All Entries in the "Gigs" Category
Jay-Z and Eminem
Tour news: Jay-Z and Eminem, whose rooftop mini-concert airs on the Late Show With David Letterman tonight, have added dates to their Home And Home tour. Tickets have just gone on sale for the two new shows, added to the two previous shows. They are now playing Sept. 2 and 3 at Comerica Park in Detroit [...]
CMA Music Festival 2010
Even as CD sales and legal music downloads dropped last year, radio use climbed to 93% among country fans (from 79% the year before). Most listeners tune in for an impressive 9.9 hours a week, and crossover artists such as Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, and Darius Rucker are luring a growing number of African-American and [...]
Coachella Mascott
This marks the annual pilgrimage of 100,000 sun-seeking music fans to the Southern California desert for the three-day Coachella Music and Arts Festival. Jay-Z’s playing, Thom Yorke, MGMT, DEVO, plus Gorillaz, but there are also giant art and architectural installations created by a who’s who of Southern California architects. This year, Crimson Collective, an L.A.-based group of [...]
New Concert Tickets
Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, has got a new way of getting rid of paper tickets. The firm has been trialling smart-chip wristbands in an attempt to cut down on ticket fraud, and it’s expected that the promoter will roll out the scheme at British festivals this summer. I like this idea a [...]
Kings Of Leon confirmed for Bonnaroo 2010
Kings of Leon will tour this year. Sept. 18 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre Below are some of the cool artists confirmed for Bonnaroo 2010: Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Phoenix, Weezer, Zac Brown Band, Damian Marley & Nas, Norah Jones, The National, Medeski Martin & Wood, Regina Spektor, Dropkick Murphys, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Blues Traveler, Tokyo Police Club, Manchester Orchestra, Kid Cudi, Black Keys, Tori Amos, Thievery [...]
