MEGAN COURTNEY | A&E Editor
Looking for something to do? How about a concert? Check out the list below to see who’s stopping by St. Louis this week.
1. Kimbra
Wednesday, May 30
8 p.m.
Delmar Hall
Even though she released an award-winning debut album in 2011 called “Vows,” it was her appearance on Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know,” that gave the New Zealand-born singer her big break, according to her Spotify page. Kimbra recently released an album on April 20 of this year called “Primal Heart.”
Tickets are $18 and can be purchased online through Ticketmaster or through Suite 100 at The Pageant. All tickets purchased in person with cash at Suite 100 will be discounted to face value. Hours for Suite 100 can be found on The Pageant’s website. There is a $2 minor surcharge.
2. Red Wanting Blue
Thursday, May 31
8 p.m.
Duck Room at Blueberry Hill
Referred to as “indie” on the band’s Spotify page, Red Wanting Blue formed at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio in 1995. The band recently put out an album called “The Wanting” on April 27 of this year.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online through Ticketmaster or in person at the venue. All tickets purchased in person with cash will be discounted to face value. There is a $2 minor surcharge.
3. 10 Years
Friday, June 1
6:30 p.m.
Pops (Sauget, Illinois)
The band’s eighth album “(how to live) AS GHOSTS” allowed its members to “burst through their comfort zones” according to the band’s Spotify page. The album came out in 2017 and has 11 songs.
Tickets are $20 if purchased in advance, $22 at the doors or $12.50 apiece if purchased in bundles of four and can be purchased online through Ticketweb or at the doors of the event. There is a $2 minor surcharge.
4. Jacksepticeye
Friday, June 1
8 p.m.
The Pageant
Known as Sean William McLoughlin, the YouTuber currently resides in Brighton, England and does videos on video games with the occasional blog according to his Wikia page. Also according to the page, as of May 2018, he has 19 million subscribers, more than 9 billion views and more than 3,000 videos.
Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online through Ticketmaster or through Suite 100 at The Pageant. All tickets purchased in person with cash at Suite 100 will be discounted to face value. Hours for Suite 100 can be found on The Pageant’s website. There is a $2 minor surcharge.
5. Tribute to Blink-182
Friday, June 1
8 p.m.
Delmar Hall
The band Safety Third will be paying tribute to Green Day and the band The Small Things will be paying tribute to Blink-182.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online through Ticketmaster or through Suite 100 at The Pageant. All tickets purchased in person with cash at Suite 100 will be discounted to face value. Hours for Suite 100 can be found on The Pageant’s website. There is a $2 minor surcharge.
6. Dierks Bentley’s Mountain High Tour 2018
Saturday, June 2
7 p.m.
Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
With special guests Brothers Osborne and LANCO, Bentley is going on tour to support his new album “Mountain High,” which is set to release on June 8 according to his website. Bentley is well-known for songs like “Somewhere On a Beach” and “Drunk On a Plane.”
Tickets begin at $39.25 or $22.25 apiece if purchased in bundles of four and can be purchased online through Live Nation or through the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater box office. Box office hours can be found on the event page.
Every ticket that is purchased online comes with the purchaser’s choice of a physical or digital copy of Bentley’s new album “Mountain High.” An email with instructions on how to redeem the album will come after the purchase of a ticket.
7. Foster the People
Sunday, June 3
8 p.m.
The Pageant
The band’s most popular song “Pumped Up Kicks” was picked up by music station KROQ and “packed” performances at the Texas music festival South By Southwest according to their Spotify page. The band put out an album in 2017 called “Sacred Hearts Club” and features 12 songs.
Tickets are $29.50 and can be purchased online through Ticketmaster or through Suite 100 at The Pageant. All tickets purchased in person with cash at Suite 100 will be discounted to face value. Hours for Suite 100 can be found on The Pageant’s website. There is a $2 minor surcharge.
8. I Prevail
Sunday, June 3
8 p.m.
Pops (Sauget, Illinois)
The band’s cover of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” sold more than 800,000 singles, got more than 50 million hits on YouTube and more than 30 million on Spotify, earning the band a gold plaque, according to I Prevail’s Spotify page. In 2016, the band was nominated for “Breakthrough Band” at the Alternative Press Music Awards.
Tickets are $26 if purchased in advance or $28 if purchased at the doors and can be purchased online through Ticketweb or at the doors of the event. There is a $2 minor surcharge.
For a complete selection of concerts, sporting events and more, visit Ticketmaster’s website. Be sure to check back next week for more concerts coming to St. Louis.
