K-Rockathon Lineup Announced

K-Rock radio's annual K-Rockathon will once again be held at the Cayuga County Fairgrounds in Weedsport. The concert is Saturday, July 19, and features Three Days Grace, Seether, Shinedown, and a bevvy of opening acts.

Tickets go on sale this Saturday, June 7, and are priced at $37 for advance sale (and some $25 "early bird" tickets will also be available). Check the official site for a full list of ticket outlets.

John Mayer at Saratoga, Darien This August

John Mayer's summer outing will make two late-August stops in CNY. First, Mayer will hit Darien Lake P.A.C. on Friday, Aug. 22. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, June 7, at 10:00 a.m., and will cost $29.50 to $59.50 plus extra fees.

Mayer will then hit the Saratoga Springs P.A.C. three days later, on Monday, Aug. 25. Tickets are $32.50 to $55.00, with tickets on sale to the public on Saturday, June 7, also at 10:00 a.m. (There will be various pre-sales for SPAC members all this week.)

OneRepublic will open both shows.

Rascal Flatts at the State Fair, moe. Concerts to Go On

Rascal Flatts will hit the New York State Fair's Mohegan Sun Grandstand on Aug. 31, accompanied by Taylor Swift, according to a post today on Mark Bialczak's excellent blog.

Tickets are $66.50 and $56.50 (plus extra fees) and go on sale Saturday, June 7, at 10:00 a.m.

Bialczak, the music critic for the Post-Standard, also wrote the other day that the recent fire at the Saranac Brewery in Utica will not stop the moe. concerts from happening in mid-June.