Relive the Utah Concert Experience!
Ruel• June 28, 2023• The Depot
Reviewed and Photographed by Tomo Crestani
A rare appearance here in Salt Lake did not disappoint as Ruel visited The Depot on his 4th Wall Tour. Bringing along Sam MacPherson, the night was full of amazing music and two great performances. The Depot has a very strong lineup this summer, but this show will be hard to beat. The ticket sales and the energy in the venue will be hard to match.
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SALT LAKE CITY, June 28, 2023 – Magnifying its impact and imprint more than ever before, LOVELOUD expands in 2023 with three dates across North America for the first time since originally launching in 2017. These include shows at The Anthem in Washington, DC on October 17, The Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT on November 3, and venue TBA in Austin, TX on November 10. This marks the festival’s second year at The Delta Center (formerly Vivint Arena) and fifth installment overall. Salt Lake City tickets are on sale now HERE. Lineup and on-sale information for Washington, DC and Austin, TX will follow soon.
The Delta Center show notably features multiplatinum alternative pop phenomenon Lauv in addition to GRAMMY® Award-nominated duo Tegan and Sara and Mother Mother. Not to mention, LOVELOUD Festival founder Grammy® Award-winning recording artist Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons and Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees will also grace the stage.
Continue reading “LOVELOUD 2023 Announced”An Evening With CAKE•June 25, 2023• Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
Reviewed and Photographed by Kevin Rolfe
Red Butte Garden is such a significant part of the summer concert experience here in Utah. With the green grass covered with lawn chairs and picnic baskets, to the beautifully curated gardens surrounding the venue, this has always been one of the essential places to be for hot summer nights in Utah. While there had already been a couple of concerts at Red Butte, this felt like the first official summer concert. It has to have been one of the hottest days so far. The heat didn’t keep anyone away as the garden amphitheater was packed for one of many of this season’s sold-out shows. On this night, the evening of June 25, 2023, Alternative Rock Band, CAKE was the headlining band.
Continue reading “CAKE”Louis Tomlinson•The Snuts•Andrew Cushin• June 24, 2023•Washington Music Theater
Reviewed and Photographed by Josilyn Wakkuri Lybbert
Isela Garcia said that about fifty people were already in line when she got to Seattle’s Washington Music “WAMU” Theater at 5:30 in the morning on Saturday, June 24th. Many fans of this particular music scene don’t even give spending their day on the sidewalk a second thought. With General Admission concerts, the closer they are to the front of the line, the closer they can get to the front of the stage! Time and again, fans have shown that Louis Tomlinson is worth that wait. For me, since there isn’t a Utah stop this go around, he’s worth a flight to Washington to catch the Seattle show part of his Faith In The Future World Tour!
Continue reading “Louis Tomlinson”Logic• Juicy J• June 20, 2023• The Union
Reviewed and Photographed by Tomo Crestani
When Logic announced The College Park Tour, many were shocked at the venues he had chosen to visit. After selling out venues all over the country, including the prestigious Madison Square Garden, it was surprising that he went much smaller for this tour. Logic actually ended up explaining why he did this in between songs on stage. Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, (Logic) explained that he missed the more intimate shows. He missed being there with the fans and actually being able to see and interact with his fans. Bringing along Juicy J, the space inside The Union Event Center was very limited. The atmosphere was like no other show I had seen at this venue before.
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Park City Institute Announces the First Half of the Its Summer Series Slated to be Hosted at Canyons Village at Park City Mountain and by Canyons Village Management Association
Park City, UT – Park City Institute Executive Director Betsy Wallace announces the highly anticipated 2023 summer season of the Big Stars, Bright Nights Concert Series beginning July 26th.
Continue reading “Park City Institute Announces the First Half of the 2023 Big Stars, Bright Nights Summer Concert Series”Les Misérables• June 20, 2023• Eccles Theater
Reviewed by Kevin Rolfe
Les Misérables, “The World’s Most Popular Musical” made its return to Utah at the Eccles Theater in downtown Salt Lake City. This show was originally announced as part of the Broadway at the Eccles 20/21 season. But as we all know, tours were stopped and theaters were closed during that period due to the global pandemic. So when the 22/23 season was announced, and Les Misérables was part of it, patrons lined up (figuratively, I know we don’t actually line up to buy tickets in person anymore) to buy tickets to this beloved musical. I must admit, I’ve been anticipating this show since it was announced and could not have been more thrilled to be inside the Eccles Theater on June 20 for opening night.
***This review contains mild to moderate spoilers. If you can wait “One Day More”, go to the show then come back and read the review. Otherwise, you have been warned. ***
Continue reading “Les Misérables”Benson Boone•Nicky Youre•June 17, 2023• The Union Events Center
Reviewed and Photographed by Tomo Crestani
As he continues his exciting headline tour, Benson Boone absolutely killed the stage in Salt Lake City. Bringing along Nicky Youre, the show was one of the best to visit the Union Event Center. It was a night full of energy and amazing music. Benson recently has gained a lot of traction in the music world with help from TikTok. He has become one of the best upcoming stars to enter the scene. Although his hometown is in Washington, you would have thought he was from Utah by the way the crowd showed up for him.
Continue reading “Benson Boone”Thrice•Holy Fawn•June 13, 2023•The Union Events Center
Reviewed and Photographed by Nate Bonney
Thrice played at the Union Event Center in Salt Lake City Tuesday, June 13th. They brought along with them Holy Fawn as the opening set. I didn’t really know much about the opening band except that they guest appeared on Thrice’s re-recorded album “The Artist in the Ambulance.” in the song “Paper Tigers” which the re-recording has a much fuller sound. It’s a good one to compare side by side and notice the small differences.
Continue reading “Thrice”Joan• Harriette• June 13, 2023• Soundwell
Reviewed and Photographed by Logan Fang
On June 13th, Joan visited Salt Lake City to celebrate the release of their new album Superglue. The indie pop band hailing from Little Rock Arkansas performed in 20 different cities across the nation as part of their tour and stopped at Soundwell in SLC to round off their journeys. The small yet festive venue hosted roughly a hundred guests on its main floor. The open seating of Soundwell enabled attendees, like myself, to watch the performance from close up.
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