Archive for June, 2009

Phish Planning A 3-Day Festival??

Phish, which made its name in part by playing multiple sets during extravagant multi-day festivals, is preparing to do it again over Halloween weekend. A splash page displayed on Phish’s website reads, “Save the Date … A 3-day festival 10/30, 10/31, 11/01.” The location of the festival hasn’t been announced, but rumors are circulating that [...]

Katy Perry Announces Summer Tour Dates

Katy Perry will mark the first anniversary of the release of her smash 2008 album “One of the Boys” with a slate of summer concert appearances. Perry kicks off the next leg of North American dates on July 25th in Boston. She has 10 shows lined up through the summer months, including appearances in New [...]

Michael Jackson Dead At Age 50

Sources have confirmed that Michael Jackson has died. He was 50 years old. Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We’re told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back. Once at UCLA hospital, the staff [...]

Snow Patrol – Hundred Million Suns Tour

Irish rockers Snow Patrol have announced a headlining tour of North America this fall behind last year’s “A Hundred Million Suns.” The band will return to the States for a 22-city outing beginning on September 10th in Saint Paul MN, including a trio of two-night stands as opening support for U2′s 360 Tour. The club-and-theater [...]

Rob Thomas Prepars For Fall Tour

With his second solo album due in stores next week, Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas is gearing up for huge fall outing in support of it.. Thomas has unveiled a list of dates and cities for the headlining run, which is due to launch in late September and so far stretches into mid-November. Stops are [...]

KMFDM Prepares For Fall US Tour

European industrial rockers KMFDM have announced dates for a fall US tour in support of the band’s 16th studio album, “Blitz.” The group kicks off their US tour on September 23rd in Washington, DC. The band will travel to 30 cities on the trek, concluding with an October 31st show in St. Petersburg, FL. Dates [...]

Journey Extends Tour Through September

Journey have added about a dozen new dates to their US tour. The tour, which gets underway in mid-July, now spans through the end of September. Led by new lead singer Arnel Pineda, Journey continues to back last year’s Revelation, a triple-disc package that features one set of 11 re-recorded hits sporting Pineda’s vocals, one [...]

Tim McGraw Works The Festival Circuit

Tim McGraw has lined up a summer tour schedule heavy on traditional fair and festival outings, as he waits for his record label to set a release date for his 12th studio album. McGraw had hoped to issue a new studio album last fall, but his label (Curb Records) opted to go with “Greatest Hits [...]

Lakers End 7 Tears of Frustration!

Kobe finally showed us that he can win a title without Shaq, after the Lakers beat the Magic 99-86 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship! This marks the Lakers’ 15th NBA title, and #10 for Phil Jackson. And Shaq just posted this gem on his Twitter page: Congratualtions kobe, [...]

Black Crowes Map Out Fall Tour Dates

The Black Crowes have announced a batch of new live dates behind the band’s forthcoming new studio album, “Before the Frost ….” The band wraps up their current tour leg in late July, and will return to the road on August 25th. The new leg runs through October 3rd, and visits 26 cities along the [...]