The Human Rights Campaign, sponsors of this summer's True Colors tour want you to see the following video. And AtD is more than happy to spread the word. Together you and I and rock and roll can help stop the hate.
Music by Cyndi Lauper.
What you say? That's right, folks, the package deal of the summer is good fun for the kids and their friends. You just can't beat that good old fashioned Family Values. The aforementioned headliners (gee, do you think Amy will come out for "Freak On A Leash" and/or perform her band's cover of "Thoughtless"?) will be joined by Flyleaf, Atreyu, Hellyeah, and Trivium. On a side note, 'Hellyeah,' must be one of the most superfluously kickass names for a band I have heard in some time. It's like my idea to name my son 'Awesome,' but that's a different story. Back to the tour, because it gets even better:
Through Korn's partnership with Live Nation, the 2006 tour offered concertgoers lawn tickets priced at $9.99 for all amphitheater dates. This year's edition of Family Values will offer similar pricing.Now I can really get a Hellyeah! It's not quite as sweet as OZZfest's free ticketing, but it's pretty dang close (and preferable for those of who are ever so slightly less metal).
Here are the cities for the Family Values tour:
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Chicago
Columbus, Ohio
Camden, N.J.
Boston
Washington, D.C.
Hartford, Conn.
Buffalo, N.Y.
Detroit
Toronto
Pittsburgh
Scranton, Pa.
East Rutherford, N.J.
Indianapolis
Atlanta
Orlando, Fla.
Miami
Tampa, Fla.
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio, Texas
Oklahoma City
Kansas City, Mo.
Denver
Albuquerque, N.M.
Phoenix
Bakersfield, Calif.
Sacramento, Calif.
San Francisco
Irvine, Calif.
She has recently released an album called "The Calling," which is available now.
Her next few tour dates:
Mar 23, 2007 Paramount Center for the Arts Peekskill, New York
Mar 24, 2007 Calvin Theater Northampton, MA
Mar 25, 2007 Music Hall Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Mar 27, 2007 Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, New Jersey
Mar 29, 2007 American Music Theatre Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Mar 30, 2007 Lebanon Opera House Lebanon, New Hampshire
Mar 31, 2007 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington, Vermont
Apr 1, 2007 Stone Mountain Arts Center Brownfield Maine
April 10, 2007 McCarter Theatre Princeton New Jersey
April 11, 2007 The Concert Hall @ N.Y.S.E.C. New York New York
The young Brits who like gambling about your ballroom appearances finally have a U.S. release date for their next album (from Billboard):
Indie label Domino has linked with Warner Bros. for the April 24 release of breakthrough U.K. rock act the Arctic Monkeys' sophomore album, "Favourite Worst Nightmare."The dance-rockers are also taking their act on the road across North America (from their official site):
April 27, 2007 Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music FestivalFinally, catch the video for the lead single from "Favourite Worst Nightmare," "Brainstorm," here. (Hint: Scroll down on this page for pre-sale and regular on-sale dates for the North American tour).
May 1, 2007 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
May 2, 2007 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
May 3, 2007 Seattle, OR @ The Showbox
May 4, 2007 Vancouver BC @ Commodore Ballroom
May 7, 2007 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
May 8, 2007 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
May 9, 2007 Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
May 11, 2007 Toronto, ONT @ Kool Haus
May 12, 2007 Montreal, QUE @ Theatre Olympia
May 13, 2007 Boston, MA @ Avalon
May 15, 2007 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
May 16, 2007 Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
May 17, 2007 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
May 19, 2007 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
May 20, 2007 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
John Mayer and Ben Folds Five!
The Continuum Tour dates:
June 1: Ridgefield, Wash. (The Amphitheatre)
June 2: George, Wash. (The Gorge)
June 5: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
June 6: Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
June 8: Las Vegas (Mandalay)
June 9: Los Angeles (Hollywood Bowl)
June 12: Chula Vista, Calif. (Coors Amphitheatre)
June 13: Glendale, Ariz. (Jobing.com Arena)
June 15-16: Denver (Red Rocks)
June 19: Kansas City, Mo. (Verizon Wireless)
June 20: Maryland Heights, Mo. (Verizon Wireless)
June 22: Dallas (Smirnoff Music Center)
June 23: Houston (C.W. Mitchell Pav)
June 23: San Antonio, Texas (AT&T Center)
June 26: Cincinnati (US Bank Arena)
June 28-29: Chicago (Charter One Pavilion)
June 30: Indianapolis (Verizon Wireless)
July 1: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Blossom Music Center)
July 3: Milwaukee, Wis. (Marcus Amphitheatre)
July 5: Auburn Hills, Mich. (The Palace)
July 14: Hartford, Conn. (Dodge Music Center)
July 15: Saratoga, N.Y. (SPAC)
July 17: Boston (Banknorth Garden)
July 20: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Waterfront)
July 21: Hershey, Penn. (Hershey Park)
July 24: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC)
July 25: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
July 26: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Colisuem)
July 30: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless)
July 31: Raleigh, N.C. (Walnut Creek Amp)
Aug. 1: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless)
Aug. 3: Nashville, Tenn. (Gaylord Center)
Aug. 4: Pelham, Ala. (Verizon Wireless)
Aug. 5: Atlanta (Phillips)
Aug. 7: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheatre)
Aug. 8: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Sound Advice)
The full schedule of Tim McGraw & Faith Hill's Tour Dates for the Soul2Soul Tour 2007
June 6 - Omaha, Nebraska - Qwest Center
June 8 - St. Paul, Minnesota - Excel Center
June 11 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Delta Center
June 13 - Portland, Oregon - Rose Garden Arena
June 14 - Tacoma, Washington - Tacoma Dome
June 16 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
June 19 - Edmonton, ALB - Rexall Place
June 21 - Saskatoon - Credit Union Ctr
June 22 - Winnipeg - Man/MTS Centre
June 25 - Toronto - Air Canada Cenre
June 27 - Ottawa, ONT - Scotiabank Place
June 29 - Cleveland, Ohio - Quicken Loans Arena
June 30 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
July 5 - Boston, MA - Banknorth Garden
July 7 - Washington DC - Verizon Center
July 9 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
July 11 - Detroit, Michigan - The Palace
July 13 - Chicago, Illinois - United Center
July 17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
July 18 - Columbus, Ohio - Nationwide Arena
July 20 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
July 21 - Atlanta, Georgia - Philips Arena
July 24 - Sunrise, Florida - BankAtlantic Arena
July 25 - Tampa, Florida - St Pete Times Forum
July 27 - Biloxi, Mississippi - MS Coast Coliseum
July 28 - Lafayette, Louisiana - Cajundome
July 29 - Dallas, Texas - American Airlines Arena
July 31 - Denver, Colorado - Pepsi Center
August 3 - Phoenix, Arizona - Glendale Arena
August 4 - Las Vegas, Nevada - MGM Grand Arena
August 6 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
August 7 - Fresno, California - Savemart Center
August 8 - San Jose, California - HP Pavilion
August 10 - Anaheim, California - Honda Center
The Police's European tour dates:
Aug. 29: Stockholm (Globe)
Sept. 4: Birmingham, England (NIA)
Sept. 8: London (Twickenham Stadium)
Sept. 11: Hamburg (AOL Arena)
Sept. 13: Amsterdam (Arena)
Sept. 16: Prague (Sazka Arena)
Sept. 19: Vienna (Stadthalle)
Sept. 22: Munich (Olympiastadion)
Sept. 27: Barcelona (Olympic Stadium)
Sept. 29: Paris (Stade de France)
Oct. 13: Dusseldorf, Germany (LTU Arena)
Oct. 15: Manchester, England (MEN Arena)
Oct. 19: Cardiff, Wales (Millennium Stadium)
Piano rockers The Fray are ready to melt your hearts while also inciting you to dance. What else could you expect from their newly announced summer tour featuring Ok Go? Well that's the first leg of it anyway. You second leggers will get to be treated to the docile sounds of Gomez and Eisley, while the third leg will see Meese and an act TBD join Isaac Slade and co.
There is no doubt things are going brilliantly for the Denver-based quartet. Among their recent highlights include double platinum certification for "How to Save A Life," and as if that weren't enough, the LP has become the number 1 selling digital album of all time, having just passed Coldplay's "X&Y." Check TheFray.Net for more.
And for your aural and visual pleasure, here are some Fray goodies to spoil yourselves with:
Acoustic Performance On Stripped (features a cover of The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby")
Live@VH1 Acoustic
AOL Sessions
Network Live: The Fray In Concert
Finally, I would be remiss if I didn't mention OK Go, recent Grammy winners for best short-form music video, but then again was there really ever any doubt about this? You can actually hear lead singer Damian Kulash's full acceptance speech by going here.
Finally, finally (really) the ever inventive visual minimalists in OK Go bring you their latest creation, this time for "Do What You Want (Wallpaper Version)". For those of you who have come to love the band's straightforward, quirky, and highly danceable style, you'll love this:
OK Go - "Do What You Want (Wallpaper Version)"
"The Street Dream Tour," featuring Young Jeezy, Lil' Wayne, Jim Jones, Baby, Fat Joe and Rich Boy, has been announced.
This will be one of the biggest rap tours of 2007.
Following are scheduled dates and venues for the Street Dream Tour:
March 3 - Cricket Arena- Charlotte, NC
March 11 - Convention Center- Orlando, FL
March 15- RichmondColiseum- Richmond, VA
March 16- Bi-LoCenter - Greenville, SC
March 17- Coliseum - Greensboro, NC
March 18- Civic Center - Macon, GA
March 22- US Cellular Center - Milwaukee, WI
March 23 - US Bank Arena - Cincinnati, OH
March 24- Louisville Gardens- Louisville, KY
March 25- Gaylord Entertainment Center - Nashville, TN
March 28- Nassau Coliseum- Uniondale, NY
March 29- Dunkin Donuts Center - Providence, RI
March 30- Sports Arena - Toledo, OH
April 1- 1st Mariner Arena - Baltimore, MD
April 5 - Alltel Arena - N. Little Rock, AR
April 6- Municipal Arena - Kansas City, KS
April 8- New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, LA
April 14- Scottrade - St. Louis, MO
April 15- Target Center -Minneapolis, MN
April 21-Cohen Stadium - El Paso, TX,
April 29- USC -Los Angeles, CA
Well, the tour that was never actually announced has been all but canceled. Pollster.com is reporting that Van Halen will not be touring together and the Rocky Daily News is reporting that their upcoming scheduled performances are in jeopardy of being canceled too. No reason has been given.
Well, it seems that Sting does want to work with a group now, as the Police announced they are doing a North American tour.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ITINERARY 2007
DATE: CITY: VENUE:
28-May Vancouver, BC GM Place
06-June Seattle, WA Key Arena
09-June Denver, CO Pepsi Center
15-June Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
16-June Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Festival
18-June Phoenix, AZ US Airways Arena
26-June Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
30-June New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
02-July St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
22-July Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
25-July Montreal, PQ Bell Centre
28-July Boston, MA Fenway Park
01, 03-Aug New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Following up on the reported Van Halen reunion, MTV News today exclusively quotes Eddie Van Halen himself as saying, "Playing these timeless hits only works with Dave." Here's the latest:
Van Halen's long-rumored reunion tour with original singer David Lee Roth came one step closer as ink dried on the final contracts Friday (February 2). The tour will feature Roth alongside founding members Eddie and Alex Van Halen, with Eddie's son, Wolfgang Van Halen (who recently replaced Michael Anthony), on bass.The long-awaited and much anticipated Diamond Dave-led VH will mark the first time the band has performed together since 1984 (both the year and the album). MTV notes that dates are still being worked out, but the tour is expected to hit 40 cities this summer. To acknowledge this rock n' roll event, Eddie said it best:
"I am very excited to get back to the core of what made Van Halen," Eddie added.More info will be posted here as it becomes available.
It's been a theme lately. First you have your rampant Police reunion rumors, then there's the news that Coachella will be full of Rage, now it seems that the constantly reshuffled Van Halen is getting into the act. Billboard gives us the scoop:
Sources tell Billboard.com a contract could be signed as soon as today for Live Nation to produce a 40-date amphitheatre tour by Van Halen this summer, with original frontman David Lee Roth back in the fold for the first time in more than 20 years.Anyone who remembers the unfortunate experiment that was Van Halen III, starring Gary Cherone (we love you in Extreme, Gary, but not in VH), should be particularly hopeful that redemption is, in fact, quite close. Rolling Stone further reports that the band has been rehearsing without Roth and working on material for a new album (which would be the band's first since Van Halen III in 1998). Meanwhile, any concerns about the aptitude of new VH bass player and Eddie's son, Wolfgang Van Halen, can be alleviated:
As previously reported, guitarist Eddie Van Halen's 15-year-old son Wolfgang has stepped in for original bassist Michael Anthony in the new incarnation of the group, which also features drummer Alex Van Halen.
The Van Halen brothers say they’ve been inspired by Wolfgang’s youth and energy — and that he’s changed the sound of the band. “Wait until you hear this kid play,” says Eddie. “I pick him up from school every day and we jam. We’ve got a shredding bass player now that’s laying down the law for Alex, so I get to weave in and out."There is, of course, still the issue about exactly what will go down (and what won't) when Van Halen is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March. No one really knows what representation of Van Halen will be performing, but Hagar, at the very least, is ready to make the best of it. Check out the RS article for full coverage.
Hey, we just nailed the albums, so let's take a quick look at some off-the-cuff tours that may be swinging by your area in the near (or not so near) future:
Apples in Stereo They should bring Colbert on the road
The Beach Boys, still goin' strong
Blue Man Group (rock tour)
Connor Oberst a.ka. Bright Eyes
Indie up-and-comers - Cold War Kids
Crosby, Stills, Nash (and their different permutations)
The Decemberists
Evanescence, Finger Eleven, and Chevelle (are you kidding me? That's intense)
Gomez (with O.A.R. on select dates and Ben Kweller on select dates)
Heaven and Hell, which sports the likes of Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice.
Rock Gods (or is it just a demon) Incubus
The goth-y yet operatic My Chemical Romance
Then of course you've got your package tours - Jägermeister Music Tour (this year featuring Stone Sour, Lacuna Coil, and Shadows Fall). Take Action (with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Emery, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, et al), Taste of Chaos (with The Used, 30 Seconds to Mars, Senses Fail, et al).
For more concert goodness, peruse Pollstar.com's listings for your favorite artist, venue, or just see who's strolling around town in the next few weeks.
You couldn't forget about this year's Coachella if you for some deranged reason wanted to, but needless to say, without naming the hundred or so bands performing, it's one of the best possible lineups for a musical weekend that anyone could possibly dream of.
For you NYC types (like moi) you can take a shortcut over to Krock2's concert calendar. For all your ticket needs, Live Nation has you covered (although not against TicketBastard fees, why exactly is there a $13 convenience charge ?)
Which bangin' tour are you going too, or what did I miss? Hit it up in the comments!
