Concerts set for Toyota Field with discounted advance tickets

MADISON – With the conclusion of the Rocket City Trash Pandas’ 2023 Minor League Baseball season, Toyota Field will transition to Rocktober the rest of the month with some country acts and tribute bands thrown into a diverse mix of scheduled concerts.

And there’s a bonus – this week, tickets for musical acts scheduled to play at the facility built for baseball but used as a multi-purpose venue will be under $30 when purchased in advance.

Festivities start Thursday when actor and up-and-coming musician Drake Milligan takes the
stage. Friday’s concert is Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience with Saving
Abel set for Saturday.

“These shows are affordably priced compared to typical concerts and we made sure there is
something for everyone,” Trash Pandas Executive Vice President and General
Manager Garrett Fahrmann said. “And, starting Thursday with Drake Milligan and his band,
when they count into that first song, it’s going to be electric inside the ballpark.”

All tickets are general admission. There will be mixed seating and standing room available.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for each event. A 35-foot stage is set up inside the Bill Penney Toyota Plaza just inside the main Pepsi Gates of Toyota Field. Tickets can be purchased at
ToyotaFieldConcerts.com. Trash Pandas season ticketholders were given access to a special
pre-sale.

• The lineup:
  Thursday – Drake Milligan. Advance Tickets $20
  Milligan dominated Billboard and iTunes and claimed the No. 5 spot on Billboard’s Emerging Artist chart with his debut LP “Dallas/Fort Worth.” The album has since skyrocketed to No. 1 on iTunes All-Genre Top Albums and features hits like “Something I’d Do” and “Over Drinkin’ Under Thinkin.”
• Friday – Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience. Advance Tickets $27.50.
  Who’s Bad’s live performance is an unrivaled celebration of pop music’s one true King. Their power-packed performance of Michael Jackson’s expansive catalog has united and ignited crowds on almost every continent.
• Saturday – Saving Abel. Advance Tickets $25.
  Saving Abel is a Southern rock band with catchy hooks and heavy riffs. Their first single
  “Addicted” broke on to the scene, climbing its way quickly into a crossover hit from mainstream rock to Billboard’s Hot 100 and Top 40. Their self-titled debut album charted on Billboard’s Top 50 and became RIAA certified multi-platinum. This summer, Saving Abel released the chart-climbing and critically acclaimed new single “Fire.”
• Oct. 12 – Warrant. Advance Tickets $27.50
  An American rock band through and through, Warrant rose out of Hollywood, Calif., in the late ’80s-early ’90s with multi-platinum, chart-topping success. The album “Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich” produced hit singles “Down Boys” and “Heaven.” The band’s second album in 1990 spawned hits “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” “I Saw Red,” and the iconic “Cherry Pie”. Warrant has been headlining a tour celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the album and is fired up, tighter than ever musically, and can’t wait to play all the favorites both new and old.
• Oct. 13 – John Anderson Acoustic. Advance Tickets $50
  Country music legend John Anderson’s hits first started piling up in the 1980s. He had the highest-selling country single in the history of Warner Bros. Music with “Swingin’” in 1983. Over the next decade he had Top 10 Hits “1959,” “Chicken Truck,” and “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)” off his debut album. He topped the charts twice over the next two years. “Straight Tequila Night” went No. 1 in 1992 and the ’90s also saw chart-topping hits like “Seminole Wind” “When It Comes to You” and “I’ve Got it Made.” His most recent album “Years,” released in 2020 was a collaboration with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys.
• Oct. 14 – Almost Queen: A Tribute to Queen. Advance Tickets $30
  The nationally touring Almost Queen delivers a live performance showcasing signature four-part harmonies and intricate musical interludes. Donning genuine costumes, Almost Queen recaptures the live energy and precision needed to deliver the ultimate Queen tribute experience.

The shows will mark a return to hosting premium concerts at Toyota Field. In 2020 and 2021, the venue hosted Fellowship of Christian Athletes productions of Zach Williams and Chris Tomlin. In 2022, Flo-Rida and Big & Rich headlined a Toyota Alabama anniversary celebration.

The Trash Pandas are partnering with Sound Source Productions in Madison on technical staging, sound and lights.

The six concerts are part of a fall series of events at Toyota Field that includes the Fall Festival on Oct. 28 and the return of the Rocket City Christmas Light Show in November.

For more details on these events visit www.trashpandasbaseball.com/events or call the Trash Pandas at 256-325-1403.