posted by Alex on May 16
The Fort Adams State Park in Newport will play host to this year’s Newport Folk Festival on August 1-3 and the festival goers will be in for some surprises this time. Trey Anastasio will be performing for the first time at the Newport Folk Festival and he is slated for first ever solo acoustic concert which will be gladly accepted by his fans at the festival. The festival goers will also be able to watch the performance of Richie Havens who will be performing at the Newport festival after a gap of 17 years. The ticket sales to this festival are on the high as fans will be able to watch musicians like Jimmy Buffett, Cowboy Junkies, The Black Crowes and many more perform.
posted by Alex on Mar 24
Pearl Jam band members are going on an extensive tour after two years and are touring in order to popularize their last album that hit the stores in 2006. Pearl Jam’s lead singer Eddie Vedder who is on a solo Western coast tour will join his band mates for their first live performance on June 11th at West Palm Beach in Florida.
The Pearl Jam band will be performing in places like Tampa, Columbia, Washington DC, Camden, New York City, Mansfield, Hartford, Columbia, and Manchester other than West Palm Beach. They will also be performing at the Bonnaro music festival. It is reported that the Pearl Jam band had spent sometime recently in a recording studio doing ground work for a follow up of their 2006 album. The bassist of the band said that they are in the process of releasing an album. He said that the band members enjoyed each other’s company and they like jamming with each other.
posted by Alex on Mar 17
The members of Return to Forever have reunited and announced a tour that will be their biggest tour together in 30 years. Chick Corea, the keyboard player, Stanley Clarke, bassist, Al Di Meola the guitarist and Lenny White the drummer will kick of their tour as a team on May 29th this year. They will perform at the Paramount Theatre in Austin for two days and will tour through 50 venues across North America and Europe. The important performances include Schnitzer Concert hall in Portland, Fox Theater in St. Louis, Regency Center in San Francisco, Murat Theater in Indianapolis and Olympia in Paris etc.
The band will also give performances at other places like Poland, Switzerland, London, Florida, New York and Philadelphia. The tour will coincide with the release of an album called Return to Forever anthology, containing compilations from different classic albums like ‘Romantic Warrior, Hymns of the Seventh Galaxy, Where have I known You Before and No Mystery’. The tour is expected to finish by early August. Chick Corea is expecting to release a concert DVD of the jazz band this year. The band members has taken the decision to tour after several meetings in last summer and early fall and are confident of the success of the tour.
posted by Alex on Jan 15
Faith Hill will be among the artists performing tributes to Aretha Franklin at the upcoming MusiCares Person of the Year gala. Variety.com reports this year’s event will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, just two days before the Grammy Awards. Other performers include past American Idol winner Fantasia, singer-songwriter John Legend, gospel duo Bebe & CeCe Winans, plus many more! Bill Cosby and Blair Underwood will also be on hand. Proceeds raised from the show, which includes live and silent auctions, will be used to give assistance to music industry people in times of need.
posted by Alex on Jan 8
Everyone loves Kid Rock. So get ready because he’s giving lots of concert around the United States! You’ll be able to enjoy this fabulous guy and his music on Jan 25, 2008 in Evansville, IN. his tour will be over on Mar 1, 2008 in Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, SC.
posted by Alex on Jan 5
Don’t miss a chance to see you favorite rock band’s show! NOFX is giving several shows around the United States! You can still tickets for their show that will be held in House of Blues-New Orleans, New Orleans, LA on Feb 25, 2008.
posted by Alex on Jan 2
The Avril Lavigne concert tour is hitting cities all across the country. She starts her tour on March 5, 2008 in Save on Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC. Then she’ll visit Vancouver, BC; Kamloops, BC; Pittsburgh, PA; Atlantic City, NJ and many more places around the country. Tickets are already available.
posted by Alex on Dec 21
Foo Fighters band is known all over the world. And these fun guys are welcomed everywhere. Their shows are impressive. Get ready to rock as Foo Fighters bring their high-octane show to a stage near you. They are giving a concert January 16, 2008 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Don’t miss a chance to see their show. Even if you are not fond of rock music, you should see it. You won’t regret.
posted by Alex on Dec 18
Haitian hip-hop star Wyclef Jean gave a spectacular open-air concert near Port-au-Prince’s presidential palace on Saturday. Together with Jean, Senegalese-American singer Akon performed at the concert. President Rene Preval named Jean Haiti’s goodwill ambassador, and now, the singer sees his mission in changing his country’s international image.
posted by Alex on Dec 13
Famous and talented, actress Jessica Alba is going to realize herself in another no less important role – the role of a mother. At this, the role will be real, for Jessika is pregnant from her boyfriend, producer Cash Warren. The starry couple met on the set of “The Fantastic Four” in 2005, where Alba costarred and Warren was a director’s assistant.
