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Vinny Mac’s Top Five Bands To See Live

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Hey all you rabid concert goers, BD Music’s own Vinny Mac has put together a list of five bands that he feels you have to see live before you leave this mortal coil. Check out the list after the jump and let us know YOUR favorite live acts. 
Vinny Mac:
In honor of the newly announced Rammstein tour dates, I thought I would voice my opinion on some concerts. I have been to a large number of concerts in the last decade and now I bring you the top five bands that, in my opinion, you must see live.

5. Marilyn Manson: I have seen Manson twice, once at Ozzfest 2001 and then again at Mayhem Fest 2009. I have to admit I was never a fan of him until that Ozzfest live show. The energy he put out and the giant stilts he walked out in during the set made me a fan and made it one hell of a live show.
4. Slipknot: I have seen this band four times. My favorite show was the smaller indoor venue in 2004 but as far as lights, pyrotechnics and hydraulics go, outdoors is the way to see them. The bigger the stage, the better the show, and that is a show you shouldn’t miss.
3. Insane Clown Posse: This band might look like the oddball of the group and there might be many haters reading this, but I have seen them four times and they never disappoint. The love in the bulding makes it feel like one big family. Between the Faygo bottles flying thru the air to the clowns on stage with the water guns you cannot go wrong. When it all ends confetti falls from the ceiling and sticks to everything in the building.
2. Rammstein: When they announced they were coming back to the Chi, I got the idea for this article. Seeing them once in 2001, I have waited a decade to see them again. The rarity of the US tour is the reason they made it to number two on the list. When I saw them, they used more pyrotechnics then I have ever seen anybody use. Last time I was not close enough to burn off my eyebrows but this time around I’m making sure I am.
1. Mushroomhead: With every release and every live show over the last decade, Mushroomhead has become my favorite metal band. You think after five shows I would get bored, but with two water drums on each side of the stage and a perfectly timed light show you cannot miss them live. Between their catalog of heavy and slower songs, they know how to mix up there set list to keep every show fresh.
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‘The Lost Boys’ Musical Extends Broadway Run With North American Tour Set for Spring 2028

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May 28, 2026

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The Lost Boys: A New Musical officially kicked off on Broadway last month, and Deadline now reports that the show’s Broadway run has been extended into next year.

The show was originally set to run through November, but Deadline reports that The Lost Boys: A New Musical “has released a block of tickets through Sunday, March 7, 2027.”

The news comes in the wake of The Lost Boys: A New Musical becoming the most Tony-nominated musical of the season with twelve nominations including Best Musical.

Additionally, “The Lost Boys will launch a North American National Tour in Spring 2028, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Additional cities and tour dates will be announced later.”

The Lost Boys: A New Musical is of course an adaptation of the 1987 horror classic from director Joel Schumacher, with the cast including Ali Louis Bourzgui as lead vampire David (originally played by Kiefer Sutherland), Maria Wirries as Star (originally played by Jami Gertz), and LJ Benet as the soon-to-be-turned Michael (originally played by Jason Patric).

The horror musical’s cast also includes Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson, Benjamin Pajak as Sam Emerson, Paul Alexander Nolan as Max, Jennifer Duka as Alan Frog, Miguel Gil as Edgar Frog, Brian Flores as Marko, Sean Grandillo as Dwayne, and Dean Maupin as Paul.

The Lost Boys: A New Musical is Directed by Michael Arden, featuring Music and Lyrics by The Rescues, Book by David Hornsby & Chris Hoch, Story by James Jeremias & Janice Fischer, and Produced by James Carpinello, Marcus Chait & Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.

When a mother and her two teenage sons move to Santa Carla in desperate need of a fresh start, they soon uncover the darker side of this sunny coastal community. While Lucy tries to piece her family’s life back together, Michael keeps pulling away in search of belonging.

As he finds connection with a local rock band and its charismatic leader, his younger brother Sam comes face-to-face with a terrifying reality: When night falls, Michael’s new friends are even more dangerous than they first appeared.

Joel Schumacher directed the original The Lost Boys vampire movie in 1987, wherein two brothers move to a new town and discover that the area is a haven for vampires.

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