Concert Announcements - May 3, 2013

As previously reported, Krisiun, Arsis, and Starkill will continue on to play all scheduled dates on which Hypocrisy and Aborted have pulled out. Added to the bill on Tuesday, May 7 at Station 4 in St. Paul are local support band Deretla, Diabolical Sacrilege, and Daigoro.

Locals Thira and Granola Noise Nelmut team up for a free show at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 22. More bands will be announced.

Hard rock band Candlebox returns to the Hi 5 Bar in Burnsville on Saturday, June 15 as part of their 20th Anniversary Tour with support from Echo Effect and Vaudeville.

The just-announced Candlebox show now means that the show from Chicago’s Hessler on Saturday, June 15 at the Hi 5 Bar in Burnsville has been CANCELED. Also scheduled to appear at this show were Electric Eye and Metal Witch.

As announced here on Sunday, Melechesh has lined up a North American tour that brings them to Station 4 in St. Paul on Monday, June 24. Playing with Melechesh will be Vreid, Lightning Swords Of Death, Reign Of Lies, and Pestifere.

Adler, featuring former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler, has canceled their summer tour that includes two area stops: Sunday, June 30 at Buster's in Mankato and Monday, July 1 at Station 4 in St. Paul. The cancelation is due to Steven Adler once again entering rehab.

Legendary punk band Social Distortion plays the outdoor plaza at Cabooze in Minneapolis on Tuesday, July 2 with Cheap Time and Dave Hause. Tickets on on sale today, Friday, May 3 at 12:00 noon at The Joint, Electric Fetus, First Avenue, and etix.

Alice In Chains returns to Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul on Tuesday, July 9 with Chevelle and Monster Truck. Tickets on sale through Ticketmaster, tomorrow, Saturday, May 4 at 10:00 am. As revealed earlier, click here for information on the ticket presale that starts today, Friday, May 3 at 10:00 am.

Big-time 70s guitarist Peter Frampton plays the State Theatre in Minneapolis with support from Kenny Wayne Shepard on Sunday, July 21 as previously reported. Reserved seating tickets go on sale today, Friday May 3 at 11:00 through Ticketmaster.

Southern-styled hard rock band Black Stone Cherry will play the Hi 5 Bar in Burnsville on Sunday, August 4 will support from Echo Effect and Wayward Boyz.

As previously announced, the Summer Slaughter tour lands in St. Paul at Station 4 on Wednesday, August 14. This year’s tour features The Dillinger Escape Plan, Animals As Leaders, Periphery, Norma Jean, Cattle Decapitation, The Ocean, Revocation, Rings Of Saturn, Thy Art Is Murder, and Aeon.

Summer Slaughter Tour 2013 Dates Announced, St. Paul on August 14

The full list of dates for this year's Summer Slaughter Tour have been confirmed, and it includes a stop in St. Paul at Station 4 on Wednesday, August 14. Topping the bill is The Dillinger Escape Plan alongside Animals As Leaders, Periphery, Norma Jean, Cattle Decapitation, The Ocean, Revocation, Rings Of Saturn, Thy Art Is Murder, and Aeon. Here is the list of confirmed dates:

July 19 - San Francisco, CA, The Regency Ballroom
July 20 - West Hollywood, CA, House Of Blues
July 21 - Santa Ana, CA, The Observatory
July 24 - Oklahoma City, OK, Diamond Ballroom
July 26 - Dallas, TX, House Of Blues
July 27 - Houston, TX, House Of Blues
July 29 - Lake Buena Vista, FL, House Of Blues
July 30 - Atlanta, GA, The Masquerade
July 31 - Knoxville, TN, Old City Courtyard
August 1 - North Myrtle Beach, SC, House Of Blues
August 2 - Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore Silver Spring
August 3 - Worcester, MA, The Palladium
August 4 - Philadelphia, PA, Trocadero Theatre
August 7 - New York, NY, Best Buy Theater
August 8 - Toronto, ON, Sound Academy
August 10 - Clifton Park, NY, Upstate Concert Hall
August 11 - Detroit, MI, The Majestic Theatre
August 12 - Chicago, IL, House Of Blues
August 13 - Milwaukee, WI, The Rave Eagles Club
August 14 - St. Paul, MN, Station 4
August 16 - Denver, CO, Ogden Theatre