Back Rhodes will be performing in Rhode Island this spring. PHOTO: Back Rhodes Facebook Page
Spring is here which means the start of concert season across New England.
From big festivals such as the MGM LIVE Summer Concert Series in Springfield and Boston Calling to Brown University’s spring weekend, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about the Spring lineup.
To help you plan out your Spring season, GoLocal has compiled a list of 25 must-see Spring concerts at venues ranging from Brown University to MGM Springfield.
The concerts are listed in order by date.
Check Out the 25 Must-See Concerts in New England Below
Related Slideshow: Top 25 New England Spring Concerts - 2019
Back Rhodes has been on the rise since winning the WCTK Cat Country 98.1's Hometown Throwdown in September 2016, winning the prize of opening up Cowboy Up Fest at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, MA featuring BIG & RICH.
Their debut album, “On the Run,” was released in 2017 and features seven tracks
Back Rhodes was named Best Group by New England Country Music in April 2017 for their contributions to local country music in 2016.
Worcester musician Zack Slik will be perfuming at the Sons of Liberty Beer & Spirits Co.
Zack Slik's music is influenced by the trains, rivers, and characters he's met. All performed in a unique one-man band style, Zack brings a mix of American roots, blues, and jugband jazz to his original songs and traditional arrangements.
Whether behind the mandolin, banjo, or guitar, Zack shares his love for the music with a traditional feel and modern touch.
Ma has recorded more than 90 albums and received 18 Grammy Awards.
Along with his recordings of the standard classical repertoire, he has recorded a wide variety of folk music such as American bluegrass music, traditional Chinese melodies, the tangos of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and Brazilian music.
He has collaborated with artists including jazz singer Bobby McFerrin, guitarist Carlos Santana, and singer-songwriter and guitarist James Taylor.
He has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2006 and was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2001, Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, and Polar Music Prize in 2012.
Alabama has over 30 number one country records on the Billboard charts to their credit and have sold over 75 million records, making them the most successful band in country music history.
The group’s biggest success came in the 1980s, where the band had over 27 number one hits, seven multi-platinum albums and received numerous awards.
New England Metal and Hardcore Festival at The Palladium
Worcester, MA
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is an annual festival lasting three days. It hosts heavy metal and hardcore punk bands, as well as an area for record labels and other vendors.
The festival has been located at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts since its inception in 1999.
Providence-based band The Silks will perform at the Thread City Hop Fest in Connecticut.
The Silks won two straight Boston Music Awards for “Blues Artist of the Year,” in 2016 and 2017.
The Silks have supported a wide variety of national touring artists such as The Replacements in 2015, Rocky Erickson, Wanda Jackson, Dirty Heads, The Drive-By Truckers, Black Joe Lewis, Deer Tick, The Sadies, The Sheepdogs, Marcus King Band 2016, Patrick Sweany, Kenny Wayne Shepherd 2017, G Love & Special Sauce and Marshall Tucker Band in 2018.
The 2019 inductees in include from left, Gerry Hereux accepting for Alan Fox, Jon Campbell, Chris and Rick Turchetti accepting for Rico Turchetti, and Dave Howard, Steve Bigelow, Neal Vitullo, Paul Tomasello, Jack Howarth, and Mike LaBelle, all of Neal & The Vipers.
Foreigner is one of the world's best-selling bands of all time with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records, including 37.5 million records in the U.S.
Their biggest hit single, "I Want to Know What Love Is", topped the United Kingdom and United States charts among others.
FAT was officially disbanded in 1985 but urged by drummer/musical Ron Hurst (Ort, Steppenwolf) and they re-formed in the mid-nineties to do a reunion concert and they have been playing several gigs a year ever since.
The group is made up of Peter Newland, Guy DeVito, Michael Benson, Jim Kaminsky, William Benjamin, Christopher Newland, and William Perry.
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