Month: June 2022

Five Finger Death Punch have dropped another new song from their upcoming album “Afterlife” called “Welcome to the Circus”, along with an accompanying video. “Welcome to the Circus” is the third song they’ve unveiled from the record, following the title track and “I.O.U.”  You can take a look at the video for “Welcome to the Circus” – here.

“Welcome to the Circus” serves as the opening track on the album, which will be out Aug. 19. Five Finger Death Punch have also set a record for most consecutive Mainstream Rock airplay chart-toppers with the lead single “Afterlife”, the band’s first record since their 2019 release F8.  A variety of editions of the album are available for purchase — pre-order your copy here.

Five Finger Death Punch will hit the road in the U.S. in support of Afterlife this summer with Megadeth, The Hu and Fire From the Gods. The tour kicks off Aug. 19  in Ridgefield, Wash., and will run through mid-October. Get tickets on the band’s website.

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Due to the success of the 2021 Ohana Festival ‘Encore Weekend,’ Eddie Vedder and the festival organizers will do it again for 2022.   The Ohana Encore Weekend will feature another weekend of music, with performances once again taking place at the Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California.  The initial Ohana Festival weekend takes place Sept. 30-Oct. 2, with Stevie Nicks, Eddie Vedder, Jack White and P!nk among the headlining acts.

For Ohana Encore Weekend, Vedder will return to headline the first night on Oct. 8, sharing top billing with Alanis Morissette and featuring a lineup which includes The Roots, Julieta Venegas, The Front Bottoms, Amos Lee, Marcus King, Painted Shield, Charlotte Lawrence, Trousdale, Seratones and Jonny Roundhouse.

The second day features The Black Keys and Haim as headliners, with Band of Horses, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Afghan Whigs, Amyl and the Sniffers, Iceage, Hamilton Leithhauser, Pluralone, Illuminati Hotties, Jaime Wyatt and Jonny Roundhouse also on the bill.

General public on-sale tickets for Ohana Festival Encore Weekend will take place Friday (June 17) at 10AM PT. Ticket options for Ohana Encore Weekend include Single Day GA, Single Day VIP, 2-Day GA, 2-Day VIP and Ultimate VIP. For all ticketing and pre-sale information, please visit ohanafest.com.

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Parkway Drive have been announced as co-headliners for ShipRocked 2023 alongside Falling In Reverse. It’ll be their first American tour date since Spring 2019. Joining the bands on the six-day cruise will be Nothing More, Skillet, Suicidal Tendencies, Motionless In White, grandson, Ayron Jones, and over a dozen more.

Parkway Drive said, “After the last couple of years of chaos, we can’t wait to share this unique experience with our fans…cruising and exploring one of the most beautiful parts of the planet by day and smashing the stage by night. We’re so stoked this is happening and we’ll see everyone on deck!” 

For its 13th year, the legendary rock cruise will be held over six days. The cruise will depart from Port Canaveral, Florida with stops at Half Moon Cay in The Bahamas, Grand Turk in Turks & Caicos Islands, and Dominican Republic’s Amber Cove.  Limited staterooms are still available at the ShipRocked website. Once all rooms sell out, a waitlist will be established.

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Foo Fighters have revealed the lineups for the two tribute concerts honoring their late drummer Taylor Hawkins. The first concert will take place in London’s Wembley Stadium Sept. 3, with the second set for Los Angeles’ Kia Forum Sept. 27. Proceeds from the shows will benefit charities in both the U.S. and U.K., chosen by Hawkins’ family.

The band first tweeted the London lineup with the caption: “London! Please welcome the first wave of special guests to join The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts! More to be announced soon. Tickets on sale Friday 17 June at 9am local time.”  Performers in London include Geddy Lee (Rush), Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders), Alex Lifeson, Liam Gallagher (Oasis), Roger Taylor(Queen), Brian May (Queen), Stewart Copeland, Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction) and more.

Shortly after, they tweeted the lineup for the Los Angeles show, with a caption reading: “Los Angeles! Please welcome the first wave of special guests to join The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts! More to be announced soon. Tickets on sale Friday, June 17 at 9am local time.”  Performers in L.A include Miley Cyrus, Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett, Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and many others.

Tickets go on sale June 17 at 9 a.m. local time.  Head here for tickets to the London show; and click here for tickets for the Los Angeles show.

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Slipknot have extended their 2022 Knotfest Roadshow, announcing a fall leg set to kick off in late September. The new run of dates will launch Sept. 20 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, with shows planned in cities like Austin, Dallas, Albuquerque, and Phoenix before wrapping up on Oct. 7 at the FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine, California.

Slipknot will be joined on these dates by Ice Nine Kills and Crown the Empire. Tickets will go on sale June 17 at 10 a.m. local time, while a presale will run June 14 through June 16. Full information is on the Knotfest website.

Slipknot have been quiet in the studio of late; kast November, the group released a new song, “The Chapeltown Rag,” which marked their first new music since 2019, when they dropped their most recent album, We Are Not Your Kind.

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Jack White has released a new video for his latest single, ‘If I Die Tomorrow’, taken off his upcoming album ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ which is set for release on July 22.   In the video, Jack walks through a sparse field and forest filled with mysterious characters, which also features washed out blue tones, replicating the color scheme White has taken on during this album cycle.

‘Entering Heaven Alive’ follows Jack’s other recent single ‘Fear Of The Dawn,’ which was released in April. White announced last November that he would release two albums back-to-back in 2022. The first featured singles ‘Taking Me Back’, ‘Hi-De-Ho’ and ‘Queen Of The Bees’.

Take a look at the video for ‘If I Die Tomorrow’ – here.

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