The Les Schwab Amphitheater has announced a second show for the 2015 concert season: The Doobie Brothers Tue., June 16 Too bad the concert will take place just two weeks before pot is legal in Oregon. Last week, the venue announced that it will host “Weird Al” Yankovic on Fri., Sept. 4. More at bendconcerts.com as the […]
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“Weird Al” Yankovic Announced at LSA
It’s official. Les Schwab Amphitheater has announced that musical parody-master, “Weird Al” Yankovic, will make a stop in Bend on September 4, 2015. Yankovic has announced dates for the massive “Mandatory Fun” tour starting in May. We can’t wait to singalong with his greatest hits, “Fat,” (parody of “Bad” by Michael Jackson), “Amish Paradise,” (parody […]
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PICKS: Heart
monday 22 Heart THE 1970S—Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson harmonize with power, volcano-erupting Aqua Net-drenched hair. With classics like the forever-alone ballad “Alone,” the throbbing “Barracuda,” and the ominous ’80s anthem “What About Love,” if you’re not karaoke-style screaming the lyrics by the end of the show, you’re doing it wrong. 6 pm. Les Schwab […]
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PICK: Amos Lee
friday 18 Amos Lee SOFT ROCK—With a soulful voice, sweet and soft like comforting pillow of cotton candy, Amos Lee’s jazzy soft rock is a perfect complement to lazing near the river on the groomed grass of the Les Schwab Amphitheater. The Philadelphia singer-songwriter has performed with the likes of Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Elvis […]
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PICK: The Weather Machine
sunday 13 The Weather Machine BEAVER STATE—Über -Oregonian Portlanders, The Weather Machine visited all 185 Oregon State parks in making the music video for “Back O’er Oregon.” With upbeat, folky and flowing tunes, the band may as well have penned the state anthem, perfect for the lush overcast valley or the sun-scorched high desert. 2:30 pm. […]
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Bend’s Grassy Gem
13-year-old Les Schwab Amphitheater is a teenager coming into its own
In 2001, Bend gained perhaps the most important cultural resource the town has ever seen—an 8,000-person capacity outdoor music venue on the river. Since then, concerts at the Les Schwab Amphitheater have come to mark the official start of summer, and during its tenure, the venue has drawn icons like Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, […]
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National Anthems
The rise of The National from touring anonymity to indie rock royalty
A typical response to the announcement of The National at the Les Schwab Amphitheater—or any reasonably obscure band that headlines a gig at the venue where flip-flop prone pop rockers like Jack Johnson and Michael Franti rule the local demographic—is “What song do they do?” That question isn’t easily answered in the case of The […]
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LSA Q&A
Here is a short list of what we learned at the Q&A session for the Les Schwab Amphitheater on Wednesday evening. —>There will be no chairs and blankets allowed at the Jack Johnson or Dave Matthews Band concerts because the venue had to sell 8,000 tickets to make those shows profitable. With that many patrons […]
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Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
Les Schwab Amphitheater hosts open house
Last August just days before the ever-popular Michael Franti show, the Les Schwab Amphitheater announced that it would close and monitor the east bank of the Deschutes River—a popular spot for concert poaching. In 11 concert seasons, it was the first time it had taken such measures to regulate freeloaders. In an effort to better […]
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Amos Lee Announced at LSA
Soulful folk singer Amos Lee will play the Les Schwab Amphitheater Friday July 18. Tickets will be on sale this Friday, April 25 at 10 am. $59 reserved seating, $34 general admission. As the summer concert schedule shapes up we are still speculating when (or if) the Amphitheater will announce another Memorial Day weekend concert […]