Kid Rock choses Sonicult as his opening act
JERSEY CITY, NJ (Planet Verge) - New Jersey has a reputation of being a breeding ground for rock stars. Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi paved the way in the 80s, as they played stadium shows with big name acts and scored singles on the radio. But they had deals with major labels. Sonicult boasts the ...
| Madonna plans to tour holy places in Israel
NEW YORK (Madonna Fans Website) - Madonna has announced plans to tour holy places in Israel in October with a group of more than 100 students studying Kabbalah according to Israeli newspapers. Esther, as Madonna is now called in Hebrew, recently cancelled three Israeli stops on her "Re-Invention" tour ...
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Lostprophets return to the States for summer concert tour
NEW YORK (Columbia Records) - Lostprophets, the groundbreaking band from Wales, will return to the States in July for a series of North American concert dates with the group's Columbia Records labelmates, Midtown, and Eighteen Visions. The Lostprophets' stateside summer tour kicks off July 15 at the ...
| R. Kelly wants to tour
COOK COUNTY, IL. (R. Kelly Fans Website) - R. Kelly's tour is a go. The R&B singer requested permission to leave Cook County, Illinois for his concert tour in order to promote his upcoming new release. Cook County judge Vincent Gaughan granted Kelly's request, which will allow him to tour in October ...
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Metallica to continue the 'Madly In Anger With The World' Tour on August 16
BURBANK, CA (Warner Bros.) - Metallica returns to the road to continue the "Madly In Anger With The World" tour on August 16 in St. Paul, MN. "Madly In Anger With The World" Tour dates follow: Mon 8/16, St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center Tue 8/17, Fargo, ND - Fargodome Thu 8/19, Indianapolis, IN - Conseco ...
| Lollapalooza '04 canceled due to poor ticket sales
LOS ANGELES (Lollapalooza Official Website) - Organisers of this year's Lollapalooza Festival have confirmed that the 31-date travelling event will not happen this year. Poor ticket sales accounted for the cancellation. The festival's promoters stood to lose millions of dollars if they'd gone ahead ...
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Another 'poor ticket sales' tour is stoping: kidney trouble sidelines Jessica Simpson
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - It isn't only the cancellation of Lollapalooza. Christina Aguilera scrapped her 28-city summer concert tour, citing strained vocal cords. Madonna cut dates and goes only in the big cities. Also, Britney Spears checked out of the Onyx Hotel tour prematurely, due to... a bum ...
| Papa Roach returns to original stomping grounds with upcoming US special summer club tour
NEW YORK (Geffen Records) - Over the past 10 years, Papa Roach went from playing back alley clubs to major arenas and stadiums. Now, the quartet returns to its smoky, smelly, noisy roots with a U.S. summer club tour, kicking off July 6th in Detroit and winding up on August 6th in Santa Cruz (see attached ...
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Sloan's 'Action Pact' summer tour continues adding new dates/venues
NEW YORK (KOCH Records) - Canadian rockers and cult favorites Sloan were just announced as the second band on Jet's upcoming tour - surely the hottest ticket for any rock show this summer. Sloan was awarded the prized slot after Jet, who are big fans of the band, personally asked the Sloan boys to join ...
| Alanis Morissette announces the 'Au Naturale' summer tour dates
NEW YORK (Alanis Morissette Official Website) - Alanis Morissette will be in New York City next week visiting Conan O'Brien (Tuesday, June 22), Good Morning America (Wednesday, June 23) and The View (airing Friday, June 25). The seven-time Grammy winner will perform a song from her newly released album ...
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'The Bob Dylan Show' to play in 22 minor League baseball parks on summer tour with Willie Nelson and The Hot Club of Cowtown
NEW YORK (Columbia Records) - Columbia Recording artist Bob Dylan will take "The Bob Dylan Show" on a 22-date concert tour of U.S. Minor League baseball parks beginning August 6, in Cooperstown, New York, the home of Baseball's Hall Of Fame. Joining Bob Dylan on the tour are Willie Nelson and The Hot ...
| Paul McCartney plays his 3,000th show for 50,000
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Beatles Fans Website) -Paul McCartney put on a concert in Russia's second largest city of St. Petersburg over the weekend as part of his summer tour. Beatlemania was in full swing in the city of St. Petersburg late Sunday, as Paul McCartney appeared in concert for only the second ...
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Whitney Houston to play China
NEW YORK (Whitney Fans Website) - American pop diva Whitney Houston will be touring China from July 22 to 28. The 40-year-old singer will kick off her first leg of the trip in Shanghai on July 22nd, then she will sing in Beijing on 25th, and the last leg of her performance is scheduled for the 28th ...
| Takeover Records searching for unsigned talent to open for Yellowcard!
LOS ANGELES (Takeover Records) - On this summer's Warped Tour, Yellowcard guitarist Ben Harper and his label, Takeover Records, will be looking for a talented unsigned band to take under their wing. Not only will this band be guaranteed at least one spot opening for Yellowcard on their 2005 tour, but ...
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Day Of Infamy to headline 'Warped Tour' local LA stage
LOS ANGELES (Day Of Infamy Fans Website) - The year is growing brighter and brighter for teen sensations DAY OF INFAMY as major changes and successes loom ahead for the hard rocking quartet. Summer break has arrived for the young men (singer Jeremy Morris, 19, guitarist Michael van den Berg 15, rhythm ...
| 'Watch out!' Alexisonfire debuts at No 6 on Soundscan Top 200 and sets summer tour dates
NEW YORK (Distort/EMI) - St. Catharines band re-writes rulebook for Indie Domination in Canada with 2nd highest debut on Top 200 Soundscan this week. It's no coincidence that the title of Alexisonfire's sophomore album reads "Watch Out!". With minimal radio play, no Juno nominations, and no major label ...
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Cher announces new summer 'Farewll Tour 2004' dates for North America
LOS ANGELES (Clear Channel Entertainment) - America will not let Cher take her final bow. Due to overwhelming demand, Cher will continue her "FAREWELL TOUR 2004" through the summer. She has just announced 18 new shows. Cher has said the "FAREWELL TOUR 2004" will be her final appearance on the concert ...
| Bowling For Soup to perform at Vans Warped Tour 2004
NEW YORK (Jive Records) - Jive/Zomba recording artists Bowling For Soup are scheduled to perform select dates on the tenth annual VANS WARPED TOUR, America's longest-running touring festival. The festival kicks off June 25th in Houston, TX and will continue through the summer wrapping up August 19th ...
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My Chemical Romance debuts at No 1 on Billboard Heatseekers chart and the band is scheduled to appear on the Vans Warped Tour '04
BURBANK, CA (Reprise Records) - 'My Chemical Romance', one of today's most exciting and incendiary young bands, has scored a major music coup with their debut Reprise Records release, "Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge." Featuring all-original material penned by the New Jersey-based quintet and produced ...
| Lennon joining Warped Tour
LOS ANGELES (John Gault Ent.) - Hard rock singer Lennon has put the finishing touches on her new CD Career Suicide, and will be hitting the road with The Vans Warped Tour beginning July 27th, 2004. After two years of extensive touring acts such as The Cult, Alice Cooper, Drowning Pool, Otep and Mushroomhead ...
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