All Walks of Life is a benefit show for Don't Break the Bond and Camp Care. The gates will open at 11 a.m. and music starts at noon. Tickets are on sale for the BYOB event — prices range from $35 to $80.

Last year, the inaugural event featured a few more local bands with Sugar Glyder, Matrimony, Lucky Five, Simplified and Paper Tongues, alongside headliners Mike Posner and Matt & Kim.

Steve Earle and The Dukes will perform at the Neighborhood Theatre on May 2, 2012. The hardcore troubadour is on tour supporting his latest release, 2011's I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive, the follow up to the Grammy Award-winning 2009 release Townes.

The Dukes will feature a Duchess on this tour — Earle's wife, Allison Moorer. Tickets are on sale now through the Neighborhood Theatre.

In case you haven't already heard, here's a quick roundup of tours that'll be stopping by Charlotte in the coming months:

• Iron Maiden hasn't been to Charlotte in years, but that's about to change too. The metal legends are kicking off their upcoming tour at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on June 21 with Alice Cooper opening. The "Maiden England World Tour" will closely mirror, in terms of production and content, the original 1988 concert video of the same name. Tickets go on sale on March 2 and 3.

• The Material Girl will make her first Charlotte appearance this year. Madonna's 2012 World Tour will bring her to the Carolinas for a stop at Time Warner Cable Arena on Nov. 15. Tickets go on sale on March 5 at 10 a.m.

• It's no surprise that Dave Matthews Band is hitting the road again this summer after taking last year off, but this time around, they'll be bringing The Head and the Heart for their first Charlotte appearance. Tickets go on sale on March 9. The Avett Brothers will be opening the two concerts for DMB at The Gorge in September.

• Amos' Southend will celebrate its 21st anniversary with a concert by Cage the Elephant. The energetic rock band will be making its sophomore appearance in the Queen City on April 13. Tickets are on sale now.

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.

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.

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.)

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"