Heavy Music Concerts
Knocked Loose Announce Fall 2021 US Tour with Gatecreeper
Knocked Loose have announced a fall 2021 US tour with Gatecreeper and additional support from Magnitude and Kharma. Between the swinging hardcore of Kentucky’s Knocked Loose and the death metal of Arizona’s Gatecreeper, the circle pits will be churning when the trek kicks off on September 9th in Chicago. It runs a month before wrapping up on October 8th in Santa Cruz, California — just days before Knocked Loose join Gojira’s headlining tour as support. “First tour back,” Knocked Loose posted on Twitter. “Small rooms. No barricades. Friends. Two nights in certain cities. Blue.” Related Video “Blue” refers to the band’s 2019 LP, A Different Shade of Blue, and the LeAnn Rimes song of the same name, which served as the band’s walk-out music on their last tour. Meanwhile, Gatecreeper spent the ...
Faith No More Announce Brief Run of 2021 US Headlining Shows
Faith No More have booked a brief run of US headlining shows around two previously announced high-profile 2021 festival appearances. Fucked Up will provide support at the newly announced gigs. As reported recently, Faith No More will perform at Riot Fest in Chicago on September 18th and Slipknot’s Knotfest Iowa on September 25th. Since the band will already be geared up and ready to go, they’ve added headlining shows in Maryland Heights, Missouri, on September 16th; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 21st; and Newport, Kentucky on September 22nd. In addition, Faith No More will share a bill in October with System of a Down, Korn, Helmet, and Russian Circles at a pair of Los Angeles shows that have twice been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Related Video “We’re excited to be a...
KISS Return to Stage to Play Five-Song Set at NYC’s Tribeca Film Festival: Watch
KISS helped bring live music back to New York City with a fiery five-song set at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival in Battery Park. The legendary band performed after a screening of their upcoming A&E documentary Biography: KISStory on Friday night (June 11th). The band brought out the pyro as they entertained the film festival crowd with an outdoor concert that opened with “Detroit Rock City” and also included “Shout It Out Loud”, “War Machine”, and “Heaven’s on Fire”, before closing out with the classic “Rock and Roll All Nite”. “We don’t have a permit to make a long show,” said singer-guitarist Paul Stanley before the last song. “So this is a little short. It’s like a sampling before you get your big meal in August.” Related Video With that line, Stanley confirmed that KISS will...
Black Label Society Announce 2021 US Tour with Obituary and Prong
Black Label Society will be back on the road this fall on a U.S. tour with support from Obituary and Prong. The two-month itinerary kicks off in early October and runs through the end of November. As the pandemic hit in March 2020, Black Label Society were in the midst of a North American tour. The metal veterans were forced to postpone the last 12 shows of the outing, and originally rescheduled the gigs for August of last year. Those dates were eventually nixed, as well, but frontman Zakk Wylde and company have now mapped out an extensive trek that more than makes up for those missed dates. The 43-date tour will launch with an October 1st show in Sacramento, California, and run through a November 28th gig in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Related Video BLS have been working on a proper follow-u...
Amigo the Devil Announces 2021 US Tour
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-08T16:31:02+00:00“>June 8, 2021 | 12:31pm ET Amigo the Devil has announced an extensive 2021 US tour kicking off in August. The entire trek will be supported by Tejon Street Corner Thieves, while IV and the Strange Band (led by Hank Williams III’s son Coleman) and Stephanie Lambring will also appear at select dates. The lengthy 50-plus show itinerary begins on August 18th at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and runs all the way through November 18th, when it wraps up in Dallas. It’s the second major headlining tour for Amigo, aka Danny Kiranos, who will bring his macabre brand of Americana storytelling to each gig. In addition to the headlining shows, Amigo will make festival a...
Shinedown Map Out 2021 US Tour, Top Billboard’s Greatest All-Time Mainstream Rock Artist List
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T21:37:49+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 5:37pm ET Shinedown have been named Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Artist, and will be repping that fresh honor on an extensive 2021 U.S. tour. The outing will run from early August through early October and feature a number of shows with The Struts as direct support. The Florida rockers have the most all-time No. 1 tunes of any act on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs tally with 16 chart-toppers. In earning the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Artists list, the band topped contemporaries like Godsmack, Disturbed, and Three Days Grace, as well as classic acts like Van Halen, Metallica, and To...
Avatar Announce 2021 US Tour
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T23:23:05+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 7:23pm ET Avatar have announced a lengthy U.S. headlining tour that will keep the Swedish metallers on the road for nearly two months. The band unleashed its latest album, Hunter Gatherer, last year, and now the theatrical act will finally be able to perform the songs in front of a live audience. The tour, dubbed “Going Hunting”, will kick off September 1st in Albany, New York, and close out with an October 18th show in Seattle. “We have announced many tours over the years, and every time we say that we couldn’t be more excited,” Avatar said in a collective statement. “Well, this is the tour that was supposed to be announced a year-and-a-half ago...
10 Must-See Acts to Catch at Welcome to Rockville 2021
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-04T17:05:20+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 1:05pm ET When it comes to hard rock and heavy metal, few festivals are as stacked as Welcome to Rockville 2021. The four-day extravaganza takes place November 11th-14th in Daytona Beach, Florida, and promises a who’s-who of major acts and rising newcomers. Last year’s festival was postponed due to the pandemic, and promoter Danny Wimmer Presents has more than made up for missing out on the 2020 edition by delivering a mouthwatering lineup. Many of the bands who were scheduled to play in 2020, including Metallica, Deftones, and more, are back for 2021, while such notable acts as Nine Inch Nails, Rob Zombie, and more, have been added to this year’...
Anthrax Detail 40th Anniversary Livestream Concert
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T14:00:15+00:00“>June 3, 2021 | 10:00am ET After announcing a series of virtual happenings in celebration of their 40th anniversary, thrash metal legends Anthrax have now detailed the main event. The band’s 40th anniversary livestream concert will launch at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET on July 16th and will be viewable on demand until July 25th at 11:59 p.m. ET. Anthrax have been counting down to the livestream show in recent weeks, sharing testimonials from friends and heavy metal luminaries, including Slayer’s Kerry King, Slash, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, and many more, via a series of chronological YouTube episodes. Considering the importance of Anthrax — a member of the Big Fo...
Red Fang Announce Fall 2021 US Tour
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-02T22:37:57+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 6:37pm ET Portland heavy rockers Red Fang have announced a 2021 U.S. fall tour in support of their forthcoming new album, Arrows, out this Friday (June 4th). Starcrawler, Here Lies Man, and Warish (fronted by Tony Hawk’s son Riley), will open select dates of the tour. The trek kicks off October 15th in Tacoma, Washington, and runs through November 20th, ending with a show in Anchorage, Alaska. The tour will take Red Fang across most of the country, including notable dates at Warsaw in Brooklyn (November 4th); The Metro in Chicago (November 11th); and the Bluebird Theatre in Denver (November 15th). Related Video “It’ll be two years in the waiting,...
US Rock Festivals Return with Punk in the Park Arizona featuring Pennywise, Face To Face, and More: Video + Photos
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-31T13:11:42+00:00“>May 31, 2021 | 9:11am ET The first large-scale rock festival since pandemic restrictions have been eased in the United States took place on Saturday (May 29th) in Tempe, Arizona. Punk in the Park Arizona featured Pennywise, Face To Face, Strung Out, Good Riddance, H2O, and more. Celebrating the return of live music, the first-ever Punk in the Park fest was staged at Tempe’s Big Surf waterpark. Among the other bands on the bill were Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Bombpops, and Slaughterhouse, with most acts playing their first show to an actual live audience in well over a year. With the thermometer pushing more than 100 degrees, the doors opened just after 1 p.m., and...
Knotfest Iowa 2021 Lineup: Slipknot, Faith No More, Megadeth, Lamb of God, Gojira, and More
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-25T13:00:20+00:00“>May 25, 2021 | 9:00am ET Slipknot are bringing an epic night of metal to their home state. The band has announced Knotfest Iowa 2021, a day-long festival taking place September 25th. It’s being billed as the “biggest heavy music festival to ever hit” Iowa — and for good reason. The lineup is absolutely stacked, featuring Slipknot themselves, Faith No More, Megadeth, Lamb of God, Gojira, hip-hip duo $uicideboy$, Trivium, and Tech N9ne, among others. Megadeth will be performing with an as-yet-unannounced new bassist after firing longtime member David Ellefson on Monday. “A home show is always insane, but a home ‘Knotfest’ show will be on a whole other level,...
