MANSFIELD, MA | On the heels of Voyager—their 13th album released last week—multi-platinum rock band 311 entered Xfinity Center Mansfield Thursday evening under a lightning streaked sky, greeted by a wave of fans who know it’s not summer without a 311 show. The 2019 co-headlined tour with Dirty Heads is supported by Dreamers and Bikini Trill with special guests The Interrupters for more than 30 amphitheater shows held June 29 through August 20.
Their latest album Voyager is like “a captain’s log documenting our band’s ongoing voyage through musical styles, while also capturing our feelings and life experiences,” Nix Hexum has said. “311 has always been very diverse and eclectic, but on this album we take that even further. We are really stretching diversity to have both very old school heavy riff rock combined with some very modern sounds. I’m so excited to expand our palette while keeping the classic elements alive.”
The classic elements are alive and well. The night’s energy was cranked up when the band played crowd favorites “Down,” “All Mixed Up,” “Amber,” and “Homebrew,” and songs off their just released album including “What The?!,” “Stainless,” “Better Space,” and “Don’t You Worry.”
A great pair as co-headliners, Dirty Heads and 311 share common musical stylings and themes, along with the role of closer by alternating on each night of this tour. Dirty Heads kept the good vibes going with their hits “Lay Me Down,” “Vacation,” and “Dance All Night.” The packed amphitheatre was treated to the debut of new tracks “Lift Me Up,” and “Super Moon” off their upcoming seventh album set for release on August 9.
And along with sharing the tour, they share common values as well. Dirty Heads and 311 are partnering with PLUS1, a project that joins with musical artists to donate $1 from every ticket to organizations that help communities in areas of education, health care, land conservation and more.
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