Concerts coming to your area: Good and Bad

[snuffbox]

I've always wanted my own Grateful Dead cover band. Assuming "heart of gold band," from the Scarlet Begonias lyrics, is already taken, I'd stick with the same song and call it "Not Like Other Girls."

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

"Watch: Bruce Dickinson Rips On Fan for Smoking Weed at Iron Maiden Show" | MetalSucks

Video surfaced of Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson admonishing a fan for smoking pot, saying that it bothers him and bassist Steve Harris.

www.metalsucks.net

Bring your daughter to the slaughter but don’t bring any of those damn jazz cigarettes !

 

[Fall of Epic]

I saw Maiden last week. This was my 4th time. Still undoubtedly one of the best live acts ever.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Today in random concert updates. Got an e-mail that a Journey tribute band is headed to a bar in Hampton Beach. Not a big surprise except the band's frontman is Joey Belladonna from Anthrax.

He must've read my post about how metal frontmen are the only people with voices strong enough to try and replicate Steve Perry.

 

[Fall of Epic]

Belladonna isn't really into metal as ironic as that sounds. He's mainly influenced by Journey, Rush and Boston. This is right in his wheelhouse.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Saw Gwar Saturday night, whoa, those dudes rock p. hard.

 

[Fall of Epic]

Saw Gwar in 2013 and lost my shoe. One of the most memorable concert experiences ever

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are doing a co-headlining tour this spring. They've announced stadium dates in Arlington, TX, Nashville, and Los Angeles.

Our moms are going to be so psyched.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Billy Joel? Lame.

QUEEN STEVIE?! Man, maybe.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

What if Billy Joel sings Lindsey Buckingham's part on "The Chain"?

 

[Valeyard]

Corey goddamn Feldman has a show Friday and I can't go

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

What's up with the youth? What'supwiththeyouth!?

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard Announce 20th Anniversary Tour During Christmas Duet on The View

Two decades after they first competed on American Idol, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard are celebrating the show and their friendship with a 20th anniversary tour

people.com

Wonder if Ruben's still sorry for 2004.

 

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Metallica Setlist at Helping Hands Concert 2022

Get the Metallica Setlist of the concert at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA on December 16, 2022 and other Metallica Setlists for free on setlist.fm!

www.setlist.fm

Borderline cover was great and I never thought I’d hear that song live.

Should also note that Tom Morello was sitting a few rows in front of me. When this dude was walking to his seat literally every hot chick in a three row area (and there were a lot) was trying to get him to take pics with them lirl. Brother I shoulda learned how to play guitar when I was younger.

The only negative of the night was that they only played 14 songs because they had to finish up before the Lakers game ended, but that was still great. Cops down there don't want two events ending at the same time. Also St Vincent is awesome

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Poison's Bret Michaels announces 2023 US "Parti-Gras" tour

Night Ranger, Jefferson Starship, Steve Augeri (ex-Journey), and Mark McGrath will provide support.

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This is the scrubbiest classic rock bill ever. I wanna go. I’ll let @BUTT know if Steve Augeri is still lip synching.

 

[BUTT]

Lol I was going to post about that tour but I forgot. Jefferson Starship doesn't fit at all and David Freiberg is 84 years old. If they got Mickey Thomas' Starship he has a better chance of living to see the tour.

Anyway I was looking to see when single-day Metallica tickets go on sale (I probably won't go tho) and I saw Morgan Wallen is doing two nights at Metlife? I had no idea he was stadium big. Bad day for consequence culture.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Jefferson Starship only makes sense on that bill for their stuff from 1978 on and yeah, at that point, why not bring in Mickey Thomas’ band? I doubt Jefferson Starship does “We Built This City”, “Sara” and “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” which are the songs that people who want to see the rest of the bands are going to want to hear from them.



Mark McGrath is odd man out IMO but mostly cause I don’t want to accept that the top 40 of my youth is now considered just as moldy oldies as rest of that bill!

And Steve Augeri is just a hilarious inclusion. Did he even record an album with Journey? Not that he will play anything from it if he did.

 

[BUTT]

Augeri did two albums and an EP with Journey but I've never bothered to listen to them. Well, I did start to listen to Arrival (and "Higher Place" is an OK song) but then I gave up once I saw there were 15 tracks.

 

[BUTT]

I doubt Jefferson Starship does “We Built This City”, “Sara” and “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” which are the songs that people who want to see the rest of the bands are going to want to hear from them.

I looked it up and they do play those three songs. The current JS has the drummer who played on those records - and was fired from Starship for beating the shit out of Mickey Thomas.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Most memorable Augeri era Journey moment was their song on the Armageddon soundtrack.

Genuinely forgot they came out with an album in 2005 but it looks like it was mostly given out for free with concert tickets (a somewhat failed trend that started with Prince’s Musicology the year before) and Augeri only sang half the tracks. If you want a Journey album with Ross Valory singing lead vocals then Generations is for you.

 

[Fall of Epic]

So I'm just gonna assume Michaels' set is 90% Poison tracks just like his buddy Vince Neil doing mostly Crue tracks when he tours solo.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Exactly It’s all Poison and a few covers (including occasionally Sublime as @Laz) can verify. He doesn’t even have a “You’re Invited (But Your Friend Can’t Come)” level solo song. Not that Vince Neil has played that in the past 20 years.

 

[BUTT]

"So, all of a sudden, you've got Jefferson Starship kicking (butt). We went through all their hits today, when I was on the phone with every single member going through what songs they're doing. Then speaking with Jack Blades of Night Ranger, I said, 'Look, just nail them with the hits.' I hit the stage about 9:15-ish and it is a spectacular show. I designed the stage myself and made sure every band has a ton of room. And then we come out and I've got three or four Poison songs, and the next thing you know I'm like, 'Look, I want to sing one of my favorite Journey songs, but rather than me sing it, how about I let Steve (Augeri) sing it?' Boom, we go into 'Don't Stop Believin', and 'Stone in Love.' Then all of a sudden he goes, 'I wanna sing a song I love, I wanna do (Poison's) "Unskinny Bop" and why don't I get the real singer to do it,' and then he throws the mic to me and I'm singing 'Unskinny.' We go back and forth; and then Mark McGrath's on stage doing "Fly." At the end of the night Night Ranger comes back out. Starship comes back out. I just want to make this a good time, and everyone's 1,000 percent in."

Deejays will keep the music pumping between sets, and there will be a "Dress Like Bret Karaoke Contest" in the amphitheater with the winner joining Michaels and others on stage for Poison's "Nuthin' But a Good Time."

This sounds like absolute ass but who knows what draws with white people these days. Maybe it'll work. I hope not!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Like I said me and my white friends are planning on going to the NH show. This is the type of idiotic stuff I live for.


I just love that this is what Brett Michaels is doing after presumably making dumb money on the Stadium Tour last summer.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Get your eyeliner ready, @Winter Epicland

 

[Fall of Epic]

They toured together about 10 years ago. I wanted to see them then but didn't.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I think this is 3rd or 4th time they have toured. I’m 99% sure they toured in the ‘00s too closer to Rob’s peak in musical relevance.

 

[Fall of Epic]

Bryan Adams and Joan Jett are touring together this summer BAH GAWD.

 

[Fall of Epic]

I think this is 3rd or 4th time they have toured. I’m 99% sure they toured in the ‘00s too closer to Rob’s peak in musical relevance.

Not only have they toured together before but I totally forgot until just now that they actually recorded a track together:

This was on the soundtrack to the X-Files series, back when it was common to sell TV soundtracks in stores.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Ministry announce Spring 2023 US tour with Gary Numan and Front Line Assembly

The headlining spring jaunt precedes Ministry's support slot on this summer's Rob Zombie-Alice Cooper tour.

consequence.net

Congratulations goths.