CONCERT REVIEW: KROQ Weenie Roast y Fiesta 2015

KROQ Weenie Roast 2015
Featuring: Muse, Of Monsters and Men, Florence and the Machine, Death Cab For Cutie, Panic at the Disco, AWOLNATION, Cold War Kids, All Time Low, Big Data, Saint Motel, James Bay, X Ambassadors

May 16, 2015
Pacific Amphitheater
Irvine, CA

By: Nevra Azerkan

Rating: [The Breakdown]

This was my very first time attending KROQ’s Weenie Roast y Fiesta. I had always wanted to attend, but the lineups were never perfect enough for me—until this year. Even if I was sold with Muse, the addition of Panic! at the Disco, AWOLNATION, Death Cab and X Ambassadors had me really excited. I already knew that Florence and the Machine and All Time Low were great live and the other acts were all bands I wanted to hear more from.

The pre-show was a smaller stage divided into two in order to switch back and forth with little setup time in between. First up was X Ambassadors. I heard these guys when their song, “Renegade” was featured on a few commercials and since then they have been promoted everywhere. They played that track along with “When I Was Free,” “Love Songs Drug Songs,” “Unsteady,” “Naked,” and “Jungle,” which was covered by the Pitch Perfect 2 cast for an NBA playoff promo. They put on a great, but short set. They have an awesome sound, great energy and I am looking forward to the next time I can see them.

Mayday Parade to Release New Album in Fall 2013 [@Mayday_Parade]

Mayday Parade has announced plans to head into the studio to record their fourth album to be released sometime in fall 2013 on Fearless Records. Drummer, Jake Bundrick, released the following statement: “The band will start writing for our new record this month and will be releasing it later this year with Fearless Records. Fearless has always been family to us and we’re really happy to have that again. Exciting times!”

Until then, catch them on tour with All Time Low beginning in April. Dates below.

Spring Fever Co-Headliner Tour with Pierce The Veil, All Time Low, & You Me At Six
Apr 11 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
Apr 12 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
Apr 13 – San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live
Apr 14 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
Apr 16 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
Apr 17 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
Apr 18 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
Apr 19 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
Apr 20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Apr 21 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory
Apr 24 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
Apr 26 – Lowell, MA @ Paul E. Tsongas Arena
Apr 27 – West Long Branch, NJ @ The MAC at Monmouth University
Apr 28 – Towson, MD @ Towson Center Arena
Apr 30 – Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory
May 1 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
May 2 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
May 3 – Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
May 4 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
May 6 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
May 8 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
May 9 – Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
May 10 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
May 11 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
May 12 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre

Vans Warped Tour 2012 Pre-Sale Tickets On Sale – Most Discounted Tix Sold-Out + Full Line-Up Revealed

You can purchase VANS WARPED TOUR 2012 tickets as of 3/30. Most discounted tickets are sold out, but a few venues still have them available. If you missed out you can still buy the non-discounted tickets here.

The full VANS WARPED TOUR 2012 multi-stage line-up has now been revealed including Rise Against, who will join other previously announced main stage artists All Time Low, Taking Back Sunday, Anti-Flag, Yellowcard, The Used, Four Year Strong, New Found Glory, Pierce The Veil, Falling In Reverse, Breathe Carolina and more. The VANS WARPED TOUR–a mix of hotly-tipped and established artists–continues to be the most eclectic traveling festival tour on the planet featuring rock, punk, pop, hip-hop and rap, metal, indie rock, electronic, alt-country, folk-punk, dubstep, reggae and rockabilly. For the full list of confirmed artists, visit: www.vanswarpedtour.com/bands.

VANS WARPED TOUR 2012 Tour Dates:

DATE		CITY	VENUE
Sat	6/16	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah State Fairpark
Sun	6/17	Denver, CO	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Wed	6/20	Las Vegas, NV	Plaza Hotel & Casino
Thu	6/21	Irvine, CA	Orange County Great Park
Fri	6/22	Pomona, CA	Pomona Fairplex
Sat	6/23	San Francisco, CA	AT&T Park Lot A
Sun	6/24	Ventura, CA	Seaside Park
Wed	6/27	Chula Vista, CA	Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Thu	6/28	Scottsdale, AZ	Camelback Park
Fri	6/29	Las Cruces, NM	New Mexico State University
Sat	6/30	San Antonio, TX	AT&T Center
Sun	7/1	Houston, TX	Reliant Center Parking Lot
Tue	7/3	Dallas, TX	Gexa Energy Pavilion
Thu	7/5	Maryland Heights, MO	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri	7/6	Auburn Hills, MI	The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Sat	7/7	Tinley Park, IL	First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun	7/8	Shakopee, MN	Canterbury Park
Mon	7/9	Bonner Springs, KS	Sandstone Amphitheatre
Tue	7/10	Noblesville, IN	Klipsch Music Center
Wed	7/11	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Blossom Music Center
Thu	7/12	Burgettstown, PA	First Niagara Pavilion
Fri	7/13	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat	7/14	Montreal, QC	Parc Jean Drapeau
Sun	7/15	Toronto, ON	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Tue	7/17	Darien Center, NY	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Wed	7/18	Scranton, PA	Toyota Pavilion
Thu	7/19	Mansfield, MA	Comcast Center
Fri	7/20	Camden, NJ	Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat	7/21	Uniondale, NY	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sun	7/22	Hartford, CT	The Comcast Theatre
Tue	7/24	Columbia, MD	Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wed	7/25	Virginia Beach, VA	Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
Thu	7/26	Atlanta, GA	Aaron’s Amphitheatre
Fri	7/27	Orlando, FL	Central Florida Fairgrounds
Sat	7/28	Miami, FL	Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sun	7/29	St. Petersburg, FL	Vinoy Park
Mon	7/30	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Tue	7/31	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center
Wed	8/1	Milwaukee, WI	Marcus Amphitheater
Sat	8/4	Redmond, WA	Marymoor Park
Sun	8/5	Portland, OR	Rose Quarter Riverfront

Punk Goes Pop Volume 4 To Be Released on November 22nd

Punk Goes Pop Volume 4, the 11th in Fearless Records’ celebrated Punk Goes… compilation series, will be released on November 22nd.

Track listing:
Allstar Weekend – “Yeah 3X” (originally recorded by Chris Brown)
A Skylit Drive – “Love The Way You Lie” (originally recorded by Eminem feat Rihanna)
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! – “We R Who We R” (originally recorded by Ke$ha)
For All Those Sleeping – “You Belong With Me” (originally recorded by Taylor Swift)
Go Radio – “Rolling In The Deep” (originally recorded by Adele)
I See Stars – “Till The World Ends” (originally recorded by Britney Spears)
Pierce The Veil – “Just The Way You Are” (originally recorded by Bruno Mars)
Silverstein – “Runaway” (originally recorded by Kanye West)
Sleeping With Sirens – “F**k You” (originally recorded by Cee Lo Green)
The Downtown Fiction – “Super Bass” (originally recorded by Nicki Minaj)
The Ready Set – “Roll Up” (originally recorded by Wiz Khalifa)
Tonight Alive – “Little Lion Man” (originally recorded by Mumford and Sons)
Woe, Is Me – “Last Friday Night (TGIF)” (originally recorded by Katy Perry)

For more information head to PunkGoes.com.

A Day To Remember Announce The Game Changers Tour

A Day To Remember’s 2010 spring tour sold out every date, making it one of the hottest tickets earlier this year.  Now fans are getting another crack to see them.  A Day To Remember are pleased to announce the The Game Changers Tour in support of their smash album What Separates Me From You. “This tour is about bringing back what’s been missing from the game,” commented lead singer Jeremy McKinnon.  “People used to put on shows back in the day and we’re bringing that back.”

Beginning on March 10^th in Philadelphia, A Day To Remember will be joined by Bring Me The Horizon, We Came As Romans & Pierce The Veil for all dates except for New York.  The New York show will be billed as “An Evening With A Day To Remember” and the band plans on playing songs from their entire catalog.  Tickets are all shows will go on sale this week.  For more information log on to: www.adtr.com.  Additional shows are expected to be added and announced at a later date.

A Day To Remember 2011 Tour Dates

3/10/11  Philadelphia, PA                                    Electric Factory

3/11/11   Philadelphia, PA                                    Electric Factory

3/13/11   Worcester, MA                                      The Palladium

3/15/11   New York, NY                                      Irving Plaza

3/16/11    Pittsburgh, PA                                        Stage AE

3/18/11    Niagara Falls, NY                                  Rapids Theatre

3/19/11    Montreal, QC                                         Metropolis

3/20/11   Toronto, CA                                           The Sound Academy

3/22/11    Royal Oak, MI                                        Royal Oak Music Theatre

3/24/11    Chicago, IL                                             Congress Theatre

3/25/11     Minneapolis, MN                                    Epic

3/26/11    Kansas City, MO                                    Beaumont Club

3/27/11     Denver, CO                                            The Fillmore

3/29/11    Magna, UT                                             Saltair

3/30/11     Spokane, WA                                         The Knitting Factory

3/31/11     Seattle, WA                                            The Showbox

4/1/11       Vancouver, BC                                         Vogue Theatre

4/2/11       Portland, OR                                             Roseland Theater

4/3/11        San Francisco, CA                                    Warfield Theatre

4/5/11        Fresno, CA                                                Woodland Park Amp

4/8/11         Tempe, AZ                                                Marquee Theatre

4/9/11         Tempe, AZ                                                Marquee Theatre

4/15/11       Atlanta, GA                                             The Masquerade – Outdoor

4/17/11       Boca Raton, FL                                       Sunset Cove Amp

4/18/11       St. Petersburg, FL                                    Jannus Live

5/1/11          East Rutherford, NJ                                    Bamboozle 2011 (Main Stage)