Van Halen fans have been debating for years – who’s better: David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar? Both are great in their own way. David was with Van Halen at the beginning and during the height of the band’s popularity. Sammy stepped in and won many fans over with his great stage presence and his…
Happy Birthday Ringo Starr! The legendary drummer of The Beatles turns 80 years old today! Today we look back at Ringo’s 2003 Tour with his All Starr Band that came to Mohegan Sun. Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band Eighth All Starr Band Tour Thursday July 31, 2003 Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville,…
Iron Maiden fans will have to wait until 2021 to see the remainder of the “Legacy of the Beast” Tour. Those of us here in Connecticut were lucky to see this tour last summer as it came to The XFINITY Theatre. Today we look back at another Iron Maiden tour from 2000 with Queensryche and…
As we get ready to celebrate our nation’s 244th birthday, let’s look back at a tour that featured two of America’s badass rock bands: Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kid Rock. The Rock & Rebels Tour of 2008 brought both the old school (Skynyrd) and new school (Kid Rock) together on one stage and one epic summer…
It’s hard to imagine a summer without Dave Matthews Band at The XFINITY Theatre. Since 1995, there have been only 3 summers that DMB didn’t play in Hartford: 2011, 2017 and 2020. Today we look back at DMB’s 2001 summer tour that came to The XFINITY Theatre on back-to-back nights in early August. Below is…
In 2016 AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson was ordered by his doctors to stop touring immediately or he’d lose his hearing. Pretty serious. AC/DC was in the middle of its “Rock or Bust World Tour,” and after learning of this news about Brian, the band was forced to postpone the remainder of the tour. But…
The 1990s produced some great alternative rock bands: Everclear, Gin Blossoms, Lit, Marcy Playground and Sugar Ray are just a handful of bands that rocked the decade. In the summer of 2012 all those bands came together on one epic tour called “Summerland.” We were very lucky to see this tour as it came to…
Remember the KISS Farewell Tour? No, not the one they’re on now, but the LAST one! That “Farewell Tour” was 20 years ago this summer. Can you believe it? Though KISS really didn’t retire after the tour, this was their final tour with the original lineup. Today we look back to that tour and the…
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,…
COVID-19 has put a hold on Neil Young’s touring plans for 2020. But despite this, the “Godfather of Grunge” still wants his fans to enjoy his music. Later on this month Young will be releasing his long-lost “Homegrown” album which will feature 12 tracks he recorded in the mid-1970s. In 2021 Young has plans to…