Upcoming Concerts

**SteveSly** · 04-10-2015

Holy Cow, I live in a relatively small market and the concert variety around here announced for the summer is really pretty amazing already. Old bands, new bands, you name it they all seem to be out on the road this summer. Not a lot of prog, but still a ton of live music to choose from, and I don’t even live in a big city.

As of right now sure things are:

Primus
ROSfest
Gordon Lightfoot (Kalamazoo)
Apocolyptica (Grand Rapids)
Rush (Detroit)
Aerosmith (Grand Rapids)
Symphony X (Grand Rapids)

Other shows I am considering or waiting for tickets to go on sale:

Gary Clarke Jr. (Grand Rapids)
Yes / Toto (Detroit)
Steven Wilson (Chicago)
Umphrey’s McGee (Grand Rapids)

**polmico** · 04-11-2015

One more to add: Faith No More in Raleigh. Hurray!

**Jon** · 04-14-2015

David Sedaris (not actually a concert, but a live performance)
RoSfest
Acid Mother's Temple (maybe)
Apocalyptica (maybe)
Magma
Terra Incognita
Steven Wilson
Neko Case
Jaga Jazzist
Steeleye Span
ProgDay
Mark Knopfler

**Jay G** · 05-16-2015

Just got tickets to Winery Dogs @ Keswick October 8.

**Jay G** · 05-23-2015

Just got tickets to Rik Emmett on Oct 2 at New Hope Winery

**Firth** · 05-27-2015

Ambrosia is on tour:

http://www.ambrosiaweb.com/

**Jay G** · 05-31-2015

Just got tickets for J Geils at Tropicana in AC August 29. Unfortunately, Jerome has left the band. A couple years back I saw the last full reunion and these guys were as great as they were the previous time I saw them almost 30 years earlier. Still the best live band I have ever seen.

**Romerovm** · 06-01-2015

Originally Posted by polmico

One more to add: Faith No More in Raleigh. Hurray!

They are playing Atlanta as well. I know because I am going.

**Brad to the Bone** · 06-01-2015

The Guelph Jazz Festival's indoor programming has been announced and includes:

Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings + Matt Brubeck
Evan Parker & Colin Stetson
Jason Adasiewicz's Sun Rooms
Kris Davis Capricorn Climber
Thumbscrew (Mary Halvorson/Tomas Fujiwara/Michael Formanek)
Darius Jones Quartet
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld
Matana Roberts
Rocket Science (Evan Parker/Peter Evans/Ikue Mori/Sam Pluta)
Bly de Blyant (with Hilmar Jensson, Shahzad Ismaily, and Ches Smith)
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog
Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet

The free outdoor programming will be announced later. Some interesting changes this year for festival regulars...

(a) After being held the weekend after Labour Day for the previous 21 years, this year the festival has been moved one week later and runs September 16th-20th.
(b) The festival's founder and programming director for its entire 21 year history, Ajay Heble, is apparently gone but possibly only for this year. I was told he took a one-year sabbatical from his teaching position at the University of Guelph and I guess left the festival at the same time.
(c) Looks like all new venues for this year's festival. No concerts at the River Run Centre, Guelph Youth Music Centre, or St. George's Church. No idea what's up with that and will definitely miss the GYMC. Also, no River Run Centre means no concerts with assigned seating. Everything is general admission.

More information at http://www.guelphjazzfestival.com.

**JKL2000** · 06-16-2015

Rush - MSG (only about 10 days away - I haven't seen them since the Vapor Trails tour!)
Todd Rundgren - Tarrytown Music Hall (NY) - Aug
Kansas - - Tarrytown Music Hall (NY) - Oct
Renaissance - Tarrytown Music Hall (NY) - Oct
Steve Hackett - Tarrytown Music Hall (NY) - Nov

**NogbadTheBad** · 06-16-2015

Just bought tickets for Fauns Fables in Cambridge on July 1st, woo woo.

**NogbadTheBad** · 06-16-2015

Originally Posted by polmico

One more to add: Faith No More in Raleigh. Hurray!

They are playing about a mile from my house, I guess I should go.

**Jay G** · 06-18-2015

Just got tickets for BOC at Atlantic County Institute of Technology on July 18 and again on Nov 6 at Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood NJ.

**NogbadTheBad** · 07-01-2015

Faun Fables tonight

**progman1975** · 07-12-2015

Belew, Mastelotto , Levin and Friends - Aug 13 - Bearsville Theater, NY
Steve Hackett - Nov 14 - Kirby Center, Wilkes - Barre, PA
Steve Hackett - Nov 20 - Keswick, PA

**Brian Griffin** · 07-12-2015

Yes, Renaissance, and Cruise to the Edge

BG

**rickawakeman** · 07-17-2015

Gave up hopes for a Montreal Hackett date, so instead ordered up last night tix for:

Three Friends, Montreal Oct. 3
PFM Montreal Nov. 22

and this morning:

Joe Jackson, Academy of Music, Northampton (six minutes from chez Rick) Oct. 29

**polmico** · 07-17-2015

Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad

They are playing about a mile from my house, I guess I should go.

Check out the FNM thread here (you'll know it's the one because I'm the only one posting to it). I linked the latest BBC sessions in it. If you like the new tunes, I'd say go. If not, maybe skip it.

**Jay G** · 07-30-2015

Just landed tickets for Joe Walsh at the New Fillmore in Philly. Last time I saw Joe was back in 87. Can't wait for this one.

**NogbadTheBad** · 07-30-2015

Decemberists in Sept.

**polmico** · 07-31-2015

Originally Posted by Romerovm

They are playing Atlanta as well. I know because I am going.

Closed with "Just a Man." That must've been nice.

**Firth** · 08-02-2015

Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad

Decemberists in Sept.

Saw them at the beginning of the summer. Awesome sound, better than the record.

**rickawakeman** · 08-04-2015

I'll be seeing Pugwash here in town at the Iron Horse in Northampton (MA) in September. My prog bud saw them last year and said they put on a great fun show. I had not even heard of them until my bud turned me onto them and the two related Duckworth Lewis Method albums (though many of the cricket references are lost on me...)

Also grabbed third row (pit) seats for Steve Hackett in Albany in early November. Love that venue (the Egg), where I've seen Renaissance and Steven Wilson.