More Concert Announcements for Billings

Billings' concert scene is really heating up lately!  We've got Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper, Gary Allan, The Used, Thrice and Manchester Orchestra, NOFX, and more in the next few months.
Here's a list of the latest concert announcements from 1111Presents and Jade Presents:
 

Minus the Bear
April 20th
Railyard Ale House
Tickets are $16

Seattle’s Minus the Bear have orbited the music world like a distant meteor, fine-tuning their unique brand of indie rock and discovering how technology can help enhance the band’s unique pop vision.

Tech 9

Tuesday, May 18th

Shrine Auditorium

Tickets are $23 in advance, $25 day of show

Tech N9ne's musical career has spanned 20 years, during which he has performed sold out shows from Los Angeles to New York City. He is also the best selling MC out of his hometown of Kansas City. Tech N9ne is known for his wide range of collaborations with other well-known artists.

Smile Empty Soul w/Soil
May 19th
Railyard Ale House
Tickets are $12 in advance and $14 day of show

Smile Empty Soul was formed while the band members were still in high school. The guys slowly evolved and perfected their modern melodic heavy-Rock sound over the next four years, regularly playing the two small clubs in their hometown, making the trek to the Sunset Strip and eventually scored a deal with Lava Records. In May 2003, the group released their self-titled debut album which included the snash single "Bottom Of A Bottle"

Flyleaf w/10 Years

June 1st

Shrine Auditorium

Tickets are $25

A focused fire burns bright at the heart of Flyleaf's second full-length album. The platinum-selling Texas quintet's latest offering is a collection of poignant, passionate and pensive hard rock songs.

Comedy Central's Ty Barnett this weekend

This Friday and Saturday (March 19th and 20th) you can catch Comedy Central's Ty Barnett live at Asian Nites Lounge.  Billings native, Lukas Seely will open.  Showtime is 8pm both nights and tickets are $10.

Ty Barnett was runner up on season 4 of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" and appeared in his own 30 minute "Comedy Central Presents". His approach to performing: “FUNNY IS FUNNY”, and making the audience feel like “we’re just hanging out”.

Lukas Seely will open.  Lukas grew up in Billings where he started his comedy career. Later he moved to Seattle where he quickly became a local favorite. He now resides in Hollywood, CA.  Although he no longer lives in Montana, Lukas has continued to promote comedy in his home town with his own stand up performances. Recently he launched Stand Up or Sit Down open mic comedy at Asian Nites where local comedians have a chance to test their skills in front of a live audience.

Latest Event Announcements

There's been a lot of big event announcements recently.  Many are coming from 1111 Presents and Jade Presents.  Here are a few of the most recent--


Paul Wall & Chamillionaire
Wednesday, April 17th, 8pm
Babcock Theatre
Tickets $28
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Indigo Girls

Friday, April 16th, 8pm

Babcock Theatre

Tickets $37.50

More Info

The Used
w/Chiodos & New Medicine
Tuesday, April 27th, 7pm
Shrine Auditorium
Tickets $25

More Info

Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper

Gruesome Twosome Tour

Tuesday, May 4th, 7pm

Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark

Tickets $39.50-$45

More Info

 Henry Rollins
 Spoken Word Tour

 Wednesday, May 19th, 8pm
 Babcock Theatre
 Tickets $25

 More Info


According to 1111 Presents Facebook page they will be announcing 3 more shows this Monday.  Stay tuned for details!

Country artist, Gary Allan coming to MetraPark

 

The Details:

Gary Allan live with special guest Jack Ingram

Sunday, May 2nd at 7:30 PM

Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark

Tickets are $29.75 and are on sale Saturday, March 6th at 10 am.  Available at the MetraPark Box Office, Rimrock Mall, local Cellular Plus stores, by phone at 406-256-2422 or online at www.metrapark.com.

Country music fans will enjoy!

Thrice / Manchester Orchestra announce co-headline tour

In an imposing paring, two distinctly different powerhouses of indie rock have come together for a co-headline tour: California post-hardcore band Thrice and Atlanta, Georgia indie rock five-piece Manchester Orchestra.

Billings slips into the last leg of the tour and hosts one of 18 concerts the bands will co-headline. The show will take place April 29 at the Railyard Alehouse. Read Full Story...

Upcoming Rock in Billings

Tonight (Feb. 17th) you can catch Five Finger Death Punch live at the Shrine Auditorium along with Shadows Fall, Death Punch, and more.

Next Thursday, the Shrine Auditorium will be hosting Theory of a Deadman with Halestorm, Adelita's Way, and Taking Dawn.

Christian Rock fans can catch the Rock and Worship Roadshow on March 23rd at MetraPark for just $10 at the door.  Bands include Mercy Me, David Crowder Band and more.

Then, in April, those who are a bit more into punk can see NOFX with Teenage Bottlerocket and Tony Sly (Of No Use for a Name) April 23rd at the Shrine.

May 13th, Mastodon with Between the Buried and Me, Baroness, and Valiant Thor play the Shrine for metal fans.

Today, MetraPark was polling on their Facebook and MySpace pages for input on rock acts for MontanaFair.  Acts included Taking Back Sunday, Shinedown, Chevelle, Papa Roach, Saving Abel, Hinder, Blue October, Alice in Chains, and Sublime.  I'd say if any of those materialize, it should be a great MontanaFair show.  What do you think?

Lots of rock coming our way!

$5 Tickets available to the NRA Rodeo Finals

A limited number of tickets to the Northern Rodeo Association Finals on Feb. 18-20 at MetraPark are available for a short time for $5. At the NRA Rodeo Finals you'll see the northern region’s top 10 rodeo athletes in every event, along with colorful pageantry, talented rodeo clowns, a concert by Grammy-Award winning Kentucky Headhunters, and more.

The $5 tickets are available at the MetraPark box office or by calling (406) 256-2422 or toll free (800) 366-8538.  This is a limited time offer with only 150 tickets available per night at the $5 price. So if you want them, you better get them quick.