Need another great event to get to? Why not roll over to the Hot Rod Hoedown being put on Hot Rod Scott and the Professor. The fine folks up in Philly are damn welcoming and really wish we could make it up there this year for their annual event. If ya can't make the show, you can always check out their weekly radio show as well on Roadhouse Radio at WPRB.com. Find out all the info on the Hot Rod Hoedown
The Hot Rod Hoedown in Oxford, PA on September 8th and 9th 2012
This summer is going to be another one full of music festivals far and wide. Just heard about this new festival created by Metallica and maybe it could be damn cool. Great line up of bands that go across many spectrums it they say in the video they are playing Ride The Lightning in its entirety. Hearing that album in its exact sequence would be worth the trip.
"We are beyond excited to announce the
introduction of the Orion Music + More Festival, a brand new festival
that we, your friends in Metallica, will be the headliners, curators,
and instigators of. After many years of playing at legendary festivals
around the world including Reading, Roskilde, Werchter, Rock Im Ring,
Rock In Rio, Lollapalooza and countless others, we're hoping to spread
the good times and diverse musical feel here in the States and bring the
amazing good vibes and spirit of our 30th anniversary celebration at
the Fillmore Theatre in December to a larger, outdoor setting. We've
got two nights of live 'Tallica mixed with all kinds of cool bands,
activities and stuff to see wrapped into one incredible weekend planned
for you. And for the only time in America this year, we're planning to
continue the 'Black Album' anniversary celebration by playing it in its
entirety on one night AND something we've never done before... drum roll
please... all of 'Ride the Lightning' on the other!
If you had a chance to watch the live webcast, you know now that our
location will be Bader Field in the heart of Atlantic City, New Jersey
on the East Coast on June 23 and 24, 2012. We've joined forces with our
friends at C3, who bring you Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits each
year here in the U.S. as well as presenting Big Day Out to our
Australian friends. Together we've invited a wide range of bands and
musicians to play on multiple stages (at least three!) including Arctic
Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, Modest Mouse, The Gaslight Anthem, Cage The
Elephant, Fucked Up, Best Coast, Hot Snakes, Titus Andronicus, Gary
Clark Jr., Lucero, Roky Erickson, The Black Angels, The Sword, Liturgy,
and more to be announced in the coming weeks. We've also put together
non-music activities for you to experience when you take a break between
sets... hopefully a chance for you to interact with us and see some of
the stuff we're into.
Weekend tickets go on sale SOON! Met Club members should log in for
details on their pre-sale with discounted tickets and special packages
that begins on Wednesday, February 8 at 7:00 AM PST and ends on Friday,
February 10 at 7:00 PM PST. Tickets will be available for everyone
starting Saturday, February 11 at 7:00 AM PST... all the details are
here: www.orionmusicandmore.com.
The entire weekend ticket is $150 with no service charges... what you
see is what you get for ticket prices with no surprises.
Needless to say, the details will keep flowing... keep watching here and the Orion site for ongoing updates.
Ticket Info
Tickets will be available for the early bird price of $150 starting Saturday, February 11 at 7:00 AM PST at www.orionmusicandmore.com. Supplies are limited at this special price and ticket purchases are limited to no more than ten per person.
Travel packages including tickets, hotels, and shuttle busses will
also be available. Please note that some hotels have age restrictions
due to gambling laws, so be sure to read the fine print and book
carefully.
A special VIP package is also available for $750 so you can
experience the festival in style and comfort with special amenities in
the Orion VIP lounge. Situated with a great view of the stage, the
Orion VIP lounge has an elevated viewing platform perfect for music and
people watching!
What You Get:
Your Orion VIP Pass gets you daily VIP wristbands (one each for Saturday and Sunday) to enter the festival. It also includes:
Unlimited access to the Orion VIP Lounge
Viewing platform of the stage with premium sightlines
Complimentary beer, wine and specialty libations all day
So you have the band together, you have the songs and the look, now you need a respectable ride for the road. Leave it to those ingenious Russians to make something so simple and effective, while we scratch our heads in disbelief on thinking why didn't we come up with it first. Olaf, sing to us in your broken English from your band Yankee Blue Jeans...
I truly dig it when a band comes onto my radar that I have heard of but never given a listen to. Check these guys out. They are definitely here for the long haul. 1 part springsteen, 1 part against me = The Gaslight Anthem
