Early this morning Tom Petty announced his summer tour. He’ll be here with his band on July 15th with Drive-By Truckers as support. More information (ticket prices, on sale date, etc.) will be coming in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned! We’ve also got a lot of other great announcements coming up so whether your poison is Facebook, Twitter, or Email be sure to stay connected with us! Here’s to a great 2010!
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Drive-By Truckers, July 15
Hello all! So if you couldn’t predict it, Jimmy Buffett sold out yesterday in a record setting 6 minutes! Congrats to all of you who were there at 10am and got your tickets! May is early, but honestly, I don’t think there’s a better city to make even an early date AMAZING. I think we could have Buffett here in December and you all would still show up in grass skirts and crazy hats drinking margaritas on the side of Kellogg Ave. Although, let’s hope we never get a December date. 
We’ve got Dave Matthews Band going on sale this Friday, February 26, at 10am! The show will be June 15 and it’s sure to be a big show too, so be sure to get your tickets early! Click HERE to purchase.
This Sunday, February 28, is also the last day to get your Country Megatickets. They go off sale that night at 10pm. Don’t miss your chance to attend seven awesome country shows at a 20-25% discount! Also, you can add the B105 Mega Club access which gets you in a private entrance and access to a private area with a bar, concessions, entertainment, and more! HERE is the link to more info on that, including our great Country lineup.
Also, be sure to check out our new website! Our new interactive section is still in the works, but we’ve got a great new design and have even added artist videos and music for you to view and listen to right on the site. Hope you like it! See you soon!
Hello all! Just a quick update, if you haven’t already heard…Jimmy Buffett will be back to Riverbend on May 17th! Tickets go on sale next Monday, February 22, at 10am! You know they will go fast so be sure to get there right at 10! Hopefully this is a warm, reassuring thought to help get you through all this snow!
Hello all! So in addition to some concert announcements coming in the next few weeks (trust me, there are some GOOD ones) we will have a brand new website next week! The new site will feature a new, clean design, several schedule viewing options (calendar view, printable calendar, and a larger detailed listing), and enhanced event detail pages. The new event detail pages will feature more artist photos, video, and even music clips. We’re working on getting the last minute bugs fixed but it should be coming to you very soon!
Also, in the next few months we’re going to add in a whole “community” section to riverbend.org. This section will let you all be able to create a user name and profile. Once you log in you can register to win prizes and tickets to shows via our Street Team, you can RSVP and invite friends to events, upload your own photos from shows, write reviews, and there will also be an iPhone app! This section is still very much under construction, but we hope by the time we have some shows, this section and the iPhone app will be ready for you to use!
Feel free to comment with any suggestions that you think would be fun for this interactive “community” section and we’ll definitely try to work them in! I’ll let you know when the new site is up and please stay tuned the next few weeks for some great announcements!
Happy snow days!
So if you all didn’t hear, yesterday we, with the help of B105, announced this year’s Country Megaticket! So for all you country fans out there….get excited because this year’s is definitely better than ever. We have SEVEN shows on the Megaticket this year. Here’s your lineup:
May 21: The Country Throwdown Tour featuring Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town, Jack Ingram, and MORE!
June 6: Brad Paisley with Darius Rucker
June 18: Tim McGraw with Lady Antebelum and Love and Theft
July 18: Brooks & Dunn with Gary Allan
August 6: Rascal Flatts with Kellie Pickler
August 14: Sugarland with Vonda Shepard
August 27: Toby Keith
Also new this year, we’re selling a Pavilion seat Megaticket…so if you want a ticket to all seven shows, for a discounted price, and don’t want to be stuck on the lawn…then here you go!
And if that’s not enough…we’re also introducing the B105 Mega Club! For $35 extra you will have a private entrance and private bar with food and pre-show entertainment!
Packages go on sale tomorrow (Feb. 5) at 10am. Click HERE for all the info and to purchase tickets tomorrow!
Dave Matthews Band announced their summer tour yesterday afternoon. They’ll be here at Riverbend again on June 15th this year! Opening the show is Robert Earl Keen. It’s always a great time with DMB at Riverbend so we’re definitely looking forward to having them back this season. Here’s a few photos from one of our favorite photographers, Keith, from last season…to get you excited.
Some ticket info for you…they go on sale February 26 at 10am. Prices are $70 for General Admission Pit, and Reserved Pavilion Seating. $40 for General Admission Lawn tickets. Here’s the link for when the exciting time comes; DAVE MATTHEWS TICKETS, JUNE 15, 2010
Looking forward to more announcements soon!
Hello all! So it’s officially time (I’ve decided…today…by myself) for this Blog to start rolling again. So it’s only mid January and there have already been some tour announcements with dates for Riverbend! woo hoo!
Warped Tour has already been announced…dates, venues, and tons of bands already up on their website. Here’s our event page on their site, go register, tell them you’re going to the Riverbend date, and connect with other Warped fans! Looks like some great bands are already confirmed for our date…the ones I’m excited about…Reel Big Fish, Sum 41, and The Casualties. How about you? Clue me in on some of the good bands that I may not be too farmiliar with!
Next up, we just got word yesterday that the Mayhem Festival is coming here! They also have a similar set up on their site, so go check out our date on there. They’ll be here on July 21 with bands including Korn, Rob Zombie, Atreyu, Hatebreed, and tons more. Check it out!
Also, we’ve heard that Tim McGraw and Brooks & Dunn plan on heading this way on their summer tours. Be sure to stay connected with us to find out more. And I’ll tell you first on here…February 1st, we’ll be announcing SEVEN shows! yep…should be an exciting day!
Talk to you all soon!
So instead of disappearing completely after our season is over, I’ve been trying to keep the Facebook and Twitter pages alive. Luckily, I am still receiving many photo submissions from fans that I’ve been posting on Facebook and MySpace (does anyone use MySpace anymore?), but for Twitter it’s a little more difficult since people usually update every hour or so on there. We follow most of the bands that were at Riverbend this year and that have Twitter pages, so I have been able to retweet some cool things that they are up to. I’ve found some cool things that I thought I might share with the rest of you. Most of these things you may already know, but some of them you may not! So here we go…what our 2009 artists have been up to…
Dave Matthews Band released another live album in their ”Live Trax” series. Live Trax Vol. 16 was recorded HERE at Riverbend Music Center in 2000! Here’s the link for the DMB store to preview the album and purchase it. I listened to several of the previews and am really impressed at how polished the songs sound for being recorded live. I can see why so many people come back year after year to see these guys. Their live shows are definitely their forte.
Next up, Creed has a new album coming out in a little less than a month. Their first album since getting back together this year titled, Full Circle, will be out on October 27th. They released one single, “Overcome”, as their tour started this summer and just posted another, “Rain”, on their MySpace page. Check it out. It doesn’t hit the radios until October 6th so get an exclusive listen a week early! Creed is also still touring up until the release, so if you feel like checking them out again you can view the rest of their dates on their MySpace as well.
Toby Keith also has a new album, American Ride, coming out on October 6th. You can pre-order an autographed copy on his website, but I hear tonight is the last night!
I just got my iPhone a few months ago and am always excited to find cool new apps. Lil’ Wayne apparently has one called “Be Like Lil Wayne”, where you can take a picture of yourself, turn yourself into Lil Wayne, and even add your own bling…complete with several styles of grills. Here’s a look.
It’s available to download in the App Store or on iTunes for $1.99. I’ve yet to download any apps that aren’t free so I can’t tell you too much about it. But if I was a big Lil Wayne fan I just might download it. It looks somewhat entertaining.
That’s what I’ve got for now. I’m sure there are many more exciting things going on in the music world right now. Feel free to share things you’ve found with us. As I stumble upon more updates and cool things I will definitely send them your way. We may not have any more concerts coming up for a while, but The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra does. Their season is just getting started! Check our their website for all the info. Thanks for keeping up with us and don’t forget about us over the winter!