2018 – Another season has come and gone at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, Mo., which means it’s time for the 5th annual Photo Pit Gladiator portraits, #PitGladiators! This is always a fun project, an opportunity to shoot & edit outside of my ‘norm’ – portrait, candid, & action shots of the guys and […]
Sep 18, 2018 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Concert photography, gladiators, hollywood casino amphitheatre, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, Live Nation St. Louis, mosh pit, Photo Pit, Pit Gladiators, Portraits, rknphoto, Security, St. Louis Photographer | Comments Off on Photo Pit Gladiators v5
2018 – After shooting over 30 shows, 100 + bands, & thousands of edited images, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 2018 Summer Season came to a close. One last outdoor festival (Wayback Pointfest, with 311, Gym Class Heroes, P.O.D., The Toadies, Lit, Buckcherry, & more) brought it in for a landing just like the start of the […]
Sep 17, 2018 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Concert photography, Counting Crows, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, pointiest, rknphoto, St. Louis Photographer, wayback | Comments Off on September Highlights
2018 August, we rock onward! A great month of diversity represented at the shed (Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre). Whatever your musical taste desires, chances are there was a show for you! Logic, NF, Rascal Flatts, Dan + Shay, Charlie Puts, Haylee Steinfeld, Five Finger Death Punch, Anthrax, Slayer, Testament, El Monstero – Definitive Pink Floyd Tribute, […]
Sep 03, 2018 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Busch Stadium, charlie puts, concert photographer, Concert photography, Def Leppard, g easy, Journey, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, Logic, nail horan, nf, Rascal Flatts, rknphoto, rod stewart, st. louis photo | Comments Off on August 2018 Show Highlights
2018 – July in St. Louis, MO., always the busiest month at the shed (Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre). The month began with Warped Tour, then the action packed week of 7/7 – 7/14, where we pulled off a grueling 7 shows in 8 nights, featuring Evanescence, Styx, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Ke$ha, Imagine Dragons, Chris Stapleton, and […]
Sep 03, 2018 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Brent Cobb, Chris Brown, Chris Stapleton, concert photographer, Concert photography, hollywood casino amphitheatre, Imagine Dragons, Jeff Beck, Kenny Williamson, Kesha, Live Nation, Marty Stuart, music photo, Paul Rodgers, rknphoto, Rob Zombie, st. louis photography, STYX, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Warped Tour | Comments Off on July 2018 Concert Recap
The 2018 concert season is just getting warmed up! There were only a handful of shows & events I photographed, but what a fun eclectic mix, which included Shania Twain, Post Malone, Dierks Bentley, Steely Dan, the KSHE 94.7 Pigroast (Marshall Tucker Band, Poco, Dave Mason, Molly Hatchet, + more), Chicago, REO Speedwagon, and I […]
Aug 23, 2018 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: bands, charlie daniels, Chicago, Concert photography, Dierks Bentley, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, poco, post malone, reo speed wagon, rknphoto, shania twain, she 95, St. Louis Photographer, steely dan | Comments Off on June 2018 Highlights
5/4/2018 – The second stop of the eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour from U2 at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO.
May 07, 2018 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: adam clayton, bono, Concert photography, eiTour, experience, innocence, Kenny Williamson, larry mullen, Live Nation, rknphoto, Scottrade Center, the edge, U2 | Comments Off on U2 eiTour
3/8/2018 – The Eagles Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO.
May 07, 2018 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: concert, Concert photography, country rock, Eagles, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, rknphoto, The Eagles | Comments Off on The Eagles
3/14/2018 – Pink brought her Beautiful Trauma World Tour to Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO. More photos and link to gallery –
Mar 16, 2018 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Beautiful Trauma, Concert photography, Concerts, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, Pink, rknphoto, St. Louis Photographer | Comments Off on PINK
2017 – Every year I look forward to going through my images from the season at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO., and personally selecting my favorite shots. See a few of my favorites below, then click the photo to see the full Best of HCA 2017 gallery. As always, Thank You for visiting, […]
Nov 01, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Country, Rock | Tags: best of, Best of 2017, Concert photography, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, Music Photography, rknphoto, St. Louis Concert Photographer | Comments Off on Best of Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 2017
2017 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO. – Photo Pit Gladiators – I look forward to putting this collection together every year. Posed portraits, along with the Gladiators in their natural habitat, doing what they do. When it comes to event security, these guys are second to none in the business. Many I have […]
Oct 23, 2017 | Categories: Band Portraits, Concerts, Rock | Tags: concert photographer, Gladiator, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, Photo Pit Gladiators, rknphoto, Security, St. Louis Concert Photographer | Comments Off on Photo Pit Gladiators v4
2017 – Highlights from shows I shot during the month of September. Photo galleries from these shows & more, please visit http://rknphoto.zenfolio.com/f648085210
Oct 05, 2017 | Categories: Concerts | Tags: Alice Cooper, Counting Crows, Deep Purple, Goldfinger, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, Matchbox Twenty, Nita Strauss, rknphoto, Sammy Hagar, St. Louis Concert Photographer, The Circle, The Urge, Wayback Pointfest, ZZ Top | Comments Off on September Shows 2017
2017 – Highlights from shows I photographed during the month of August. All shows from Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO. Visit http://rknphoto.zenfolio.com/f648085210 to view all photos from these shows.
Oct 05, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Brent Cobb, Cheap Trick, Chris Stapleton, El monster, El Monstero, Foreigner, Green Day, Kenny Williamson, Lady Antebellum, Live Nation, rknphoto, St. Louis Concert Photographer | Comments Off on August Shows 2017
7/29/2017 – Good times with Dierks Bentley, with guests Cole Swindell, Jon Pardi, & the Bolo Boys. Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO.
Sep 21, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Country | Tags: Concert photography, Live Nation, St. Louis Music Photographer, St. Louis Photographer | Comments Off on Dierks Bentley, Cole Swindell
7/25/2017 – Nickelback ‘Feed the Machine Tour‘ with Daughtry & Shamans Harvest at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St. louis, MO.
Jul 29, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Chris Daughtry, Concert photography, Daughtry, Feed the Machine, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, Nickelback, rknphoto, Shamans Harvest, St. Louis Photographer | Comments Off on Nickelback, Chris Daughtry, Shamans Harvest
7/22/2017 – Violent Femmes with guest Ava Mendoza at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO.
Jul 29, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Ava Mendoza, Concert photography, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, rknphoto, St. Louis Photographer, Violent Femmes | Comments Off on Violent Femmes, Ava Mendoza
7/21/2017 – Jason Aldean, Chris Young, Kane Brown at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO.
Jul 29, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Country | Tags: Chris Young, Concert photography, hollywood casino amphitheatre, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, rknphoto | Comments Off on Jason Aldean, Chris Young, Kane Brown
7/8/2017 – OneRepublic, with guest Fitz & the Tantrums at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO.
Jul 29, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Concert photography, Fitz, hollywood casino amphitheatre, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, OneRepublic, rknphoto, St. Louis Photographer, Tantrums | Comments Off on OneRepublic, Fitz & the Tantrums
7/12/2017 – Iron Maiden brought their high intensity rock show to Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO., with guest Ghost.
Jul 29, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Concert photography, Ghost, heavy metal, Iron Maiden, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, rknphoto, St. Louis Photographer | Comments Off on Iron Maiden, Ghost
7/11/2017 – Third Eye Blind, with Silversun Pickups at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO.
Jul 29, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: canon, Concert photography, hollywood casino amphitheatre, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, Pickups, rknphoto, Silversun, Third Eye Blind | Comments Off on Third Eye Blind, Silversun Pickups
7/2/2017 – KSHE Real Rock Radio, hosted it’s annual ‘Pig Roast at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in St. Louis, MO., with REO Speedwagon, STYX, Don Felder, Michael Stanley Band, & Joe Dirt & the Dirty Boys.
Jul 29, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Don Felder, hollywood casino, hollywood casino amphitheatre, Joe Dirt, Kenny Williamson, KSHE, Live Nation, Michael Stanley, Pigroast, REO, REO Speedwagon, rknphoto, STYX | Comments Off on REO Speedwagon, STYX, Don Felder
7/1/2017 – Train, with guests O.A.R. & Natasha Bedingfield played at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO.
Jul 29, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: canon, Concert photography, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, Natasha Bedingfield, OAR, Pat Monahan, rknphoto, Train | Comments Off on Train, O.A.R., Natasha Bedingfield
2/19/2017 – Bon Jovi, ‘This House Is Not For Sale‘ Tour. Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO.
Apr 09, 2017 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Bon Jovi, Concert photography, House is not for Sale, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, rknphoto, Scottrade Center | Comments Off on Bon Jovi
2016 – This is the only time of the year I like to look backwards. The long hours waiting between artists, to get the opportunity to photograph 3 songs, with the intention of capturing one shot in a millisecond of the performance, that tells a story and flatters the artist with emotion, passion, spectacle, and […]
Dec 31, 2016 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: hollywood casino amphitheatre, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, Live Nation St. Louis, rknphoto | Comments Off on 2016 Review – My Favorite Captures
2016 – The 2016 edition of Pit Brothers: Photo Pit Gladiators. Every season at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO., I share pit space with these gentlemen. I have become friends with them all, and year after year I am fascinated with their professionalism, engagement with fans, sense of humor, and always being alert to safety of […]
Oct 11, 2016 | Categories: Concerts, Rock | Tags: Concerts, Gladiator, hollywood casino amphitheatre, Kenny Williamson, Live Nation, Live Nation St. Louis, rknphoto, Security, Venue | Comments Off on Photo Pit Gladiators v3