A bunch of big shows were announced at the end of last week, including the first notable big shed shows of 2016, each of which features multiple performers teaming up for really big shows.
First up, jam band Widespread Panic and acclaimed singer-songwriter Jason Isbell will take a big venue leap when they come to the Triangle this spring to play Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh on Saturday, April 30. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 20, via Live Nation for $45 to $55.
Next up Weezer and Panic! at the Disco, both with new albums out this year, will play Walnut Creek Amphitheatre on Tuesday, June 21. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness will open. Tickets will go on sale at noon on Friday, January 22 via Live Nation for $25 to $75. Various pre-sales will begin as early as 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 19.
Classic rockers and regular Triangle visitors Heart have announced a big summer tour dubbed the Heartbreaker Tour and they'll be taking Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience out as their opening act. Each night of the tour will close with a 30-minute Led Zeppelin encore.
The tour will stop at the Time Warner Cable Pavilion in Raleigh on Saturday, June 22. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 29, via Ticketmaster for $15 to $99.50.
Bonham performed "Stairway To Heaven" with Heart at the Kennedy Center Honors last year and the performance brought tears to Robert Plant's eyes. Check out the performance below which will likely be a part of the 30-minute Zeppelin encore (skip to 13:52 for the start of the song).
The rock band Heart have become regular visitors to the Triangle over the years and they'll come back on their 2012 tour in support of their forthcoming album Fanatic, out on October 2. This time, they'll bring singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo along as the opening act.
They'll play the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary on Sunday, October 14. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 27, via the venue box office and Etix for $39.50 to $59.50.
Check out the title track from Heart's forthcoming album Fanatic below.
Summer tour announcements are starting to roll out, and there is almost always a few 1980s arena rock mainstays that team up for a tour of the big sheds. This year Def Leppard and Heart are teaming up for a series of summer dates from June to September.
The tour will stop at Walnut Creek Amphitheater in Raleigh on Friday, June 24. Tickets for the show go on sale on Friday, March 4 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. Prices are not yet available.
Def Leppard are planning to release a live album titled Mirrorball later this summer. Check out a video below of the band performing portions of some of their biggest hits including "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and "Animal" at a big U.K. festival.
Heart is on tour this summer and wil be criss-crossing the country through the fall playing cities big and small. The group has just added Cary to their itinerary. The band will play the Koka Booth Amphitheatre on September 4. It's good that the show is on the far end of the sweltering North Carolina heat bell curve. Tickets for the show go on sale on Friday, June 26 at 10 am here. There is a fan club pre-sale that starts on Thursday, June 25 at 10am here.
Interestingly enough, we just saw The Decemberists slay at Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh when they played Heart's song "Crazy On You." Check out Heart performing the song on the television show "The Midnight Special" back in 1976 below along with the tour dates.
Heart dates: 06.26.09 - Riverside, IA - Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 06.27.09 - Norfolk, NE - Divots Summer Outdoor Concert Festival 06.29.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest 06.30.09 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theater [Tickets] 07.02.09 - Naperville, IL - Naperville Ribfest 07.03.09 - Muskegon, MI - Muskegon Summer Celebration 07.06.09 - Amarillo, TX - Amarillo Civic Center 07.07.09 - Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Casino Amphitheatre [Tickets] 07.09.09 - San Diego, CA -Humphrey's [Tickets] 07.10.09 - Costa Mesa, CA - Orange County Fair [Tickets] 07.11.09 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor 07.21.09 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks * 07.23.09 - Paso Robles, CA - California Mid State Fair * 07.25.09 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center * [Tickets] 07.26.09 - Boise, ID - Boise State University * 08.14.09 - Sedalia, MO - Missouri State Fair [Tickets] 08.15.09 - Memphis, TN - Memphis Botanical Gardens [Tickets] 08.16.09 - Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fairgrounds * [Tickets] 08.18.09 - Rockford, IL - Rockford Metro Center * 08.21.09 - Louisville, KY - Kentucky State Fair * [Tickets] 08.22.09 - Springfield, IL - Illinois State Fair [Tickets] 08.23.09 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair * [Tickets] 08.25.09 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Del Arena * [Tickets] 08.27.09 - Houston, TX - Arena Theatre 08.28.09 - Thackerville, OK - Winstar Casino 08.29.09 - Norman, OK - Riverwind Casino 08.31.09 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veteran Memorial Coliseum * [Tickets] 09.04.09 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre [Tickets] 09.10.09 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center * 09.12.09 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Amp * [Tickets] 09.13.09 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theater * 09.17.09 - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Stir Cove 09.18.09 - Spencer, IA - Clay County Fair Grandstand 09.19.09 - Hutchinson, KS - Kansas State Fair 09.23.09 - Puyallup, WA - Western Washington Fair [Tickets] 09.25.09 - Troutdale, OR - Edgefield [Tickets] 10.25.09 - Sahuarita, AZ - Desert Diamond Casino [Tickets]
A bunch of big shows were announced at the end of last week, including the first notable big shed shows of 2016, each of which features multiple performers teaming up for really big shows.
