Volume Nine of Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series will be released on October 19th, 2010. The Witmark Demos features 47 songs Bob Dylan recorded between 1962 and 1964, 15 of which have never been previously released.
On Wednesday, August 25, Dylan will perform in San Francisco at The Warfield. Tickets can only be purchased at The Warfield box office on the day of the show. Tickets are available for $60 CASH ONLY – no credit cards. The box office and the doors will open at 5:30 pm, with show time at 8 pm. Ticketholders will enter the venue immediately at the time of purchase, one ticket per customer. Line-ups will begin no earlier than noon on day of performance.
BOB DYLAN’S 2010 SUMMER TOUR
Following the San Francisco date, Dylan only has 7 more summer performances currently scheduled. Check for more show announcements on Bob Dylan’s Tour page.
August 27 – Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater
August 28 & 29 – Troutdale, OR – Edgefield
August 31 – Missoula, MT – Ogren Park @ Allegiance Field
September 1 – Post Falls, ID – Greyhound Park
September 3 – Yakima, WA – Yakima County Stadium
September 4 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Festival – Memorial Stadium
…That this fall Bob Dylan will release Vol. 9 of his Bootleg Series, collecting solo acoustic recordings from 1962 – 1964? (Read m0re here)
…The Foo Fighters have started working on their 7th album with producer Butch Vig?
…It has been reported that Elton John is working on a stage adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm?
…Amy Adams will star in the planned Janis Joplin biopic, Get It While You Can?
…Speak Now, Taylor Swift’s third album, will be released on October 25th?
…Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi have cleared the air by resolving their legal battle over rights to the band’s name and clearing the way for a possible Black Sabbath reunion?
…Gorillaz will kick off a 19-date North American tour on October 3rd in Montreal?
“We’re hot right now,” says Petty. “It’s coming easy – no struggle. If I didn’t have a tour, I’d probably just stay in the studio.” But since Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers do have their usual massive laps through arenas and more, they’re set on playing plenty of songs from their blazing new live studio album, Mojo. “I think we take it to the road and it will take on its own life,” says Petty. The tour will focus on mainly the new songs from Mojo but classic hits will also be featured. According to guitarist Mike Campbell it can be tricky balancing the new with the old. “The problem we have every year, and I guess we’ll have it worse this year, is trying to get enough songs in the set that people want to hear – but also play the new stuff,” says Campbell.
One of the songs, Don’t Pull Me Over, is about legalizing pot. Petty’s viewpoint on that is, “We could solve a lot of problems with the tax money, and the medical benefits are well proven. Pretending that America isn’t using marijuana is ridiculous, so I’m glad I got that statement in. The said, the pot store doesn’t look right to me. Why wouldn’t it be sold at a pharmacy like any other prescription?”
Another song on the new album, titled Running Man’s Bible, is a tribute to bassist Howie Epstein who died in 2003 from a suspected heroine overdose. Petty says, “I’d always wanted to deal with Howie’s death, and there’s some of that in there. It’s one of those embarrassingly revealing songs. It just crept into my mind one day. I was playing the guitar and it started falling out and I wrote it down as quick as I could.” The song is about the band sticking together for 35 years. “We respect the band as more important than our individual problems, and we’re getting along ridiculously well. It’s disgusting to see old men so happy.”
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS 2010 MOJO TOUR DATES
Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena, August 11 w/CSN
Boston, MA – Comcast Center, August 19 & 21, w/My Morning Jacket
Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, September 19,w/ZZ Top
Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center, August 31, w/Drive-By Truckers
Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center, September 21, w/ZZ Top
Darien Lake, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, August 14 & 28, w/CSN
East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center, August 24, w/My Morning Jacket
Hartford, CT – Comcast Theatre, August 17, w/CSN
Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, September 24, w/ZZ Top
Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, October 2, w/ZZ Top
Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl, October 1, w/ZZ Top
Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena, August 12, w/CSN
Phoenix, AZ – U.S. Airways, September 26, w/ZZ Top
Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek, September 18, w/ZZ Top
San Diego, CA – Cricket Pavilion, September 28, w/ZZ Top
Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center, August 27, w/CSN
Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum, September 16, w/ZZ Top
Toronto, ON – Air Canada Center, August 25, w/CSN
Tulsa, OK – Box Center, September 23, w/ZZ Top
Washington DC – Jiffy Lube Live, August 15, w/CSN
For tickets and more info on Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers check out their website here.
The return of Ozzfest with acts like Motley Crue and Rob Halford is like a reunion of old friends for Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy says, “It’ll be good to see Motley again.” Wife and manager Sharon will use the festival’s 6-date mini-tour to check on the viability of continuing Ozzfest into a new decade. Other head bangers playing at Ozzfest include Halford, Devil Driver, Nonpoint, Zakk Wylde/Black Label Society, Drowning Pool, Kingdom of Sorrow, Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch, Saviours, Kataklysm, Exodus and California Wildebeest.
OZZFEST TOUR DATES
Burgettstown, PA – First Niagara Pavilion, August 19, 2010
Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center, August 22, 2010
Devore, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater, August 14, 2010
Hartford, CT – Comcast Theater, August 21, 2010
Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center, August 24, 2010
Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, August 17, 2010
OZZFEST OVERSEAS DATES
London, UK – 02 Arena, September 18, 2010
Tel Aviv, Israel – HaYarkon Park, September 28, 2010
The Warped Tour punk festival is now in its 15th year with the new various mutations of emo joining original musical groups from its inception in the 1990s. 1990 vets like Pennywise and Dropkick Murphy’s co-exist with upstarts like electro-pop act Breathe Carolina, acoustic crooner Never Shout Never and mainstream rockers All-American Rejects. Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter states, “We started out playing Warped. It’s a big pissing contest – everyone wants to show that they’re the best.” Also making appearances will be bands Everclear, Mike Posner, Of Mice and Men, Sum 41, and many, many more. Check out the official Warped Tour site for complete information.
The re-launch of Lilith Fair, which originally ran from 1997-1999, is inspired by female artists ruling the billboards once again. Sarah McLachlan, co-founder of Lilith and the only artist on all 36 dates remarks, “It’s an interesting time to return. We can build on the legacy of Lilith. There’s new artists we can draw from, as well as artists we had the first time around.” The musical lineup will change nightly with appearances by Sheryl Crow, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, The Bangles, Sugarland, Cat Power, Indigo Girls, Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Heart, and others. For more information on Lilith Fair, check out their website at www.lilithfair.com.
When I heard on the radio that the annual Kansas City Rockfest concert tickets were on sale, I was so excited. Especially when they announced the line up, and it included my favorite band Papa Roach. I wanted to see them so bad that I rushed to my home computer and logged onto the internet to purchase my tickets. What made ordering the tickets online so easy was that I bundle clear internet with tv so its cheaper and the internet is lightening fast. Rockfest is presented by Kansas City’s radio station 98.9 The Rock, and takes place at Liberty Memorial in downtown Kansas City.
The day of the concert it rained all day. This didn’t spoil the fun however, because it was a rain or shine event. The rain made the ground muddy, but this did not stop over 50,000 people from having the time of their lives! People rocked out to many bands including Godsmack, Seether, Three Days Grace, and of course Papa Roach. I got to hear my favorite singer of all time, Jacoby Shaddix (front man for Papa Roach) sing his heart out. He sounded so amazing, and looked very nice too! He had the fans wound up and having a great time!
The best part about the entire concert is that Jacoby and the rest of the band Papa Roach were signing autographs after their performance! My friends and I all got a special signature from Jacoby Shaddix! This was the summer event of a lifetime that I will never forget.
Openers: Alana Grace (Minot), The Academy Is…(Hershey), Eminem (Fontana)
KISS will be slashing through North America with their Hottest Show on Earth tour beginning in Cheyenne, Wyoming on July 31 and ending at the California Speedway in Fontana on September 25. There will be over 30 stops along the way in local arenas, amphitheaters, and stadiums.
Check the list below for dates and venues in a city near you. (List sorted by cities alphabetically. Click links for ticket information.)
With all the personal things going on in his life last year – his father passing last August followed by the birth of his third child (a girl) a month later – Jack Johnson had no plans to release an album this year but “To the Sea” was released in June and debuted at number one on Billboard. “…all these songs just came out,” Johnson says. He’s excited to strum fan favorites but also anxious to dig into new electric guitar heavy tunes (“At or With Me”). He’s “trippin’ out” over his first-ever gig at Madison Square Garden but he’s also excited about the small-town shows because “That’s where the crowds blow us away.”
Jack Johnson will not earn a single dime from his 2010 summer tour. That’s because the singer is donating all of his profits to various education and eco charities. (Read more about the Jack Johnson’s “To the Sea Tour Greening” and “All at Once”) “Just to know that the money goes to things like community gardens makes it feel like work worth doing,” Johnson says.
Get Jack Johnson tix at Ticketmaster. Check the list below for dates and venues in a city near you. (list sorted by cities alphabetically.)
Jack Johnson North American To the Sea Tour 2010
Atlanta, GA – Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood, August 20, 2010, 7pm
Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre (Berkley), October 5-6, 2010, 6:30pm
Bonner Springs, KS – Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone, August 16, 2010, 7pm
Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center, July 11, 2010, 7pm
Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, August 22, 2010, 7pm
Chula Vista, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, October 9, 2010, 7pm
Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre, July 20, 2010, 7pm
Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion, July 17, 2010, 6:58pm
Even though musicians are struggling with ticket sales in this tough economy, Lady Gaga is having the most success with her concert ticket sales. With high-sky productions costs for her elaborate stage show ticket prices still average a reasonable $92. Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Tour has a 10-foot-long sea monster that makes the twisted costumes and arty video clips of the 2009 run seem restrained. Despite all the stunts in the show, Lady Gaga always leaves room for improvisation.
Check the list below for North American & European dates and venues in a city near you. (list sorted by cities alphabetically.) Get Gaga tickets here.
Lady Gaga’s North American Monster Ball Tour
June 28 – September 19; Tickets: $45 – $125; Opener: Semi Precious Weapons
Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwalk Hall, July 4, 2010
Boston, MA – TD Garden, July 1 & 2, 2010
Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena, September 18, 2010
Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena, September 8, 2010
Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza, August 6, 2010
Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena, July 14, 2010
Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center, July 22 & 23, 2010
Denver, CO – Pepsi Center, July 28, 2010
Detroit, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills, September 4, 2010
Volume Nine of Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series will be released on October 19th, 2010. The Witmark Demos features 47 songs Bob Dylan recorded between 1962 and 1964, 15 of which have never been previously released.
