Tag: The Rave

Looking back at when Korn played The Rave 4 times (in less than 200 days!) in 1995

October 14, 2024

While most touring artists tend to bounce between Milwaukee venues based on availability, capacity, and who submits the best offer to their management, there are some acts you just know are going to be performi...

Dethklok and Babymetal team up for night of metal mastery at The Rave

John Schulze

October 6, 2023

The Babyklok tour lived up to its promises Sunday, September 24 at The Rave, delivering a night of metal mastery that will resonate in the hearts of fans for years to come. Opening act Jason Richardson set t...

Listen to Kesha and Laura Jane Grace talk about their love for The Rave

Tyler Maas

January 26, 2021

There's no other venue in Milwaukee (or anywhere else, for that matter) that's quite like The Rave/Eagles Club. In "normal times," the longstanding events space can host upwards of three or four different conce...

The Rave is auctioning off a bunch of autographed concert posters today

Tyler Maas

November 30, 2020

Concert venues were among the first businesses to close when the COVID-19 crisis came and they'll surely be among the last businesses to re-open if and/or when things ever improve. While many venues throughout ...

You can explore The Rave/Eagles Club by flashlight during the venue’s “Halloween Blackout”

Tyler Maas

October 1, 2020

If you're aware of The Rave/Eagles Club, chances are you're also aware of the historic building's alleged status as a haunted venue. You're also probably aware the building has a swimming pool, the guts of an o...

Bob Dylan will play The Rave on October 26

Matt Wild

September 9, 2019

It's telling that when it comes to Bob Dylan—arguably the greatest singer-songwriter of all time—one needs to practically apologize for wanting to see him play live. Dylan, ever the confounding contrarian, does...

Foals elegantly trot through its catalog in energetic performance at The Rave

Tyler Maas

April 29, 2019

Even though Foals hail from Oxford, England, the British band has been a somewhat frequent fixture in Milwaukee in recent years. The last few Foals outings in town have taken place at The Rave, and that trend c...

Pixies played The Rave and they were great and here’s what they played and said between songs

Matt Wild

April 2, 2019

Similar to our "Pixies played Summerfest and they were great and here's what they played and said between songs" review from July 2018, let's keep this short and sweet: Legendary alternative rock band Pixies pl...

Pale Waves go goth at Black Friday show at The Rave

Tanner Owen

November 24, 2018

Friday was Black Friday, so who better to bring to The Rave than goth-pop quartet Pale Waves? With makeup (black, of course), sad lyrics, upbeat dance tunes, and Doc Martens sitting on six-inch platforms, Pale ...

Thrice casts a spell on The Rave

Steve Lampiris

November 10, 2018

Rock and roll was alive and well at The Rave Friday night when Thrice came to town with a pair of bands from Los Angeles, Teenage Wrist and The Bronx. Teenage Wrist kicked things off with a promising and confid...

Weezer played The Rave, and dammit, it was a great show

Matt Wild

August 18, 2018

What's the deal with Weezer? There was the band's classic 1994 debut ("The Blue Album"), its difficult but eventually beloved 1996 followup (Pinkerton), its belated 2001 return ("The Green Album"), and then...a...

“I love Milwaukee!” Ice Cube has a good night at sweltering Rave show

Catherine Jozwik

July 16, 2018

With nine studio and a handful of collaboration albums, countless film roles and television appearances, a clothing line, product endorsements, and screenwriting credits, O'Shea Jackson—better known as Ice Cube...

Tyler The Creator, Vince Staples end tour on high note at The Rave

Dan Agacki

March 5, 2018

Approaching The Rave Sunday night for the sold-out Tyler, The Creator show, there was a constant flow of twenty-somethings making their way inside. Police were forced to shut down the block behind the venue in ...

Steve Aoki shows love for Milwaukee, Steve Aoki at The Rave

Dan Agacki

February 22, 2018

While making the slow cruise to park outside The Rave on Wednesday night, herds of twenty-somethings made their way to the venue—guys in tank tops and girls just in bras, for some reason. It may seem like an od...

Watch Andrew W.K. sing a life-affirming ode to Milwaukee, “I Love Milwaukee, Wisconsin”

Matt Wild

October 21, 2017

Friday night's Andrew W.K. show at The Rave was more than a show. It was a party (of course), but it was also a life-affirming celebration of all that is good and positive in the world, a world that too often s...

Queens Of The Stone Age reign supreme at The Rave

Tyler Maas

October 16, 2017

Queens Of The Stone Age don't exactly frequent Milwaukee. Since playing the Cactus Club way back in 1999, bandleader Josh Homme and regularly rotating supporting cast have made just a handful of stops in southe...

The Killers exceed expectations at sold-out Milwaukee show

Lauren Keene

August 3, 2017

During MTV's final era of actually showing music on television, people of a certain age were exposed to countless mid-aughts top 40 hits. Various morning music video showcases like AMTV, Music Mix, and Morning ...

Ahead of new album, Primus plays one for the diehards at The Rave

Cal Roach

August 2, 2017

The news dropped on Monday that Primus will be releasing a new album next month. Titled The Desaturating Seven, it will be the first album by the band's classic lineup (bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist ...

Remembering Phish’s infamous “O.J. Show” at The Rave

Chris Lay

July 20, 2017

This article was originally published in 2017. June 17, 1994. It's a date that never quite got the same temporal recognition as, say, September 11, 2001, or December 7, 1941, but many Americans will remember...

Andrew W.K. will party, party, party at The Rave October 20

Matt Wild

June 13, 2017

God bless Andrew W.K. Since 2001, the white-clad, long-haired rocker has been making the world a slightly less-shitty place by spreading his gospel of partying, partying, and partying some more. It's a noble me...

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