Pearl Jam will kick-off an 11-date run May 3 at Sprint Center in Kansas City and eventually wrap with a pair of shows on May 20-21 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Band of Horses will open all shows except the May 20 MSG engagement, where the Black Keys will open.
Pearl Jam’s U.S. tour follows the band’s previously announced headlining appearance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation Festival on May 1.
After Kansas City, the band will visit, St. Louis (May 4), Columbus, Ohio (May 6), Noblesville, Ind. (May 7), Cleveland (May 9), Buffalo (May 10), Bristow, Va. (May 13), Hartford (May 15), Boston (May 17) and then New York. One show, slated for May 18, is listed as TBD.
Jay-Z, Smashing Pumpkins To Play Summer Sonic Fest
SOURCE: billboard.com
Jay-Z, the Smashing Pumpkins and the Offspring are among the acts confirmed for Japan’s 2010 Summer Sonic Festival.
The festival, staged in Tokyo and Osaka on Aug. 7 to 8, will also feature the Pixies, Dream Theater, Nickelback, a-ha, Sum 41, Orbital, Deadmau5, Slash, 3OH!3, 30 Seconds to Mars and Pendulum.
More acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Summer Sonic, which launched in 2000, is produced and promoted by Creativeman Productions. The capacity is around 50,000 on each site.
The Eagles, Dixie Chicks, Keith Urban Plan Summer Run
SOURCE: billboard.com
The Eagles will team up with the Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban for a run of North American stadium shows promoted by Live Nation. The tour begins June 8 in Toronto; while only eight dates are being announced, it is possible that more may be added. Urban appears on five of the eight shows.
The tour will feature all-in ticket pricing, which incorporates various service fees into the overall ticket price, thus eliminating unpopular add-on fees.
The Eagles are one of the highest-grossing touring bands in history and this will be the first Dixie Chicks tour since 2006.
An American Express pre-sale begins March 22, with sales to the general public beginning a week later.
Tour Dates
June 8: *Toronto, ON (Rogers Centre)
June 10: East Rutherford, NJ (New Meadowlands Stadium)
June 12: Boston (Gillette Stadium)
June 14: Philadelphia (Citizens Bank Ball Park)
June 15: Washington, DC (Nationals Park)
June 19: Chicago (Soldier Field)
June 22: *Winnipeg, MB (Canad Inns Stadium)
June 12: *St. Louis (Busch Stadium0
Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas To Kick Off World Cup
SOURCE: billboard.com
Black Eyed Peas, John Legend and Alicia Keys will be joined by a host of South American and African music stars for the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert.
Other acts include Colombian superstars Juanes and Shakira, Mali’s acclaimed duo Amadou & Mariam, desert blue’s outfit Tinariwen, Malian singer and guitarist Vieux Farka Touré, and Benin’s Angelique Kidjo.
So far, host country South Africa has three acts in the line-up: rock acts BLK JKS and the Parlotones, and folk singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela. It is the first time the tournament has been staged in Africa.
The concert takes place June 10 at the newly-renovated Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg’s Soweto township on the day before the 2010 tournament gets underway. It’s the first time FIFA has staged a multi-artist “kick-off” concert of this nature, with more acts expected to be added to the line-up in the coming weeks.
Local broadcast support for the event comes from three Joburg-based independent regional radio stations Kaya-FM, Talk Radio 702 and 94.7 Highveld Stereo. Organizers have also confirmed the concert will be televised globally although have yet to announce international TV and radio broadcast partners.
In a press statement, former South African football international and Leeds United player Lucas Radebe said, “Music and Sports are the lifeblood of African culture, so to combine those in this historic event will be a true celebration of African Culture.” Radebe will be one of the past and present football legends who will join the international and African music acts on stage at the event.
The FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert is executive-produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Kevin Wall and his company Control Room, in partnership with local promoter, Showtime Entertainment.
Kevin Wall, founder of Control Room, commented: “We believe sports and music transcend cultural, language and geographic barriers… Control Room will present the sights and sounds of unity and celebration for an unforgettable, must-see experience.”
Tickets priced from 450 rand ($62) to 1,150 rand ($158) went on sale today (March 17). The capacity of the stadium is 40,000.
The last FIFA World Cup in Germany in 2006 attracted a global cumulative television audience of 26.29 billion for the tournament, according to FIFA.
Phish returns to the stage this June for an extensive two-leg Summer Tour, kicking off June 11th in Chicago and wrapping with a two-night stand at Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY in August. Stops along the way include a return to SPAC, Hartford, Merriweather, and Alpine Valley.. The ticketing request period is currently underway and will end Friday, March 26th at 11:59pm Eastern Time.www.phish.com.click here.
The first-leg of the tour ends with a Fourth of July performance just outside of Atlanta, GA. After a short break, the band will pick the tour back up on the West Coast with a three-night stop at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA followed by a return to Telluride, CO for the first time since 1991.
Tickets go on sale to the public beginning Friday, April 2nd at 10am ET, followed by more public onsales on Saturday, April 3rd. For complete ticketing info (and there’s lots of it), check out
To view the official announcement video
PHISH 2010 SUMMER TOURDATES
06/11 – Toyota Park, Chicago, IL
06/12 – Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
06/13 – Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
06/15 – nTelos Pavilion, Portsmouth, VA
06/17 – Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT
06/18 – Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT
06/19 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
06/20 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
06/22 – Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
06/24 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
06/25 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
06/26 – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
06/27 – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
06/29 – CMAC Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua, NY
07/01 – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC
07/02 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
07/03 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA
07/04 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA
08/05 – The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
08/06 – The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
08/07 – The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
08/09 – Telluride Town Park, Telluride, CO
08/10 – Telluride Town Park, Telluride, CO
08/12 – Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
08/13 – Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
08/14 – Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
08/15 – Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
08/17 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY
08/18 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY
International Pop Superstar Lady Gaga Announces 2010 North American Tour
Virgin Mobile Presents THE MONSTER BALL TOUR STARRING LADY GAGA
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Tickets Go On Sale Beginning March 19th.
NOTE:There will be presales for many, if not all shows beginning Tuesday the 16th. I will post presale passwords, links and presale times as I get them HERE under the LADY GAGA TAG.
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LOS ANGELES, March 15 /source: PRNewswire/ — (thanks TK for the heads up)
Lady Gaga, TICKETS one of the most exciting and innovative new artists in recent history, has announced her highly anticipated return to North America on the heels of her sold-out European tour. The 2010 North American leg of The Monster Ball Tour, presented by Virgin Mobile, will begin on June 28th at Montreal’s Bell Centre, taking her spectacular show to 31 top arenas and a host of new cities in the U.S. and Canada throughout the summer and fall.
In keeping with Lady Gaga’s flair for the theatrical, as well as her innovative and creative spirit, the second leg of the tour promises to push the limits of the live concert experience, bringing fans a spectacle even more eye-popping than what they experienced during the thrilling first leg of The Monster Ball.
“It’s still called Monster Ball, but it’s more of a musical and less of a concert,” Lady Gaga said in a February interview with KIIS-FM’s Ryan Seacrest. “It has a New York theme, it’s a story, and the story is that me and my friends are in New York and we’re going to the Monster Ball, and we get lost.”
Critics around the world raved about the first leg of The Monster Ball Tour, which Gaga described as “the first-ever pop-electro opera.” The Sun called it “breathtaking stuff” and “the best live show you will see this year,” while London’s Independent wrote: “Gaga’s got it, which is why, right now, the whole pop world wants to take a ride on her disco stick.” Writing about her show at Radio City Music Hall, the New York Times noted that “her Monster Ball tour always provided something worth a snapshot: a sci-fi tableau, perhaps, or a skimpy, glittery costume. The more her image gets around, the better Lady Gaga does.”
Live Nation Global Touring is the International tour promoter and producer for The Monster Ball under the direction of Arthur Fogel, CEO Global Touring and Chairman – Global Music Live Nation who said: “Lady Gaga has set out to revolutionize pop music and with her new production she continues to do exactly that. We’re thrilled to take The Monster Ball to fans around the world.”
Lady Gaga is touring in support of The Fame Monster, which was released on November 18th, 2009, by Streamline/Konlive/Cherrytree/Interscope. The album is the follow-up to 2008’s Grammy Award-winning album The Fame, which spawned the No. 1 singles “Just Dance” and “Poker Face.” Combined, The Fame and The Fame Monster have sold 10 million albums worldwide, while Lady Gaga’s five singles, “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “Lovegame,” “Paparazzi,” and “Bad Romance,” have sold more than 30 million singles worldwide. The video for “Bad Romance” has racked up more than 125 million online views. Lady Gaga recently premiered the video for her new single “Telephone,” featuring Beyonce, on the E! television network and entertainment website VEVO.
Tickets (general admission floors and reserved seating in the stands) for The Monster Ball go on sale in select markets including New York, Vancouver, Toronto, San Jose, Los Angeles, and Boston beginning March 19th.
Virgin Mobile customers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, March 16th at 10am local time. ”We are excited to take our partnership with Lady Gaga and The Monster Ball Tour to another level,” said Bob Stohrer, VP of Marketing for Virgin Mobile USA. “We’ll also build on our partnership around combating youth homelessness and continue to enhance the tour experience for fans and our customers.” For details visit www.virginmobileusa.com.
Citi® cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, March 16th at 10am local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.ladygaga.com
Virgin Mobile Presents
THE MONSTER BALL TOUR
STARRING LADY GAGA
with special guests
June 28
Montreal, QC
Bell Centre
On sale TBA
July 01
Boston, MA
TD Garden
On sale March 22
July 04
Atlantic City, NJ
Boardwalk Hall
On sale TBA
July 06
New York, NY
Madison Square Garden
On sale March 19
July 11
Toronto, ON
Air Canada Centre
On sale March 19
July 14
Cleveland, OH
Quicken Loans Arena
On sale TBA
July 15
Indianapolis, IN
Conseco Fieldhouse
On sale TBA
July 17
St. Louis, MO
Scottrade Center
On sale TBA
July 20
Oklahoma City, OK
Ford Center
On sale TBA
July 22
Dallas, TX
American Airlines Center
On sale TBA
July 25
Houston, TX
Toyota Center
On sale TBA
July 28
Denver, CO
Pepsi Center
On sale TBA
July 31
Phoenix, AZ
US Airways Center
On sale TBA
August 03
Kansas City, MO
Sprint Center
On sale TBA
August 11
Los Angeles, CA
Staples Center
On sale March 20
August 13
Las Vegas, NV
MGM Grand
On sale TBA
August 16
San Jose, CA
HP Pavilion
On sale March 19
August 19
Portland, OR
Rose Garden
On sale TBA
August 21
Tacoma, WA
Tacoma Dome
On sale TBA
August 23
Vancouver, BC
General Motors Place
On sale March 19
August 26
Edmonton, AB
Rexall Place
On sale TBA
August 30
St. Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center
On sale TBA
Sept. 01
Milwaukee, WI
Bradley Center
On sale TBA
Sept. 04
Detroit, MI
The Palace Of Auburn Hills
On sale TBA
Sept. 05
Pittsburgh, PA
Consol Energy Center
On sale TBA
Sept. 07
Washington, DC
Verizon Center
On sale TBA
Sept. 08
Charlottesville, VA
John Paul Jones Arena
On sale TBA
Sept. 14
Philadelphia, PA
Wachovia Center
On sale TBA
Sept. 16
Hartford, CT
XL Center
On sale TBA
Sept. 18
Charlotte, NC
Time Warner Cable Arena
On sale TBA
Sept. 19
Raleigh, NC
RBC Center
On sale TBA
Additional cities, venues and on-sale information to be announced. Itinerary subject to change.
Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum join Brooks & Dunn’s farewell
Source: livedaily.com
Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum are among the recently confirmed artists scheduled to perform at the television taping of “ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn [ tickets ] – The Last Rodeo.” The all-star concert special, which will be taped April 19 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, also will feature performances by Jennifer Hudson, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Taylor Swift and Sugarland, according to a press release.
They join previously announced performers including Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban.
During the tribute concert, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will receive the Academy of Country Music’s Milestone Award in recognition of their 20-year record-breaking career.
The all-star concert, which will air on CBS May 23, will tape the day after the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The awards show will air live on CBS.
Kings of Leon fans will soon have a new way to experience the group’s songs. Tapulous, the game maker responsible for the wildly successful Tap Tap Revenge iPhone game app, has enlisted the band as the newest addition to its roster. “Kings of Leon Revenge,” a new version of the popular game series, will feature playable versions of ten of the band’s biggest hits, including “Use Somebody,” “Notion” and “Sex on Fire.”
The game, based on the Tap Tap Revenge model, including a Bluetooth enabled Battles Mode which will allow fans to go head to head on the band’s tracks. The premium version of the game also features a private Kings of Leon chatroom accessible only through the app.
The Kings of Leon Revenge app sells for $4.99, and is available from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch.
Kings of Leon are set to headline the Bonnaroo Music Festival in June, its only scheduled U.S. gig in 2010. The band is expected to start recording a new album sometime this year.
Kings of Leon Revenge includes the following ten songs:
“Use Somebody”
“Sex On Fire”
“The Bucket”
“Crawl”
“Be Somebody”
“McFearless”
“Notion”
“On Call”
“Black Thumbnail”
“True Love Way”
Pearl Jam Announce May U.S. Tour Capped By Two MSG Gigs
3/11/10, 1:33 pm EST
source: rollingstone.com
If you want presale tickets, you better join the PJ fanclub soon. The last time Pearl Jam TICKETS toured, they didn’t let you join at the last minute. Only fanclub members that had joined the fanclub before a certain point could have access to presale passwords. In addition, fanclub tickets may be willcall only or paperless.
Check back on this getpresales post or the getpresales home page to get more ticketing and presale password information.
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Missed Pearl Jam live during the band’s run of Backspacer tour dates last year? Eddie Vedder and company are giving you another chance to see their legendary live show in action with a month-long slate of U.S. shows that kick off in May. The trek launches at New Orleans’ Jazz Festival on May 1st and moves its way northeast, culminating with two shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden on May 20th and 21st.
Pearl Jam in posters: an illustrated guide to the band’s tour art.
Band of Horses have been enlisted to serve as Pearl Jam’s opening act on the trek, with the Black Keys subbing in for the May 20th MSG show. Tickets go on sale to Pearl Jam’s Ten Club members on March 15th, with a public on-sale to follow on March 19th. As evidenced by last year’s tour and the group’s legendary Halloween night show in Philadelphia, Pearl Jam mix up their set lists every night and the 2009 jaunt yielded live performances of nearly every song in the PJ catalog, so don’t miss them this time around. For more info, check out Pearl Jam’s official site.
And if you’re bummed out that Pearl Jam isn’t visiting your half of the U.S., at least you can watch them perform on Saturday Night Live this weekend.
Pearl Jam
May 1 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz Festival
May 3 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
May 4 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
May 6 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
May 7 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
May 9 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
May 10 – Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
May 13 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
May 15 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center
May 17 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
May 18 – TBD @ TBD
May 20 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
May 21 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
For the third time in the last month, the Eagles [ tickets ] have confirmed additional stops for their forthcoming North American run behind “Long Road Out of Eden.”
The outing kicks off with the band’s Hollywood Bowl debut over the course of three nights (4/16-4/17, 4/20). Since last check, a trio of late-May shows have been added to the end of the trek: May 20 in Denver, May 22 in Ontario, CA, and May 23 in San Diego. The full schedule is shown at right.
Tickets for most shows are available now via Ticketmaster, while the May 22 Ontario performance goes on sale March 15.
The iconic rockers continue supporting 2007’s “Long Road Out of Eden,” the band’s first new studio album since 1979’s “The Long Run.” The set debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart after posting first-week sales of 711,000 copies, and went on to become 2007’s top-selling album by a group, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
“Long Road Out of Eden” also earned the group Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “How Long” in 2008, and Best Pop Instrumental Performance for “I Dreamed There Was No War” in 2009.
In late 2007, frontman Don Henley gave a rare interview to CNN, during which he suggested the award-winning effort could be the band’s last.
“This is probably the last Eagles album that we’ll ever make. So we decided to just say whatever we felt like saying. And let the chips fall where they may.
“I can’t sit here and tell you for certain that there will never be another Eagles album, but we got 20 songs on this album. You know, we got a lot of things off our chest, so to speak.”
Kelly Clarkson, Dixie Chicks (2 of them), The Bangles, The Go-Go’s, Martina McBride and More Added to Lilith Tour.
source: kellyclarkson.com
The 2010 Lilith Tour announce Kelly will join the lineup for 11 dates. Other newly added artists include: The Bangles, The Go-Go’s, Courtyard Hounds (Emily Robison and Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks), Martina McBride, Suzanne Vega, Anjulie, Anya Marina, Jesca Hoop, Kate Miller-Heidke, Lucy Schwartz, Miranda Lee Richards, Nikki Jean and The Rescues. Actual tour dates have not yet been announced, CHECK BACK
3/14 UPDATE:Lilith Fair announces first two “hard dates”. Lilith fair will roll into the Gorge in Quincy WA on July 3rd. Then the First Midwest Bank Amph in Chicago hosts Lilith Fair on July 17. Keep checking back for more dates and onsale/presale times.
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Full list of artists announced so far:
A Fine Frenzy, Anjulie, Ann Atomic, Anya Marina, Ash Koley, The Bangles, Beth Orton, Brandi Carlile, Butterfly Boucher, Cat Power, Ceci Bastida, Chairlift, Chantal Kreviazuk, Colbie Caillat, Corinne Bailey Rae, Courtyard Hounds, Donna Delory, Elizaveta, Emmylou Harris, Erin McCarley, Erykah Badu, Frazey Ford, The Go-Go’s, Gossip, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, Heart, Ima, Indigo Girls, Ingrid Michaelson, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Knapp, Jesca Hoop, Jill Hennessy, Jill Scott, Julia Othmer, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kate Nash Katzenjammer, Kelly Clarkson, Ke$ha, La Roux, Lights, Lissie, Loretta Lynn, Lucy Schwartz, Marina & The Diamonds, Martina McBride, Mary J. Blige, Meaghan Smith, Melissa McClelland, Metric, Miranda Lambert, Miranda Lee Richards, Missy Higgins, Nikki Jean, Nneka, Norah Jones, Priscilla Renea, The Rescues, Rosie Thomas, Sara Bareilles, Sarah McLachlan, Serena Ryder, Sheryl Crow, Sia, Sugarland, Susan Justice, Suzanne Vega, Tara MacLean, Tegan and Sara, Toby Lightman, Vedera, Vita Chambers, The Submarines, The Weepies, Ximena Sarinana, Zee Avi
Full list of cities revealed so far:
Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Edmonton, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, London, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Montreal, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, DC and West Palm Beach.
ABC is the official media sponsor of The 2010 Lilith Tour. The Lilith Tour will be strongly represented across ABC television shows and online at ABC.com via the ABC Music Lounge. This includes but is not limited to Lilith artists and the touring festival itself being worked into various ABC programs, as well as the ABC Music Lounge physically joining the tour for the long haul, bringing exclusive coverage and behind-the-scenes action to viewers across the country at ABC.com.
Stay tuned for information regarding tour dates and ticket on-sales in the coming weeks!
Black Eyed Peas Coming Back to Boston, NY/NJ, Toronto, and Chicago Areas and more.
Perez Hilton may have gotten the scoop on the Paul McCartney shows in Hollywood, but I GOT THE BEP’s!! So go eat that one Perez…LOL
The BEP are swinging back around to a few cities in late July-August 2010.
As you may or may not know, about 80% of my info that is nowhere else on the internet turns out to be true. You decide whether that’s good or bad.
Anyway, it seems that when the BEP get back from a trip to Europe they will be headed back to Boston, Toronto, NY/NJ, and the Chicago area.
The details of the presales are a little sketchy, but they may have a fanclub and a regular presale this week. I will have both passwords should that happen.
UPDATE:
I have confirmed the Prudential Center will have at least one presale on March 12. They may have one before the 12th also. This means the other locations will have a presale on the 12th as well. Check back here tomorrow and Wed to see if there will be a Wednesday presale. I will post passwords about 24 hours before the first presale starts. UPDATE: On March 9th (one day after this post) AEG confirmed my information and added more dates to the Summer North American run. The presale details for the entire summer are still not straight, but keep Checking back. SEE BELOW FOR DATES AND PRESALES.
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Here are the summer North American dates announced so far..
July 27
Toronto, ON
Air Canada Centre presale over
July 28
Toronto, ON
Air Canada Centre presale over
July 31
Montreal, QB
Bell Centre – presale 3.19 (check back for details)
August 1
Ottawa, ON
Scotiabank PlacePresale starts: 3/18 (see password below)
August 3
Boston, MA
TD Garden presale over
August 4
Newark, NJ
Prudential Center presale over
August 6
Hartford, CT
XL Center presale 3.19 (check back for details)
August 7
Atlantic City, NJ
Boardwalk Hall presale 3.19 (check back for details)
August 10
Baltimore, MD
1st Mariner Arena presale 3.19 (check back for details)
August 11
Buffalo, NY
HSBC Arena presale: to be announced
August 13
Chicago, IL
Allstate Arena presale 3.19 (check back for details)
August 14
St. Louis
Scottrade Center presale 3.19 (check back for details)
August 18
Winnipeg, MB
MTS Centre presale starts: 3/19 (see password below)
August 20
Saskatoon, SK
Credit Union Centre presale starts: 3/19 (see password below)
August 22
Calgary, AB
Pengrowth Saddledome presale starts: 3/19 (see password below)
August 23
Edmonton, AB
Rexall Place presale 3.19 (check back for details)
Here are the passwords and links for presales happening this week. Check back for updated info and additional dates..
More presales this week to be added here soon….
THE BLACK EYED PEAS
Scotiabank Place Ottawa ON
Sunday, August 1, 2010
presale starts: THUR 3/18 at 10am
password=CANIBABEP Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS .
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MTS Centre Winnipeg, MB
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 07:30 PM
presale starts: fri 3/19 at 10am
password=CANIBABEP Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS .
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Credit Union Centre Saskatoon, SK Fri, Aug 20, 2010 07:30 PM
presale starts: fri 3/19 at 10am
password=CANIBABEP Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS .
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Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary, AB
Sun, Aug 22, 2010 07:30 PM
presale starts: fri 3/19 at 10am
password=CANIBABEP Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS .
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Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert top ACM noms
SOURCE: livedaily.com
Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert lead the pack with the most nominations for the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which takes place next month in Las Vegas.
Country trio Lady Antebellum dominates the categories with seven nominations, including Album of the Year and Top Vocal Group. Lambert and Underwood, the latter of whom is the reigning Entertainer of the Year, trail with six nods each. The two are going head to head for Top Female Vocalist of the Year. If Underwood wins Entertainer of the Year again, she will become the first female in Academy history to take home two trophies in the category.
Taylor Swift is nominated for five awards, while Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley are both in the running for four trophies each.
The complete list of nominees is shown below.
The awards ceremony, which will be hosted by country icon Reba McEntire, will air live on the CBS Television Network from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 18, according to a press release. It will be McEntire’s 12th time at the helm of the annual awards presentation.
The evening’s presenters and performers will be announced soon, according to the event’s website.
Fans are asked to vote in three categories: Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo–and can cast online ballots now through March 12 at VoteACM.com. The winners from each category will be revealed March 23, after which they move on to compete for Top New Artist.
Fans can vote for Top New Artist and Entertainer of the Year from April 1-18.
In addition to the awards show, the Academy will put on an all-star benefit concert special called “ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn – The Last Rodeo.” The event, which will include a performance by McEntire, will be taped April 19 to air at a later date on CBS.
During the concert special, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will receive the Academy’s Milestone Award in recognition of their 20-year record-breaking career; the duo holds the record for the most wins in the Academy’s history with 26 awards in total, including three Entertainer of the Year Awards.
Joining Brooks & Dunn and McEntire at the concert taping will be Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and others to be announced soon.
Proceeds from The Last Rodeo will benefit ACM Lifting Lives, the charitable arm of the ACM.
Nominees for the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards:
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Zac Brown Band
Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack
Top Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Randy Rogers Band
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Top new Solo Vocalist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Jamey Johnson
Chris Young
Top New Vocal Duo of the Year
Bomshel
Joey + Rory
Steel Magnolia
Top New Vocal Group of the Year
Eli Young Band
Gloriana
The Lost Trailers
Album of the Year
Brad Paisley, “American Saturday Night”
Lady Antebellum, “Lady Antibellum”
Carrie Underwood, “Play On”
Miranda Lambert, “Revolution”
Zac Brown Band, “The Foundation”
Single Record of the Year
Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
Billy Currington, “People Are Crazy”
David Nail, “Red Light”
Zac Brown Band, “Toes”
Miranda Lambert, “White Liar”
Song of the Year
Carrie Underwood, “Cowboy Casanova”
Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
Billy Currington, “People Are Crazy”
Miranda Lambert, “White Liar”
Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”
Video of the Year
Randy Houser, “Boots On”
Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
Brad Paisley, “Welcome to the Future”
Miranda Lambert, “White Liar”
Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”
Vocal Event of the Year
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins, “Hillbilly Bone”
Brooks & Dunn featuring Billy Gibbons, “Honky Tonk Stomp”
Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis, “I Told You So”
Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews, “I’m Alive”
Jack Ingram featuring Patty Griffin, “Seeing Stars”
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Wiseguy Tickets is accused of online hack to buy millions of tickets for resale
By Star-Ledger Staff
March 01, 2010, 9:55PM
Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerJoel Stevenson (right) comes out of the Federal Courthouse in Newark with his attorney John Yauck (left). Stevenson and three others who are part of Wiseguy Tickets Inc. have been indicted for allegedly defrauding and hacking ticket vendors.
Fans have long suspected the game was rigged against them when it came to buying the best seats to big concerts and ball games. They just didn’t know how. Tickets to Yankees playoff games, the Rose Bowl and rock concerts vanished within seconds of going on sale only to turn up on websites like StubHub and eBay, where fans must pay double or triple the original value.
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Newark unveiled a 43-count indictment today that said, basically, the fans were right all along.
The document outlines a massive ticket-buying conspiracy run by four computer savvy officials of a Nevada company, Wiseguy Tickets Inc. Using software to create an army of online drones, the firm allegedly muscled out legions of fans trying to buy tickets for shows including Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and Miley Cyrus. It all happened at lightning speed. And it brought millions in profit to Wiseguys, authorities said.
“These defendants tried to put themselves at the head of the line to get as many premium seats as possible,” U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said.
Entertainment industry officials said they were astounded by the scope and audacity of the alleged fraud. Between 2002 and 2009, Wiseguys sold more than 1.5 million tickets nationwide, earning upwards of $25 million in profits, authorities said. The venues stretched from East Rutherford to Los Angeles. And the tickets were always for the best seats in the house: including Broadway productions of “The Producers” and “Wicked,” and tapings of the television show “Dancing with the Stars.”
For fans, it meant having to pay handsomely for good seats, authorities said. Wiseguys allegedly sold their tickets at a steep mark-up to brokers, who in turn sold them at an even steeper price to fans, according to the 60-page indictment. “Ultimately, we think this crime was committed out of greed,” said Erez Liebermann, an assistant U.S. attorney.
A lawyer for one of the men, Wiseguys founder and co-owner Kenneth Lowson, said the company offered a service that is the modern-day equivalent of sleeping out all night outside box offices to buy tickets for a hot concert. “And the feds have decided to criminalize that,” said the attorney, Mark Rush.
View full sizeToday’s indictment follows a series of state and federal investigations sparked, in part, by frustrated fans. U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) has introduced legislation to tighten regulations for online ticket sales and said he was pleased that Wiseguys was charged. But the congressman said he doubted the firm acted alone. “There’s a much bigger conspiracy here.” Pascrell said. “The regular fan doesn’t have a chance.”
Fans have long blamed Ticketmaster — now called Live Nation Entertainment — for online ticket-buying headaches. But Fishman today said the company had logged formal legal complaints about Wiseguys’ tactics and was essentially a victim of the alleged scheme. Company officials did not return calls seeking comment.
To execute their alleged scheme, authorities say Wiseguys cracked the security systems that ticket sellers use to block online attacks. The backbone of those systems is often a series of misshapen letters and numbers that ticket buyers must retype before making a purchase. Those distorted characters — called “captchas” — essentially force attackers to decipher images readable by humans, but supposedly not computers.
But with help from a computer programmer in Bulgaria, Wiseguys created a far-flung computer network that could read and retype those squiggly letters, authorities said. The instant tickets went on sale, Wiseguys flooded the websites of Ticketmaster and other companies with automated programs that impersonated individual buyers and scooped up every good seat faster than the click of a mouse, authorities said.
Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerKristofer Kirsch (left) comes out of the federal courthouse in Newark with his attorney John P. McDonald. Kirsch and three others have been indicted for allegedly defrauding and hacking ticket vendors.For a July 2008 Bruce Springsteen show at Giants Stadium, Wiseguys managed to land half of the 440 floor tickets closest to the stage.
To make it appear the tickets were bought by individual fans — and not en-mass by a middleman — Wiseguys tried to amass 100,000 Internet addresses and hundreds of fake emails. They also collected reams of credit card numbers from brokers that later sold the tickets to fans. Fishman declined to say today whether those brokers would face charges, too.
Three of the four California men named in the indictment surrendered to the FBI today. Lowson was ordered held by U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Shipp pending a bail hearing. His partner, Kristofer Kirsch, 37, was released on $1 million bail. An employee Joel Stevenson, 37, was released on $500,000 bail.
Lawyers for the men said they would plead not guilty at an arraignment later this week. They are charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and computer crimes. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison, said Seth Kosto, an assistant U.S. attorney. A fourth man, Faisal Nahdi, 36, is in Indonesia and expected to surrendered, authorities said.
“The allegations in this indictment represent a scheme orchestrated through technology to cheat the public and circumvent fair business practices in the entertainment industry,” said Edward Kahrer, an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s Newark office
Maxwell & Jill Scott Join Forces For U.S. Arena Tour
source: billboard.com
Grammy-winning singers Maxwell TICKETS and Jill Scott will embark on an arena tour starting in Cleveland on May 21. Announced today (Feb. 26), the tour will bring the neo-soul artists to 20 cities including New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Washington DC, with more dates to be announced through June.
Maxwell, fresh from the Grammys with the trophies for Best R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (for his album “BLACKsummers’night” and single “Pretty Wings,” respectively) is hitting the road for the first time since his fall 2008 tour with rapper Common. Jill Scott, meanwhile, had been busy with her acting career; She played the lead role of detective Precious Ramotswe in the first season of the BBC/HBO miniseries “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.” Her new album “The Light Of The Sun” is expected to be released this summer.
Date and venue information for the LiveNation / Haymon Events tour will be released shortly. Currently, the tour is scheduled to stop in Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York.
We are excited to announce that Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will mount an extensive TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA this summer and also release their first studio album in eight years, Mojo, this spring.
The tour begins May 6 in Raleigh, NC and will take the band throughout the US and Canada all summer long. Special guests on the tour will include a mix of appearances by My Morning Jacket, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top, and Drive-By Truckers.
Tickets for many of the shows go onsale to the public Monday March 8. Highway Companions Club presales will begin on Wednesday March 3.
Mojo is Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ twelfth studio album and is the sound of a band making some of its most exhilarating music, over thirty years into their career.
Every online ticket purchased to the tour comes with an MP3 download copy of Mojo, delivered via email on the album’s release date, scheduled for this spring.
Upon purchasing their ticket to the tour fans will receive an email with codes entitling them to download two tracks from Mojo right away. The tracks are “First Flash Of Freedom” and “Good Enough.”
“Good Enough” is currently streaming exclusively on TomPetty.com. Click here to listen.
Plus, fans who purchase tickets online and download Mojo will also receive 8 tracks recorded during the 2010 Tour to be delivered after the tour. Members of the Highway Companions Club will receive an additional 6 live tracks for a total of 14 at the end of the tour.
Hot-off-the-heels of announcing the first two concerts of Paul McCartney’s forthcoming ‘Up and Coming Tour’ (Glendale AZ on 28th March and Hollywood CA on 30th March), the rumour mill has gone into overdrive predicting where Macca and his band will turn up next.
The speculation ends today with the announcement of two shows that are set to be his hottest of the year. The first is at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami on the 3rd of April; the only Florida appearance of the tour, the April 3 gig is also Paul’s first show in Miami since he launched his massive 2005 ‘US Tour’ at Miami’s American Airlines Arena five years ago. On April 5th Paul will play his first ever show in Puerto Rico.
The Miami show will go on sale Monday March 8th at 10am, the on-sale date for Puerto Rico will be announced soon. Stay tuned for presales.
These new dates are in keeping with Paul’s huge headline making concerts over the last few years, where the world’s biggest rock star has played to millions of people across the globe. These concerts have taken Paul to places he’s never been before, unique settings, venues and locations, and these new dates are no exception.
More live shows to be announced soon. Keep checking in here!
Up and Coming Tour
Dates so far:
Sunday 28th March Jobing.com Arena, Glendale AZ
Tuesday 30th March Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA
Wednesday 31st March Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA
Saturday 3rd April Sun Life Stadium, Miami FL
Monday 5th April Coliseo De Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
source: famemagazine.co.uk Live Nation announced today that Sting, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, will embark on a world tour this summer. The tour will find Sting performing his most celebrated songs re-imagined for symphonic arrangement.
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will be conducted by Maestro Steven Mercurio (Pavarotti, Bocelli). Drawing from a diverse and illustrious career that has produced numerous multi-platinum albums, a staggering list of number one songs, countless accolades and worldwide record sales of nearly 100 million, Sting’s greatest hits will be reinterpreted with brand new orchestrations created especially for this tour.
Selections will include fan-favorites such as “Roxanne,” “Next To You,” “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” and “Every Breath You Take,” to notable songs from Sting’s enduring solo career – “Englishman in New York,” “Fragile,” “Russians,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You,” “Fields of Gold,” and “Desert Rose.”
These are the presales announced so far
Sting with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO Wed, Jun 9, 2010 08:00 PM
presale starts: Mon 3/1 at 10am mt password=8002973333 (must use amex card to purchase) Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS .
. Sting with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl Hollywood, CA
Tue, Jun 15, 2010 08:00 PM
presale starts: Mon 3/1 at 10am pt password=8002973333 (must use amex card to purchase) Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS .
. Sting with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
The Centre In Vancouver for Performing Arts Vancouver, BC Wed, Jun 2, 2010 08:00 PM
sting.com presale starts 3/5—see below Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS .
. Sting Featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
July 17 – 18, 2010
Ravinia Festival @ Ravinia Park, Chicago IL
Onsale April 22, 2010 (donor presale starts: March Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS for JULY 17 Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS for JULY 18 .
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source: sting.com
We are pleased to announce that Sting.com fan club members will soon have the opportunity to participate in presales for the following concerts:
-June 2, 2010: Centre For Performing Arts in Vancouver, BC (presale starts Friday, March 5 at 10:00 AM PST and ends Sunday, March 7 at 5:00 PM PST; public onsale starts Monday, March 8 at 10:00 AM PST)
-June 9, 2010: Red Rocks in Denver, CO (presale starts Friday, March 5 at 10:00 AM MST and ends Sunday, March 7 at 5:00 PM MST; public onsale starts Monday, March 8 at 10:00 AM MST)
-June 15, 2010: Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA (presale starts Friday, March 5 at 10:00 AM PST and ends Sunday, March 7 at 5:00 PM PST; public onsale starts Monday, March 8 at 10:00 AM PST)
Please note these presales will be available exclusively to Legacy fan club members for the first hour of the presale window. One hour after the presales have started, the presales will open to the rest of the fan club. Fan club members are allowed to purchase up to 4 fan club tickets per show. Ticket quantities may vary based on availability. Please carefully read theinstructions for fan club ticket presales. Need help? Please visit ourFAQ section.
Please note that American Express(r) cardholders will also be offered their own presales throughout the tour which will usually take place before the Sting.com presales have started. However, fan club members should not be concerned, as we have secured excellent seats for each concert. American Express(r) cardmembers will also have the exclusive opportunity to purchase advance tickets for the performances in Denver and Los Angeles from Monday, March 1st at 10am (local time) through Sunday, March 7th at 10pm (local time).
Sixteen Additional North American Dates Added to the “Troubadour Reunion” Tour.
Due to an overwhelming response by fans, resulting in sold-out shows in many cities, Carole King and James TaylorTICKETShave added sixteen new dates to their “Troubadour Reunion” tour. Your opportunity to purchase advanced Best Seatstickets for some of these concerts will begin the morning of Thursday, February 25th at 10 am local time. Click on “advanced best seats” to purchase through the caroleking.com website. Keep checking back for Ticketmaster presales.
May 18, 2010 Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA
Jun 22, 2010 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
Jun 23, 2010 Verizon Center Washington, DC
Jun 25, 2010 Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Jun 26, 2010 Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA
Jun 28, 2010 Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Wilkes-Barre, PA
Jun 30, 2010 Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Jul 07, 2010 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
Jul 09, 2010 United Center Chicago, IL
Jul 10, 2010 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
Jul 12, 2010 Sun Valley Center for the Arts Sun Valley, ID
Jul 14, 2010 Pepsi Center Denver, CO
Jul 15, 2010 Energy Solutions Arena Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 17, 2010 MGM Grand Las Vegas, NV
Jul 19, 2010 Oracle Arena Oakland, CA
Jul 20, 2010 Honda Center Anaheim, CA
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presale passwords announced so far
Carole King / James Taylor – Troubadour Reunion
Verizon Center Washington, DC
June 23, 2010 (2nd show! – this is not for the June 8 show)
password=8002973333 (must use amex card to purchase) Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS .
. Carole King / James Taylor – Troubadour Reunion
July 7, 2010
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland OH
Presale Starts 3/1 at 10am
password=8002973333 Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS .
. Carole King / James Taylor – Troubadour Reunion
Jun 28, 2010
Mohegan Sun Arena Wilkes-Barre, PA Presale Starts 3/1 at 10am
password=8002973333 Click Here To BROWSE/BUY TICKETS .
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Currently supporting Killswitch Engage on the road, The Devil Wears Prada [ tickets ] is vowing to change up the set list a bit from its previous jaunt.
“We are trying to mix it up because we just did the ‘Napalm and Noise Tour,’” said lead singer Mike Hranica via telephone from an Ohio Walmart where he was stocking up on goods for the tour. “It didn’t go to the same cities as this Killswitch tour. We want it to be a little different than that.
“It’s looking like we’re playing one song that we haven’t played off of [2007's] ‘Plagues’ in a year and a song we’ve never played live before. At the same time, we also have a 40-minute set. So we’re trying to pack stuff in and trying not to make the tour all new stuff. We’re pretty heavily weighted, as far as, like, playing new stuff, because it’s what we’re most proud of and, musically, what we’re most content with. It is a lot of new stuff, but we have three older songs.”
While focusing on its latest album, “With Roots Above and Branches Below,” Hranica explained that his band is catering the set toward Killswitch Engage fans.
“We did try to keep it in mind, as far as Killswitch and what a Killswitch fan would like to see,” he said. “I’d say just to expect The Devil Wears Prada like you usually would, but hopefully nothing like, ‘Oh I’ve seen this band do this exact same set list.’ It’s a little bit different than what we’ve been doing since Warped Tour. A lot of fans will come out to our shows a handful of times per year. Obviously, it can get old, and we don’t want it to get old; we want to try to be a little bit different each time.”
Recently, the Ohio-based band filmed a video for the single “Assistant to the Regional Manager,” a decision that was based partially on fans’ desires.
“We really didn’t know what we wanted to pick [for a single],” Hranica said. “Our label and manager thought ‘Dez Moines’ would be a good pick. It was the first song we released on iTunes. It’s either on ‘Guitar Hero’ or ‘Rock Band.’ I always get it confused. It’s popular on Internet websites. We decided to do a poll on the Internet for fans to pick out what song for us to do. It was really, really close between ‘Assistant’ and ‘Gimme Half.’
“When we did the poll, we didn’t want it to be cut and dry. ‘This is what they voted. This is what we do.’ It was like we wanted to do it to see if fans were like, ‘Do this one. Do this one.’ ‘Assistant’ and ‘Gimme Half’ were tied and it made it tough. But we decided on ‘Assistant.’ I think, though, that ‘Gimme Half’ is still all our favorite song. But ‘Assistant,’ from a pros-and-cons perspective, is a good song for a video.”
Hranica explained that the video–produced by Danny Yourd and directed by Steve Hoover for Endeavor Media, who also created the band’s first two music clips–will be controversial.
“For this video, basically, the treatment was something that no one would expect from us,” he said. “Our first three videos were all pretty similar and along the same lines. That sucks. You don’t want to do that. Basically, when we went to Endeavor, who we worked with twice before, we said we wanted something almost controversial out there. Like, ‘Wow. I really didn’t see that coming.’ With that in mind, it should be sweet. The whole idea is for it to be unexpected. That even means we don’t know what to expect. It’s awesome.”
Besides filming the video, The Devil Wears Prada is keeping busy in 2010 by recording new music and touring.
“We’re thinking about doing a concept EP,” Hranica said. “We haven’t told anybody what it’s actually about. It’s a secret. We’re going to record it, god willing, after Killswitch. Then we’re getting a summer tour together right now. After that it’s all looking pretty open. We may write and record a full length. That’s also still not confirmed. We may spend some time overseas in the UK and Europe. We also have 11 days in South America, which is a first for us. Those should be fun shows. I always hear that the shows down there are really crazy. I’m hoping for successful, but I guess I have high expectations. I hear when bands do go down there they love it.”
It’s confirmed…Paul McCartney TICKETSis playing the Hollywood Bowl on March 30th and March 31st, plus he is playing the Jobing Arena in Glendale on March 28th. There will be an American Express and a “fanclub” presale on Feb 23rd. Get thePRESALE PASSWORDS here