Behind the Setlist

Arguably the best band named after a Monty Python sketch, Toad the Wet Sprocket sprung from Santa Barbara, CA, to popularity in the early '90s on the strength of the platinum albums Fear ("All I Want," "Walk on the Ocean") and Dulcinea ("Fall Down," "Something's Always Wrong") that captured the spirit of the alternative rock of the era. Their latest album, Starting Now, was released in 2021 and shows the band hasn't lost a step. Singer Glen Phillips and bass player Dean Dinning join Billboard's Behind the Setlist to discuss the band's distinctive sound, the songs they've been playing on tour, covering the Kiss song "Rock and Roll All Night" and much more. Toad the Wet Sprokcet is touring the U.S. through July 19th and starts another run on Sept. 8 in Omaha, NE, that runs through Oct. 14 in Mount Vernon, IL.

Links:

Toad the Wet Sprocket home page

Toad the Wet Sprocket tour dates

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Known for the metal anthems "Last Resort" and "Scars," Papa Roach is an enduring figure in the turn-of-the-century nu-metal scene. The band's 2000 album Infest went triple-platinum in the U.S. on the strength of "Last Resort." That was followed by Lovehatetragedy in 2002 (certified gold) and Getting Away with Murder in 2004 (certified platinum). Their concerts are a non-stop barrage that covers the band's twenty-plus years and, recently, a blazing cover of "Firestarter" by electronic act The Prodigy.

In a great interview with Billboard's Behind the Setlist, Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix and guitarist Jerry Horton talk about their stage show, maturing, starting their own record label and what T-shirt sells best on tour.

The band is hitting the road this summer with European dates through before the opening for Shinedown on The Revolutions Live Tour starting Sept. 3 in St. Lous, MO.

Links:

Papa Roach home page

Papa Roach tour dates

Jay Gilbert at Label Logic

Glenn Peoples at Billboard

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Bear Rinehart is the singer and co-founder of NEEDTOBREATHE, a commercially successful rock band founded in South Caroline in 2001. Known for their uplifting, spiritual music, NEEDTOBREATHE has had a string of top 10 albums (The Outsiders, The Reckoning, Rivers in the Wasteland and Hard Love) and performs in arenas and amphitheaters around the U.S. As a solo under performing under the name Wilder Woods, Rinehart takes a rootsy, Americana bent while retaining NEEDTOBREATHE's ability to move and inspire. His second album as Wilder Woods, FEVER/SKY, was released March 24 by Dualtone Records.

Wilder Woods will perform at the The Roxy in Los Angeles on May 16, Red Rocks Amphitheatre (supporting the Avett Brothers) on July 8 and the Moon River Music Festival in Chattanooga, TN, on Sept. 10.

NEEDTOBREATHE's 2023 dates includes July 12 in Myrtle Beach, SC, Aug. 13 in Fort Wayne, IN, and Sept. 8 at the Kansas State Fair.

Links:

NEEDTOBREATHE home page

Wilder Woods home page and tour dates

NEEDTOBREATHE tour history at Setlist.fm

Jay Gilbert @ Label Logic

Glenn Peoples @ Billboard

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Blues musician Joe Bonamassa just had his 26th No. 1 album on the Billboard Blues Albums chart with Tales of Time, a live recording of his 2021 album Time Clocks recorded in 2022 at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. Joe talks to Behind the Setlist about his latest tour, the concert that became Tales of Time, covering songs by Tom Waits and ZZ Top, which younger blues musicians he thinks are exciting, and his not-for-profit, Keeping the Blues Alive, that raises money for music education and helped cash-strapped musicians during the pandemic.

Joe is currently on tour in Europe and will perform in Germany on May 5 and 6, Luxembourg on May 7 and France on May 10. He will play five dates in the U.K. from May 9 to 14 before returning to the U.S. to perform at the Capitol Theatre in Yakima, WA, on May 26 and the Backroad Blues Festival with Kenny Wayne Sheppard in Bend, OR, on May 27.

Links:

Joe Bonamassa home page

Joe Bonamassa tour dates

Joe Bonamassa tour and setlist history at Setlist.fm

Jay Gilbert @ Label Logic

Glenn Peoples @ Billboard

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The "Queen of Country Pop," Shania Twain talked with Behind the Setlist about preparing for her upcoming tour, her latest album (Queen of Me, released Feb. 3 by Republic Records), how performing other artists' songs early in her career helped make her the entertainer she is today and how she overcame adversity to become one of the biggest country stars. Twain's trio of albums from 1995 to 2002 rewrote the rulebook on what country music looked and sounded like. The Woman in Me from 1995 (featuring "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" and "Any Man of Mine") has sold more than 20 million units worldwide. Come On Over from 1997 produced 12 singles (including "You're Still the One" and "That Don't Impress Me Much") and has sold more than 40 million units worldwide. Up! from 2002 spent 5 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and spent a total of 93 weeks on the chart. Twain's tour supporting Queen of Me begins April 28 in Seattle, WA and runs across North America through July, heads to the U.K. and Ireland in September and returns to the North America in October and November.

Links:

Shania Twain home page

Shania Twain tour dates

Shania Twain tour history at Setlist.fm

Jay Gilbert @ Label Logic

Glenn Peoples @ Billboard

Billboard podcast page

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