2010 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival Line-Up Announced

Are youuuuu readddyyyy!  The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival returns for it’s 12th year  this April with a mixture of bands from the metal and hardcore genres. Returning to the Palladium in Worcester, Mass., the event will take place on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, with an extra special pre-party sponsored by Atticus on Thursday, April 22.

Tickets for Friday only cost $40.00. Tickets for Saturday only cost $46.00.  A 2-day ticket costs $80.00.  All tickets go on sale February 12 at 10AM.  Check out their site for details.

Currently slated to slay:

Friday April 23:
Mastodon
Between The Buried And Me
Baroness
Valiant Thor
Cro Mags
Earth Crisis
Death Threat
Death Before Dishonor
COA
American Me
Thick As Blood
Forfeit
XTheWarX
Grave Maker
Rose Funeral
Conducting From The Grave and Howl

Saturday April 24:
Cannibal Corpse
Amon Amarth
Job For A Cowboy
Whitechapel
Skeletonwitch
Eluveite
1349
Impending Doom
Lecherous
Nocturne
Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza
Chelsea Grin
Abacabb
Arsonists Get All The Girls
Malefice
Swashbuckle
Cattle Decapitation
Acaro
Holy Grail
Disembodied
& more

New Contest: Win A Pair Of Tix To See NeverShoutNever on December 18th at Showcase Live in Foxboro, MA

NeverShoutNever is coming to Showcase Live in Foxoboro, MA on December 18 and TheyWillRockYou.com wants to put you and a friend on the guest list!

With his new EP “What Is Love?” debuting on January 12th, 2010 now is your chance to hear the new songs live before they are released! 

Also, starting today, December 8th, exclusively for purchase at Hot Topic you can pick up a preview EP which features two songs from What Is Love? (“Jane Doe” and “What is Love?”), a live track (“Big City Dreams”), a b-side (“She’s Got Style”), plus two music videos (“On the Brightside” and a live video of “Trouble”).

To enter this contest please send an email to staff@theywillrockyou.com with the topic “What Is Love”.  Include your name, email address, mailing address, and phone number.  This is an all ages show.

This contest ends December 15th.  Winner will be chosen at random and notified.

The All-American Rejects/Taking Back Sunday Ticket Giveaway!

Two of our favorite bands, The All-American Rejects & Taking Back Sunday, have teamed up for a co-headlining tour and we’re giving away tickets to every one of the dates!  Enter now for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see The All-American Rejects and Taking Back Sunday on their co-headline tour.

Here are the dates:
11/03 Lansing, MI
11/04 Morgantown, WV
11/05 Mansfield, PA
11/06 Uncasville, CT
11/08 Atlantic City, NJ
11/10 Foxboro, MA
11/11 Foxboro, MA
11/13 Latrobe, PA
11/14 Annapolis, MD
11/16 Fairfax, VA
11/17 Millersville, PA
11/18 Norfolk, VA
11/19 Boone, NC
11/20 Myrtle Beach, SC
11/22 Atlanta, GA
11/24 Oklahoma City, OK
11/25 Tulsa, OK
11/27 Biloxi, MS
11/28 Bossier City, LA
11/29 Dallas, TX
12/01 Corpus Christi, TX
12/02 San Antonio, TX
12/04 Ft. Walton Beach, FL
12/05 Orlando, FL12/06 Miami Beach, FL

ENTER NOW!

Win Tickets to see Cavo with Daughtry & Theory of a Deadman!

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We have a pair of tix to see Cavo on their current tour with Daughtry & Theory of a Deadman at their only New England appearance at The Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT on November 17th!!

Cavo is touring in support of their album “Bright Nights * Dark Days” and the smash debut single “Champagne” and latest single “Crash”.

To enter to win please send us an email with the subject line “Cavo Tix”.  the email should contain your name, address, phone number and email address.  A winner will be selected at random on November 5th!

For more info on Cavo visit their official website and check out our recent interview with frontman Casey Walker.

Bruce Springsteen Auction To Benefit Hackensack NJ Riverkeeper

Bruce is Helping Hackensack Riverkeeper to Save the Swamps of Jersey…
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!

Hackensack Riverkeeper is auctioning off two sets of TWO TICKETS to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s Concert on Thursday, October 8th at the OLD Giant’s Stadium (before it’s knocked down!), including passes to the E-Street Lounge before the show!

eBay Auction #1: for the first set of 2 tickets begins Tuesday, September 8 and ends on Friday, September 18.
CLICK HERE TO BID!

eBay Auction #2: for the second set of 2 tickets begins Monday, September 21 and ends on Thursday, October 1.
(link will appear here on Set. 21)

The auction winner’s seats will be located in the loge section (first tier above the floor) within the first five rows, either to the left or right of the stage.   The auction winner  may choose to be in the Pit, rather than seats.  The Pit is a corralled-off area on the floor, directly in front of the stage, that houses approximately 200-300 people.  Please note the Pit is standing room only and there is no guaranteed placement in the Pit –it’s a first come, first serve area.  Everyone with tickets/wristbands to the Pit will form a line to enter the Pit (this line is also first come, first serve) and when the gates to the Pit open, everyone enters the Pit from whatever position you hold in that line.  Once inside, the Pit is a GA area.

The E Street Lounge passes will enable the auction winner to go backstage to relax and have a drink before the show.  The Lounge has a cash bar and is before show only.

Ticket pick-up takes place at the specially designated ARTIST WILL CALL WINDOWS located in the Box Office from 6:00pm on, day of show.

All proceeds from this auction will go to further Hackensack Riverkeeper’s mission to Protect, Preserve and Restore the entire Hackensack River Watershed.

Win Tickets to see NEEDTOBREATHE in Boston

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NEEDTOBREATHE (A long time TWRY favorite!) just released their new album “The Outsiders” a few weeks ago and the band is currently out on tour in support of it!   We have a pair of tickets to their show at The Paradise in Boston on September 19th to give away!   To enter to win, just send us an email with the subject “NEEDTOBREATHE Tix” along with your name, email address and phone number and we’ll pick a winner at random on September 14th.  (Please note, venue age restrictions may apply)

For those of you not in the bay state, you can check out the band when they hit your area, here is the full list of tour dates:
SEPTEMBER:
1 Columbus, OH The Basement
2 Akron, OH Musica
3 Baltimore, MD Sonar
4 Danbury, CT Heirloom Arts Theater
5 Frenchtown, NJ Revelation Farms
11 Orlando, FL Disney Hollywood Studios
12 Agawam, MA Six Flags New England
16 Falls Church, VA The State Theatre
18 West Chester, PA The Note
19 Boston, MA The Paradise
20 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
21 New York, NY Highline Ballroom
23 Charlottesville, VA Is Venue
24 Knoxville, TN The Square Room
25 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
26 Charleston, SC The Music Farm

For more info on NEEDTOBREATHE please visit www.needtobreathe.net or www.myspace.com/needtobreathe.