Lynyrd Skynyrd
TicketNews Radar
Most Popular Stories
- Justin Bieber announces Believe tour dates
- San Francisco Giants block Oakland A’s from San Jose
- Barclays Center chooses Ticketmaster to manage ticketing needs
- Live Nation ten year class action lawsuit settles
- Brooklyn's Barclays Center sits atop venues rankings months before opening
- NY Mets to host 2013 MLB All-Star Game
- Barbra Streisand set to perform in Brooklyn
- Beyonce adds a fourth performance at Revel Resorts
- Jam band String Cheese Incident fights Ticketmaster fees
- NFL looks to improve fan experience with Wi-Fi
Most Recent Comments
- Ticket Drop Checker: a new tool for ticket brokers
3 days ago - Proposed ticketing legislation in Tennessee violates rights of fans and the free market
10 days ago - Yankees, StubHub battling over site's low ticket prices
24 days ago - Arkansas' anti-scalping law applies to Ticketmaster
26 days ago - Guest Commentary: The importance of ticket brokers
> 1 month ago
Lynyrd Skynyrd is a rock band formed in Jacksonville, FL in 1964 by Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins and Gary Rossington. The group toured in the southern U.S. in the early 1970s, signing with MCA Records in 1972 and producing its first album, released in January of 1973. The album went multi-platinum, as did their second album "Second Helping," which was released in 1974 and included their most popular single "Sweet Home Alabama."
In 1977, just after the release of Lynyrd Skynyrd's fifth album "Street Survivors," band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines and assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed when the band's chartered plane crashed in Gillsburg, MS. The band disbanded after the crash, but five surviving members reunited for a tour ten years later with Ronnie Van Zant's brother Johnny as front man. The reunion tour was originally planned to be a one-time-only event, but the band continued to record and tour, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
Lynyrd Skynyrd will be on tour in the U.S. and Canada in 2010, beginning in May and concluding in September.
Lynyrd Skynyrd tour plots summer dates with Bret Michaels
For the past two summers, Lynyrd Skynyrd infused their summer concerts with a touch of contemporary hard rock courtesy of tour partner Kid Rock.
The Southern rock veterans are continuing that trend this year and picking up a new hard-rocking concert collaborator in the form of Poison frontman Bret Michaels. Another veteran of Southern rock, .38 Special, has been tapped as the opening act for the tour.
Last chance for Kid Rock & Lynyrd Skynyrd, Green Day tickets
Ticket sales wind down for major events like Kid Rock & Lynyrd Skynyrd and Green Day's latest tours during the week ending August 31, as compiled by TicketNews.
Veteran punk act Green Day is closing its summer-long North American tour over the weekend. The venture, which launched July 3 at KeyArena in Seattle, completes its nation circuit tonight, August 25, at The Forum in Inglewood, CA, southwest of Los Angeles. Franz Ferdinand is providing support for the final date of the tour. Earlier legs of the tour featured opening sets from The Bravery and Kaiser Chiefs.
Lynyrd Skynyrd tour announces 'Gods & Guns' dates to support new album
It's been a turbulent year so far for Southern rock titan Lynyrd Skynyrd, which suffered the loss of former band members, bassist Ean Evans and longtime keyboardist Billy Powell. Despite losing two revered comrades, the band launched a spring European tour and has gone ahead with plans for a summer co-headline trek with Kid Rock.
Now the Skynyrd gang can add a solo tour to their growing list of concert commitments for the year. The five-week trek launches August 13 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, IA, and continues through September 20 at Sandia Casino Amphitheater in Albuquerque, NM.
Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Ean Evans dies, age 48
Donald Evans, better known to Lynyrd Skynyrd fans as bassist "Ean" Evans, died at his home in Missisippi on May 6 after a battle with cancer. Evans is survived by his wife and two daughters. He was 48 years old.
"It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of longtime Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Ean Evans," the band said in a statement on its Web site. "Ean put up a valiant battle with an aggressive form of cancer and he will be sorely missed by family, friends and fans."
Daily tour recap: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Chris Isaak and more
Today's recap includes festival updates, tour announcements and more, as compiled by TicketNews on April 14, 2009.
More than 30 dates are now confirmed for Aerosmith & ZZ Top's summer tour. Select ticket sales begin on April 17. Meanwhile, female rock veterans Blondie & Pat Benatar have lined up a late summer trek of their own, though only a dozen dates have been confirmed thus far.
Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd tour launches second summer of 'Rock and Rebels'
Two generations of Southern rock will unite this summer as Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd reprise last year's Rock and Rebels Tour. The trek picks up June 26 at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL, and is currently booked through August 2 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY.
The first leg of the summer 2009 jaunt is set to hit 20 cities, primarily on the East Coast. Along the way, the duo will stop for a July 1 concert at Superpages.com Center in Dallas, TX, a July 11 performance at Verizon Wireless Music Center in Nobelsbille, IN, a July 29 gig at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA, and an August 1 show at Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, VA. More concerts are expected to be added in the future.
Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell dies, age 56
Billy Powell, the longtime keyboardist for iconic Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died at his home in Orange Park, FL, on January 28. He was 56.
According to published reports, paramedics reported to Powell's home after receiving an emergency call that he was having trouble breathing. The musician, who contributed to hits such as "Freebird" and "Sweet Home Alabama," was pronounced dead shortly before 2 a.m.
Economy blamed for Lynyrd Skynyrd, Trace Adkins show cancellation
The troubled economy is taking the blame for the cancellation of the Lynyrd Skynyrd and Trace Adkins show at the Sommet Center in Nashville, TN.
"For the past 12 years, we’ve been fortunate to have the biggest names in music celebrate New Year’s Eve in Nashville," Steve Moore, of MEG / AEG Live, said in a statement, "but there is no denying that our core audience has been financially challenged by the hard realities of a flattened economy."
Daily tour recap: Tom Morello, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more
The daily tour recap makes its triumphant return today with tour announcements, postponements and more as compiled by TicketNews on October 30, 2008.
Late yesterday, we covered the latest news on the Led Zeppelin reunion front. Although Robert Plant adamantly denied any regrouping, John Paul Jones has said that the rest of the band (Jimmy Page and Jason Bonham) have been rehearsing with other singers and hope to put out a new album and tour.
Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist has surgery
Billy Powell, one of the original members and keyboard player for Lynyrd Skynyrd, underwent an emergency partial revision hip replacement surgery in Jacksonville, FL last week. While Powell will miss some time, the band will continue on its current tour.
“Billy's hip had continued to give him dislocation problems, and it was determined that a revision was the only possible solution,” Lynyrd Skynyrd manager Ross Schilling of Vector Management said in a statement.
Subscribe to this feed
E-mail