Hot on the heels of the fully sold out, 2024 North American leg of “The Surface Tour,” which sold a career-record 78,000 tickets across 40+ shows, Gold-selling and billion-streaming Columbus rock band Beartooth — Caleb Shomo, vocals; Zach Huston, guitars; Will Deely, guitars; Oshie Bichar, bass; and Connor Denis, drums — will be hitting the road again this summer. The next leg kicks off on July 5 in Las Vegas and runs through August 3 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Currents, Boundaries, and Nevertel will serve as support. All dates are below, and tickets go ..read more

REVIEW BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine La Vista, Nebraska was the place to be on Sunday, May 5 as Wage War and Nothing More made their Astro debut. It was a rowdy night for rock music and regardless of it being a Sunday, people showed the hell up. Sleep Theory from Memphis opened the concert. This four-piece gave one of the best opening slot sets of a bill I’ve seen this year. Lead vocalist Cullen Moore had awesome energy and a great voice. I love a band that has three or more backing vocalists, and they happened to ha ..read more

REVIEW BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY BOB DeHART | Go Venue Magazine Rarely, does an artist return to a city less than a year later than the last time. Though Amon Amarth played her on one of their off-dates in August at the Admiral, they made Omaha a proper tour date. And they brought along the legendary death metal act, Cannibal Corpse. I was happy to see all the bands on the bill were taking donations in helping the aftermath of the tornado that went through the Elkhorn part of Omaha. Frozen Soul from Dallas, Texas were the openers of the night. They, too, were here in to ..read more

JESS BECK | Go Venue Magazine Of course, it was rainy when the most emo metal show rolls into town, right? That’s almost a given, especially when one of those groups is almost most definitely comprised of vampires. But, with disregard for my neck veins, it was an incredible night of music as four acts took to the stage on Thursday, May 2nd at The Fillmore in Minneapolis. This was also probably the first time each act has had a cohesive element of darkness surrounding them, which was neat to see. Between face paint, body paint, and an absurd amount of (fake?) blood donn ..read more

PAM WHISENHUNT | Go Venue Magazine Greta Van Fleet brought their 2024 Starcatcher Tour to the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, 29 April 2024.  I can’t believe this was the first time I’d seen Greta Van Fleet live.  I’ve loved and followed them for years, but for what ever reason, never caught a show.  2024 was my year.   Over the years, Greta Van Fleet’s appearance has changed, but their unique sound has stayed fairly consistent. Greta Van Fleet has produced a multitude of bangers and of late they’ve been the background for trending Instagram reals and TikTok video ..read more

Heavy titans and cultural phenomenon SLIPKNOT are pleased to announce the North American portion of their Here Comes The Pain Tour. This year the nine are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their seminal debut album, Slipknot, which catapulted the band back in 1999. In addition to recently announced dates across the globe, the Here Comes The Pain Tour, produced by Live Nation, includes arena plays nationwide this Summer. Highlights include New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome, Austin’s Moody Center and more with direct support from Kent ..read more

REVIEW BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine It’s not every day you get to see not just one master of talent, but two masters. That happened on Sunday, April 28 at the Astro in La Vista, Nebraska, as guitar masters, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, made their debut on the Astro stage. These guys have been featured in Guitar World magazine every year since the 1980s, and for good reason. Joe Satriani taught Steve Vai guitar lessons back in the mid-1970s in Long Island, NY and the rest is history. They never shared a double-bill until this tour. Talk about a long time co ..read more

KNOTFEST IOWA returns September 21, 2024, featuring SLIPKNOT, Till Lindemann, Knocked Loose and many more for a one night only special 25th Anniversary Event at Water Works Park in Des Moines, IA. Tickets + VIP Passes on-sale this Friday at knotfestiowa.com. KNOTFEST Presale begins April 30 at 10am CT SLIPKNOT – Till Lindemann – Knocked Loose – Hatebreed – Poison The Well – Gwar – Vended – Dying Wish – Zulu – Twin Temple – Holy Wars – Swollen Teeth – Spine – Dose The post Knotfest Iowa Returns September 21, 2024 appeared first on Go Venue Magazine ..read more

New England Metal & Hardcore Fest launched back in 1999 and took place at the famed Palladium in Worcester through 2018. It was often held over two or three days, with multiple stages and top-tier acts like Megadeth, Manowar, DragonForce, Opeth, Between the Buried & Me, Meshuggah, Killswitch Engage, Suicidal Tendencies, Anthrax, and more appearing through the years. It was always a “who’s who” of the metal and hardcore scene and was a “not to be missed” event each Spring. It took a brief break after 2018 but returned to much fanfare in 2023 with Parkway Drive, Lamb ..read more

Following the news of her highly anticipated third studio album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, set for release on May 17 [pre-order/add/save HERE], Billie Eilish has announced arena dates, produced by Live Nation, for her HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR. Starting in September 2024, Eilish will embark on her North American leg of the tour, which runs through to the end of December 2024. The tour will continue in Australia starting February 2025 ahead of her European, U.K., and Ireland arena dates starting in April until late July. For a full lis ..read more