For today's SMS post, we're entirely tackling LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS for the coming months, including a big returning annual show next week and some covers-friendly action for later this summer and into the fall, so here's what you should know!
Tidal Records' annual Go Skateboarding Day event returns to Queen Elizabeth Park outside of The John Rhodes Center for its ninth installment (and eighth with live bands) on Friday, June 21st! As newly announced on social media yesterday, this will be the first installment of the local Go Skate Day to take place on a Friday, believe it or not, so that should help bring out a solid crowd compared to past mid-week installments, weather permitting! For the first time since 2017, just three bands will be playing on June 21st as opposed to the usual 4+ acts, and while it's ambiguous who's headlining, local skate punk trio
Hails will return from last year's festivities, so look for another hard hitting set of original thrash punk next Friday! Guitarist Mikhal Muto will pull double duty with his party metal trio
The Apocalypse Afterparty in their Go Skate Day debut, and rising hard rock quintet
HeadFirst will round out the lineup.
Like in past years, bands will be stationed on a stage atop the big halfpipe at the skatepark, and of course, the skateboarding and extreme sports are the main attraction, with skaters of all ages and disciplines encouraged to come out to enjoy themselves. There will be contests, prizes, and refreshments as usual, so see above for more on the non-musical activities! Everything goes down from 6:00-9:00 PM next Friday, and there is no cover charge or entry fee to attend as a fan or skater. This should be a fun time as usual for punk and hard rock fans, let alone skateboarders, so definitely visit the above links for more details!
Next up, here's another outdoor show announcement, as local classic/hard rock cover quartet Silent 9 will be performing at Strathclair Park at 639 Black Road on Saturday, July 6th as the musical entertainment during that day's COPPA Giovanni Soccer Tournament! Silent 9's performance comes during day 2 of this event, which sees local soccer teams (men's and women's) compete in a World Cup-style tournament, and the band will reportedly be playing near the main field. It's rare when soccer crosses paths with our coverage, but hopefully Jess, Ryan, Paul, and Steve deliver some solid tunes for fans! Note that the final day of the soccer tournament (Sunday, July 7th) coincides with this year's Giovanni's Italian Festival, which expands to The Roberta Bondar Pavilion that day with its own huge slate of events (free to the public ones, at that), and they will reportedly be playing under the tent that day at 3:30 PM!
I have only seen sporadic mention to the performer lineup on July 7th, with Elvis Presley tribute artist Larry Tschekalin being the only artist that day currently advertised by
Giovanni's Facebook page, but Silent 9 confirmed their involvement on
their website's calendar. Hopefully this busy weekend goes well as they pause their summer break! They'll be playing at 7:00 PM at the COPPA tournament on the 6th, both events are all ages, and neither has an admission fee for spectators (if you're interested in signing a soccer team up or sponsoring the COPPA tournament,
click here). While we're on the subject, now that other bands have confirmed shows that far ahead in the year, let's add their remaining fall 2024 dates to our calendar, as they'll head to
The Water Tower Pub for Friday nighters on September 27th and November 22nd, bookending a full weekend at
The Esquire Club on November 1st & 2nd, so keep those shows in mind!
It's too soon to say whether the Esquire Club gig on November 1st will have a belated Halloween theme or not (it is closer to Halloween than Saturday, October 25th is), but we'll keep you posted either way! The other new show will see them hit the road 3½ hours north for White River to play at this year's Winnie's Hometown Festival (a.k.a. Poohfest) on August 17th, much like Jess and Steve did with their prior band Obsession in 2022. As for the new local dates, all four are 19+ with no cover charge, with 8:00 PM start times at The Water Tower Pub and 9:30 PM kickoffs at The Esquire Club. Visit the above links for more on Silent 9's summer/fall slate, and stay tuned for more on their teased Rotaryfest debut next month!
Finally for today's post, we have a new show announcement and cancellations to note all at once, as reunited local hard rock quartet
Half Past will return to
Shooters Downstairs Lounge for one night only on Saturday, August 3rd! Fans at the Dennis Street nightclub will have seen Half Past play their first public concert in over twelve years there in February, and while we have to wait almost two more months for their Shooters encore, it's good to see Jordan, Alain, Arthur, and Johnny back at it later this summer! This is another one-nighter due to Shooters hosting DJ nights on Fridays this year. Where we gain a show, we also lose two, as Half Past have quietly cancelled their advertised
Reggie's Place gigs on July 5th & 6th, as per the deletion of those shows' promotional poster from
their Facebook page. A reason for the cancellation wasn't announced, but note that Reggie's
hadn't confirmed the dates that I had seen, even if they were almost a
month away.
Hopefully nothing bad happened, and that we see Half Past there in time! The Shooters show on August 3rd is a 9:30 PM event with no advertised cover charge and a 19+ age limit. Visit the above links for more details on the hard rock cover action ahead, and stay tuned for weekend concert previews on the site next! Thanks everyone!
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