311 Celebrate 3/11 Day With Two Sold-Out Shows In Vegas

311 Mark Their Day

311 celebrated their namesake 311 DAY 2018 with two sold-out shows at PARK THEATER at MONTE CARLO in LAS VEGAS over the weekend on SATURDAY (MARCH 10th) and SUNDAY (MARCH 11th). More than 12,000 tickets were sold for the two-night event to fans from all 50 U.S. states and 17 countries worldwide. This marked the group’s 10th annual 311 DAY concert event; the band has performed a special 311 DAY show every other year since 2000. 
 
311 -- singer/guitarist NICK HEXUM, singer/DJ S.A. MARTINEZ, drummer CHAD SEXTON, bassist P-NUT and guitarist TIM MAHONEY --p layed mostly deep cuts from all eras of their 27- year-long career throughout all 12 studio albums. The group played 86 different songs across two, three-hour shows (42 songs night one, 44 songs night two). The show delivered the ultimate 311 concert experience with visuals across an 80-foot 4K LED wall, automated lighting pods, pyro, confetti cannons and more. 

 
Highlights included an emotional cover of PINK FLOYD’s “Wish You Were Here” accompanied by an In Memoriam video tribute, honoring their deceased musical heroes along with 311 fans RENEE O'NEAL and MEREDITH HITE (two dedicated 311 fans both tragically killed in separate domestic violence incidents in 2017) and PATRICK HEXUM -- the youngest brother of 311 singer NICK --who died battling an opiate addiction.

During the set, 311 stepped into a time-machine that took them back to 1990…where they played four songs from their early demo days on a theatrical stage-set modeled after the basement in NICK HEXUM's family house in OMAHA, NE, where the band originally formed and rehearsed in the early '90s. 

Commented NICK, "I’m enjoying the afterglow of 311 DAY. It was a super emotional experience to cover FLOYD’s 'Wish You Were Here,' combined with a montage of those we have lost. Performing so many songs was such a trip. I was nervous to debut 'Places That the Mind Goes' all by myself, but the crowd response was really heartwarming. Then it was fun to sneak in ‘Remember Me’ from the movie 'Coco' for my wife and kids.

The shows were webcast live via NUGS.TV and LIVE311.com, where thousands of fans tuned in to witness the two-night event. Audio downloads of 311 DAY 2018 now available at LIVE311.com.

Elsewhere, alternative stations all over the country played blocks of 311 songs and media outlets paid respect to 311’s longevity and the 311 DAY tradition.

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