Show of hands: who misses going to live concerts? Yeah, its pretty unanimous. We all do. Today we look back at the good ol’ days when going to a live show was the norm. Here’s one of our favorite shows that came to The Toyota Oakdale Theatre: Soundgarden King Animal Tour Friday May 17,…
This week it was announced the big Summer Stadium Tour featuring the reunited Mötley Crüe, along with Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts is postponed and will be rescheduled to 2021. But remember when Mötley Crüe said they were done touring? It wasn’t that long ago they had “The Final Tour” and…
By Drew Carrano Today both casinos in Connecticut will be reopening to the public for the first time since mid March. Only portions of both casinos will be open while others areas will remain closed for the time being. One area of Mohegan Sun that will remain closed is the 10,000 seat arena. At the…
By Drew Carrano KISS and New Haven have a long history together. Dating back to 1976, Kiss played the New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum at total of 9 times. This includes the early years with the original lineup (1976, 1978 and 1979), the years without makeup (1984, 1985, 1987 and 1990) and the big reunion…
By Drew Carrano Just like every other band in the world, COVID-19 has affected Iron Maiden’s touring plans for 2020. In fact according to the band’s manager Rod Smallwood, Iron Maiden will not play live again until June 2021. A whole year! So while we all wait for these heavy metal rockers to hit the…
By Drew Carrano Happy Birthday Sean Kinney! The drummer and co-founder of Alice In Chains turns 54 today. To celebrate, we look back at when Alice In Chains came to Mohegan Sun in 2010 on their Blackdiamondskye Tour. Alice In Chains Blackdiamondskye Tour Special Guests: Deftones and Mastodon Monday September 20, 2010 Mohegan Sun…
By Drew Carrano Happy Birthday to Rich Robinson! The rocker and founding member of The Black Crowes turns 51 on Sunday, May 24th. To celebrate, we look back at an intimate, acoustic concert at a club outside Boston featuring Rich and his older brother Chris Robinson going under the name “Brothers of a Feather,” right…
By Drew Carrano Last month Sully Erna announced Godsmack has cancelled all its 2020 tour plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So what’s Sully doing now? Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm, the Godsmack frontman broadcasts his very own YouTube show called “Hometown Sessions.” This bi-weekly show can be viewed at www.youtube.com/SullyErna. While we wait…
By Drew Carrano Could Linkin Park be making a comeback? Perhaps, according to bassist Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell. Just last month Farrell revealed the band is working on new material. But unfortunately, due to COVID-19, that work has been put on hold. It will be interesting to hear new music from Linkin Park, minus singer Chester…
By Drew Carrano 2020 was supposed to be a big year for The Foo Fighters. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the band and Dave Grohl and company had big plans. Among those plans was a 25th anniversary ‘Van Tour’ and headline festivals like Boston Calling, Osheaga and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.…