Radiohead To Tour U.S. in 2012
Radiohead has announced plans to head out on a U.S. tour in early 2012. This tour is in support of the group’s latest release The King of Limbs which debuted in February 2011, and will be Radiohead’s first U.S. tour in four years. The tour launches in Miami on February 27th at the American...
Jessica Lea Mayfield Out On Tour
Today Jessica Lea Mayfield heads out on a three-week headlining tour of the southern United States, making stops in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. Mid-month, she’ll open up for Drive-By Truckers and will then join Ryan Adams on tour in December. Jessica’s latest album, Tell Me, is available on Nonesuch Records. ...
Nearing the End of The Streets
Garage/2-step act The Streets is coming to an end, but not before a final series of shows. The Mike Skinner led act Will headline the Freeze Festival which takes place October 28 -29 at London’s Battlesea Power Station, and can also be seen at The Big Reunion Festival over two weekends in November. The shows...
Lykke Li Gearing Up For Fall Tour
Lykke Li has added a North American leg to her tour in support of her sophomore release Wounded Rhymes. The Swedish songstress kicks off her Fall tour later this week in Australia and will then pop over to the United Kingdom before landing in Texas for the start of her stateside tour. Tickets are now...
Bassist Peter Hook To Perform Joy Division
Just yesterday it was announced that New Order will reunite for a couple of European shows, but without original bassist Peter Hook. Well now, it appears that we know why. Hook and his band The Light are launching a North American tour next week that will take them to the U.S., Canada and Mexico. But...
Music Midtown is Back!
After a six year hiatus, Atlanta’s Music Midtown returns this Fall. The festival bid adieu to the city in 2005 due to financial loss and a seeming lack of support from the community, but true music lovers in the city have been pining for what had come to be Atlanta’s preeminent music event. The event’s...
Coachella Music Festival Has Announced 2011 Lineup
The lineup for the 2011 Coachella Music Festival has been announced and it is big! This year’s 3-day music and arts festival will be headlined by Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, and Kanye West, respectively. I found myself salivating as I read through the broader lineup up artists: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Erykah Badu, Big...
Coachella: A Newbie’s Experience
It has been a few days, but I’m still flying high from my first (and hopefully not last) Coachella experience. By now, everyone knows that it was a sold-out festival, posting record attendance. I’m not big on crowds, so knowing that the event was sold out before I even showed up made me a bit...
Purchase Your Next Concert Ticket…from Wal-Mart?
I knew that interesting things were on the horizon when the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger was announced in January, but I wasn’t quite prepared for this announcement. Live Nation and Wal-Mart have entered an agreement, allowing the world’s largest retailer to sell tickets to concerts and other events. Initially, Wal-Mart will sell tickets in select markets...
Back Catalog: The New Concert Model
BACK CATALOG: THE NEW CONCERT MODEL Last week, I wrote about the great Steely Dan show that I caught at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre. Fantastic show. The Steely Dan ‘Rent Party ’09 Tour’ is one of those genius concepts that die-hard fans dream of. In select cities, Steely Dan has planned album ‘Plus’ shows, where the...