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British Alt-rockers Arctic Monkeys Announced Tour Dates of US/Canada Fall 2007 Tour. The band supports its second studio album Worst Favourite Nightmare which hit shelves this April. The trek kicks off Septebmer 5 by concert in New York’s Central Park Summerstage, includes 19 dates, and wraps up September 30 in Vancouver (BC). Arctic Monkeys will visit Montreal (QB), Columbus (OH), Chicago (IL), Kansas City (MO), Austin (TX), Houston (TX), and some other cities. Tour itinerary is listed below; tickets are on sale. Released in 2006, Arctic Monkeys’ first album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not has sold 100,000 copies in its first day of release, and has become fastest-selling UK debut album.

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Arctic Monkeys US/Canada 2007 Tour Dates
9/5/2007 - New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage
9/6/2007 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
9/8/2007 - Toronto, Ontario - Virgin Festival
9/9/2007 - Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
9/11/2007 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
9/12/2007 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
9/13/2007 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
9/15/2007 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
9/16/2007 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
9/17/2007 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater w/Queens of the Stone Age
9/18/2007 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
9/21/2007 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
9/22/2007 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
9/23/2007 - Del Mar, CA - San Diego Street Scene
9/25/2007 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
9/27/2007 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
9/28/2007 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
9/29/2007 - Seattle, WA - WAMU Theater
9/30/2007 - Vancouver, British Columbia - PNE Forum

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Whilst I’m pushing the boundaries of acceptability by including the Spice Girls new tour dates in this blog, I thought I would just so we can laugh at their ridiculously easy schedule - 14 dates spread out over two months. That is, if they don’t add a tonne at each city, which is more than likely.

Sunday 2nd December - Vancouver
Tuesday 4th December - San Jose
Friday 7th December - Los Angeles
Saturday 8th December - Las Vegas
Tuesday 11th December - New York
Saturday 15th December - London
Thursday 20th December - Koln, Germany
Sunday 23rd December - Madrid
Tuesday 8th January - Shanghai
Thursday 10th January - Beijing
Saturday 12th January - Hong Kong
Thursday 17th January - Sydney
Sunday 20th January - Cape Town
Thursday 24th January - Buenos Aires

Their new press picture is to the right, with them looking distinctly airbrushed. Though thats not to say I don’t like it… and how out of place does Mel C look? She looks like someone added her in as an extra… ho hum.

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Hanson, Rock/Pop trio of brothers, started North American 2007 tour to support their fresh album. The trek was opened July 25 with concert in New York. Current Hanson tour schedule is listed below. Tickets are available to buy online. Band will visit Baltimore (MD), Washington (DC) Cleveland (OH), Chicago (IL), Dallas (TX), Atlanta (GA), and many smaller US cities. Latest Hanson’s studio album The Walk hit stores July 24. Zac, Taylor, and Isaac Hansons became stars with single ‘MMMBop’ from their debut disk, released ten years ago.

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Hanson 2007 Tour Dates
7/31/2007 - Toronto, Ontario - Guvernment
8/7/2007 - West Hollywood, CA - Viper Room
8/15/2007 - West Hollywood, CA - Viper Room
9/12/2007 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Resort & Casino
9/13/2007 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
9/15/2007 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
9/16/2007 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
9/19/2007 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
9/21/2007 - Westbury, NY - North Fork Theatre
9/22/2007 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
9/24/2007 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
9/27/2007 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Music Hall
9/30/2007 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
10/2/2007 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
10/3/2007 - Tulsa, OK- Cain’s Ballroom
10/8/2007 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
10/10/2007 - Richmond, VA - Toad’s
10/11/2007 - Charlotte, NC - Amos’ Southend
10/12/2007 - Louisville, KY - Coyotes
10/16/2007 - Atlanta, GA - Roxy Theatre

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Singer/songwriter Tori Amos, who recently started world tour behind new release, will ride through US, and Canada, starting October 2007. North American tour leg kicks of October 9 in Albany (NY), and will hit about 50 cities. Tori will visit New York (NY), Boston (MA), Montreal (QB), Toronto (ON), Cleveland (OH), Chicago (IL), Los Angeles (CA), Houston (TX), Denver (CO), and many other markets. Current Tori Amos tour itinerary is listed below; it includes right now 33 cities. Most venues, and other cities will be announced later. Tori is touring in support of her latest studio album American Doll Posse which hit stores in May.

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Tori Amos US/Canada 2007 Tour Dates
10/9/2007 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre
10/11/2007 - New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden
10/12/2007 - New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden
10/13/2007 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theatre
10/15/2007 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
10/18/2007 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
10/21/2007 - Montreal, Quebec - Place des Arts
10/23/2007 - Toronto, Ontario - Hummingbird Centre
10/24/2007 - Buffalo, NY - Shea’s Performing Arts Center
10/26/2007 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
10/27/2007 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
10/28/2007 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace Theatre
10/30/2007 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center
11/1/2007 - Cleveland, OH
11/2/2007 - Indianapolis, IN
11/3/2007 - Milwaukee, WI
11/5/2007 - Chicago, IL
11/7/2007 - Minneapolis, MN
11/9/2007 - Lawrence, KS
11/10/2007 - Omaha, NE
11/12/2007 - Nashville, TN
11/13/2007 - Charlotte, NC
11/14/2007 - Atlanta, GA
11/21/2007 - West Palm Beach, FL
11/24/2007 - Dallas, TX
11/25/2007 - Houston, TX
11/26/2007 - Austin, TX
11/28/2007 - Denver, CO
11/29/2007 - Salt Lake City, UT
12/3/2007 - Vancouver, British Columbia
12/4/2007 - Portland, OR
12/5/2007 - Seattle, WA
12/7/2007 - San Francisco, CA
12/17/2007 - Los Angeles, CA

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Etta James hopes to be well enough by the end of August to join blues great B.B. King and soul singer Al Green on a tour which kicked off July 24 in Florida. R & B singer Chaka Khan is currently substituting for James who is currently in stable condition suffering complications from abdominal surgery.

A three-time Grammy Award winner, Etta James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

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Peter Paul & Mary show @ Wolf Trap Filene Center in Virginia on Saturday, 8/11/07
8:00PM EDT has been canceled.

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London based boozer Amy Winehouse has announced a UK and Ireland tour in November and early December. You catch her at the below dates… if she turns up and doesn’t have “exhaustion”.

Monday 12th November - Manchester Apollo
Wednesday 14th November - Birmingham NIA
Friday 16th November - Glasgow Barrowlands
Sunday 18th November - Newcastle Academy
Tuesday 20th November - Blackpool Empress Ballroom
Thursday 22nd November - London Brixton Academy
Friday 23rd November - London Brixton Academy
Saturday 24th November - London Hammersmith Apollo
Monday 26th November - Brighton Centre
Tuesday 27th November - Bournemouth BIC
Wednesday 28th November - Cardiff Arena
Saturday 1st December - Dublin EDS
Monday 3rd December - Belfast Waterfront

Tickets are on sale now.

Photo taken from Media Eater’s flickr stream.

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The punk rock band from Canada, Sum41, just recently shipped out their new cd Underclass Here and have released even more concert dates.  Sum41 is currtenly playing on the Warped Tour, but will be headlining some of their own shows in August and September.

The end-of-the-summer outing kicks off Sept. 8 in Portland, ME, and hits 15 cities throughout the month, concluding with the band’s Sept. 29 Louisville, KY, appearance as part of a lineup sponsored by local radio station WLRS.  Three of the concerts in September will feature Yellowcard playing with them as well!  Get your tickets right here right now!

August 2007
14 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Warped Tour)
15 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Theater (Warped Tour)
17 - Portland, OR - Rose Quarter
19 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
22 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena (Warped Tour)
23 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre (Warped Tour)
24 - San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheater (Warped Tour)
25 - Carson, CA - Home Depot Center (Warped Tour)

September 2007
8 - Portland, ME - The Station
9 - Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
10 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s
11 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon
13 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
15 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues (w/ Yellowcard)
17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre (w/ Yellowcard)
18 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club (w/ Yellowcard)
20 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
21 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
23 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
26 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew’s Hall
27 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
28 - Chicago, IL - Metro
29 - Louisville, KY - Waterfront Park

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Latin star Ricky Martin is planning on a short tour in September and October in the United States.  He will be playing four shows in Texas, two in Californoa, three in Florida, and two New York so far.  Some of the dates are makeup for when Martin had to cancel during his last tour due to an injury in his back.

September 2007
29 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
30 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena

October
3 - El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum
5 - Hidalgo, TX - Dodge Arena
6 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theater
7 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
10-12 - Miami, FL - Fillmore East
14 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

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LYNYRD SKYNYRD scheduled at NTELOS WIRELESS PAVILION in Portsmouth, VA on SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2007 at 8:00PM has changed times. The event will now take place at 7:00pm. Original tickets will be honored for the new time.

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