Ben Folds Returning to Meymandi Hall
On March 22 and 23, Ben Folds returns to his old stomping grounds to once again play with the North Carolina Symphony. Tickets go on sale Monday, February 6, at 10am.
Feist Coming to Memorial Auditorium
On Thursday, May 3, Leslie will play Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium. She is on tour supporting her October release, Metals. No word on tix yet.
Elton John Returning to RBC Center
On Friday, March 16th, returns to Raleigh’s RBC Center. Tickets go on sale to the public next Friday (Jan 27) at 10am. However the best policy for getting tickets is certainly thru presales which will likely begin on Tuesday.
Red Hot Chili Peppers Put On Hold
Due to a crushed sesamoid bone and a detached flexor tendon in Anthony Kiedis’ foot, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are postponing a portion of their upcoming tour. This means that the January 27 date for the RBC Center has been rescheduled to Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Tickets from the original date will be honored on the new date.
Van Halen Coming to Greensboro
On Saturday, April 21, a guitarist who can actually play his instrument comes to the area. In support of their upcoming CD due February 7, Van Halen makes its return to Greensboro Coliseum with the same lineup from the 2007 reunion tour: Eddie, Alex, David Lee Roth, and Wolfgang Van Halen.
This will be one of two NC dates, as the band moves on to Charlotte for a show four nights later. While I’m ecstatic that the band has two dates in the state, why would they select Greensboro instead of Raleigh to balance the Charlotte date? Is it because of ticket sales in 2007? As I recall, Raleigh was added to the tour, so by the time we knew about a Raleigh date, we had all traveled to see the band. Additionally, our date was postponed not once, but twice because of Eddie’s treatment, so it’s hard to blame a public for losing confidence that the event will happen. Of course there are other factors (like promoter relationships with venues, the band’s album sales in each MSA, venue size, etc), and there is always the chance a date in between the two gets added, but I’m not betting on it.
No word on yet.
Corrosion of Conformity Playing Lincoln
On Saturday, March 3, CoC returns! Playing the Lincoln Theatre in downtown Raleigh, Corrosion of Conformity will be supporting their self-titled CD (coming 2/28). Torche, Valient Thorr and A Storm Of Light open.
Broughton Band Featured in Tournament of Roses Parade
Tomorrow morning (Monday) the Broughton Band will take another long-awaited step into the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA. The Golden Regiment first marched this parade in 2008 and ever since rumors have floated about the actual retirement date of the band’s director, Jeff Richardson (“JR”). It was this second shot for which JR held out, and it was completely worth the wait, according to JR. After becoming active in the hosting process of the parade in recent years, the band was invited to not only return to the parade, but to march in the parade’s coveted final band slot. JR’s retirement is for real, this time, however, as his replacement will take the reins on February 1..
The parade will be aired from 11am to 1pm. While NBC is the more prominent network covering the event, HGTV (TWC Channels 1350 and 350) blows NBC’s coverage away year after year. Not only is their commentary about the craft of each float superb, they also show the marching bands for more then 5 seconds each.
Take a look at the Broughton Band during their first pass of the Raleigh Christmas Parade six weeks ago:
Pour House Going “1989” Friday Night
Have a yearning for what life in the Triangle was like in 1989? Head to the Pour House as the revived The Veldt and The Connells will play. The real question is: a) will anyone young enough to not remember the CCCP be in the audience and b) know the words to CCCP? I’ll give ‘em a price.
(maybe this time The Veldt will actually SHOW for a gig they $%^&ing BOOKED…but I’m not one to hold a grudge…for decades…)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Coming to RBC Center
that on Friday, January 27, the Red Hot Chili Peppers will return to the RBC Center. Reports are that the Peppers were good on the last tour (in stark contrast the the incredibly awful concert at Walnut Creek in ?2000? when the Foo Fighters blew them out of the water. Whatever happed to that “Taste The Pain”, Fugazi-covering band we loved so much, anyway?).
Lady Antebellum Coming to Raleigh
Mark your calendars! On Friday, June 8, will play an undetermined venue in Raleigh.
Clarkson/Nathanson Coming to DPAC
On January 31 the original American Idol, , will play the DPAC in Durham. Matt Nathanson opens. start at $68.
Herbie Hancock Coming to UNC
On Thursday, March 22, modern jazz great Herbie Hancock returns to the area. The show will be at UNC’s Memorial Hall. It appears tickets are not yet available to the public, but the information when they are.
Elvis Costello Reschedules DPAC Date
There is good news for those hoping to see Elvis Costello back in September. He has to April 29. are on sale now.
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