DROPKICK MURPHYS PROMISE TO TURN MOHEGAN SUN ARENA INTO ‘INTIMATE, GROSS, SWEATY BAR’
Dropkick Murphys have just come off some sold-out club dates to open the Celtic punk band's St. Patrick's Day tour, which will stop at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre next week. Bringing that pu...
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WILKES-BARRE IS HELL-BENT FOR HALFORD AS JUDAS PRIEST CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF METAL
Review and photos by Keith Perks Judas Priest embarked on its North American 50 Heavy Metal Years tour earlier this month and made a stop at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Oct. 19. ...
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JUDAS PRIEST’S RICHIE FAULKNER RECALLS THE FIRST TIME HE PUT ON THE LEATHER AND STUDS
Judas Priest is celebrating 50 years of groundbreaking heavy metal, and a key player in that celebration wasn't even born when the band began. British guitarist Richie Faulkner, 42, has been with the ...
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$NOT, SCOWL, WARGASM UK WARM UP THE CROWD FOR LIMP BIZKIT
Photos by Keith Perks Opening acts for Limp Bizkit's "Still Sucks" tour stop at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre included rapper $not and the bands Scowl and Wargasm UK. You can find Keith Perks' ...
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DOES LIMP BIZKIT STILL SUCK?
Review and photos by Keith Perks I've seen Limp Bizkit in three stages of their career. The first opening for Faith No More in Philly back in September of 1997, roughly three months after the relea...
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BILLY STRINGS LAUNCHES ‘MEET ME AT THE DRIVE-IN’ TOUR AT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Photos by Jim Gavenus Acoustic guitar phenom Billy Strings kicked off his "Meet me at the Drive-in Tour" last weekend with three shows in the Mohegan Sun Arena parking lot in Wilkes-Barre, includin...
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VENUES COPE WITH CORONAVIRUS-INFLICTED SCHEDULING CHAOS, LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING BACK CROWDS
Even in the best of times, we look forward to being entertained and letting off some steam at a concert, sporting event or family show. Now, in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic and the stay-at-h...
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SNOOP DOGG BRINGS 25 YEARS OF DOGGY STYLE TO WILKES-BARRE
Photos by Alex Seeley Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg brought his 25 Years of Doggy Style tour to the Mohegan Sun Arena near Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 26. Also on the bill was Snoop's fellow Long Beach, Cali...
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JUDAS PRIEST IS FRESH AND FIERCE AT FIREPOWER TOUR OPENING NIGHT
Photos and review by Alex Seeley WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — As anticipation for the headliner reached fever pitch, the curtain that obscured the stage was ripped away and replaced with pummeling guitars a...
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