One Offs

Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club was to celebrate its 30th anniversary May 30 with a show hosted by Henry Rollins that included acts with ties to the venue like its longtime DJ Bob Mould, first-ever booking The Fleshtones and first “big act,” The Psychedelic Furs …

About 55 police and park officers underwent “party patrol training” (aka, dealing with a pretend drunk crowd) in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., May 20 to prepare for any possible problems during the summer season at SPAC, according to the city’s Times-Union.

The Virgin Mobile FreeFest is set for Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., Sept. 25 …

Officials at Pittsburgh’s Mellon Arena are considering opening the 48-year-old building’s retractable roof one last time even though it was last successfully done in 1995 …

The CEO of construction company Tutor Perini Corp. says he welcomes a court fight with MGM Mirage over $490 million in construction bills for the CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip ….

A judge has reportedly decided not to prosecute Gene Simmons over an alleged altercation with two people at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles last year.