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Maroon 5 and Usher Update

By David Jacobs | September 7th, 2014

This week, one of the biggest rock bands in music, Maroon 5, announced their official plans for an upcoming tour. The rockers will be touring around the globe in 2015, beginning with a show in Dallas, Texas. The concert extravaganza will officially kick off on February 16h. From there, the rockers will visit 27 different cities across North America, wrapping up the stateside portion of their tour in April. After this leg, the band will head overseas to perform in the United Kingwon, Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy. The group made the announcement along with the official debut of their latest record, “V” which contains hits such as “Maps and Animals.” The group is also promoting the album with several upcoming live television appearances, which should give fans a preview of what they can expect when the tour officially gets underway. According to the announcement, tickets for most shows go on sale on September 13th.

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Old Rockers Keep On Rocking

By David Jacobs | April 22nd, 2014

This week, there were several big announcements regarding some of the most iconic performers in the music industry today. This began with an announcement from the rockers Steely Dan. The group revealed that t hey will be kicking off their latest tour called the “Jamalot Ever After Tour.” This event will kick off at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon on July 2nd. The tour will include 47 stops throughout the United States and Canada. The duo, who was just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will be joined on stage by an eight piece band, who they have toured with before in the past. During this tour event, the band will be visiting some of the biggest major markets in the country including San Diego, Nashville and Boston. Tickets are on sale now for select dates for those who want to see the iconic rockers take the stage live.

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Nascar Season Is Here

By David Jacobs | April 3rd, 2014

As NASCAR officially enters the heart of its season, there are many racing fans looking to see who will emerge as the leader of this season. As the highly watched Sprint Cup Series has been officially unfolding, NASCAR fans have been treated to one of the most exciting and unpredictable seasons in recent years. There have been six different races so far in the series, and fans have seen six different winners emerge. This has been both an unlikely and unusual occurrence and one that has proven that in NASCAR virtually anything is possible. One of the most recent win came at the Martinsville Speedway when Kurt Busch walked away in the top spot, much to the surprise of fans.

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While there have only been six races so far in the Sprint Cup series, fans are already wondering what will happen at the end of the season after 26 races have been completed. If this keeps up, what will happen when NASCAR has to narrow down the field to the 16 top racers, if more than 16 drivers have run races. In the past single victories have almost always guaranteed drivers a spot in the end of season race-off, but with the current season going the way it has been, there could be winning drivers who do not make the cut.

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Summer Concert Tours

By David Jacobs | May 26th, 2013

This week, summer concert goers of all types were delivered with exciting news about the upcoming touring season. One of the biggest announcements of the week came from the hit country band, the Rascal Flatts. These country superstars revealed this week that they will be adding tailgating events to their current schedule of stops on their “Live and Loud” tour. Each market that they visit for this tour will now include a special tailgating event before the concert starts just for the fans of the group. The tour, which is slated to kick off on May 31st and that will include support from the group The Band Berry and Cassandee Pope, is slated to visit numerous big venues in the United States before visiting Europe for a second leg. Now before each event, concertgoers will be able to enjoy tailgating events and activities from the @FarmersFans Zone. Tickets for the concert and these tailgating events are on sale now and available to the public.

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Riot Fest And Ovo Fest

By David Jacobs | May 26th, 2013

This week, the team behind Riot Fest made a major announcement involving their upcoming summer tour event. After announcing their impressive line up for th event last week, organizers of the Chicago based music festival revealed that they will be adding two new cities to their lineup. Riot Fest all actually be taking place in Toronto on August 24th-25th and in Denver on September 21st-22nd in addition to the September 13th-15th event in Chicago. The original Riot Fest in Chicago will have performances from some of the biggest names in rock music including Fall Out Boy and Blink 182. However, the line ups for the two new additional festival events has yet to be released. Plans to unveil the official line up have been announced however and concert-goers can expect to see the official line up later on this summer. Tickets will also go on sale later in the summer. Tickets for the original Chicago based festival are on sale now.

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Concert News May 26TH

By David Jacobs | May 26th, 2013

This week, several of the biggest names in rock music made announcements about their upcoming summer plans. The first big announcement came from Lyle Lovett, who revealed that he would be heading back on the road for a new concert tour this summer. The tour will be taking the rocker to several venues throughout North America in a new tour that will promote last year’s album “Release Me.” The tour kicked off this week in Austin, Texas and will keep the performer on the road throughout most of 2013. Tickets to see Lovett take the stage live are now available.

Another veteran southern rocker, Hank Williams Jr. made an announcement of his own this week when he revealed that he will be touring around the Eastern half of the United States in a new summer tour effort. This tour will be promoting Williams’s latest studio album, “Old School, New Rules.” The Grammy-winning singer revealed that the tour will be kicking off in Morton, MN on June 8th. During the trek across the US, Williams will be making 18 different stops in different venues across the country. Tickets are on sale now.

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Weekend Update

By David Jacobs | May 18th, 2013

This week, the eclectic dance music festival, known as the Ultra Music Festival revealed plans for its 2014 event. According to reports, the dance music festival will be making its return to Miami on March 28th. This will be the 16th year for the event, which will keep going through March 30th. Unlike previous events, next year’s festival will only be one weekend. Although no information will be released about the concert for some time, on sales will be starting next week. For the 2013 concert, early bird tickets sold out in just five minutes, so organizers are once again expecting these tickets to go fast. Sales begin on Tuesday May 21st.

In other concert music news, Lollapalooza has officially released its schedule for its 2013 festival season. The organizers behind the event revealed that there will be more than 100 different artists performing at the three day event. This Chicago festival will be taking place on August 2nd and will run through August 4th. According to the official line up for the event, artists will include Kendrick Lamar, Nine Inch Nails, The Killers, The Cure and more. Tickets are still on sale for the festival now.

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This Week In Music

By David Jacobs | April 30th, 2013

This week, music fans of all types were excited when two of the biggest bands from the 1990s announced they would be teaming up for a new concert tour event in 2013. The Counting Crows and The Wallflowers, who are fresh off recent tours in Australia and Europe, have revealed that they will be kicking off a new tour of North America this summer. The tour is slated to kick off on June 14th in Farmingville, New York. This trek across North America will feature stops in Boston, Las Vegas, Chicago and more and will end on July 21st with a performance in Costa Mesa, California. Tickets for the shows are on sale now and available to the public.

Another big announcement in the music world came today when the lineup for the UPROAR Festival was revealed. The annual festival will feature performances from over a dozen different acts and will tour around the country for two months. This will be the fourth annual UPROAR festival and headliners will includes Jane’s Addiction, Coheed and Cambria and Alice in Chains. The tour kicks off on August 9th at the Toyota Pavilion in Pennsylvania. Tickets go on sale next month for the tour.

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Summer Shows

By David Jacobs | April 26th, 2013

Summer is fast approaching which means that it’s time for some of the biggest summer music festival lineups are being revealed for the 2013 season. One of the biggest announcements of the week came from the organizers behind the Rockstar Energy UPROAR festival. According to the team behind the festival, top bands such as Alice in Chains, Coheed, Janes Addiction and Cambria and Circa Survive will be headlining the event. This will be the fourth annual UPROAR Festival. Every year the festival travels around the country and visits several locations along the way including stops at the Toyota Pavillion. The concert will kick off on August 9th and will wrap up in the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on September 15th. Tickets for the event are on sale and available to the public right now.

In other festival news, a selection of additional acts has officially joined the 2013 lineup for the Bonnaroo music festival event. The concert event originally revealed its lineup earlier in the month and now a number of additional bands will also be taking the stage for the concert event. Bands that will be added to the lineup include Empire of the Sun, Solange, ALO and more. Tickets for the Bonaroo music festival are on sale and available to the public right now.

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NBA Playoffs and MLB 2013 Season

By David Jacobs | April 23rd, 2013

This week sports fans of all types have their eyes set of the NBA as this week marks the official kick off of the 2013 NBA finals. Over the weekend the first round of play got underway and fans were not shorted when it came to the action. With 16 teams currently competing for a spot as the number one organization in the NBA and to win the Larry O’Brien trophy, there is plenty of action surrounding the current tournament. With popular teams like the Boston Celtics, the New York Knicks, the Brooklyn Nets and the Chicago Bulls, the Miami Heat, the LA Clippers, the Lakers, the Memphis Grizzles, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the San Antonio Spurs and more all playing in the 2013 NBA playoffs there is no denying there is plenty of action to be seen with this tournament. There are tickets on sale now for those who want to get in on all of this basketball action.

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