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09-05-2025
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Alice in Chains suddenly cancel tour kickoff show after member's ‘medical emergency'
Alice in Chains were forced to cancel the first date of their U.S. tour after one of their co-founding members suffered a 'medical emergency.' The four-piece 'Man in the Box' group, comprised of lead vocalist William DuVall, guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez, and drummer Sean Kinney, were scheduled to kick off their multi-city tour at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Thursday night. However, hours before they were expected to take the stage, they announced on their Instagram Story that after soundcheck, Kinney 'experienced a non-life-threatening medical emergency.' 'We unfortunately have to cancel tonight's show,' they said. 'We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Refunds are available at the point of purchase.' The Independent has contacted the band's representatives for comment. Thursday's concert would've been the band's first time on stage since they performed at the 2024 Sick New World festival in Las Vegas. Their last tour was in 2023. The next scheduled stop on their U.S. tour is Saturday at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey. So far, it appears they are planning to go ahead with that show. Additional stops on their tour include major festival appearances at the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio; the Welcome to Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida; and the Boardwalk Rock festival in Ocean City, Maryland. They will also have concerts in Nashville, Tennessee and Dothan, Alabama. They will make a final U.S. stop in Libertyville, Illinois, before making their way across the pond to Birmingham, United Kingdom, for a performance at Villa Park on July 5. There, they will join rock band Black Sabbath for their Back to the Beginning: The Final Show, which will also celebrate Ozzy Osbourne's final performance. 'It's my time to go back to the beginning … time for me to give back to the place where I was born,' Osbourne said in a February statement. 'How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham forever.' Billed as the 'greatest' heavy metal show ever, Back to the Beginning: The Final Show will additionally feature performances from bands Metallica, Pantera, Gojira, Slayer, Halestorm, Lamb of God, Anthrax and Mastodon. Alice in Chains was founded in Seattle in 1987 by Kinney and Cantrell. They then recruited late singer Layne Staley and late bassist Mike Starr, with the latter leaving the band in 1993. He was replaced by Inez. While the group never formally disbanded, the 2002 death of Staley from a fatal drug overdose led to the group's prolonged hiatus. They reformed in 2005 with new vocalist DuVall. Since their formation, the band have released six studio albums: Facelift (1990), Dirt (1992), Jar of Flies (1993), Alice in Chains (1995), Black Gives Way to Blue (2009), and Rainier Fog (2018).
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Metallica, Korn, Linkin Park to rock Historic Crew Stadium at Sonic Temple
Peering into a crowd of pumping fists and moshing bodies, Mike Inez is elated as he takes in the span of ages that make up Alice in Chains' fan base. "It's absolutely multigenerational. Nothing warms my heart more than going out to play and looking out in the audience. I've even seen three generations at a show," the 58-year-old bassist said. "Even the younger fans, they know all the songs. It's not lost on us how heavy that is. We really, really appreciate that these songs still resonate with them, for whatever reason." Buy Sonic Temple tickets on StubHub Pondering the universality of music, Inez said language has never been a barrier for the world-traveling grunge-metal band. "Whether we're in Istanbul, Turkey or Santiago, Chile, it's so great to see them all sing our songs when they don't even speak the language," he said. Fans will certainly be singing (and screaming) the lyrics along with Alice in Chains and more than 100 other music acts that will take the stages at Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, which runs May 8-11 at Historic Crew Stadium. Produced by Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP), the annual event will feature headliners Korn, Linkin Park and, making their festival debut with a "No Repeat Weekend," Metallica will headline two nights with two unique sets. On May 8, Korn will perform at 9:20 p.m. after supporting acts Bad Omens and Three Days Grace. Metallica will headline at 8:50 p.m. May 9, following sets by Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper. Linkin Park will take the stage at 9:20 May 10, with support from Incubus and I Prevail. Metallica will wrap up the weekend at 8:50 p.m. May 11 after openers Alice in Chains and Chevelle. The headliners will be featured on the Temple Stage, with other acts playing simultaneously on the Cathedral, Citadel and Sanctuary stages. This year, three all-ages after-parties will move the mosh pits to different Columbus clubs each night after the festival ends. (A fourth party has already sold out.) On May 9, Converge, Peeling Flesh and Bather will play at The KING of CLUBS, 6252 Busch Blvd. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $38.93 (fees included) at Silly Goose and Guerilla Warfare also will be performing May 9 at Ace of Cups, 2619 N. High St. Doors open at 10:30 p.m. Those under 18 must be with a parent or guardian. Tickets cost $15 (plus fees) at After working up a sweat at Sonic Temple on May 11, concertgoers can soak their duds and sip some suds at Dirty Dungarees, 2584 N. High St., where the final after-party will take place. Doors open at 8 p.m. for the bash, which will feature Gridiron, Violent Nature, Powerball and Nothing Like You. Tickets are $26.78 (fees included) at Also new, Sonic Temple has an official mobile app that fans can use to create personalized itineraries and get details about the festival. The app is available for both iPhone and Android. Sonic Temple is on track to sell out as it has for the past few years. According to its website, the festival is 97% sold out, but you might still have a shot at scoring passes if you act quickly. The high ticket sales speak to the popularity of music festivals, and Inez is here for it. "I love that 'gathering of the tribes' vibe at festivals — the bigger, the better. When we played Rock in Rio, there were 200,000 people with one giant mosh pit. "There's just nothing like that. It's an amazing feeling when the band is tight and the crowd is with you. There's nothing like a festival," Inez said. The musician said Sonic Temple also gives him a chance to catch up with friends he made in Columbus during Alice in Chains' previous stops at the fest when it was still called Rock on the Range. It's a good thing Inez is a festival fanatic since the band will leave Sonic Temple, play a few shows every other night, then do back-to-back festivals in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Ocean City, Maryland. Inez self-effacingly downplayed Alice in Chains' grueling schedule: "We're just used to it," he said with a chuckle. "This is just a really short run compared to our last world tours, where we did 43 countries in 41 days, then 33-35 countries. "When you do 27 gigs in 32 days in 16 countries, you just get in a groove. But we don't do the six-in-a-rows anymore. We don't want to burn ourselves out," he said. Fun fact: After the band's current tour, Inez will play in Denmark with Bruno Mars and Elton John. The band collaborated with John in 2009 on "Black Gives Way to Blue," a tribute to late Alice in Chains vocalist Layne Staley, who died in 2002. "We've been friends with Elton for years and years. Last year, his bass player couldn't make it, so he had me play at the Gershwin awards," Inez said. "It's really special to play these amazing songs with him for a couple of hours. He's just stratospheric. He's on the next level." When Inez returns, Alice in Chains will rendezvous in Birmingham, England, for Black Sabbath and frontman Ozzy Osbourne's farewell show. (Fun fact: Inez played with Osbourne from 1989-1993.) "Metallica will be there, and other bands that were influenced by Black Sabbath," Inez said. "It's going to be a mind-blowing night. We'll be sending them off with the highest regard, which they deserve." As for new music from Alice in Chains, Inez said their schedule is so packed that they "haven't gotten that far yet," but moreover, they don't want to rush a release based on a timeline rather than quality. "The songs dictate our actions. We can have a quick album like 'Jar of Flies' (1994), which took 10 days to record, but the songs were good enough to dictate a release," he said. "We just jam together, and stuff comes together, and we realize we have enough to put a record together. We have to let the music chart the course." In addition to the music component, Sonic Temple's bigger-than-ever live art program will run the gamut of art installations. Exhibitors come from across the country and many have produced work for well-known music artists, worldwide companies and brands, gaming, other festivals and even sports franchises. Several Columbus artists will show their work at Sonic Temple, including Paul Giovis, Paul Rentler (aka prentler), Sick Icarus Art (Joel Chastain) and live painter Mandi Caskey (aka Miss Birdy). Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival will be held May 8-11 at Historic Crew Stadium, 1 Black and Gold Blvd. Gates open at 11 a.m. each day. Passes range from $174.99 to $529.99 depending on the type and can be purchased at (This story was updated to change a gallery.) Entertainment and Things to Do reporter Belinda M. Paschal can be reached at bpaschal@ This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival to be held May 8-11 in Columbus
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Traffic on I-71 at standstill as Sonic Temple kicks off first day
Traffic along Interstate 71 is significantly congested as music fans make their way to the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival. Ohio Department of Transportation traffic cameras show traffic delays as attendees make their way to Historic Crew Stadium for the four-day concert. The ODOT traffic map shows a red line from I-71 near Downtown all the way up to I-71 at Cleveland Avenue as concert attendees attempt to make their way northbound to the stadium. Dispatch photographer Adam Cairns captured the traffic standstill near the 17th Street exit on I-71 northbound. The right lane was completely stopped for at least a mile north of the fairgrounds, according to Cairns. Cairns also reported that some rideshare users were ditching their rides in the traffic standstill, choosing to walk the rest of the way to the stadium. The concert is scheduled for May 8-11 at the Historic Crew Stadium. Several well-known bands like Metallica, Linkin Park, Korn and Rob Zombie will be performing at the festival. Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@ at ShahidMeighan on X, and at on Bluesky. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: I-71 traffic congested as Sonic Temple kicks off first day
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09-05-2025
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Sonic Temple organizers announce changes for May 9 after traffic, parking snarls
Organizers for the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival are making some changes for its second day after traffic on Interstate 71 crawled to a standstill on May 8. Parking for the festival opened at 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 9, and organizers have put out more portable toilets in the parking lot, according to a Sonic Temple Facebook post. Organizers recommend attendees arrive early to avoid construction and a graduation taking place at the Ohio Expo Center from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Interstate 71 from Downtown all the way to Cleveland Avenue was significantly congested May 8 as festivalgoers made their way to Historic Crew Stadium for the first day of the festival. Dispatch photographer Adam Cairns said the right lane was completely stopped for at least a mile north of the fairgrounds, The Dispatch previously reported. Here is what you need to know about the festival for May 9. Buy Sonic Temple tickets 12 p.m. - 200 Stab Wounds: Cathedral Stage 12:20 p.m. - Dead Heat: Sanctuary Stage 12:35 p.m. - Overkill: Temple Stage 12:55 p.m. - PeelingFlesh: Citadel Stage 1:10 p.m. - Converge: Cathedral Stage 1:30 p.m. - AngelMaker: Sanctuary Stage 1:45 p.m. - Exodus: Temple Stage 2:05 p.m. - Frozen Soul: Citadel Stage 2:25 p.m. - Deafheaven: Cathedral Stage 2:40 p.m. - Upon A Burning Body: Sanctuary Stage 3:05 p.m. - Testament: Temple Stage 3:15 p.m. - Armored Saint: Citadel Stage 3:45 p.m. - Suicidal Tendencies: Cathedral Stage 3:50 p.m. - The Acacia Strain: Sanctuary Stage 4:25 p.m. - Gatecreeper: Citadel Stage 4:30 p.m. - Alice Cooper: Temple Stage 5 p.m. - After the Burial: Sanctuary Stage 5:30 p.m. - Acid Bath: Cathedral Stage 5:35 p.m. - Municipal Waste: Citadel Stage 6:20 p.m. - The Black Dahlia Murder: Sanctuary Stage 6:20 p.m. - Rob Zombie: Temple Stage 7 p.m. - Hatebreed: Citadel Stage 7:25 p.m. - Mastodon: Cathedral Stage 7:50 p.m. - All Shall Perish: Sanctuary Stage 8:30 p.m. - Metallica: Temple Stage 8:35 p.m. - Cannibal Corpse: Citadel Stage 9:25 p.m. - Whitechapel: Sanctuary Stage 10 p.m. - Insane Clown Posse: Cathedral Stage Schedule: Here's the Sonic Temple 2025 lineup by date, time and stage for the Columbus music festival Metallica, the legendary rock band that is headlining Sonic Temple on Friday and Sunday, caused a small earthquake in Virginia on May 7, according to Fox Weather. The band's concert at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, attracted around 60,000 concertgoers. When Metallica played their hit "Enter Sandman," which is also a frequent entrance song for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team, the crowd's jumping and headbanging created ground tremors, according to a seismograph near the stadium. The earthquake was too minor to register on the Richter scale or be assigned a rating, according to Fox Weather. Breaking and Trending News Reporter Nathan Hart can be reached at NHart@ and at @NathanRHart on X and at on Bluesky. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: What's the Columbus rock concert Friday? Sonic Temple brings Metallica
Axios
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Sonic Temple returns as one of Ohio's biggest music festivals
More than 100,000 rock lovers will jam into Historic Crew Stadium this weekend for one of the largest hard rock gatherings in the country. Why it matters: Sonic Temple has survived a rebrand and a lost COVID year to become a major economic driver for Columbus and arguably Ohio's biggest music festival. Flashback: Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival was formerly known as Rock on the Range. It was reenvisioned in 2019 when promoter Danny Wimmer took over the event after splitting with AEG Live. The intrigue: This year's headliners include major international touring acts like Korn, Linkin Park and two different Metallica sets. More than 100 other acts across four stages range from Three 6 Mafia and Insane Clown Posse to Hoobastank and GWAR. There's also a live art program, food, drinks and charity fundraisers. Local venues Ace of Cups and King of Clubs host after parties Friday night. By the numbers: Last year's festival drew a crowd of 138,000, according to organizers. Experience Columbus expects this year's crowd to buy more than 10,000 hotel rooms and spend $8.2 million around town. What they're saying:"Columbus is a city that lives for live music, and Sonic Temple is the ultimate celebration for rock fans," says Sarah Townes, chief marketing and innovation officer for Experience Columbus. "They're aspiring to host the biggest rock festival in city history, and all signs point to record-breaking crowds." The big picture: Definitive attendance and economic impact numbers are scarce, but Sonic Temple could have a claim as Ohio's biggest music festival.
