Win Tickets to See Coheed & Cambria and Mastodon in Grand Rapids

Who: Coheed & Cambria and Mastodon w/ Periphery

What: Playing Van Andel Aren in Grand Rapids on Friday, June 6, 2025

Tickets start at $51.45 in advance and they can be purchased here.

Or you can enter to win a pair!

How? Email your full name to hipindetroit@gmail.com with the subject line #Friday

~C

Win Tickets to See Periphery at St. Andrew's Hall

I have been a fan of Periphery for a while now. They are known for their progressive rock style, but in my book they should be known for their drummer. Matt Halper is one of the most creative and solid drummers I have ever seen. Watching him live is a privilege and a mind trip if you can appreciate a great drummer. One of the coolest videos I have ever seen is of him setting up in the middle of the street at SXSW 2012 and making a crowd go crazy, check it out. 

He's much more than a drummer in my book. If you love progressive music and or a great drummer you must see this band perform live this Wednesday, February 4th at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit.  The band is performing alongside Nothing More, Thank You Scientist, and Wovenwar (formerly As I Lay Dying). Tickets for the show are only $27 in advance and can be purchased here. We also have two pairs of tickets to give away to the show courtesy of Live Nation Detroit. To enter to win those tickets, please email your full name to hipindetroit@gmail.com. Please include Periphery in the subject line so that we know which giveaway you are entering to win because we have a lot of of them this week!

~S

Periphery, Protest The Hero & Pizza!

My new favorite thing about The Garden Bowl/Magic Stick/Majestic Complex is Sgt. Pepperoni's Pizza! It may be the perfect way to enjoy a super metal night. It also may be the reason that I will be obese by the end of this summer. You win some, you lose some I guess.

I love metal shows. I love awesome drummers. And, because of this, I definitely loved Periphery, especially their drummer. He was pretty bad ass. They had a pretty big crowd. In fact the band said it was the biggest crowd they ever played for in Michigan. Good job Detroit for showing them that we still have a music scene that is alive and well! The crowd was jumping so hard that the entire room was shaking, I loved it! 

Protest The Hero was much more melodic than the other bands. Metal, but with more melodies if you will. They talked about the Robo Cop statue and the fact that it never happened. Personally, I hope it never happens, but it was cool that they knew a little about our city. They also got the crowd moving and dancing. So may sweaty, tattooed men in one room!

Matt Moy was nice enough to fill in on camera and video for us and he captured some great stuff for you! For those who didn't get to attend, please check out the videos and make sure you make it out the next time these guys roll through town!

As always, thanks to Black Iris Booking! Hope our contest winners had as much fun as we did!

~S

WIN TICKETS : Protest the Hero / Periphery / Jeff Loomis Band / The Safety Fire / Today I Caught the Plague

Well kids, you have just about made it to Wednesday! We're only a few days away from the weekend and what better way to celebrate the middle of the week than to see a bunch of great bands! Thanks to my ladies at Black Iris Booking we are bringing you yet another chance to win some tickets! This time it's all about the metal!!!

Wednesday night, Protest the Hero, Periphery, Jeff Loomis Band, The Safety Fire and Today I Caught the Plague are playing at The Magic Stick. We have two sets of tickets to giveaway to two lucky winners! That’s right you and a friend will be on the list to come check out the show! There is nothing like a little progressive metal to get the blood going after a long day at work.

All you need to do to be entered to win is tell us why you want to go. We know why these bands are amazing, but do you? Leave us a comment at the end of this article and include your email address so we can contact you. Winners will be announced a little later today!

Check out videos of a couple of the bands!

Protest the Hero:

The Safety Fire

If you are not one of the lucky winners and still want to come to the show, you can purchase tickets online here or at the door. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. and is $20. Good Luck!

-S