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Sounds of the underground
A heavy metal spectacular, plus two dates for the Mars Volta and more
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COLLECTIVE SOUL. June 21 at Avalon. Tickets are $20 and go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.; call (617) 931-2000. "SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND." One of several metal package tours challenging Ozzfest’s summer supremacy this year, SOTU features performances by Lamb of God, High on Fire, Clutch, Opeth, A Life Once Lost, From Autumn to Ashes, Norma Jean, and Poison the Well as well as Massachusetts heroes the Red Chord and Unearth, plus a "halftime" set by Gwar. The tour kicks off June 25 at Tsongas Arena in Lowell. Tickets are $29.50 and $33.50 and go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.; call (617) 931-2000. THE MARS VOLTA. Although it’s never exactly been clear to us why, we’ve rarely seen groups attempt large-club shows in both Worcester and Boston, the two cities tending to get lumped together on tour itineraries as a single market. In an arrangement we’d like to see more of, two different promoters are bringing the band in for shows May 9 at the Palladium in Worcester (800-477-6849) and May 10 at Avalon in Boston (617-931-2000). BRIGHT EYES and THE FAINT. On the second leg of his tour to promote this year’s two Bright Eyes discs, Conor Oberst is bringing a backing band who include three members of labelmates the Faint plus producer Mike Moggis and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner to re-create the digi-pop backdrops to Digital Ash in a Digital Urn. The Faint will also open the shows. They won’t, however, play a Boston date; the nearest gig is May 20 at Lupo’s at the Strand in Providence. Tickets are $23.50; call (401) 331-LUPO. KISS CONCERT 2005. Will Smith, Gwen Stefani, Rob Thomas, Black Eyed Peas, the Backstreet Boys, John Legend, Gavin DeGraw, Howie Day, Akon, and Bowling for Soup are among the stars performing abbreviated sets on May 21 at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield. Tickets are $35 to $200; call (617) 931-2000.
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