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Archive for the ‘Concert News’ Category

February 15th, 2008

Eddie Vedder West Coast Tour

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder will be embarking on a mini tour this April.
Vedder will be taking his brilliant work from Into The Wild along the west coast of the U.S. from April 2 to April 15.
Pearl Jam 10 Club members have a pre-sale beginning on Monday, while the general public tickets go on sale […]

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February 14th, 2008

The Police Plan One More Tour

The Police are planning one final tour this summer in North America and Europe, after this it’s all over.
The band, who made a boat load of cash last year with their reunion tour, will once again hit the road on May 1 in Ottawa. They’ll play some more North American dates in May, before heading […]

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February 12th, 2008

STP Confirm Reunion Show

I guess Scott and Slash weren’t lying cause Stone Temple Pilots have confirmed a reunion show at the Rock on the Rage Festival in Columbus, OH on May 17.
The 2-day festival will also feature Kid Rock, Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, Staind, Papa Roach, Seether, Flyleaf, Shinedown, Serj Tankian, a reunited Filter, Killswitch Engage and Finger Eleven. […]

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February 12th, 2008

Velvet Revolver Cancels Australian Tour

VR frontman Scott Weiland checked himself into rehab last week, but the band was apparently going to go ahead with their Australian tour, which was to run from February 15-20.
The band, however, has now cancelled these dates, which were already make up dates for the band missing shows in Australia last December. As of now […]

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February 7th, 2008

The Breeders North American Tour

The Deal sister’s will be kicking off a rather lengthy tour after the band’s performance at this year’s Coachella Festival on April 25.
The band will be on the road in support of their latest album Mountain Battles, which comes out on April 8. This is pretty much the first tour that the band has done […]

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February 6th, 2008

Bonnaroo 2008 Lineup

Well, it’s official…Pearl Jam will be headlining this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
Along with Seattle’s finest, Metallica, Jack Johnson, Kanye West and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will be anchoring the annual festival in Manchester, TN from June 12-15.
There’s also a unique blend of legends (B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Allman Brothers) joining younger acts […]

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January 29th, 2008

R.E.M. Announce North American Tour

To support their upcoming release Accelerate, due out on April 1, R.E.M. will hit the road beginning in May.
The tour kicks off in Vancouver on May, 23 and will run into June, but those haven’t been announced yet. Joining the Athens natives on the road will be Modest Mouse and The National.
R.E.M. will perform at […]

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January 21st, 2008

2008 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Line-Up

The line-up for this year’s edition of Coachella has been announced.
Jack Johnson and Roger Waters will headline the three day festival, which will also include several 90’s bands including Portishead, The Breeders, The Verve and Fatboy Slim.
Also on the bill are some amazing new acts ranging from the Cold War Kids, Death Cab For Cutie, My […]

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January 8th, 2008

The Black Crowes New Album and Tour

The Black Crowes will be releasing their new album, Warpaint, on March 4 and are going to perfrom a series of one-night stands in support of it.
Warpaint is the first studio album from the Crowes in seven years, their last effort was 2001’s Lions. You can listen to the first single from Warpaint, “Goodbye Daughters of […]

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January 3rd, 2008

Velvet Revolver 2008 Tour Dates

Velvet Revolver have mapped out some tour dates for 2008 after wrapping up some end of year shows on the east coast.
The supergroup consisting of former STP frontman Scott Weiland and former Guns ‘N’ Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum will hit the road on January with some dates in the U.S. before heading […]

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