April 25, 2006

An announcement is expected today (April 24) regarding this summer’s Crosby Stills Nash & Young Freedom of Speech tour. The 35-date tour, promoted by TNA International, will begin July 6 at the Tweeter Center near Philadelphia, and run through Sept. 10 in at the Post-Gazette Pavilion in Burgettstown, Pa.

Neil Young will be touring in support of two albums: his 2005 acoustic set “Prairie Wind” and a politically charged rock album, “Living With War,” which will begin streaming Friday for free on his Web site.

There had been speculation that Young might tour with his rock band Crazy Horse this year, but a CSNY tour is always welcome, according to TNA President Arthur Fogel. “They’ve been talking about doing this on and off for a while, but it’s up to them when the stars all align and they decide to do it,” Fogel tells Billboard.com. ” It has been four years since they’ve gone out, and this is one of those things [where] when you get them all together, it’s pretty magical.”

Ticket prices will be “pretty similar to last time,” Fogel says, and will top out in $175-$250, depending on the market. Lawn and upper-tier arena tickets will be in the $30-$35 range. There will be a fanclub pre-sale later this week, and tickets will go on sale to the general public this weekend.

CSNY last toured in 2002, grossing more than $35 million, ninth best for the year. The CSNY2K tour in 2000, the group’s first as a foursome in 20 years, grossed $42 million.

Source billboard.com.

Minneapolis indie rock outfit Tapes N’ Tapes has announced a new round of June tour dates for North America, following the band’s first-ever U.K. tour in May.

Chicago’s Abbey Pub, New York City’s Bowery Ballroom, and Stubb’s Barbecue in Austin, Texas, are all on the itinerary, which stretches for just over three weeks.
The group’s U.K. trek spans seven dates, including two London shows.

Source: pollstar

Veteran singer/songwriter John Hiatt has inked in a new round of concerts across the U.S., starting with the Doheny Blues Festival May 21 in Dana Point, Calif.
He’ll concentrate on the West Coast and South through early July, with a few Midwest dates to close the tour in July.
Hiatt is supporting his latest studio album, Master Of Disaster, released last year on New West Records.
Over his three decades in the music industry, Hiatt has released more than 15 albums and has seen his songs covered by Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Iggy Pop and The Neville Brothers, to name just a few.

Source pollstar.com.

Quickly becoming one of the most anticipated new artists of 2006, Gnarls Barkley announced today that they will make their first live NYC appearance at Webster Hall on May 22nd to coincide with their appearance on the Conan O’Brien show on May 24th.

Gnarls Barkley is made up of Danger Mouse, one of the most promising artist/producers in music today, and the one-of-a-kind soulful superstar Cee-Lo Green.

With one of the most talked-about new releases of the year, Gnarls Barkley’s full-length debut St. Elsewhere contains the single “Crazy,” which recently became the first track to reach #1 in the United Kingdom through downloads alone and has since been #1 for four weeks straight.

St. Elsewhere will be released May 9th on the Downtown/Atlantic label.

Gnarls is in Los Angeles this week preparing for their appearance at Coachella, with a backing band that includes Nine Inch Nails’ co-founder Chris Vrenna on drums, Justin Meldel Johnsen the famed bass player for Beck, and Holly Palmer performing background vocals.

Tickets for the Webster Hall show will be $25 and go on sale this Wednesday, April 25th at 12PM. They are available through www.ticketweb.com and the Mercury Lounge Box Office.