Paramore, Tegan and Sara are First Booked Show at Raleigh Boutique Amphitheater

Emo/pop punk band Paramore will bring indie twins Tegan and Sara with them to Downtown Raleigh’s Boutique Amphitheatre on July 23rd. The groups are touring as part of the Honda Civic Tour which has included blink-182, Incubus, New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, Black Eyed Peas and Fallout Boy over the past 10 years.

The Raleigh show will be the first of the tour. More bands should be announced soon but it’s good to see that the City of Raleigh is making good progress on getting shows at the new amphitheater. As mentioned previously, it was rumored that the new Amphitheater was rumored to be opening by May and therefore there may be a few more shows to come, but this is the first to reach the airwaves.

Honda Civic Tour Website and Facebook page.

 

• Brian
  03/20 04:18 PM
  

  This is a weirder bill than the Hives and Maroon 5.

• Alichat
  03/20 04:43 PM
  

  That name is terrible. Downtown Raleigh Boutique Amphitheatre?? Meh.

• Aaron
  03/20 05:10 PM
  

  Tegan and Sara have lost a little respect on my end for this.

• smitty
  03/20 05:45 PM
  

  Not that I really care, but when your band starts hawking cars for Honda you aren’t “indie” anymore.

• hackles10
  03/21 08:41 AM
  

  Aaron….not sure that is the “official” name.

• James
  03/21 09:09 AM
  

  Fits in with the UPSCALE image that some in Raleigh are trying to project—sigh…....

• hackles10
  03/21 09:21 AM
  

  I am just happy they are booking acts.  They are really moving some earth at the location.  Great news on all fronts….I for one thought the city would drag their feet on this a bit and we wouldn’t see any acts until the fall.

• nick
  03/21 08:39 PM
  

  Can we go through one post without people bitching. You people need to get out more and enjoy some life. Quit being so negative about everything. When you start a band or build your own amphitheater then you can speak up. Otherwise just be happy that things are happening other than a new season of 16 and pregnant.

• smitty
  03/21 09:16 PM
  

  Nick, try to stay on topic without hurling insults.

• Tico
  03/21 09:17 PM
  

  Anybody want to do a $10 prop bet on whether or not the word “boutique” will be officially dropped before July 1, 2010.

• corey3rd
  03/21 10:06 PM
  

  do they mean to have hair that looks like combovers?

• Nad
  03/21 11:30 PM
  

  those are combovers….and as far as the m-bation issue? No worries, joe, they’ve got their hands all over it…

• Robert
  03/22 08:43 AM
  

  this should be a killer 14 and under crowd.

• matt
  03/22 09:43 AM
  

  Nick, we ALL have a right to bitch, who in Raleigh - besides you - HASN’T started a band? 

• arthurb3
  03/22 09:47 AM
  

  Hehehee. You people make me laugh!! If it was a simple sandwich on a plate with a pickle for $20 you would love it!!

  Its just a band on tour paid for by Honda!

• nick
  03/22 03:29 PM
  

  Aaron: Lost a little of your respect for what? Going on a tour with a large corporate sponsor? Opening for Paramore? Playing in Raleigh?

  Please be specific.

• Crackpot
  03/22 03:37 PM
  

  Wow. They’re really calling it that?

  I don’t know if I can attend something called a “Boutique Amphitheatre.” That’s so terrible.

• GEB
  03/22 04:02 PM
  

  That’s not the name. That’s a description of what it is.

• off topic guy
  03/23 10:23 AM
  

  I like turtles

• grc
  03/23 04:18 PM
  

  If we’re gonna give it a bad name, it should be the Raleighwood Bowl

• Biggie B
  03/23 07:03 PM
  

  Downtown Raleigh Boutique Amphitheatre is the worst name to see a rock show @! Sounds abit Gay Raleigh. How about The Pit or something better than The Boutique!

• Matt
  03/24 09:02 AM
  

  Ever heard the song Creeping Out Sara by NOFX? That’s about all the exposure I have to Tegan and Sara.

• Aaron
  03/24 02:40 PM
  

  Oh well hey, definitely not for playing in Raleigh. To the new amphitheatre booking acts, I say HELL yeah! But I’m not too fond of seeing Paramore and Tegan & Sara grouped in the same act. Corporate sponsor, eh, I don’t really care that much. But in all seriousness, I’m happy this place is going to have business.

• Alex
  03/24 09:25 PM
  

  I don’t know which venue is better for OAR between this place and Koka Booth but I guess we will get to see…Glad to see OAR coming back to Raleigh…I don’t care where just keep them coming back.  I would like to see a seating chart or some more info on the “BO”  I agree “Boutique” is cheesy but there is one in Charlotte that is like this with the same title…of all the trends to start…just book good acts..

• d avid
  03/25 09:03 AM
  

  I like how everyone in Paramore has inter-changeable fashion hair.  Glad that the shows are starting off with some edge, rather than going pure country music.  If I have to hear “honky tonk badonkadonk” bouncing off the buildings in downtown, I’ll move.

• Jessica
  03/30 02:34 PM
  

  I’m excited and looking forward to the concert! Not particularly excited about the current venue name, but it’s not a huge deal to me.

• Heidi
  07/13 01:04 PM
  

  wow who freakin cares what the name of it is? just because its called a boutique ampitheathre doesnt mean that there isn’t some kick ass bands coming to it. if you like the band you’ll go anywhere to see them. if the name of the theatre stops you from going to see a band then you aren’ta true fan. some people are so ridiculous