UPDATE FOR SDCC 2018 ATTENDEES!!! ________________________________________________ *Only 200 Raffle tickets for a chance to purchase a guitar set of 3 or set of 5 (incl. 2 variant guitars) and a commemorative gift dedicated to Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul (gift is for guitar SETS of 3 or 5 purchases only) will be given out on Wed from 6p-7p and 50 winning numbers will be drawn and posted at 8pm on Wed. Daily raffles from Thurs-Sun from 9a-11a. Only 50 tickets will be picked per day and winning numbers will be posted from 3p-6p for winners to purchase on those days. There are only 42 sets being sold per day. ONLY 1 purchase per person per day. Winning numbers who don’t show up by 6pm forfeit their chance to purchase. All remaining guitars will be open for purchase on a first come first serve basis. **************************************************** *Set of 3 guitars is $195 includes free gift. *Set of 5 guitars is $350 includes free gift. *Single guitar (not including variants) is $65 and does not include the free gift. **************************************************
*Sets are limited to 30 sets of 5 per day and 12 sets of 3 per day. *Sets available while supplies last. You snooze, you lose. So get to our booth early to check your ticket!!! Good luck and see you at the show! WMM booth #1415

From Glide Magazine:
“The NAMM show held each year in Anaheim California always brings a multitude of rock veterans to the area who end up playing at various venues across the county. The first night of this year’s show on January 25th was no exception with concerts cropping up all across the region. But the sold-out show at The Observatory in Santa Ana featured the most impressive line up of veteran rockers, coming together for the annual Dimebash. The tribute concert in honor of Darrell Lance Abbott (Dimebag), the former guitarist of Pantera, who was murdered onstage in 2004. The show benefited the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, Kitten Rescue and KYNG’s GoFundMe campaign set up to help recover stolen gear and transportation.”

Read the entire article and check out some photos here: https://glidemagazine.com/199318/annual-dimebash-santa-anas-observatory-rallies-four-hour-rock-marathon-show-reviewphotos/

Despite being largely regarded as one of the greatest guitarist in heavy metal for his contributions in Pantera, his legacy can’t help but include his larger than life personality, and as his brother and longtime drummer Vinnie Paul would say, a heart as big as Texas.

Now, more than a decade later, metal fans gather in celebration on Thursday evening to show respect for their lost icon, and to put a resounding cap on the first day of NAMM 2018. Hosted by radio personality and “natural born headbanger” Jose Mangin and held at the Observatory in Santa Ana. I could tell it was going to be a good turnout when my parking location was so far from the venue, it had me bemoaning the fact that I hadn’t yet downloaded an app on my phone for counting steps, something I should be doing every year NAMM rolls around.

Read the entire article here:
http://www.ocweekly.com/music/the-rise-of-zhavia-a-look-inside-foxs-fiercest-competitor-on-the-four-8723570

The official Dimebash afterparty, presented by Affliction, will take place at Affliction Soundstage (1799 Apollo Ct., Seal Beach, CA) with doors opening at 10:30 PM and starting at 11:00 PM. The taco metal afterparty will be 21+ and will feature Whiskeydick, Kyng and all female Pantera cover band Cowgirls From Hell. The afterparty is sponsored by Modelo, Riazul, QSC, Roland, Sirius XM Liquid Metal, Rock’d Vodka and Monster Energy, and will also be hosted by Jose Mangin. $20 Admission or $10 with Dimebash Ticket Stub. Pay at the door – no advance ticket sales.

SoCal metal fans, don’t miss this! Santa Ana’s Observatory OC (3503 S Harbor Blvd) will host a massive DIMEBASH, fueled by Monster Energy, on Thursday, January 25! The event will be hosted by Sirius XM’s Jose Mangin and sponsored by Rock’D Vodka, Dean Guitars, Affliction Clothing, Dunlop and Metal Blade Records. The event is all ages and costs only $33 at the door. Doors open at 6:00 PM and the event starts at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available via www.observatoryoc.com.

DIMEBASH will feature an unprecedented all-star jam featuring members of bands such as Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Fear Factory, Armored Saint, King’s X, Ace Frehley, Kyng, Cypress Hill, Biohazard, Powerflo, Fireball Ministry, Prong, Act Of Defiance, and more to come!