The Offspring “Warm Up” at Rock Am Ring

The Offspring recently announced their plans to head out on tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their hit album, Smash. In honor of the milestone, the band also announced that they will be performing the record in full during the tour as well as their sets at Riot Fest.

Before embarking on their Summer trek, the band warmed up by performing Smash in its entirety at Rock Am Ring in Germany. Thanks to someone, maybe the festival organizers, the footage from the show was record and is now available to watch. Of course hit songs, “The Kids Are Alright” and “Self-Esteem” made the cut since they are part of that album.

Pennywise and Bad Religion will be joining the Offspring on their “The Summer Nationals” Tour which will begin on July 29 in Pittsburgh.

THE SUMMER NATIONALS TOUR DATES:

7/29/14-Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE* – on sale May 17 @ 10 AM

7/30/14-Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion* – on sale May 16 @ 10 AM

8/1/14-Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony Summer Stage* – on sale May 16 @ 4 PM

8/2/14-Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory* – on sale May 16 @ 4 PM

8/4/14-New York, NY – Terminal 5* – on sale May 16 @ 12 Noon

8/5/14-New York, NY – Terminal 5* – on sale May 16 @ 12 Noon

8/7/14-Toronto, ON – TD Echo Beach* – on sale May 23 @ 10 AM

8/8/14-Burlington, VT – Waterfront Park – Lake Champlain Maritime Fest* – on sale May 16 @ 11 AM

8/11/14-Boston, MA – House Of Blues* – on sale May 17 @10 AM

8/14/14-Tampa, FL – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre# – on sale June 6 @ 10 AM

8/15/14-West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre# – on sale June 6 @ 10 AM

8/16/14-Cape Canaveral, FL – Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral# – on sale May 16 @ 10 AM

8/19/14-St. Augustine, FL – Saint Augustine Amphitheatre# – on sale May 30 @ 10 AM

8/20/14-Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade Music Park# – on sale May 16 @ 10 AM

8/22/14-Oklahoma City, OK – Downtown Airpark# – on sale May 17 @ 10 AM

8/24/14-Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre# – on sale May 16 @ 10 AM

8/26/14-Magna, UT – The Great Saltair** – on sale May 16 @ 10 AM

8/27/14-Las Vegas, NV – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino# – on sale May 16 @ 10 AM

8/29/14-Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre# – on sale May 17 @ 10 AM

8/30/14-Chula Vista, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre* – on sale May 16 @ 10 AM

8/31/14-Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre Grounds* – on sale June 13 @ 10 AM

9/7/14-Cincinnati, OH – Horseshoe Cincinnati^ – on sale TBA

9/9/14-Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom^ – on sale May 16 @ 10 AM

9/11/14-Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Ballroom^^ – on sale June 6 @ 10 AM

* w/ Bad Religion, Pennywise and The Vandals
# w/ Bad Religion, Pennywise and TBA
** w/ Pennywise and TBA
^ w/ Bad Religion, Stiff Little Fingers and TBA
^^ w/ Bad Religion, Stiff Little Fingers and Naked Raygun

ADDITIONAL OFFSPRING TOUR DATES:

7/11/14-Costa Mesa, CA – Pacific Amphitheatre w/ The Adolescents

8/08-10/14-Montreal, QC – Heavy Montreal Festival w/ Bad Religion, Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, Metallica, Slayer and more.

9/06/14-Sterling Heights, MI – Freedom Hill Amphitheatre/Chill On The Hill 2014 w/ Rise Against, Bad Religion, A Day To Remember and more.

9/12/14– Riot Fest Chicago-Chicago, IL – Venue TBA

Coldplay to Perform Six Intimate Shows Worldwide

Coldplay’s new album Ghost Stories isn’t due to be released for another month, but the band have already revealed plans to perform six intimate shows in support of the new tracks. 

The album, which came as a surprise to fans and casual listeners alike when the news broke, is due to be released on May 19. The six shows however, are six intimate show around the world, two which will be in the United States. 

On May 5, the band will play New York’s The Beacon which has a total of 2,900 seats and has seen many famous faces since its opening in 1929. The mother U.S. date will coincide with the album’s release. On the album’s release date the band will perform at the Royce Theater on the UCLA campus which features 1,800 seats and was also opened in 1929. as for tickets, no details have been revealed when the will go on sale. 

The other four intimate show dates will take place in Cologne, Germany on April 25, Paris on May 28, Tokyo on June 12 and their hometown of London on July 1 at the Royal Albert Hall. As for those ticket sales, the Germany show will go on sale on Saturday, April 19.

As for the rest of the dates, a spokesperson for promoter Live Nation said that information on tickets for the remaining five shows will be emailed exclusively to subscribers to the Coldplay mailing list which you can easily join on their website, Coldplay.com.

Rock AM Ring Concert Footage

Couldn’t make it to the famous 3-day Germany festival? No problem.

You can watch some of the performances from the show down below. This year’s line-up included the likes of 30 Seconds to Mars, Paramore, Phoenix and The Killers.

30 Seconds to Mars:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VT2JoBFCkZ8

A Day to Remember:

Bring Me the Horizon:

The Killers:

Paramore:

Fred Durst: