Godsmack, Fiver Finger Death Punch, Taking Back Sunday lead INKCARCERATION 2019 lineup

Godsmack, Taking Back Sunday, Five Finger Death Punch, and Shinedown are just some of the acts who will head to Ohio this summer for the second annual INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival. On Tuesday (Jan. 15), festival organizers unveiled the rock-centric roster for this year’s event.

Joining the aforementioned acts on the bill are +LIVE+, Seether, Skillet, I Prevail, Starset, Motionless in White, Red Sun Rising, Fozzy, Buckcherry, POD, Andrew W.K., the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and more. In total, over 30 bands will take over one of two stages throughout the weekend-long festivities.

In addition to the rocking lineup, the music festival will also include over 70 booths of local and regional tattoo artists. The list of tattoo artists who will be attending this year’s event can be found here. For those who are interested in getting a tattoo during the three-day event, all you need to do is select the artist you would like to work with and schedule an appointment. Simple as that.

If music and tattoos weren’t enough to get you excited, organizers also revealed that attendees can experience Escape From Blood Prison, the annual Halloween haunted house attraction hosted at the Ohio State Reformatory during the months of September, October, and November. This year, the attraction will give attendees the opportunity to experience the frights and sights in early July.

“It’s an honor to be able to open the doors of Blood Prison a couple of months early and give the guests of INKCARCERATION a few scares in July! The warden, his family and the Blood Prison inmates are all excited to meet the fans at INKCARCERATION,” says Vic Amesquita, manager of Blood Prison.

But music, tattoos, and haunted houses are not the only chilling attractions INKCARCERATION will offer this year. Organizers also revealed that attendees can take part in self-guided tours of the historic Ohio State Reformatory, home of the “Shawshank Prison,” during the music festival. According to the festival’s website, the complete, immersive tour should take roughly an hour and a half, so it may be wise to plan accordingly.

“Building off such a strong inaugural year, we are so stoked to give our fans even more in year two,” begins a press statement from the music festival’s promoters.

“With Billboard chart-topping bands such as Shinedown, Godsmack and Five Finger Death Punch leading the way, tattoo artists from around the globe, and the historic backdrop of the haunted Shawshank Prison, INKCARCERATION 2019 will be the don’t miss rock event of the summer in the Midwest!”

INKCARCERATION 2019 will take place at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio during the weekend of July 12-14. Tickets for the music festival are currently available here.

The Used announce headlining tour, Warped Tour dates

It looks like The Used’s spring and summer months will be filled with nothing but shows. On Tuesday (March 6), the Utah-founded band announced plans to hit the touring circuit during the spring and summer months. The upcoming trek will kick off on April 27 with the group’s previously scheduled appearance at Welcome to Rockville in Jacksonville, Fla. and wrap up almost two and a half months later on July 10 at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville.

During their headlining tour, The Used will be joined by Red Sun Rising and The Fever 333 for most of the trek. Pre-sale tickets and VIP packages are currently available on the band’s website. General ticket sales will begin this Friday, March 9, at 10 am local time.

Though the Used’s tour will technically wrap up on May 25 with their appearance at Rocklahoma in Pryor, Okla., the group was recently confirmed to be headlining several stops on the final Vans Warped Tour.

The Used’s short engagement on the traveling punk-rock music festival will begin on June 21 at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, Calf. and wrap up two and a half weeks later. In addition to the Vans Warped Tour, the Used also have previously announced music festival engagements at Carolina Rebellion, Northern Invasion, and Rock on the Range.

The band’s upcoming outings will be in support of their recently released record, The Canyon.

For now, The Used’s full list of upcoming tour dates can be seen below.

THE USED 2018 TOUR DATES:

April 27 – Jacksonville, FL – Welcome to Rockville

April 29 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre***

May 1 – Wilmington, DE – The Queen

May 2 – Richmond, VA – The National

May 4 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater**

May 5 – Concord, NC – Carolina Rebellion

May 8 – Toronto, ON – The Phoenix Concert Theatre

May 9 – Kitchener, ON – Elements

May 11 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom

May 12 – Fort Wayne, IN – The Clyde Theatre

May 13 – Somerset, WI – Northern Invasion

May 16 – Sioux City, IA – Anthem at Hard Rock Casino Sioux City**

May 17 – Fargo, ND – Sanctuary Event Center*

May 19 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre

May 20 – Columbus, OH – Rock on the Range

May 22 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom

May 24 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium

May 25 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma

VANS WARPED TOUR 2018 DATES:

June 21 – Pomona, CA – Pomona Fairplex

June 22 – San Diego, CA – SDCC Stadium Lot

June 23 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

June 24 – Ventura, CA – Ventura County Fairgrounds

June 28 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion

June 29 – Las Vegas, NV – Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC)

June 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre

July 1 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center

July 3 – Maryland Heights,, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis

July 5 – Bonner Springs, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater

July 6 – Dallas, TX – Starplex Pavilion

July 7 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center

July 8 – Houston, TX – NRG Park – Main Street Lot

July 10 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee State Fairgrounds

*Red Sun Rising ONLY

** The Fever 333 ONLY

*** Special guest

Pop Evil announces early 2017 headlining tour

With several massive tours and rock festivals under their belt, Pop Evil is ready to take the lead and headline their own tour. On Tuesday (Oct. 18), the Michigan-founded band announced plans to headline their own tour in 2017. The tour which has been named the “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL NOW TOUR: RIGHT NOW,” will kick off on Jan. 10, 2017 at the Mercury Ballroom in Louisville, KY and wrap up a month and a half later on Feb. 24, 2017 at the Fillmore Detroit in the group’s home state of Michigan.

“What an exciting time to announce a full headline tour across the states as we launch our final single off UP, ‘If Only For Now,'” begins frontman Leigh Kakaty in a press release. “It’s no secret, as a ‘Rock’ musician this is a very difficult era to survive in. That’s why we take it very seriously to appreciate what is happening RIGHT NOW by living in the moment. We are not taking success for granted and will continue to waive the Rock ‘n’ Roll Flag! It’s time for the ROCK community to come together to spread the awareness that rock and roll’s a force to be reckoned with. Come join us this January as we embark on our Rock ‘N’ Roll quest across the states on the ROCK ‘N’ ROLL NOW TOUR: RIGHT NOW!”

Red Sun Rising and Badflower will join Pop Evil during the early-2017 excursion. Those who wish to purchase tickets to the show can currently do so here using the pre-sale password, “BLABBERMOUTH.” All Ticketmaster service fees will be reduced to $0.99 beginning today until Monday, Oct. 24, at 9:59 a.m. local time. After that, the normal Ticketmaster service fees will resume.  The official poster and full list of tour dates can be seen below.

The “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL NOW TOUR: RIGHT NOW” trek is in support of the group’s recently release record, 2015’s UP. The album, the band’s fourth studio record, earned the number one spot on Billboard’s Indie Chart and received a lot of accolades from critics.

We Came as Romans to Head Out on Co-Headlining Tour with All That Remains

Now that their new record is out, We Came as Romans has announced that they will be hitting the road in support of their recently released self-titled record. The fall tour will be a co-headlining journey with All That Remains who released their new album, The Order of Things, earlier this year.

Emmure will be the two groups’ supporting act for the complete tour while Red Sun Rising and Failure Anthem will perform on selected dates. The tour is set to kick off on Oct. 14 at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI and wrap up on Nov. 7 at The Palladium in Worcester, MA.

Tickets will go on sale beginning tomorrow, Aug. 28, at 10:00 a.m., local time. The full list of tour dates, as well as the official poster, can be seen below.

WE CAME AS ROMANS/ALL THAT REMAINS CO-HEADLINING FALL TOUR DATES:

Oct. 14 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
Oct. 15 – Green Bay, WI @ The Watering Hole
Oct. 16 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s Entertainment Center
Oct. 17 – Nashville, TN @ War Memorial Auditorium
Oct. 19 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall
Oct. 20 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live!
Oct. 22 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
Oct. 27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
Oct. 28 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
Nov. 2 – Knoxville, TN @ The International
Nov. 3 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz (Raleigh)
Nov. 4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
Nov. 6 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Nov. 7 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium

We Came as Roman’s self-titled record was released last month through Equal Vision Records. The fall tour announcement comes a month or so after the Michigan-based band wrapped up their summer on the 2015 Vans Warped Tour.