‘Swingin’ – That’s one ‘bad’ concert schedule to rock you at Toyota Field

MADISON – Country. Rock. Classic rock. Classic country. Pop.

Just about whatever your taste in music is, the Rocket City Trash Pandas have that base covered.

Next month, the team is hosting six nationally touring concerts that will rock Toyota Field’s Bill Penney Toyota Plaza.

Advance ticket prices start at $20. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. for each concert. All shows are scheduled to begin around 7 p.m.

Capacity at each concert will be about 1,800. Each concert will take place rain-or-shine.

The full concert lineup is below:

• Oct. 5 – Drake Milligan – Advance Tickets $20 – CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS  Drake Milligan dominated Billboard, iTunes, and claimed the No. 5 spot on Billboard’s Emerging Artist chart with his debut 2023 LP “Dallas/Fort Worth.” It had since skyrocketed to No. 1 on iTunes All-Genre Top Albums and features hits “Something I’d Do” and “Over Drinkin’ Under Thinkin’.”
• Oct 6 – Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience – Advance Tickets $27.50 – CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Who’s Bad’s live performance is an unrivaled celebration of pop music’s king. Their power packed performance of Michael Jackson’s expansive catalog has united and ignited crowds on almost every continent. As the show opens on a Who’s Bad performance, every MJ fans feels the adrenaline and screams at the sight of the unmistakable silhouette.
• Oct. 7 – Saving Abel – Advance Tickets $25 – CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Saving Abel is a Southern hard rock band with catchy hooks and heavy riffs. Their first single “Addicted” broke onto the scene, climbing its way quickly into a cross over hit from mainstream rock to Billboard 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 single “Fire.”
• Oct. 12 – Warrant – Advance Tickets $30 – CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS An American rock band through and through, Warrant rose out of Hollywood in the late ’80s-early ’90s with multiplatinum, 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 “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” “ I Saw Red,” and the iconic “Cherry Pie.” Warrant has been headlining a tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of the album and is fired up, tighter than every musically, and can’t wait to play all the favorites both new and old.
• Oct. 13 – John Anderson Unplugged – Advance Tickets $50 – CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS. 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 “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 – CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS. Almost Queen is a nationally acclaimed touring band. A deliberate four-piece band, 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 stage will be inside the Pepsi gate facing the Bill Penney Toyota Plaza and the concourse. All tickets will be general admission, with fans able to stand on the concourse facing the stage. Entrance will only be available through the Trustmark VIP Gate. Parking at Toyota Field will cost $6 and is available on Clutch!

Toyota Field remains a cashless facility and a clear bag policy will be in place for all concerts, similar to Trash Pandas games.

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

The concerts are part of a fall series of events at Toyota Field that includes Military Tribute Night featuring the USA Patriots Amputee Softball and Team AUSA on Sept. 16, a Fall Festival on Oct. 28, and the return of the Rocket City Christmas Light Show in November.