'Weird Al' Yankovic unleashes new CD 'poodle hat'
LOS ANGELES (Weird Al Official Website) - "Weird Al" Yankovic, the undisputed champion of musical satire, loses himself in 12 new pop culture send-ups that are as hot as the artists he spoofs on his new CD, Poodle Hat (Way Moby / Volcano). The disc features parodies of Eminem, Avril Lavigne, Nelly and ...
| Radiohead see you at the movies!
NEW YORK (Radiohead Fans Website) - Once again Radiohead is breaking new ground. In anticipation of their sixth studio album, Hail To The Thief, Radiohead has found a new way to give their fans a taste of the album before its actual release date. Thom Yorke and Co. will be playing a concert on MTV2 ...
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Ian McCulloch US tour dates
LONDON, UK (Echo & Bunnymen Fans Website) - The Echo & The Bunnymen lead is touring in support of his new solo record, Slideling, which releases in the US on May 6. With The Bunnymen on hiatus, McCulloch is quick to stress that this new record does not mark the end of the legendary group who recently ...
| Mariah announces world tour
NEW YORK (Mariah Carey Official Website) - Mariah Carey is planning to launch her first world tour in more than three years in support of her new album Charmbracelet. She kicks off the Charmbracelet World Tour in Osaka, Japan, on June 24, before returning to the US for 47 dates. The singer will then ...
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Aerosmith, Kiss & Saliva tour dates announced
NEW YORK (Aerosmith/Saliva Website) - If practice makes perfect, the Aerosmith/Kiss tour should be faultless. After all, the bands have got nearly six decades of experience between them. Thirty-two dates over 11 weeks are scheduled for the nationwide trek, which begins August 2 in Hartford, Connecticut, ...
| Lisa Marie Presley begins her tour from California
NEW YORK (Elvis Fans Website) - Lisa Marie Presley will embark on her first ever tour beginning May 8 with a show at the Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa in Kelseyville, California. The singer hits the road in support of her just-released To Whom It May Concern, which features her debut single "Lights Out." ...
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Radiohead 'to play huge tour'
LONDON, UK (Radiohead Fans Website) - UK fans of rock group Radiohead will get a chance to see the band during an arena tour in November, it has been reported. The group are due to headline the Glastonbury festival and a small UK tour in June - but those dates sold out in 24 hours. They are now lining ...
| Aretha Franklin will go on her last US tour
NEW YORK (Aretha Franklin Fans Website) - The Queen Of Soul, Aretha Franklin, has announced that she will go on her very last national performance tour this spring and summer. Though the tour schedule has not been announced, Franklin has already commissioned costumes for the trek from top designers ...
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Evanescence 2003 spring tour dates
NEW YORK (Evanescence Official Website) - Armed with a debut album that's been riding in the Top 10, Goth-rock outfit Evanescence takes to the road this spring for a series of headlining club dates and festival appearances. Titled "Fallen," the Arkansas-based quartet's inaugural effort hit stores in ...
| Stereophonics announce UK arena tour
LONDON, UK (Stereophonics Official Website) - Stereophonics are to play an UK arena tour in November, concluding with two massive Christmas shows. The band will tour arenas in support of their album You Gotta Go There To Come Back released on June 2. It follows the release of a new single Madame Helga ...
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50 Cent: more tour dates and is working on a book!
NEW YORK (50 Cent Official Website) - 50 Cent, who is out on tour with Clipse, is currently working on securing a book deal for his biography, Number One With Nine Bullets. The rapper is looking for a six-figure advance for the book, which will be penned by writer Vanessa Satten. Number One With Nine ...
| Styx, Journey & REO Speedwagon tour announced
NEW YORK (Styx & Journey Official Websites) - A triple bill featuring Journey, Styx, and REO Speedwagon will hit the road this spring and summer. The tour gets underway May 10 in Las Vegas and is scheduled to run for three months, with dates beyond that point a distinct possibility. The bands will be ...
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Mark Knopfler cancels tour dates
LONDON, UK (Dire Straits Fans Website) - Rock star Mark Knopfler has canceled his British tour after a motorcycle accident in which he broke six ribs and a collar bone. Judy Shaw of Mercury Records said Tuesday the Dire Straits lead singer has canceled six shows, scheduled June 2-9, because of the injuries ...
| Pearl Jam's US Riot Act Tour Bootlegs On Sale
NEW YORK (Pearl Jam Official Website) - Official bootlegs for Pearl Jam's 2003 Riot Act US tour go on sale online today, at the following URL addresses: * https://www.pearljam.com * https://www.tenclub.net * https://www.pearljambootlegs.com Each bootleg will be a limited edition, double disc CD set sold ...
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SARS virus attacks on Moby and Santana gigs
NEW YORK (Moby & Santana Official Websites) - Moby and Carlos Santana are the latest acts to cancel gigs in Hong Kong over fears of a killer virus. The outbreak of the pneumonia-type illness - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - has already led the Rolling Stones to postpone concerts in Asia. ...
| R.E.M. tour dates!
NEW YORK (REM Official Website) - R.E.M. has confirmed a 26-date fall North American tour, its first such undertaking since 1999. The trek begins Sept. 1 at Seattle's annual Bumbershoot festival and tickets for some shows begin going on-sale as soon as April 12. A number of support acts are set for ...
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Evanescence tour dates
NEW YORK (Evanescence Official Website) - Evanescence's Fallen has moved to No 5 on the US Albums chart, thanks to the single "Bring Me Back To Life," which features 12 Stones vocalist Paul McCoy. The song is a cross-format smash, charting at four different formats. Evanescence is currently ready to ...
| Mariah Carey's Japanese tour (summer 2003)
NEW YORK (M. Carey Official Website) - Mariah Carey will head to Japan in June and July to promote her 2002 album, Charmbracelet. Mariah Carey recently shot a video for her latest single, a cover of Def Leppard's "Bringin' On The Heartbreak." The new clip features cameos by Joe Millionaire's Evan Marriott, ...
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Tom Petty postpones European tour
NEW YORK (Tom Petty Official Website) - Tom Petty has postponed his upcoming European tour with the Heartbreakers. The dates were supposed to get underway July 3 in the U.K., but the plans were pushed back after consultations with the European promoters. It's expected that the shows will be rescheduled. ...
| Phish announces 'It' and US summer tour dates
NEW YORK (Phish Official Website) - Phish will play 21 concerts at various outdoor venues across the United States this summer, culminating in a 2 day festival, "It", to be held at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine on Saturday and Sunday, August 2 and 3, 2003. "It" is the first festival ...
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