Shinedown

Planet Zero World Tour came to Darien, NY

Shinedown – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien, NY

Shinedown, along with Jelly Roll and John Harvie, brought the Planet Zero World tour to Buffalo, NY on a perfect September evening. They are no strangers to the area and the crowd didn’t seem bothered that it was a Tuesday night. They showed up early and were sure to catch all three acts on the bill.

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Apocalyptica

Apocalyptica – Cell-O Tour, Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY

Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY

Finland natives, Apocalyptica played the Town Ballroom on a beautiful Saturday evening in Buffalo, NY to promote their 9th release, Cell-O. Although the album was released in 2020, the tour was pushed back for the same reason all tours were. The fans came out to show their support of the ever entertaining musicians and were not left disappointed by the nearly 90 minute performance.

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Butcher Babies

Butcher Babies – Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls, NY

{l-r}Shepherd, Brickendale & Harvey – Butcher Babies, Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls, NY

Out on tour opening for Lacuna Coil, the Butcher Babies treated the crowd at the Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls, NY with a cover of Saweetie’s Best Friend, a song that will be included on their upcoming release.

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Boy George and Culture Club

Boy George & Culture Club bring the party to Lewiston, NY

– Boy George & Culture Club – Artpark, Lewiston, NY

The British pop band was the last show of the summer season at Artpark in Lewiston, NY. The crowd was looking forward to an evening of nostalgia and the bands did not let anyone down. The air was full of fun and energy on what couldn’t have been a better summer night for an outdoors event. Culture Club is comprised of original members; George on vocals, guitarist Roy Hay and bassist Mikey Craig nowadays.

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Quiet Riot

Quiet Riot in the Streets of Niagara Falls, NY

– Jizzy Pearl and Johnny Kelly – 3rd Street, Niagara Falls, NY

Quiet Riot played a free show in Niagara Falls, NY at the intersection of 3rd Street and Ferry Street at an event titled Thursdays on Third. They helped close out the free shows hosted there this summer by the Craft Kitchen & Bar. This verison of Quiet Riot showcased Jizzy Pearl on vocals, Alex Grossi on guitar, Johnny Kelly on drums and Rudy Szaro on bass.

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Ted Nugent

Uncle Ted plays TWO sold out shows at the Riviera Theatre

– Ted Nugent and Jason Hartless – Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda, NY

Ted Nugent played back to back nights at the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda, selling out both Sunday and Monday night. There was much rumored and lots of whispers surrounding the events about outspoken Nugent coming to town. Both nights turned out to be full of just good ol’ American rock n roll fun. In fact, the suburb of Buffalo played host to Nugent’s 6881st & 6882th show to date, a statement pointed out by Uncle Ted himself.

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Ace Frehley

Coming Up Aces at the Seneca Casino Bear’s Den, Niagara Falls, NY

Ace Frehley – Bear’s Den, Niagara Falls, NY

Ace Frehley brought the “best band he has played with” to Niagara Falls, NY casino on August 13 to a sold out crowd of diehard fans. He was joined by guitarists Jeremy Ashbrock and Ryan Spencer Cook, bassist Zach Throne, and drummer Matt Starr.

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Rage Against the Machine

Key Bank Center hosts a Rage-r in Buffalo, NY

Zack de la Rocha – RATM, Buffalo, NY

After a hugely anticipated tour announced then sadly the viral postponement, finally Buffalo played host to Rage Against the Machine’s return to the stage. Fans had waited over 11 years for the reunion to happen that new music was not a requirement to keep the crowd interested. In fact, it seems the band is not interested in letting anything get in the way of the tour either. Not broken bones, not even being tackled mistakenly while playing by security, resulting in a fall off stage..nothing.

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Wicked Tour Title

Buffalo, NY becomes Avatar Country

Avatar – Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY

The Town Ballroom in downtown Buffalo, NY played host to Sweden’s own Avatar. There was a fair size crowd given in was a Tuesday night. This was not the band’s first time to western New York and you can tell the majority of the crowd was no stranger to the performance they were about to witness.

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