Concert Announcements - June 27, 2014

The returning A Taste of Minnesota festival has been moved to the Carver County Fairgrounds in Waconia due to Harriet island in St. Paul being completely flooded from recent heavy rains in the metro area. Waconia is located about 30 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Bands of interest this year are Soul Asylum on Thursday, July 3, and Halestorm, Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer, Gypsy, and Crow on Saturday, July 5.

San Francisco doom band Castle will play Memory Lanes in Minneapolis on Monday, July 7.

Rock band Fuel has added a stop at Clyde Iron Works in Duluth to their tour itinerary with support from Royal Bliss on Wednesday, July 9. Tickets are on sale now through Twin Ports Nightlife.

Death/metalcore bands Suffokate, Abiotic, Aegaeon, and As They Sleep play The Garage in Burnsville on Thursday, July 10. Additional local support will come from Reaping Asmodeia, Roads Of Glass, So Long Orion, Death Punch, Axiom, and Bring Out Your Dead. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketfly.

A cool mix of local and Midwest metal bands are lined for Bummerfest at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul on Friday, July 18. Topping the bill is Ambassador Gun, and House Of Atreus, Cold Colours, Noble Beast, Nuklear Frost, Vukari, Seidr, Krawg, and Ire Wolves are also slated to play. Tickets are available now through Ticketfly.

Punk legends Black Flag return the area on Sunday, July 20 at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul with support from Greg Ginn & The Royal We and Cinema Cinema. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketfly. A review of Black Flag's June 15 show in Minneapolis will be posted soon!

Buckcherry has added a date in Rochester at the Wicked Moose on Tuesday, August 12 with support from Pop Evil. Tickets are on sale now through Tempo Tickets.

Minneapolis hard rock band Throw The Fight are calling it quits, and have announced their final show will be Saturday, August 23 at the Fine Line in Minneapolis. The band’s farewell announcement, posted on their Facebook page, reads in part, “After 11 years of being a band, we have decided to move in another direction and focus on different areas of our lives (family, other careers, etc.). We can look back on our years as Throw The Fight knowing that we have accomplished everything we set out to do and had a hell of a good time doing it!” Opening the show will be Emergent, Fifth Hour, and The Missing Letters. Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 28; see the Fine Line event page for up to date ticket information.

Long-running UK punk band Buzzcocks come to Minneapolis on Thursday, September 11 for a show at the Varsity Theater. No support band has been announced yet, and tickets go on sale today, Friday, June 27 at 10:00 am through Ticketfly.

Concert Announcement And Updates - July 19, 2013

New concert announcements for the summer and fall have been coming in at a torrid pace! I've already posted a slew of concert and tour announcements over the last couple of days; this post covers everything else that has been recently announced. For the additional news, please scroll the prior posts.

The Shinedown concert on Saturday, July 20 at the Hinckley Events & Convention Center in Hinckley is SOLD OUT.

The Black Stone Cherry, Echo Effect, and Wayward Boyz Klub show on Sunday, August 4 has been moved to Pov’s 65 in Spring Lake Park from the Hi 5 Bar in Burnsville.

Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer was scheduled to play at the Cabooze in Minneapolis on Sunday, August 4, but appears that this event will not take place. The Cabooze website lists tickets for the show as “Off Sale: Tickets no longer available”—not sold out or cancelled—and Keifer’s websites do not list this or any other regional tour dates. Cross your fingers and hope that this will be rescheduled.

The Cult show on Tuesday, August 6 at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis is now SOLD OUT.

Making another area appearance is rock band Candlebox, who play Buster’s in Mankato on Friday, August 9 with Candlelight Red, Open Air Stereo, and Mayberry Riot as support.

Rockers Redlight King and rising Christian rock stars Icon For Hire co-headline a bill at Studio B at the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis on Sunday, August 25 with special guest Big B.

Australia’s radio darlings Sick Puppies have rescheduled their May 13 show at Mill City Nights in Minneapolis for Saturday, August 31. Tickets for the May were refunded, so if you previously had tickets you will need to buy new ones through AXS.

Classic rock band Foreigner plays the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake on Friday, September 6. If you weren’t aware, Foreigner now includes former Hurricane vocalist Kelly Hansen and Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson.

80s metal band Leatherwolf has canceled their participation in the Metal Masters tour this Fall with Vicious Rumors and Seven Witches due to financial reasons. The band’s full statement on this can be read at Blabbermouth. It still appears that Vicious Rumors and Seven Witches will still perform Monday, September 23 at Station 4 in St. Paul soon after the club reopens after remodeling.