Corey Smith will perform the first gig at the Fillmore Charlotte on June 19.
Tickets go on sale on May 15.
Jason Mraz with G. Love and Special Sauce will perform at the Uptown Amphitheatre on July 28.
Tickets go on sale on May 15.
B.B. King will perform at The Fillmore Charlotte on Oct. 6.
Tickets go on sale on May 15.
Creed will perform at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on Sept. 5.
Tickets go on sale through livenation.com on May 15.
A full schedule has been posted for Food Lion Speed Street. We're glad to see so much local presence out there. Here it is:
Thursday, May 21
MILLER LITE STAGE
8 p.m. Bridgette Tatum
9:30 p.m. Jason Aldean
COCA-COLA STAGE
6:15 p.m. Skate Rink Jukebox
7:45 p.m. Sound Riot
9:15 p.m. Bell Biv DeVoe
Friday, May 22
MILLER LITE STAGE
5:45 p.m. Simplified
7:15 p.m. Otherwoods
9:15 p.m. Lifehouse
COCA-COLA STAGE
9:30 p.m. Rodney Atkins
Saturday, May 23
MILLER LITE STAGE
12 p.m. Doug Davis Band
2 p.m. S.O. Stereo
4 p.m. Brit Price
6 p.m. Another Day Falls
8 p.m. Green River Ordinance
9:30 p.m. Gavin DeGraw
COCA-COLA STAGE
12 p.m. Bobby Messano and NBO
1:45 p.m. Contagious Blues Band
3:45 p.m. McKenzie's Mill
5:45 p.m. Girls Guns & Glory
7:45 p.m. Jonathan Singleton and the Grove
9:15 p.m. Clint Black
Subaru River Jam kicks off tonight and announced its band schedule... and it kicks the crap out of the Epicentre's Alive After Five band schedule.
So, the Epicentre is only getting one great non-cover band this season in the Blue Dogs, but check out the River Jam schedule.
It's got a few cover bands, but for the most part it's a bunch of local bands and some great regional talent like Ten Toes Up and Truckstop Preachers... See you by the rapids:
May 7 Masonboro Boys (Rock-A-Billy/Bluegrass)
May 14 Mick & the Ultras (Blues/Rock)
May 21 Roadside Attraction (Rock-n-Roll)
May 28 Ten Toes Up (Blues/Rock)
JUNE
June 4 Thom Crumpton Trio (Blues)
June 11 Thirsty Horses (Rock/Covers)
June 18 Truckstop Preachers (Honky-Tonk)
June 25 Orange Crush (Alternative 80s)
JULY
July 2 Dub Axxess (Reggae)
July 9 Heywire (Rock/Americana/Funk)
July 16 Thom Crumpton Trio (Blues)
July 23 The Holdouts (Rock-n-Roll)
July 30 Matt & Jon Acoustic Duo (Rock-n-Roll)
August
August 6 The Alan Barrington Band
August 13 The New Relics (Pop/Country)
August 20 Thirsty Horses (Rock/Covers)
August 27 Orange Crush (Alternative 80s)
September
September 3 Carolina Gator Gumbo (Cajun/Creole)
September 10 Gael Warning (Rock/Folk)
September 17 Green Vegas
September 24 Alan & Dave
October
October 1 Square Roots
October 8 TBA
October 15 TBA
October 22 TBA
Tonight's Iris Dement concert at the Neighborhood Theatre has been cancelled. According to the venue's Web site, the show will be rescheduled. Refunds will be issued in the next seven days.
Pollstar.com has listed Sugar Ray as playing at Amos' Southend on Aug. 11.
I'll keep this simple - I think the lineup for this year's Food Lion Speed Street is disappointing. One can only hope that more bands will be added.
As of now, here's what's been announced:
Miller Lite Stage
Jason Aldean - Thursday, May 21 at 9:30 p.m.
Lifehouse - Friday, May 22 at 9:15 p.m.
Gavin DeGraw - Saturday, May 23 at 9:30 p.m.
Coca-Cola Stage
Bell Biv DeVoe - Thursday, May 21 at 9 p.m.
Rodney Atkins - Friday, May 22 at 9:15 p.m.
Clint Black - Saturday, May 23 at 9:15 p.m.
Edwin McCain, with special guest The Freddy Jones Band, will perform at the Fillmore Charlotte on Saturday, Aug. 29.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 8 through LiveNation.com.
This is the third show announced for the new Fillmore after Corey Smith and Gov't Mule.
Two shows have now been announced for the Uptown Amphitheatre The Fray and The Offspring.