Slamfest Podcast

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves.  Episode 142 - Slamfest #3 - Yes, Brad saw this tour twice but this was the third official Slamfest gathering with the whole crew - they attended the 20 Years of Rock Tour featuring Poison, Cinderella & Baloney Ponyz at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs, KS o...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 141 - Brad attended the Unleash the Beast '06 - American Rockout Tour featuring Ted Nugent at the 2006 Common Ground Music Festival on 7/16/06 - Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing, MI.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he gives his two fav's and one least fav from Ted...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 140 - Brad attended the 20 Years of Rock Tour featuring Poison, Cinderella & Endeverafter at the 2006 Common Ground Music Festival on 7/12/06 - Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing, MI.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he goes through Endeverafter's sole release, Kiss...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 139 - Brad saw Sabbath - North America's Black Sabbath - The 50 Years of Black Sabbath Tribute Show at The Machine Shop in Flint, MI 2/3/23.  He welcomes back fellow podcaster, Kevin Williams, from the Inobscuria Podcast, to  the show to recap this tribute show and dis...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 138 - Brad attended his second show of the 2006 Common Ground Music Festival on 7/14/06 - Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing, MI - Cheap Trick.  He welcomes Craig back to the podcast to recap the show and discuss parts of Cheap Trick's discography.  For the Band on the B...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 137 - Brad attended his first show of 2023...Hairbanger's Ball at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN on 1/20/23.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he goes through the history of MTV's Headbanger's Ball and specifically covers episodes and videos played during its inaugur...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 136 - Brad attended his first show of the 2006 Common Ground Music Festival on 7/11/06 - Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing, MI - Tesla.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he goes through Tesla's two cover albums from 2007 - Real to Reel Vol 1. and Vol. 2 - how do thei...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 135 - Brad saw Saliva and Black Stone Cherry at Ludwigs, just outside Jackson, MI on 6/14/06.  He welcomes first time guest and fellow podcaster, Bill Algee, from the Ages of Rock podcast, to  the show to recap this show and tour, in general - Bill saw this same tour i...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 134 - Brad saw The Cult for the first time at, a new venue to him, The Emerald Theater, in Mt. Clemens, on 3/19/06.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he goes through The Cult's first six studio albums - Dreamtime, from 1984 through their self-titled album, from 199...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 133...Brad recaps and ranks the concerts he saw in 2022 and goes through the concerts he is planning to attend in 2023. He also previews what The Slamfest Podcast will bring in 2023.

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 132 - Brad saw Jovi (Bon Jovi Tribute)/Infinity & Beyond (Journey Tribute) at The Token Lounge in Westland, MI on 12/17/22.  He welcomes Sonny "Hollywood" Pooni, from Growin' Up Rock and Podcast Rock City,  to help recap this concert and discuss the Bon Jovi and Journe...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 131 - Brad saw W.A.S.P. for the second time in less than 12 months...this time at Harpo's Concert Theatre in Detroit, MI on 3/18/06. He welcomes Kevin Williams and Robert Harrison, from the Inobscuria Podcast, to help recap this concert and discuss the W.A.S.P/Armored...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 130 - Brad saw Buckcherry two months prior to the U.S. release of their third album, 15, at The Machine Shop in Flint, MI on 2/16/06  Since this episode is loaded with filth, he welcomes Andy back to  the podcast to recap this show and the tour, in general.  For the Ba...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 129 - Brad made another last minute decision and saw Judas Priest's 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour wsg. Queensryche at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, MI on 10/22/22.  He welcomes Steve and B.C., from the Podder than Hell Podcast, to the podcast to recap this show and discus...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 128 - Brad made a last minute decision and saw Accept for the first time at The Token Lounge in Westland, MI on 10/15/22.  He welcomes Steve, from the Podder than Hell Podcast, to the podcast to recap this show and discuss Accept.  Steve saw the same tour five days lat...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 127 - Brad saw W.A.S.P.'s 40th Anniversary Tour wsg. Armored Saint at Harpo's Concert Theatre in Detroit, MI on 11/11/22.  He welcomes Andy back to the podcast to recap this show and talk about W.A.S.P. and Armored Saint.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they go t...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 126 - Brad saw the Retribution Tour for a second time, this time with a reunited Anthrax opening, at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI on 9/29/05.  He welcomes B.C., from the Podder than Hell Podcast, to the podcast to recap this show and the tour, in general.  For the Ba...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 125 - Brad saw the Rock & Roll Double-Header Tour featuring Def Leppard and Bryan Adams in a minor league ball field - Oldsmobile Park in Lansing, MI on 8/10/05.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he pins "like" songs from these two artists biggest albums of the 80's...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 124 - Brad saw a great package tour - a quadruple bill of 1980's hair bands - Cinderella, Ratt, Quiet Riot and Firehouse at the Jerome Duncan Ford Theatre at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights, MI, on 8/6/05.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he pins Firehouse's first...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 123 - Brad attended his third show at the 2005 Common Ground Music Festival on 7/14/05 - Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing, MI - The Black Crowes.   He discusses his background with The Black Crowes and recaps this reunion show.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he g...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 122 - Brad saw The Legacy of the Beast Tour featuring Iron Maiden at Little Caesar's Arena in Detroit, MI on 10/9/22.  He welcomes Jay back to the podcast to recap this show and the tour, in general.  Jay saw the same tour on 9/15/22 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, OK.  Fo...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 121 - Brad saw the California Dreamin' Tour featuring Dirty Honey, Dorothy and Mac Saturn at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI on 9/27/22.  He goes through his backgrounds with Mac Saturn and Dorothy and recaps the concert.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he go...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 120 - Brad attended his first 2nd Stage concert at the Common Ground Music Festival on 7/13/05 - Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing, MI - Whitesnake and Blue Oyster Cult.   He recaps the show and discusses the 2nd Stage environment at the festival.  For the Band on the B...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 119 - Brad attended the Common Ground Music Festival for the first of many, many times...he saw An Evening with Journey on their 30th Anniversary Tour on 7/11/05 at the Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing, MI.   He recaps the show and discusses the history of the Common G...

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 118 - Brad saw the American Metal Blast Tour featuring W.A.S.P., L.A. Guns, Stephen Pearcy and Metal Church - with his brother at the Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak, MI on 7/9/05.  Brad welcomes back Bill Elam, from A2Z Radio, to help recap the concert and discus...