"97 Rock" personality Rich "Bull" Gaenzler joined Canalside Management Group on Thursday to announce the lineup for "Canalside Live," the boardwalk's 2018 summer concert series. The acts include:

The BPO has planned a busy summer season that will not only take the orchestra to venues throughout Western New York's eight counties, but will extend its missions of education and community engagement.

Artpark & Company celebrates the beginning of summer by transforming the park grounds and the amphitheater into the "KeyBank Summer Solstice Celebration."

This fall, multi-Platinum-selling Grammy-nominated band Goo Goo Dolls will embark on the "SiriusXM Presents: Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up The Girl 20th Anniversary Tour," in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their iconic album, "Dizzy Up The Girl." The band will perform the record in its entirety at each show, followed by an additional set packed with surprises and more of their hits.

With more than 30 million albums sold, 18 million digital single sales, billions of streams and 12 iconic hits combined, 3 Doors Down and Collective Soul are inviting fans aboard "The Rock & Roll Express" Tour this summer.

Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winners Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert's co-headlining "The Bandwagon Tour" will visit the Darien Lake Amphitheater in Darien Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16.

Multi-platinum and award-winning artists Daryl Hall & John Oates and Train on Monday announced a co-headline North American summer tour, kicking off May 1 in Sacramento, California, and wrapping Aug. 11 in Seattle, Washington.

Seven-time Grammy Award-winning and current nominees Lady Antebellum and three-time Grammy-winner Darius Rucker announced they will head out on the road together for their co-headlining "Summer Plays On Tour," kicking off July 19 in Toronto.

Grammy Award-winner Chris Tomlin continues to work to bring the church together in unity and prayer with his "Worship Night In America" (WNIA) tour. It kicks off again April 5, 2018. Special guests include Kim Walker Smith of Jesus Culture, Matt Maher, Christine D'Clario, Tauren Wells, and Pat Barrett. The tour will hit 24 markets across the U.S., including Rochester, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Philadelphia.

Rend Collective has announced the next trek of their "Good News North America Tour Pt. 2." Kicking off on March 1, 2018, in Orlando, the tour will hit 32 markets throughout the U.S., including Houston, Portland, Kansas City and Buffalo.

Multiplatinum-selling artist AWOLNATION announced the release of their third studio album, "Here Come The Runts," will be Feb. 2, 2018. Fans can preorder the album starting tomorrow at awolnationmusic.com and receive instant downloads of "Seven Sticks of Dynamite," and current single "Passion," which was the No. 1 most added at alternative radio and currently No. 14 on the alt radio charts.

WKSE "Kiss" 98.5-AM, WTSS "Star" 102.5-FM and Metamorphic Concerts will welcome TSO to Buffalo's KeyBank Center for two shows Saturday, Dec. 16 (3 and 8 p.m.) A portion of the proceeds will benefit the John R. Oishei Children's Hospital and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of WNY.

Acclaimed, multi-award-nominated songstress Cam is set to delight fans anxious for new music as she previews her 2018 Arista Nashville/RCA Records sophomore album with the release of "Diane," the forthcoming collection's debut single, available now HERE.

The newest signing to Capitol CMG, The Young Escape, has released their debut single "good life," available now. Delivering energetic pop music with a dance/electronic edge, geared toward youth and young adults, the four-piece band from southern California is made up of siblings Ryan, McKenna, Kyrsten and Luke Johns. In addition to "good life," The Young Escape also released a music video accompanying the song.

Following a sold-out summer arena tour highlighted by their triumphant U.K. return in front of 65,000-plus fans as special guests of The Killers during British Summer Time Festival at Hyde Park, Tears for Fears (Roland Orzabal - vocals, guitar, keyboards - and Curt Smith - vocals, bass, keyboards) close out 2017 with the release of their first career-spanning greatest hits album, "Rule The World."

A once-in-a-lifetime cultural event that's been exactly 30 years in the making, British pop powerhouse Bananarama touch down in 2018 for their first four dates in North America, as the original three-piece lineup: Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward and Siobhan Fahey.

Multiplatinum, award-winning pop star Rachel Platten has announced the release of her brand-new album, "Waves," available everywhere Friday, Oct. 27, via Columbia Records. Fans can re-order the album today and receive Platten's new song, "Perfect For You," which Entertainment Weekly excitedly called a "dance-able tell-off" and "irresistible jam."

Rend Collective announced Friday the group's sixth studio album, "Good News," is set to release in January 2018.

Black River Christian's Hannah Kerr announces the Oct. 20 release of her holiday EP, "Emmanuel." The six-song project was produced by Mark Miller and will be available in both digital and physical formats.

Global superstar and the top-selling female artist of all-time, Mariah Carey will bring her "All I Want For Christmas Is You" tour to Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino. The show is set for 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, inside the Seneca Niagara Events Center.

The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts presents Pixies with special guest Sunflower Bean at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1.

On Saturday, Artpark became the latest venue to fall under William Close's spell as the world-renowned installation artist performed with his Earth Harp Collective on the newly extended Earth Harp, featuring more than two-dozen 1,000-foot-plus strings that sailed and wailed above the Lewiston audience.

"Big Bang," by Plasticiens Volants, made its U.S. debut on Saturday, Sept. 2, at Artpark in Lewiston. The dazzling, one-night-only aerial exhibition combined large-scale pieces of floating art in the skies with performance artists on the ground - all to the beat of the touring company's original soundtrack.

Global superstar Shania Twain has announced she will hit the road next year in support of her new album, "NOW." These dates mark Shania's first tour since "Rock This Country" back in 2015. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off May 3 in Tacoma, Washington, and will run through the rest of the summer, culminating in Las Vegas on Aug. 4 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Southern rock royalty took the stage this week at Artpark, as Lynyrd Skynyrd headlined "Tuesdays in the Park." The band cranked out a slew of hits over its 90-minute set.

Artpark & Company welcomed blues rock/jam band Gov't Mule to the Outdoor Amphitheater as part of this week's "Tuesdays in the Park" concert series.

On Tuesday, the Goo Goo Dolls announced a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fans through Omaze, the premier site for online charitable giving. While in the midst of their "Long Way Home" summer tour in support of the release of their new EP, "You Should Be Happy," the band is partnering with Omaze to offer the chance to win the ultimate concert experience.

The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts presents "Brain Candy Live!" starring Adam Savage and Michael Stevens at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22. Tickets go on sale at noon Friday, Aug. 11. A limited number of VIP tickets (premium seating and meet-and-greet) are available for $129.

George Thorogood might be B-B-B-B-"Bad to the Bone," but he's not a bad performer. In fact, he's quite a good showman. On Tuesday at Artpark, he had the crowd in the palm of his hand, as he told stories in song and performed hit singles from the 1980s.

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performed its "Broadway Today!" show at Artpark, inside the Mainstage Theater, on Friday, July 21. Stefan Sanders conducted the show.

Classic rock, pop-rock-reggae, world music and a Slyboots Circus took center stage at Artpark this week.

Buffalo's own multiplatinum, Grammy-nominated band Goo Goo Dolls will have new songs in hand when returning to Western New York next month.

1980's arena pop/rock act Loverboy headlined this week's "Tuesdays in the Park" concert series at Artpark in Lewiston.

Lee Roy Parnell will release "Midnight Believer" on Aug. 11 via Vector Recordings, by BFD Distribution (The Orchard). Parnell's new album encompasses a realized vision that reflects the cumulative essence of who Parnell is today.

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge headlines a stellar October entertainment lineup at Fallsview Casino Resort. She takes the stage Oct. 19-20.

Artpark & Company on Monday announced John Kay and Steppenwolf will headline the final show of the "KeyBank presents Tuesdays in the Park" concert series on Aug. 29. The Outdoor Amphitheater concert event will also feature special guests Nerds Gone Wild.

The Kingdom Bound Festival, one of the nation's largest and longest-running Christian music festivals, is set to return to Darien Lake Theme and Water Park this summer. The 31st annual festival takes place July 26-29 with more than 40,000 attendees from across the U.S. and Canada expected to attend.

British rock band Royal Blood released its sophomore Warner Bros. Records album "How Did We Get So Dark?" last week. The highly anticipated follow up to their 2015 self-titled debut is available on CD, vinyl and through all digital retailers. Visit www.royalbloodband.com to stream or purchase the album, which features the single "Lights Out," as well as "Hook, Line, and Sinker" and "I Only Lie When I Love You."

Tears for Fears might not rule the world, but they certainly reigned over Lewiston on Wednesday. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were in prime shape, singing and performing a slew of songs with the same vocal prowess, vim and vigor they displayed when first releasing their hits in the 1980s, '90s and early 2010s.

Canalside Management Group announced the lineup for its 2017 summer concert series, now known as "Canalside Live," at a press conference on Thursday.