Reminder: Tickets for ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd go on sale July 27 (that’s a Friday) at the Warner Theatre box office, online at www.erieevents.com and by phone at 452-4857.
All seats are $58.75. That covers both reserved and general admission. ZZ Top will close. A third band, to be announced, will open. The concert starts at 7 p.m. on Sept. 9 at Jerry Uht Park.
We had no room in Thursday’s Showcase for just announced and upcoming shows, so see below. Lots of big ones rolled in last week when I was on vacation and also this week, including Bob Dylan at Artpark near Buffalo.
JUST ANNOUNCED
AUG. 3. 2 Chainz. Bayfront Convention Center, Erie. On sale at Warner Theatre box office, by phone at 452-4857, online at www.erieeevents.com.
AUG. 22. Lucero. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
AUG. 31. Seether. House of Blues, Cleveland. On sale July 20 at Ticketmaster.
SEPT. 1. Soul, Sex & Sweat Concert with K-Ci & Jo Jo, Ginuwine, D.J. Hurricane. Wolstein Center, Cleveland.
SEPT. 6. Bob Dylan. Artpark, Lewiston, N.Y. On sale at www.tickets.com.
SEPT. 7. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan. Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. On sale July 20 at Ticketmaster.
SEPT. 9. ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Jerry Uht Park, Erie. On sale July 27 at Warner Theatre box office, www.erieevents.com, by phone at 452-4857.
SEPT. 9. Odd Future. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
SEPT. 9. Mount Eerie. Babeville, Buffalo.
SEPT. 16. GWAR. House of Blues, Cleveland. On sale July 20 at Ticketmaster.
SEPT. 17. Alkaline Trio. Grog Shop, Cleveland.
SEPT. 19. Nick Lowe. Babeville, Buffalo. On sale at (888) 223-6000.
SEPT. 20. Nick Lowe. Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale.
SEPT. 21. Minus the Bear, Cursive. Stage AE, Pittsburgh. On sale July 20.
SEPT. 22. Dr. Dog. Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale.
SEPT. 27. Newsboys, Building 429, Luminate, Grace Campbell. Warner Theatre, Erie. On sale at Warner Theatre box office, by phone at 452-4857, online at www.erieevents.com.
SEPT. 30. Datsik. House of Blues, Cleveland. On sale July 20 at Ticketmaster.
OCT. 1. Datsik. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
OCT. 2. Need to Breathe. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
OCT. 2. Leftover Salmon. Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale. On sale July 27.
OCT. 4. Mute Math. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
OCT. 5. Ben Folds Five. Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo. On sale at www.tickets.bpo.org.
OCT. 6. Barstool Blackout Tour. Stage AE, Pittsburgh. On sale July 19 at Ticketmaster.
OCT. 6. Robert Glasper Experience. Tralf, Buffalo.
OCT. 7. Blue October. Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale. On sale July 28.
OCT. 10. Tower of Power. Tralf, Buffalo.
OCT. 15. Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie. Covelli Centre, Youngstown, Ohio. On sale July 20 at Ticketmaster.
OCT. 15. Propaghandi. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
OCT. 19. Mike Watt & The Second Men. Mohawk Place, Buffalo.
OCT. 19. Umphrey’s McGee. Stage AE, Pittsburgh. On sale July 21 at Ticketmaster..
OCT. 20. Umphrey’s McGee. House of Blues, Cleveland. Goes on sale July 21.
OCT. 31. Yelawolf. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
NOV. 4. Xavier Rudd. House of Blues, Cleveland.
NOV. 14. Chris Isaak. Palace Theatre, Greensburg. On sale July 20.
NOV. 16. Pieces of a Dream. Tralf, Buffalo.
NOV. 25. Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Show. Carnegie Library Music Hall, Munhall.
NOV. 27. Jake Shimbakuro. Carnegie Library Music Hall, Munhall.
JULY CONCERTS
JULY 19. America. Cain Park, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
JULY 19. SOLD OUT. Nicki Minaj. State Theatre, Cleveland.
JULY 19. Beach House. House of Blues, Cleveland.
JULY 19-22. All Good Festival with Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh & Friends, Bob Weir & Bruce Hornsby, Flaming Lips, Michael Franti, more. Legend Valley Concert Venue, Columbus, Ohio. On sale at www.allgoodfestival.com/tickets.
JULY 20. Iced Earth. House of Blues, Cleveland.
JULY 20. Ingrid Michaelson, Greg Laswell. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
JULY 20. Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks. Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland.
JULY 20. NPR’s “From the Top” live taping. Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, N.Y.
JULY 21. Seal, Macy Gray. Cain Park, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
JULY 21. Hayes Carll. Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland.
JULY 21. Shockwave Festival with Fear Factory, Voivod, more. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
JULY 21. Crawford County Music Festival with Big Leg Emma, Ekoostik Hookah, the Folkadelics, the Tiger Maple String Band, Salmon Frank, Tom Stine. Sprague Farm, Venango. On sale at www.wqln.org/MusicFest and 864-3001.
JULY 21. Sold out. Beach House. Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale.
JULY 22. Mayer Hawthorne. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
JULY 23. Outlaw Road Show with Counting Crows, Good Old War, more. Stage AE Outdoors, Pittsburgh.
JULY 23. Dawes. Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland.
JULY 24. Yes, Procol Harum. Carnegie Library Music Hall, Munhall.
JULY 24. Heart. Artpark, Lewiston, N.Y.
JULY 24. Best Coast. Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland.
JULY 24. Josh Ritter. Byham Theatre, Pittsburgh.
JULY 25. Nickelback, Bush, My Darkest Days. Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, N.Y.
JULY 25. Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival with Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, As I Lay Dying, Anthrax, Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria. Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
JULY 25. Citizen Cope. Artpark, Lewiston, N.Y. Free.
JULY 25. Blitzen Trapper. Mr. Smalls, Millvale.
JULY 25. Torche, Ohio Sky. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland. Free.
JULY 26. Matisyahu, Dirty Heads. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
JULY 26. Ledisi, Eric Benet. House of Blues, Cleveland.
JULY 26. O.A.R., Rebelution. Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, Cleveland.
JULY 26. Heart. Stage AE, Pittsburgh.
JULY 27. Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey perform songs of Peter, Paul & Mary. Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, N.Y.
JULY 27. Ethan Bortnick. Carnegie Library Music Hall, Munhall.
JULY 27. Mickey Hart Band. Tralf, Buffalo.
JULY 27. Our Lady Peace. On sale June 15 at Ticketmaster.
JULY 27. O.A.R., Rebelution. Stage AE, Pittsburgh.
JULY 27. Lucinda Williams. South Park Amphitheater, Pittsburgh. Free.
JULY 28. Canceled. Van Halen. Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland.
JULY 28. Billy Currington. Seneca Niagara Events Center, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls, N.Y. On sale April 23 at noon at Ticketmaster.
JULY 28. Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival with Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, As I Lay Dying, Anthrax, Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria. First Niagara Pavilion, Burgettstown.
JULY 28. Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks. Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh.
JULY 28. Joshua Radin. Cain Park, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
JULY 29. Toad the Wet Sprocket. Hartwood Acres, Pittsburgh. Free.
JULY 29. Brothers of the Sun tour with Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw. Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland.
JULY 29. Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert. Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, N.Y.
JULY 29. Meat Loaf. Seneca Allegany Casino, Salamanca, N.Y.
JULY 29. Pitbull, DJ Havana Brown. Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, Cleveland.
JULY 30. Matisyahu, Dirty Heads. Carnegie Library Music Hall, Munhall.
JULY 30. Blind Pilot. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
JULY 30. Sold out. Florence & the Machine, the Walkmen. Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, Cleveland.
JULY 30. Greasy Beans. Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, N.Y.
JULY 30. First Aid Kid. Town Ballroom, Buffalo.
JULY 31. Michael Jackson: The Immortal Tour by Cirque du Soleil. First Niagara Center, Buffalo.
JULY 31. Yeasayer. Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale.
JULY 31. The Head & the Heart. House of Blues, Cleveland.
JULY 31. George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Delbert McClinton. Stage AE, Pittsburgh.


