Archive for the ‘Concerts’ Category

Kanye West’s Glow in the Dark Tour

Kanye West is hitting the road again with his Glow in the Dark Tour. The tour will “co-star” Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco along for the ride. There are also some rumors that Common will be at a few stops on the tour. West’s current itinerary shows the trek launching April 16th in Seattle, and [...]

Cher Returns to Las Vegas!

The long-lived rumor is true: Cher will return to the stage with a residency at Las Vegas’ Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The superstar has inked a deal to play approximately 200 shows at the 4,300-seat venue over a span of three years. The show will feature dancers, aerialists, special effects, Bob Mackie costumes and music [...]

Coachella 2008

When promoter Paul Tollett and his partners hatched the idea of a huge multi-day rock festival called Coachella a decade ago, plenty of people wondered if the idea would actually go anywhere. Now the question is when it will stop. The lineup for the 2008 edition of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (taking [...]

Snoop Dogg to release new album

Snoop Dogg is set to release his new album next year. “Ego Trippin” is due out in March. Snoop’s ninth album will be the follow-up to 2006′s The Blue Carpet Treatment. The premiere single, produced by Shawty Redd, titled Sensual Seduction, is an ode to the early eighties. The catchy up-tempo showcases Snoop’s talents in [...]

Bon Jovi – Lost Highway Tour

Bon Jovi has announced the first round of dates for a mammoth tour that will take the veteran rockers to more than 10 countries around the world over the next half year. “We’re starting in New Jersey and then taking it to the world,” lead singer Jon Bon Jovi told a packed house Thursday night [...]

Are Residency Restrictions Fair?

Like it or not, the secondary ticket market is here to stay. But some people still look at ticket brokers as the scum of the earth, and this heated topic has come back into the limelight as parents scramble trying to purchase Hannah Montana tickets. As with any popular show, tickets sold out quickly. But [...]

Justin Timberlake Concert Review

As a ticket broker, I’m sometimes left with extra tickets, so I’ve seen my fair share of concerts. (With great seats to boot!) Monday night was the Justin Timberlake show at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ. Unfortunately, with shows the following two nights at Madison Square Garden, demand wasn’t as strong as [...]

Worst Concert Season In Years

We’re witnessing one of the slowest concert seasons on record this year, and the music industry is busy pointing fingers. So who’s to blame? No one knows for sure, but a change is needed quickly. The easiest solution? Cut Concert Ticket Prices! Since bands may have to rely on touring for even more of their [...]

Live Earth Recap

Live Earth was a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series that took place on 7/7/07, and brought together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis. Giants Stadium in East Rutherford NJ was chosen as the site for the US location (after losing the Washington DC [...]

Free Fall Out Boy Performance in NYC This Friday

Come And See Fall Out Boy Perform For Free! Fall Out Boy will be performing a live set on The Today Show in the heart of New York City on Friday July 6th! The performance is at Rockefeller Plaza so make sure you get there before 7:00 am because space is extremely limited and viewing [...]