Concert & Tour Announcement News

Alternative rock titan and live concert favorite Pearl Jam has announced plans for a one-month tour of the United States this spring as it continues to back the 2009 album "Backspacer."

The 11-city outing officially begins with a May 3 show at Spring Center in Kansas City, MO, and concludes with a May 20-21 stand at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. The spring itinerary includes performances on May 6 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH; May 10 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY; and May 17 at TD Garden in Boston, MA.  Full Story...

After filling arenas across the UK and Ireland this winter, Lady Gaga has expanded production on her Monster Ball Tour with plans to return to North America for a full-length arena run on this side of the pond.

The 31-date jaunt launches June 28 at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC, and concludes September 19 at RBC Center in Raleigh, NC. The nearly three-month itinerary includes gigs on July 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY; August 11 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA; and September 7 at Verizon Center in Washington, DC.  Full Story...

Broadway welcomed "Next Fall," a play by Geoffrey Nauffts, on its March 11 opening night at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Sheryl Kaller resumes her role as director of the split drama-comedy, which earned rave reviews during an Off Broadway run in 2009.

Switching between flash-backs and present-day scenes, the play tracks the five-year relationship of 45-year-old atheist Adam (Patrick Breen) and his 30-year-old boyfriend Luke (Patrick Heusinger), a conservative Christian. As the play opens, Luke is in a coma as a result of an accident, and Adam is left in the waiting room with Luke's equally conservative parents, Arlene (Connie Ray) and Butch (Cotter Smith), who are in-the-dark about their son's sexuality.  Full Story...

Shambolic rocker Courtney Love is getting her act together -- and her band -- for some concerts across the U.S. and Europe this spring. The new line-up for fallen alt-rock darling Hole will be on the road for at least four national shows and 10 more overseas.

While Love's itinerary is more internationally based at the moment, her U.S. dates are certainly spaced to allow a lengthier national jaunt than she has currently revealed. The new Hole line-up is slated to debut with back-to-back concerts in Austin, TX. The first show is an early evening gig on March 19 at Stubb's Bar-B-Q, followed by an SXSW Music Festival showcase at 1 a.m. on March 20 at Dirty Dog Bar.  Full Story...

A week after his last update, Sting has rolled out another batch of concert dates for his upcoming tour of North America.

Nine new markets have been added to the itinerary, which spans eight weeks. The latest additions include concerts on June 23 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, MO; July 9 at the Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ; and July 10 at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ.  Full Story...

After a lengthy absence from recording and touring, Maxwell regained his position at the forefront of contemporary R&B and soul music with an award-winning album and several sold-out North American tour legs in 2008 and 2009.

Now the neo-soul singer hopes to continue his domination of the live music scene this spring with help from chanteuse Jill Scott. The pair has outlined plans for a 16-date arena tour that will launch May 21 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH, and conclude five weeks later on June 25 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.  Full Story...

The proposed TicketNetwork Forest concert venue has entered the end stages of its application before the Planning and Zoning Commission in Vernon, CT. Attorney Dorian Reiser Famiglietti, representing applicant TicketNetwork, gave her closing rebuttal on the evening of March 4 after weeks of rigorous debate and public testimony.

In order to meet state-imposed time constraints on the process, the PZC scheduled two additional opportunities for public testimony on February 25 and March 3. During these meetings, as in previous PZC hearings on February 4 and February 18, residents repeatedly voiced concerns about potential noise, pollution, traffic and disorderly conduct that could arise as a direct result of the venue.   Full Story...

A decade after disbanding, influential alt-rock group Pavement launched its much-hyped reunion tour on March 1 in front of audiences in Auckland, New Zealand. But that concert was only the tip of the iceberg for the band's anniversary regrouping.

Pavement has more than 30 additional performances slated for the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, as well as a festival-speckled North American tour that was only recently fleshed out.  Full Story...

Fans of the musical sitcom phenomenon "Glee" will get a double dose of their favorite fictional glee club this spring.

FOX begins airing new episodes of the hit comedy-drama on April 13, but the show's signature songs will also get the full-concert treatment during the national tour, Glee Live! In Concert! The show's cast will visit four U.S. cities over the course of two weeks, beginning with a solitary May 18 event at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, AZ.  Full Story...