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Imagine Dragons will bring their Mercury Tour to a close at Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix on Monday, March 14, in support of “Mercury – Act 1.”
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at Ticketmaster.com.
American Express card members can purchase tickets before the general public from noon Tuesday, Sept 7, through 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9.
Produced by Rick Rubin, “Mercury – Act 1” is Imagine Dragons’ first full-length release since 2018’s “Origins.” It features the previously released singles “Wrecked,” “Cutthroat” and “Follow You.”
Playboi Carti Narcissist Tour
Playboi Carti will bring his Narcissist Tour to Mesa Amphitheatre on Friday, Nov. 5.
Tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.com.
This is Playboi Carti’s first headline tour since 2018, when he hit the road in support of “Die Lit.”
In January, “Whole Lotta Red” became the rapper’s first chart-topping entry on the Billboard album chart. Released on Christmas day, it sold 100,000 units and received 160 Million global streams within its first week.
“Whole Lotta Red” features 24 tracks with appearances by rap superstars Future, Kid Cudi and Kanye West.
Nelly’s Lil Bit of Music Series
Relentless Beats has partnered with RNC Entertainment to bring Nelly’s Lil Bit of Music Series to Rawhide Event Center on Friday, Oct. 15.
The multi-platinum three-time Grammy winner has promised no less than “a first-of-its-kind experience showcasing the on-stage fusion of country, hip hop, rap, and R&B with a distinctly ‘rock n’ roll’ presentation.”
Nelly will be traveling with a full live band and what’s billed as “a multi-million-dollar production package” alongside country artists Blanco Brown and Harper Grace.
Tickets are on sale now at relentlessbeats.com.
Glass Animals reschedule due to COVID-19
Glass Animals have rescheduled their concert at Arizona Federal Theatre to March 4, 2022, due to COVID-19.
The British rockers were supposed to bring their Dreamland Tour to downtown Phoenix on Wednesday, Sept. 15.
They moved the other concerts on the fall leg of their tour to outdoor venues, but according to a post they shared on Twitter, “Unfortunately, there is not a fitting outdoor venue in Phoenix during this timeframe.”
Tickets will be honored on the new date.
The Maine announce 8123 Fest lineup
Local rockers The Maine have announced the lineup for 8123 Fest at Margaret T. Hance Park in Phoenix.
Delayed a year by the pandemic, the third 8123 Fest is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 22, with associated events, including several side shows, a themed afterparty and a volunteer day, to run Jan. 19-24.
The Maine will obviously headline, and the lineup includes 3OH!3, Tessa Violet, Derek Sanders (of Mayday Parade), Beach Weather, The Maine’s John O’Callaghan doing a solo set as John the Ghost and the reunion of the Summer Set.
This will be the Summer Set’s first live performance since 2017, when they played the inaugural 8123 Fest to celebrate the Maine’s 10th anniversary.
The festival doubled in size in its second year, 2019, with a sold-out performance at Civic Space Park, where The Maine played their first album, “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop,” in its entirety.
Tickets for the 2022 event are on sale now at 81-23.com/fest.
In a statement, drummer Pat Kirch said, “The weekend of the festival is our time to have all things The Maine happen in one place. Coming together are our friends that we have toured with plus the fans that we have met from all around the world, all in our hometown where the songs were written and where it all started.”
Goldrush Festival update
Relentless Beats has added another wave of artists to the Goldrush Festival at Rawhide Western Town the weekend of Sept. 24-26.
The daily lineup is as follows:
Friday, Sept. 24: ATLiens, Brando, Camelphat, Cosmic Gate, Devault, Ekonovah, Illenium, James Hype, Jauz, Jessica Audiffred, Kayzo, PhaseOne, Seth Troxler b2b Tiga, Sleeper Cell, Sohmi, Svdden Death, Technasia, Tynan and Virtual Riot.
Saturday, Sept. 25: Above & Beyond, Ace Aura, Chris Lorenzo b2b Wax Motif, Cray, Decimate, District13, Dombresky, EDX, Getter, Gorgon City, Kill the Noise, Kyle Walker, Medicine Mike, Monxx, NGHTMRE, Noizu, Omnon, Trampa, Troyboi and Zedd.
Sunday, Sept. 26: Autograf, Avitas, Black V Neck, Cloonee, Close, Diplo, Grackle Beats, Green Velvet, Inzo, LSDream, Mize, Moore Kismet, Player Dave, Sidepiece, Vintage Culture, Walker & Royce, Westend and Zeds Dead b2b GRiZ.
New to Goldrush this year, Relentless Beats has introduced Goldrush Travel Packages. Each package includes a three-night hotel stay, a three-day festival ticket, expedited entry to the festival, a T-shirt, three well drink tickets (with proof of age) and access to the Travel Saloon.
The Travel Saloon is also new this year. It includes cooling stations, bars with drink specials, charging stations and private bathrooms.
For complete information on travel package tiers, go to goldrushfestaz.com.
Three-day general admission passes are on sale now, starting at $259 before fees. Three-day VIP passes start at $499 before fees, and three-day Platinum passes start at $999 before fees.
You must be 21 to purchase Platinum VIP passes.
Goldrush is an all-ages event but fans under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
All ticket types are available at relentlessbeats.com.
Florida Georgia Line cancel tour for COVID
Florida Georgia Line have canceled their I Love My Country Tour, including a concert at Ak-Chin Pavilion on Thursday, Nov. 11, due to rising concerns about COVID-19.
Ticketholders will receive an automatic refund.
“We were hopeful we could get back on the road this fall, and are so bummed to have to cancel this tour, but we know in our hearts that we still have to make sure we’re keeping our fans and crew safe,” Tyler Hubbard said in a statement.
Brian Kelley issued his own statement, saying, “Everyone’s continued safety has been weighing heavy on us.”
This news follows Garth Brooks and Stevie Nicks canceling a string of concerts due to COVID-19.
The tour was set to feature sets by Russell Dickerson, Lauren Alaina and Redferrin.
A Day to Remember Re-Entry Tour
A Day To Remember will bring their first tour in two years, aptly titled the Re-Entry Tour, to Arizona Federal Theatre on Friday, Oct. 22, with Asking Alexandria and Point North.
The tour is in support of a new album called “You’re Welcome,” now available on all streaming platforms.
Tickets are available now at adtr.com and livenation.com.
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Alina Baraz ‘Alone with You’ Tour
Alina Baraz will bring the ‘Alone with You’ Tour to the Van Buren on Wednesday, Nov. 10, with Hope Tala.
The tour takes its name from the up-and-coming electro-pop singer’s latest single. The Coachella veteran’s best-known songs include the million-selling “Fantasy” (featuring Galimatias), “Buzzin” and last year’s “Off the Grid” (featuring Khalid).
Tickets are on sale now at ticketweb.com.
Poppy
Poppy will bring her FLUXTOUR to the Van Buren on Saturday, Oct. 2.
The tour takes its name from her forthcoming fourth album, “Flux.”
In March, she became the female artist in history to earn a Best Metal Performance Grammy nomination, thanks to “Bloodmoney” from her previous release, “I Disagree,” which topped the U.K. rock charts. She also performed at the Grammy ceremony.
Tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.com.
Cat Power replaces Liz Phair on Alanis tour
Cat Power has replaced Liz Phair on the Alanis Morissette tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of the singer’s breakthrough album “Jagged Little Pill.”
The twice-rescheduled 35-date U.S. tour, which launches Aug. 12, in Austin, Texas, will bring Morissette, Garbage and now Cat Power to Ak-Chin Pavilion on Sunday, Oct. 3.
Morissette will perform her iconic breakthrough album in its entirety, as well as a variety of hits, including tracks from her latest album, “Such Pretty Forks in the Road.”
This is the singer’s first Phoenix performance since 2008.
“Jagged Little Pill” is the album that made her a star. It topped the charts in 13 countries with sales of more than 33 million, making it one of the biggest-selling albums of all time, and won five Grammys.
At the time, she was the youngest artist ever to win Album of the Year.
For more information, visit alanis.com.
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Pickin’ in the Pines
Pickin’ in the Pines is scheduled to return to Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff the weekend of Sept. 17-19.
Now in its 15th year, Pickin’ in the Pines was voted the best festival in Flagstaff in 2017, 2018 and 2019 by readers of the Arizona Daily Sun.
This year’s lineup features Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Leftover Salmon, Yonder Mountain String Band, Steep Canyon Rangers, the SteelDrivers, Missy Raines, Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, John Reischman and the Jaybirds, Amanda Cook Band, Fireside Collective, Stillhouse Junkies, the Sonoran Dogs, Nolan McKelvey & Muskellunge, SLO County Stumblers and Jam Pak Band.
Three-day tickets and single-day tickets are available at pickininthepines.org.
Bachman Cummings
Canadian rockers Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings of the Guess Who are together again on a tour aptly titled Together Again, Live in Concert, which makes its way to the Celebrity Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 25.
Reserved tickets ($45, $85 and $100) are on sale at celebritytheatre.com by phone at 602-267-1600. All tickets are subject to sales tax, facility and ticketing surcharges. All ages welcome.
The Guess Who’s hits include a cover of Johnny Kidd’s “Shakin’ All Over,” “These Eyes,” “Laughing,” “Undun,” “No Time,” “American Woman,” “No Sugar Tonight,” “Hand Me Down World,” “Share the Land,” “Rain Dance” and “Clap for the Wolfman.”
Bachman left the group in 1970, going onto continued success with Bachman-Turner Overdrive, whose hits include “Let It Ride,” “Takin’ Care of Business,” “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet,” “Roll On Down the Highway” and “Hey You.”
The U.S. trek will celebrate the music of?The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive?and?Cummings’ solo years (no doubt including the hit “Stand Tall”).
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Elvis Costello & the Imposters will play Arizona Federal Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 10.
Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
This is Costello’s first appearance in the Valley since an unplugged ‘Storyteller’ show at Mesa Arts Center in 2016 that featured Costello alone on assorted guitars and piano singing songs and telling stories that were frequently hilarious but also deeply moving on occasion.
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He hasn’t done a full-band concert in the Valley since 2008, when he and the Imposters opened the Police reunion tour at what was then called Cricket Wireless Pavilion.
The Imposters include two former members of the Attractions — keyboard player Steve Nieve and drummer Pete Thomas — with Davey Faragher of Cracker in for Bruce Thomas on bass.
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu will play Arizona Federal Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 20.
Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
This is Badu’s first Valley concert since the Badu Jammin’ Tour played the Celebrity Theatre with an opening set by an up-and-coming artist named Janelle Monae.
LANY ‘gg bb xx’ Tour
Los Angeles trio LANY brings their tour in support of a forthcoming album titled “gg bb xx” to Arizona Federal Theatre on Friday, Nov. 12.
Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
LANY will offer VIP packages for each show at vipnation.com that include an intimate acoustic performance, a Q&A session, a group photo with the band, access to the soundcheck and more.
Celine Dion reschedules
Celine Dion has rescheduled the remaining dates on her North American Tour, including a Sept. 14 performance at Gila River Arena.
That Glendale concert has been moved to Friday, April 8, 2022, because varying local COVID-19 restrictions and health and safety guidelines in each city that make it impossible to offer fans the option to safely and comfortably attend the live show at a venue operating at full capacity.
In a press release, Dion said, “I know how frustrating it is for my fans, with all the postponements that have taken place these past 18 months. My team and I are still concerned about everyone’s safety this summer even though the situation has dramatically improved.”
Dion went on to say that she and her team “feel 100% comfortable that things will be very safe next spring, and I want my fans to feel the same way, without any worries. I hope everyone understands.”
When it launched in 2019, the Courage World Tour was the singer’s first tour of the States in more than 10 years in support of her first English album since 2013’s “Loved Me Back to Life.”
Harry Styles reschedules Love on Tour
Harry Styles has again rescheduled his much-anticipated Love On Tour due to COVID-19 restrictions, which vary by state.
The tour was set to bring the superstar to Gila River Arena in Glendale on Tuesday, Aug. 24, in support of last year’s “Fine Line,” with an opening set by Jenny Lewis.
That date has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 13.
Styles also added a handful of shows.
Registration to purchase tickets for new tour dates began at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 14 and runs through 10 p.m. Sunday, July 18.
To ensure fans get tickets in their hands directly, presale registration for the newly-added tour dates is available now through Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program.
Verified Fan on sale begins Wednesday, July 21, with the general public on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, July 23, at hstyles.co.uk/tour.
In compliance with global COVID-19 guidelines, international tour dates are not possible at this time. Refunds are available from point of purchase and Styles plans to travel and perform again once it’s deemed safe to do so.
This is the former One Direction member’s second solo tour. The first brought the star to what was then Comerica Theatre in 2017, a concert that firmly established his identity outside the context of the group that made him famous. Both of Styles’ albums topped the Billboard charts, with “Fine Line” going double platinum.
Rufus du Sol
Rufus du Sol will headline Arizona Federal Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 4.
Tickets are on sale at livenation.com.
The tour announcement arrives in the wake of one of the Australian EDM sensations’ largest headlining concerts to date at Los Angeles’s Banc of California Stadium, which sold 70,000 tickets in three days.
They also recently sold out two nights at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Ice Cube at Holiday Jam
Ice Cube will headline the inaugural 101.1 The Bounce Throwback Holiday Jam on Friday, Dec. 3, at the Phoenix Suns Arena with special guests Too Short, Warren G, Baby Bash, The Luniz and J.J. Fad.
Ice Cube proved a crowd-pleasing highlight of the Pot of Gold Festival in 2019, bringing thousands of people together as one nation under a groove.
It was a very funky set of hip hop classics tracing the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s career from the groundbreaking gangsta-rap glory of “Straight Outta Compton” by the group that made him famous, N.W.A., through “Bop Gun (One Nation),” “It Was a Good Day” and “Check Yo Self” to tracks from his then-current “Everythang’s Corrupt.”
In a press release, John Candelaria, director of content for KZCE-FM, said, “We promised our listeners, advertisers and the community that The Bounce would be a world-class Throwback station, showcasing high profile superstar talent and providing our listeners with big name artist experiences. The first annual 101.1 The Bounce Throwback Holiday Jam delivers on that promise.”
Tickets for the 101.1 The Bounce Throwback Holiday Jam, presented by Pacific Concert Group, are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
Los Tigres del Norte
Los Tigres Del Norte will play the Events Center at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino on Friday, Sept. 17.
The Mexican norteño legends have been hailed as Latin music’s “greatest statesmen” by the New York Times, selling millions of records, regularly topping Billboard’s Latin music charts and packing stadiums.
All Music Guide goes further, saying they “should be compared to Bob Dylan, U2, or the Clash.” They’ve earned five Latin Grammys and done “MTV Unplugged,” where they were joined by Calle 13, Zack de la Rocha, Juanes and Paulina Rubio.
Tickets are between $54.50 and $94.50, on sale now at ticketmaster.com.
Goldrush Music Festival
Relentless Beats’ first full-scale music festival since 2019 is set to bring the beats to Rawhide Western Town the weekend of Sept. 24 through Sept. 26.
Goldrush Music Festival is Relentless Beats’ marquee event, expanded to three days of programming. This year also brings new travel packages, table options and a Travel Saloon.
It continues the EDM promoters’ gradual return to normalcy. In May, Under Construction with Fisher and Chris Lake marked their first pod-free event in more than a year.
Those shows were followed by a summer concert series that included shows by Steve Aoki and Zeds Dead.
Previous Goldrush lineups have indulged Adventure Club, Alison Wonderland, BIJOU, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Blossom, Claude Vonstroke, Deadmau5, Dillon Francis, Don Diablo, Illenium, Lil Uzi Vert, Marshmello, Migos, Rezz, Tokimonsta, Trippie Redd and Vince Staples.
The first round of lineup announcements will begin next week with further details to accompany it.
Relentless Beats is also introducing Goldrush Travel Packages for in-town fans looking to stay closer to the site and those traveling in from other parts of the country.
Reserved for as little as $100, each package includes a three-night hotel stay, a three-day festival ticket, expedited entry into the festival, a Goldrush Festival T-shirt, three well-drink tickets for those 21 and up and access to the Travel Saloon.
New to Goldrush, the Travel Saloon includes cooling stations, dedicated bars with drink specials, charging stations and private bathrooms.
Additional travel package tiers include Bonanza VIP Package, which includes everything from the Gold Digger GA Package, and pre-festival, one-hour early-access with one hour well-level open bar each day and access to the official afterparties.
The Wild West Platinum Package includes everything from the GA and VIP packages and five drink tickets per day, side-stage viewing at the main stage, access to the artist hospitality lounge and a steakhouse quality dinner. The Wild West Package is only available to 21 and up.
Goldrush Table Experiences include three options this year with various premium amenities — Prospector Package, Silver Strike Package and Gold Miner Package. Full details are available at goldrushfestaz.com/tables.
Tickets are on sale now at relentlessbeats.com.
Arizona MusicFest returns
Paul Anka, Bernadette Peters, Kenny G, LeAnn Rimes, Sergio Mendes, Sarah Chang, Emanuel Ax, Pink Martini and The Texas Tenors are among the artists playing Arizona MusicFest in its 31st season, which runs from November through April.
The season also features the Festival Orchestra, comprised of musicians from some of the nation’s finest orchestras.
For tickets, call 480-422-8449 or visit azmusicfest.org.
The complete schedule is as follows:
- Nov. 1 — ABBA, the Concert at Highlands Church. $49-$111.
- Nov. 13 — LeeAnn Rimes at Highlands Church. $49-$84.
- Nov. 15 — Bria Skonberg at La Casa de Cristo Church. $39-$59.
- Nov. 19 — Ray on My Mind (Ray Charles tribute) at Highlands Church. $35-$72.
- Nov. 21 — Young Musicians Fall Concert at Musical Instrument Museum. $20.
- Dec. 3 — The Christmas Serenad3 at Highlands Church. $49-$84.
- Dec. 10 — A Brassy Christmas with the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass at La Casa de Cristo Church. $29-$66.
- Jan. 7 — Chris Mann Celebrates the Tony Bennett Songbook at Highlands Church. $49-$84.
- Jan. 10 — John Lloyd Young: Broadway’s Jersey Boy at Highlands Church. $49-$84.
- Jan. 28 — Bernadette Peters at Highlands Church. $49-$111.
- Jan. 31 — Sergio Mendes at Highlands Church. $49-$84.
- Feb. 4 — Steve Tyrell at Highlands Church. $49-$84.
- Feb. 7 — A Star is Born: The Concert at Highlands Church. $35-$72.
- Feb. 14 — Music City Hit-Makers at Highlands Church. $35-$72.
- Feb. 19 — Kenny G at Highlands Church. $49-$102.
- Feb. 20 — Festival Sinfonia at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church. $55-$81.
- Feb. 22 — Sarah Chang and the Festival Orchestra at La Casa de Cristo Church. $25-$94.
- Feb. 24 — Inon Barnatan and the Festival Orchestra at La Casa de Cristo Church. $25-$89.
- Feb 25 — Festival Orchestra Pops: A Salute to Arizona and the Wild West at La Casa de Cristo Church. $25-$89.
- Feb. 27 — Beethoven’s 9th — Ode to Joy at La Casa de Cristo Church. $25-$94.
- March 7 — Callaway Sisters in “Sibling Rivalry” at Highlands Church. $35-$72.
- March 14 — Paul Anka Sings Sinatra at Highlands Church. $49-$111.
- March 22 — Pink Martini at La Casa de Cristo Church. $49-$102.
- March 28 — Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock & Roll at Highlands Church. $39-$76.
- April 1 — The Texas Tenors at Highlands Church. $49-$84.
- April 4 — The McCartney Years at Highlands Church. $35-$72.
- April 21 — Emanuel Ax at La Casa de Cristo Church. $41-$102.
- April 29 — The Official Blues Brothers Revue at Highlands Church. $35-$72.
A Celebration of ZZ Top
ZZ Top have returned to the road after an unplanned 16-month hiatus brought on by a worldwide pandemic.
Billed as a Celebration of ZZ Top, the tour will bring the Texas trio to the Pool at Talking Stick Resort Sunday, Oct. 10.
Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com.
In a press release, Dusty Hill remarked, “They shut the door right after our 50th anniversary tour and now it’s back open. We’re excited to get out there and play our music for everybody.”
Skillet the Aftermath Tour
Skillet’s the Aftermath Tour with Adelitas Way plays Tempe’s Marquee Theatre on Friday, Oct. 15.
Tickets are on sale now at skillet.com/tour.
A limited number of VIP packages are available, which include a ticket to the show, a pre-show Q&A and trivia contest hosted by Skillet, and exclusive merchandise.
In a press release, Skillet frontman John Cooper said, “This will be our first tour with VIP since we paused for 2020. I’m ready to get out there and interact with our fans again.”
Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra bring their tour in support of “The Million Masks of God” to the Van Buren on Wednesday, March 2.
Tickets are on sale now at ticketweb.com.
Uproxx named the album, whose lead single “Bed Head” was a Top 5 hit at adult alternative radio, to its list of Best Albums of 2021 So Far, calling it “expansive and philosophical indie rock.”
In a press release, singer-guitarist Andy Hull said, “We have missed playing together in a communal setting more than we ever thought we could. This is about to be a party.”
Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road
Elton John will bring his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour to Chase Field on Nov. 12, 2022.
This is the second time the farewell tour has made a stop in metro Phoenix, having previously played Gila River Arena in January 2019, a nearly three-hour concert that struck a bittersweet balance between what amounts to a victory lap and an emotional acknowledgment that a lot of those fans would never see the man perform again.
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Tickets for the superstar’s first-ever Chase Field concert are on sale now, starting at $145.50, at ticketmaster.com.
This is John’s 12th Phoenix concert. The first was on Sept. 17, 1971, at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Chase Field has previously hosted John’s longtime touring partner Billy Joel, who performed there on March 9, 2019.
Lil Baby Back Outside Tour
Lil Baby brings the aptly titled Back Outside Tour to Ak-Chin Pavilion on Wednesday, Sept. 22, with Lil Durk, performing songs from “The Voice of the Heroes,” their recent collaborative album that topped the Billboard album chart.
Tickets are on sale now at LiveNation.com.
Lil Baby broke through in 2017 with the platinum “My Dawg.” His hits include “Freestyle,” “Yes Indeed,” “Drip Too Hard,” “Close Friends” and “Woah.”
J. Cole the Off-Season Tour
J. Cole brings the Off-Season Tour with 21 Savage and Morray to Phoenix Suns Arena on Sunday, Oct. 17.
Tickets are on sale now at dreamville.com.
The tour is in support of “The Off-Season,” something Cole has yet to have. Released in May, it topped the Billboard album chart, the rapper’s sixth consecutive release to do so.
Two songs from the album — “Interlude” and “My Life” with 21 Savage and Morray — have gone Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Pitbull I Feel Good Tour with Iggy Azalea
Pitbull brings the I Feel Good Tour with special guest Iggy Azalea to Ak-Chin Pavilion on Friday, Sept. 17.
Mr. Worldwide will be performing songs from his forthcoming English album, due this year, for the first time live while also dusting off the massive hits one might expect when Pitbull comes to town.
Tickets are on sale now at LiveNation.com.
Tame Impala reschedules
The Tame Impala concert scheduled for Wednesday, July 28, at Gila River Arena has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18.
All tickets will be honored.
Additional tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.com.
This is Kevin Parker’s biggest Tame Impala tour yet, in support of “The Slow Rush,” an intoxicating masterpiece of dreamy psychedelic disco grooves that NME declared “a 57-minute flex of every musical muscle in Parker’s body.”
Two of the funkier highlights from the album, “Lost in Yesterday” and “Is It True,” topped the adult alternative airplay charts here in the States. Perfume Genius will open.
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo will play Arizona Federal Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 11, with special guest John Waite.
Tickets are on sale now at livenation.com.
A four-time Grammy winner, Benatar broke through on the eve of the ’80s with “Heartbreaker,” following through with hits as big as “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” “Treat Me Right,” “Shadows of the Nights,” “Love is a Battlefield” and “We Belong.”
An Evening with Jackson Browne
Danny Zelisko Presents is bringing Jackson Browne’s An Evening With tour to the historic Celebrity Theatre for two nights — Friday, Sept. 17 and Saturday, Sept. 18.
Both shows start at 7:30 p.m.
Reserved tickets are $55, $75, $125 and $145, on sale now at celebritytheatre.com, or by phone at 602-267-1600.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who rose to fame in the ’70s on the strength of such radio staples as “Doctor My Eyes” and “Running on Empty” is touring with his full band in support his new album “Downhill From Everywhere,” out July 23 on Inside Recordings.
Last month, Browne released “My Cleveland Heart,” the album’s new single, whose video features a cameo by Phoebe Bridgers.
Squeeze Nomadband Tour
British rock legends Squeeze bring the Nomadband Tour to Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino on Saturday, Sept. 11.
Tickets are on sale now, starting at $39.50, at ticketmaster.com.
Washing up on U.S. shores at roughly the same time as fellow pop classicists Elvis Costello and XTC, Squeeze never enjoyed the commercial success that had greeted the previous generation of British Invaders.
But back in the day, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook were frequently looked upon as the Lennon-McCartney of their day, packing albums with literate pop gems as timeless as “Take Me I’m Yours,” “Goodbye Girl,” “Cool for Cats” and their eventual U.S. breakthrough, “Tempted.”
Rick Wakeman Even Grumpier Old Rock Star Tour
Danny Zelisko Presents will bring Rick Wakeman to the historic Celebrity Theatre at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9.
The performance is part of the Even Grumpier Old Rock Star 2021 tour.
Tickets are $35, $65 and $95, on sale at celebritytheatre.com, or by phone at 602-267-1600.
Wakeman’s career began as an in-demand session musician, who performed on recordings by David Bowie, Elton John, Lou Reed, Al Stewart and hundreds more. His big break came in 1971 when he joined Yes, who went on to become the most successful prog rock band in the world.
In the ’70s, he achieved success with solo albums such as “Journey To The Centre Of The Earth,” “The Six Wives of Henry VIII” and “The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table,” which cumulatively sold more than 10 million copies in North America alone.
Karol G’s Bicota Tour
Global superstar Karol G is bringing the Bichota Tour to Mesa Amphitheatre on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Tickets are on sale now at bichotatour.com.
A limited number of VIP Packages will be available for each show. These package include better seats, a Meet & Greet and individual photo opportunity with Karol G, autographed memorabilia, limited-edition merchandise and more.
The tour is in support of “KG0516,” which dominated global music charts, reaching the No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums, Spotify’s Top Global Album Debuts and Apple Music’s Top Latin Albums.
Waterparks A Night on Earth Tour
The Waterparks A Night on Earth Tour will play the Van Buren on Friday, Dec. 3.
Tickets are on sale at livenation.com.
The Houston, trio — Awsten Knight, Otto Wood, and Geoff Wigington — are touring in support of a fourth album auspiciously titled “Greatest Hits,” released in May, which recently became their second album in a row to crack the Top 10 on the Billboard rock and alternative charts.
Chris Lane Fill Them Boots Tour
Country singer Chris Lane brings his Fill Them Boots Tour to Phoenix for a show at Arizona Federal Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 12, with opening sets by Ernest, Tyler Rich and Lily Rose.
Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com.
Trippie Redd Tripp at Knight Tour
The Trippie Redd Tripp at Knight Tour brings the chart-topping rapper to Arizona Federal Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, with Iann Dior and Sofaygo.
Tickets are on sale at trippieredd.com.
The multi-platinum Atlanta rapper’s latest single “Miss The Rage” with Playboi Carti hit the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 11 (the highest chart debut for either artist) and its music video surpassed 1 million views in four hours.
He also kicked off the year with his first-ever rock album “Neon Shark,” produced by Travis Barker with guest appearances by Machine Gun Kelly, Chino Moreno (Deftones), blackbear and more.
Coheed and Cambria with the Used
Coheed and Cambria bring their co-headlining tour with the Used to Mesa Amphitheatre on Saturday, Aug. 28, with opening sets by Meet Me @ The Altar and carolesdaughter.
Tickets are on sale at livenation.com.
Coheed and Cambria’s latest album, “Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures,” was hailed as a welcome return to the Armory Wars concept, an ongoing saga that’s run through almost their entire catalog.
The Used arrive in continued support of last year’s “Heartwork.”
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin bring their Together in Concert Tour to Mesa Arts Center on Sunday, Dec. 5.
Each show features the Grammy-winning singer-songwriters on stage together, performing songs and sharing stories.
Tickets are on sale at Livenation.com.
X Ambassadors Beautiful Liar Tour
X Ambassadors will bring their the Beautiful Liar Tour to Tempe’s Marquee Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 16, with Scarypoolparty and Taylor Janzen.
Tickets are on sale at xambassadors.com/tour
Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons was laid up in a hospital in Norfolk, Virgina, when he heard an acoustic performance of X Ambassadors’ “Unconsolable” on the radio and encouraged Interscope to sign them.
The band’s full-length breakthrough, “VHS,” spawned two Top 20 entries on the Hot 100 – the platinum “Renegades” and double-platinum “Unsteady.”
Last week X Ambassadors shared their new single, the darkly cinematic “My Own Monster,” on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records.
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
The Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness: Three Pianos Tour is playing the Van Buren on Tuesday, Nov. 30, with support from Zac Clark.
Tickets are on sale at andrewmcmahon.com.
McMahon’s memoir, “Three Pianos,” will be published by Princeton Architectural Press on Oct. 26. “Three Pianos” takes readers from a childhood defined by his father’s struggle with addiction to his very public battle with leukemia in 2005 at the age of 23 — as previously chronicled in the intensely personal documentary “Dear Jack.”
In a press release, McMahon said, “Never have I been more excited to announce a tour. The weirdness we are emerging from has left its mark on all of us and I have been dreaming of the day we could gather in rooms again and shake off its effects together.”
Anti-Flag
Anti-Flag will play the Rebel Lounge on Thursday, Sept. 23, with Dog Party, Grumpster and Oxymorrons.
Tickets are $25 at the door or $20 in advance at eventbrite.com.
In a press release, the Pittsburgh punks said, “After more than a year of challenges, hardships, and misfortune for many the world over, we are pleased to announce that we are hitting the road again. In the grand scheme of current events, this announcement is small but we also take it as an optimistic sign that life is slowly inching out of the pandemic and that gives us a cause to celebrate.”
Caifanes
Caifanes is bringing decades of hits from Mexico City to the Events Center at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino on Friday, Aug. 27.
Caifanes shot to international fame in the late 1980s, becoming leaders of the Rock En Español movement. Their 1992 album “El Silencio” is considered by many to be among the most influential records of the Rock En Español genre.
Notable shows include opening for Rolling Stones in Mexico City, participating in Peter Gabriel’s WOMAD festival and their sold-out concert at the Hollywood Palladium in 1992.
Tickets are $49.50-$89.50, on sale now.
The Front Bottoms
The Front Bottoms will bring their tour in support of last year’s critically acclaimed “In Sickness & In Flames” to the Van Buren on Thursday, Sept. 30.
NME called the album “a defining work that showcases a sonic universe, rather than a structured set of songs, expertly capturing the inescapable tension of 2020.”
Support for the upcoming dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
A special presale for members of The Front Bottoms’ Motorcycle Club is live now.
General on-sale began June 11.
MisterWives
Indie-pop group MisterWives will bring the Resilient Little Tour to the Pressroom on Friday, Nov. 19, in support of last year’s “Superbloom,” their third album.
Nylon said the album “traverses upbeat, vibrant pop and simmering ballads to paint a portrait of a band that’s bloomed anew through the cracks of a fissure.”
Tickets are on sale at misterwives.com.
Maroon 5 with Blackbear
Blackbear has been added as a special guest on the Maroon 5 tour playing Ak-Chin Pavilion on Friday, Oct. 1.
The rescheduled tour is in support of Maroon 5’s seventh full-length album, “Jordi,” out now.
Blackbear’s latest album, “Everything Means Nothing,” hit the charts last year at No. 15, going gold. The hip-hop artist’s biggest hits are the quadruple-platinum “Do Re Mi,” featuring Gucci Mane, and the triple-platinum “Hot Girl Bummer,” which peaked at No. 11 to become his highest-charting entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
Tony Bennett reschedules Celebrity Theatre
Due to COVID-19, Tony Bennett’s Celebrity Theatre concert has again been rescheduled from June 25 to Tuesday, Dec. 14.
Tickets are on sale now. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Exploring the Arts, Inc., a not-for-profit organization.
Last year marked the 70th Anniversary of Bennett’s professional recording career. His latest album, the Diana Krall collaboration “Love Is Here To Stay,” topped Billboard’s jazz charts in 2018 and was nominated for a Grammy.
New York Magazine says, “His voice is still a technical marvel, and no one else on earth can make a lyric written eight decades ago sound as natural as a conversation at a coffee shop.”
Quinn XCII and Chelsea Cutler
Quinn XCII and Chelsea Cutler will bring their Stay Next to Me Tour to Arizona Federal Theatre on Friday, Oct. 1, with special guest Tai Verdes.
Tickets are on sale at staynexttometour.com.
Quinn XCII (pronounced Quinn Ninety Two) has earned more than 2.5 billion global streams thanks to hits as pervasive as “Straightjacket,” “Flare Guns” (with Cutler), “Stacy” an “Love Me Less,” a track that featured MAX and his breakthrough hit at Top 40 radio.
He was named one of Rolling Stone’s Breakthrough Artists of 2019 and received praise from Billboard, Paper Mag, Interview and many more.
JMBLYA brings Future to Phoenix
The formerly Texas-based JMBLYA hip-hop festival is going coast-to-coast this fall, arriving at Ak-Chin Pavilion on Saturday, Sept. 25, with performances from Future, Gunna, The Kid LAROI, Lil Tecca, Flo Milli, SoFaygo and Phora.
Founded in 2013 by ScoreMore Shows, JMBLYA has become one of the largest, longest-running hip-hop festivals in the U.S., regularly traveling across Texas each year with today’s most sought-after hip-hop performers.
More than 200,000 music lovers from across the globe have attended the Texas festival since its inception, but now the team has decided to expand across the nation in hopes of reaching even more fans.
Future previously headlined JMBLYA in 2016 and recently released a popular collaborative album with fellow JMBLYA alumni Lil Uzi Vert called “Pluto x Baby Pluto.”
A number of special guests will be popping up along the way including Houston-based rapper and JMBLYA alumni Trae Tha Truth, SpotemGottem, Cico P, Metro Marrs and Mike Dimes.
Tickets are on sale at JMBLYA.com. A special presale started at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 9. To take advantage of early-bird access, fans must first sign-up for the official JMBLYA newsletter at JMBLYA.com.
John Legend Bigger Love Tour
John Legend is bringing the Bigger Love Tour to Arizona Federal Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 25, with the War and Treaty.
Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
Legend announced the tour on social media, tweeting, “I’m excited to be going on tour to see so many of you. We had to cancel a few dates, but we added a couple new stops & hope to return to more cities once it’s safe to gather!”
Brockhampton Here Right Now Tour
Brockhampton will bring the Here Right Now Tour to Arizona Federal Theatre on Wednesday, April 6, with Jean Dawson, Paris Texas and HVN.
Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
Counting Crows Butter Miracle Tour
Counting Crows will bring their tour in support of “Butter Miracle, Suite One,” their first release in nearly seven years, to Arizona Federal Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 12.
Frank Turner, Seán Barna and Matt Sucich are set as support acts for the 32-date Butter Miracle tour.
The Butter Miracle tour announcement comes days after the release of “Butter Miracle, Suite One,” a four-track, nineteen-minute suite available now worldwide.
A Counting Crows artist presale and VIP package sales for the tour began at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 8.
Tickets are on sale now.
VIP packages include exclusive merchandise and access to a special soundcheck experience. Visit CountingCrows.com for details.
Surfaces Good 2 Be Back Tour
Surfaces bring their Good 2 Be Back Tour to the Van Buren Wednesday, Sept. 8, with special guests Verzache and Public Library Commute.
Produced by Live Nation, the 21-date tour will kick off on June 25 at Austin’s Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater with stops in San Diego, Boston, New York and more.
Tickets are on sale at LiveNation.com.
Architects ‘For Those That Wish to Exist’ tour
British post-metalcore quintet Architects bring a tour in support of their recently released ninth studio record “For Those That Wish To Exist” to Tempe’s Marquee Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 3.
Tempe is the second U.S. date. The tour kicks off the night before they make their way to Arizona in Los Angeles.
Tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit architectsofficial.com.
Atmosphere with Cypress Hill
Atmosphere and Cypress Hill will bring their co-headlining summer tour to Mesa Amphitheatre on Sunday, Aug. 15.
Special guest Z-Trip, winner of the 2009 America’s Best DJ award, will perform before and between headliner sets.
Cypress Hill and Atmosphere will split headlining duties throughout the tour.
In a press release, Slug of Atmosphere said, “This is the longest time we’ve spent off of the stage since 1995. Words can’t express how excited we are to get back out there with our peoples. Being on tour with Cypress Hill is a psychedelic dream come true for me. The impact they had on my artistic direction couldn’t be overstated.”
Tickets are on sale now at rhymesayers.com.
3 Doors Down ‘The Better Life’ anniversary tour
Three Doors Down will mark the 20th anniversary of their debut album “The Better Life” at the Event Center at Harrah’s AK Chin Casino on Saturday, Aug. 28, with Theory of a Deadman.
For the first time ever, they’re playing the seven-times-platinum album, which includes the chart-topper that made them famous, “Kryptonite,” in its entirety.
The album sent two other singles, “Loser” and “Duck and Run,” on that same chart.
They’ll also play their other hits, with an opening set by Seether.
In a press release, Brad Arnold said, “Especially after the last year everyone has had, I am really looking forward to rocking out and celebrating with our fans this summer.”
Tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.com.
All Time Low with the Maine
All Time Low will bring their summer tour with Tempe rockers the Maine and Grayscale to the Van Buren on Sunday, Aug. 8
Tickets are on sale now at alltimelow.com.
All Time Low will also headline Sad Summer Fest 2021, which kicks off in August and visits US cities throughout the summer, in addition to appearing at Lollapalooza in Chicago and Life is Beautiful in Las Vegas.
All Time Low currently have songs in the Top 10 on alternative radio, with “Once In A Lifetime” on the way up and “Monsters” holding strong.
Last week, All Time Low earned nominations for Alternative Rock Song of the Year and Alternative Rock Artist of the Year at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Slipknot Knotfest Roadshow
Multi-platinum metal legends Slipknot will bring their Knotfest Roadshow to what would assume to be a very loud conclusion at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 2, with support from three Grammy-nominated heavy music heavyweights — Killswitch Engage, Fever 333 and Code Orange.
In a press release, the band said, “With the world opening up, it’s time to get excited about LIFE again. To get back to LIFE again. This tour is a long time coming and we hope you’re as excited to see it as we are to play it.”
Tickets are on sale at knotfestroadshow.com.
Last week, Slipknot confirmed that they have returned to the studio and are working on new material — or what M.Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan referred to as “God music.”
Fans can be the first to see exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ footage of Slipknot at work by subscribing to join the community at knotfest.com.
Slipknot’s sold-out European arena tour, completed weeks before the industry shut down for COVID-19, earned raves. Kerrang! gave their sold-out date at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena a 5/5 rating, declaring “there is no better metal band on earth.”
Guns N’ Roses
Guns N’ Roses are headed to Phoenix Suns Arena Monday, Aug. 30, with Mammoth WVH, a band led by Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen.
Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
The Nighttrain presale started at noon on Tuesday, June 1, at gunsnroses.com.
This is Guns N’ Roses first Valley appearance since August 2016, when the Not in this… Lifetime tour played the University of Phoenix Stadium, now known as State Farm Stadium.
Christian Nodal Botella Tras Botella Tour
Christian Nodal will bring his Botella Tras Botella Tour to Arizona Federal Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 19.
The tour is named for Nodal’s viral hit “Botella Tras Botella” which topped the Spotify global chart, the highest chart position for a song by a Mexican artist. The song has had more than 146 million streams on YouTube and is the first Regional Mexican title to enter the Billboard Hot 100 in its almost 63-year history.
Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com.
Brett Young The Weekends Tour
Multi-platinum country singer Brett Young brings the Weekends Tour to Arizona Federal Theatre on Tuesday, Oct. 5, with special guests Maddie & Tae and Filmore.
The tour is in support of “Weekends Look a Little Different These Day,” an album released on Friday, June 4.
Tickets are on sale at brettyoungmusic.com.
In a press release, Young said, “Announcing a headlining tour and preparing to release new music both in the same week truly feels like a dream and something I won’t ever take for granted. It’s emotional thinking about reuniting not only with my band and crew after so much time apart, but with the FANS!”
Florida Georgia Line I Love My Country Tour
Florida Georgia Line’s I Love My Country Tour will play Ak-Chin Pavilion on Thursday, Nov. 11, with Russell Dickerson as direct support and openers Lauren Alaina and Redferrin.
Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
In a press release, the country duo said, “Touring is back, y’all! This is the longest we’ve gone without being on the road, and we’ve been counting down the days until we can finally say – we’re going on tour! Thank you to our fans for all of your support with our new music over the past year, we truly can’t wait to bring these tunes to the stage,”
Headliners of massive arenas, stadiums, back-to-back Las Vegas residencies and their own music festival, FGL Fest, Florida Georgia Line last toured the country with 2019’s sold-out Can’t Say I Ain’t Country Tour.
T-Mobile customers can get access to premium ticketing at every U.S. tour stop, even sold-out shows! Un-carrier customers can snag their Reserved Tickets starting 30 days prior to each show at first-day prices.
Mike Epps Real Life Comedy Tour
Mike Epps is bringing his In Real Life Comedy Tour to Gila River Arena on Friday, Sept. 24, with guest host Sommore and opening sets by Earthquake and Kountry Wayne.
Tickets went on sale Friday, May 28 at Ticketmaster.com.
Epps currently stars in the Netflix comedy series “The Upshaws” with Wanda Sykes. His recent films include the Amazon feature “Troup Zero” with Viola Davis, Allison Janney, and Jim Gaffigan, in addition to the Netflix comedy “Dolemite Is My Name” with Eddie Murphy.
Last summer, Epps released his latest standup special “Mike Epps: Only One Mike” (Netflix), and dropped the single “We Goin’ Out” feat. Big Boi and Sleepy Brown.
Monsta X
South Korean boy band Monsta X have announced a new date for their twice-rescheduled Arizona Federal Theatre concert, originally scheduled for July 8, 2020.
The new date is Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022.
Tickets are on sale now at tickemaster.com.
Tickets from the original date will be honored.
Ana Gabriel Por Amor a Ustedes Tour
Mexican pop star Ana Gabriel will bring her Por Amor A Ustedes Tour to Gila River Arena on Friday, March 4.
The tour was postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Gabriel has released more than 30 albums and earned 20 top 10 hits on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart, including an impressive six appearances at No. 1.
Her voice has led this “powerhouse to fill arenas with fantastic performances that are veritable vocal tour de forces” (Billboard, 2020).
Willie Nelson Outlaw Music Festival
Willie Nelson is on the road again, bringing his Outlaw Music Festival to Ak-Chin Pavilion on Friday, Oct. 15.
Willie Nelson & Family will headline, with The Avett Brothers, Gov’t Mule, Lucinda Williams and Ida Mae.
Tickets went on sale May 27, at outlawmusicfestival.com.
VIP packages, including great seats and exclusive festival merchandise, will be available.
Nelson says, “The Outlaw Music Festival Tour has always been about family and friends coming together for a great day of music and fun, and with the amazing group of artists joining us, this year promises to be our most special Outlaw Tour to date. I just can’t wait to get back on the road again.”
Modest Mouse The Golden Casket Tour
Modest Mouse play Arizona Federal Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 19, in support of their first album in six years, “The Golden Casket.”
The announcement of their tour, which features festival performances at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Life is Beautiful in Las Vegas and Austin City Limits, was accompanied by the release of a new single, “Leave a Light On.”
It’s the second single from “The Golden Casket,” out Friday, June 25, on Epic Records.
Tickets went on sale May 26, at modestmouse.com.
Lady A What a Song Can Do Tour
Lady A will bring their What a Song Can Do Tour to Ak-Chin Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 16, with Carly Pearce, Niko Moon and Tenille Arts.
The trio shared the news on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” On Wednesday, May 19, before a performance of their current single “Like A Lady,” surprising audience members with tickets to the amphitheater run.
A portion of the ticket sales will go towards LadyAID, the group’s philanthropic fund which supports initiatives around the world ranging from helping vulnerable children, to societal and cultural issues as well as natural disaster aid and recovery.
Citi is the official presale credit card of the What a Song Can Do Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning at noon Tuesday, May 25, through Citi Entertainment.
Tickets went on sale to the general public on May 28, at ladyamusic.com.
Jonas Brothers the Remember This Tour
The Jonas Brothers are bringing the Remember This Tour to Ak-Chin Pavilion on Tuesday, Oct. 26, with Kelsea Ballerini.
The Jonas Brothers Happiness Begins tour in 2019 sold more than 1.2 million tickets and grossed more than $120 million.
In a press release, the brothers said, “If this past year has taught us anything it’s that we need to remember the important moments in our lives. We hope these shows will be special moments for our fans, our friends and our families and we can’t wait to see all their faces soon!”
Citi is the official presale credit card of the Remember This Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets from 10 a.m. Monday, May 24, until 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, through Citi Entertainment. For complete presale details visit Citientertainment.com.
Tickets went on sale to the general public on May 27, at JonasBrothers.com.
Two nights with Styx
Styx will return to the rotating stage of the historic Celebrity Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 8, and Thursday, Sept. 9.
Reserved seats ($40, $70 and $105) are on sale at celebritytheatre.com or by calling 602-267-1600. All tickets are subject to sales tax, facility and ticketing surcharges. All?ages welcome.
Concert goers can expect to hear such Styx gems as “The Grand Illusion,” “Blue Collar Man,” “Lady,” “Miss America,” “Crystal Ball,” “Come Sail Away” and “Renegade” as well as new material from their upcoming 17th studio album, “Crash of the Crown.”
311 Live From the Ride Tour
On the heels of their 30th anniversary as a band, 311 have announced their return to the road with their Live From The Ride Tour, which brings them to Ak-Chin Pavilion on Wednesday, Oct. 13
The tour’s name is a play on “Live From The Hive,” the online livestream concert series 311 launched from their Hive Studio in 2020 when touring paused for COVID-19.
Tickets & VIP packages are on sale. VIP packages include soundcheck access, first entry, merch bundles and more. All ticket and VIP info is available at 311.com.
Select Live From The Ride performances will be available to stream on 311 Streamsystem, the livestreaming platform 311 debuted in October. Details will be announced in the coming weeks.
In This Moment
Grammy-nominated heavy metal veterans In This Moment will bring the In-Between Tour to Arizona Federal Theatre on Sept. 30 with support from Black Veil Brides, DED, and Raven Black.
Tickets are on sale at inthismomentofficial.com.
In This Moment are eager to return to stages and connect with fans, while playing a mix of new material and fan favorites from their catalog, including last year’s “Mother,” which became their fourth consecutive release to go Top 40 on the Billboard album chart.
Sublime with Rome and Dirty Heads
Sublime with Rome will bring their co-headlining High and Mighty Tour with Dirty Heads to Mesa Amphitheatre on Oct. 7.
Tickets are available at sublimewithrome.com and dirtyheads.com.
Best remembered for the single “What I Got,” Sublime broke up in 1996 after the heroin overdose of singer Bradley Nowell, returning in 2009 with Rome Ramirez, in for Nowell, and a longer name. “Yours Truly,” their first album together, was produced by Paul Leary of the Butthole Surfers, and spawned their most successful song to date, “Panic.”
Dashboard Confessional Unplugged Tour
Dashboard Confessional will brings their U.S. Unplugged Tour to the Van Buren on Oct. 20.
This tour is Dashboard’s first since canceling the remainder of last year’s sold-out DC20 20th-anniversary celebration tour around the release of their first-ever career-spanning compilation, “The Best Ones Of The Best Ones.”
The tour will feature singer-guitarist Chris Carrabba alongside a stripped-down backing band that includes longtime guitarist Armon Jay, with Abby Kelly and Dane Poppin. Before hitting the road for the 8-week run, Dashboard Confessional’s full band line-up (Carrabba, Jay, Scott Schoenbeck, and Chris Kamrada) will perform at both the Alaska State Fair and the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
Jason Aldean Back in the Saddle Tour
Jason Aldean will bring his Back in the Saddle Tour to Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix on Thursday, Sept. 30, with special guests Hardy and Lainey Wilson.
Aldean broke the news of his upcoming tour to a sold-out crowd at Jason Aldean Live: from The Bonnaroo Farm on Saturday, May 15.
Citi is the official presale credit card of the tour, and Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets through Citi Entertainment. For complete presale details, visit citientertainment.com.
Tickets are on sale at jasonaldean.com.
“It’s been emotional being back on stage with my band for the first time in a year this weekend,” Aldean said. “It’s made us all even more ready to get back to life as we all know it. Being on the road makes all of us — the band, the crew and me — happy, and I haven’t felt this excited about going on tour in 15 years.”
Dead & Company
Dead & Company will play Ak-Chin Pavilion on Monday, Oct. 25.
Three former members of the Grateful Dead — singer-guitarist Bob Weir and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann — are joined by John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti.
Tickets are on sale through ticketmaster.com.
Dead & Company will continue their work with longtime sustainability partner Reverb. They have committed to a comprehensive carbon offset program via Reverb’s unCHANGEit Climate Campaign, covering all projected emissions from this year’s tour – including fan travel to and from shows.
These Dead & Company tour offsets will immediately fund important projects around the world and here at home that directly fight climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.
Korn’s ‘The Nothing’ Tour
Grammy-winning nu-metal heavyweights Korn will play Ak-Chin Pavilion on Tuesday, Sept. 14, with special guests Staind.
Tickets are on sale now at livenation.com.
The tour is in continued support of 2019’s “The Nothing,” Korn’s 14th Top 10 entry on the Billboard album chart, led by singles “You’ll Never Find Me,” “Can You Hear Me,” and “Cold.”
Noisey praised the album for continuing “Korn’s mission of probing the hidden corners and harsh realities of life within a shroud discordant darkness” while Revolver called it Korn’s best album in over 10 years.”
Alan Parsons Live Project
Alan Parsons Live Project will play the historic Celebrity Theatre on Tuesday, August 31.
Tickets are on sale now at celebritytheatre.com.
Parsons began his career as an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios working on projects such as the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” and “Let It Be,” going on to produce Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” and Al Stewart’s “Year Of The Cat.”
The Alan Parsons Project released 10 concept albums between 1976-1987, selling more than 50 million albums worldwide while scoring big pop hits with “Eye in the Sky,” “Time” and “Don’t Answer Me.”
Mesa Arts Center Performing Live season
Pat Metheny, Kristin Chenoweth and Live at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis are among the highlights of the Mesa Arts Center Performing Live season for 2021-2022.
Tickets are on sale now at mesaartscenter.com or by phone at 480-644-6500.
Here’s the schedule:
- Pat Metheny: Side-Eye with James Francies and Joe Dyson — Sunday, Oct. 3
- National Geographic Live: Mark Synnott | Climber Life on the Vertical — Wednesday, Oct. 13
- In Conversation with the Sopranos — Saturday, Oct. 16
- Classical Music Inside Out: An Evening with Shelly Watson — Thursday, Oct. 21
- The Fab Four, Saturday, Oct. 23
- National Geographic Live: Brian Skerry | Underwater Photographer Secrets of the Whales — Wednesday, Nov. 3
- Alton Brown LIVE: Beyond the Eats — Thursday, Nov. 11
- Classical Music Inside Out: Attacca Quartet — Thursday, Nov. 18
- Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular — Friday, Nov. 19
- Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Return to the Twenties 2.0 Tour — Saturday, Nov. 20
- Whose Live Anyway? — Sunday, Nov. 21
- Dave Koz & Friends Christmas 2021 Tour with Jonathan Butler, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot and Rebecca Jade — Wednesday, Dec. 15
- An Intimate Evening with David Foster: Hitman Tour — Sunday, Jan. 16
- National Geographic Live: Alicia Odewale | African Diaspora Archaeologist in Greenwood: A Century of Resilience — Wednesday, Jan. 19
- Jazz at Lincoln Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis — Thursday, Jan. 20
- The Life and Music of George Michael — Sunday, Jan. 23
- Kristin Chenoweth In Concert: For the Girls — Saturday, Jan. 29
- Mesa Arts Center Foundation Fundraising Event: An Enchanted Evening featuring Kristin Chenoweth — Saturday, Jan. 29
- A Conversation with John Leguizamo — Thursday, Feb. 3
- Riverdance: 25 Years of Riverdance — Feb. 9-13
- Classical Music Inside Out: Xavier Foley, Double Bass/Composer — Thursday, Feb. 10
- National Geographic Live: Rae Wynn-Grant | Carnivore Ecologist in the Secret Life of Bears — Wednesday, Feb. 23
- Neil Sedaka — Wednesday, March 2
- The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes — Saturday, March 5
- Black Violin: Impossible Tour — Wednesday, March 16
- Classical Music Inside Out: Hanzhi Wang, Accordion — Thursday, March 17
- Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández — Friday, April 1
- Drum Tao 2022 — Saturday, April 2
- Classical Music Inside Out: Zuill Bailey, Cello | Chee-Yun Kim, Violin | Natasha Paremski, Piano — Wednesday, April 6
- Jackson Galaxy — Saturday, April 16
- National Geographic Live: Beth Shapiro | Evolutionary Biologist in How to Clone a Mammoth — Wednesday, April 13
- An Evening with Neil Gaiman — Friday, May 6
Enrique Iglesias with Ricky Martin
Global superstars Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin are hitting the road together for the first time ever and headed to Gila River Arena on Thursday, Nov. 11.
The Glendale date has been rescheduled twice due to COVID-19. The tour was originally scheduled to hit Gila River Arena on Sept. 5, 2020 and initially postponed until Sept. 3, 2021.
All previously purchased tickets will be valid for the rescheduled date. Tickets are available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com.
Fans can expect to hear the hits that made Iglesias and Martin two of the biggest names in pop and Latin music with Sebastián Yatra as a special guest on select dates.
In a press release, Martin said, “To say we are going on tour has lifted all of our spirits after the profoundly difficult year the world has gone through and still is.”
Dan + Shay The (Arena) Tour
Dan + Shay The (Arena) Tour will bring the Grammy-winning duo to Gila River Arena on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, with the Band Camino and Ingrid Andress.
Tickets are available now at ticketmaster.com.
The tour officially kicked off in March 2020 with three consecutive sold-out shows, including two back-to-back concerts in Nashville, where the Tennessean noted, “It seemed like nearly every song was greeted like a single by the packed house.”
The rest of the tour was rescheduled due to COVID-19. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date. For additional information about this rescheduled event, go to aegpresents.com.
Kip Moore How High Tour
Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Kip Moore will bring the How High Tour to the Van Buren on Friday, Dec. 17.
The Detroit Free Press hailed his “much-praised live shows” as “equal parts high-energy showmanship, sincere audience connections and formidable musicianship from Moore and his band.”
Tickets are on sale now at kipmoore.net.
Evanescence and Halestorm
Evanescence and Halestorm bring their co-headlining tour to Arizona Federal Theatre on Monday, Nov. 15.
Tickets are on sale at LiveNation.com. Limited VIP packages include premium seating, access to attend Evanescence’s soundcheck followed by a moderated Q&A with the band, exclusive merchandise items, and more.
Last year, Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale performed back-up vocals on Evanescence’s “Use My Voice,” and Amy Lee joined Hale on a new version of Halestorm’s “Break In.”
In a press release, Lee said, “Words can’t express how excited we are to go back on tour with our friends and rock out again. We’ve been building this new music in isolation for over a year and dreaming of what it will be like to finally play it live, and to experience it together with our fans for the first time.”
Rise Against Nowhere Generation Tour
Rise Against will bring their Nowhere Generation Tour to Arizona Federal Theatre on Tuesday, Aug. 17.
Tickets are on sale at RiseAgainst.com.
In a press release, Tim McIlrath said, “A year without live music in a time when we needed it most has been trying for all of us. Live music has been missing from all of our lives for far too long. We can’t wait to fix that on the ‘Nowhere Generation Tour.’ It’s been a long year, and we have a lot to say about it.”
Dierks Bentley Beers on Me Tour
Dierks Bentley brings his Beers on Me Tour to Ak-Chin Pavilion on Friday, Aug. 27, with Riley Green and Parker McCollum.
Citi is the official presale credit card, giving card members access to purchase presale tickets beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, through Citi Entertainment. For details, go to citientertainment.com.
Tickets are on sale at dierks.com.
Bentley, Green and McCollum celebrated the announcement by releasing a cover of the Jerry Reed classic “East Bound and Down.”
In a press release, Bentley said, “I wrote a song a few months back with some friends called ‘Beers On Me’ that inspired this year’s tour name. It’s a pretty simple recipe for summer…get your friends together, have a round or two and dive into some great country music. That’s exactly what Riley, Parker and I plan on doing out there on the road with our fans.”
NEEDTOBREATHE Into the Mystery Tour
NEEDTOBREATHE bring their tour in support of their eighth album, “Into the Mystery,” to Arizona Federal Theatre Monday, Sept. 13, with special guests Switchfoot and The New Respects.
The album was created in a historic house-turned-recording studio in Columbia, Tennessee, where the bandmates lived and worked together for three weeks of what they refer to as extended summer camp.
In a press release, they wrote, “Probably more than any other record of ours, it was a product of what was going on in the world and our environment. We didn’t second guess ourselves much or look over our shoulders. Even the spirit of the record was a result of the moment. You can hear everybody’s personality and imprint. It felt like we got this opportunity to make a record like a family.”
This is NEEDTOBREATHE’s first tour in more than two years.
Tickets are on sale at needtobreathe.com.
Justin Bieber Justice World Tour
Justin Bieber has again rescheduled his entire 2020 Tour, this time to 2022, due to COVID-19 restrictions varying by state.
The tour, with special guests Kehlani and Jaden Smith, was originally scheduled to hit State Farm Stadium in Glendale on June 5, 2020, and was moved to the much smaller Gila River Arena before being bumped to June 5, 2021, in response to the pandemic.
The star is now headed to Gila River Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, on the newly christened Justice World Tour.
It was originally called the Changes Tour in honor of the 2020 “Changes” album. But he’s managed to release another album since then, topping Billboard’s album chart in March with “Justice.”
All tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates. Ticketholders will receive an email from their ticket provider with event updates and options if they cannot make the 2022 date.
Additional tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
Visit justinbiebermusic.com for further information.
Glass Animals Dreamland Tour
Glass Animals’ Dreamland Tour plays Arizona Federal Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 15.
Tickets are on sale at glassanimals.com.
The tour, which features stops at Bonnaroo, Life Is Beautiful, and Outside Lands, is named in honor of the British rockers’ latest album, “Dreamland,” which debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard album chart and spun off four Top 40 entries on the Billboard rock chart.
NME responded to the album with a rave, proclaiming it “a sun-drenched record of summer tunes that will sound even better when heard at festivals with a tinnie in hand. Yet look behind glittering shells of these tunes and you’ll find hugely personal stories, told with new strength and resilience.”
And for those less versed in UK slang than journalists at NME, a tinnie is a can of beer.
Last week, Glass Animals were selected as 2021 Billboard Music Awards finalists for Top Rock Song (“Heat Waves”) and Top Rock Album (“Dreamland”).
Megadeth and Lamb of God
Megadeth and Lamb of God play Arizona Federal Theatre on Sunday, Aug. 29, with Trivium and In Flames rounding out the lineup on a bill they’ve ambitiously titled the Metal Tour of the Year.
These are rescheduled dates from 2020 with tickets going back on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 7, at LiveNation.com.
This is Megadeth’s first North American tour since 2017, marking band leader Dave Mustaine’s return to the stage following his diagnosis of and recovery from throat cancer.
The Monkees farewell tour
Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees are bringing their farewell tour to Phoenix on Sunday, Sept. 19, for one final spin on the rotating stage of the historic Celebrity Theatre.
Commemorating 55 years of Monkeemania, the tour runs through Nov. 14, when the tour concludes where it all began — Los Angeles, with a show at the Greek Theatre.
Dolenz sang a number of the Monkees’ biggest hits: “I’m A Believer,” “Last Train To Clarksville,” “Pleasant Valley Sunday” and “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone.”
Nesmith wrote such Monkees gems as “Mary, Mary,” “Papa Gene’s Blues,” “You Just May Be The One” and “Listen To The Band.”
Tickets are on sale now at celebritytheatre.com.
Brad Paisley Tour 2021
Brad Paisley is bringing his Tour 2021 to Ak-Chin Pavilion on Friday, Oct. 8.
The tour launches on June 5 in Panama City Beach at Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam, the first large-scale festival in the world to take place in 2021.
His second stop will be Nashville’s 4th of July celebration, Let Freedom Sing!, Music City’s first major event of the year.
Special guests on the tour dates will be multi-platinum selling and current ACM New Male Artist Jimmie Allen and Columbia Nashville rising star Kameron Marlowe.
Pepe Aguilar Jaripeo sin Fronteras Tour
Pepe Aguilar has added 15 new dates to his Jaripeo sin Fronteras Tour, including Gila River Arena on Saturday, Sept. 4. The tour experienced tremendous success for two consecutive years across the U.S. and Mexico, filling every venue played.
The tour is a massive production with more than 40 musicians on stage, combining music with bullfighting and rodeo events, such as horse riding and equestrian acrobatic performances.
Aguilar has won four Grammys and five Latin Grammys.
Tickets go on sale at noon Friday, May 7, at Ticketmaster.com.
Midland Last Resort Tour
Grammy-nominated country trio Midland will launch its Last Resort Tour with two Arizona dates — Oct. 7 at Arizona Federal Theatre in downtown Phoenix and Oct. 9 at AVA Amphitheater in Tucson.
They’re joined by special guest Hailey Whitters.
Tickets for the Last Resort Tour go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 7, at MidlandOfficial.com. Spotify fans in participating markets will receive a special presale code via email on Tuesday, May 4, to get early access to tickets. Those who have signed up for Midland’s mailing list will be emailed a promo code Wednesday, May 5, for early access.
Through the pandemic, Midland has continued to find ways to connect with fans until they could get back on the road. The “Midland: The Sonic Ranch” documentary, shown across ViacomCBS platforms, including CMT and MTV Live, gave fans an insight into their beginnings, featuring never-before-seen footage and original recordings.
“Let It Roll,” their latest studio release, topped Billboard’s country chart upon release in 2019.
Lord Huron and Coin to play Van Buren
Los Angeles-based indie-folk heroes Lord Huron, whose two most recent albums topped the U.S. folk charts, have announced a fall tour that’s headed to Phoenix on Oct. 25 for a show at the Van Buren.
The tour is in support of their forthcoming follow-up to “Vide Noir,” the much-anticipated “Long Lost.”
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, May 7, at lordhuron.com.
There’s also a Spotify Fan First presale starting Wednesday, May 5.
Coin also announced a fall Van Buren date this week. They’ll bring the Rainbow Dreamland Tour to Phoenix on Nov. 17. Tickets are on sale at thisiscoin.com.
Machine Gun Kelly Tickets to My Downfall Tour
Machine Gun Kelly is hitting the road for the first time since the release of his chart-topping “Tickets to My Downfall” album, playing Mesa Amphitheatre Oct. 21.
“Tickets to My Downfall” brought in raves from Billboard (“dazzlingly effective songs”), Vulture (“punk rock excellence”) and NME (“brilliant”).
Machine Gun Kelly kicked off 2021 entertaining home viewers from Times Square at “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve,” followed by an appearance on “Saturday Night Live.”
Tickets are on sale in all markets at MachineGunKelly.com.
Luke Bryan Proud to Be Right Here Tour
The newly crowned Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will bring his Proud to Be Right Here Tour to Ak-Chin Pavilion on Sept. 24 with opening sets by Dylan Scott, Caylee Hammack and Runaway June along with DJ Rock.
“There is nothing more gratifying about writing and recording music than getting to play it live for the fans,” Bryan said in a statement announcing the tour.
“There’s several songs off my new album that I’ve never performed live. I can’t believe this moment is nearly here when we get to hop on the tour bus and roll into towns across America and get back to doing what we do best. What we live to do!”
Tickets are on sale at lukebryan.com.
Brothers Osborne We’re Not For Everyone Tour
Brothers Osborne are bringing the We’re Not For Everyone Tour to Arizona Federal Theatre on Oct. 10.
The Grammy-nominated duo earned high marks from Rolling Stone, who proclaimed them “a guaranteed show-stopper,” and the Boston Globe, who commended their “spirited live performances.”
Fans can expect to hear such hits as “Stay A Little Longer,” “It Ain’t My Fault,” “21 Summer,” “Shoot Me Straight,” “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You)” and “All Night.”
Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 23, at ticketmaster.com.
Bad Bunny El Ultimo Tour del Mundo
Bad Bunny returns to the stage with the El Último Tour del Mundo 2022, presented by Corona, with a Phoenix Suns Arena date on Sunday, March 6, 2022.
After a rough presale on Thursday (the Ticketmaster site crashed, frustrating many Bad Bunny fans) tickets went on sale to the general public at noon on Friday, April 16 at ticketmaster.com.
Bad Bunny’s plans to continue touring the world last year were brought to a halt by COVID-19. His X100PRE Tour was one of the most prominent live shows of 2019, breaking capacity records and selling out iconic arenas around the world, from Madison Square Garden to Staples Center in Los Angeles. He also played Coachella and Lollapalooza on that tour.
The Puerto Rican reggaeton rapper conquered the mainstream in 2018 as a featured guest, alongside J Balvin, on Cardi B’s chart-topping Latin trap triumph, “I Like It,” and then built on that momentum with the Drake-assisted Top 5 single “Mia” from “X 100pre.”
Alejandro Fernandez
Two-time Latin Grammy winner Alejandro Fernández brings his fall tour with his son Alex Fernández to Arizona Federal Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 24.
Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 16, at Ticketmaster.com.
A portion of proceeds will be donated to Families Belong Together, a campaign of the National Domestic Workers Alliance that works to end family separation and promote dignity, unity and compassion for all children and families.
AJR OK Orchestra Tour
AJR brings the OK Orchestra Tour to a close at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
“OK Orchestra” took the indie-pop brother act to No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative and Rock Albums charts, marking their second consecutive album to debut at the top spot on both charts. It also claimed the No. 10 spot on the Billboard 200.
They’ve also been nominated for two 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Alternative Rock Artist of the Year and Alternative Rock Song of the Year for “Bang!”
AJR’s current single “Way Less Sad” has been added to over 200 radio stations across the U.S., amassing more than 25 million streams worldwide.
Their previous hits include “I’m Ready,” “Weak,” “Burn the House Down” and “100 Bad Days.”
Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 16 at AJRbrothers.com/events.
Kane Brown Blessed & Free Tour
Kane Brown brings his Blessed & Free Tour to Phoenix Suns Arena on Thursday, Feb. 3.
The tour will bring the country star to all 29 NBA basketball arenas throughout 2021 and 2022, making Brown the first country artist in history to headline every NBA basketball arena in a single tour.
The former four-sport high-school athlete first hinted at the tour during the 2020 NBA All-Star game in Chicago, where he played in the celebrity game.
He’s joined in Phoenix by Chase Rice and Restless Road, who Brown signed to his label, 1021 Entertainment.
Registration for presale is open now at kanebrownlive.com.
Tickets went on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, April 16, at kanebrownmusic.com.
A limited number of VIP Packages will be available and feature what the press release calls “an amazing selection” of tickets, early access to the general-admission pit, limited-edition merchandise and more.
Visit kanebrownmusic.com for a full list of tour dates, additional presale and ticket on-sale information.
Eric Church Gather Again Tour
Reigning Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year and current Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer of the Year nominee Eric Church will bring the Gather Again Tour to Gila River Arena on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
This is Church’s first tour to feature an in-the-round setup, with the stage at the center of the arena to accommodate as many fans as possible.
Tickets to all U.S. dates go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 7, at EricChurch.com.
Members of the Church fan group Church Choir may access tickets early through a presale beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4.
Church spoke to Billboard about getting people back to live performances after getting his own second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
“It became very clear to me that the only way to really get back to normal is through vaccinations,” he said.
“You’ve got to get needles in arms. I just want to play shows. Politics’ job is to divide — that’s how you win elections. Those things that unite us are music and sports. The times when, whether you’re a Democrat or Republican or whatever, you throw your arm around the person next to you. We need that. I need that.”
Church will appear in an upcoming PSA promoting vaccine education, produced by ACM Lifting Lives, the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative.
That ad premiered during the ACM Awards broadcast on Sunday, April 18, where Church also performed a song off his forthcoming “Heart & Soul” triple album project.
“Heart” was released Friday, April 16, and “Soul” was due to be released on Friday, April 23, with “&” made available exclusively to the Church Choir on Tuesday, April 20.
Church will also headline Country Thunder Arizona in October.
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