After announcing new dates to their I'm With You Tour earlier this week, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have tickets for those shows on sale throughout the weekend ending December 12, as compiled by TicketNews.

One of the most successful rock acts of the last 25 years, the Peppers have sold over 70 million albums worldwide throughout the course of their career to go along with the seven Grammy Awards the band has won.

Today's recap includes tour announcements, concert industry updates and more as compiled by TicketNews on October 20, 2008.

At the top of the news today, we have some details on U2's deal with tour promoter Live Nation, which the band signed back in March. Live Nation recently registered approximately more than one million shares of company stock for the rockers, with an estimated value of $18.5-$19 million. Jay Z and Madonna also inked similar deals with Live Nation within the past year.

Iconic pop crooner Neil Diamond announced this week that his North American tour is far from reaching the end of the road. His current itinerary, which was originally scheduled to wrap on November 4, has been extended with dates through 2009.

The third leg of the trek will pick up November 22 at Alerus Center in Grand Forks, ND, and currently has shows booked through a January 8 gig at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, OR. Other stops along the way include a November 28 show at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT, and a December 15 concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. The new leg also features two arena shows in Canada: November 30 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, ON, and December 2 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON.

Following a disappointing performance in Columbus, OH, crooner Neil Diamond issued an apology -- and a refund -- to concertgoers.

Diamond, who was recently diagnosed with acute laryngitis, sang with a raspy and hoarse voice throughout the course of the August 25 show at Ohio State University. He reportedly did not inform the audience of his diagnosis, leaving many fans frustrated by his performance.

The legendary Neil Diamond has edged the hit musical Wicked out of the number one position in TicketNews's exclusive top events rankings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2008. Diamond rose up from his second place finish last week to oust "Wicked" from its month-long run in the top slot. Diamond's 9.16 power score, which was nearly triple his score from last week, was more than double "Wicked"'s 4.67 score this week.

Other Top Events this week included the ever competitive New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in third and fourth place with power scores of 3.10 and 2.54, and the second most popular musical, Jersey Boys, in fifth place with a score of 2.15.