On a beautiful spring evening on April 19th, 2024, Pop Punk icons Sum 41 would nearly destroy Omaha Nebraska’s first indoor-outdoor multipurpose event facility.  With state-of-the-art acoustics, lighting, and sound systems, The Astro and The Astro Amphitheater boast spacious performance stages and comfortable seating areas that can accommodate up to 2,400 guests in the indoor theater and 5,500 at the Amphitheater. This would be held indoors and I’m pretty sure more than 2,400 fans showed up.  They arrived early and were chomping at the bit to get going. T ..read more

    Pandemonium is a new music festival in Australia launched this year hosting a diverse range of rock and alternative rock bands. Unfortunately, it was not immune to rising costs which has recently caused numerous music festivals to be cancelled. This unfortunately impacted the lineup being reduced from 13 to 6 acts. Despite facing an uphill battle with speculative and negative media, and a data breach to ticket holders requesting refunds, the festival pushed through to its first event in Melbourne. The festival kicked off  in Carribean Gardens on the east side of Melbourne. T ..read more

    Judas Priest brought their quintessential heavy metal show to The Toyota Oakdale Theater in beautiful Wallingford, Connecticut for a sold-out crowd. Celebrating the recent release of their 19th studio album Invincible Shield. I believe this album may hail as one of the top heavy metal albums of the year. Surprisingly there wasn’t a long line to get into the venue. This was due to the security staff getting people through the checkpoint efficiently. Once inside, you could feel the excitement of the fans enjoying the “dome” area for their pre-gaming food and drink and hanging out w ..read more

      Amelia Day‘s performance at Exit/In Nashville, Tennessee on April 17, 2024, with Girls Night opening, showcased her exceptional talent and marked her as an artist to keep an eye on. Dressed in tutus, shades, and tiaras, Girls Night ignited the stage at Exit/In with an energetic fervor that set the scene for a night of musical excitement. Infusing their performance with a fusion of funk, disco, soul, and R&B influences, Girls Night crafted an exciting blend of rhythms and melodies. Their mission was clear from the start: to create an atmosphere where the audience could ..read more

    A gloomy Wednesday night did not stop a jam-packed audience from seeing Movements headline show in  Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 17, 2024. The Orange County, California rock band is on tour to support their latest album, RUCKUS!, which was released last August. The 1,500 capacity audience was pumped up to see a show with a great lineup of amazing alternative rock bands.   Paerish performed their first-ever Canadian show as the first opener of the night. The alternative rock band based in Paris entertained the crowd with their brand of rock mu ..read more

  The Cornerstone Berkeley in Berkeley, California was filling up the 1,000-capacity, standing-room-only venue in anticipation of the chance to see and hear the bands The Dread Crew of Oddwood, Aether Realm, Trollfest, and TYR On April 15, 2024. The Cornerstone tounts one of the best concert venues in the Bay Area with a Harman / JBL compact Line Array sound system. Along with the great sound, The Cornerstone provides a full-service restaurant, bar, and craft beer garden. The weather was comfortable with temperatures in the low 60s just before showtime. The crowd settled in and were ready ..read more

    It was a beautiful spring night in Southern California for the first concert of the 2024 season at the North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre. And what a way to kick off the year, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, and an opening act with an identity crisis. It was good to be back at the Amphitheatre and I was looking forward to the show. The crowd was growing by the time I made it to the press entrance for the opening act, a band featuring Julian James Ness, the son of Mike Ness sounded like a perfect way to start the show. First up was a band fronted by Julian James Ness, and the ..read more

    On a cool autumn evening in Melbourne, fans flocked to Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena as two of the most iconic 1990’s rock bands embarked on their first co-headlining tour in Australia. The arena was full and the crowd excited to see and hear the music of their youth. Incubus walked on stage to massive cheers and rapturous applause. They eased into the set with the ambient “Quicksand” amidst a kaleidoscopic visual backdrop and lighting. The energy ramped up quickly with the guitar-driven “Wish You Were Here”  and “Anna Molly”. Incubus didn’t disappoint performing all the ..read more

    Platinum-selling country artist Cody Johnson brought ‘The Leather Tour’ to a sold-out crowd on Friday night, April 12, 2024, as he headlined Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. While Rupp Arena is typically sold out for the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team, it was packed with country music-loving fans of all ages ready to sing and dance the night away to start their weekend. Special guests joining him on this tour are Justin Moore and Drake Milligan. ‘The Leather Tour’ began earlier in 2024 and has had multiple sold-out shows, including this one. Drake Milligan and his ..read more

  The 11th Rock The Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival took over the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on April 5-7, 2024, bringing some of the biggest names in music to this idyllic setting. Tortuga Festival is unique in that it is primarily a country music festival, but it spices things up with the addition of legendary artists from other genres. The festival grounds are literally on the beach sand, with a massive VIP section constructed on the pavement next to the beach. There are tons of food and beverage vendors set up in a festival village, which is like a farmer’s market. Unique char ..read more