Date: Fri 28-Mar-1997

Author: SHANNON

Publication: Bee

Illustration: C

Location: A13

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Marilyn-Manson-Road

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ON THE ROAD FOR MARCH 28

Start the face painting.

MARILYN MANSON tickets go on sale Saturday morning for the band's May 7

concert at the Meadows Music Theatre in Hartford. MM will be the last indoor

show of the season, after which the walls will be opened. HELMET will open the

show, which starts at 7:30, and what's being billed as a "musical interlude"

will be provided by RASPUTINA.

All tickets for the show are $23, and there are limited mosh pit tickets

available. The Meadows does a pretty good job setting up a mosh pit for some

of its shows: Some of the front-most rows of seats on the floor are pulled

out, a temporary divider is erected (keeping moshers in, non-ticket holding

mosher wannabes out), and security does a good job keeping control around the

pit.

Indoor-outdoor show announcements are also starting to trickle out of the

promotions office from Hartford. DAVE MATTHEWS will return to Hartford June 9

(note: the same day of your favorite On The Road columnist's birthday), and

THE WHO is very possible for an August show. No date, no tickets yet on that

one.

The AGNOSTIC FRONT show at Tuxedo Junction on April 20 is an early show, and

for good reason. While AF may be the headliner for that "Hardcore Superbowl,"

also appearing on the bill is THE BUSINESS, WAR ZONE, 25 TA LIFE and

HATEBREED.

Proposition of the week: Where does a 14-year old go after being named world

champion, at anything, whether it is figure skating or playing Mortal Kombat??

Until next week, I'll be seeing you... on the road.

Questions and comments concerning "On The Road" (or anything music related)

should be sent to Shannon Hicks, c/o Bee Publishing Co., 5 Church Hill Road,

Newtown 06470, or send me your cyber thoughts at editor @thebee.com (put

Attention Shannon on the subject line). Include a phone number for

confirmation, por favor . If you don't have a stamp or a piece of paper or a

writing utensil that works, give me a call! Phone number at the office is

426-3141. Leave a name, though, because anonymous messages left with the

receptionist don't cut it.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

MARCH 28 - .38 Special at Toad's Place, New Haven; Wonderama at Tuxedo

Junction, Danbury;

March 29 - Foam at Tuxedo Junction, Pretzel Logic opening.

APRIL 3 - Big Head Todd & The Monsters at Toad's Place, New Haven, Nil Lara

opening; Mac Creek at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury;

April 4 - Metallica at the Hartford Civic Center, Corrosion of Conformity

opening; The Radiators at Toad's Place, New Haven; The Nerds at Tuxedo

Junction;

April 5 - The Touch at Tuxedo Junction;

April 8 - The Samples at Toad's Place (all ages);

April 11 - Bush at the New Haven Coliseum, Veruca Salt opening; Fiction at

Tuxedo Junction;

April 12 - The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction;

April 13 - Fountains of Wayne at Toad's Place;

April 14 - Soul Asylum at Toad's Place, Johnny Brave opening (all ages);

April 18 - Ani DiFranco at The Palace, New Haven; Foam at Tuxedo Junction;

April 19 - Widespread Panic at The Palace; Bob Dylan at the University of

Hartford; Belly Button at Tuxedo Junction;

April 20 - Agnostic Front at Tuxedo Junction (all ages, early); Strutter at

Toad's Place, Devlyn Grace opening; Radio 104 Earth Day in the Park, Bushnell

Park, Hartford;

April 21 - Dinosaur Jr at Toad's Place (all ages);

April 22 - Dick Dale at Toad's Place;

April 24 - Wescon Cabaret at Tuxedo Junction;

April 25 - Wonderama at Tuxedo Junction;

April 26 - Paradise Alley at Tuxedo Junction.

MAY 2 - Marshall Tucker Band at Toad's Place, New Haven, Johnson Building Band

opening;

May 7 - Marilyn Manson at the Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford (no tickets

yet);

May 9 - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers at Toad's Place, Smokin Opey and

Cross-Eyed Cat opening;

May 10 - Ray Davies at UHartford/Lincoln Theatre.

AUGUST 27 - Jimmy Buffett at the Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford.