Writing on the Mall » Blossom Music Center http://www.writingonthemall.net The Official Blog For Marietta College Students, By Marietta College Students Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:13:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Concerts Before School Starts http://www.writingonthemall.net/concerts-before-school-starts/ http://www.writingonthemall.net/concerts-before-school-starts/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:25:22 +0000 Patrick_H http://www.writingonthemall.net/?p=803 As summer winds down and many students report to campus starting next Sunday and Monday (whoo hoo!), here is what’s left of the concert season before the first day of classes (August 24th).

The big names coming through the area include Keith Urban and the American Idol tour, along with a few famous classic rock acts. Oh and some group named Fall Out Boy is opening for Blink-182.

Nautica Pavillion – Tuesday, August 11th
The Moody Blues

Mellon Arena – Thursday, August 13th
Keith Urban

Post-Gazette Pavillion – Friday, August 14th
Blink-182 with Fall Out Boy

Nationwide Arena – Friday, August 14th
Keith Urban

Veterans Memorial Auditorium – Friday, August 14th
Jamie Foxx

House of Blues Cleveland – Friday, August 14th
Blue Oyster Cult

Blossom Music Center – Friday, August 14th
Nickelback with Hinder, Papa Roach, and Saving Abel

Post-Gazette Pavillion – Sunday, August 16th
Crue Fest 2 (Motley Crue, Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, Drowning Pool, and Charm City Devils)

Wolstein Center – Sunday, August 16th
Jamie Foxx

Lifestyles Community Pavillion – Sunday, August 16th
The Pretenders

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater – Monday, August 17th
Jason Mraz

Lifestyles Community Pavillion – Tuesday, August 18th
Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Q Arena – Friday, August 21st
Keith Urban  with Sugarland

House of Blues Cleveland – Friday, August 21st
KC & The Sunshine Band

Post-Gazette Pavillion – Saturday, August 22nd
Rod Stewart

Mellon Arena – Saturday, August 22nd
American Idol Tour

Nautica Pavillion – Saturday, August 22nd
Heaven and Hell

Wolstein Center – Sunday, August 23rd
American Idol Tour

]]> http://www.writingonthemall.net/concerts-before-school-starts/feed/ 0 12 Concerts in the Area Coming Up! http://www.writingonthemall.net/12-concerts-in-the-area-coming-up/ http://www.writingonthemall.net/12-concerts-in-the-area-coming-up/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:29:35 +0000 Patrick_H http://www.writingonthemall.net/?p=745 As we get deeper into the summer, more awesome shows are coming to the area.  The Jonas Brothers traveling circus invades Pittsburgh’s Mellon Arena on the 25th (don’t even ask about tickets, it’s been sold out for a while I’m sure), while Dave Matthews Band comes to Blossom Music Center on the 29th.  Classic Rock more your thing?  House of Blues Cleveland has Pink Floyd tribute band Wish You Were Here playing Saturday night, and Lifestyles Community Pavilion has The Doobie Brothers (personal favorite) next Thursday.  The Marietta connection of the day goes to the George Strait concert on the 25th, which has Julianne Hough (here, here, and here) as a supporting act.

As a side note, I added more concerts from House of Blues and Lifestyles Community Pavilion last night, so check out the Regional Concert Guide for concerts further out than what’s shown here.

Mellon Arena – Wednesday, July 22nd
Green Day

Post-Gazette Pavilion – Saturday, July 25th
George Strait w/ Blake Shelton and Julianne Hough

Mellon Arena – Saturday, July 25th
The Jonas Brothers

House of Blues Cleveland – Saturday, July 25th
Wish You Were Here – The Sight & Sound of Pink Floyd

Lifestyles Community Pavilion – Tuesday, July 28th
Incubus

House of Blues Cleveland – Tuesday, July 28th
Yeah Yeah Yeahs with Amanda Blank

Blossom Music Center – Wednesday, July 29th
Dave Matthews Band

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater – Wednesday, July 29th
Incubus with The Duke Spirit

House of Blues Cleveland – Wednesday, July 29th
Sugar Ray with Fastball

Post-Gazette Pavilion – Thursday, July 30th
Lil’ Wayne

Lifestyles Community Pavilion – Thursday, July 30th
The Doobie Brothers

Blossom Music Center – Friday, July 31st
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival (Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Bullet for my Valentine, Cannibal Corpse, Trivium, Job for a Cowboy, GodForbid, Behemoth, All That Remains, WhiteChapel, and Mushroomhead)

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Nationwide Arena – Today, July 14th
Billy Joel and Elton John

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater – Today, July 14th
Judas Priest with Whitesnake

Value City Arena/ Schottenstein Center – Friday, July 17th
Taylor Swift

Charleston Civic Center – Saturday, July 18th
Taylor Swift

Post-Gazette Pavilion – Saturday, July 18th
Nickelback with Hinder, Papa Roach, and Saving Abel

Blossom Music Center – Tuesday, July 21st
Crue Fest 2 (Motley Crue, Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, Drowning Pool, and Charm City Devils)

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Like Live Nation making today a No-Fee sale day.  $30 gets you a lawn seat, drink, and hot dog for any show this summer at Blossom Music Center, Nautica Pavilion, Time Warner Cable Amphitheater, and Post-Gazette Pavilion (Links will take you to the list of concerts without service fees at each venue).  It’s not every concert, but it’s a nice selection of cheap seats and “free” food, which is about a $10-$12 savings in itself.

But here are all the concerts hitting the area in the next week.  And always remember that if you want to see all of the area’s concerts on one page, head over to the Regional Concert Guide.

Post-Gazette Pavilion – Today — Wednesday, July 8th
Vans Warped Tour

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater – Thursday, July 9th
Vans Warped Tour

Post-Gazette Pavilion – Friday, July 10th
Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick

Blossom Music Center – Friday, July 10th
Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lifestyles Community Pavilion – Saturday, July 11th
Collective Soul with Gavin Degraw

Nationwide Arena – Tuesday, July 14th
Billy Joel and Elton John

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