Kate Nash - First North American Tour!

Award-winning UK singer-songwriter Kate Nash, who was recently named Best British Female at the BRITS Awards, is mounting her first North American tour this spring.

The NME Tour Awards kicks off April 15 in Atlanta, GA and winds down May 13 in San Francisco. Ticket demand has already resulted in a second show at New York's Webster Hall April 24, after the first show went clean in record time. Nash will also make a concert stop at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival on April 26.

The 20-year-old Nash released her debut album, “Made of Bricks,” in the States earlier this year to rave reviews and played a handful of dates in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Her Myspace page received a boost from fellow Brit Lilly Allen, who placed Nash in her Top 8, according to Wikipedia.org.

The NME Awards Tour is the third NME tour to hit the States, following outings featuring Kaiser Chiefs and The Hold Steady.

“NME Awards Tour” featuring Kate Nash:

April
15 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
16 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
17 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
18 Baltimore, MD Recher Theatre
19 Philadelphia Trocadero
21 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
23-24 New York, NY Webster Hall
26 Indio, CA Coachella Music & Arts Festival
28 Toronto, ON Phoenix Theatre
30 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall

May
2 Chicago, IL The Vic
3 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
5 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
8 Vancouver, BC Richard’s on Richards
9 Seattle, WA Showbox
11 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
13 San Francisco The Fillmore

Heavy Metal gods Iron Maiden will return to the U.S.

Heavy Metal gods Iron Maiden will return to the U.S. for several shows this spring, as part of the band’s mammoth world tour. During the first leg of the tour, the band only had two American dates: Feb. 19 at the Los Angeles Form in Los Angeles, CA, and one next month on March 14 at the Izod Centre in East Rutherford, NJ. Both shows sold out months in advance.

The next leg of the band’s Somewhere Back in Time--World Tour 08 will take them to a number of cities they have not played in many years, along with a return to the Los Angeles area for two more nights at the Verizon Amphitheatre May 30-31. Tickets for the majority of these shows will go on sale to the public on March 1; information can be found on the band's website.

The Somewhere Back in Time--World Tour 08 was inspired by Maiden’s recently released DVD, “Live After Death” (New Door Records/Ume). Filmed and recorded over four nights at Long Beach Arena on the Powerslave Tour in 1985, this has long been a benchmark for rock concert videos and live albums, and the CD remains one of the biggest-selling live albums ever with sales in excess of six million worldwide. With the video having been largely unavailable for many years, the fan’s massive interest in this legendary concert continues to this day with the DVD debuting at No. 1 on charts around the world (including The UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark and Finland), as well as No 2 on the Billboard USA Chart and in Canada.

This tour revisits the band’s history by focusing almost entirely on their classic 80’s period in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which is based around the legendary Egyptian Production of that Powerslave Tour as portrayed on the “Live After Death” DVD. This will arguably be the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented, and will include the colossal mummy of “Eddie” as featured on the “Live After Death” DVD, on many of the summer dates along with various other elements of the show that would not fit on the band’s private 757 on the first leg of this tour.

If ticket sales to the upcoming international shows is any indication, the band expects to play to more than 1.5 million fans in 2008. On the first leg, tickets in San Paolo, Brazil, at the 42,000 capacity Palmeiras Stadium sold out in just a week ; Mexico City’s 22,000 capacity Sports Arena sold out in a record-breaking four days leading to the show being moved to the 51,000 Foro Sol Stadium, which is already sold out, too; a first ever visit to Colombia, where first day ticket sales were the biggest for any music event ever, saw the Simon Bolivar Stadium in Bogota sell out the 30,000 original capacity in 10 days and this has now been extended to 50,000; 14,000 capacity arenas in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, sold out in less than half an hour with second shows being added in both cities; 25,000 fans in each of Argentina, Chile and Costa Rica have already snapped up all available tickets with the promoter asking the venues if he can get more fans in to see the show. In addition, three upcoming stadium shows in Sweden and Finland also sold out in mere hours.

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American Idol Jordin Sparks opens for Alicia Keys tour

"American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks, who recently performed the national anthem to an audience of nearly 100 million viewers at Super Bowl XLII, will be the opening act on the upcoming Alicia Keys "As I Am" tour. The 18-year old Sparks, who just won the Outstanding New Artist award at the 39th NAACP Image Awards, will help kick-off the tour on April 19 in Hampton, VA. The 30-date tour wraps June 18 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Since the release of her critically acclaimed eponymous debut, Spark's first single, "Tattoo," shot up the charts and has resided in the Top 10 of Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay singles chart for close to two months; currently the single is holding on to the number seven slot for it's second week in a row. Her second single "No Air," a smash duet with label mate Chris Brown, is getting major radio support across the country and is already in the Top 20 on Billboard's Pop 100, Pop 100 Airplay and Hot Digital singles charts.

Billy Joel - Sold Out Show

Billy Joel has added a second – and final – show at Shea Stadium in July because tickets to the first show soldout so quickly. Called "The Last Play at Shea," the first concert, scheduled for July 16 sold more than 50,000 tickets in 48 minutes, according to organizers, prompting the second show, which is slated for July 18. The July 16 sellout, which was held Feb. 16, marked the fastest concert sell out in Shea's 44-year history.

According to published reports, many ticket buyers were locked out from buying tickets due to a server overload with the New York Mets’ online ticketing system. Ticket buyers were met with a message stating the servers were busy and then had to wait for a 60-second timer to count down before another attempt could be made.

Joel becomes only the fourth act to play multiple shows at Shea Stadium, joining Rock & Roll Hall of Famers the Beatles (1965, 1966), the Rolling Stones (1989), Elton John & Eric Clapton (1992), and Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (2003). He also becomes the first artist in music history to have played all four of New York City's premier sporting venues: Shea Stadium, Yankee Stadium, Giants Stadium and Madison Square Garden, where, in April 2006, he broke the record for longest sequence of sold-out shows by a single artist (12).

Don't miss out on Billy Joel, check the itinerary below and get your tickets fast!

Feb 2008

23 - Honda Centre, Anaheim, CA [tickets]
26 - Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA [tickets]
28 - Pepsi Center, Denver, CO [tickets]

March 2008

02 - Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI [tickets]
13 - County Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL [tickets]
14 - County Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL [tickets]

April 2008

15 - Robinson Center Music Hall, Little Rock, AR [tickets]
16 - Robinson Center Music Hall, Little Rock, AR [tickets]
17 - Robinson Center Music Hall, Little Rock, AR [tickets]
18 - Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA [tickets]
20 - Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH [tickets]
23 - Centre Bell, Montreal, Canada [tickets]

May 2008

23 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT [tickets]

July 2008

16 - Shea Stadium, Corona, NY [tickets]
18 - Shea Stadium, Corona, NY [tickets]

Dec 2008

01 - Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL [tickets]

Don't Miss Out on the Fun!

April 2008 is Packed with Major Concert, Sport, and Theatre Events

Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band, Billy Joel, Elton John, Kayne West, Jay-Z, Rush, and Santana are all on tour in the month of April. Other hot shows in April include Alicia Keys, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Andre Rieu, Jackson Browne, Michael Buble, My Chemical Romance, Panic at the Disco, Rascal Flatts, and Roger Waters.

Major League Baseball gets into full swing in April with the Detroit Tigers taking on the World Champion Red Sox in the Fenway Park home opener on April 8^th. The New York Yankees visit Fenway Park on April 11^th-April 13^th and the Red Sox visit the Bronx on April 16^th and 17^th.

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four takes place April 5th & 7th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas and the PGA Masters Tournament is scheduled for April 7^th - 13^th at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

NASCAR visits the Texas Motor Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway while the AMA Supercross tour hits Detroit, Irving, St. Louis and Seattle.

April is a great month for musical Festivals. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival features Roger Waters, The Verve and Jack Johnson. Jack Johnson also hosts The Kokua Festival in Hawaii with special guests Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds. Other musical festivals this month include the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the inaugural Bamboozle Left Festival.

In the mixed martial arts arena, Ultimate Fighting Championship 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2 will be the UFC's first event in Canada and is a hot ticket.

Michael Buble - Concert Tour 2008

Vancouver-native Michael Buble is wowing crowds across the continent with his beautiful singing voice. Michael Buble's voice has been a favorite of the former Canadian Prime Minister, and now all of North America can experience the brilliance of Michael Buble! Don't miss your chance to see Michael Buble perform LIVE!

He will sing in the following cities at the the following dates:

Feb 2008

20 - Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock, Fort Lauderdale, FL [tickets]
22 - St. Pet Times Forum, Tampa, FL [tickets]
23 - Ucf Arena, Orlando, FL [tickets]
24 - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL [tickets]
26 - New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA [tickets]
27 - Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX [tickets]
29 - Centurytel Center, Bossier City, LA [tickets]

March 2008

1 - Toyota Center, Houston, TX [tickets]
2 - Nokia Live at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX [tickets]
4 - Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK [tickets]
5 - Scottrade Center, Saint Louis, MO [tickets]
7 - Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO [tickets]
8 - Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, AR [tickets]
9 - Fedex Forum, Memphis, TN [tickets]
12 - Sommet Center, Nashville, TN [tickets]
14 - Freedom Hall at Kentucky State Fair, Louisville, KY [tickets]
15 - US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH [tickets]
17 - Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, VA [tickets]
18 - Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, NC [tickets]
19 - John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA [tickets]
21 - Borgata Events Center, Atlantic City, NJ [tickets]
22 - Borgata Events Center, Atlantic City, NJ [tickets]

April 2008

8 - Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH [tickets]
10 - Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, RI [tickets]
11 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT [tickets]
12 - Times Union Center, Albany, NY [tickets]
14 - HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY [tickets]
15 - Giant Center, Hershey, PA [tickets]
16 - Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH [tickets]
18 - Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN [tickets]
19 - Wolstein Center, Cleveland, OH [tickets]
20 - Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI [tickets]
22 - Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI [tickets]
23 - Resch Center, Green Bay, WI [tickets]
25 - Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA [tickets]
27 - Qwest Center, Omaha, NE [tickets]
30 - Tucson Arena, Tucson, AZ [tickets]

May 2008

2 - Cox Arena, San Diego, CA [tickets]
3 - HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA [tickets]
4 - Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA [tickets]

Summer 2008 - The Police Final Tour

The Police finally unveil their final tour dates [tickets]! Their 2007 reunion tour turned out to be the top-grossing concert tour of all time, now they are going to repeat history for one last time before retiring for good. Read below for detail info and itinerary.

"The Police will take one more victory lap through North America on their massively successful reunion tour before calling it quits for good, sources close to the tour tell Billboard.com.

The Police -- Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland -- will play another 30-odd dates in May and July in North America, with 15 previously announced European concerts sandwiched between in June. Elvis Costello & the Imposters will open the entire run of North American dates, which wraps the first week in August.

This final leg will play primarily amphitheaters with a few arenas, beginning May 1 in Ottawa. These will be the first-ever shed dates for the Police, as the amphitheater network present today was largely non-existent during the band's first go-round in the early 1980s. No festivals or stadiums will be part of the route.

Close to half the dates will be in markets not played last year in North America, where the tour began last May. The current leg finishes in Hawaii over the weekend.

These dates will be the last time the band performs together as the Police -- ever. But it has been a lucrative reunion, as the tour will likely end up in the $340 million gross range, with attendance north of three million. That would make it one of the top five highest-grossing tours of all time.

The Police reunion tour is promoted by Arthur Fogel, chairman of TNA International, the global touring arm of Live Nation. It is produced by RZO Productions."

Tour Itinerary: mark the dates below for your cities and get your tickets fast [tickets]

May 2008

1 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place [tickets]
3 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena [tickets]
4 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena [tickets]
10 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena [tickets]
13 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center [tickets]
14 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center [tickets]
16 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center [tickets]
17 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre [tickets]
20 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion [tickets]
21 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center [tickets]
23 - Las Vegas, NV -MGM Grand Garden Arena [tickets]
24 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion [tickets]
26 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre [tickets]
27 - Los Angeles, CA - The Hollywood Bowl [tickets]

July 2008

11 - Ridgefield, WA - Clark County Amphitheatre [tickets]
12 - George, WA - The Gorge [tickets]
14 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre [tickets]
16 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion [tickets]
17 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre [tickets]
19 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre [tickets]
21 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre [tickets]
25 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater [tickets]
26 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Center [tickets]
28 - Burgettstown, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion [tickets]
29 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center [tickets]
31 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center [tickets]

August 2008

1 - Saratoga, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center [tickets]
3 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center [tickets]
4 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater [tickets]

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

2008 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Tour with Very Special Guest Steve Winwood

Classic rockers Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have announced their North American summer 2008 tour.

"The talent behind hits “American Girl,” “Breakdown,” “Don't Come Around Here No More,” “Free Fallin',” “Mary Jane's Last Dance,” and countless others packs large venues on every tour. Tom Petty rocks whether he's performing solo or with his band the Heartbreakers. Don't miss your chance to catch Tom Petty LIVE on tour in support of his latest album "Highway Companion"!"

Watch their halftime show at Super Bowl in XLII

May 2008

30- Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI [tickets]
31- The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI [tickets]

June 2008

3- Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON [tickets]
5- Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA [tickets]
6- Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA [tickets]
8- Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA [tickets]
10- Post-Gazette Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA [tickets]
11- New England Dodge Music Center, Hartford, CT [tickets]
13- TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA [tickets]
14- Tweeter Center, Mansifield, MA [tickets]
17- Madison Square Garden, New York, NY % [tickets]
18- Prudential Center, Newark, NJ [tickets]
21- Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY [tickets]
22- Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH [tickets]
25- Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA [tickets]

July 2008

2- United Center, Chicago, IL [tickets]
3- Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN [tickets]
8- Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH [tickets]
9- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Atlanta, GA **** [tickets]
11- Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC [tickets]
12- Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC [tickets]
15- Bank Atlantic Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL [tickets]
16- St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL [tickets]
20- Quest Center Omaha, Omaha, NE [tickets]
22- Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO [tickets]
23- Target Center, Minneapolis, MN [tickets]

August 2008

7- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO [tickets]
9- MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB [tickets]
11- Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, AB [tickets]
12- Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB [tickets]
15- The Gorge, George, WA [tickets]
16- The Gorge, George, WA [tickets]
20- Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ **** [tickets]
22- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA [tickets]
26- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Selma, TX [tickets]
27- American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX [tickets]
29- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Woodlands, TX [tickets]

**** Tickets for these shows on sale TBA.
% Date/Time Subject to change.