[Pellaz]

Tickets went on sale for this year's Riot Fest (10th anniversary) last night and I snagged a three day pass....I've been watching the line-ups for this fest over the past few years and wasn't interested in most of the headliners so far (for example - last year's headliners were Blink-182, Fall-Out Boy (zero interest in those two) and the Replacements. But this year? Wow - "retro" favorites of mine all over the place - in particular THE CURE, JANE'S ADDICTION, THE OFFSPRING, PATTI SMITH, THE FLAMING LIPS, SOCIAL DISTORTION and more!

Yeah, I was in shock when some friends posted about this. They "work" as food-truck vendors ("Spicy Pie," a pizza place) at some major festivals including Bonnaroo, and they're gonna look into getting into this one, too. It's quite a lineup, so they're worried that too many of their crew will be sneaking off to watch bands.

[Laura]

^^^ yep, very excited for this fest! A recent development is that since it's the 10th anniversary of this fest, they're having 10 of the bands do albums in their entirely, they are:
Riot Fest - "10 Years. 10 Essential Albums."
Jane's Addiction: Nothing's Shocking (Chicago)
The Offspring: Smash (Chicago)
Weezer: "The Blue Album" (Chicago & Denver)
Slayer: Reign in Blood (Chicago & Denver)
Samhain: Initium (Chicago)
NOFX: Punk In Drublic (Chicago & Denver)
Descendents: Milo Goes To College (Chicago)
Naked Raygun: Throb Throb (Chicago)
The Get Up Kids: Something To Write Home About (Chicago)

Now, some of these bands/albums I'm not familiar with, but of those that I am, the ones I'm most excited about are those by Jane's Addiction & The Offspring (those albums are big "retro" faves of mine, especially Smash!), and those by Samhain & Slayer. I'm not a huge fan of Slayer by any means, but I do like Reign in Blood the most by far...plus, I've seen Slayer a few times and enjoyed both gigs. I've seen Danzig a few times in recent years for those "Blackest of the Black" tours...the second time I saw him he did a bunch of Samhain songs which were cool - was not really familiar with Samhain until that gig, even though I'm old enough to have been around when that first album came out 30 or so years ago (for whatever reason, Danzig was never really on my music "radar" back them in the 80s).

[Feanorgandalf]

Eluveitie Tyr and Metsatoll just announced a North America tour!

[cowboy71]

LOUD PARK (Japan) 2014

http://www.loudpark.com/14/

Two 'bucket list' bands (Within Temptation and Amaranthe), several never-seen-before-and-would-be-good-to-see bands (Dream Theater, Manowar, Battle Beast) plus a couple of old favourites (Arch Enemy, Dragonforce, Rage).

Add that to the fact that usually can get return flights to Japan for <$500 from here makes this VERY VERY tempting.

[SaraMarie]

So I couldn't get time off for Resurrection Fest due to conflicts with other people requesting the same time off, but I managed to get time off for Summer Breeze instead. Very exciting, originally I made a choice between 70k and Summer Breeze, and thought I'd better not do the expensive plane ticket, but being in Europe for work means I can do both now.

If anyone is going or has been there, please tell me about it!

Now to figure out how to get from Barcelona to Dinkelsbuhl in the best way...

[jodionline]

I think we will be in Gera.

[rootleaf]

Hope to see some 70K vets in my hometown for this one!

[jodionline]

Megadeth have canceled some festivals (Rock Hard, Graspop don't know more), cause the brother from David Ellefson has died. Sad news.

[Dutchguy-Tim]

indeed. graspop can't tell if therre will be a replacement yet.

[Speedy]

New festival in Norway this year:

I'm considering going, but need to see how it works out with days off.

The festival is at Fredriksen Fortress in Halden.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredriksten
Sabaton stated that they had hoped to play at that fortress since the publication of Carolus Rex, because this is where Karl XII (aka. Carolus Rex) was killed in 1718, but they didn't think it would ever be possible. No need to say that they accepted the offer to play at this festival immediately.

We are confirmed for a once in a lifetime concert in Norway!

For those who know the story behind our latest album Carolus Rex you know that the Swedish Empire ended with the death of the king Charles XII at this specific fortress.

We will play on the 21st of June on the place where Carolus Rex died and it will truly be a night to be remembered.
300 years ago the Swedish War Machine besieged this fortress of Fredrikshald, now we are back!

[Emma]

This evening the festival "Metallsvenskan" starts in Örebro (Sweden)
It's a mix of traditional metal festival combined with football (the teams are made of bandmembers)

The weather is more than nice with sun and probably 25-30 C (for a swedish day in may)

So Metal, Beer and Football how could anyone resist!? :)

[klons]

This evening the festival "Metallsvenskan" starts in Örebro (Sweden)
It's a mix of traditional metal festival combined with football (the teams are made of bandmembers)

The weather is more than nice with sun and probably 25-30 C (for a swedish day in may)

So Metal, Beer and Football how could anyone resist!? :)

This. How have I never heard of this before!?!

[MikeB]

Amon Amarth & Sabaton have been confirmed for Montreal on october 11 and Quebec on october 12. I'm so going on both date

http://www.musikuniverse.net/nouvelles. ... elle=21686

[SaraMarie]

Amon Amarth & Sabaton have been confirmed for Montreal on october 11 and Quebec on october 12. I'm so going on both date

http://www.musikuniverse.net/nouvelles. ... elle=21686

Son of a bitch! As usual, Western NY gets no love. Would be nice if they came to at least Buffalo, but I'd be tempted to make a weekend bus trip to Toronto.

Sabaton is playing Barcelona Rock Fest while I'll be there this summer, but I'm still debating on whether to purchase the ticket. I'd probably have to miss most of the Friday line-up. Sabaton and Kreator, though...

[LadyBlackfhyre]

Eluveitie Tyr and Metsatoll just announced a North America tour!

I will be at the last date in NYC, Can't wait!

[markku1]

[quote="markku1"]Festival and gigs
-Stockholm deathfest Stockholm Sweden May 17th
-stonehenge festival Steenwijk Nethrland July 26th
-Hail Of Bullets Eindhoven Netherland Sebtember 12th
-Grand Supreme Blood Court Hoorn Netherland Sebtember 13th
-Bolt Thrower Bremen Germany September 21th
-Bolt Thrower Essen Germany September 22th
-Berlin Deathfest Berlin Germany October 3th-4th
-Essen Death Feast Essen Germany October 11th
-Eindhoven Metal Meeting Eindhoven Netherland 12th-13th okey ASPHYX is Inn so jep I'am ready for Eindhoven once again

[Memnoch]

Next up is Kivenlahti Rock this week. Then it seems I might have to go to Tuska after all since a good friend of mine is coming to town. Then Metaldays (and the Hungarian F1 GP), Summer Breeze, Kill Town Deathfest, Close-Up Båten and Eindhoven Metal Meeting. Thinking of going to Metal Female Voices Fest and Mass Deathtruction Festival (would finally get to see Ade) in Belgium.

[Speedy]

I finally caved for RockHarz a while ago.

Heidevolk, Korpiklaani, In Extremo, Saltatio Mortis, Vogelfrey, Equilibrium, Einherjer and Fjoergyn are going to make me a happy little folkmetaller
Add Sabaton, Powerwolf, Xandria, Arch Enemy, Gloryhammer, Helloween, Rhapsody of Fire, Battle Beast and Brainstorm+++, and it's a near perfect lineup for me

[jodionline]

Iced Earth have canceled their summer shows and Festivals.

[SaraMarie]

Next up is Kivenlahti Rock this week. Then it seems I might have to go to Tuska after all since a good friend of mine is coming to town. Then Metaldays (and the Hungarian F1 GP), Summer Breeze, Kill Town Deathfest, Close-Up Båten and Eindhoven Metal Meeting. Thinking of going to Metal Female Voices Fest and Mass Deathtruction Festival (would finally get to see Ade) in Belgium.

Hey, you're doing Summer Breeze this summer? Cool! I'll be there! Have you any experience with that festival?

I'm still debating buying Rockfest Barcelona tickets. Oh, I know that I will, but I really want them to put out some kind of schedule or at least the running order.

[Laura]

This made my day (especially since I just saw Matt Pike's other band High on Fire for the 4th time last Friday ....Sleep tour and a Chicago date in late August. Never saw Sleep before - should be a trippy experience - ha.
http://thaliahallchicago.com/sleep-corrections-house/

[Memnoch]

Hey, you're doing Summer Breeze this summer? Cool! I'll be there! Have you any experience with that festival?

Nope, will be my first time. The lineup is killer, and we managed to get a hotel room in Dinkelsbühl, so it should be an awesome festival trip. Not to mention there'll be quite a few forumites/cruisers to party with.

[meshuggah]

This has me TOTALLY psyched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

King Crimson -- 2014 Tour Dates

Tue 9 Sep Albany, NY The Egg
Wed 10 Sep Albany, NY The Egg
Fri 12 Sep Philadelphia, PA Verizon Hall
Sat 13 Sep Philadelphia, PA Verizon Hall
Mon 15 Sep Boston, MA Colonial Theatre
Tue 16 Sep Boston, MA Colonial Theatre
Thu 18 Sep New York, NY Best Buy
Fri 19 Sep New York, NY Best Buy
Sat 20 Sep New York, NY Best Buy
Tue 23 Sep Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre
Thu 25 Sep Chicago, IL The Vic Theatre
Fri 26 Sep Chicago, IL The Vic Theatre
Tue 30 Sep Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Wed 01 Oct Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Fri 03 Oct San Francisco, CA The Warfield
Sat 04 Oct San Francisco, CA The Warfield
Mon 06 Oct Seattle, WA Moore Theater
---

[Stained Class]

This has me TOTALLY psyched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

King Crimson -- 2014 Tour Dates

Tue 9 Sep Albany, NY The Egg
Wed 10 Sep Albany, NY The Egg
Fri 12 Sep Philadelphia, PA Verizon Hall
Sat 13 Sep Philadelphia, PA Verizon Hall
Mon 15 Sep Boston, MA Colonial Theatre
Tue 16 Sep Boston, MA Colonial Theatre
Thu 18 Sep New York, NY Best Buy
Fri 19 Sep New York, NY Best Buy
Sat 20 Sep New York, NY Best Buy
Tue 23 Sep Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre
Thu 25 Sep Chicago, IL The Vic Theatre
Fri 26 Sep Chicago, IL The Vic Theatre
Tue 30 Sep Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Wed 01 Oct Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Fri 03 Oct San Francisco, CA The Warfield
Sat 04 Oct San Francisco, CA The Warfield
Mon 06 Oct Seattle, WA Moore Theater
---

Oh Fuck. I could actually make that Seattle date!

[Memnoch]

I'm really tempted to go...

[DarthDavy]

I'm really tempted to go...

That's a festival me and my misses yearly attend, as we are from Belgium

[Speedy]

That's a festival me and my misses yearly attend, as we are from Belgium

I've attended yearly since 2011. This year I booked blindly in December.

[DarthDavy]

Let the Metal summer of 2014 begin!!!

[Emma]

Let the Metal summer of 2014 begin!!!

I already started my metalsummer 2014 but Hellfest is gonna be epic!!
See u guys there!
Thursday, at 13:00 at the Hellfest tree

[SaraMarie]

Let the Metal summer of 2014 begin!!!

I already started my metalsummer 2014 but Hellfest is gonna be epic!!
See u guys there!
Thursday, at 13:00 at the Hellfest tree

Mine personally starts tonight with Eyehategod, Ringworm and Enabler... then Hank 3 on Weds, so it's kicking off with Friends of Phil Week. Here's to the end of a 1.5 year metal concert drought!

[klons]

Scrape Records in Vancouver saying another major announcement tomorrow.

Only thing even remotely on my radar is Nightwish, but I think that was meant for early next year.

[Sgt. B]

Scrape Records in Vancouver saying another major announcement tomorrow.

Only thing even remotely on my radar is Nightwish, but I think that was meant for early next year.

Possibly the Arch Enemy/Kreator/Huntress/Starkill tour.

10/23 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
10/24 New York, NY – Best Buy Theatre
10/25 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
10/26 Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
10/27 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
10/28 Quebec City, QC – Imperial Theater
10/29 Toronto, ON – The Opera House
11/01 Winnipeg, MB – The Garrick
11/02 Regina, SK – Riddell Centre
11/03 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
11/04 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
11/06 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
11/07 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/08 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
11/10 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
11/11 West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
11/12 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
11/14 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
11/15 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
11/16 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
11/18 Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
11/19 Joliet, IL – Mojoes
11/20 Grand Rapids, MI
11/21 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
11/22 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/23 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues

[Stained Class]

Scrape Records in Vancouver saying another major announcement tomorrow.

Only thing even remotely on my radar is Nightwish, but I think that was meant for early next year.

Possibly the Arch Enemy/Kreator/Huntress/Starkill tour.

10/23 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
10/24 New York, NY – Best Buy Theatre
10/25 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
10/26 Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
10/27 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
10/28 Quebec City, QC – Imperial Theater
10/29 Toronto, ON – The Opera House
11/01 Winnipeg, MB – The Garrick
11/02 Regina, SK – Riddell Centre
11/03 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
11/04 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
11/06 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
11/07 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/08 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
11/10 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
11/11 West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
11/12 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
11/14 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
11/15 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
11/16 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
11/18 Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
11/19 Joliet, IL – Mojoes
11/20 Grand Rapids, MI
11/21 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
11/22 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/23 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues

Damn, that's a good lineup! I think you're right, Starkill posted "big news tomorrow!" as well. That's four concerts in 1.5 months after I move now! Damn!

[klons]

Scrape Records in Vancouver saying another major announcement tomorrow.

Only thing even remotely on my radar is Nightwish, but I think that was meant for early next year.

Possibly the Arch Enemy/Kreator/Huntress/Starkill tour.

10/23 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
10/24 New York, NY – Best Buy Theatre
10/25 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
10/26 Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
10/27 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
10/28 Quebec City, QC – Imperial Theater
10/29 Toronto, ON – The Opera House
11/01 Winnipeg, MB – The Garrick
11/02 Regina, SK – Riddell Centre
11/03 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
11/04 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
11/06 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
11/07 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/08 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
11/10 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
11/11 West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
11/12 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
11/14 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
11/15 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
11/16 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
11/18 Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
11/19 Joliet, IL – Mojoes
11/20 Grand Rapids, MI
11/21 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
11/22 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/23 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues

Damn, that's a good lineup! I think you're right, Starkill posted "big news tomorrow!" as well. That's four concerts in 1.5 months after I move now! Damn!

Well shit, that works!

[Stained Class]

Well shit, that works!

Starting off the next chapter of my life in a big way haha

[Sgt. B]

Scrape Records in Vancouver saying another major announcement tomorrow.

Only thing even remotely on my radar is Nightwish, but I think that was meant for early next year.

Possibly the Arch Enemy/Kreator/Huntress/Starkill tour.

10/23 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
10/24 New York, NY – Best Buy Theatre
10/25 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
10/26 Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
10/27 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
10/28 Quebec City, QC – Imperial Theater
10/29 Toronto, ON – The Opera House
11/01 Winnipeg, MB – The Garrick
11/02 Regina, SK – Riddell Centre
11/03 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
11/04 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
11/06 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
11/07 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/08 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
11/10 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
11/11 West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
11/12 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
11/14 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
11/15 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
11/16 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
11/18 Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
11/19 Joliet, IL – Mojoes
11/20 Grand Rapids, MI
11/21 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
11/22 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/23 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues

Damn, that's a good lineup! I think you're right, Starkill posted "big news tomorrow!" as well. That's four concerts in 1.5 months after I move now! Damn!

I did 4 concerts last week. And I didn't have to move.

[Stained Class]

Damn, that's a good lineup! I think you're right, Starkill posted "big news tomorrow!" as well. That's four concerts in 1.5 months after I move now! Damn!

I did 4 concerts last week. And I didn't have to move.

That's not WHY I'm moving but it doesn't hurt. Calgary always gets shafted on these shows but apparently all these tours are coming here again. Maybe one of the promoters here finally got in bed with Finberg.

[Sgt. B]

The North American AE tour is not a Finberg tour. I think it is The Agency Group.

[Stained Class]

The North American AE tour is not a Finberg tour. I think it is The Agency Group.

/Quick look up... Sonata Arctica and Dark Tranquillity are. I thought most tours were Finberg but I guess that's not the reason more shows are hitting Calgary. Not sure what the reason is but it's good to see, even if I won't be here.

[Laura]

I know I've stated elsewhere that I'm not much a fan of King Diamond's music, but I decided I'm going to go to check out his live show, since as far as I know, he rarely comes to the US...plus I love the Vic Theater and the tickets are relatively cheap (under $40). Tickets go on sale this Friday - I'll go online asap since I suspect it will sell-out quickly.