As we all have expected Phish will perform a three day festival – #10 overall – on Aug 21-23 at Watkins Glen Speedway in Watkins Glens NY. The site just popped up on the Phish homepage minutes ago. This is the same site as 2011’s Superball Fest. Stay tuned for more information shortly.
Ladies and the rest of the No Shoes Nation get ready. Mega Country Super Star Kenny Chesney and Corona Light present “The Big Revival Tour.”
New York state will see two stops on the tour. The “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems” singer will grace stages in Albany and Canandaigua.
The Big Revival Tour will see two different sides of the tour. The arena shows will see support by Jake Owen and Chase Rice. The Stadium Shows will see support by Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert, Eric Church and Cole Swindell.
The Big Revival is also the name of Chesney’s impressive 15th studio album. Fourteen of those albums are certified gold or higher by the RIAA. The first two singles off the new album “American Kids” and “Til It’s Gone” have quickly became fan favorites.
Chesney’s birthday will start party tour off on Thursday March 26 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Bridgestone Arena. Chesney say’s,
“Just like making this record, we had time to really get creative about the show. Some of the most creative people I know were thinking about stage design, lights, video screens – even what the set list is going to be! After all this time, when we hit the stage, we’re gonna be all out. And I’m so glad we can kick it off in Nashville where so many of my friends are.”
The candles will get blown out on Saturday August 29 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
Chesney has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and has 30 top ten hits on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs chart. His first platinum-selling album Everywhere We Go, churned out #1 hits “How Forever Feels” and “You Had Me From Hello.”
Kenny’s sixth studio album No Shoes, No Shirts, No Problems, saw the lead single “Young,” win CMT awards for Video and Male Video of the Year in 2002. Second single “The Good Stuff,” was Billboards #1 Country Song of the Year in 2002.
In 2004/2005, Kenny won CMT’s Male Video of the Year for the hit’s “There Goes My Life” and “I Go Back.” In 2005, The Academy of Country Music honored Chesney with the prestigious Triple-Crown Award. 2005 also saw Chesney release two studio albums that calendar year with Be As You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) and The Road and the Radio.
Arena Tour supporting act Jake Owen’s current and fourth studio album Days of Gold was released in 2013. Rolling Stone voted his current single “What We Ain’t Got” one of the top 25 country songs of 2014. Owen’s third studio album Barefoot Blue Jean Night, included many hits. Those hits include his first #1 single the title track of the album “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” “Alone With You” and “The One That Got Away.”
Chase Rice will also support the arena part of the tour. His third studio album Ignite the Night, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums in August 2014. From the album you can hear RIAA certified gold hit “Ready Set Roll” and “Gonna Wanna Tonight.”
Fans tickets will sell out fast for this Spring and “Summertime” extravaganza. Lucky fans who be able to score tickets will feel like they are “Living in Fast Forward.” Those who miss out will have to settle for a “Beer in Mexico.”
The Big Revival Tour Dates:
04-23-2015 Albany, NY Times Union Center | Tickets prices still TBA.
07-08-2015 Canandaigua, NY CMAC | $85.00 – $35.00 before fees.
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Train known for “Drops of Jupiter” is steaming into NY state this summer with their “Picasso At The Wheel” tour.
Four different locations across the state will get the chance to experience this tour including Nikon at Jones Beach, SPAC, Darien Lake and Bethel Woods.
The tour will also see support by The Fray and Matt Nathanson.
Once at the show, head over to the Patcast Tailgate Tent located in the parking lot before doors and inside the venue after doors open. There you will find Dj’s spinning classic rock tunes. You can record shout outs for future Patcast shows.The tents will also feature a chance at ticket upgrades.
Train is also bringing back the Mermaid contest. All mermaids should register at the Patcast tent and the top three will be brought out on stage before Train performs.
This past September, Train released their seventh studio effort Bulletproof Picasso. Train first saw success with their hit single “Meet Virginia” from the band’s debut album Train. The bands second studio album Drops Of Jupiter, catapulted the band to mainstream success going certified double platinum. Title track “Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)” won 2 Grammy awards in 2002 for Best Rock Song and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist. In 2011 the band won two Billboard Music Awards for Top Rock Artist and Top Rock Song for “Hey, Soul Sister.”
Early in 2014, The Fray released their fourth studio album Helios. The Fray won three Billboard Music Awards in 2006 for Digital Songs Artist, Digital Album Artist and Digital Album of the Year for the single “How to Save A Life.” The Fray’s debut album How to Save a Life, is certified double platinum by the RIAA. Lead single off the debut album “Over My Head (Cable Car)”, gained them immediate national exposure.
Matt Nathanson’s last studio album Last of the Great Pretenders was released in 2013. His current single “Headphones” features the singer Lolo. Nathanson has released eight studio albums in his career. Many of Nathanson’s songs have been featured in various television shows including NCIS, Private Practice, One Tree Hill and Scrubs to name a few. Matt also serenaded a couple on season 16 of The Bachelor with his hit “Faster.”
Picasso At The Wheel N.Y Tour Dates: Click venue in your area to purchase tickets.
6-16-2015 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | $79.50 – $29.50 before fees.
6-19-2015 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center | $79.50 – $25.00 before fees.
6-24-2015 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | $79.50 – $25.00 before fees.
6-26-2015 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | $107.00 – $32.00 including fees except S&H.
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While the major story in the music world the past few days has been the July reunion of the ‘Core Four’ members of the Grateful Dead featuring Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti, news that Phish may be returning to Watkins Glen International Speedway later this summer was lost in the mix.
Two years ago, ‘s Johnny Goff spoke to WGI President Michael Printup to get the low down on the potential for a 2013 festival at the track. We got a firm ‘no’ from Printup but this year we haven’t heard anything official, leading to plenty of local media and fan speculation.
Based on reports from Syracuse and Ithaca newspapers, it looks like the track season ending early paves the way, literally, for Phish to perform at the track. Paving at the track in early August opens the potential for a large-scale concert at the racing grounds, and leaves open much of August for Phish to play at the site of their 2011 Superball IX festival. This is of course dependent on paving ending in time for a music festival or large scale concert to be held. With Trey playing at Soldier Field in early July, that would potentially push Phish tour dates back a few weeks into late July, leaving a summer-ending festival lined up nicely for Watkins Glen.
Considering the great deal of money that was added to the local communities as a result of Superball IX, and with the Southern Tier region of the state always in need of a good economic boost, a potential Phish festival couldn’t come at a better time. Phish could of course return to Maine, where they held three successful festivals in 1997, 1998 and 2003, but those festivals made sense back then, not now when there are a great deal of music festivals to compete with. Plus, Watkins Glen just makes more sense being geographically-centric to the Phish fan base in the Northeast and remote enough to have the built in intimacy that all Phish festivals have manifested.
Phish playing the Finger Lakes goes back more than a decade, with memorable shows at Darien Lake, Canandaigua and Watkins Glen. According to ‘s Johnny Goff, in 2002, the County Executive of Chemung County reported that Great Northeast Productions contacted him to seek out a 300 acre space between I-90 and I-86 to hold a music festival. The region has long been a site with potential for a Phish festival, and with that in mind, the Finger Lakes region is prime for a Phish festival once again.
Speculation from media outlets adds to this potential and keeps all eyes focused on August, likely before or after Peach Festival (August 13-16). We will keep you updated on any news of Phish’s potential festival as speculation develops.
If Phish played Watkins Glen in August, would you also plan to attend ‘Fare Thee Well’ in Chicago over Fourth of July weekend?