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Best Indie & Rock This Spring

in Grand Rapids

Bullet for My Valentine with Trivium at GLC Live At 20 Monroe

Bullet for My Valentine with Trivium

Head-banging their way across the world on a brand-new tour, modern metal legends Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine are taking influence from their game-changing albums (The Poison and Ascendancy) to bring you The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour. Are you daring enough to ascend into mosh-pit mayhem? It's time to crank the volume up!

SESSANTA: Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle at Van Andel Arena

SESSANTA: Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle

Some people might throw a party for their birthday, but not Maynard James Keenan! The singer, songwriter, and winemaker enjoyed 2024's tour celebrating his 60th birthday so much that it's been extended into 2025! The tour will feature two of Keenan's own bands, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, joined by Les Claypool's Primus. Not only is the night special for celebrating Keenan, but the show also promises to be unlike any other, with the bands joining each other on stage throughout their sets, seamlessly rolling into the next performance. The tour is set to be a momentous occasion, so get your tickets now to celebrate six decades of a rock god.

Hippo Campus at GLC Live At 20 Monroe

Hippo Campus

Indie rock ain't dead and bands like Hippo Campus are proving its alive, kicking and evolving to new heights! Formed in 2013 when frontman Jake Luppen, guitarist Nathan Stocker, bassist Zach Sutton and drummer Whistler Isaiah Allen met at the Saint Paul Performing Arts Conservatory in their native Minnesota, the quartet quickly became a fixture in their local indie scene before graduating to the mainstream with the release of their debut album Landmark in 2017.