Live Music Archives - SMI (Seattle Music Insider)

Styx Rocks the Washington State Fair
By Mike Baltierra on September 22, 2023
Styx is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972 by brothers Chuck (bass) and John Panozzo (drums), along with their friend Dennis...
Weezer Rocks White River
By Mike Baltierra on August 29, 2023
Weezer brought their Indie Rock Road Trip Tour to the Pacific Northwest when they performed at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, WA. The venue...
Ghost Brings Re-Imperatour to White River
By Mike Baltierra on August 6, 2023
Swedish rock band Ghost has seen tremendous success in their career. From playing El Corazon when they came to Seattle early on, to playing an...
Shinedown Brings Revolutions Live Tour to Everett
By Mike Baltierra on May 9, 2023
Touring in support of their latest release, Planet Zero, Shinedown made a stop at the Angel of the Winds Arena during their The Revolutions Live...
Anthrax Brings The Noise to Seattle
By Mike Baltierra on January 23, 2023
Who would have guessed that thrash metal pioneers Anthrax would still be churning out albums and playing to packed theaters forty years after forming in...
Scorpions Blow Roof Off Tacoma Dome
By Mike Baltierra on October 17, 2022
German rockers Scorpions have been churning out records and tours for nearly six decades. They get better and better over time and their near capacity...
Lamb of God Performs at Showare Center
By Mike Baltierra on October 12, 2022
Richmond, VA heavy metal band Lamb of God are trailblazing a path across North America, and they made a stop in Kent, WA at the...
The Stadium Tour Rocks T-Mobile Park
By Mike Baltierra on September 3, 2022
The highly anticipated and twice rescheduled Stadium Tour co-headlined by Def Leppard and Motley Crue finally made a mid-week stop at T-Mobile Park in Seattle,...
Sabaton Kicks off North American Tour at the Paramount Theater
By Mike Baltierra on August 30, 2022
After a long and frustrating two-year wait, Sabaton (Joakim Brodén/Vocals, Pär Sundström/Bass, Chris Rörland/Guitar, Tommy Johansson/Guitar, and Hannes Van Dahl/Drums) is back on tour and...
Judas Priest 50 Heavy Metal Years Comes to Everett
By Mike Baltierra on March 13, 2022
One of music’s most iconic bands, Judas Priest, brought its 50 Heavy Metal Years tour to the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA...
An Evening of Classic Rock in Puyallup
By Mike Baltierra on September 24, 2021
It was a fantastic evening of classic rock and roll in front of a capacity crowd that came out on a chilly mid-week evening to...
Metal Tour of the Year Hits White River
By Mike Baltierra on September 8, 2021
White River Amphitheater welcomed co-headlining acts Megadeth and Lamb of God on their highly anticipated Metal Tour of the Year last weekend. The tour was...