Tag: rock

Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper ‘Freaks On Parade Tour’ Coming to Jones Beach

The rock icons Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper unite to announce the 2023 Freaks on Parade Tour. The 19-city run begins August 24 in Dallas, TX, and includes a stop at the Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY, on September 9.

Following a successful run last summer, Rob Zombie is at it again. Alongside Alice Cooper and Rob, the tour will feature the “godfather of Shock Rock”. Rounding out the line-up are industrial pioneers Ministry and eclectic alternative rock act Filter. Promised by Cooper, fans can expect to be met with his signature style of macabre rock on tour.

The Freaks on Parade Tour is one you won’t want to miss. Rob Zombie has continuously challenged audiences as he stretches the boundaries of both music and film. The eight-time Grammy nominee has sold over 15 million albums worldwide and is the only artist to encounter unprecedented accomplishments in both music and film. Each of Rob Zombie’s seven solo studio albums have premiered in the top 10 on Billboard’s 200 chart, including his most recent album, The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse, in 2021. Incorporating horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, Alice Cooper brings his own brand of rock psychodrama to fans. Cooper is constantly touring, and releasing’s hits such as 2021’s Detroit Stories, which entered the Billboard Album chart at #1.

Freaks on Parade Tour tickets will be available for purchase on February 3 at 10 a.m. Tickets can be accessed here.

2023 FREAKS ON PARADE TOUR DATES

Thu Aug 24 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion

Sat Aug 26 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sun Aug 27 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

Tue Aug 29 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Wed Aug 30 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater

Fri Sep 01 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Sat Sep 02 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena

Tue Sep 05 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre

Wed Sep 06 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage

Fri Sep 08 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain

Sat Sep 09 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

Sun Sep 10 – Hartford, CT – The XFINITY Theatre

Tue Sep 12 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

Sat Sep 16 – Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre *

Tue Sep 19 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

Wed Sep 20 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre

Fri Sep 22 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion

Sat Sep 23 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center

Sun Sep 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

February 4, 2023
Billy Joel Announces August Performance at MSG

By popular demand, long time New York music sensation Billy Joel will continue his concert residency at Madison Square Garden. The venue announced that Joel’s August 29 performance will mark his 93rd monthly and 139th lifetime show at the arena. Named a franchise by MSG in December 2013, the upcoming 93rd performance for Billy Joel comes nearly 10 years after he started his residency.

Billy Joel pictured on the cover of his debut album, Cold Spring Harbor, in 1971

Billy Joel’s career spans more than 50 years, earning him a number of awards. The sixth best-selling recording artist of all time, his song “Piano Man” was chosen for preservation by the Library of Congress in 2016 for its “cultural, historic, and artistic significance.” Joel ranks as one of the most popular and respected entertainers in history.

Significantly, in Dec. 2013, Joel received one of the top cultural awards in the country, The Kennedy Center Honors. He has won six Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Legend Award, and is a member of the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Joel has won various industry awards, awards including a Tony Award for “Movin’ Out,” a Broadway musical based on his work.

In Nov. 2014, Joel received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The award honors living musical artists’ lifetime achievements in promoting the genre of song as a vehicle of cultural understanding, entertaining and informing audiences, and inspiring new generations. Moreover, that same month, he won the ASCAP Centennial Award, which is presented to American music icons for their achievements in their respective genres.

Joel performed at MSG’s benefit concert, “12-12-12, The Concert For Sandy Relief,” to raise awareness and money for those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Similarly, he performed at “The Concert for New York City,” to provide aid and relief to the victims and heroes of 9/11. Adding another milestone to his career, Joel has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Tickets for the Aug. 29 show go on sale to the general public starting Friday, Feb. 10 starting at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster. Tickets will also be available at the MSG box office on Saturday, Feb. 11.

February 4, 2023
Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers To Play Albany, Rochester and Ridgewood on 2023 Winter Tour

Jon Spencer and the Hitmakers will unite for a 2023 winter tour across New York. The tour features the incendiary talents of Bob Bert, Sam Coomes, last but not least the original jet-scream, Jon Spencer. The musicians will visit Albany, Rochester, and Ridgewood (Queens) and more. Fans can enjoy this exuberant starting from late January to early February.

The rockstars will be performing Spencer’s latest album, Spencer Gets It Lit and will feature songs like Junk Man, Death Ray, WormT own and more. The album is a classic Jon Spencer taken to the extreme, it emphasizes a sound of electro-boogie, constructivist art pop, a psychedelic swamp of industrial sleaze and futurist elegance. The album is recognized as an epic master work of freak beat from the world’s weirdest garage.

Spencer Gets It Lit features mind-boggling layers of fury, fuzz guitar a crash-bang battery of phaser blasts and photon torpedoes. Jon Spencer is the ultimate performer; he frantically spits, croons, rhapsodizes, and seduces. The album is his most complex and sensational album in years. It is a dark, danceable odyssey, and a celebration of the place where electricity meets the mind.

Jon Spencer and the Hitmakers are here to crank it up and blow our pants off, … Anyone who has the chance to see this current ensemble, must do so immediately. Peppered with rarities, Blues Explosion songs, even Pussy Galore cuts, Spencer was a bewitching figure on stage, ripping through all the tracks with raw grit and fury
-Gun Control Magazine

Come watch the true heroes of the underground perform hits that will rock your world. Spencer’s says “We are back – primed and loaded – ready to bring the HITS to all the rockers!” Spencer Gets It Lit can be streamed here.

Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers 2023 Tour Dates

01/24 Cambridge, MA Middle East

01/25 Portland, ME One Longfellow Square

01/26 Burlington, VT Higher Ground Lounge

01/27 Montreal, QC Bar Le Ritz PDB

01/28 Ottawa, ON Club SAW

01/29 Rochester, NY Bug Jar

01/31 Albany, NY Lark Hall

02/01 Hamden, CT Space Ballroom

02/02 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s

02/03 Atlantic City, NJ Anchor Rock Club

02/04 Ridgewood, NY TV Eye

January 27, 2023
Rod Stewart Announces Tour with Cheap Trick, Bethel Woods Show in September

Infamous rock singer/songwriter Rod Stewart is bringing his North American tour to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, an iconic site in the history of New York, the 1969 Woodstock festival. As if this news wasn’t exciting enough, rock band Cheap Trick will be joining Stewart on stage for this unforgettable night.

Following the incredible success and rave reviews for his 2022 US tour, Rod Stewart has added a concert at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel on Friday, September 1^stto his 2023 North American tour list. The legendary two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted singer-songwriter will also be playing with special guest Cheap Trick.

Critics say that this unforgettable tour is “a magical moment that only rock and roll can provide.” As well, Rod Stewart’s tour promises an unprecedented night of iconic hit songs from one of the best-selling artists of all time.

Rod Stewart is one of the best-selling artists in the history of recorded music with more than 250 million records and singles sold worldwide. With his signature voice, style, and songwriting abilities, he has transcended all genres of popular music, including rock, folk, soul, R&B. With the Great American Songbook, Rod Stewart is one of the few stars to enjoy chart-topping albums throughout every decade of his career.

Rod Stewart 2023 Tour Dates

Feb 10 8:30 PM – Coliseo de Puerto Rico – San Juan, PR

Feb 13 8:00 PM – Hard Rock Live – Hollywood – Hollywood, FL

Feb 14 8:00 PM – Hard Rock Live – Hollywood – Hollywood, FL

Feb 16 8:00 PM – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino – Tampa – Tampa, FL

May 3 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

May 5 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

May 6 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

May 10 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

May 12 – 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

May 13 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

May 15 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

Jul 29 8:00 PM – Nugget Event Center – Sparks, NV

Aug 1 7:30 PM (Rescheduled from 6/26/2022) – Ball Arena – Denver, CO

Aug 4 7:30 PM (Rescheduled from 6/24/2022) – Footprint Center – Phoenix, AZ

Aug 5 7:30 PM (Rescheduled from 6/21/2022) – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre – Chula Vista, CA

Aug 8 7:30 PM (Rescheduled from 6/17/2022) – Shoreline Amphitheatre – CA – Mountain View, CA

Aug 11 7:30 PM – (Rescheduled from 6/11/2022) – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA

Aug 12 7:30 PM – (Rescheduled from 6/10/2022) – Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC

Aug 15 7:30 PM – (Rescheduled from 9/17/2022) – Rogers Place – Edmonton, AB

Aug 17 7:30 PM – (Rescheduled from 9/16/2022) – Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary, AB

Aug 19 7:30 PM – (Rescheduled from 9/14/2022) – SaskTel Centre – Saskatoon, SK

Aug 23 7:30 PM – (Rescheduled from 9/10/2022) – Canadian Tire Centre – Ottawa, ON

Aug 24 7:30 PM – (Rescheduled from 9/9/2022) – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC

Aug 26 7:30 PM – (Rescheduled from 9/7/2022) – PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA

Aug 28 7:30 PM – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, NH

Aug 30 7:30 PM – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater – Bridgeport, CT

Sep 1 7:30 PM – Bethel Woods Center For The Arts – Bethel, NY

Nov 10 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

Nov 11 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

Nov 15 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

Nov 17 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

Nov 18 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

Nov 22 7:30 PM – Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

Tickets can be purchased here beginning Friday, January 13th at 10am local time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jJuLZUba-Y

January 14, 2023