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Indigo Girls to Perform at Sundance Institute’s Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance Presented by IMDbPro

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Indigo Girls to Perform at Sundance Institute

Indigo Girls – Sundance Film Festival

Indigo Girls is set to perform perform at Sundance opening night celebration Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance presented by IMDbPro on January 19 in Park City.

The folk rock duo is also set premiere their new documentary at the festival, with the “It’s Only Life After All” doc.

Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance presented by IMDbPro will honor inspiring new storytellers whose journeys have been connected to Sundance throughout the years while raising funds and awareness for the Institute. Proceeds raised will be used to support the Institute’s year-round work uplifting global independent voices, both new and established, through artist programs, granting, and other initiatives.

Released in 1989, Indigo Girls’ eponymous major label debut sold over two million copies under the power of singles “Closer to Fine” and “Kid Fears” and turned Indigo Girls into one of the most successful folk duos in history.

“We are excited to have the Indigo Girls perform at our opening night celebration and help kick off the Festival as we honor inspiring storytellers. Emily Saliers and Amy Ray are bold independent artists who have spent their careers using their art to make an impact, like so many of the artists supported throughout the Institute’s history. We are honored that they will be part of this special evening, joining us after Alexandria Bombach’s documentary reflecting on their influential lives, It’s Only Life After All, premieres earlier in the evening,” said Joana Vicente, Sundance Institute CEO.

The 2023 Sundance Film Festival will take place January 19–29, 2023, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Sundance Resort. A selection of films will also be available online across the country January 24–29, 2023. festival.sundance.org

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Zac Brown Band Announces 2023 “From The Fire Tour,” Marking Their 10th North American Tour

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zac brown band tourToday, multi-platinum, GRAMMY Award-winning Zac Brown Band announced their upcoming 2023 “From the FireTour.”

The new set of dates, produced by Live Nation, arrives on the heels of 2022’s “Out in the Middle Tour” and the release of “The Comeback (Deluxe)” album, which features re-recorded tracks with some of music’s biggest stars, including Blake Shelton, James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Cody Johnson, Marcus King, Jamey Johnson, and Ingrid Andress. The “Out in the Middle Tour” saw the band perform at Wrigley Field, Hollywood Bowl, Truist Park, and the famed Fenway Park, where they hold the record for most consecutive sold out shows with 13. Just ahead of their own record-breaking sell-out, Zac Brown Band was inducted into the Fenway Music Hall of Fame, joining only Paul McCartney and Billy Joel.

The “From the Fire Tour,” which marks the band’s 10th North American tour, will kick off in Columbus, Ohio on June 30th and continue through November. The tour will showcase Zac Brown Band’s one-of-a-kind, southern rock style, serving as an ode to fans and those that have lent a helping hand to pull this country out from the fire of these past few years and helped us all get back on our feet and unify as one. The band will perform over 30 shows, including a return to Fenway Park as well as performances at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, Hersheypark Stadium, Budweiser Stage, and Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The band will be joined by an incredible group of opening acts on select dates throughout the tour, including Marcus King, Tenille Townes, and King Calaway.

“This past year was monumental, and we’re thrilled to bring all that momentum with us into 2023 and onto the ‘From the Fire Tour,’” said Brown. “We are all like family in this band and having the opportunity to bring our music from city to city is something we never take for granted. We can’t wait to be back out on the road with our fans.”
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Joshua Bassett Announces The Complicated Tour In North America And Europe

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Joshua Bassett Announces The Complicated Tour In North America And EuropeToday, singer, songwriter, and actor Joshua Bassett announces The Complicated Tour, his 2023 run in North America and Europe. The North American leg, produced by Live Nation and supported by Lindsey Lomis, kicks off at The Fillmore in San Francisco on March 7, then crisscrosses the continent before heading overseas. The European dates, supported by Stacey Ryan, begin in Hamburg, Germany on April 28 and wrap up at O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on May 9.

Fans who had previously purchased tickets to Joshua Bassett’s 2022 canceled shows in San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Boston will receive messages with exclusive presale access to purchase tickets first in their city. The Original Buyers Presale will take place on December 12 at 12pm local time.Artist Presale will go live on December 13 at 10am local time, with public on-sale following on December 16 at 10am local time. See all tour dates below and get your tickets HERE.

The big announcement comes just weeks after the young crooner delighted fans by dropping four surprise tracks in October, each arriving a week apart. Heartfelt and bruisingly honest, “Different,” “would you love me now?,” “SHE SAID HE SAID SHE SAID,” and“i’m sorry” all captured different aspects of Bassett’s artistry — highlighting his vocal talent, versatility and impressive songwriting chops.

That quartet of singles capped an extraordinary year for Bassett, which included the arrival of his critically acclaimed Sad Songs in a Hotel Room EP, making his feature film debut in Disney+’s Better Nate Than Ever, and starring in the Disney+ animated film Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again. Recently, the rising star performed “Smoke Slow” on Today and played sold-out shows at New York’s iconic Bowery Ballroom and The Troubadour in Los Angeles. Now, Bassett is ready to hit the road and share his music coast to coast.

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The Killers, The Lumineers, Muse To Headline Shaky Knees Music Festival 2023

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The Killers The Lumineers Muse To Headline Shaky Knees Music Festival 2023The Killers, The Lumineers and Muse will headline the tenth anniversary of Shaky Knees Music Festival. The festival’s 10th anniversary edition will run over the first weekend of May, taking place May 5- May 7, 2023, at Central Park in downtown Atlanta.

The impressive lineup features over 60 bands on four stages, including Greta Van Fleet, Tenacious D, Hozier, The Mars Volta, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Flaming Lips performing “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots,” Cypress Hill performing “Black Sunday,” and many more.

“We are thrilled to be headlining @ShakyKneesFest’s 10 year anniversary,” The Lumineers tweeted on Wednesday following the announcement of their headlining slot. They hold the closing slot on Sunday, May 7. Muse headlines the bill on Saturday, with The Killers taking top billing on Friday night.

For the entire lineup, and performances by day, please visit at www.shakykneesfestival.com. 3-Day and 1-Day General Admission, GA+, VIP, and Platinum Presale Tickets go on sale Friday, December 2 at 11am ET, followed by a general on sale at 1pm ET at www.shakykneesfestival.com, for any remaining tickets.

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Metallica Announces M72 World Tour 2023-2024

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Metallica Announces M72 World Tour 2023-2024Today marks the announcement of every Metallica show booked through 2023 and 2024. Presented worldwide by Liquid Death and Blackened American Whiskey (in North America only) and promoted by Live Nation, Metallica’s M72 world tour will see the band playing two nights in every city it visits—with each No Repeat Weekend featuring two completely different setlists and support lineups.

The M72 tour will feature a bold new in-the-round stage design that relocates the famed Metallica Snake Pit to center stage, as well as the I Disappear full-tour pass and the debut of discounted tickets for fans under 16 years of age.

Two-day tickets will be on sale Friday, December 2nd at ticketmaster.com and will include the option of pre-ordering 72 Seasons vinyl and/or CD. Single day tickets will be available beginning January 20th. For further information including fan club presales, enhanced experiences and more, go to metallica.com/m72-info.
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Ari Lennox Announces The “age/sex/location” Tour 2023

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Ari Lennox Announces The age sex location Tour 2023Following the release of her highly anticipated sophomore album, age/sex/location, GRAMMY nominated, and platinum recording artist Ari Lennox(Dreamville/Interscope Records) announces her “age/sex/location” Tour 2023.

Produced by Live Nation, the 27-city tour kicks off on January 26th at House of Blues in Las Vegas making stops across the U.S. in Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta and more before wrapping up in her hometown at Howard Theatre in Washington, DC on March 28th. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, November 18th at 10am local on Ticketmaster.com

The D.C.-born singer-songwriter catapulted to success in 2019 through her debut album, Shea Butter Baby. The project, now with over 1.3 billion global streams, spawned major hits: the RIAA platinum-certified title track, featuring Dreamville label head and marquee artist, J. Cole, the fan-favorite, gold-certified singles “BMO” and “Whipped Cream,” and “Up Late,” whose intimate video drew praise from ESSENCE, Noisey, Pitchfork, and Billboard.

The album also reached certified gold status with the RIAA. Awards recognition capped off the debut era, with nominations at the Grammys (for her contribution on Dreamville’s album, Revenge of the Dreamers III) three 2019 Soul Train Awards, and two 2020 NAACP Awards. In 2021, she introduced her second chapter with the R&B throwback, “Pressure,” produced by legendary hitmakers Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox and Johnta Austin.
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Legendary Band Chicago to Return to The Venetian Resort Las Vegas

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chicago live in las vegasOne of the most successful and critically acclaimed rock bands of all time, Chicago, announced today that due to popular demand, it will return to The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas in 2023 for the sixth year in a row for an eight-show limited engagement. The shows will be held on February 24 and 25 and March 1, 3, 4, 8, 10 and 11, 2023 at 8 p.m.

Hailed as one of the “most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era,” the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, came in as the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine’s Top 125 Artists Of All Time. And Chicago is the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six consecutive decades.

Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Chicago’s 38th studio album, BORN FOR THIS MOMENT, arrived July 15 via BMG on the heels of the previously released single “If This is Goodbye,” now climbing the charts of radio. The album is available here.

Tickets start at $49.95, plus applicable fees, and will go on sale to the general public Monday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. PT.Tickets will be available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com, VenetianLasVegas.com, any box office at The Venetian Resort, or by calling 702.414.9000 or 866.641.7469. Chicago fan club members will have access to a pre-sale beginning Thursday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. PT. The Venetian Resort Grazie® Rewards members, as well as Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers, will receive access to a pre-sale beginning Friday, Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. PT. All pre-sales will end Sunday, Oct. 23 at 10 p.m. PT.
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Nirvana’s “MTV Unplugged” Turns 25

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On November 18, 1993, at the height of their popularity, the rock band Nirvana recorded a live acoustic performance at Sony Music Studios in New York City. This was just a few months after their third and final studio album, “In Utero,” topped the charts. This iconic album celebrated its 25th anniversary this week.

Released months after the death of the band’s frontman, Kurt Cobain, “MTV Unplugged in New York” became one of the most acclaimed albums in the band’s discography and is hailed as one of the best live albums of all time.

With its stripped-down set and acoustic format, the MTV performance contrasted with the band’s established grunge image and their typically intense alternative tracks. This surprised and frustrated many who had expected them to play their hits with roaring guitars that day.

However, in the wake of Cobain’s death, the unplugged recording poignantly captured that particular moment in the band’s history. In retrospect, there was an unsettling solemnity that eerily seemed to anticipate the tragedy that would unfold the following year. The crystal chandelier and black candles on stage only added to this ambiance.

Stylistically, this performance showcased a different side of the band, which greatly enriched their legacy. It not only encapsulated Cobain at his artistic zenith but also revealed a vulnerability and intimacy seldom seen in his other performances throughout the band’s career.

Besides “All Apologies” and “Come As You Are,” the album consists of a mix of the band’s lesser-known tracks and covers of songs by David Bowie, Lead Belly, The Vaselines, and Meat Puppets.

The album’s timelessness can be attributed precisely to these reasons.

True to form, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard album charts and later received a 5x platinum certification in the US. Critics lauded the work, and it eventually won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.

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