Otherwise with The 9th Planet Out and RachetJaw

Date: Apr 18, 2021

Rising rock band Otherwise will make their Five Flags Center debut on Sunday, April 18, with a concert inside the historic Five Flags Theater, presented by 97.3 The Rock. The show will be the closing stop on Otherwise's "Tiger Blood" mini-tour, and will feature special guests The 9th Planet Out and RachetJaw.

Otherwise has steadily been building its fanbase over the past decade. The Las Vegas-based quartet first began catching fans’ attention in 2012 with their major label debut album ‘True Love Never Dies.’ The disc reached #10 on the Billboard US Rock Albums chart. The album included the song “Soldiers,” which the band actually self-released before signing with a record label. The track made it to the Top 20 on both the Mainstream Rock and Active Rock singles charts and was the first-ever single by an unsigned band to reach #1 on Sirius/XM’s Octane station airplay list. “Soldiers” has also been streamed nearly 44 million times on Spotify alone.

Since then, Otherwise has seen their album ‘Peace at All Costs,’ reach #5 on the Rock Albums listing, as well as crack the Top 50 of the overall Hot 200 Albums chart. In addition, five more of their singles have reached at least the Top 30 on one of the major rock charts. The group has toured with the likes of Stone Sour and Papa Roach. They currently attract better than a half-million monthly streaming listeners on Spotify.

Since debuting just three years ago, Minnesota-based The 9th Planet Out has been making a name for itself with an aggressive touring schedule. The group, known to fans as 9PO, has packed local venues on their own in addition to opening up for acts ranging from Skillet to StaticX to Sevendust.

Tri-State Area favorites RachetJaw will open up what promises to be a big night of active rock. The group has made appearances all over the Dubuque area in recent years, including frequent stops at venues like Poopy’s and Sandy Hook Tavern and events including Summer’s Last Blast.