Bringing together high profile acts and emerging artists, Superfly Productions have continuously assembled a Bonnaroo line-up that exceeds fan expectations. Now in its 4th year, the annual event has moved beyond the proving grounds, and finds itself permanently circled in red on 90,000 summer calendars.
Superfly Productions, in conjunction with A Bonnaroo Event has unveiled the Zooma Tour from June 16-July 31. Headliners will be Trey Anastasio and Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals. Additional artists, tour dates and on sale info will be announced shortly. This is the first attempt to spread the Bonnaroo name beyond the landmark Tennessee festival held the past four Junes in Manchester, TN. The Zooma tour will feature a complete activity village with vendors and attractions. For more info please visit Zooma Tour
Paul McCartney will tour North America this fall, beginning Sept. 16 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The outing, dubbed the “US” tour and presented by Lexus, will come in support of the artist’s upcoming Capitol album, which is yet untitled. So far, 28 shows are on tap through a Nov. 29 finale at Los Angeles’ Staples Center.
Highlights of the itinerary include return visits to Boston’s Fleet Center, New York’s Madison Square Garden, Chicago’s United Center and Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. Other markets include first-time McCartney visits to Des Moines, Iowa and Omaha, Neb. Such cities as Miami and Seattle will see McCartney’s return after nearly 15 years.
McCartney last toured North America in 2002, when he was the top touring artist in the world, grossing $126 million from 58 shows, according to Billboard Boxscore.
The former Beatles legend will be joined by drummer Abe Laboriel, Jr., guitarist Rusty Anderson, guitarist/bassist Brian Ray and keyboardist Paul “Wix” Wickens.
Tickets for some shows go on sale beginning Thursday (April 22).
Here are Paul McCartney’s tour dates:
Sept. 16: Miami (American Airlines Arena)
Sept. 17: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
Sept. 20: Atlanta (Philips Arena)
Sept. 22: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
Sept. 26: Boston (FleetCenter)
Oct. 4-5: New York (Madison Square Garden)
Oct. 8: Washington, D.C. (MCI Center)
Oct. 10: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
Oct. 14: Detroit (Palace at Auburn Hills)
Oct. 18: Chicago (United Center)
Oct. 22: Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena)
Oct. 23: Milwaukee (Bradley Center)
Oct. 26: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
Oct. 27: Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena)
Oct. 30: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center)
Nov. 1: Denver (Pepsi Center)
Nov. 3: Seattle (Key Arena)
Nov. 4: Portland, Ore. (Rose Garden)
Nov. 7: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
Nov. 11: Anaheim, Calif. (Arrowhead Pond)
Nov. 16: Sacramento, Calif. (Arco Arena)
Nov. 19: Houston (Toyota Center)
Nov. 20: Dallas (American Airlines Center)
Nov. 23: Phoenix (Glendale Arena)
Nov. 25-26: Las Vegas (MGM Grand Garden)
Nov. 29: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
Source billboard.com.
Lance Armstrong will retire from professional cycling after this summer’s Tour de France, ending one of the great careers in all sports.
“Ultimately, athletes have to retire … the body doesn’t just keep going and going,” Armstrong said Monday at a news conference.
The 33-year-old Texan will attempt to win his record seventh straight Tour de France in July. Before Armstrong, Miguel Indurain’s five straight Tour de France wins were the record.
Eddy Merckx of Belgium and Bernard Hinault and Jacques Anquetil of France are the only other riders to win five Tour de France races overall.
Armstrong’s streak of six straight titles, along with his inspirational recovery from testicular cancer, has made him a superstar in the sport and an international celebrity.
Armstrong’s possible retirement plans had become the focus of growing speculation as he spoke in recent months that he wants to spend more time with his three children and in his campaign against cancer.
Armstrong says he is “100 percent committed” to his decision to retire and that he will not be participating in any other races after July 24 — the scheduled end of the Tour de France.
The announcement came on the eve of Armstrong’s defense of his Tour de Georgia championship. The six-day, 648-mile event he uses as a training tool for the Tour de France begins Tuesday.
His new two-year contract to race for the Discovery Channel team requires he compete in just one more Tour de France.
“I was fortunate to win six times. Can I win again this year? I’m not sure, but I’m going to try,” he said. “It’s my ambition to win and also a little bit of my job to win.”
He has said previously if he retires he would amplify his high-profile role as a cancer survivor.
Armstrong’s relationship with rock star Sheryl Crow has also made him the focus of the tabloids and paparazzi.
“Sheryl, you’ve been an amazing woman. For someone who is the queen of rock n’ roll, you’ve been a great cycling fan … a great teammate,” he said.
Source yaho o.com.
Nathan Moore may very well be one of the finest singer/songwriters of our generation. With songs that are so pure and honest, you can follow his pains and his joys note for note and word for word. Stepping away from his regular band, ThaMuseMeant, Nathan teamed up with the members The Slip to rejuvenate Surprise Me Mr. Davis, a band that grew out of a Boston blizzard a couple years ago.
Legendary jazz impresario George Wein, CEO of Festival Productions, has announced that the JVC Jazz Festival – Newport will take place in Newport, Rhode Island on August 11 – 14.
The festival concerts take place over the weekend of the 13th and 14th on three stages at Fort Adams State Park. Tickets go on sale April 16 through ticketweb.com.
The Saturday program features Stanley Clarke, Ravi Coltrane, Jon Faddis, Bela Fleck, Slide Hampton, Dave Liebman, Charles Lloyd, Joe Lovano, Wynton Marsalis, Medeski Martin and Wood, T.S. Monk, Jean-Luc Ponty and many, many others.
On Sunday, the performers will include Michael Brecker, Dave Brubeck, Gary Burton, Don Byron, Chick Corea, Larry Coryell, Bill Frisell, Benny Green, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland, Hank Jones, Julian Lage, Russell Malone, Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Jason Moran, Joshua Redman, and plenty more.
The 2005 festival will be a continuation of last year’s 50th Anniversary celebration of the glory that the Newport Jazz Festival has brought to genre.
This year s 51st anniversary festival starts August 11 with a special screening of the documentary film “Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue” at the Jane Pickens Theatre. The film features the late jazz icon Miles Davis in concert at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival at the very beginning of his innovative electric period.
A Jazz Fest tradition continues with the annual Friday night celebration August 12th at the Newport Casino at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The nights program will feature Eartha Kitt and the Artie Shaw Orchestra under the Direction of Dick Johnson.
Source pollstar.com.
Praise the Guitar Gods, Dinosaur Jr. is back – in their original lineup!
For a certain strain of alternative rock fan, Dinosaur Jr. is and always will be the power trio of J Mascis, Emmett Jefferson “Murph” Murphy III and Lou Barlow. They blew the minds and ears of anyone who ever saw them play between 1984 and 1989 and before splintering apart, they etched the grooves of three classic noise albums: “Dinosaur,” “You’re Living All Over Me” and “Bug” (now available on Merge with bonus videos).
Whether they intended to or not, J, Lou, and Murph forever changed the face of rock & roll music. Their sonic wall of melodic bass, furious drums and stunning guitar wizardry, coupled with an almost laissez faire vocal delivery, became the sonic blueprint for what has become known as “alternative rock.”
Today, after 15 years since their last performance together, the three will reunite for U.S. and Europe summer tour dates. Confirmed dates are as follows:
U.S Tour Dates
Thur July 7 House of Blues Orlando, FL
Fri July 8 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
Sat July 9 The Norva Norfolk, VA
Sun July 10 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC
Mon July 11 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Wed July 13 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
Thur July 14 Central Park SummerStage New York, NY
Fri July 15 Avalon Boston, MA
Tue July 19 House of Blues Cleveland, OH
Wed July 20 Clutch Cargo’s Pontiac, MI
Thur July 21 The Madison Theater Covington, KY
Fri July 22 The Eagles Club Milwaukee, WI
Sat July 23 The Quest Minneapolis, MN
Sun July 24 Lollapalooza Chicago, IL
Europe Tour Dates
Wed June 8 The Forum London U.K.
Thur June 9 The Forum London U.K.
Fri June 10 Download Festival Donnington U.K.
Fri – Sun July 29-31 Fuji Rock Fest Naeba Ski Resort, Japan
More shows to be announced.
Tickets for U.S. shows on sale April 26th.
Look for Dinosaur Jr.’s reunion debut to be aired on CBS’ Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Friday, April 15. A day later, at Hollywood’s Spaceland, J Mascis + the Fog with VERY special guests will perform a full show to 300 lucky fans. The show is sold out. A handful of additional tickets will be released at the Spaceland box office day of show.
This summer The String Cheese Incident will headline the BIG Summer Classic 2005. The traveling festival, which will launch with two shows at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 2 and 3, will make 14 stops throughout the U.S. during the month of July, visiting cities such markets as Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia.
BIG Summer Classic will feature a slightly rotating cast of some of today’s most vital touring acts, includingKeller Williams, Michael Franti &; Spearhead, Yonder Mountain String Band, Umphrey’s McGee,and New Monsoon. The complete list of tour dates is as follows:
Sat July 02 Morrison (Denver), CO Red Rocks
Sun July 03 Morrison (Denver), CO Red Rocks
Wed July 06 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
Thu July 07 Sauget (St. Louis), MO GMC Stadium
Fri July 08 Schaumburg (Chicago), IL Alexian Field
Sat July 09 Schaumburg (Chicago), IL Alexian Field
Sun July 10 Indianapolis, IN White River Park State Park Military Park
Wed July 13 Ottowa ONT Cisco Systems Bluesfest
Fri July 15 Richmond, VA Amphitheatre at Richmond Raceway
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Sat July 16 Masontown, WV All Good Family Picnic
Sun July 17 Cuyahoga Falls (Cleveland), OH Blossom Music Center
Tue July 19 Rochester, NY High Falls
Thu July 21 Brooklyn, NY Keyspan Park
Fri July 22 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier @ Penn’s Landing
Sat July 23 Mansfield (Boston), MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Sun July 24 New Haven, CT Yale Field
Fountains of Wayne will release Out-of-State Plates, a two-disc collection of rarities, on June 28th. The compilation features twenty-six tracks that span the pop-rockers’ ten-year career.
“We’ve got a lot of stuff that was released only in really obscure ways,” Fountains co-frontman Adam Schlesinger told Rolling Stone. “There are songs from European singles, compilations and a few things that haven’t been released at all.”
Plates features the band’s 1999 cover of Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time,” which garnered much attention when radio mogul Howard Stern broadcast it on his show. The compilation also includes covers of songs by Jackson Browne, Burt Bacharach, Aztec Camera and ELO; fan-favorite oddities like “I Want an Alien for Christmas” and “California Sex Lawyer”; and two new tracks penned by Schlesinger and songwriting partner Chris Collingwood, “Maureen” and “The Girl I Can’t Forget.”
Meanwhile, the band has begun recording new material for the anticipated follow-up to 2003’s Grammy-nominated Welcome Interstate Managers. Schlesinger is also writing music for the Broadway adaptation of the 1990 John Waters film Cry Baby, set to debut in 2006.
The Out-of-State Plates track list:
Disc One:
Maureen
California Sex Lawyer
Janice’s Party
Karpet King
Baby I’ve Changed
I Know You Well
You’re Just Never Satisfied
I’ll Do the Driving
Nightlight
I Want You Around
Trains and Boats and Planes
Places
Can’t Get It Out of My Head
Disc Two:
The Girl I Can’t Forget
…Baby One More Time
Elevator Up
Comedienne
Kid Gloves
Today’s Teardrops
She’s Got a Problem (live)
These Days
I Want an Alien for Christmas
The Man in the Santa Suit
Killermont Street
Half a Woman
Imperia
Source rollingstone.com.
The Dears have already toured North America, Europe and Australia behind No Cities Left, and the Montreal rockers will head back across the U.S. beginning May 24th in Los Angeles.
Formed a decade ago, the Dears are longtime critical favorites, but their orchestral-tinged rock has just begun to win over the public. “When you actually get out there and the crowd knows the songs and is really into it,” Lightburn says, “that’s where it hits you.”
The Dears will be road-testing new material on the tour, and they plan to begin recording the No Cities follow-up later this year. ” The real challenge is to make an album that is more succinct but still epic,” Lightburn says. “I think the album is about forgiveness and, I guess, a bit more of what No Cities Left was trying to get at: a big love that can save the world.”
Dears U.S. tour dates:
5/24: Los Angeles, El Rey Theatre
5/25: San Francisco, Great American Music Hall
5/27: Seattle, Crocodile Cafe
5/28: Quincy, WA, the Gorge
5/30: Salt Lake City, UT, Urban Lounge
5/31: Denver, Climax Lounge
6/2: Lawrence, KS, Bottleneck
6/3: Minneapolis, MN, Ascot Room at the Quest
6/4: Chicago, the Metro
6/5: Detroit, Magic Stick
6/6: Cleveland, OH, the Grog Shop
6/11: New York, Bowery Ballroom
6/12: Boston, the Paradise
6/14: Philadelphia, North Star Bar
6/15: Baltimore, Fletcher’s
Source rollingstone.com.
