Live Nation’s ‘$30 Ticket To Summer’ Promotion Includes Pantera, Papa Roach, and Volbeat Shows

Alright, let’s get this out of the way: LIVE NATION IS THE WORST. They’re like that one friend who crashes on your couch, eats your snacks, and charges you rent. Monopoly? Check. Absurd fees? Check. General soul-sucking vibes? Double-check. But hey, they’re dangling $30 concert tickets in our faces like a cat toy, so let’s cautiously humor them while muttering “f*ck Live Nation” under our breath.

Their “Ticket to Summer” deal runs May 21 until seats vanish faster than a Slayer mosh pit. U.S. and Canada shows only, featuring a lineup that’s… honestly, kinda wild? We’ve got PANTERA (R.I.P. the Abbott brothers, but hey, the tribute lives on), THE OFFSPRING (still reminding parents to keep ’em separated), and VOLBEAT (Danish metalheads who once covered SLAYER… with banjos). Throw in BILLY IDOL (eternal MTV rebel yell), COHEED AND CAMBRIA (prog-rock space opera enthusiasts), and PAPA ROACH & RISE AGAINST (your 2004 Warped Tour flashback), and it’s a nostalgia buffet.

Full artist roster, because why not:

  • $UICIDEBOY$, AVRIL LAVIGNE (sk8er girl now sk8er mom), BARENAKED LADIES
  • BIG TIME RUSH (yes, the Nickelodeon boyband), BLACK KEYS, CODY JINKS
  • COUNTING CROWS (watch them count until August), CYNDI LAUPER (eternal time-after-time queen)
  • DIERKS BENTLEY, DISPATCH, DOOBIE BROTHERS (still takin’ it to the streets)
  • THE DRIVER ERA (Ross Lynch’s band—yes, that Ross Lynch), GOO GOO DOLLS
  • HALSEY, HARDY, HAUSER (cello dude who went viral for shredding in a tux)
  • JAMES TAYLOR, KEITH URBAN, KESHA (praying for a Tik Tok encore)
  • KIDZ BOP KIDS (ready to sanitize $UICIDEBOY$ lyrics for toddlers), +LIVE+
  • LUKE BRYAN, NELLY (country meets “Hot in Herre”), ROD STEWART
  • WEIRD AL YANKOVIC (accordion hero), WILLIE NELSON (93 and still puffin’)
  • … and many more. Seriously, TOTO + CHRISTOPHER CROSS + MEN AT WORK? Talk about a yacht-rock thunderdome.

Tickets drop May 21 on their site. Rakuten and T-Mobile stans get early access May 20—because nothing says punk rock like corporate perks. Live Nation claims fees are baked into the $30, so you’ll only pay, like, $30.25 after taxes. Miracle of miracles!

Look, we’re still side-eyeing Live Nation harder than a metalhead at a COLDPLAY show. Break up the monopoly! But until then, grab cheap tix, mosh responsibly, and maybe wear earplugs for that KIDZ BOP set.

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