Dave Grohl returned to his old stomping grounds in Washington, DC on Tuesday to help christen The Atlantis, a new 450-person capacity replica venue of the original 9:30 Club. Grohl’s Foo Fighters had the honors of becoming the first band to take the stage at The Atlantis, and they turned in a thrilling 22-song, two-hour performance.
Appropriately, the concert kicked off with Grohl reuniting with Pete Stahl, his old bandmate in the DC hardcore band Scream. Together, they covered the Bad Brains song “At The Atlantis.” From there, Foo Fighters launched into a set primarily consisting of greatest hits — plus a few more surprises.
After dedicating Foo Fighters’ performance of “Break Me” to Foghat, Grohl managed to work in a few lines from “Slow Ride.” He welcomed his daughter, Violet Grohl, to sing on “Shame Shame” and “Rope,” and invited friend and 9:30 Club owner Seth Hurwitz to drum on “Big Me.
Appropriately, the concert kicked off with Grohl reuniting with Pete Stahl, his old bandmate in the DC hardcore band Scream. Together, they covered the Bad Brains song “At The Atlantis.” From there, Foo Fighters launched into a set primarily consisting of greatest hits — plus a few more surprises.
After dedicating Foo Fighters’ performance of “Break Me” to Foghat, Grohl managed to work in a few lines from “Slow Ride.” He welcomed his daughter, Violet Grohl, to sing on “Shame Shame” and “Rope,” and invited friend and 9:30 Club owner Seth Hurwitz to drum on “Big Me.
- 5/31/2023
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
Foo Fighters are set to open a new 450-person capacity venue in Washington, DC, built as a replica of the original 9:30 Club.
The Atlantis, which sits next door to the current iteration of the 9:30 Club, will open its doors on May 30th with Foo Fighters, kicking off a run of 44 special shows. The venue’s calendar also promises shows headlined by The Walkmen, Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, X, Tegan and Sara, Jenny Lewis, Spoon, Billy Idol, Maggie Rogers, Bartees Strange, Portugal. the Man, Jeff Tweedy, and more.
Tickets for these inaugural run of shows will be priced at $44 each, non-transferrable, and sold via a lottery-style process. A ticket request period is now ongoing via Ticketmater.
“After the opening series, our intention is to book only the shows that matter,” said Seth Hurwitz, chairman of I.M.P and owner of The Atlantis, in a statement. “We want people to rely on...
The Atlantis, which sits next door to the current iteration of the 9:30 Club, will open its doors on May 30th with Foo Fighters, kicking off a run of 44 special shows. The venue’s calendar also promises shows headlined by The Walkmen, Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, X, Tegan and Sara, Jenny Lewis, Spoon, Billy Idol, Maggie Rogers, Bartees Strange, Portugal. the Man, Jeff Tweedy, and more.
Tickets for these inaugural run of shows will be priced at $44 each, non-transferrable, and sold via a lottery-style process. A ticket request period is now ongoing via Ticketmater.
“After the opening series, our intention is to book only the shows that matter,” said Seth Hurwitz, chairman of I.M.P and owner of The Atlantis, in a statement. “We want people to rely on...
- 4/4/2023
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club has a reputation as one of the most celebrated and storied concert venues in the U.S., and now the club’s owners are set to open a replica of the space’s original digs right next door to its current home — with a star-studded set of underplays from the Foo Fighters, Jeff Tweedy, Gary Clark Jr., and 40 other acts lined up at the new spot for this summer.
The Foo Fighters will christen the new 450-person capacity venue for its first show on...
The Foo Fighters will christen the new 450-person capacity venue for its first show on...
- 4/4/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Update 3: Pussy Riot have also dropped out of Woodstock 50, Rolling Stone has confirmed. The group was originally slated to perform on the festival’s third night.
Update 2: Miley Cyrus is the latest artist to drop out of Woodstock 50, Rolling Stone has confirmed. The pop star was originally slated to be one of the headlining performers on the festival’s first night. The news was first reported by Variety.
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Update: Following the departure of the Raconteurs, a rep for the Lumineers confirmed to Rolling Stone that the Denver folk-rock...
Update 2: Miley Cyrus is the latest artist to drop out of Woodstock 50, Rolling Stone has confirmed. The pop star was originally slated to be one of the headlining performers on the festival’s first night. The news was first reported by Variety.
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Update: Following the departure of the Raconteurs, a rep for the Lumineers confirmed to Rolling Stone that the Denver folk-rock...
- 7/30/2019
- by Jason Newman
- Rollingstone.com
The beleaguered official 50th anniversary tribute concert to Woodstock will be free, if it moves forward. A rep for the festival told the Washington, D.C. radio station Wtop that if it’s able to pull off the supposedly three-day event, still aiming to kick off in a little over two weeks, it would make tens of thousands of tickets complimentary.
Last week, representatives for the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland said they were in touch with the festival organizers about staging the event there, after it struck out...
Last week, representatives for the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland said they were in touch with the festival organizers about staging the event there, after it struck out...
- 7/29/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Dead & Company, the perennial jam band mainstays whose members helped solidify and define the 1960s rock scene with their performance at the original Woodstock, are the latest casualties of organizers’ decision to try and stage the festival at Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion next month.
A source close to the band confirmed to Rolling Stone that the group, who was set to headline the festival, will not appear at Woodstock 50 if producers are able to put on the beleaguered concert August 16th through 18th. The group joins Jay-Z and Woodstock...
A source close to the band confirmed to Rolling Stone that the group, who was set to headline the festival, will not appear at Woodstock 50 if producers are able to put on the beleaguered concert August 16th through 18th. The group joins Jay-Z and Woodstock...
- 7/26/2019
- by Jason Newman
- Rollingstone.com
The countdown clock on Woodstock 50’s website continues to subtract days, minutes, and hours until August 16th, when the festival would ostensibly kick off. In recent weeks, its harried organizers have been denied permits four times in Vernon, New York, where they attempted to move the beleaguered fest from its original proposed site of Watkins Glen International. And with no venue in place, they have yet to put tickets on sale.
But much like the original Woodstock, they may be granted a reprieve at the 11th hour. On Thursday, with...
But much like the original Woodstock, they may be granted a reprieve at the 11th hour. On Thursday, with...
- 7/26/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Woodstock 50 festival will relocate from upstate New York to Columbia, Maryland in a last-ditch effort to save the beleaguered event, Bloomberg reported. Organizers confirmed to New York Times that the festival will now take place at Merriweather Post Pavilion, which is about an hour’s drive from Washington D.C. — and about four-and-a-half hours from the original Woodstock site in Bethel, New York — on August 16th through 18th.
In documents obtained by Bloomberg, Calvin Ball, an executive with Howard County, Maryland, wrote to Greg Peck, one of the Woodstock...
In documents obtained by Bloomberg, Calvin Ball, an executive with Howard County, Maryland, wrote to Greg Peck, one of the Woodstock...
- 7/25/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
As announced back in January, the D.C. post-hardcore band Jawbox will set out on their first tour in more than 20 years this summer. Consisting of 16 shows in June and July, the group’s An Impartial Overview run will see them visiting 12 U.S. cities, some for two nights. Ahead of the tour, Jawbox have released a mini doc made up of intimate practice footage.
Shot and edited by Seth Hurwitz, the black-and-white footage shows the band joking around, running through songs and discussing their arrangements in the basement of singer-guitarist J.
Shot and edited by Seth Hurwitz, the black-and-white footage shows the band joking around, running through songs and discussing their arrangements in the basement of singer-guitarist J.
- 3/12/2019
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
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