Jonny Numb

As the seasons change…and the grains in the hourglass wind down to their inevitable finish…(and other cliche ways of saying, “wow, the year sure is going fast, isn’t it?”)…I come to the existentially troubling realization that it’s been almost exactly 3 months since my initial 2023 tour update, and there have been some additions to the listing.

So, for those who might be interested in stalking me via live music or other “in person” events, feel free to print this page for your “Jonny Numb (Not His Real Name, Which I Know)” file!

For any like-minded folks in the area who might be interested in any of these shows, I’ve linked to the ticket sites for your convenience.

(Note: this list is as much for me as it is for anybody who might stumble across my blog. Therefore, any concerts listed in my previous post that have yet to happen will also appear below.)

(Additional Note: I will not be seeing The Cure on June 24. In all honesty, I’m more than okay with not having to deal with the drunks and parking nightmare of the Wells Fargo Center.)

(Extra Additional Note: for shows with a *, tickets are either not on sale yet…or I’m waiting for payday to purchase…or I’m tentative…or one of any other myriad of excuses my mind conjures to flake at the last second…)

(Yet Another Note: The double- and triple-asterisked items will be explained after the listing proper.)

July 7 – 8 – VHS Fest @ The Mahoning Drive-In (Lehighton, PA)*

July 13 – Skold (Lovedrafts Brewing Co, Mechanicsburg)

July 16 – A Tribute to George A. Romero @ The Mahoning Drive-In (Lehighton, PA)*

August 1 – Tunnel Vision Tuesday: Deliverance @ The Mahoning Drive-In (Lehighton, PA)*

August 4 – Powerman 5000 (Lovedrafts Brewing Co, Mechanicsburg)

August 11 – James Bond Triple Feature @ The Mahoning Drive-In (Lehighton, PA)*

August 19 – Splatterfest XI @ The Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville, PA)

August 22 – Tunnel Vision Tuesday: I Spit on Your Grave @ The Mahoning Drive-In (Lehighton, PA)*

August 30 – The March Violets (Metro Gallery, Baltimore)

September 7 – The Mission UK (Phantom Power, Millersville)

September 8 – Rob Zombie/Alice Cooper (The Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton)**

September 8 – Stabbing Westward (Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore)**

September 30 – Swans (Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

October 17 – September Mourning (Lovedrafts Brewing Co, Mechanicsburg)

November 1 – My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, Harrisburg)

November 16 – Tool (Wells Fargo Center, Philly)***

I feel like I’m missing at least one…if I stumble across it, I’ll add it here later.

(** = No, that’s not a typo; I have two show options for September 8. While the Zombie/Cooper/Ministry/Filter show was announced months ago, the handful of Stabbing Westward dates were announced around June 12. While I’m not the world’s biggest SW fan – honestly, ‘What Do I Have to Do’ is probably my favorite track by them – I am the world’s biggest I Ya Toyah fan****, and she’ll be opening for them. And Baltimore is an easier – and shorter – drive than Scranton. We’ll see how plans shake out.)

(*** = I know, I know…after grumbling about the Wells Fargo Center and the people getting trashed on overpriced, watered-down beer and the nightmarish traffic clusterfuck of spending an hour-plus waiting to get out of the parking lot, I am looking at the Tool show as an opportunity to reconnect with a band I haven’t seen live since 2002, and to get a different perspective on the performance (literally – I picked the nosebleediest of nosebleed seats, in part because they were the cheapest available when I checked the WFC website last week).)

(**** = Unreliable, subjective assessment by author. Please don’t sue.)