Music
▼ Concerts & Festivals
Queens of the Stone Age, Royal Blood @ Great Saltair...
From “The Evil has Landed” to “The Way You Used to Do,” Queens of the Stone Age played the newest hits and the classics that everyone knows word for word. … read more
Conor Oberst @ Eccles Theater 10.01 with Tim Kasher
I have always felt like Oberst was one of the best songwriters of his generation, spinning yarns about things average people struggle with or overcome in a way that is accessible and applicable, and beautiful. … read more
Ride @ Metro Music Hall 09.21 with Lo Moon
We’ve gathered for what feels like a surprise party to celebrate Ride, a four-headed Lazarus of shoegaze origin that seduced crowds in the early ’90s. … read more
Muse, Thirty Seconds to Mars, PVRIS @ USANA 09.20
With Muse returning to Salt Lake City after a four-year pause, bringing supporting musical groups 30 Seconds to Mars and PVRIS, eager fans to filled this outdoor venue by the tens of thousands. … read more
Zion I @ Metro 09.16 with The Perceptionists, Jabee, Zac...
Zumbi’s vitality had spread, his message sunk in, all while his humble character shook hands with half the crowd as they made their way back into the world, likely feeling as I did, encouraged. … read more
Bonobo @ The Depot 09.09 with NoMBe
With international acclaim for his unique and world-aware music, it’s not exactly a stretch of the imagination to picture the same Bonobo show being played on the shores of Ibiza or under the skyline of Prague or Istanbul … read more
Perturbator, Visigoth, Darklord @ Metro 09.06
The show Kent provides is an energizing blend of madness and melodic trance worth the ringing ears and mechanized nightmares. … read more
Spoon, White Reaper @ The Depot 09.06
Spoon have been at it a long time, releasing indie gems since 1996 up to their most recent undertaking, the slightly spaced-out Hot Thoughts. Spoon stopped at Salt Lake’s The Depot with a young group of lovable punks, White Reaper. … read more
Crucialfest 7 @ The Gateway 09.02–09.03
Crucialfest 7 expanded the annual festival’s breadth of genres, and there was something for everyone this year. … read more
Foster the People @ The Complex 09.05 with Palm Springsteen
The electronic indie-pop group Foster the People had hundreds of eager fans standing in formation in the lasting summer sun to catch their live performance. … read more