Brian and I saw Motley Crue a couple of years ago on the Carnival of Sins tour and the show was very energetic. Tommy Lee’s drum solo was fantastic and the on stage antics were very entertaining. The only complaint is that Vince Neil’s voice wasn’t at it’s best that night. The lyrics he missed, the crowd didn’t. Everyone was singing along and having a good time. I have seen video footage of recent shows and Vince’s voice seems to be fine. Maybe he was having a bad night? We didn’t get to go to a Crue Fest show but I’ve read some good reviews.

We also saw Hinder in 2007 at Rock Fest. It was raining during the show, but that didn’t stop anyone from enjoying it. Austin Winkler, the lead singer, ran through the crowd giving everyone high fives and interacted with the crowd during the whole show. Austin actually reminds me of Steven Tyler, not because of his voice, but because his mannerisms are very similar to Tyler’s. Does anyone else think that or am I just weird? I definitely want to see them again. Their new album “Take It to the Limit” was released on November 4, 2008.

Theory of a Deadman, aka TOAD, released their third album “Scars and Souvenirs” on April 1, 2008. My daughters love these guys, I guess I might have to take them to their first concert.

Here are the dates and ticket info!!

 
Be sure to check out the latest CD’s from these three bands at Amazon.com! 

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3 Doors Down released their new self titled album in May. Reviews have stated that this is their “most definitive” album. 3 Doors Down is probably most known for their big hit “Kryptonite” although my favorite song is “Here Without You“. Band members are lead singer/songwriter Brad Arnold, Greg Upchurch on drums, Todd Harrell on bass, Chris Henderson on rhythm guitar and Matt Roberts on lead guitar. They played at last year’s Rockfest but I didn’t get to see them. It had rained most of the day and after watching Hinder, our friends wanted to leave instead of staying for the 3 Doors Down show. I really wanted to see them, but got out voted. Hopefully I will get to catch the tour this time around.

I had the opportunity to see Hinder last year at Rockfest. It was raining during the show, but the crowd enjoyed it anyway. Frontman and lead singer Austin Winkler reminds me a little of Steven Tyler from Aerosmith. He doesn’t necessarily sound or look like him, but his mannerisms on stage and the way he dresses resemble Steven Tyler. Austin really interacts with the crowd and at one point he got off the stage and ran around the perimeter of the crowd giving everyone high five’s. It was a very energetic show and the music was great also. The rest of the band members are Joe “Blower” Garvey on guitar, Mark King on guitar, Mike Rodden on bass and Cody Hanson on drums. I’m looking forward to the new album. Their new album is to be released on November 4, 2008. Hinder is releasing a single “Use Me” from the new album on July 15, 2008.

Staind is releasing a new album The Illusion of Progress on August 19, 2008. The single “Believe” has already been released. Band members are Aaron Lewis on vocals/acoustic, Mike Mushok on guitar, Johnny April on bass and Jon Wysocki on drums. My favorite Staind song is “Outside” from the 2001 album Flip. Staind is headlining some shows of their own. Check the schedules below for their headlining shows.

I don’t know much about Finger Eleven except that I love their song “Paralyzer“. It is one of those songs that no matter how many times you’ve heard it, you have to turn the radio up and sing along and it gets your feet tapping.

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This years lineup features artists for every musical taste:

Thursday, June 26
Joe Cocker at 7:30 PM
Steve Miller Band at 9:15 PM

Friday, June 27
Luke Bryan at 7:00 PM
Dierks Bentley at 8:30 PM

Saturday, June 28
Jonny Lang at 7:30  (Be sure to read our review of this artist)
Kansas at 9:00 PM

Sunday, June 29
Sean Kingston at 7:00 PM
The Whispers at 8:30 PM

Monday, June 30
Julianne Hough at 6:00 PM
James Otto at 7:30 PM
Miranda Lambert at 8:30 PM

Tuesday, July 1
Blue Oyster Cult at 7:30 PM
REO Speedwagon at 9:00 PM

Wednesday, July 2
Bucky Covington at 7:00 PM
Montgomery Gentry at 8:30 PM

Thursday, July 3
Finger Eleven at 7:00 PM
Seether at 9:00 PM

Friday, July 4
Hinder at 7:00 PM
Staind at 9:00 PM

Saturday, July 5
Sister Hazel at 7:00 PM
Switchfoot at 8:30 PM

Sunday, July 6
Hard Lessons at 7:15 PM
Sammy Hagar at 8:30 PM

Tickets are available through Star TicketPlus. 

If you go see Switchfoot, Finger Eleven, Staind or Seether, be sure and let us know how the show was.  We haven’t seen any of these bands yet, but would love to.  Switchfoot is playing at RockFest so we’ll be seeing them soon.