Americana favorites Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats have added a second and third leg to the band’s first-ever arena tour supporting their latest album, South of Here.
After a previously announced Midwest arena run that sees the band visit United Center in Chicago on Nov. 1, Rateliff and Co. will head to Canada for a few dates before making a beeline to the new Fishers Event Center for a show March 18.
Gregory Alan Isakov will open the Chicago show while The Teskey Brothers get things started in Fishers.
Fishers venue gets big names
In addition to Rateliff, the Fishers Event Center, a newly built 7,500-capacity venue located just north of Indianapolis, has already booked an impressive lineup that includes violinist Lindsey Stirling on Nov. 29 and comedian Leanne Morgan the following night.
Also set to appear are legendary country group Alabama on Dec. 9, comedian Tom Segura on Feb. 28, the aforementioned Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats on March 18, and country star Blake Shelton onMarch 29.
Fishers Event Center is also the new home to one of the Komets ECHL rivals, the Indy Fuel, making it a destination for hockey fans.
Do Loco-Motion with Minogue
Australian singer Kylie Minogue has added dates to 2025’s Tension Tour.
The North American leg features just one stop in our region, however: an April 2 visit to Allstate Arena in Chicago.
Often referred to as the Princess of Pop, Minogue has sold more than 80 million records worldwide during a four-decade career on the strength of hits like “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,” “I Should Be So Lucky,” “Especially for You,” “Hand on Your Heart” and the megahit “The Loco-Motion.”
She has won two Grammy Awards and in 2024, Time named her one of the most influential people in the world.
Snow Patrol to visit U.S.
Snow Patrol are heading out to tour North America for the first time since 2019 in support of their recently released album, The Forest Is the Path.
They are best known for their major hit “Chasing Cars” from the 2005 album Eyes Open.
“We’re so excited to get back to tour in North America again,” the band’s Gary Lightbody said in a statement. “For the first 10 years of our career, we didn’t get to play in the U.S. or Canada and even though, now, we have been touring there for 20 years we still feel like we’re making up for lost time.
“We can’t wait to come back again next year and discover more of the continent and have new adventures with a brand-new album.”
The recently announced dates include a stop at The Salt Shed in Chicago on April 1.
Queens announce make-ups
Queens of the Stone Age have announced new dates for shows they canceled this summer due to frontman Josh Homme’s health concerns.
The rock giants will play at the Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati on June 18 and Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago on June 21.
The band abruptly canceled their European dates in July as Homme flew back Stateside for an operation. The nature of Homme’s surgery was not disclosed.
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