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Win Tickets to see Electric Six at The Pyramid Scheme

Detroit dance-punk rockers Electric Six are coming to The Pyramid Scheme in downtown Grand Rapids this Saturday (July 14)! Enter below for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show!

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Win Tickets to see Bush and Pop Evil at Common Ground Festival

Bush and hometown rockers Pop Evil will perform tonight (July 9) at the Common Ground Music Festival in downtown Lansing! Enter below for your last chance to win tickets to the show.

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Samir Hussein, Getty Images
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Pearl Jam Let Superfan Create Set List

Nearly every music lover has dreamed of meeting their favorite group before a concert and being asked if they had any special requests. Pearl Jam have done even better than that. For their June 27 show, they chose a longtime member of their fan club and had him create the entire set list for the performance.

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Overkill Among Bands Playing UK Represent Fest

Overkill are among the bands playing Converse’s Represent music festival at the the famed 100 Club in London. The thrash-metal veterans will be performing Aug. 9 at the venue, which will host dozens of other acts during the fest’s two week run.

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Lisa Maree Williams, Getty Images
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Slipknot Guitarist Jim Root Misses Mayhem Festival Kickoff Due To Burst Appendix

Slipknot announced yesterday, June 30, that guitarist Jim Root had to miss last night's kickoff show of the band’s headlining stint on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour because of a burst appendix that “could have been life threatening.”

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Ethan Miller, Getty Images
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Static-X To Embark on Noise Revolution Tour 2012 This Summer

Industrial metal outfit Static-X are back and getting ready to hit the road this summer. The band has announced a string of U.S. tour dates.

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Matthew Simmons, Getty Images)
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Filter Announce Summer 2012 Tour Dates

Filter have expanded their summer tour, adding several new dates (listed below.) The band entered the studio in April with producer Bob Marlette to record their fifth studio album ‘Gurney and the Burning Books.’ It is due to be released sometime later this year.

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Wingstock Rocks On After Being Delayed By 60 MPH Winds [VIDEO]

Fans were told to evacuate the field when 60MPH storms rolled through the Fifth Third ballpark on Saturday. Winds tore up the field and fans were forced to wait the storm out.

The storm chilled out, though, and the show went on. Check out complete coverage HERE!

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Ipecac Recordings
Ipecac Recordings
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Melvins Attempt to Break Guinness World Record for Fastest Tour of the United States

The Melvins are back with a new album and are looking to shatter a Guinness World Record for the fastest tour of the United States, which they plan to do by playing every state with 51 shows in as many days.

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Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com
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Seether Spearhead ‘Rise Above’ Suicide Prevention Fest Featuring Buckcherry + Puddle of Mudd

Seether are the latest act to organize their own festival, but this one has an extra angle to it. The band is using the platform to put the spotlight on a cause as well as showcasing a great day of music.

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Win Last-Minute Red Hot Chili Peppers Tickets This Friday

97.9 GRD is proud to present the Red Hot Chili Peppers this Saturday (May 26) at Van Andel Arena. A limited amount of tickets were just released for the show. We have one more round of tickets to give away starting tomorrow with Shaffee!

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Rise Against to Bring Their Fall Tour to the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids

It's been a busy year for Chicago punk rockers Rise Against. They have been touring almost non-stop with A Day to Remember throughout the world, and will make a few appearances at the Vans Warped Tour during the summer. The band apparently hates resting because they have announced a string of fall dates in continued support of their sixth studio album, Endgame, and Grand Rapids is one of them.

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