• The Hope of Spark tour will be making a stop at The Showbox at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2023 with special guests Point North and Within Destruction. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. March 17, 2023 and are…

    Atreyu announce tour stop at The Showbox
  • YUNGBLUD has announced that his Paramount Theatre show, originally scheduled for April 28, 2023, has been moved to August 6, 2023. In a video posted to his Instagram, the artist stated that due to some complications with touring in the…

    YUNGBLUD reschedules Paramount Theatre show
  • Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper have announced a tour stop on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at White River Amphitheatre. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 2, 2023 at 10 a.m. Pacific. Click the link below for more information and to…

    Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper announce Auburn tour stop
  • Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac has died today, November 30, 2022 at the age of 79. Fleetwood Mac released the following statement: “There are no words to describe our sadness at the passing of Christine McVie. She was truly one-of-a-kind,…

    Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac dies at age 79
  • Italian rock group Lacuna Coil have announced a tour stop on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at McMenamins Spanish Ballroom at Elks Temple in Tacoma. The Birthday Massacre, Blind Channel, and Edge of Paradise will be opening the show. Doors open…

    Lacuna Coil announce Tacoma show with The Birthday Massacre
  • Metallica has announced two tour dates in Seattle for 2024. The group will be performing two different sets with different openers for each date. The first show will feature Pantera and Mammoth WVH on August 30, 2024. The second show…

    Metallica announces two Seattle tour dates
  • Paramore has announced new tour dates including a date in Seattle on July 24, 2023 at Climate Pledge Arena. Tickets will be offered first to American Express Card members via Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program. Registration for Verified Fan ends November…

    Paramore announce Seattle tour date
  • It’s been a while but we are back!!!! A lot has changed over the last two years but Rainier Rock is back bringing the Pacific Northwest rock music news and events! We have had a slight, and hopefully temporary, url…

    We are back!!!
  • The music industry continues to take major hits during the Covid-19 scares, with the latest being from the major retailer Amazon. Amazon has announced that they are putting a temporary stop on orders of CDs and vinyl records to make…

    Amazon halts orders from record companies of CDs and vinyl
  • Amid Covid-19 concerns across the state, the Tacoma Guitar and Drum Festival has been rescheduled. The event was due to take place on April 25th and 26th at the Tacoma Dome, but will now be moved to August 15th and…

    Tacoma Guitar and Drum Festival Rescheduled