Jiffy Lube Live

Jiffy Lube Live banned tailgating last spring over concern about endless tailgates and excessive drinking at its massive parking lot, Ambassadors. Fans were aghast, creating a handful of "Boycott Jiffy Lube" Facebook groups and online petitions. On Thursday, the venue, run by Live Nation, announced it would bring tailgating back starting with the new concert season under a new set of rules and increased supervision from police and staff. The Bristow, Va.-based venue describes the return of the tailgates not as a cave-in to fan demand, but a reconfiguration of a tradition the venue had been well known for. To keep the tailgating in check, the venue came up with a new set of guidelines in in cooperation with Prince William County Police; they are: -  "All parking is on a first come, first served basis and spaces cannot be reserved or held for other cars.  Each car must occupy only one space and all tailgating activities must occur directly in front, behind or inside the car.  Due to the space challenges and safety concerns, tents will not be allowed in order to keep all pedestrian and drive isles free from obstruction.

Kiss and Motley Crue performed at Jiffy Lube Live on Friday night. Midnight Sun contributor Jay Trucker was there. Thirty years after they first toured together, Kiss and Motley Crue are back out on the road, opening their 2012 summer tour on an intermittently stormy night in Bristow. But if Crue is officially the opening act on this tour, their bigger stage show, equal-lengthed setlist and more frenzied audience suggests otherwise.  Motley Crue's stage show is a spectacle.

Aerosmith is going on tour again this summer. The Global Warming tour, which was announced Monday, is the band's first North American trek in two years. Jiffy Lube Live is getting the show July 3. Cheap Trick is opening.  Unlike their contemporaries Van Halen, the band doesn't have a new album to plug. In fact, they haven't released new studio material in eight years, since "Honkin on Bobo. " While they've stayed on the road, they've mainly played South America and Europe in the course of the last two years.

A traveling EDM festival might have seemed like a far-fetched notion, but Live Nation's IDentity is returning this year, with a show planned at Jiffy Lube Live again. The festival, which last year attracted big-timer Kaskade, back when when he didn't headline arenas, and Hercules and Love Affair, consists of genre stars - this year it's Wolfgang Gartner, Nero, and Paul Van Dyk, among others - taking turns at the turntables for several hours before an arena crowd. Kaskade, presumably, was busy with his own arena tour . Live Nation did not disclose last year's attendance numbers with Billboard, which ran the press release . Nice detail: "IDENTITY's sponsors include Rockstar Energy Drink, Emazing Lights, Slurpee, TIGI Bedhead, and Lifestyle Condoms.

Kiss and Motley Crue performed at Jiffy Lube Live on Friday night. Midnight Sun contributor Jay Trucker was there. Thirty years after they first toured together, Kiss and Motley Crue are back out on the road, opening their 2012 summer tour on an intermittently stormy night in Bristow. But if Crue is officially the opening act on this tour, their bigger stage show, equal-lengthed setlist and more frenzied audience suggests otherwise.  Motley Crue's stage show is a spectacle.

Dave Matthews Band will perform at Jiffy Lube Live this summer, it was announced Wednesday morning. It's the first summer tour for Matthews since 2010. He's set to perform in Bristow June 16. He'll be promoting a new album that'll be released sometime this year, a follow-up to 2009's "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. " Tickets go on sale March 9; price is not yet available. Gary Clark Jr., who performed in Baltimore in December, is opening.

Because of the success of the Backstreet Boys - New Kids on the Block double tour , some of the members are now going on tour on their own. Thanks everyone who paid for that! Nick Carter is at Rams Head Live Friday, and his 80s counterpart Jordan Knightwill be at the Fillmore Silver Spring March 25. The concert was one of several the venue announced recently, including Guns N' Roses . Knight is touring in support of new album "Unfinished. " Tickets, at $35, are already on sale.

How did everyone fare over the weekend? Did Irene leave any Midnight Sun readers without electricity? Did it make you cancel any plans? In local music, the Silopanna Music Festiva l had to be canceled and Journey and Jimmy Buffett concerts both had to be rescheduled. At least, in Fells Point bars took the storm in stride . Did anyone head to Max's? This weekend, there won't be any hurricanes, tropical storms, and hopefully, no earthquakes, to intervene with your nightlife plans.

Kings of Leon have cancelled all dates of their 2011 tour because the lead singer, Caleb Followill, is suffering from "vocal issues and exhaustion. " The announcement was made Monday by tour promoter Live Nation. The band had been scheduled to perform at Jiffy Lube Live August 9 as part of the 30-city tour. Tickets bought online or by phone will be refunded automatically; others can be refunded whereever purchased. Jiffy Lube Live started offering refunds today. The US tour will not be rescheduled because of the band's international tour schedule, the statement said.

It's a crowded week. There are two music festivals (Silopanna and the Baltimore Independent Music), and several concerts with two headliners on the bill: Maroon 5 and Train; Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock; Dan Deacon and Future Islands. Elsewhere: Chuck Brown celebrates his 75th, Journey, and the Out of Your Head collective. On Monday , The Get Down, 701 South Bond Street, hosts its wweekly party Happy Mondays! $2 domestics all night. 8 p.m. Free. Also: Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow, one of those concert duos we're seeing this summer, performs at Jiffy Lube Live . 7 p.m. Tickets start at $31.50 On Tuesday , the Out Of Your Head Collective performs at their Tuesday gig at the Windup Space, 12 W. North Ave. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Aerosmith is going on tour again this summer. The Global Warming tour, which was announced Monday, is the band's first North American trek in two years. Jiffy Lube Live is getting the show July 3. Cheap Trick is opening.  Unlike their contemporaries Van Halen, the band doesn't have a new album to plug. In fact, they haven't released new studio material in eight years, since "Honkin on Bobo. " While they've stayed on the road, they've mainly played South America and Europe in the course of the last two years.

The Black Keys have been confirmed at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The band, which just sold out the Verizon Center last week, will play Merriweather May 18. The show had been rumored , but it was confirmed this week on the venue's website. The band is promoting new album "El Camino;" tickets for the show start at $40 and go on sale Friday. Def Leppard, which just performed at Jiffy Lube Live last year , is playing Merriweather this summer, on July 10, the band's label said this week.

Dave Matthews Band will perform at Jiffy Lube Live this summer, it was announced Wednesday morning. It's the first summer tour for Matthews since 2010. He's set to perform in Bristow June 16. He'll be promoting a new album that'll be released sometime this year, a follow-up to 2009's "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. " Tickets go on sale March 9; price is not yet available. Gary Clark Jr., who performed in Baltimore in December, is opening.

Because of the success of the Backstreet Boys - New Kids on the Block double tour , some of the members are now going on tour on their own. Thanks everyone who paid for that! Nick Carter is at Rams Head Live Friday, and his 80s counterpart Jordan Knightwill be at the Fillmore Silver Spring March 25. The concert was one of several the venue announced recently, including Guns N' Roses . Knight is touring in support of new album "Unfinished. " Tickets, at $35, are already on sale.

Jiffy Lube Live banned tailgating last spring over concern about endless tailgates and excessive drinking at its massive parking lot, Ambassadors. Fans were aghast, creating a handful of "Boycott Jiffy Lube" Facebook groups and online petitions. On Thursday, the venue, run by Live Nation, announced it would bring tailgating back starting with the new concert season under a new set of rules and increased supervision from police and staff. The Bristow, Va.-based venue describes the return of the tailgates not as a cave-in to fan demand, but a reconfiguration of a tradition the venue had been well known for. To keep the tailgating in check, the venue came up with a new set of guidelines in in cooperation with Prince William County Police; they are: -  "All parking is on a first come, first served basis and spaces cannot be reserved or held for other cars.  Each car must occupy only one space and all tailgating activities must occur directly in front, behind or inside the car.  Due to the space challenges and safety concerns, tents will not be allowed in order to keep all pedestrian and drive isles free from obstruction.

Spring is shaping up to be a country-western season at 1st Mariner Arena. On Tuesday, it was announced Brad Paisley would perform at the Baltimore arena March 1 as part of his Camobunga tour. Paisley is promoting new album "This is Country Music. " Tickets go on sale December 2; cost was not included in announcement. Paisley was last in the region in September, when he played at Jiffy Lube Live . And, Miranda Lambert, out with new album "Four the Record," will  perform at 1st Mariner January 26. Tickets for the concert, which was announced some time ago, are already on sale.

The Black Keys have been confirmed at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The band, which just sold out the Verizon Center last week, will play Merriweather May 18. The show had been rumored , but it was confirmed this week on the venue's website. The band is promoting new album "El Camino;" tickets for the show start at $40 and go on sale Friday. Def Leppard, which just performed at Jiffy Lube Live last year , is playing Merriweather this summer, on July 10, the band's label said this week.

Spring is shaping up to be a country-western season at 1st Mariner Arena. On Tuesday, it was announced Brad Paisley would perform at the Baltimore arena March 1 as part of his Camobunga tour. Paisley is promoting new album "This is Country Music. " Tickets go on sale December 2; cost was not included in announcement. Paisley was last in the region in September, when he played at Jiffy Lube Live . And, Miranda Lambert, out with new album "Four the Record," will  perform at 1st Mariner January 26. Tickets for the concert, which was announced some time ago, are already on sale.

Here are your concert news for the week, including upcoming shows by Kid Rock, the Goo Goo Dolls, Drake, Ami Dang, Aimee Mann, and Lyle Lovett. Kid Rock, who played Jiffy Lube Live in August with Sheryl Crow, announced Monday he's going on a tour of mid-size clubs . Naturally, he's playing another Live Nation venue, the new Fillmore in Silver Spring. Kid Rock is on the road promoting "Born Free," which was released last year. The show at the Fillmore is November 20. The announcement did not include ticket price or on-sale date.

How was HFstival this weekend? Were there as many bugs as during FreeFest ? Did the Avett Brothers make it at least worthwhile? There are no festivals in Baltimore this weekend, but there are a handful of excellent shows. And Deadmau5 is performing in the area again. I'm looking forward to The Walkmen at Merriweather, who are opening for Fleet Foxes. Elsewhere, there is: Moby at the Hippodrome (of all places), Big in Japan at Ottobar, Matmos, a Height with Friends tour kick-off show, Wilco and Brad Paisley.