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Welcome To Rockville Celebrates Its 10th Year
With a new home at the world-renowned Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the 10th year of Welcome To Rockville features an unparalleled lineup of today’s top rock and metal artists and up-and-coming talent for Florida’s Biggest Rock Experience, happening on Friday, May 8, Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10, 2020. As previously announced, Metallica—recently named the world’s biggest all-time touring act by Pollstar—will exclusively headline […]
RUSTON KELLY EXTENDS 2020 HEADLINE TOUR
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Ruston Kelly will continue his extensive headline tour this winter including newly confirmed shows at Tampa Bay’s The Orpheum, Orlando’s The Social, Athens’ 40 Watt Club, Birmingham’s WorkPlay, Charlotte’s Visulite Theatre, Lexington’s The Burl and Memphis’ 1884 Lounge among many others. Tickets for the 2020 shows go on-sale this Friday, December 6 […]
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS – 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
The Doobie Brothers have announced 23 additional dates for THE DOOBIE BROTHERS 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR. The dates were added in response to overwhelming fan excitement following the band’s surprise announcement at Ryman Auditorium on November 18th that MICHAEL MCDONALD will be joining the group on a North American tour. Four-time GRAMMY Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of […]
AJR ANNOUNCES 2020 NEOTHEATER WORLD TOUR
AJR recently sold out the most prestigious, high-capacity venues of their career including NYC’s Radio City Music Hall and Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater on their first leg of THE NEOTHEATER WORLD TOUR and sold over 130,000 total tickets in 2019. Today, the band has announced NEOTHEATER WORLD TOUR PART II with over 20 cross-country North American performances taking place Spring 2020. […]
JOURNEY SETS EXTENSIVE 2020 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH THE PRETENDERS
JOURNEY – Neal Schon (founding member and lead guitarist), Ross Valory (co-founding member and bassist), longtime members Jonathan Cain (keyboardist) & Steve Smith (drummer), and Arnel Pineda (lead singer) – have set an extensive North American tour in 2020 with the PRETENDERS that will feature all new production and hits from start to finish. The 60+ date tour, […]
DAVID GRAY ANNOUNCES “WHITE LADDER: THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR”
Multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated, British singer-songwriter David Gray has announced plans for a 2020 North American tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his seminal album, White Ladder. The “WHITE LADDER: THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR” produced by Live Nation will kick off on July 13th at Artpark Amphitheater in Lewiston, NY. The North American tour announcement follows on the heels of Gray’s upcoming UK, Ireland […]
Big Sky Music Festival Announces 2020 Artist Headliner
Continuing to deliver the very best in country music, Republic Live announced today the first round of artists for this year’s Big Sky Music Festival. Located on picturesque Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, just 15 minutes north of Barrie, Big Sky Music Festival is proud to offer fans another intimate experience with legendary country […]
CMA’S NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR ASHLEY McBRYDE ANNOUNCES ONE NIGHT STANDARDS TOUR 2020
In 2017 The Washington Post noted Ashley McBryde’s “blue-collar storytelling and straightforward singing set her apart” and NPR’s World Cafe opined, “after a decade of being the best unknown performer in those dive bars, it’s all paying off.” Fast-forward to March 2018, The New York Times dubbed Girl Going Nowhere a “vivid and accomplished major-label debut,” later including it on the year’s ‘best of,’ and […]
Epicenter 2020: Music Lineup Announced: Metallica, Disturbed, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Deftones, Godsmack, Volbeat, Staind, Papa Roach & Many More
The music lineup has been announced for Epicenter 2020, May 1, 2 and 3 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. As previously announced, rock icons Metallica will headline Friday, May 1 and Sunday, May 3, performing two different headlining sets. Multi-platinum band Disturbed will headline Saturday, May 2. The diverse and massive music lineup for Epicenter also includes Lynyrd Skynyrd (in an exclusive 2020 North Carolina performance), Deftones, Godsmack, Volbeat, Staind, Papa Roach, David […]