Brace yourself for massive updates to the concert calendar (see the complete calendar on the right)! There's a huge variety of shows that have been confirmed during the last week, including additions to Moondance Jam and Halfway Jam and hints that Blue Öyster Cult will be playing the Minnesota State Fair.
Neisen’s in Savage
has lined up a big night of local metal on Saturday, May 11 with Blue Felix, Throw The Fight, Gabriel And
The Apocalypse, and A Sound Theory.
The Mandy Lion, Scream At The Sun, Hooligans
Union, and Crashmatic show at
Station 4 in St. Paul scheduled for Monday, May 13, along with all May concert
dates, has been CANCELED. A post on the Mandy Lion Facebook page has the press
release from Hard Attack Entertainment, the band’s new booking agency:
“Unfortunately,
Mandy and his former booking agency had reached a stalemate in the their
professional relationship after only a hand-full of dates were scheduled across
the USA. We (Hard Attack) do not feel we have enough time to get the fill in
dates booked properly at this point. There is just no way that we can
logistically or financially make it a sensible run of dates as it stands now.
We do however want to let EVERYONE know that we will have Mandy back out on the
road starting in late June and there will be 14-17 shows booked accordingly.”
Mandy adds:
“I would like to
apologize to the fans, venues and promoters for the delay. This was not an easy
decision for us to make but unfortunately prior associates booked single
sporadic dates with too much down time in between concerts and routing which
makes it impossible to honor the dates. We are, however, very excited to let
everyone know that Hard Attack Entertainment is currently rescheduling a tour
with proper routing. We are looking at only a few weeks delay before we are
coming to your town. I want to thank you all for being patient and kind.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!”
French technical
death metal band Gorod invades
Station 4 in St. Paul with Inanimate
Existence, Kamikabe, Vale Of Pnath, Sadistic Passage, and Solar
Slaughter on Tuesday, May 28.
Local metal band Tepetricy has lined up a show with Heaven’s Gate, Embrace The Ending, and Minos
at the Wicked Moose in Rochester on Friday, May 31.
Quirky punk legends
The Dead Milkmen return for a show
at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Friday, June 7. No support bands have been
announced at this time, and tickets go on sale today, Friday, April 26 at 12:00
noon through etix.
Pop punk band Face To Face plays the Triple Rock
Social Club in Minneapolis on Saturday, June 22 with Teenage Bottlerocket, Blacklist
Royals, and Joshua Black Wilkins.
Tickets go on sale today, Friday, April 26 at 12:00 noon through etix.
Underrated 70s
progressive rock legends Martin Turner’s
Wishbone Ash and Nektar play
together on Sunday, June 30 at Famous Dave’s BBQ & Blues in Minneapolis
(this is the Uptown location).
As reported here yesterday, industrial shock
superstar Marilyn Manson plays Myth
in St. Paul on Tuesday, July 2. It looks like support will come from Picture Me Broken, and tickets go on
sale today, Friday, April 26 at 12:00 noon through etix.
Impaler performing July 17, 2011 at Station 4 in St. Paul. Click on the picture to see more photos from this show (10).
Following their
July 18 show at the What’s Up Lounge in Mankato, costumed metal band Green Jellÿ (of “Three Little Pigs”
fame) is now also confirmed to play the next night, Friday, July 19 at Station
4 in St. Paul with Impaler, Iguana, The Rock & Roll Whores, and Screaming Mechanical Brain (their The Policy Of Universal Hate is reviewed here, 9/10).
Cain singer Jiggs Lee performing at the band's first ever reunion show at their induction into the Mid-America Music Hall Of Fame on September 17, 2010 in Minneapolis. Click on the picture to see more photos from this show (27).
Moondance Jam,
taking place July 17-20 in Walker, has added some interesting bands to the bill
each night. On Thursday, July 18, rounding out the bill topped by Mötley Crüe and Cheap Trick are Buckcherry
and 70s cult bands Shooting Star and
Cain! The lineup for Friday, July 19
is Slash & Myles Kennedy, Bachman & Turner, Blue Öyster Cult, and Sweet. Saturday, July 20 has The Offspring, Theory Of A Deadman, Halestorm,
and Head East. There’s still a
couple slots remaining to be filled, and the bands playing the pre-jam party on
Wednesday, July 17 have yet to be announced.
Survivor singer Jimi Jamison performing a solo show at the Minnesota Music Cafe in St. Paul on March 1, 2013. Click on the picture to see more photos from this show (48).
The main stage
lineup of Halfway Jam in Royalton over July 25–27 has been finalized. Thursday,
July 25 features Pop Evil, Saliva, and Smile Empty Soul; Friday, July 26 has Tesla, Survivor, Great White Featuring Jack Russell, and
BulletBoys; Saturday, July 26
features Loverboy, Ratt, Steelheart, and Electric Eye.
Second stage bands have yet to be announced, and tickets, including one- and
three-day passes, VIP, and camping, are on sale now.
Steelheart performing July 17, 2010 at G.B. Leighton's Pickle Park in Fridley. Click on the picture to see more photos from this show (13).
The one and only ZZ Top play Myth in St. Paul on August
6. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 3.
The official Blue Öyster Cult page has them
performing at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul on Saturday, August 24 and
Sunday, August 25. I can’t find any other confirmation of this, but I’ll have
more information as it’s released.
