Individual Daily Lineups for the Festival I'm not Going to ...

Friday July 12^th:

Doors at 3:00 PM

Main Stage

10:00 - 11:15: Shinedown

8:50 - 9:40: Taking Back Sunday

7:40 - 8:30: Skillet

6:00 - 6:30: Fozzy

4:50 - 5:20: Awake at Last

3:40 - 4:10: Broken Hands

Second Stage

6:40 - 7:35: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

5:25 - 5:55: The Funeral Portrait

4:15 - 4:45: The Everyday Losers

Saturday July 13^th:

Doors at 12:00 PM

Main Stage

9:30 - 11:00: Godsmack

8:00 - 9:00: +Live+

6:05 - 7:00: Motionless in White

4:45 - 5:25: Red Sun Rising

3:25 - 4:05: Buckcherry

2:10 - 2:45: Light the Torch

1:00 - 1:30: Titans in Time

Second Stage

7:05 - 7:55: Andrew WK

5:30 - 6:00: Stabbing Westward

4:10 - 4:40: Eyes Set to Kill

2:50 - 3:20: Raven Black

1:35 - 2:05: Monster Dolls

12:25 - 12:55; Impending Lies

Sunday July 14^th:

Doors at 12:00 PM

Main Stage

9:30 - 11:00: Five Finger Death Punch

8:00 - 9:00: Seether

6:05 - 7:00: I Prevail

4:45 - 5:25: Starset

3:25 - 4:05: Issues

2:10 - 2:45: Smile Empty Soul

1:00 - 1:30: Scattered Hamlet

Second Stage

7:05 - 7:55: P.O.D.

5:30 - 6:00: From Ashes to New

4:10 - 4:40: Kerbera

2:50 - 3:20: Beyond Unbroken

1:35 - 2:05: Monster Dolls

12:25 - 12:55: Rivals

Motionless in White and Atreyu and Wilson

I saw this poster:

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Seeing the poster prompted me to look at my music collection. Out of 182167 music files, I have 6 tunes by Motionless in White, 7 tunes by Atreyu, and 0 tunes by Wilson. Thus, travelling to Des Moines, IA, on April 29th is not a high priority.

As a reminder, this is what Motionless in White sounds like:

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INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival Reveals Individual Daily Music Line-Ups + Single Day Tickets Available Now

• INDIVIDUAL DAILY LINE-UPS:
1. Friday July 12th:
1. Shinedown
2. Taking Back Sunday
3. Skillet
4. Fozzy
5. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
6. Awake at Last
7. The Funeral Portrait
8. The Everyday Losers
2. Saturday July 13th:
1. Godsmack
2. +Live+
3. Motionless in White
4. Red Sun Rising
5. Buckcherry
6. Andrew WK
7. Stabbing Westward
8. Light the Torch
9. Eyes Set to Kill
10. Raven Black
11. Impending Lies
12. Monster Dolls
3. Sunday July 14th:
1. Five Finger Death Punch
2. Seether
3. I Prevail
4. Starset
5. P.O.D.
6. From Ashes to New
7. Smile Empty Soul
8. Kerbera
9. Beyond Unbroken
10. Rivals
11. Monster Dolls

May 2017 Part II

Metallica has announced that they will play at the 2017 edition of Rock on the Range in Columbus, OH, per this website:per this website - There are MANY of the 58 bands listed that interest me. Here's the list & under the list, is the poster that looks cool and enticing. Too bad Alex is still in school on 5/19 (a Friday) so he'd miss Friday, plus we'd probably have to drive on Thursday (5/18) to get there. He'd miss 2 days of school.
The Rock On The Range music lineup includes:
In alphabetical order (Part II)
per http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-soundgarden-korn-to-headline-next-years-rock-on-the-range/ Special Editor's Note: The list of bands playing has been split into 4 posts because there is a 200 character limit for labels. Use the label "20170519" to see all of the posts related to this concert.

1. Every Time I Die
2. Fire from the Gods
3. Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes
4. Gojira
5. Goodbye June
6. I Prevail
7. In Flames
8. Korn
9. Kyng
10. Metallica
11. Mother Feather
12. Motionless in White
13. Norma Jean
14. Nothing More

Motionless in White

So, when Korn & Breaking Benjamin show up for their concert on 9/27 in Cedar Rapids, IA at the U.S. Cellular Center, they will have this band as one of the opening acts. I'm not super-duper familiar with their tunes and after listening to the video below, I'm not convinced I want to be, but I'm not convinced I wouldn't want to see them in concert. Alex, for his part, is super stoked about the possibility of seeing them in concert. I would be more interested in seeing Breaking Benjamin (at this point) than any of the other 3 bands (Silver Snakes is the 4th band that is on the bill and they opened for Bring Me the Horizon in Clive, IA, back in May).

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All this to say the jury is still out.

Upcoming Incorrect

Bryan Adams is coming to Cedar Rapids, IA, for a concert at the US Cellular Center. I've never felt compelled to write about Bryan Adams on this blog, but I've always liked his tunes. I used to listen to "Cuts Like a Knife" on cassette repeatedly, though, there's been too many miles between then and now to cite a track on that release other than the title cut. I also liked the release "Reckless" but not because of the hit single "Summer of '69." I really liked the tune "Somebody." There was something magical about the guitar riff and even the guitar solo that speaks to me. I am humming the tune now (silently).

Set aside all of the above and look at the announcement I received through an email:

 

It's really close, but there's a problem with the date. As you can see below, September 18, 2016, is not a Monday - it's a Sunday. That makes a big difference as far as whether I'd be able to swing going to the show as far as scheduling and such.

As I sit here on a Wednesday in September, attending this show is unlikely to happen. I would rather see one or both of these shows instead:

I've never seen Korn, Motionless in White (Alex told me last night he likes their music), or REO Speedwagon in concert which means, yes, I've seen BB, Silver Snakes (they opened for Bring Me the Horizon in Clive when Alex and I went to see them last month), Def Leppard, and Tesla. When I saw Tesla, they were the HEADLINER and had Great White and Badlands open for them. Now they get the (crappy) opening slot on a 3 band bill. Meanwhile, yes, over in Moline, IL, there are at least three concerts I'd like to see:

"Make America Rock Again" is a multi-band concert with the following bands:

1. DROWNING POOL
2. TRAPT
3. SALIVA
4. SAVING ABEL
5. ALIEN ANT FARM
6. CRAZYTOWN
7. 12 STONES
8. TANTRIC
9. More!

I would very much want to see it!

Disbelief

I'm not buying how "awesome" it is that Slipknot is playing at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, IA. Not only are they playing on Mother's Day, they are touring with Hatebreed. I saw Hatebreed as an opening act for Slayer in Davenport and they were absolutely awful. Now they are direct support for Slipknot, a band I kind of like, but not all that much. Now, they announce they are going to go on the road this summer with Lamb of God, which is a band I really REALLY like, but when they do, they don't come close to where I live. I'd have to drive to Chicago or St. Louis in August in order to see them.

European Tour

01/27 Birmingham, UK Barclaycard Arena
01/29 Paris, France Zenith
02/1 Amsterdam, Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
02/2 Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxemborg Rokhal
02/3 Milan, Italy Forum
02/5 Budapest, Hungary Sportarena
02/7 Berlin, Germany Max-Schmelling-Halle
02/8 Hamburg, Germany O2 World
02/10 Oslo, Norway Spektrum
02/11 Stockholm, Sweden Hovet
02/12 Copenhagen, Denmark Forum
02/15 Helsinki, Finland Ice Hall

Soundwave Festival Appearances

02/21 Melbourne, Australia Soundwave Festival
02/22 Adelaide, Australia Soundwave Festival
02/28 Brisbane, Australia Soundwave Festival
03/1 Sydney, Australia Soundwave Festival

U.S. Festival Appearances

4/25 Ft. Meyers, FL Fort Rock
4/26 Jacksonville, FL Welcome to Rockville
5/3 Concord, NC Carolina Rebellion
5/9 Somerset, WI Northern Invasion
5/15-17 Columbus, OH Rock on the Range

Slipknot with Hatebreed

04/29 Pensacola, FL Pensacola Bay Center
04/30 New Orleans, LA Champions Square-Superdome
05/2 Pelham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
05/5 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Coliseum
05/8 Bloomington, IL US Cellular Coliseum
05/10 Cedar Rapids, IA US Cellular Center <==== MOTHER'S DAY 2015
05/12 Erie, PA Erie Insurance Arena
05/13 Scranton, PA The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
05/16 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena

European Festival Appearances

06/5-7 Nuremberg, Germany Rock Im Park
06/5-7 Mendig Germany Rock Am Ring
06/6 Nymegen, Netherlands FortaRock Festival
06/9 Lodz, Poland Impact Festival
06/11-13 Interlaken, Switzerland Greenfield Festival
06/12 Derby, UK Download Festival
06/13-14 Nickelsdorf, Austria Novarock
06/19-21 Cisson, France Hellfest
06/19-21 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting

Slipknot with Lamb of God, Bullet for My Valentine, and Motionless In White

7/24 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater
7/25 Tampa, FL MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater
7/26 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood
7/28 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
7/29 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
7/31 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/01 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
8/02 Hartford, CT Xfinity Theatre
8/04 Boston, MA Xfinity Center
8/05 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
8/06 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
8/08 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheater
8/11 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
8/12 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live
8/14 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
8/15 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
8/16 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
8/19 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater
8/21 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater
8/24 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
8/26 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
8/28 Las Vegas, NV MGM Resort Festival Lot
8/29 Phoenix, AZ Ak Chin Pavilion
8/30 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
9/02 Austin, TX Austin 360 Amphitheater
9/04 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
9/05 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion