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Suki Waterhouse Announces New Album ‘Loveland’ and Drops Second Single “Tiny Raisin” This Friday

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Suki Waterhouse Announces New Album ‘Loveland’ and Drops Second Single “Tiny Raisin” This Friday

Today, indie pop songstress Suki Waterhouse unveils her new album Loveland set for release July 10th via Island Records. Suki will release the album’s second single “Tiny Raisin” this Friday, offering listeners another glimpse into Loveland. Pre-save/Pre-order Loveland HERE.

Suki shares, “Loveland to me lives in the distance between a former self who felt most alive in romance, fantasy and momentum, and a present self reaching for something steadier, more intimate and more true. That split is deepened by motherhood, and by the strange feeling of becoming someone new while still carrying the shape of who you were before.”

Over the course of 14 tracks co-written by Suki, Loveland wrestles with that contrast and tension, while navigating the fractures in one’s identity. Suki created Loveland with some of music’s brightest luminaries including Amy Allen, Aaron Dessner, Joel Little, Dan Wilson, and her longtime collaborators Jules Apollinaire and Natalie Findlay.

Suki’s album announcement comes just a few weeks after releasing the album’s buoyant lead single “Back in Love,” which Harper’s Bazaar declared “a super joyful track made for late summer nights dancing around with friends” and NYLON praised, “The instrumentation is grand, luscious, and builds a world that perfectly supports Waterhouse’s self-respecting, life-affirming lyrics.”

Loveland follows Suki’s sophomore album Memoir of a Sparklemuffin, which established her as an evocative storyteller, consummate creative, and a powerhouse live performer. The album was released to critical acclaim with Interview Magazine calling it “her most vulnerable body of work yet” to the Los Angeles Times praising how she “sparkles and shines” on the album, and SPIN hailing that it “marks an important milestone, solidifying her as an artist with a presence as enigmatic as it is captivating.” This summer, fans will get to hear Loveland live when Suki makes her return to the Lollapalooza stage in Chicago. Stay tuned for further tour dates. 

Pitchfork Founder Ryan Schreiber Gets Candid in New Memoir ‘Weird Era’ About the Site That Rewired Music Culture

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Pitchfork Founder Ryan Schreiber Gets Candid in New Memoir ‘Weird Era’ About the Site That Rewired Music Culture

In 1996, a 19-year-old from Minneapolis named Ryan Schreiber launched a music zine from his family’s desktop computer and accidentally built one of the most consequential cultural forces in the history of recorded music. 30 years later, he’s telling the whole story. ‘Weird Era: How Pitchfork Changed Music Forever’ arrives December 1, 2026 via MCD, and it’s already one of the most anticipated music books in years.

Schreiber was present for all of it: the decimal rating system that made or broke careers overnight, the explosion of digital music media, the Pitchfork Music Festival he launched in Chicago in 2005, and the albums, artists, and meltdowns that defined an era. He writes about it with the kind of candor that only comes from someone who lived it without a roadmap, figuring things out in real time as the internet rewired everything around him.

The memoir covers Pitchfork’s evolution from bedroom blog to global tastemaker, and the tension Schreiber navigated as the site grew beyond anything he’d imagined. The name itself came from the assassin tattoo Tony Montana sports in Scarface. The decimal rating system, the one that turned a 6.8 into a cultural verdict, was just a gut decision from a teenager who thought a five-star scale wasn’t precise enough.

The arc of the book builds toward the site’s sale to Condé Nast in 2015, a moment Schreiber describes as shocking, and one that marked a clear turning point in the indie media landscape. What he built between 1996 and that sale shaped how an entire generation discovered, discussed, and argued about music. ‘Weird Era’ is the first full account of how that actually happened, told by the person who made every call.

For anyone who grew up refreshing Pitchfork on a Monday morning to find out what score their favourite album received, this memoir is essential reading.

Beck Drops Surprise Single “Ride Lonesome” and Announces 25-Date North American Tour

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Beck Drops Surprise Single “Ride Lonesome” and Announces 25-Date North American Tour

Beck dropped a surprise single yesterday, and it lands exactly the way his best work always does: quietly, beautifully, and with serious emotional weight. “Ride Lonesome” is out now digitally, produced by Beck and mixed by Nigel Godrich, and it reaches directly back to the sonic territory of ‘Morning Phase’ and ‘Sea Change,’ two of the most celebrated albums of his career. Several musicians who played on those records are on this one too.

From the opening acoustic guitar to the final chorus, “Ride Lonesome” carries the kind of haunting, open-air atmosphere that made ‘Morning Phase’ an Album of the Year GRAMMY winner in 2015. It’s the first new original composition Beck has unveiled in this direction in years, and it signals something larger taking shape. This isn’t a standalone release. It’s a statement of intent about where he’s headed next.

Today Beck follows the single with the announcement of the Ride Lonesome Tour, a 25-date North American run hitting theaters and amphitheaters from Vancouver to Nashville. The routing is exceptional: Red Rocks, the Greek Theatre in LA, the Santa Barbara Bowl, two nights each at The Masonic in San Francisco, Massey Hall in Toronto, and the Brooklyn Paramount. These are rooms that suit this music perfectly, intimate enough to let it breathe and iconic enough to give it the setting it deserves.

The tour kicks off September 16 at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre and closes October 31 at The Truth in Nashville. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 24 at 10am local time at beck.com. Citi cardmembers have access to presale tickets now through Thursday, April 23 at 10pm local time via the Citi Entertainment program.

Beck has eight GRAMMYs and a catalog that has never stayed still. “Ride Lonesome” suggests the next chapter draws from his deepest creative well, and the tour is built to deliver it properly, night after night, in rooms where every note counts.

Beck: Ride Lonesome Tour Dates:

September 16 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre

September 18 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle

September 19 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium

September 22 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl

September 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre

September 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic

September 26 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic

October 1 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

October 3 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha

October 4 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater

October 6 – Milwaukee, WI – Landmark Credit Union Live

October 7 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre

October 9 – Chicago, IL – The Auditorium

October 12 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre

October 14 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall

October 15 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall

October 17 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

October 18 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark

October 22 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount

October 23 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount

October 25 – Washington, DC – The Anthem

October 27 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center

October 28 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

October 30 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy

October 31 – Nashville, TN – The Truth

FACTOR and Musicaction Drop $2 Million Into Canada’s Live Music Sector With New Promoter and Festival Programs

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FACTOR and Musicaction Drop $2 Million Into Canada’s Live Music Sector With New Promoter and Festival Programs

Canadian live music just got a serious shot of support. FACTOR and Musicaction have announced a combined $2 million investment in the sector through the return of the Promoter Program and the launch of a brand new Festival Program. Guidelines go live April 30 at factor.ca, with applications due by 5:00 PM ET on June 11, 2026.

The Canadian Live Music Association has been pushing for exactly this kind of investment, and their response to the announcement makes the stakes clear. CLMA Interim Executive Director Maddy Oliver put it directly: “Promoters and presenters are the purveyors of Canada’s cultural sovereignty.” That’s not rhetorical flourish. It’s a precise description of what’s at risk when live music infrastructure gets squeezed.

Both programs are built to share investment risk with Canadian-owned companies that have a proven track record of presenting Canadian artists. The design isn’t about writing cheques to anyone who applies. It’s targeted support for operators who’ve already demonstrated they know how to put homegrown artists in front of audiences, and who need resources to keep doing it at scale.

FACTOR President and CEO Meg Symsyk framed the timing plainly: “At a time of rising costs and increased competition from foreign-owned companies, this support will enable our promoters and festivals to continue bringing Canadian artists to stages across the country.” That competitive pressure is real, and this investment directly addresses it by backing the Canadian-owned side of the industry.

For promoters and festival operators, the window is open now. Guidelines are available April 30 at factor.ca, and the June 11 deadline gives the industry time to put together strong applications. The CLMA has indicated it’ll be actively supporting its members through the process. Two million dollars, two programs, one clear goal: keep Canadian artists on Canadian stages.

Swedish Symphonic Metal Architects Zornheym Open the Doors to ‘Descending Into Madness’ With New Single “Somewhere Far Beyond”

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Swedish Symphonic Metal Architects Zornheym Open the Doors to ‘Descending Into Madness’ With New Single “Somewhere Far Beyond”

The asylum doors are opening again. Stockholm’s Zornheym have unveiled “Somewhere Far Beyond,” the first single and music video from their upcoming third album ‘Descending Into Madness,’ due October 2 via Noble Demon. It’s the band’s most ambitious chapter yet, and the track announces that immediately.

‘Descending Into Madness’ functions as a prequel to the existing Zornheim narrative universe, pulling the story back to the moment Dr. Bettelheim first arrives at the asylum, long before the full weight of the horror sets in. That concept gives “Somewhere Far Beyond” a specific dramatic gravity, and the band delivers. The choral arrangements push wider than anything in their previous catalog, and the orchestration lands with the kind of scale that earns the word cinematic without having to borrow it.

Zornheym was founded by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Zorn, formerly of Dark Funeral, with a clear mandate: build the ultimate concept band, one where music, narrative, and visual storytelling fuse into a single coherent universe. The debut ‘Where Hatred Dwells and Darkness Reigns’ introduced the Zornheim asylum in 2017. ‘The Zornheim Sleep Experiment’ expanded it in 2021. The acoustic EP ‘The Forgotten Inmates’ closed the first chapter in 2023. ‘Descending Into Madness’ resets the clock and goes deeper.

The band spent years on this record, and it shows. Their own words cut to it: “Every decision mattered. Every layer was earned. Nothing was rushed, nothing was accidental, until the vision stood complete.” That’s not promotional language. That’s a band describing a process, and “Somewhere Far Beyond” is the proof. Frontman Bendler’s theatrical command is already evident in the video, which continues the band’s tradition of producing music videos as short films rather than performance clips.

‘Descending Into Madness’ arrives October 2 and is available for pre-order now in multiple formats, including colored marbled vinyl, a limited Collector’s Edition CD, a Digipak, and an A5 book edition. For a band whose albums ship with graphic novels and visual concepts built to extend the story beyond the music, that format range makes complete sense.

‘Descending Into Madness’ Track Listing:

  1. Prologue: From the Depths of Sêlasee
  2. Deus Rex
  3. Somewhere Far Beyond
  4. Deep Below
  5. Anneliese
  6. Alone in the Dark
  7. Gallow’s Oak
  8. The Funeral March
  9. Descending
  10. Come Sweet Death
  11. The Foreboding (CD Bonus Track)
  12. None For All (CD Bonus Track)

Iron Kingdom Unleash “Blood and Steel” and a Coast-to-Coast Canadian Tour Behind New Album ‘Shadows and Dust’

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Iron Kingdom Unleash “Blood and Steel” and a Coast-to-Coast Canadian Tour Behind New Album ‘Shadows and Dust’

Vancouver’s Iron Kingdom have been carrying the traditional heavy metal torch since 2011, and ‘Shadows and Dust’ makes the strongest case yet for why this band matters. The sixth studio album arrives June 6 via Steel Shark Records, and its second single “Blood and Steel” is out now with a lyric video that locks into the record’s central themes of endurance, sacrifice, and mortality.

“Blood and Steel” draws from two sources: Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen and the visceral reality of a soldier in Alexander the Great’s army, thousands of miles from home and deep into a campaign with no clear end. Bassist Leighton Holmes puts it plainly, connecting that exhaustion to life on the road in a touring band. It’s a concept that gives the track real weight, and the arrangement backs it up. Holmes and drummer Max Friesen anchor the verses hard before guitarists Chris Osterman and Megan Merrick layer in with precision. It marches, and it hits.

Osterman describes the album as playing “in a dark realm,” but frames that darkness as a pathway rather than a dead end. Ten tracks covering death, hardship, and impermanence, ‘Shadows and Dust’ is built for people navigating difficult stretches, and the band knows it. The EU edition through Steel Shark Records adds a limited double-CD run of 300 copies pairing the full album with a best-of collection from Iron Kingdom’s previous five releases, plus a third vinyl colour limited to 100 copies for European fans.

The album release show goes June 5 at Vancouver’s Rickshaw Theatre, one night before the record drops, and it doubles as the launch of the True North Strong And Heavy Canadian Tour with W.M.D. The routing is genuinely ambitious: from Vancouver Island through the Yukon, into the Northwest Territories, across the Prairies, through Ontario and Quebec, and all the way out to Newfoundland before looping back. Festival slots at Armstrong Metal Fest and Loud As Hell Open Air Festival round out the summer run.

Iron Kingdom have shared stages with Night Demon and Blaze Bayley, toured Canada, the US, Europe, and Brazil, and built a following that understands what this band represents. ‘Shadows and Dust’ is their most emotionally direct album yet, and “Blood and Steel” is exactly the kind of track that earns a permanent spot in a live set.

‘Shadows and Dust’ Track Listing:

  1. Defenders
  2. Eternal Emperor
  3. Dreamless Sea
  4. Deadhouse Gates
  5. Line Of Fire
  6. Blood And Steel
  7. Shadow Of Time
  8. Dark Demands
  9. Starlight
  10. Sacred Fire

True North Strong And Heavy Canadian Tour:

June 5 – Vancouver, BC – The Rickshaw Theatre

July 2 – Nanaimo, BC – The Globe

July 3 – Victoria, BC – Lucky Bar

July 4 – Cumberland, BC – The Waverley

July 5 – Powell River, BC – The Carlson Loft

July 17 – Armstrong, BC – Armstrong Metal Fest 2026

July 21 – Prince George, BC – Knox Performance Centre

July 23 – Whitehorse, YT – Lefty’s Well

July 24 – Dawson City, YT – The Pit

July 25 – Dawson City, YT – The Pit

July 26 – Whitehorse, YT – The 98 Hotel

July 28 – Yellowknife, NT – The Underground

July 29 – Fort Smith, NT – Dirty O’ Fergie’s

July 30 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite

July 31 – Drumheller, AB – Loud As Hell Open Air Festival 2026

August 1 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre

August 2 – Thunder Bay, ON – Bloom Bar + Lounge

August 3 – Sudbury, ON – The Lounge 390

August 4 – London, ON – Supply & Demand

August 5 – Waterloo, ON – Maxwells

August 6 – Ottawa, ON – Dominion Tavern

August 7 – Toronto, ON – Bovine

August 8 – Montréal, QC – Foufounes Électriques

August 9 – Sherbrooke, QC – Le Murdoch

August 11 – Woodstock, NB – Monteith Manor

August 12 – Halifax, NS – Gus’ Pub

August 14 – Corner Brook, NL – TBD

August 15 – St. John’s, NL – The Rockhouse

August 17 – Truro, NS – Marigold Cultural Centre

August 18 – Quebec City, QC – L’Anti

August 19 – Hamilton, ON – Doors Pub

August 21 – Saskatoon, SK – Black Cat Tavern

August 22 – Calgary, AB – Dicken’s

August 23 – Kelowna, BC – Jackknife Brewing

Karol G’s Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour Takes Over Stadiums Across Three Continents

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Karol G’s Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour Takes Over Stadiums Across Three Continents

Karol G just announced one of the most ambitious touring itineraries in Latin music history. The “Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour,” which translates literally to “traveling around the world,” spans 39 cities across North America, Latin America, Europe, and beyond, launching July 24 in Chicago and wrapping exactly one year later in Milan. The presale opens April 27, with artist presale registration available now through April 24 at karolgmusic.com.

The tour arrives off the back of ‘Tropicoqueta,’ Karol G’s fifth studio album, released in 2025, which landed in the top three of the Billboard 200. It’s the latest chapter in a catalog that has produced five consecutive albums reaching No. 1 or No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart. The music on this run has earned her one of the most devoted global fanbases in the game, and this tour is built to match that scale.

The North American leg alone is a statement. From Soldier Field in Chicago to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Rogers Stadium in Toronto (the only Canadian date on the tour), MetLife Stadium in New York, and Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, the routing hits major markets with the kind of venue sizes that only a handful of artists can fill. It’s a run that will stretch through July, August, September, and October before heading into Latin America.

The Latin American leg lands in November and carries through February 2027, with stops in Mexico City, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, San Juan, and more. Then comes a full European stadium run in the summer of 2027, making Karol G the first Latina artist to headline stadiums across Europe as part of a global tour. That’s not a footnote. That’s a landmark moment for Latin representation in live music.

Karol G has been building to this for over a decade, from her appearance on the Colombian competition show El Factor X at age 14, through early independent releases, right up to her 2026 Coachella headlining slot, another historic first as the first Latina artist to hold that position. She’s collaborated with Shakira, Becky G, Peso Pluma, Anuel AA, J Balvin, and more along the way. The Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour puts all of that momentum into a single, year-long global statement.

Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour Dates:

Friday, July 24 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field Stadium

Wednesday, July 29 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Stadium

Sunday, August 2 – Landover, MD – Northwest Stadium

Friday, August 7 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium

Friday, August 14 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium

Friday, August 21 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium

Wednesday, August 26 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field

Saturday, August 29 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium

Wednesday, September 2 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome

Sunday, September 6 – El Paso, TX – Sun Bowl Stadium

Saturday, September 12 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium

Thursday, September 17 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium

Thursday, September 24 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Sunday, September 27 – Houston, TX – Reliant Stadium

Friday, October 2 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium

Friday, October 9 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium

Thursday, October 15 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium

Friday, November 6 – Monterrey, MX – Estadio BBVA

Friday, November 13 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio GNP Seguros

Friday, November 27 – San José, CR – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

Friday, December 4 – Bogotá, CO – Nemesio Camacho El Campín Stadium

Friday, January 15, 2027 – Quito, EC – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa

Friday, January 22, 2027 – Lima, PE – Estadio Nacional

Thursday, January 28, 2027 – Santiago, CL – Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

Friday, February 5, 2027 – Buenos Aires, AR – Estadio River Plate

Friday, February 12, 2027 – São Paulo, BR – Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu

Friday, February 19, 2027 – Santo Domingo, DO – Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez

Friday, February 26, 2027 – San Juan, PR – Estadio Hiram Bithorn Sosa

Thursday, June 3, 2027 – Barcelona, ES – Estadi Olímpic

Friday, June 11, 2027 – Sevilla, ES – Estadio Olímpico La Cartuja

Friday, June 18, 2027 – Lisbon, PT – Estádio da Luz

Thursday, June 24, 2027 – Madrid, ES – Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Thursday, July 1, 2027 – Paris, FR – Paris La Défense Arena

Tuesday, July 6, 2027 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Saturday, July 10, 2027 – Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff ArenA

Wednesday, July 14, 2027 – Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy

Saturday, July 17, 2027 – Düsseldorf, DE – Merkur Spiel-Arena

Wednesday, July 21, 2027 – Lyon, FR – Groupama Stadium

Saturday, July 24, 2027 – Milan, IT – San Siro

ZZ Top’s The Big One! Tour Adds Seven More Weeks of US Dates This August and September

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ZZ Top’s The Big One! Tour Adds Seven More Weeks of US Dates This August and September

ZZ Top isn’t slowing down. The legendary Texas trio has added seven more weeks of US dates to The Big One! Tour, extending their already massive run through August and September. Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale Wednesday, April 22.

Billy F Gibbons, Frank Beard, and Elwood Francis have built one of the most relentless touring schedules of any act working today. The Big One! is already rolling through North America alongside Dwight Yoakam on the Dos Amigos co-bill, before the band heads to Europe for June and July dates, then swings through Mexico and South America in November. The new US leg kicks off August 4 in Chula Vista and runs through September 18 in Wilmington, NC.

The new dates come loaded with strong support. Cheap Trick joins for several stops, George Thorogood & The Destroyers lock in for a handful of Northeast shows, and Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and McKinley James round out the supporting slots at select dates. It’s a seriously stacked lineup across the board.

Gibbons is characteristically direct about why the pace hasn’t let up: “It’s true that we’ve been spending a lot of time on the road and the more we’re out there, the better it feels.” He adds, “We’ve been at it for quite a while, something like five decades, and it seems we’re getting good at it so there’s no reason to slow things down. Let’s rock.” Hard to argue with that logic from a band that has moved more than 60 million albums worldwide and holds a Diamond certification for ‘Eliminator.’

ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, introduced by Keith Richards. Five-plus decades in, they’re still commanding stages across three continents and drawing generations of fans who know every riff. The Big One! lives up to its name.

ZZ Top The Big One! Tour, Newly Announced US Dates:

August 4 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre (with Cheap Trick)

August 7 – Fresno, CA – Saroyan Theater (with McKinley James)

August 9 – Modesto, CA – Fruit Yard Amphitheatre (with Cheap Trick)

August 11 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Amphitheater (with Cheap Trick)

August 13 – Central Point, OR – Bi-Mart Amphitheater (with Cheap Trick)

August 14 – Ridgefield, WA – Harrah’s Stir Cove Ilani Casino

August 18 – Sandy, UT – Sandy City Amphitheater (with Cheap Trick)

August 19 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center For The Performing Arts

August 21 – Lynchburg, VA – Lynchburg Amphitheater at Riverfront Park (with Dwight Yoakam)

August 22 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater

August 23 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater

August 29 – Terre Haute, IN – The Mill (with Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band)

August 30 – Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion

September 1 – East Meadow, NY – Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre

September 5 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (with George Thorogood & The Destroyers)

September 6 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater (with George Thorogood & The Destroyers)

September 9 – Lynn, MA – Lynn Memorial Auditorium

September 11 – Solomons, MD – PNC Waterside Pavilion (with George Thorogood & The Destroyers)

September 12 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena (with George Thorogood & The Destroyers)

September 13 – Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent

September 15 – Lancaster, PA – American Music Theatre

September 18 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre

Chris Young and Alice Cooper Bring Country Muscle and Shock Rock to OLG Stage This September

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Chris Young and Alice Cooper Bring Country Muscle and Shock Rock to OLG Stage This September

OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino just loaded up its September calendar with two very different but equally compelling headliners. Chris Young brings his country weight to the room on September 5, followed by Alice Cooper and his Alice’s Attic Tour on September 22. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 24 at 10:00am through ticketmaster.ca.

Chris Young arrives with serious numbers behind him: 14 number one singles, nine billion-plus streams, and a decade-spanning run that hasn’t shown a single weak point. His tenth album ‘I Didn’t Come Here to Leave’ pushes that momentum forward with 14 new tracks, including 11 co-writes, that pull his signature baritone back to its roots while keeping the energy of his live shows front and center. It’s a sharp, focused record from an artist operating with full confidence.

Alice Cooper needs no reintroduction, but the Alice’s Attic Tour is reason enough to show up. Cooper has been rattling authority and delivering rock psycho-drama for generations, and his catalog of hits, “School’s Out,” “Poison,” “Welcome to My Nightmare,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” “Billion Dollar Babies,” remains as visceral and fun as ever. The man still exudes danger, and that’s not nothing.

Vice President of Marketing & Resort Operations Cathy Price summed it up well: “From timeless romantic country classics to the iconic rock hits that have spanned generations, we are excited to welcome audiences across all music genres.” The OLG Stage, ranked the number one venue in Canada by size at 5,000 seats, is the right room for both of these acts.

Show Dates:

Chris Young Saturday, September 5, 2026 | 8:30pm OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino

Alice Cooper, Alice’s Attic Tour Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | 8:00pm OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino

Shooter Jennings and Willie Nelson Team Up to Honor Red Dirt Legend Jason Boland

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Shooter Jennings and Willie Nelson Team Up to Honor Red Dirt Legend Jason Boland

Shooter Jennings and Willie Nelson Team Up to Honor Red Dirt Legend Jason Boland

TAGS: Shooter Jennings, Jason Boland, Willie Nelson, Flatland Cavalry, Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Great Divide, Stoney LaRue, Lloyd Maines, Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Billy Bob’s Texas, Boone Pickens Stadium,

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There’s no better day to drop a song called “When I’m Stoned” than 4/20, and Shooter Jennings knew exactly what he was doing. The country outlaw has released his cover of Jason Boland’s beloved track, bringing in Willie Nelson for the ride and delivering one of the more meaningful tributes in recent Red Dirt memory.

“When I’m Stoned” has deep roots. It first appeared on Boland’s 2002 live record ‘Live and Lit at Billy Bob’s Texas’ before getting the studio treatment on 2009’s ‘Somewhere in the Middle.’ It’s the kind of song that defines a catalog, and Jennings knows its weight better than most.

Jennings doesn’t mince words about why he signed on: “I’ve known Jason Boland for more than half my life. I saw him playing songs in bars. I opened for him the day we got thrown in jail in Baylor County for weed.” That history makes this more than a cover. It’s a genuine act of friendship, and the addition of Willie Nelson gives it exactly the gravitas it deserves.

The release marks the second entry in the Hellponies Archives series, named after Boland’s devoted fanbase. Flatland Cavalry launched the project late last year with their take on “Somewhere Down In Texas.” The series is quietly building into something special for the Red Dirt community.

Boland has had a significant run lately. Jason Boland & The Stragglers dropped the Lloyd Maines-produced LP ‘The Last Kings Of Babylon’ last year, he was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, and he headlined the inaugural four-night sold-out Boys from Oklahoma run at Boone Pickens Stadium alongside Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Great Divide, and Stoney LaRue. Jennings called him “a diamond,” and the evidence keeps stacking up.

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