Show Review: idobi Radio’s Summer School Tour beats the heat in Phoenix
Kids may be out on summer break but the idobi Radio Summer School Tour is in session, landing at The Van Buren this week with a stacked lineup. From South Arcade to Games We Play and more, the evening was a party from start to finish, drawing a crowd eager to beat the Arizona heat. […]
Show Review: Metric puts Phoenix fans in their feelings at Arizona Financial Theatre
Canadian indie rock band Metric pulled Phoenix into a swirl of emotions when their All the Feelings Tour visited Arizona Financial Theatre last week. The legendary foursome brought some friends along for the ride, with Broken Social Scene and Stars rounding out the lineup for an evening of flashing lights, familiar songs and unbreakable friendship. […]
Show Review: The Kid LAROI brings A Perfect World to Phoenix
Arizona Financial Theatre was transported into the clouds for The Kid LAROI’s A Perfect World Tour last week. The pop superstar’s latest live experience wrapped the stage in massive video screens and an elevated platform to bring his creative vision for this year’s Before I Forget to vivid, vibrant life for the fans. The evening […]
Show Review: Yellowcard celebrates better days with sold out crowd at Arizona Financial Theatre
Nostalgia is still the name of the game on The Up Up Down Down Tour with Yellowcard, New Found Glory and Plain White T’s. The three scene staple bands sold out Arizona Financial Theatre, celebrating the past while very much all looking towards the new music in all of their futures. Fans came for the […]
Show Review: The Hu shakes The Van Buren with powerful headlining set
The massive sounds of The HU and Apocalyptica are almost too big to be contained, and The Van Buren shook on its foundation when the two metal bands stopped in Phoenix to share their genre fusion and unique instrumentation. Where else, after all, are you going to find a group comprising three classically trained cellists? […]
Show Review: AMPERS&ONE Born to Define Tour takes over downtown Phoenix
All eyes were on Phoenix’s Herberger Theater when AMPERS&ONE’s Born to Define Tour visited their Center Stage venue on Thursday. The rising K-pop group packed the intimate space with hundreds of eager fans decked out with themed outfits, lightsticks and trinkets for the group’s second Arizona appearance- and made an excellent case for more K-pop […]
Show Review: Pitbull is back like he never left with sold out AZ performance
Pitbull- Mr. Worldwide himself- took over Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre last week, bringing the endless party of the I’m Back Tour to a massive sold out crowd. The party never stops when he’s in town and despite it being the middle of the week, the energy from the show continued long into the night. It […]
Show Review: The Cab balances nostalgia and new music at energetic Arizona headliner
Guess who’s back from the dead? If you guessed The Cab and caught them at the Arizona stop of their aptly-named headlining tour this week, you’d be absolutely correct. The alternative rock group made a triumphant return to Mesa’s Nile Theater on Tuesday, cementing a legacy and introducing the next era of the band to […]
Gallery: TSS impresses Mesa with powerful, theatrical metalcore performance
French melodic metalcore act TSS continued their North American takeover with an opening appearance at Mesa’s Nile Theater this week. The rapidly filling room stood in anticipation of the quartet’s performance as they blasted My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade” as their intro music, taking the stage to well-deserved fanfare from the crowd. […]
Show Review: Joey Valence & Brae bring the Hyperyouth Tour to second sold out Amsterdam stop
The Hyperyouth Tour steamrolled right into Amsterdam last week for a sold out show at Paradiso as the city showed out for Joey Valence & Brae’s second date in the city. The church-turned-venue was very literally packed to the rafters with eager fans as both the duo and the crowd expended every ounce of their […]