Bookmark Can’t Miss Alabama for outdoorsy events and more
By Shirley Jackson
May 20, 2021
Have a night out at the ball game as the Barons face off against the Montgomery Biscuits through Saturday night. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr. / Alabama NewsCenter)
Spend the weekend at an exciting Birmingham sporting event.
Birmingham Barons
The Birmingham Barons will play the Montgomery Biscuits through May 22 at Regions Field. On select nights, enjoy family day, fireworks, discounts and more. Follow this link to stay updated on promotions and giveaways. With the reopening of Regions Field, the Birmingham Barons’ intent is to provide a fun family atmosphere in a safe environment. Through a reduced capacity with social distancing boundaries, guests can take comfort in knowing that the Birmingham Barons and Regions Field are committed to safety at all times.
Manny Newman Calls on Chauvet Professional for Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Live Show USA – The outdoor stage at the Avondale Brewing Company was smaller than the ones Pigeons Playing Ping Pong normally plays on, probably not much more than 30 feet in length. But adaptation is the order of the day as live music gradually returns throughout much of the USA.
Anyway, the size of the stage didn’t matter much; breaking rules and flying off in wonderfully unexpected creative directions can take place in any space, regardless of how small. The popular jam band provided convincing proof of that on Tuesday 20 April when they improvised their way through two upbeat sets filled with unbridled energy, antics and original musical turns.
Mavericks join Pigeons Playing Ping Pong live
Monday, 17 May 2021
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at the Avondale Brewing Company (photo: Kendall McCargo)
USA - The outdoor stage at the Avondale Brewing Company was smaller than the ones Pigeons Playing Ping Pong normally plays on, probably not much more than 30ft in length. But adaptation is the order of the day as live music gradually returns throughout much of the USA. The popular jam band improvised their way through two upbeat sets filled with unbridled energy, antics and original musical turns when they played the Birmingham, AL venue. Flowing with them on this freewheeling journey was their longtime lighting designer, Manny Newman. Described by the quartet as “the fifth member of the band”, Newman also proved that limited space is no obstacle to limitless ideas. His expansive show filled the stage and the entire venue with visual delights that included swirling custom gobo patterns and colour combinations that moved from
This summer, everywhere is nowhere as Rise Against have announced plans to bring their Nowhere Generation tour to U.S. audiences this summer.
With a blistering new album filled with band s on-point brand of politically-infused rock, Rise Against are set to welcome fresh material into sets to accompany their already raucous catalog.
The trek gets underway June 30 in New York and continues over 17 dates before wrapping Aug. 24 in Salt Lake City. This figures to be the first of plenty of touring in support of the new album, and like many acts, Rise Against can t wait to get out on the concert stage after a year in lockdown.
Nowhere Generation Tour , 17 live-and-in-person concerts taking place coast to coast, primarily in open-air amphitheaters.
Produced by
Live Nation, the tour kicks off on Friday, June 30 in New York at Rooftop at Pier 17, making stops in Atlanta, Dallas, Philadelphia, Southern California, and more, before wrapping on Tuesday, August 24 in Salt Lake City at The Complex Outdoor.
The general ticket on-sale starts this Thursday, May 13 at 10 a.m., and purchases can be made at RiseAgainst.com. A special
RISE AGAINST presale will be available beginning Tuesday, May 11 at 10 a.m. local time. A year without live music in a time when we needed it most has been trying for all of us, said