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The Pop Disaster Tour
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Tour dates
4/17/2002 TBA Bakersfield, CA
4/19/2002 TBA Phoenix, AZ
4/20/2002 TBA Irvine, CA
4/23/2002 TBA Las Vegas, NV
4/24/2002 TBA Los Angeles, CA
4/25/2002 TBA San Diego, CA
4/27/2002 TBA San Francisco, CA
4/28/2002 TBA Sacramento, CA
4/29/2002 TBA Oakland, CA
5/1/2002 TBA Tacoma, WA
5/3/2002 TBA Salt Lake City, UT
5/4/2002 TBA Denver, CO
5/6/2002 TBA St. Louis, MO
5/7/2002 TBA Kansas City, MO
5/9/2002 TBA Dallas, TX
5/11/2002 TBA Houston, TX
5/13/2002 TBA Birmingham, AL
5/14/2002 TBA Tampa, FL
5/15/2002 TBA Miami, FL
5/16/2002 Fantasma Orlando, FL
5/18/2002 TBA Atlanta, GA
5/19/2002 TBA Raleigh, NC
5/20/2002 TBA Charlotte, NC
5/22/2002 TBA Virginia Beach, VA
5/23/2002 TBA Hershey, PA
5/24/2002 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
5/25/2002 TBA Pittsburgh, PA
5/27/2002 TBA Hartford, CT
5/28/2002 TBA Philadelphia, PA
5/30/2002 Jones Beach New York, NY
5/31/2002 MSG New York, NY
6/1/2002 TBA Buffalo, NY
6/2/2002 TBA Boston, MA
6/4/2002 TBA Saratoga, NY
6/5/2002 TBA Washington, DC
6/7/2002 TBA Toronto, ONT
6/8/2002 TBA Grand Rapids, MI
6/9/2002 TBA Columbus, OH
6/11/2002 TBA Detroit, MI
6/12/2002 TBA Cleveland, OH
6/14/2002 TBA Indianapolis, IN
6/15/2002 TBA Chicago, IL
6/16/2002 TBA Milwaukee, WI
6/17/2002 TBA Minneapolis, MN
Warped Tour '02 To Feature Bad Religion, NOFX, New Found Glory, More While winter maintains its chilly grip on most of the country, dreaming of this summer's Warped Tour should warm the cockles of any skate punk's heart. And with Warped veterans such as Bad Religion, Mighty Mighty Bosstones and NOFX returning to the eight-year-old festival, this year's trek is shaping up to be quite a homecoming.
Those bands, along with New Found Glory, Lagwagon, MxPx, Good Charlotte, Flogging Molly, No Use for a Name, Reel Big Fish, Ozma, Hot Water Music and the two bands favored to be this year's breakout acts, Alkaline Trio and Something Corporate, will participate in the summer outing, according to a tour spokesperson. Additional artists are expected to be added to the bill.
Warped '02 is scheduled to begin June 21, most likely in Boise, Idaho, the spokesperson said. The tour's expected 47 shows will wrap up August 18 in the parking lot of the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.
Multiple stages have become a Warped staple most years see five and one of this year's will be something of a private affair. Indie label Drive-Thru Records, home to New Found Glory and Something Corporate, will implement their own stage the first time a Warped stage has ever been devoted to a single label to showcase their pop punk roster. While NFG and Something Corporate will stick to the "official" Warped stage, such bands as Home Grown, Allister, the Movielife, Finch, the Starting Line and Rx Bandits will grace the Drive-Thru stage.
Sevendust Kill, Gravity Kills Dusted At New York Show
1-30-02 NEW YORK As his band burst into the chorus of the moody thunderstorm "Trust" at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Tuesday, Sevendust vocalist Lajon Witherspoon paced in a circle stage right while bassist Vinnie Hornsby copied the motion on the other side of the stage. (Click here for photos.)
Then, as they blasted out the staccato machine-gun riff of the song's midsection, guitarists Clint Lowery and John Connolly leapt almost in unison, bending their legs like skateboarders executing formidable stunts. All the while, Witherspoon crooned passionately, sounding like a cross between Mike Patton and Corey Glover, and drummer Morgan Rose countered the melody with cathartic howls of rage.
The multitude of stage maneuvers, vocal acrobatics and guitar firepower could have looked and sounded jumbled or hokey, but Sevendust pulled it off, appearing natural and well rehearsed as they bashed out songs that were both bludgeoning and heartbreaking.
During the show, the band played several catalog numbers, such as the show-opening "Black," "Denial" and the group's first-ever single, "Bitch," but most of the numbers were from the band's latest album Animosity, which Witherspoon didn't hesitate to plug.
"How many of you motherf---ers have our new record?" he asked midshow, and nearly everyone raised a hand in response. "If someone next to you doesn't have their hand up, you make sure they go out and buy it," he replied.
If his plea seems crass or desperate, keep in mind that Sevendust have headlined bills that featured Godsmack, Staind, Disturbed and other multiplatinum bands that have since overshadowed them, and now they're ready for their slice of the n-metal money pie.
Sevendust have an aesthetic similar to that of many of their peers, but Witherspoon has a background in soul and R&B and the rest of the band is rooted in thrash metal, giving Sevendust a wider berth than many other bands. That diversity, fans say, is what makes their music so appealing, but it could also be what's keeping them from drawing a mainstream audience and hitting that elusive multiplatinum mark.
Several of the numbers during the show began with Rose playing tribal drum parts alone for about a minute before being joined by his bandmates, a nice motif for the set, which varied in intensity from turbulent to tender. "T.O.A.B." was combustible and edgy with an odd meter that caused the main guitar riff to tumble over itself, and "Dead Set" featured a hardcore beat and a speed metal riff.
"Crucified" married a colossal rhythm and wah-wah-infested guitars to naggingly poppy vocals, and "Live Again," the group's next single, combined hooky vocals with moody, textured guitars. As he sang, Witherspoon contorted his face in pain and sporadically pointed at random members of the crowd.
Sevendust saved their current single, "Praise," for the encore, and the crowd responded favorably, stirring the mosh pit into a frothy boil. But the most poignant moment of the night came when Sevendust played "Angel's Son," a ballad Lowery wrote in tribute to Snot frontman Lynn Strait, who died in a car accident on December 11, 1998, at the age of 30 (see "Snot's Lynn Strait Dies In Car Crash"). "We dedicate this to Lynn and to all you beautiful people in New York City, and to anyone who has lost someone because of this f---ed up world we live in," he said. As the band began, a sea of lighters sparked to life and the crowd sang along, almost drowning out the delicate guitar parts.
During moments like these, the audience was locked into the emotional grasp of the band and swaying with empathy, but it wasn't so compassionate during opener Gravity Kills' set. The group's brand of Nine Inch Nails-influenced melodic industrial metal went over like a fur coat salesman at a PETA meeting.
Gravity Kills played songs that spanned their entire career, from their 1996 self-titled debut to their new album, Superstarved. But even "Guilty," which was a minor hit in 1996, failed to move the hostile audience. After Gravity Kills' third song, the crowd responded with a field of middle fingers, and things only went downhill from there.
Halfway through the show, chants of "you suck, you suck" began to erupt, and by the end, vocalist Jeff Scheel had been pelted with a water bottle and splashed in the face with someone's unwanted beverage.
Gravity Kills didn't fail for lack of trying. Guitarist Matt Dudenhoeffer earnestly played a crunchy array of metallic riffs, Scheel sang with determination and keyboardist Douglas Firley performed with drama and flair, bouncing forcefully on and off of his instrument, which rotated freely on a hinged stand.
The first band to take the stage was Flaw, who played a melodic style of n-metal that overlooks hip-hop vocals in favor of emotive singing and blustery guitars. Vocalist Chris Volz sounded pained and misanthropic, and guitarist Jason Daunt played a variety of angry tones while the rhythm section of bassist Ryan Jurhs and drummer Chris Ballinger gave the band a hearty rumbling groove.
The brooding atmospheres of songs like "Reliance" and "Whole" sounded vaguely like Tool, while the down-tuned guitars of "Inner Strength" gave the band a sludgy, sinister vibe. The best-received song of the set was the group's current single, "Payback," which blends percussive guitar might and atmospheric noise with eerie, enigmatic vocals.
No Doubt To Launch Rock Steady Roadshow In March
1-30-02 No Doubt are taking their Rock Steady to the streets, beginning in mid-March.
The ska-turned-reggae rock quartet will launch its first proper tour in support of its latest album, Rock Steady, with two offshore dates in Puerto Rico and Venezuela, on March 14 and 16, respectively, according to an Interscope Records spokesperson. The Venezuela show is part of the Caracas Pop Festival II. Twenty-one other dates have been confirmed at press time, ending with May 10 in Dallas. Additional shows are expected to be announced later.
Twenty-one other dates have been confirmed at press time, ending with May 10 in Dallas, and additional shows are expected to be announced later. Omaha, Nebraska, indie rockers the Faint will open the North American dates (see "Faint Want The Indie Rockers To Danse").
But before guitarist Tom Dumont, drummer Adrian Young, bassist Tony Kanal and the future Mrs. Gavin Rossdale singer Gwen Stefani and the Bush frontman became engaged on New Year's Day (see "Gwen Gets Rock Steady Commitment From Gavin") begin the excursion in the U.S. territory, they've got some warm-up gigs ahead of them. First, they'll take the stage at the Super Bowl on Sunday at New Orleans' Louisiana Superdome, as part of the pre-game show (see "No Doubt, McCartney, BNL Make Super Bowl More Super"). The band will then perform on February 26 in Los Angeles with the Offspring and Weezer as part of the pre-Grammy night benefit shows for the Recording Artists Coalition (see "Korn, Ozzy, Zombie, Elton Out; Vedder, Beck In For Musicians' Rights Group Shows").
Since its release in December, Rock Steady has sold more than 967,000 copies, according to SoundScan, and will land at #14 on next week's Billboard albums chart. The album's first single, "Hey Baby," features dancehall rapper Bounty Killer.
"Hella Good" will serve as the album's next single, and the band is now contemplating a video treatment.
No Doubt tour dates, according to Interscope Records:
3/14 - San Juan, PR @ Tito Puente Amphitheater
3/16 - Caracas, VEN @ Illusion Amphitheatre
3/18 - Sacramento, CA @ Memorial Auditorium
3/20 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
3/23 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
3/25 - San Jose, CA @ Event Center Arena
3/27 - Universal City, CA @ Universal Amphitheatre
3/30 - Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Hotel - The Joint
4/3 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
4/5 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
4/6 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
4/9 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
4/11 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
4/15 - Lowell, MA @ Paul E. Tsongas Arena
4/17 - New York, NY @ Roseland
4/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
4/25 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Iron City Light Amphitheater
5/1 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
5/2 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sunfest
5/4 - Nashville, TN @ River Stages
5/7 - Houston, TX @ Aerial
5/9 - Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
5/10 - Dallas, TX @ Bronco Bowl
April 2002 kicks off the 3 day festival of Music and surfing Featuring Good Charlotte. In Asbury Park, NJ |
