JKB Entertainment Group has two great all female rock bands coming to The Vault in New Bedford, MA, this spring.

On Saturday, April 6, 2024, The Iron Maidens return to The Vault to cover Iron Maiden material from all eras of the band’s career, encompassing the band’s biggest hits as well as fan favorites. The band boasts beauty as well as excellent musicianship, lively stage presence, and a remarkable stage show with theatrical scenes interspersed throughout. All Sinners open the show. Click HERE for tickets.

On Friday, May 3, PLUSH stop at The Vault as part of their first headlining tour of the United States with special guests Groundlift and Stormstress. Click HERE for tickets.

The band is composed of four talented women, whose talent and accomplishments eclipse their age. This female rock force is fronted by singer, songwriter and guitarist Moriah Formica (who you may remember from NBC’s The Voice), while drummer Faith Powell, guitarist Bella Perron and bassist Ashley Suppa round out the lineup.

Plush’s debut album featured the Billboard Top 40 charting singles “Hate” and “Better Off Alone.” Plush has been electrifying audiences during recent live performances across the United States supporting Kiss, Alice In Chains, Evanescence, Daughtry, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Disturbed, among others, as well as the big festival stages of Welcome to Rockville, Louder Than Life, Rocklahoma, and more.

Plush recently released their version of the iconic Heart song “Barracuda.” The band released their new EP, entitled Find The Beautiful, via Pavement Entertainment on January 19, 2024.

The Vault is located at located at 791 Purchase Street in New Bedford, Mass. It is a 21+ venue. Tickets to both shows can be purchased through Eventbrite.com.

Rock band STRYPER will perform at the Narrows Center in Fall River, MA, on June 6, 2024, as part of the band’s “To Hell with the Amps – The Unplugged Tour.” This is going to be a great night of music with the band performing their hits and fan favorites, spanning their 40-year career. Click HERE for tickets.

When it comes to groundbreaking bands in the Christian hard-rock genre, Stryper is renowned for its distinctive brand of “heavenly metal,” extraordinary crossover success and venerable endurance. The Grammy-Nominated and Dove Award Winning group ascended to prominence in the 1980s with Billboard Top 40 hits like “Calling on You,” “Honestly” and “Always There for You.”

Stryper’s career album sales exceed 10 million worldwide, including 1986’s multi-platinum release To Hell with the Devil. The band also made history in 1987 when it notched three songs in Dial-MTV’s Top 10 with videos “Calling On You”, “Free”, and “Honestly”, being the first band ever to have two songs in the Top 10 simultaneously.

Today, some 40 years after emerging from the southern California nightclub scene, the foursome continues to record, tour and perform for loyal fans around the globe. Comprising three original members including brothers Michael Sweet (lead vocals, guitar) and Robert Sweet (drums), Oz Fox (guitar) and newest bandmate, seasoned bassist Perry Richardson (formerly of Firehouse), the group finds itself creating their finest, most powerful music yet.

Now, for the first time ever, Stryper will perform the hits and fan favorites, acoustically, and tell stories and share songs spanning their 40-year career. 

The Narrows Center is located at 16 Anawan Street in Fall River, MA.  Attendees are welcome to bring their own food, beverages, and alcohol to all events in bags and small coolers that will fit under your chair. Parking is free. This concert is presented by JKB Entertainment Group/Limelight Magazine.

The Iron Maidens, the world’s first all-female tribute to the legendary Iron Maiden, returns to The Vault in New Bedford, MA, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in a concert presented by JKB Entertainment Group. All Sinners open the show. This is a 21+ event. Purchase tickets HERE.

ABOUT THE IRON MAIDENS

Formed in 2001, The Iron Maidens have quickly established themselves as one of southern California’s most popular tribute acts and are rapidly gaining international recognition. The band boasts beauty as well as excellent musicianship, lively stage presence, and a remarkable stage show with theatrical scenes interspersed throughout.

First and foremost on the agenda of The Iron Maidens is talent. These women are highly trained professionals with diversified musical backgrounds ranging from orchestral and musical theater to blues and rock. The band and its members have been the recipients of many awards including best tribute band, and best in category (guitar, bass, drums, voice) at events such as The Rock City News Awards, The LA Music Awards, and The All Access Magazine Award Show to name a few.

The Iron Maidens cover Iron Maiden material from all eras of the band’s career, encompassing the band’s biggest hits as well as fan favorites. The stage show includes appearances by Maiden mascot Eddie, the grimreaper, the devil and more.

The Iron Maidens have packed houses everywhere they have played.

The Vault is located at located at 791 Purchase Street in New Bedford, Mass. Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite.com.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

MUST BE 21 or OLDER with Valid ID for Entry.

All ticket sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges unless the concert is postponed or cancelled.

There is NO SMOKING OR VAPING allowed inside The Vault or in the bathrooms. If you are caught doing either, you will be escorted off premises and forfeit your tickets.

If you are a fan of the rock band Journey, you won’t want to miss Beyond Frontiers: An Evening of Journey Music featuring Joey Belladonna at The Vault in New Bedford, MA, on Friday, October 20th. Local rock trio Huxster open the show which celebrates Limelight Magazine’s 17th anniversary. Click HERE for tickets.

Belladonna’s Journey tribute made its live debut in March 2020 at The Beacon Theatre in Hopewell, Virginia. After changing the name to Beyond Frontiers, the band has gained a loyal following by performing classic and unforgettable hit Journey songs such as “Separate Ways,” “Wheel In The Sky,” “Open Arms,” “Don’t Stop Believin,” “Faithfully,” and many more. 

In an interview on the “The Johnny Dare Morning Show,” Belladonna stated his reasons for forming a Journey tribute band.

 “People ask why the hell I do it,” he said.  I just like the songs. I’ve liked the band forever. And I just wanted to do it because I think it’s a cool challenge and it’s just fun music. 

“I can’t think of many bands that I’d like to do a whole evening of without trying to dress up and do everything they do,” he continued. “We just wanna be a band that plays that music. I don’t care about the whole lookalike-type stuff. It’s just about music. That’s really all it is.”

Don’t miss Joey Belladonna as he performs with his band Beyond Frontiers at The Vault on October 20th.

The Vault is located at located at 791 Purchase Street in New Bedford, MA. This is a 21+ show.

U.D.O., the iconic heavy metal five-piece band led by legendary vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, is embarking on a fall tour of the United States in support of their newly released Touchdown album. The band, which now includes new bassist and original Accept member Peter Baltes, will perform at The Vault in New Bedford, MA, on Saturday, November 4, 2023. The band will play U.D.O. favorites, new tunes from Touchdown, and Accept classics. This show is presented by JKB Entertainment Group. Purchase tickets HERE.

For those unfamiliar with U.D.O, they are a German heavy metal band founded by lead vocalist Udo Dirkschneider in 1987. With a unique voice endowed for more than 40 years, Dirkschneider already delights real metal and hard rock fans around the world, making himself one of the brightest stars of the German heavy metal music scene. In the end of 70’s and in the beginning of 80’s, the world got to know him as co-founder and vocalist of rapidly growing band Accept. Accept achieved its commercial success with their fifth studio album Balls to the Wall (1983), which spawned their most well-known hit of the same name. Following his departure from Accept in 1987, Dirkschneider formed his own band U.D.O. and has released 18 studio albums. Their most recent album, the 13-track Touchdown, was released on August 25, 2023 via Atomic Fire Records. Along with Dirkschneider, U.D.O. features Andrew Smirnov (guitar), Sven Dirkschneider (drums), Fabian Dee Dammers (guitar) and bassist Peter Baltes who played with Udo for many years in his former band Accept, which the bassist left in 2018. U.D.O. is delighted to bring their Touchdown tour to The Vault.

The Vault is located at 791 Purchase Street in New Bedford, MA. Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite.

Liliac, the 5-piece Los Angeles-based, family rock/metal band, have added a second leg to their highly popular “Madness” tour of the United States. The tour will make a stop in the Granite State at Angel City Music Hall in Manchester, NH, on Friday, November 3, 2023, with special guest Stormstress. This concert is presented by JKB Entertainment Group. Click HERE to purchase tickets.

ABOUT LILIAC

LILIAC, the ‘First Family of Rock’, is a 5-piece hard rock band from Los Angeles. The band is fronted by Melody, lead guitarist Samuel, drummer Abigail, bassist Ethan and keyboardist Justin. The sibling’s talents were discovered by their dear father, Papa Liliac, also the band’s manager and producer. After many crazy nights, they honed their craft as weekend street performers on the Santa Monica pier. Their sound takes the listener back to a time when rock was complex but told a story! LILIAC’s raspy vocals, catchy lyrics, scorching guitar solos, sparkling keys, thick bass and thunderous drumming provides a familiar, but fresh take on classic hard rock. The band initially went viral on social media for their impressive covers, and videos, of classic rock and metal songs. This opened the door for LILIAC to appear on The World’s Best on CBS and America’s Got Talent, catapulting them to international recognition. It is no mystery why their covers of Dio’s “Rainbow in the Dark” and Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper won the hearts of millions and had people dancing in the dark.

LILIAC was not afraid and began writing their own hook-heavy, original material produced in their home studio by Papa Liliac. Their debut original album, Chain of Thorns, was released early 2019 and hit #1 on Amazon’s Best Seller for Rock Music Charts; proving why they say “we are the children” sent to save rock n’ roll.

The summer of 2019 kicked off their first North American tour consisting of 40 dates of sold out shows in front of 1000’s of fangs! The band opened for classic rock icons such as Loverboy, Queensrÿche, Stryper, Slaughter, and even Kiss on the Kiss Kruise! Their follow-up, full length album, Queen of Hearts, brought 13 new songs in 2020: reaching #29 on the iTunes Rock Charts! LILIAC’s 2022 “Moonlight Tour” consisted of 48 shows (44 headlining) allowing the band to sail away across the country multiple times. During this tour LILIAC ‘grew up’, further sharpening their skills, and their fangs, on the stage and impressing the likes of Bret Michaels, Vinny Appice, and multiple other rock n’ roll icons. Their most recent studio album Madness was released in July 2023. With nearly 1 million fans on Facebook, and quickly growing on other socials, LILIAC is ready to take the world by storm.

STORMSTRESS

American heavy metal power trio, Stormstress, was born amidst a bomb cyclone that hit Boston in October of 2019. Co-fronted by Detroit-raised Berklee College of Music Alumni, identical mirror-image twin sisters guitarist/vocalist and PRS Guitars Pulse Artist Tanya Venom and bassist/vocalist Tia Mayhem with ‘Hit Like A Girl 2014’ finalist powerhouse Maddie May Scott on the drums, these three wildly ambitious and seasoned players make Stormstress a force to be reckoned with. Their signature sound shaped by heavy riffs, powerful grooves and melodic vocals paired with their high-energy, bombastic live performance style has been compared to the likes of Halestorm, Avenged Sevenfold, Led Zeppelin and Dio. Award-winning songwriters, Tanya Venom and Tia Mayhem, write primarily about self-empowerment, individuality, and breaking boundaries while delivering a unique dual frontwoman experience.

Stormstress hit the ground running and hasn’t stopped since. The band released their debut single “Paint the Mask” inspiring a nearly sold-out debut show in February of 2020 shortly before what became the worldwide quarantine. Despite facing the world-halting Coronavirus pandemic at such an early stage in the band’s career, Stormstress persevered and released their second single, “You Can’t Hurt Me Now,” in November of 2020, accruing over 100,000 streams on Spotify within the first month of its release. Come February 2022, Stormstress released a third single, an emotional power ballad called “Fall With You” featuring a string quartet part and gothic ballroom music video. In April of 2022, Stormstress released their debut full-length album “Silver Lining” in collaboration with producer Liz Borden of the legendary all-female punk band, Lizzie Borden and the Axes and Sarah Fitzpatrick. The album dropped with a sold-out release show followed by a successful mini tour across the northeast and midwest.

Angel City Music Hall is located at located at 179 Elm Street in Manchester, NH. MUST BE 21 or OLDER with Valid ID for Entry.

If you are a fan of the rock band Journey, you won’t want to miss Beyond Frontiers: An Evening of Journey Music featuring Joey Belladonna of Anthrax at The Vault in New Bedford, MA, on Friday, October 20th. Local rock trio Huxster open the show which celebrates Limelight Magazine’s 17th anniversary. Click HERE for tickets.

Belladonna’s Journey tribute made its live debut in March 2020 at The Beacon Theatre in Hopewell, Virginia. After changing the name to Beyond Frontiers, the band has gained a loyal following by performing classic and unforgettable hit Journey songs such as “Separate Ways,” “Wheel In The Sky,” “Open Arms,” “Don’t Stop Believin,” “Faithfully,” and many more. 

In an interview on the “The Johnny Dare Morning Show,”Belladonna stated his reasons for forming a Journey tribute band.

 “People ask why the hell I do it,” he said.  I just like the songs. I’ve liked the band forever. And I just wanted to do it because I think it’s a cool challenge and it’s just fun music. 

“I can’t think of many bands that I’d like to do a whole evening of without trying to dress up and do everything they do,” he continued. “We just wanna be a band that plays that music. I don’t care about the whole lookalike-type stuff. It’s just about music. That’s really all it is.”

Don’t miss Joey Belladonna of Anthrax as he performs with his band Beyond Frontiers at The Vault on October 20th.

The Vault is located at located at 791 Purchase Street in New Bedford, MA. This is a 21+ show.