Van Halen tour grosses $93 million
The on-again, off-again Van Halen reunion tour wound up grossing more that $93 million for 74 concerts, according to Billboard…
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Slow Foods Rocks festival ramps up
The inaugural Slow Food Rocks music festival will be held August 30-31 during the inaugural Slow Food Nation ’08 event,…
Billy Bragg books June tour
Billy Bragg, nicknamed the “Bard of Barking,” is bringing his blend of folk music, punk rock and protest songs to…
All Points West music festival adds acts
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, and Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB featuring Russ Lawton are among the additional acts…
New classic rock tour launches this fall
Flashback – The Classic Rock Experience, featuring the Mystic Orchestra, is a new tour that re-envisions rock concert legends’ greatest…
John Mayer tour adds nine more shows
Singer/songwriter John Mayer has expanded his upcoming summer tour, adding nine more shows in late August. Paramore is the opening…
Yes cancels tour for medical reasons
Legendary rock band Yes has cancelled its 2008 40th Anniversary Tour because frontman and founding member Jon Anderson has a…
Busta Rhymes joins Projekt Revolution tour
Grammy Award-winning rock band Linkin Park has added hip-hop innovator Busta Rhymes to their Projekt Revolution 2008 lineup. Rhymes and…
Vitale called to testify over ticket lobbying
Richard Vitale, the Massachusetts accountant and close friend to the state’s House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, has been called to testify…
Will Ugly Betty be beautiful on Broadway?
Another in the stream of television and movie productions that are potentially headed to Broadway is television’s newest gal-pal, “Ugly…