Chaka Khan to replace Etta James at Newport jazz festival
Chaka Khan with the George Duke Trio has replaced Etta James as the headline act at George Wein’s Jazz Festival 55 on August 7 at the International Tennis Hall of…
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Live Nation opens weekly ‘no service fee’ promotion to a vote
As part of its recurring “No Service Fee Wednesday” promotions, Live Nation placed the promotion offer in the hands of its music fans during a vote last week. With a…
Willie Nelson, Mike Gordon of Phish, and more: Daily tour recap
Developments on the Beastie Boys’ summer plans and new dates from Bruce Springsteen top the daily tour recap for July 20, as compiled by TicketNews. Original Beastie Boys member Adam…
Beastie Boys tour cancelled, album delayed following cancer diagnosis
In a July 20 video posted on the group’s Web site, Adam “MCA” Yauch of Beastie Boys stated that the rock-rap crew is cancelling its upcoming tour dates and postponing…
Brian Wilson tour readies new U.S. dates for ‘Old Sun’
Living music legend Brian Wilson will be back on the road this fall for a fresh round of U.S. tour dates. The 17-city circuit launches October 23 at Soaring Eagle…
Bruce Springsteen tour adds more U.S. ‘Dream’ dates in late fall
They traveled across North America through much of the spring, and now Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have expanded plans for the fall, as well. The iconic American…
Bumbershoot ticket sales to open as new acts are announced
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Old 97’s, Cold War Kids, the Helio Sequence and the Portland Cello Project are among the latest acts added to the 39th annual Bumbershoot Festival to be…
Farm Aid set for October 4 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Missouri
Since July 9, Willie Nelson has been tweeting concerts hints about the location of the next Farm Aid event. He recently tweeted, “It’s official Farm Aid is coming to St….
Madonna concert cancelled following deadly roof collapse
Madonna’s July 19 concert at the Velodrome stadium in Marseilles, France has been cancelled after the roof collapsed during the stage construction that left eight crew injured and two dead….
After injuries cause concerts to be cancelled, Aerosmith tour is able to resume
Finally, there is some good news about Aerosmith as well as some more not so good news. After canceling seven concerts due to vocalist Steven Tyler’s leg injury sustained while…