlotte-area bands including One Another, No Power, Junior Astronomers, Old Milwaukee, Pullman Strike and Andy the Doorbum.
This year's venues include Common Market, Snug Harbor, Lunchbox Records, Studio 1212 and Thirsty Beaver.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased here.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Concert Announcement Carolina Rebellion lineup announced
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Carolina Rebellion, which will take place on Saturday, May 5, at the Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, N.C. announced its lineup today. Headliners Shinedown and Korn will be joined by Evanescence, Staind, Five Finger Death Punch, Slash, Chevelle, Volbeat, Halestorm, P.O.D., Adelitas Way, Paper Tongues, Weaving The Fate, Redlight King, Red, New Medicine and Ghosts Of August.
It's a pretty solid lineup if you're looking for a day-long metal-centric music fest. The only oddity for me was the inclusion of the Charlotte band Paper Tongues who are closer to pop than anything metal. Singer Aswan North is far more likely to wear bling than anything studded or spiked.
For comparison, here are the Paper Tongues:
And here is one of the headliners:
This year will also feature the ability for concert-goers to camp out the night before. A campground party featuring Foxy Shazam, Lez Zeppelin and One was also announced.
Last year, the inaugural event was held at Charlotte's Metrolina Expo and featured Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Three Days Grace, Stone Sour, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, Theory of a Deadman, Alter Bridge, Hinder, Skillet, Saving Abel, Halestorm, Black Stone Cherry, My Darkest Days, Cavo, Rev Theory, Pop Evil and Art Of Dying.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Concert Announcement Country megaticket announced for 2012
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 9:48 AM
It's almost time to dust off your cowboy boots and clean up your hats... Live Nation today announced the six concerts that will be included in this year's country megaticket, which goes on sale on Feb. 3 at 10 a.m.
It's available online only through megaticket.com and includes:
• Sugarland
(I guess this further delays my dream of a Jennifer Nettles Band reunion.)
• Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker and Thompson Square
(Hootie!)
• Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert
(Ya think his stage will look like a pickup truck again?)
• Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan
(The latest next big thing in country music.)
• Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Eli Young Band, Edens Edge
(Do these bands ever stop touring?)
• Brad Paisley, The Band Perry
(If you like your country served with a splash of wit.)
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Concert Announcement Benefit for Jerry Klein being held on Jan. 21
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 12:09 PM
An evening of music and support for Jerry Klein will take place on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 8 p.m. at the Great Aunt Stella Center. Klein is currently fighting esophageal cancer and non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. He was a columnist, promoter, producer and radio personality for more than two decades in the Charlotte area.
Klein was writer for Creative Loafing beginning in 1992, writing exactly 365 columns before his final one in 2001.
The event will include performances by Beth Chorneau, JD Wilson, Rusty Knox, The Cloers, Donna Duncan, Mike Strauss, David Childers, Eric-Scott Guthrie, Hope Nicholls, Ron Gattis, Chuck Johnson, John Tosco and Wayne Powers. Keb Mo and David Wilcox have prepared special videos for the evening.
Tax-deductable donations of any amount to DRUMSTRONG are being encouraged at the door. You can also help via PayPal to scott@drumstrong.org and note "The Jerry Klein Fund."
Checks should be made payable to ::
DRUMSTRONG
725 Providence Road #210
Charlotte, NC 28207
Memo line on check should note "The Jerry Klein Fund"
Monday, January 9, 2012
News / Concert Announcement Coachella lineup announced
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 7:20 PM
The 13th annual Coachella Music Valley and Arts Festival, held in Indio, Calif., in April announced their lineup today. Headliners are The Black Keys, Radiohead and Dr. Dre w/ Snoop Dogg. Among other performers are the recently reunited At the Drive-In, Florence and the Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Explosions in the Sky, Girl Talk, Girls, Tim Armstrong, Jimmy Cliff, Bon Iver, The Shins, St. Vincent, Beirut and plenty of others.
Coachella will be held on two weekends, April 13-15 and April 20-22 this year.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Concert Announcement Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw announce stadium tour
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 12:42 PM
The Brothers of the Sun Tour featuring Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw announced a Charlotte tour stop on June 24 at Bank of America Stadium. Along with Chesney and McGraw is opening act Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. On-sale information will be announced soon.
This will be the second time a concert has been held in the stadium — the first was the Rolling Stones in 1997.
The stadium seats more than 73,000, plus any room they'd make available on the field. That's a far cry from the usual Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre concerts that has a capacity of around 18,000. Perhaps they're going for the NASCAR, we-love-to-watch-things-in-a-large-oval crowd?
In the meantime, here's a look at Chesney's video for "You and Tequila" featuring Potter.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Concert Announcement Merlefest 25 announces initial lineup
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 3:10 PM
Celebrating 25 years, Merlefest announced its initial lineup for the 2012 festival taking place on April 26-29 at Wilkesboro Community College.
The MerleFest box office will open for 2012 ticket sales on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. Ticket purchases can be made on the web at www.merlefest.org or by calling (800) 343-7857. An early bird ticket discount is available through March 12, 2012.
Among those scheduled to perform are Doc Watson, Richard Watson, Sam Bush, Donna the Buffalo, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Jim Lauderdale, Steep Canyon Rangers, Tedeschi Trucks Band and more.
The complete list of artists announced so far follows:
Concert Announcement Roger Waters bringing The Wall to Charlotte in 2012
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 9:50 AM
Roger Water's The Wall Tour will stop at Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena on July 10, 2012, as part of a 36-show trek through North America next year.
Tickets go on sale Monday November 14 at 10am at ticketmaster.com, timewarnercablearena.com, the LifeLock Box Office at Time Warner Cable Arena, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Wal-Mart stores or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Concert Announcement Local bands tackle Identity Crisis tonight
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:19 AM
A number of rock bands are setting out to prove the local music scene does, in fact, have an Identity. The Charlotte Identity Crisis will be held tonight at 7:30 p.m. outside of Salvador Deli in Noda and features local bands playing original music in addition to covering other local bands.
The free show will feature each group playing two 10-minute sets filled with originals and covers. Among those performing are Grown Up Avenger Stuff, The Spiveys, Hello Handshake, The Chelsea Daggers, The Jupiter Tide and The Between.
