Congratulations to Holly J. and Becca M. who have each won Skillet t-shirts as the first 2 people who correctly told us that the newest member of the band is none other than our favorite 19-year old drummer Jen Ledger from the UK!
Congratulations to Holly J. and Becca M. who have each won Skillet t-shirts as the first 2 people who correctly told us that the newest member of the band is none other than our favorite 19-year old drummer Jen Ledger from the UK!
Another round of presales coming up! Skillet will be continuing their amazing run of packed houses into 2010 when they hit the road this January and February for another US tour! This time you can catch them rocking with Puddle of Mudd in support of Shinedown!
Since The Panheads deserve nothing less than first dibs, your presale kicks off WEDNESDAY, December 2nd at 12pm Local Venue Time. PLUS the first 5 tickets purchased per show by a fan club member gets M&G with Skillet! In addition to regular ticketing, there will also be VIP packages available at time of purchase:
VIP Tickets include:
- 1 Meet and Greet with Skillet
- 1 Premium Reserved Ticket or General Admission Ticket
- 1 Limited Edition Hand-Signed Skillet Poster
- 1 Commemorative Skillet VIP tour laminate
- 1 Skillet Dog Tag
- 1 Skillet Pick Pack
The only way to purchase presale tickets for the following shows is via the ticketing link listed below, when accessed through this news page.
The presale link is: https://tixx1.artistarena.com/skillet
Available Wednesday, 12/2/09 at 12pm Local Venue Time:
2/3/10 - Bryce Jordan Center (University Park, PA)
2/8/10 - Mayo Civic Center (Rochester, MN)
2/9/10 - Brown County Veterans Arena (Green Bay, WI)
2/11/10 - Allen County Expo Center (Fort Wayne, IN)
2/12/10 - Val Air Ballroom (Des Moines, IA)
Tickets and VIP Packages are limited and on a first come, first served basis.
You can still get tickets through the link above for the previously announced shows below:
1/22/10 - Washington Avenue Armory (Albany, NY)
1/23/10 - Nokia Theatre (New York, NY)
1/26/10 - HOB (Boston, MA)
1/29/10 - HOB (Atlantic City, NJ)
1/30/10 - Anrdoscoggin Bank Colisee (Lewiston, ME)
2/01/10 - Main Street Armory (Rochester, NY)
2/02/10 - The Covelli Centre (Youngstown, OH)
2/13/09 - Peoria Civic Center Exhibition Hall (Peoria, IL)
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Congratulations to Kim Brevnik, Joe Burns & Ben Hall who\'ll be receiving brand new Skillet t-shirts for matching their personal Top 10 albums up to John\'s! Check out their winning entries below!
KIM BRVENIK [click HERE for her description]
10. System of a Down – Toxicity
9. Bullet for my Valentine – The Poison (Deluxe Edition)
8. Pillar – Fireproof (Remix)
7. Evanescence – Fallen
6. Demon Hunter – The Triptych
5. Skillet – Comatose
4. Haste the Day – Pressure the Hinges
3. Thousand Foot Krutch – Phenomenon
2. Demon Hunter – Storm the Gates of Hell
1. Rise Against – Siren Song of the Counter Culture
JOE BURNS [click HERE for his description]
10. Strong Bad – Strong Bad Sings and other type hits
9. Switchfoot – The Beautiful Letdown
8. The Classic Crime – The Silver Cord
7. The O.C. Supertones – Supertones Strike Back
6. Blindside – About a Burning Fire
5. Hillsong United – The I Heart Revolution With Hearts as One
4. Skillet – Comatose Comes Alive
3. Worth Dying For – Worth Dying For
2. Daft Punk – Alive 2007
1. Five Iron Frenzy – All The Hype
BEN HALL [click HERE for his description]
10) The Who – The Kids are Alright
9) Fair to Midland – Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True
8) Rush – Snakes and Arrows
7) Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home
6) Death Cab for Cutie – Plans
5) AC/DC – Back in Black
4) Metallica – Metallica (Black Album)
3) Motion City Soundtrack – I Am the Movie
2) Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory
1) The Killers – Hot Fuss
Hey Panheads, with Thanksgiving coming up we wanted to say thank you for your support of Skillet with a little Q&A contest. The first 2 people who get us the correct answers will get a Skillet T-shirt! The question is: What is the newest member of Skillet’s name, age, instrument played in the band and what country is that person from? Send your answer in to contests@thepanheads.com today!!
To enter:
1. Email your answers to contests@thepanheads.com with the subject line "Trivia Contest".
2. Include your full name and mailing address in your submission.
3. Deadline to submit is November 30th at 10:00 am EST.
4. One entry per Panhead.
Check out the below videos of Josh from Decyfer Down take two more of Skillet\'s Awake and Alive Tour Contest winners on a backstage tour at the 10/29 Medford, OR show!
On stage:
Backstage:
Tour bus:
NASHVILLE, TN...11/18/09.....As their “AWAKE & ALIVE” tour packs houses across the U.S., Atlantic/Ardent/INO rockers SKILLET’s 2006 release, “COMATOSE,” has been certified GOLD by the RIAA, while their latest effort, “AWAKE,” which debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at No. 2, has surpassed 200,000 units in just 12 weeks. Likewise, “AWAKE” remains a top-ten charting Christian project, best-selling CD overall on Billboard’s Top 200, a top 30 best-seller on iTunes® Rock album chart, and boasts the No. 2 and No. 8 top Christian digital singles with “Monster” and “Hero” respectively.
**ACTIVE ROCK RADIO TOP 10, MTV2 and FUSE
-Along with album sales, mainstream Active Rock radio and video channels like MTV2 and FUSE are also propelling SKILLET:
**Active Rock radio has given Skillet a top 10 single with “Monster,” hitting No. 9 with a bullet on BDS this week and No. 10 with a bullet at MediaBase.
**MTV2: As their music video for “Monster” recently moved into MTV2’s ELITE 8, the band also hosted the network’s Rock the Deuce show and talked about their favorite videos and more.
Rock the Deuce calls itself “the heaviest rock show in American history.” Catch clips from the show at:
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/446208/skillet-on-what-band-theyd-love-to-tour-with.jhtml#id=1623864
**FUSE
“Monster” is a hit on both the network’s Number One Rock Countdown show and Viewers Choice.
**TOUR SELLING OUT AND PACKING HOUSES COAST TO COAST:
**As their “Awake & Alive” Tour rolls across the U.S., the band has rocked sold out and capacity crowds in Chicago, Tulsa, Columbus, Boston, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle, Boise, Denver,
Minneapolis, Des Moines and more.
**Skillet recently announced they will be touring with SHINEDOWN and PUDDLE OF MUDD in January and February 2010. For tour dates and updates go to: http://www.skillet.com or http://myspace.com/skilletmusic.
**HOT TOPIC stores nationwide will be carrying Skillet merchandise in time for the holiday season.
** Along with NBC’s use of “Hero” for Sunday Night Football and NFL Weekend Kickoff promos, an exclusive video performance of “Monster” opening each week’s ACC College Football games with Raycom Sports, and WWE’s use of the song for NBC’s nationally televised 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania special and WWE’s new “Smackdown vs. Raw 2010” video, FOX recently picked up “Hero” to open the third game of the World Series. In addition, the popular soap opera “One Life To Live” has been using “Awake & Alive” in promos for the month of November.
Hold on to your hats! After taking a small break from their amazing run of packed houses throughout 2009, Skillet\'s hitting the road this January and February for another US tour! This time you can catch your favorite rockers along with Puddle of Mudd in support of Shinedown!
Since The Panheads deserve nothing less than first dibs, your presale kicks off TOMORROW, November 18th at 12pm Local Venue Time. In addition, on Thursday 11/19 at 12pm Local Venue Time presale ticketing will be open for the 2/13 tour date at the Peoria Civic Center. But here\'s the kicker, the first 5 tickets purchased per show by a fan club member gets M&G with Skillet! In addition to regular ticketing, there will also be VIP packages available at time of purchase:
VIP Tickets include:
- 1 Meet and Greet with Skillet
- 1 Premium Reserved Ticket or General Admission Ticket
- 1 Limited Edition Hand-Signed Skillet Poster
- 1 Commemorative Skillet VIP tour laminate
- 1 Set of Skillet Dog Tags
- 1 Skillet Pick Pack
The only way to purchase presale tickets for the following shows is via the ticketing link listed below. The link will only work when accessed through this news page.
The presale link is: https://tixx1.artistarena.com/skillet
Available Wednesday, 11/18/09 at 12pm Local Venue Time:
1/21/10 - Dunkin Donuts Center (Providence, RI)
1/22/10 - Washington Avenue Armory (Albany, NY)
1/23/10 - Nokia Theatre (New York, NY)
1/26/10 - HOB (Boston, MA)
1/28/10 - Stabler Arena (Bethlehem, PA)
1/29/10 - HOB (Atlantic City, NJ)
1/30/10 - Anrdoscoggin Bank Colisee (Lewiston, ME)
2/01/10 - Main Street Armory (Rochester, NY)
2/02/10 - The Covelli Centre (Youngstown, OH)
2/05/10 - Fillmore (Detroit, MI)
Available Thursday, 11/19/09 at 12pm Local Venue Time:
2/13/09 - Peoria Civic Center Exhibition Hall (Peoria, IL)
Tickets are limited and on a first come, first served basis.
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Skillet engaged in a little Q & A with The Houston Chronicle on longevity, music video concepts and more. Click here to start reading.
Check out the below videos of Josh from Decyfer Down take Skillet\'s Awake and Alive Tour Contest winners on a backstage tour at the 10/27 Redding, CA show!
On stage:
Tour bus:
Apologies to The Panheads members- unfortunately the 12/1 Royal Oak Theatre show in Royal Oak, MI has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.
Refunds on all tickets purchased for this date will be issued at point of purchase. If you purchased your tickets through The Panheads presale, you will be receiving an email with refund details shortly.