New show announcements: Boston, M83, Lord Huron & Nathaniel Rateliff

We've been a bit neglectful with updates lately, so today we've got a trio of new shows at downtown Raleigh's medium-sized shed, Red Hat Amphitheater.

First, classic rockers Boston will hit the road on a 40th anniversary tour this year and they'll play the Raleigh amphitheater on Friday, May 6. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 26, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $29.50 to $75. The Live Nation pre-sale will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24.

[UPDATE: Boston has canceled their North Carolina shows including Raleigh in protest of the state's HB2 legislation. Ticket Refunds are available at the point of purchase.]

New show announcements: Bloc Party & The Vaccines, Walk the Moon & Misterwives, Old 97's & Heartless Bastards

Bloc Party

A bunch of new Triangle shows have been announced since our last post, so let's tackle a trio of them today.

First up, British indie rockers Bloc Party just released their first new album in four years, Hymns, and will come to North America this spring. The band will play the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Sunday, May 15. The Vaccines will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 5, via Ticketfly for $29.50.

New shows: Of Monsters and Men, CeeLo Green & M. Ward

Of Monsters and Men

Here's another trio of newly announced shows coming to the Triangle this spring.

The first is young Icelandic folk pop band Of Monsters and Men who will play the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Wednesday, June 15. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 15, via Ticketmaster and the Duke Energy Center box office for $25 to $45. The Live Nation pre-sale starts at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 14.

Next up is R&B star CeeLo Green who will play the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh on Sunday, March 13. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $29.50 (general admission floor) to $45 (reserved balcony).

Ellie Goulding announces spring 2016 North American tour

British pop star Ellie Goulding will release her third full-length album Delirium this Friday, November 6, and she has just announced a big spring 2016 North American tour in support of it.

Goulding will play the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Friday, June 10. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 6, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $35 to $59.50. The Live Nation pre-sale will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 5.

Check out the song "Army" from the album Delirium below.

Twenty One Pilots announce 2016 summer tour

Ohio duo Twenty One Pilots released their fourth studio album in early 2015 titled Blurryface and the band has stayed busy touring in support of it. The touring shows no signs of stopping in 2016 as they band has just announced big summer tour plans that will bring them to the Triangle for their biggest show here to date.

Twenty One Pilots will play the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Wednesday, June 29. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 30, via Ticketmaster and the Duke Energy Center box office for $35 to $45. The Live Nation and Ticketmaster pre-sale begins at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28.

Check out the music video for the song "Lane Boy" from Blurryface below.

Wide Open Bluegrass to move indoors this weekend

Due to the impending severe weather associated with Hurricane Joaquin, this weekend's big outdoor Wide Open Bluegrass Festival shows set to take place at the Red Hat Amphitheater on October 2 and 3 will now be moved indoors.

The shows will now take place in Halls A and B of the Raleigh Convention Center, right across South McDowell Street from the amphitheater. Friday night's show headlined by Alison Krauss and Union Station is sold out, but tickets are still available for Saturday night's show headlined by Jerry Douglas presents Earls of Leicester and the Sam Bush Band. Ticket are available via Etix.

Alison Krauss & Union Station, Sam Bush Band & Jerry Douglas to headline Wide Open Bluegrass 2015

Earlier today the International Bluegrass Music Association unveiled more performers for the 2015 Wide Open Bluegrass festivities returning to downtown Raleigh this fall, including the two headliners for the big shows at Red Hat Amphitheater.

Alison Krauss and Union Station will headline the amphitheater on Friday, October 2, with Steep Canyon Rangers, Balsam Range, The Gibson Brothers, Claire Lynch Band, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen Orthophonic Joy and Blue Highway rounding out the lineup.

The Sam Bush Band and Jerry Douglas presents Earls of Leicester will headline on Saturday, October 3, with Infamous Stringdusters, The Wailin' Jennys, Kruger Brothers with special guests, Band of Ruhks, O’Connor Family Band and Flatt Lonesomewill rounding out the lineup that day.

Cold War Kids to play a big free show in Raleigh

California rockers Cold War Kids released their fifth studio album late last year, Hold My Home, and the band will come to the Triangle next month to play a big free show for radio station 95X.

The big show, dubbed the 95X Block Party, will be at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Friday, May 29. The show is free and no tickets are required to attend.

Check out the music video for "All This Could Be Yours" from Hold My Home below.

Rick Springfield announces summer tour with Loverboy & The Romantics

Singer-songwriter and 1980s pop rock star Rick Springfield is heading out on the road on a late summer tour starting in August with fellow 80s bands Loverboy and The Romantics.

The tour will stop at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Friday, September 5. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 24, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $25 to $89.50.

Check out a video of Springfield playing a ten-minute medley of songs at Summerfest in Milwaukee last summer below.

Counting Crows announce 'Somewhere Under Wonderland' summer tour

Touring pop rock mainstays Counting Crows will hit the road again this summer on the Somewhere Under Wonderland tour supporting the album Somewhere Under Wonderland that was released last year.

Counting Crows, with support from Citizen Cope and Hollis Brown, will play Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Wednesday, August 12. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 17, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $29.50 to $65. Some pre-sales have already begun.

Check out Counting Crows performing the song "Scarecrow" from Somewhere Under Wonderland on the CBS Morning Show below.

Faith No More to release new album 'Sol Invictus,' announces summer tour

Veteran alt rockers Faith No More are back with their first new album in 18 years on May 19 titled Sol Invictus. The band has just announced a new round of North American dates this summer that will bring them to the Triangle for a big show.

Faith No More will play Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Friday, July 31. Refused will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 10, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $27.50 to $55. The band pre-sale started today, April 8.

Check out the song "Superhero" from the album Sol Invictus below.

Death Cab For Cutie extends 2015 tour, coming to Raleigh

Superstar indie rockers Death Cab For Cutie just released their eight studio album last week titled Kintsugi and they have just extended their already hefty 2015 tour plans into the fall and the new dates include a stop in the Triangle.

Death Cab will play the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Tuesday, September 15. Twin Shadow will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 10, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $25 to $45. Pre-sales will being at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 9.

Check out the music video for "Black Sun" from Kintsugi below.

Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra, Eve 6 & Uncle Kracker join 2015 Under the Sun tour

Pop rockers Sugar Ray are taking their annual Under the Sun tour across the U.S again this summer and this time around they'll be joined by Better Than Ezra, Eve 6 and Uncle Kracker.

As usual the tour will stop at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Friday, August 28. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, April 10, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster.

Check out music videos from they heydays of each of the tour's performers below.

Smashing Pumpkins & Marilyn Manson announce 'The End Times' tour

This summer the Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson are teaming up for a big summer tour dubbed The End Times Tour that will take them across North America.

The tour will make a stop at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Sunday, July 26. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 3, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $35 to $75.

Smashing Pumpkins released a new album last year titled Monuments to an Elegy. Check out the new music video for "Drum + Fife" from the album below.

Morris Day and the Time announce spring 2015 dates

Funk soul legends Morris Day and the Time have been around and kicking since the early 80s and this year they're heading back out on the road to play a few shows across the U.S.

The group will play the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Saturday, May 30. Sheila E. will open. Tickets are on sale now via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $23.62 to $61.09.

Morris Day and the Time recently joined forces with up and coming pop rock trio Haim for a performance of the hit "Jungle Love" on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check out the performance below.

My Morning Jacket announces new album 'The Waterfall,' summer tour

Psychedelic rockers My Morning Jacket have just announced that they will release their seventh full-length studio album, their first in four years, titled The Waterfall on May 4 and have also unveiled a big North American tour in support of it that will run through the summer.

The band will play the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Tuesday, July 28. Lucius will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 13, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster. A fan club pre-sale will begin on Monday, March 9.

Check out the song "Big Decisions" from The Waterfall below.

John Fogerty announces spring 2015 tour celebrating 1969

Singer-songwriter John Fogerty is heading out on the road this spring on a special tour celebrating the three albums of music his legendary band Creedence Clearwater Revival recorded and release in 1969, Bayou Country, Green River and Willy and the Poor Boys.

The tour will make a stop at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Tuesday, May 5. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $27.50 to $75. Pre-sales will begin as early as Wednesday, March 4.

Check out a compilation of clips from Fogerty's Halifax stop of the 1969 last November below.

Flogging Molly & Gogol Bordello announce 2015 summer tour

Irish punk rockers Flogging Molly are teaming up gypsy punk rockers Gogol Bordello for a co-headlining tour this summer with support from Mariachi El Bronx.

The tour will come to the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Tuesday, June 16. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 20, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $29.50 to $45.

Flogging Molly is expected to release their first album since 2011's Speed of Darkness this year though the details have not been announced yet. Check out the music video for "Don't Shut 'Em Down" from Speed of Darkness below.

Hozier announces 2015 summer tour, coming to Raleigh with The Antlers

Irish singer-songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne, better known as simply as Hozier, had a breakout year in 2014 with the release his self-titled debut album propelled by the unlikely hit single "Take Me to Church." He has extended his 2015 tour plans into the summer and will now be making a stop in the Triangle after playing the Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee.

Hozier will play the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Friday, June 19. The Antlers will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 13, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $29.50 to $45.

The Decemberists announce add spring tour dates, coming to Raleigh

photo by Autumn de Wilde

Indie folk superstars The Decmeberists just released their seventh studio album a few weeks ago titled What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World and now they have added new spring tour dates in support of it that will bring them back to the Triangle.

The band will return to the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Wednesday, June 3. Shovels & Rope will open the show. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 6, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster for $26 to $36.

Check out The Decemberists performing the song "Make You Better" from the new album on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic a few weeks ago below.