the latest music news for 03Mar08
this just in…
- Journey UK dates have been announced. The group will be touring the UK in June.
here are the dates:
June 17 – Hammersmith Apollo
June 19 – Manchester Apollo
June 20 – Glasgow
June 22 – Wolverhampton Civic
June 23 – Cardiff International Arena
June 25 – Dublin
June 27 – Leeds, Harewood House
as for the U.S. dates – there hasn’t been an official announcement yet but I believe Journey will begin touring with Heart and Cheap Trick sometime in July.
- Ringo Starr recently announced that he’ll be out on the road with the 10th version of his All Starr band. this year’s band includes: Colin Hay, Billy Squier, Hamish Stuart, Edgar Winter, and first timer Gary Wright and Gregg Bissonette.
The 31 US and Canadian tour dates will begin June 19 at Fallsview Casino in Niagra Falls, Ontario, with a show at New York’s Radio City on June 24 and winding down at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles on August 2nd 2008.
- there are rumors that Todd Rundgren might perform in the southeast region of the U.S. after his short tour in Japan. the dates in Japan have been confirmed but the U.S. dates are still tentative:
April 4 – Osaka Blue Note
April 5 – Osaka Blue Note
April 7 – Tokyo Billboard Live
April 8 – Tokyo Billboard Live
April 9 – Tokyo Billboard Live
April 12 – Tampa, FL (unconfirmed)
April 14 – Lake Buena Vista HOB, FL (unconfirmed)
April 15 – Miami, FL (unconfirmed)
April 17 – Atlanta, GA (unconfirmed)
April 18 – Greenville, SC (unconfirmed)
- talk about drama! The Van Halen tour has been cancelled. apparently Eddie has fallen off the wagon again. and there have been numerous reports that Eddie hasn’t been playing all that great in recent shows. Hopefully he’ll be able to find the help he needs to sort this thing through. *UPDATE* – according to Billboard, the tour is still on!! several dates have been postponed but apparently management still thinks Eddie can still carry on…
- Asia is currently touring the UK. here’s the current setlist: Daylight, Only Time Will Tell, Wildest Dreams, Never Again, Roundabout, Time Again / Bolero, Clap, The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (acoustic), Ride Easy (acoustic), Voice of America (acoustic), Open Your Eyes, Fanfare For The Common Man, Without You, An Extraordinary Life, Court of the Crimson King, Video Killed The Radio Star, The Heat Goes On, Heat of the Moment, Don’t Cry, Sole Survivor
- Eric Clapton will be back on the road in May. here are the dates:
May 3 – Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
May 5 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
May 6 – Orlando, FL – Amway Arena
May 22 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
May 24, 25 – Atlantic City, NJ – The Borgata Hotel
May 27 – Toronto, Ontario – Molson Amphitheatre
May 28 – Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre
May 30 – Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
May 31 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
June 2 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
June 4 – Mansfield, MA – Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
June 5 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
- RIP Jeff Healey. The canadian blues guitarist lost his life-long battle with cancer. Healey was 41. Here’s his cover of White Room.
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