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Despite seven and a half hours of music, the Verizon Wireless Music Center crowd seemed just warmed up and not worn down as headliner and Projekt Revolution creators Linkin Park took the stage Sunday night.
And the band didn’t disappoint as Linkin Park played all 16 of its singles from its three studio albums – 2000’s [...]

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Lynyrd Skynyrd and the multi-genre Kid Rock sound as different as they are intertwined, but on Saturday night the two shared Verizon Wireless Music Center’s stage with both providing their fans a solid, powerful, rockin’ set.
The sold-out crowd, 25,000-plus strong, arrived early for Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd, which was good because the show started [...]

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Looks can be deceiving and sounds can be misleading. This was especially true at the inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival at Verizon Wireless Music Center Wednesday.
No polo shirts were worn by the crowd – black was the color of choice for most (if they wore a shirt). Spiked or dyed hair and tattoos were the [...]

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While both Sugarland and its opener Joe Nichols played country music – filled with honky tonk, mainstream rockers and emotional ballads – they reached the Indiana State Fair audience in different ways Tuesday night.
Nichols’ quirky onstage banter was based on humor, as the duo comprising Sugarland used full throttle energy and enthusiasm to prove why [...]

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To stay fresh, Dave Matthews Band took a step back. The band, which originally formed in 1991, returned to its “Steve Lillywhite” roots - long-time DMB producer who helped create Under the Table and Dreaming, Crash, Before These Crowded Streets and most of the material on Busted Stuff.
Embarking on their current summer tour, the band [...]

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Verizon Wireless Music Center’s stage turned into a musical playground filled with back flips, air kicks, sparklers, pyrotechnics and even foam sprayed over the nearly sold-out audience during the Jonas Brothers concert Wednesday night. However, unlike the local playground, ear plugs were needed to soften the deafening screaming of young girls throughout the entire show.
Although [...]

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Brooks & Dunn began Sunday night’s show with an upbeat mix of new songs off Cowboy Town and classic hits. On their eighth song, the country superstar duo slowed the concert down as they performed acoustically on barstools in the middle of an extended center stage. Brooks & Dunn connected with their fans, not just [...]

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Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz showed his music, guitar playing and onstage antics are just as quirky as his personality while performing to a sold-out The Lawn at White River in Indianapolis Thursday night.
Wearing a fedora, white shirt and dress slacks, Mraz walked onto the stage barefoot – flashing a half-grin behind a Styrofoam cup he sipped [...]

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The novelty of a John Mayer concert is fading if you’re a mainstream fan of his music.
Nowadays a Mayer concert ticket should come with a warning: Expect the unexpected and assume nothing, especially if there is a song you want to hear.
Mayer is nothing short of a talented musician and a fine technician of the [...]

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As Tom Petty performed his greatest hits to a sold-out audience in Noblesville, parody king “Weird Al” Yankovic was busy entertaining his crowd musically and comically at Indianapolis’ “The Lawn” at White River Thursday night.
While the two hour and 15 minute set included all variety of genres – alternative rock, classic rock, rap, R &B, [...]

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