Category: Rock

Eric Clapton Announces “The Definitive 24 Nights” Box Set from 1991 Royal Albert Hall Residency
The historic Royal Albert Hall in London is Eric Clapton’s home away from home. Since his debut at the historic venue with the Yardbirds in 1964, Clapton has performed there more than any other artist, over 200 times, and counting.

photo by Carl Studna

Clapton also holds the record for the longest run of concerts at the venue, set in 1990 with 18 shows, then breaking that record the following year with 24 concerts. These were some of the most ambitious shows of Clapton’s career, with each night featuring him performing a career-spanning set with one of three lineups – a rock band, a blues band, or an orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen. Kamen previously worked with Clapton on the Lethal Weapon soundtracks, plus the TV show Edge of Darkness. Before his untimely passing in 2003, Kamen had become a leading film & TV composer, with X-Men, Die Hard & Band of Brothers among his many credits.

Clapton surrounded himself with superlative musicians for the performances on during the 1991 residency, with a roster of legends including Johnnie Johnson, Jimmie Vaughan, Chuck Leavell, Phil Collins, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Nathan East, Greg Phillinganes, Steve Ferrone, Ray Cooper, and Jerry Portnoy.

Clapton released 24 Nights in October 1991, commemorating that record-setting run. The double live album and home video delivered great performances but only covered a fraction of what was filmed and recorded. Now, Warner Records is giving the concerts the release they deserve this summer with a limited edition box set, Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights. Featuring nearly six hours of live music and 35 unreleased performances, the collection distills Clapton’s 1990-91 Royal Albert Hall residencies using the best performances from the rock, blues, and orchestral nights to create full concerts for each genre.

All the audio and video included in The Definitive 24 Nights was painstakingly restored and upgraded by Clapton’s team of Simon Climie (audio production and mixing), producer Peter Worsley (Slowhand at 70 and The Lady In The Balcony), and director David Barnard (The Lady In The Balcony).

For the rock concert, Clapton played many of his classic songs including “Sunshine Of Your Love,” “Can’t Find My Way Home,” “Layla,” and “Wonderful Tonight.” Covers of “Crossroads”, and a reggae version of “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” with Phil Collins on drums are highlights. Clapton also featured several tracks from his most recent studio album (1989’s Journeyman), including the hits “Pretending,” “Running On Faith,” and “Bad Love.”

With Eric Clapton aided by special guests Buddy Guy, Albert Colins and Robert Cray, the blues concert delivered a master class in the genre with ripping versions of standards like “Key To The Highway,” “Sweet Home Chicago,” “Black Cat Bone,” and “Reconsider Baby.”

The orchestral concert is the most unique of the collection. For those performances, Clapton’s nine-piece band was joined by the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by legendary composer Michael Kamen. The collaboration resulted in stunning arrangements for “Layla,” “White Room,” “Bell Bottom Blues,” “I Shot The Sheriff,” “Lay Down Sally,” and more.

The biggest highlight from the orchestral concert – and possibly the entire box set – is the previously unreleased 30-minute epic, “Concerto For Guitar.” Kamen composed the piece especially for Clapton, which made its live debut at Albert Hall. In the set’s liner notes, music journalist David Fricke writes about the version included in the collection: “Near the halfway mark in this 1991 reading, [Clapton] takes off on guitar as if he has the rest of Cream at his heels – at once precisely melodic and jubilantly unhinged – as Kamen echoes that ferment in the strings and brass.”

The Definitive 24 Nights will be available on limited edition box sets as either 6-CDs ($139.98) or 8-LPs ($199.98) on June 23. Both versions come with three Blu-ray discs for the video content, a hardbound book, and an individually numbered lithograph featuring a photograph of Clapton by Carl Studna. Each are limited edition versions and available now to pre-order HERE.

Standalone versions of the individual concerts – 24 Nights: Rock, 24 Nights: Blues, and 24 Nights: Orchestral – will be released the same day in 2-CD/DVD ($29.98) and 3-LP (Rock and Orchestral) ($49.98) and 2-LP (Blues) ($39.98) configurations.

Eric Clapton fans will also now have the opportunity to experience the excitement of the legendary Royal Albert Hall concerts on the big screen as Unique X and Iconic Events present the Across 24 Nights cinema event globally on May 17th, with encore screenings from May 21st. Edited from the original footage and remastered in Dolby ATMOS and 5.1 Surround Sound, Across 24 Nights will bring fans together to celebrate the ultimate musical event cinema experience. For further information & tickets, please visit ericclaptoncinema.com

The Definitive 24 Nights Track Listing

24 Nights: Rock
1. “Pretending”
2. “Running On Faith”
3. “Breaking Point” *
4. “I Shot The Sheriff” *
5. “White Room”
6. “Can’t Find My Way Home” *(Feat. Nathan East on lead vocals)
7. “Bad Love”
8. “Before You Accuse Me” *
9. “Lay Down Sally” *
10. “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” *
11. “Old Love” *
12. “No Alibis” *
13. “Tearing Us Apart” *
14. “Cocaine” *
15. “Wonderful Tonight”
16. “Layla” *
17. “Crossroads” *
18. “Sunshine Of Your Love” *
24 Nights: Blues
1. “Key To The Highway” *
2. “Worried Life Blues”
3. “Watch Yourself”
4. “Have You Ever Loved A Woman”
5. “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” *
6. “Something On Your Mind” *
7. “All Your Love (I Miss Loving)” *
8. “It’s My Life Baby” *
9. “Johnnie’s Boogie” *
10. “Black Cat Bone” *
11. “Reconsider Baby” *
12. “My Time After A While” *
13. “Sweet Home Chicago” *
14. “Watch Yourself” (Reprise) *
24 Nights: Orchestral
1. “Crossroads” *
2. “Bell Bottom Blues”
3. “Lay Down Sally” *
4. “Holy Mother” *
5. “I Shot The Sheriff” *
6. “Hard Times”
7. “Can’t Find My Way Home” * (Feat. Nathan East on lead vocals)
8. “Edge Of Darkness”
9. “Old Love” *
10. “Wonderful Tonight” *
11. “White Room” *
12. “Concerto For Electric Guitar” *(composed by Michael Kamen)
13. “A Remark You Made” *(A tribute to Jaco Pastorius)
14. “Layla” *
15. “Sunshine Of Your Love” *
*Previously Unreleased
April 23, 2023
Hilltap Festival Returns To Holiday Valley For A Full Day Of Adventure in July

42 North Brewing Company and Holiday Valley Resort have announced their partnership to celebrate the third annual Hilltap Festival at Holiday Valley on July 2nd. From 12pm-9pm this outstanding festival fuses music, craft beer, and outdoor adventure atop the mountain at Spruce Lake.

The Hilltap Festival will kick off with Kody & Herren bringing their roots from Springville, NY as the opening act. Following the guitarists will be the Buffalo-based Ten Cent Howl. The folk band is renowned for their up-tempo, Americana sound. Ionic band, The Probables will be giving a special performance at the base of the mountain for the closing act. Fans can expect to hear their bluegrass, rock and contemporary sounds at the festival as part of their 2023 Destination Tour.

“This is one of our favorite events of the year. There is no better place to merge craft beer, roots music, and adventure. It’s truly a one-of-a-kind venue”
-John Cimperman, 42 North Brewery Founder

Festival attendees will park at the Tannenbaum Lodge and take a chair lift ride to the top of the mountain. Once everyone has arrived at the mountain, a full day of music and adventure can be enjoyed along with thrilling activities such as mountain biking, stand up paddleboarding (SUP), and ax throwing. Furthermore, attendees can fill their stomachs at Fat Bob’s BBQ and Villagio.

Presale tickets are $40, same day tickets are $45 and $50 if you want to transport a mountain bike on the chairlift. Admission provides a lift ride to Spruce Lake, a full day of music, and access to the vendors and demos. Children ten and under are admitted for free if they’re accompanied by a paying adult.

More information about about the Hilltap festival and tickets can be found here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWDkn5yLvL4

April 23, 2023
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Announce World Tour with Three Stops at New York Music Venues

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats begin their world tour at the end of April, which includes three performances at New York music venues.

The band will have two consecutive New York shows, first on July 29 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts followed by the Darien Lake Amphitheater on July 30, and their third performance in the empire state will be on Sept. 20 at the MegaCorp Pavilion in Newport. The performances follow the release of the band’s latest EP, What If I, due for release June 2.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Credit: Danny Clutch.

The band is also slated to appear at Brandi Carlile’s Mothership Weekend, Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration, and Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson & Family. See below for full tour routing.

Rateliff grew up in Missouri and his career spans more than two decades. His music career began with his first band, Born in the Flood, followed by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Wheel, which only released one album in 2007, after which he released three solo albums: In Memory of Loss (2010), Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2013) and And It’s Still Alright (2020.) The Night Sweats released their self-titled debut album in 2015, and have released a total of three albums, most recently 2021’s The Future.

The title track of What If I will have audiences anxious and ready to hear more music by The Night Sweats. The track’s lyrics speak to audiences at a crossroads in their lives, wondering “what if.” What if I’m taking too long? What if I just quit tomorrow? Listen to the track here.

What If I will feature four previously unreleased songs recorded during The Future sessions as well as a newly written and recorded track called “Buy My Round.” All songs on What If I were produced by Bradley Cook (Bon Iver, Kevin Morby, The War on Drugs) and R.M.B.—the production trio of Rateliff, Meese, and James Barone (Beach House). In addition, the track “Slow Pace of Time” features The Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s leader and clarinetist, Charlie Gabriel.

Tickets to see Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats on their world tour, which includes three performances at New York music venues, go on sale April 21 at 10 a.m.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Live

April 29-April 30—Los Angeles, CA—Hollywood Bowl *
May 12—Miramar Beach, FL—Seascape Resort
June 3—Chattanooga, TN—Riverbend Festival
June 4—Lexington, KY—Railbird Music Festival
June 16—Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom—Black Deer Festival
June 18—Landgraaf, The Netherlands—Pinkpop Festival
June 20—Cologne, Germany—Live Music Hall †
June 21—Berlin, Germany—Huxley’s Neue Welt †
Jun 23—Vienna, Austria—Arena Wien Open Air †
June 25—Munich, Germany—Backstage Werk †
June 26—Zürich, Switzerland—Kaufleuten †
June 28—Paris, France—Cabaret Sauvage †
June 29—Rotselaar, Belgium—Rock Werchter
July 2—Ferrara, Italy—Comfort Festival
July 3—Milan, Italy—Magnolia Open Ai
July 6—Madrid, Spain—Mad Cool Festival
July 7—Algés, Portugal—Nos Alive
July 23—Redmond, OR—Fairwell Festival
July 28—Columbia, MD—Merriweather Post Pavilion ‡
July 29—Bethel, NY—Bethel Woods Center For The Arts ‡
July 30—Darien Center, NY—Dairen Lake Amphitheater ‡
August 1—Pittsburgh, PA—Stage AE §
August 3—Grand Rapids, MI—GLC Live at 20 Monroe §
August 4—Rochester Hills, MI—Meadow Brook Amphitheatre §
August 5—Columbus, OH—KEMBA Live!
August 7—Madison, WI—The Sylvee §
August 9-10—Chicago, IL—The Salt Shed §
August 12—Minneapolis, MN—Surly Brewing Festival Field §
August 15—Moorhead, MN—Bluestem Amphitheater §
August 18-19—Missoula, MT—Kettlehouse Amphitheater ||
August 22-23—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre ||
September 16—Asbury Park, NJ—Sea Hear Now Festival
September 19—Cleveland, OH—Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
September 20—Newport, KY—MegaCorp Pavilion
September 22—Milwaukee, WI—BMO Pavilion
September 24—Franklin, TN—Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival
September 26—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena #
September 27—Raleigh, NC—Red Hat Amphitheater #
September 30—Bridgeport, CT—Sound On Sound Music Festival
October 1—Ocean City, MD—Oceans Calling Festival

* Willie Nelson’s 90^th Birthday Celebration
† with William the Conqueror
‡ with Willie Nelson & Family
§ with Thee Sacred Souls
|| with Waxahatchee
# with Sierra Ferrell

April 21, 2023
Sorry Mom Releases Punk-rock Single + Upcoming Album

NYC based band Sorry Mom has just liberated the punk-rock single “Shaving My Legs” in preparation for the release of their debut album babyface on May 12^th. Following the album release, Sorry Mom will be hitting the road for a short northeast run that concludes with a set at Boston Calling Music Festival.

Sorry Mom is an NYC-based femme punk band whose music chronicles queer experiences and suburban despair through a nostalgic punk sound. Their music boasts the lyrical playfulness of Green Day and blink-182, but sonically has a more hardcore edge.

What began as a group of college friends playing music together quickly evolved into something bigger upon the release of Sorry Mom’s debut EP “Juno Goes to the Big House” in April 2021. As of July 2022, the band has garnered 10M+ streams across platforms and 50k+ followers across socials. In Fall 2021 and Spring 2022, Sorry Mom embarked on tours of the Northeast, playing 30 unique venues across the region.

The first single “Hiccup” shows the side of Sorry Mom that is incredibly hardcore punk. By using their artform to their advantage, they show how unique they are with powerful lyrics and punk melodies. Overall, “Hiccup” makes you want to jump straight into a mosh pit.

The second single “Shaving My Legs,” released on April 14^th, provides a fast-paced intro to the overall album. While tackling feelings of being trapped, promising again and again to start making changes tomorrow, the band shows us that tomorrow never comes.

Sorry Mom is also going on tour for the release of babyface, stopping in Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus Bar. For more information and to purchase tickets, click the link here.

To listen to “Shaving My Legs,” click the link here.

To listen to “Hiccup,” click the link here.

For more by Sorry Mom, click the link here.

April 21, 2023
Zach Nugent’s Dead Set kicks off NY Tour at Garcia’s

Zach Nugent’s Dead Set kicked off a six-show run across New York State at Garcia’s in Port Chester on Wednesday, April 19.

Performing with members of Swimmer and Corey Wilhelm on Percussion, a wide range of Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia songs were featured, with a crowd filling the room and enjoying one of the freshest takes on the music of the Grateful Dead you’ll hear.

In concert, Nugent is exhilarating and unforgettable, energizing and inspiring fans, uplifting the crowd from the moment he and the band take the stage, Nugentâs virtuosic guitar playing and deep connection to the music of the Grateful Dead captivates the audience and transports them to another realm.

Don’t miss Zach on tour this month

April 21st – Flour City Station, Rochester, NY – Tickets:

April 22nd – Deep Dive, Ithaca, NY – Tickets:

April 23rd – The Colony, Woodstock, NY – Tickets:

April 29th – Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, NY – Tickets:

Zach Nugent’s Dead Set – Garcia’s at the Capitol Theatre, Port Chester – Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Set 1: Jack Straw, Jack-A-Roe (1980), Me and My Uncle > Big River, Dupree’s Diamond Blues, Queen Jane Approximately, Althea, Feel Like a Stranger

Set 2: Estimated Prophet > He’s Gone, Playin’ in the Band > Drums > Space > West LA Fadeaway, Promised Land

Encore: Ramble On Rose

April 21, 2023
An Interview with Saliyah Itoka, Queens-born Trinidadian and West African Singer-Songwriter

Saliyah Itoka is a singer and a songwriter and a model, and if you watch her perform, you’ll realize she does have a plan to kill everyone in the room.

One of the best things about my gig here is that, by default, I have to expose myself to every type of music. I have to challenge myself, because it’s easy to ask a rocker what kinds of strings they use if you’re into electric guitars. But it’s a challenge to run across a singer/songwriter that’s out of your depth.

I connect with Saliyah and we discuss our best cocktail mixes.

Liam Sweeny: I’m listening to What You Doing, the video on Youtube. I love your style, it’s great. A sense I get from you by your lyrics is that you’re a strong, confident woman and you are in absolute command of what’s around you and what’s in your world. How much of what we see of you as a performer and how much is actually you?

Saliyah Itoka: What my audience sees from me as a performer is actually all me. I’m still learning to be comfortable as a performer and that comes from the type of shows I do. And it comes from reading the room and being confident that I can command the room. But everytime you see me hit the stage; I’m aiming to be the best.

LS: I’m learning about you from listening to your videos. You’re a singer/songwriter, and I’ve heard plenty of them, but I’ve not heard anyone bringing what you’re bringing. I fully admit this is me; I’m a rock guy. So let me ask simpler questions due to my own personal lack of depth. When and how did you get started singing and writing songs?

SI: I started singing when I was 3 years old, and I started writing songs at 11 years old. I’ve always loved to write and I’ve always been fascinated with how my favorite artists wrote their songs. I used to open the CD and read the paper insert and see how the lyrics were formatted and I would write them out myself. I studied artists like Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, and Sade in regards to their writing and composition. As far as singers, I listened to a variety of artists growing up but I’ve always gravitated towards R&B and the artists that I idolized for singing were Toni Braxton, Aaliyah, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and Tamia.

LS: Some people have an aim, or an inner vision with what they want to create or produce and they’re never there yet, stuck in a home studio with every instrument on earth. Then there are people who just pick and grin and smile and will pick and grin forever. Do you have a vision for what you write now and what you want to write?

SI: It depends on a few factors. Sometimes, I’ll get a random line or melody that pops into my head and I’ll write it down quickly so I can build on it later. Other times, it depends on the track that I’m given or the vibe I get from the track. And there are instances where the vision of what I want to write about will just appear and I just follow its course until its completion.

LS: Music transcends our differences and puts our hearts in the hearts of others, and that is an amazing property. But music doesn’t exist in a vacuum. None of our lived experiences are the same. As a black woman in America, you have to share your experience to audiences that won’t get it. How do you try to reach them? Do you try?

SI: I believe that being and staying authentic to your true self is how you reach greater audiences. And I also believe that being open to having those conversations and asking the questions is how we reach understanding. As a black woman in America, I want to be able to express my experience in the way that I have lived in and hope for it to be a roadmap or even a glimpse into understanding who I am as an artist as well as a human being.

LS: You were nominated for the 2022 Listen Up awards. As I write this, the 2023 awards are coming. By the time you get this, you might be twice-nominated, or you might be a winner. This is a fan awards thing; we don’t vote for anything. Do you have something to say to the fans? Do you want to nominate anybody?

SI: To my fans, I just want to say thank you for all of the support. It’s heartwarming to be a consideration for a nomination. I appreciate everyone who has taken the time out to listen to my music and have followed my journey and I can’t wait for you all to see what I have in store. As far as me nominating anybody, there are so many people that I can see being nominated. There are a lot of artists who are really stepping out of their comfort zone and really showing their talents from the 518.

LS: You are also a model on top of being a singer/songwriter. I love it when people have some other cool thing on top of being a musician. I figure you have more to pull from. We are getting out of an age where modeling was abusive on women in the sense of body image. How do we reform the modeling industry? Any ways that aren’t easily seen?

SI: I think we should understand that everyone is beautiful in their own way and that there is a market for everyone. I think that the flaws that each of us have make us unique and that not everyone is going to fit into the same category. With that said, there is a market out there for everyone and I believe that every single one should be showcased. It doesn’t matter what size or fit or shape you are, you are beautifully made. I feel that the stigma that a model should only look like this versus a model that looks like that puts unneeded pressure and unneeded expectations on the mind. We are all beautiful and we need to keep an open mind in the discussions of what beauty is because the definition is different for everyone.

This article was originally featured on RadioRadioX

April 20, 2023
The Rock And Roll Playhouse Announces Earth Day ‘Bob Marley For Kids’ Concert Series

The Rock and Roll Playhouse has announced a special run of shows over Earth Day Weekend benefiting international non-profit Oceanic Global on Saturday April 22 and Sunday, April 23. Featuring the music of Bob Marley and The Grateful Dead, The Rock and Roll Playhouse will bring family fun to 13 different venues across the country where kids and parents can rock out to the classics.

Included among the venues are Garcia’s in Port Chester, Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg and City Winery Hudson Valley in Montgomery.

The Rock and Roll Playhouse introduces the next generation to timeless music while providing kids with early music exposure and encouraging creativity. The Playhouse was founded in 2013 at its flagship venue Brooklyn Bowl by Peter Shapiro, entrepreneur and co-owner of the Bowl and owner of The Capitol Theatre, and Amy Striem, a certified Early Childhood and Elementary teacher.

Designed to create opportunities for families to experience live music together in historic venues, The Rock and Roll Playhouse continues to unite families through music with hundreds of unforgettable shows nationwide as the largest national concert series for families where kids can “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon”.

Supporting Oceanic Global on Earth Day Weekend is not just about bringing families together through the power of music, but also about teaching the next generation the importance of preserving our planet. By creating unforgettable experiences for families while supporting a worthy cause, we can inspire a love for music and a passion for environmental activism in our children that will last a lifetime.
Stephen Grybowski, Senior Director of The Rock and Roll Playhouse

Founded in 2016, Oceanic Global reconnects humanity to the ocean as the beating heart of the earth, and provides tangible solutions and blueprints for coexisting in harmony with the natural world. The 501c3 non-profit builds tools, mobilizes communities, and develops educational resources and standards that inspire global action and catalyze cross-sector change.

Tickets are available now, and admission is free for children one years old and under. For more information please visit The Playhouse’s website.

Earth Day Schedule

Saturday, April 22 Earth Day Celebration

Rockefeller Center – New York, NY

Bob Marley for Kids

Garcia’s – Port Chester, NY

Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA –

Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA

Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO

Woodlands Tavern – Columbus, OH

Charleston Pour House – Charleston, SC

Sunday, April 23

Grateful Dead for Kids

High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI

Bob Marley for Kids

Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL

Far Out Lounge – Austin, TX

Portland House of Music – Portland, OR

Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY

City Winery Hudson Valley – Montgomery, NY

April 20, 2023
The Rooftop At Pier 17 Announces Newest Summer Concert Series Lineup

The Rooftop at Pier 17, New York City’s most scenic outdoor concert venue is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its popular Summer Concert Series at the Seaport with over 60 shows slated from May through October.

This year’s exciting lineup of shows kicks off May 3 with rock band Coheed and Cambria, and continues throughout the summer with performances by pop star Bebe Rexha (June 18), Pride weekend kickoff with DJ Trixie Mattel (June 22), T-Pain (July 11), YUNGBLUD (July 14), Jenny Lewis (July 18), Pixies and Modest Mouse (August 21 & 22), Tove Lo (September 10), Macklemore (September 22) and many more to be announced.

New Yorkers, tri-state area residents, and visitors from all over the globe look forward to The Rooftop at Pier 17 concert lineup each summer. This season we are excited to celebrate five years of bringing today’s most popular artists to the Seaport to perform at this unforgettable venue with its iconic New York City views—there’s really no place like it.
Andrew Schwartz, Co-President of the New York Region, The Howard Hughes Corporation

Since its launch in 2018 by The Howard Hughes Corporation, The Rooftop at Pier 17’s Summer Concert Series has attracted an eclectic mix of superstar acts including Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Ringo Starr, Kings of Leon, Amy Schumer, Machine Gun Kelly, Janelle Monáe, Trevor Noah, Diana Ross, deadmau5, and The Fugees, who reunited for a historic performance in 2021. In 2022, the Summer Concert Series boasted 40 sold out shows from a range of artists like Blondie, Elvis Costello, 5 Seconds of Summer, Pusha T, Billy Strings, Deftones, Zach Bryan, girl in red, Jason Mraz, and more.

Jordana at The Rooftop at Pier 17 – photo by Lindsay Brown

For more information on the Summer Concert Series, visit RooftopatPier17.com

Summer Concert Series

May 3 – Coheed and Cambria “NEVERENDER NWFTWM”
May 4 – Nickel Creek
May 5 – Goth Babe: The Lola Tour
May 12 – Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and The Interrupters
May 23 – Beach Bunny and PUP
June 3 – Young the Giant with Milky Chance
June 4 – Young the Giant with Milky Chance
June 5 – The Used & Pierce The Veil: Creative Control Tour
June 9 – The Wood Brothers with special guest Shovels & Rope
June 13 – The Used & Pierce The Veil: Creative Control Tour
June 14 – The Driver Era
June 15 – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Ziggy Marley
June 16 – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Ziggy Marley
June 17 – Reggae Fest Blaze
June 18 – Bebe Rexha: Best F’n Night Of My Life
June 22 – DJ Trixie Mattel: Solid Pink Disco
July 6 – Rebelution: Good Vibes Summer Tour 2023
July 7 – SiriusXM Presents Yacht Rock Revue: Reverse Sunset Tour
July 8 – Yellowcard: Celebrating 20 Years of Ocean Avenue
July 11 – T-Pain: Escape from Wiscansin – The Invasion
July 12 – Barenaked Ladies: Last Summer On Earth 2023
July 14 – YUNGBLUD: The World Tour
July 15 – The Struts: Remember The Name
July 18 – Jenny Lewis: JOY’ALL TOUR
July 21 – An Evening with CAKE
July 22 – An Evening with CAKE
July 27 – Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
August 2 – Pink Martini featuring China Forbes
August 4 – The Mountain Goats
August 5 – Anjunabeats Outdoors
August 21 – Pixies and Modest Mouse
August 22 – Pixies and Modest Mouse
August 26 – Gimme Gimme Disco
August 30 – JVKE: what tour feels like
September 10 – Tove Lo: Dirt Femme Tour
September 14 – An Evening with Ween
September 22 – Macklemore: The BEN To

April 19, 2023
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Lay Claim to Webster Hall With Four Show Run

Unknown Mortal Orchestra continued their four show run at New York City’s Webster Hall this past Friday night, April 14. Continuing through Sunday to complete their New York stop on The V Tour.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra, 2023 Photo by Parker Alexander

Throughout the night, the group led by Ruban Nielson, blasted through songs from all of their albums, self-titled to the recently released V.

The show slowly ramped up with only a solo keyboardist playing a minimal piano track, leading into the rest of the band coming out on stage to perform the newest album’s opener, The Garden. Some songs seamlessly transitioned between one another, leading to a perpetual sense of musical cohesion.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra, 2023 Photo by Parker Alexander

The whole night felt like a family get together. From the familial themes sung about on V to Ruban’s brother Kody on drums, even their Dad regularly emerging to play saxophone, among a variety of other brass instruments.

Alongside their original material, two memorable covers joined the setlist. The group played The Grateful Dead’s “Shakedown Street” and Billy Joel’s “Movin’ Out,” the latter being a first. The band’s unique melding of psychedelia, rock, and funk blended astonishingly well with these two songs.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra, 2023 Photo by Parker Alexander

Several times over the course of the night, the crowd accompanied Ruban’s singing, but not as much as during “So Good At Being In Trouble.”

Unknown Mortal Orchestra, 2023 Photo by Parker Alexander

The V tour continues on in North America this week, concluding in Boston, before traveling overseas for the remainder of the summer.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Webster Hall | New York, NY | April 15, 2023

Setlist: The Garden, From the Sun / Secret Xtians, Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark), Weekend Run, The Opposite of Afternoon, Thought Ballune / Little Blu House, Necessary Evil / Monki, Ministry of Alienation, In the Rear View, Nadja, So Good at Being in Trouble / Waves of Confidence, Layla, Multi-Love

Encore: Meshuggah, Shakedown Street (Grateful Dead cover), Like Acid Rain, Movin’ Out (Billy Joel cover), That Life, Hunnybee, Can’t Keep Checking My Phone

(Note: The tour had a film-only policy for photographers)

April 19, 2023
Sting Bringing ‘My Songs’ Concert to Jones Beach this Summer

Legendary English musician Sting is bringing his My Songs concert to the Empire State with a performance at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on Sept. 8.

Throughout his tour, Sting will be accompanied by an electric, rock ensemble and, on select shows, special guest Joe Sumner. Sting will perform songs from his career as both a solo artist and a member of The Police.

Promotional Picture for Sting’s My Songs Tour. Credit: Valeska Thomas

Sting was born in Wallsend, England, and began his musical career with the rock band The Police in the 1970s as their bass guitar player, lead and backing vocalist, double bass player, and studio synthesizer, accompanied by fellow members Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland, and briefly, Henry Padovani. The band went on their first tour, The Police Around the World Tour, from 1977-1980. The Police released their debut studio album, Outlandos d’Amour, in 1978, preceded by their debut single, “Roxanne.” The band had a nearly decade-long career, releasing their fifth and final studio album, Synchronicity, in 1983, before officially breaking up in 1986. They reunited for a final from 2007-08, for their Reunion Tour.

Since The Police’s breakup, Sting has had a successful career as a solo artist, releasing over a dozen studio albums. His first solo release was 1985’s The Dream of the Blue Turtles. Since then, Sting has released a total of 15 solo studio albums, most recently 2021’s The Bridge. Throughout his career, Sting has won 25 American Music Awards, 17 Grammy Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On his My Songs tour, Sting will perform classic hits like ‘Fields of Gold’, ‘Shape of my Heart’, ‘Roxanne’, ‘Englishman In New York,’ ‘Every Breath You Take,’ ‘Roxanne,’ ‘Message In A Bottle’, ‘Demolition Man’ and many more.

The My Songs tour will offer a variety of VIP packages and experiences. Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to the pre-show VIP lounge, specially designed VIP gift item, limited edition tour poster, and more. For additional information, visit vipnation.com.

Tickets to the My Songs concert by Sting, which includes a performance at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on Sept. 8, go on sale April 21 at 10 a.m. at Sting.com.

STING: MY SONGS 2023 NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES:
Sept. 05 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Sept. 07 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Sept. 08 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Sept. 12 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live*
Sept. 15 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
Sept. 17 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX
Sept. 20 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sept. 21 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sept. 23 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Sept. 26 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Sept. 27 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Sept. 29 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Oct. 01 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino*
Oct. 02 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
Oct. 04 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Oct. 07 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 09 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
Oct. 12 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
Oct. 14 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Oct. 15 – Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

April 18, 2023