Month: March 2023

The Offspring will launch their 2023 ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ Tour, with special guests Sum 41 and Simple Plan. The 24-city tour kicks off on August 1 at White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, WA making stops across the U.S. in Irvine, Phoenix, Atlanta, Tampa, St. Louis and more before wrapping up in Mansfield, MA at Xfinity Center on September 3.

Dexter Holland of The Offspring said: “One of the best things about being on tour is traveling the world playing to great audiences, and it’s even better when you can do it with your friends – we had sold out International tours with Simple Plan and Sum 41, and we’re excited that they’ll be joining us this Summer in America. It’s going to be great!”

Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan added: “We couldn’t be more excited to get back on tour all across the US with our friends The Offspring and Sum 41! We had such a blast touring with both of them last year that we just had to do it again and put together what we feel will be one of the most awesome tours of the summer. There’s nothing like going to see a show outside on a perfect summer night, and we hope our fans will join us and enjoy this really special show. See you there!”

Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 shared: “We’re so excited to be back touring the States with The Offspring and Simple Plan this summer!  There’s nothing better than hitting the road with your friends, and we can’t wait to bring the tour to you – see you soon!”

Let the Bad Times Roll marked The Offspring’s tenth studio album, and third album produced by the legendary Bob Rock.  General on-sale tickets will be available on Friday, March 24 at 10 am via The Offspring’s official website.

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In celebration of the start of Maroon 5’s Las Vegas residency, the Area15 district will open the “Maroon 5’s Las Vegas Fan Pop-Up Experience.” The pop-up experience will feature attractions that invite fans to step into the band’s music with creative media, drinks, and merch.

In The Wall, the ‘S.I.N. Shop’ will project the band’s music videos on a huge LED screen while fans shop for merch. S.I.N. Shop visitors will also have a chance to enter ticket giveaways for Maroon 5’s Las Vegas shows.

Inside The Wall, a Calirosa Tequila bar will bring Adam Levine’s home bar to Sin City. In addition to the S.I.N. Shop pop-up experience in The Wall, guests are also invited inside AREA15’s 360-degree, projection-mapped ‘M5LV Portal to the Pyramids’.  Viewing inside the Portal will open on Tuesday, April 4th and will feature screenings of Maroon 5’s performance in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza.

The S.I.N. Shop will be open daily March 24 – April 8, 2023, from 12-8 p.m. (excluding March 28). Free reservations are required.

Maroon 5 announces Las Vegas Fan Pop-Up Experience

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3 Doors Down will celebrate its sophomore album, Away From The Sun this summer with the Away From The Sun Anniversary Tour, hitting amphitheaters in major markets across the U.S.  The band will be playing all the songs from the album throughout the performances, plus more of their biggest hits. Candlebox will serve as support on the ‘Away From The Sun’ Anniversary Tour, which is slated to be the band’s last US tour in honor of the 30th anniversary of the band.

Away From The Sun features “Here Without You,” which reached No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 6x platinum in the US.  Its lead single “When I’m Gone,” peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent seventeen weeks on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, becoming one of the longest-running No. 1 singles.  3 Doors Down’s Brad Arnold shares: “Away From The Sun has always been a personal favorite of mine because of how much it resonated with our country’s service members. We are so blessed to be able to celebrate these significant milestones because we were very young making these albums, and we still have so much more life to give our fans. The show we are planning will be next level this year. It’s going to be incredible to have Candlebox on tour with us. I’ve been a fan of theirs since I was a teenager..“

Artist Presale and VIP Packages are available now, with general on sale for the tour beginning Friday, March 24th at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.

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Def Leppard will release a new album with London’s iconic The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, titled ‘Drastic Symphonies.’  The album, due out May 19th, will feature some of Def Leppard’s greatest songs reimagined, as well as a few rare tracks.  Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott shares: “Def Leppard has always enjoyed veering off the expected path – working with the likes of Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Alison Krauss for example. So, when the offer to revisit some of our back catalogue with the Royal Philharmonic was presented to us, we all jumped at it. Although we’re far from the first band to ever do this, working directly with an orchestra at Abbey Road on some of our more orchestrated songs seemed too good of an opportunity to pass up.”

Drastic Symphonies will be available on CD, 2LP black vinyl, limited 2LP colored vinyl, limited 2LP picture disc, CD/Blu-Ray (Atmos) and digitally. The vinyl and Atmos versions will also feature an exclusive bonus track “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad.”  A collection of exclusive merch is now available for pre-order in the band’s official webstore.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was recorded at Abbey Road in March 2022 and is produced by Def Leppard, Ronan McHugh & Nick Patrick, with arrangements by Eric Gorfain. The first preview from the album is “Animal” which can be streamed – here.

To pre-order ‘Drastic Symphonies,’ head here.

Def Leppard Announce Album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Share Re-Imagined “Animal”: Stream

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Lollapalooza has announced the lineup for its 2023 music festival, taking place Aug. 3-6 at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois. The festival, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021, will take place across nine stages and four days. Headlining the event are Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Odesza, Lana Del Rey, Karol G, the 1975, and Tomorrow X Together.

Also on the bill this year are Lil Yachty, Fred Again.., Noah Kahan, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, J.I.D., Pusha T, Maggie Rogers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Diplo, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Tems, the Rose, Rina Sawayama, Rema, Morgan Wade, Lainey Wilson, L’Impératrice, Ivan Cornejo, Sudan Archives, Joey Bada$$, Sylvan Esso, Key Glock, Alex G, Magdalena Bay, Beabadoobee, Hemlocke Springs, and many others on the 170+ artist lineup.

Festival organizers remain committed to giving back to Chicago, having donated $2.2 million to the Lollapalooza Arts Education fund to support arts education in the city’s public schools. The event also hosts an annual job fair, partners with other local festivals such as Black Culture Fest, and has helped fund improvements in Grant Park spaces.

Set times for each day of the festival have yet to be announced. Pre-sale for tickets begins Thursday (March 23) at 11 am ET at http://lollapalooza.com.

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