Lynyrd Skynyrd – Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul MN – October 5th 2018 Kyle Hansen October 6, 2018 Classic Rock, Concert Reviews, Rock & Roll Xcel Energy Center and 92 KQRS present Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company. Opening tonight was Jamey Johnson. I did not get there in time to see him but when I came in he was playing East Bound and Down from...
Judas Priest / Deep Purple – Treasure Island Resort & Casino – Welch MN – September 20th 2018 Kyle Hansen September 25, 2018 Classic Rock, Concert Reviews, Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll Treasure Island Resort & Casino presents Judas Priest and Deep Purple. On a night that started with a horrible storm, no one knew what to predict for the show, come rain or shine. Well there were...
Ringo Starr & his All-Star Band – Ordway Center for Performing Arts – St. Paul MN – September 23rd 2018 Kyle Hansen September 25, 2018 Classic Rock, Concert Reviews, Rock & Roll The Ordway Center present Ringo Starr & his all star band on September 23rd 2018. Ringo has had this tour going on for quite a few years. For some reason I have never gone. Well this year all...
Nothing But Thieves – FIrst Avenue – Minneapolis MN – September 14th 2018 Kaila Turck September 15, 2018 Concert Reviews, Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll Nothing But Thieves - First Avenue September 14th 2018 Demob Happy are from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, now based in Brighton, are an English alternative rock band formed in 2008. Their first release was...
ROCKTEMBER VI – GRAND CASINO HINKLEY MN – DAY 3 – SEPTEMBER 8TH 2018 Tommy Sommers September 9, 2018 Classic Rock, Concert Reviews, Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll Rocktember Day 3 Grand Casino Hinkley, Minnesota 9/8/18 Day three started out with Minnesota’s own Hericane Alice. A staple here for much of the 1980s. I would put them in elite class with other local rock...
ROCKTEMBER VI – GRAND CASINO HINKLEY MN – DAY 2 – SEPTEMBER 7TH 2018 Tommy Sommers September 8, 2018 Classic Rock, Concert Reviews, Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll Rocktember Day 2 Grand Casino Hinkley, Minnesota 9/7/18 Day two started out with Minnesota’s own Chris Hawkey. Chris was raised on 80s rock ‘n roll so is a wonderful fit for a festival like this. He did...
Rise Against – Armory – Minneapolis MN – September 6th 2018 John Pesavent September 7, 2018 Concert Reviews, Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll The following review will be short and sweet. I will rate my overall experience on a 1-10 scale based on three categories. I realize this isn’t a perfect system, but I think it’ll get my point across...
311/ Offspring – MN State Fair – St. Paul MN – August 31st 2018 Kaila Turck September 3, 2018 Concert Reviews, Rock & Roll Friday August 31st, the Minnesota State Fair and 93X brought the Offspring and 311 to the Grandstand. The Offspring formed in 1984, hails from Garden Grove, California. The band has sold over 40 million...
Alice Cooper – Ordway Center for performing Arts – St. Paul MN – August 30th 2018 Kyle Hansen August 31, 2018 Classic Rock, Concert Reviews, Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll Alice Cooper came to the Ordway Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 30, 2018. With no opener, he owned the evening, giving no less of an amazing show as usual. Before the show began, the Ordway’s MC...
Smashing Pumpkins – Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul MN – August 19th 2018 Kyle Hansen August 22, 2018 Concert Reviews, Rock & Roll Smashing Pumpkins brought their Shiny, and Oh, So Bright tour to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Sunday, August 19. It was an interesting concert for me personally. My sister and her best friend were...