Texas punk and metal feature prominently at Riot Fest
Dallas’s first Riot Fest, held Saturday at Gexa Energy Pavilion, featured a long lineup of national headlining acts on its main stage. In order to populate the side stages, though, the festival drew from a wide range of local Texas talent. You could be assured that if the band in the pavilion wasn’t to your liking, you could find something outside which better matched your tastes.
Uproar Festival rocks despite rain
Though the rain may have stopped some from coming out to Gexa on Sunday, the fans that did attend Uproar Festival were having a great time. You can check out full coverage and photos from the Ernie Ball Stage and the Jagermeister Stage from Bobby Hitt. Despite being soaked to the skin from an earlier downpour the fans were still full of energy when the Main Stage started up.
Uproar in a downpour: Festival side-stage bands bring the thunder
Truly dedicated rock and metal fans gathered at Gexa Energy Pavilion for the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival on Sunday. Not the ones who showed up for the headliners, though they were treated to a great show courtesy of Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, and Adelitas Way. No, the hardcore fans showed up hours earlier, standing in rain ranging from a light drizzle to a moderate deluge to support the bands playing the Jagermeister and Ernie Ball stages. Despite the less-than-ideal weather, it’s doubtful that a single one of those fans regretted their decision.
Slash heats up House of Blues
Saturday night was a busy night in Dallas for concerts. There was the Neverset benefit show out at Trees. There was Kings of Rock out at Pizza Hut Park. But that didn’t stop House of Blues from being completely sold out and a line wrapping not just around the building but through it. And who were all these people there to see? Why SLASH of course!
Neverset reunites at Trees for one night stand
Local rockers Neverset reunited on Saturday night for a final Dallas show at Trees in Deep Ellum. The event was a benefit for the Head Trauma Center of Dallas, in honor of Jeremy King, former guitarist for Altered, who lost his life in an accident two years ago. Jeremy was well-loved in the local music scene, as evidenced by the number of bands who turned up to help celebrate his life.
Bands and burlesque fight cancer at the Curtain Club
An eclectic crowd, including zombies and stormtroopers, converged on the Curtain Club in Deep Ellum Saturday night for a show benefitting the American Cancer Society. Organizer Kat Korpse (a three-time cancer survivor) put the show together in honor of Carla Odom-Kirkpatrick, who lost her life to the disease on July 4.
Honda Civic Tour rolls into Dallas with Linkin Park and Incubus
The Honda Civic Tour rolled into Dallas this past Monday and despite being a work/school day, fans flocked out to see it. Gexa Energy Pavilion was packed for LINKIN PARK, INCUBUS, and MUTEMATH.
Maiden England tour hits Dallas
Impending storms didn’t stop fans from flocking to Gexa Energy Pavilion Friday night for the second to last show of the Maiden England North American Tour. If anything the lightening show just enhanced the night. With only two bands playing, COHEED AND CAMBRIA and IRON MAIDEN, things got off to a rockin’ start and didn’t stop.
Rock and roll all night with KISS and Motley Crue
When KISS comes to town you know it’s going to be one hell of a party. When MOTLEY CRUE come to town you can expect a major production. Put both together and you have one insane show and that’s what Dallas got Saturday night at Gexa Energy Pavilion.
