Well, here we are once again, Rocklahoma! The MEGA 3 day, 3 stage live music festival in Pryor, OK. at the "Catch the Fever Festival Fairgrounds" right outside of Tulsa, OK.
Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals have just announced a North American tour, dubbed the 'Technicians of Distortion' trek. The summer tour will also feature Author & Punisher along with Warbeast, who recently released a split EP with Anselmo.
Though summer is a time for heading outdoors, there's still a lot of great music to be heard in the clubs across the country. One of the better indoor touring packages this summer finds Texas Hippie Coalition and Eve to Adam teaming up for the 'Highway Robbery' trek.
The Cult are dipping into their history this year, choosing to perform the classic 1987 release 'Electric' in its entirety as part of their upcoming tour. The trek, dubbed 'Electric 13,' will kick off July 25 in San Diego and mostly centers on North American tour stops before jetting over to the U.K. in October.
Drowning Pool, fresh off dates with Flyleaf earlier this spring, will kick off a new leg of shows with support act Eye Empire toward the end of the month.
North America will be in a short supply of love metal over the next few weeks. That's because Finnish rockers HIM have bowed out of their North American trek due to illness, as frontman Ville Valo has been ordered to rest.
Fans of the Devil Wears Prada may want to start booking their plans for the East Coast in early August as the group has just confirmed their appearances at a pair of festivals on successive days.
Megadeth's Gigantour trek is coming together quite nicely, with Newsted being the latest confirmation for the expected summer run. Newsted are currently off to a hot start with their 'Metal' EP and have been playing to enthusiastic audiences so far this spring. The group's debut full-length is expected later this year and the Gigantour trek will provide a great set-up to build to the album's relea
Yet another band has been confirmed to support Megadeth on this year's Gigantour. The fall trek now has four bands locked in, with Hellyeah having been announced over the weekend.
This sad story gives new meaning to the term "diehard fan," and we're not trying to be funny. Two men are dead following an apparent murder-suicide in western Pennsylvania. The cause of the tragedy, family members suggest, is several thousand dollars worth of Phish tickets. Yes, Phish tickets.
Ask and you shall receive. After teasing fans last week with the announcement of four North American 2013 tour dates, Black Sabbath have now revealed the itinerary for the entire tour. The summer trek now boasts 20 dates that span across the United States and Canada.