FromTheCrowd.com Concert and Event Announcements: February 2008

Friday, February 29, 2008

Lawn Seat for Matchbox Twenty Now Available!!!

MATCHBOX TWENTY WITH ALANIS MORISSETTE
AT CRICKET WIRELESS PAVILION
MARCH 17 – 7:00 PM

Phoenix, AZ (February 29, 2008) – DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND the lawn at Cricket Wireless Pavilion has been opened to accommodate general admission sales for a St. Patrick's Day concert with Matchbox Twenty and special guests Alanis Morissette and MUTEMATH. The show will begin at 7:00pm.

TICKETS ON-SALE NOW! Get yours today!

Special Ticket Offer – 4 pack of lawn tickets for $90.00 plus applicable service charges~

Lawn tickets priced at $30.00 and reserved tickets at $76.00, $59.50, $39.50 and $30.00 are available to purchase at Evening Star Productionsand all Ticketmaster outlets. To charge by phone, call 480.784.4444 (Phoenix Metro Area) or 520.321.1000 (Outside Phoenix Area). All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, and service and handling charges. For more show information, check out http://www.livenation.com/.

MARY J. BLIGE & JAY-Z HEART OF THE CITY TOUR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Live Nation is proud to announce

Tickets On Sale March 8 for Phoenix.On Sale Now for other cities on the tour. Click here for Ticketmaster Details!

MARY J. BLIGE & JAY-Z
HEART OF THE CITY TOUR
US AIRWAYS CENTER
APRIL 15, 2008

70 MILLION ALBUMS, 12 GRAMMYS
2 SUPERSTARS, 1 STAGE

Phoenix, AZ (February 29, 2008) At long last, with over 70 million combined albums sold worldwide and 12 Grammy wins together, Mary J. Blige and JAY-Z will embark on a historic 25-date North American co-headlining tour, with a stop in Phoenix to perform at US Airways Center on Tuesday, April 15. The “Mary J. Blige & JAY-Z: Heart of the City” tour marks the first time in more than 15 years that an African American male/female bill of this stature have co-headlined a national concert tour.

The Live Nation and Haymon Events produced tour kicks off on March 22nd at Miami’s American Airlines Arena and will hit major markets along the eastern seaboard as well as New Orleans, Houston, Las Vegas and Oakland.

The "Mary J. Blige & JAY–Z: Heart of the City" tour is the pinnacle of Mary and Jay’s long-time collaboration which began in 1996 with the classic "Can't Knock The Hustle.” The multi-Grammy award winning powerhouses are two of the most successful artists of our time whose influence stretch far beyond any musical borders.

This will be JAY-Z's first arena tour since his successful JAY-Z and Friends Tour in 2004 and the first to feature material from his 2006 Kingdom Come album and 2007's critically acclaimed American Gangster album. A multiple Grammy, American Music Award and VMA award winner, JAY-Z has continued to set the bar for all artists and entrepreneurs. Co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, he currently is the president of Rocawear, part owner of the New Jersey Nets and co-owner of the successful 40/40 chain. Most recently, Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter held the title of President of Def Jam Records where he helped guide the careers of superstar artists and multiple Grammy nominees such as Rihanna, Ne-Yo, NAS, Kanye West and Young Jeezy.

Mary J. Blige is a truly iconic artist whose longevity in the music business is a rarity. Her 8th and current studio album, Growing Pains (released 12/18 on Matriarch/Geffen), reached platinum in three weeks and is grabbing the hearts of the critics and fans alike. People magazine says “There are three things you can count on: death, taxes and good Mary J. Blige albums.”

A six-time Grammy Award winner, Mary has won more than 25 awards in all, including NAACP Awards, American Music Awards, Billboard Awards, BET Awards, MTV’s Video Music Awards, Soul Train Awards and more. Over the span of her 15-year career, Mary has blessed us with 8 platinum and multi-platinum studio albums (she released a live album in 1998 and a greatest hits album in 2005 both to critical acclaim and incredible sales) selling more than 40 million copies worldwide. With every album she has proven that hers is a voice of healing; a voice of reckoning.

TICKETS ON-SALE SATURDAY, MARCH 8 AT 10 A.M.
Reserved tickets priced at $125.75, $99.75, $79.75 and $49.75 will go on-sale at 10am on Saturday, March 8 at US Airways Center Box Office, and all Ticketmaster and all Tickemaster outlets. To charge by phone, call 480.784.4444 (Phoenix Metro Area) or 520.321.1000 (Outside Phoenix Area). All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, and service and handling charges. For more show information visit http://www.livenation.com/.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Puddle of Mudd joins MCR at the Tempe Music Festival on ASU Student Night March 28th!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 29, 2008

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PUDDLE OF MUDD, COWBOY MOUTH, OTHERS
JOIN FERGIE & MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
FOR 2007 CIRCLE K TEMPE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Puddle of Mudd, Cowboy Mouth, The Chris Parker Project and Dorsey have been added to the rock-solid lineup of the 2008 Circle K Tempe Music Festival, Arizona’s largest music festival. This year, the award-winning event will take place on Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29 at Tempe Beach Park. Tickets are limited and on sale now through Ticketmaster and Live Nation.

Now in its 6th year, the Circle K Tempe Music Festival has grown to be more than music and is the largest music festival in Arizona. This year, the event boasts three stages of entertainment featuring national, regional and local acts including Fergie and My Chemical Romance, and tickets are limited. The Big Bang Dueling Pianos will also have their own stage in the thick of the crowd at this year’s event on both days where they will be entertaining the crowd between sets.
In addition to the 30+ musical acts performing on the three stages over the weekend, the event boasts a number of sports, musical and kid-friendly attractions as well. These include: the Bud Light Sports Lounge with plenty of flat screen televisions so festival attendees won’t miss a minute of NCAA March Madness action; the Gatorade Sports Village with a free interactive sports area that includes foosball, pop-a-shot basketball, air hockey and foose ball; the SRP Lil’ Rockers Area with hands-on interactive instruments and music-related arts and crafts as well as karaoke and a children’s musical museum; the Rockstar Rockin’ Vert Ramp with extreme sports demonstrations; The Dillard’s Rock’n’Roll Fashion Show; the Landshark Lounge; and several interactive media booths.

The event is sponsored by Circle K, the City of Tempe, the Tempe Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Dillard’s, SRP, Cox Communications, Arizona State University, Desert Ridge Marketplace, Tempe Marketplace, Gatorade, Budweiser, Landshark Lager, Rockstar Energy Drink, Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water, Southern Comfort, Barefoot Wine, Pepsi, Talk and Go Mobile, Frito Lay, Mentos, the Arizona Republic, College Times, AZ Central, Amp AZ, 104.7 KISS FM, 98.7 The Peak FM, 99.9 KEZ FM, 101.5 JAMZ FM, 103.9 The Edge FM and T.E.A.M.

For more information about the Circle K Tempe Music Festival, please visit http://www.tempemusicfestival.com/ or call the information hotline at (480) 970-FEST (3378).

Friday, February 22, 2008

Kenny Chesney's Poets & Pirates Tour hits Phoenix on May 31st!

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Kenny Chesney's Poets & Pirates

Goes Full Sale - 2008 Tour Hits 34 Cities Including 14 Stadiums in 5 Months

Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan Tour hit University of Phoenix Stadium, May 31! Tickets on Sale now!

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Nashville: He's sung “All my friends are pirates, it's just who I am…,” and now three-in-a-row and reigning Academy of Country Music and triple and current Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney calls all his friends for the annual good time reason to be: his summer concert tour. With tourmate LeAnn Rimes and a special opening situation to be announced shortly, Chesney plays 34 cities across America on his Corona Extra sponsored Poets & Pirates Tour.

“It's hard to know which cities to play and which ones to take a break from,” Chesney says of his annual fun, sun'n'friendship celebrating concerts. “You want to go everywhere, but then you know you can only do so many cities - and this year's show is going to be very intense. It's not necessarily the tricks or the production, though that's part of it, but just even figuring out the set list, there's an awful lot to bringing all this together - and this year is going to be amazing.”
With 14 stadium dates -- featuring five different line-ups -- already announced in Columbia, SC; Baltimore, MD; Cleveland, OH; Detroit, MI; Pittsburgh, PA; Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Nashville, TN; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; Foxboro, MA and Indianapolis, IN, the rest of the tour will be fleshed out with a combination of outdoor amphitheatres and large arenas. It all kicks off April 18-19 with a double play in Uncasville, Connecticut.

“People don't realize going from arena to amphitheatre to stadium to amphitheatre keeps you on your game,” laughs the easy-going singer/songwriter who enjoyed 14 weeks in 2007 at #1 on the country singles chart as an artist and an additional 3 weeks as a writer. “Because, you know, I didn't… I don't think I really got how different going from one to the other is, until we were in the middle of it last summer. Then you find yourself going, 'Oh, you can't do that here…,' or 'Oh, yeah, tonight that's possible…'”

The ability to be so completely in a moment, so alive and so connected to the fans who've come to see him is part of what's distinguished the only artist who's sold over a million concert tickets every year for the past six summers - and whose Flip Flop Summer 2007 Tour was the 2nd biggest tour last year behind legendary rock band the Police's two-decades-in-the-making Reunion Tour. That unfailing will to embody the lives that his fans, his friends, indeed Chesney himself live has made the Luttrell, Tennessean's show a rite of summer.

“It always blows me away when people tell me they don't plan their summer trips until they know when your show is coming through,” he admits shyly. “I mean, I know there were those acts I felt like that about growing up… you know, it wasn't summer if you didn't see'em; you had to be there with your friends or else you missed the show that was gonna make that summer real. The idea that it's me and my guys, well, it still blows me away every time someone in a meet and greet line tells me that.”

As “Shiftwork,” the Calypso-tinged celebration of hard-working people getting their play on, hits the Top 10 this week, Chesney sees his Tim Hensley Long Monday bluegrass project and Willie Nelson's Moment of Forever poised to hit the streets next week - and the road starting to rise up to meet him. For a man who thrives on live, good friends and great songs, it's a good time to be Kenny Chesney.

Kenny ChesneyPoets & Pirates Tour 2008
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April 18-19 --- Uncasville, CT --- Mohegan Sun Arena
April 26 --- Columbia, SC --- Williams Brice Stadium
Brooks & Dunn, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan, Luke Bryan

May 1 --- Austin, TX --- Frank Erwin Center
May 2 --- Oklahoma City, OK --- Ford Center
May 3 --- Dallas, TX --- Pizza Hut Stadium
Brooks & Dunn, LeAnn Rimes

May 8 --- Charleston, WV --- Civic Center
May 10 --- Baltimore, MD --- M&T Bank Stadum
Brooks & Dunn, Sammy Hagar, Big & Rich, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan

May 21-22 --- Grand Rapids, MI --- Van Andel Arena
May 24 --- Cleveland, OH --- Browns Stadium
Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan

May 28 --- Los Angeles, CA --- Staples Center
May 29 --- San Diego, CA --- Coors Amphitheatre
May 31 --- Phoenix, AZ --- Univ. of Phoenix Stadium
Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan

June 3 --- Portland, OR --- Clark County Amphitheatre
June 6 --- Las Vegas, NV --- MGM Grand
June 8 --- San Francisco, CA --- AT&T Park
Brooks & Dunn, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan, Luke Bryan

June 19 --- Moline, IL --- I-Wireless Arena
June 14 --- Pittsburgh, PA --- Heinz Field
Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan, Luke Bryan

June 21 --- Chicago, IL --- Soldier Field
Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan, Luke Bryan

July 5 --- Nashville, TN --- LP Field
Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan

July 13 --- Atlanta, GA --- Turner Field
Brooks & Dunn, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan

July 17 --- Virginia Beach, VA --- Verizon Wireless Amph.
July 19 --- Philadelphia, PA --- Lincoln Financial Field
Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan

July 24 --- Holmdel, NJ --- PNC Bank Arts
July 26 --- Foxboro, MA --- Gillette Stadium
Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan SOLD OUT

July 31 --- Cincinnati, OH --- Riverbend Amphitheatre
August 2 --- Detroit, MI --- Ford Field
Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan, Luke Bryan

August 14 --- New Orleans --- New Orleans Arena
August 21 --- Charlotte, NC --- Verizon Wireless Amph.
August 22 --- Raleigh, NC --- Alltel Pavilion
August 28 --- West Palm Beach, FL --- Sound Advice Amphitheatre
August 29 --- Tampa, FL --- Ford Amphitheatre
August 30 --- Jacksonville, FL --- Veterans Memorial
September 11 --- St. Louis, MO --- UMB Bank Amphitheatre
September 13 --- Indianapolis, IN --- Lucas Oil Field
Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan, Luke Bryan

WWE Comes to Phoenix and Tucson!

ATMOSPHERE TO UNVEIL NEW MATERIAL ON THE ROAD

ATMOSPHERE TO UNVEIL NEW MATERIAL ON THE ROAD -

ANNOUNCE HEADLINING DATES STARTING APRIL 22nd IN CHICAGO Get your Tickets!

When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold Out April 22nd On Rhymesayers - SXSW Listening Event Friday, March 14th at 2pm.

Minneapolis, MN - February 19th 2008: If five releases from Atmosphere in less than a year doesn't have you already convinced that Minneapolis' Slug and Ant are the hardest working men in the biz, 19 North American tour dates through April and May across the US and Canada should set the record straight. In addition to the three Sad Clown EPs and free full length digital release, Strictly Leakage, Atmosphere will be touring in support of their sixth upcoming studio full length, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (April 22nd, Rhymesayers). Atmosphere's notoriously energy driven and sold-out shows have brought the band to New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Europe in years past and this round they'll be premiering new material to North America fans first. Full list of confirmed dates are below.

When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, will mark Atmosphere’s most complete album to date. Recorded in the dead of Winter, and influenced by fatherhood, Slug’s storytelling and ant’s lush melodies have never been more poignant. A limited edition run of When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold will be packaged as a 40 page hard cover black fabric book with gold embossing. In addition to lyrics, credits and an illustrated children's story written by Slug, the deluxe package will include a bonus DVD with over an hour of live footage and extras from the final shows of the Everybody Loves A Clown tour shot at First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis, with Dolby 5.1 surround audio.

Slug and Ant have started running a video blog series where fans send in questions and they answer them called "Paint It Gold." They'll be launching a new webisode each week leading into release of When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold and the debut webisode is up now here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V35BNwfeDos

Confirmed Tour Dates. Order Tickets today!

04.22 Chicago, IL The Metro
04.23 Chicago, IL The Metro
04.24 Toronto, ON Opera House
04.26 Boston, MA The Roxy
04.27 New York, NY Webster Hall
04.29 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
05.02 Austin, TX Emo’s
05.03 Austin, TX Emo’s
05.05 Phoenix, AZ Marquis Theater
05.06 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre
05.07 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre
05.08 San Francisco, CA The Regency
05.09 San Francisco, CA The Regency
05.12 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
05.13 Seattle, WA Showbox
05.14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
05.16 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
05.17 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
05.18 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

"Slug's incisive rhymes go not only for the heart, but the throat, as well." - ALTERNATIVE PRESS

"Rapper Slug and producer Ant of Atmosphere are veterans of making great rap records." - XLR8R

"Slug gets serious on the mic, channeling heroes BDP and PE. Ant represents better than ever on the production tip, rocking soul samples like an underground Kanye." - URB MAGAZINE

"Slug Daley... sounds refreshingly unconcerned with ice, bling, or gats. Instead, as his dj ODs on soul samples, Slug sweats the girls who don't call him back, worries what his son thinks of him, and wonders whether he's getting too old for this rap shit. He's not." - MAXIM

www.myspace.com/atmosphere

PAT METHENY TRIO @ Orpheum Theatre March 1

PAT METHENY TRIO
with christian mcbride & antonio sanchez

Orpheum theatre

SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2008

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! Click here to get tickets to the Phoenix Show!

For US Tour Dates in Florida, get your tickets here!

Thursday, February 14, 2008

The Police with Special Guest at Cricket Wireless Pavilion May 24!

The Police
With special guest
Elvis Costello and the Imposters
Presented by Citi®
Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Get your tickets for the Phoneix performance, on sale February 25th!

Get your tickets for other US tour dates!

Hawaii and Illinois dates on Sale Now, most others 02/20

Phoenix, AZ (February 14, 2008) - In 2007, The Police thrilled millions of fans around the globe. Their much heralded tour, which has sold over 2.5 million tickets, garnered numerous accolades including: Major Tour of The Year (Pollstar), as well as “Tour of the Year” and “Top Selling Tour of 2007” (Billboard Magazine).

Announced today, The Police will return to North America this summer to play their final area appearances in a number of arenas and amphitheaters predominantly in markets where they did not perform in 2007.
An additional 30 dates have been confirmed beginning May 1st in Ottawa and culminating August 4th at Wantagh, NY’s Jones Beach. Along the way, the tour will also visit The Gorge in Seattle, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, the Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl and will return to Phoenix to perform at Cricket Wireless Pavilion on Saturday, May 24.

In 2007, The Police concert schedule included sold out performances at many of the most historic and renowned stadiums around the world including: Fenway Park (Boston); Wrigley Field (Chicago); and Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) along with Twickenham Stadium (London) Stade de France (Paris) and River Plate Stadium (Buenos Aires). As already confirmed, The Police will return to Europe this summer for a select number of prestigious festival events including such performances at the Isle of Wight and Hyde Park Festivals in the UK, the Rock In Rio Festival in Spain, and the TW Festival in Belgium. The Police will also return to Germany, France, Spain and Italy performing at various arenas and stadiums through June and July.

"We are proud to present one of the most anticipated tours of 2008," said Vik Atal, Chairman and CEO, Citi Cards. "The Police tour is a great example of the benefits of our alliance with Live Nation which enables us to offer our cardmembers exceptional experiences through our innovative Private Pass Program." Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Monday February 18th at 10am ET through Citi's Private Pass Program®. For complete pre-sale details visit: privatepass.citi.com.

Elvis Costello and The Imposters will join The Police for the North American portion of this year’s tour. Also spanning a career of 30 years, Elvis Costello and The Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. He has received a number of Grammy nominations for his recent albums When I Was Cruel, The Delivery Man and for his 2006 collaboration with Allen Toussaint, The River in Reverse. His songs have been recorded by a great number of artists with a list as diverse as his range of musical styles including: No Doubt, Solomon Burke, Dusty Springfield, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.

The Police tour is proud to support Unitus, a world-wide leader at scaling innovative solutions to global poverty. Unitus envisions a world where microfinance is available to every individual; a world where the poor are empowered to work their way out of poverty and build a brighter future. We work toward this vision by accelerating the growth of the world's highest-potential emerging microfinance institutions. Unitus provides capital investments and capacity-building consulting, thus empowering these organizations to scale and provide life-changing financial services to reach more of the world's working poor. For further information visit: http://www.unitus.com/

TICKETS ON-SALE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AT 10AM
Reserved tickets priced at $225.00 and $90.00 and lawn tickets priced at $40.00 will go on-sale Monday, February 25 at 10am. Tickets will be available at the Cricket Wireless Pavilion Box Office (10am-5pm), Ticketmaster. There will be a 4 ticket limit per person in reserved seating only, does not apply to lawn seating. A venue parking fee, applicable taxes, service and handling charges may be applied. To charge by phone, call 480.784.4444 (Phoenix Metro Area) or 520.321.1000 (Outside Phoenix Area). All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. For more show information, visit http://www.thepolice.com/ and/or http://www.livenation.com/

Join The Police Fan Club at ThePolice.com for access to tickets, contests and more. Gear up for tour in the official Police Store! For a limited time, fan club members get free shipping on orders of $110 or more, plus 5% off!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Lost 80' Live at ZooBrew April 11

WHEN: Friday, April 11, 2008
TIME: 7-11p.m. (Zoo closes at 2 p.m. for setup)
BANDS: A Flock of Seagulls, When In Rome, Dramarama and Real LifeRADIO PARTNER: 98.7 The Peak and 620 KTAR
PRINT PARTNERS: Arizona Republic and azcentral.comTICKETS:

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General Admission
GA tickets include food and beverage sampling, souvenir sampling beer mug and liquor sampling punch card.= $65 members (up to 4 tickets) = $75 non-members

VIP Admission
VIP tickets include food and beverage sampling, souvenir sampling beer mug, liquor sampling punch card, full meal, private bar and private restrooms…all in private tented area close to the stage.
= $110 members (up to 4 tickets)
= $120 non-members

ON SALE:
Tickets will be available online or via telephone at 602.914.4333.
Pre-Sale is Monday, February 4th through Sunday, February 17th Tickets:

General Admission $55 for Zoo members and $65 for non-members
V.I.P. Admission $100 for Zoo members and $110 for non-members ***Tickets are limited ***21 AND OVER ONLY – ID REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES***
No backpacks. All bags & purses will be checked. The Zoo is a non smoking facility.

Early Bird Ticket Special. Save $10 a Ticket!Early bird ticket sales begin this Monday, Feb. 4 and runs through Feb.17.

All elements, including but not limited to the performers, vendors, activities and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. Tickets and sponsorships are non-refundable. Refunds will not be issued in case of event cancellation due to inclement weather. ID’s and all purses and bags will be checked at the door, no exceptions.

Please remember that Zoo Brew takes place outdoors on Zoo grounds and comfortable walking shoes and attire are recommended. If you require special accommodations at the event, please contact asutherland@thephxzoo.com.

FOO FIGHTERS WIN GRAMMYS FOR BEST ROCK ALBUM, HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE

FOO FIGHTERS
WIN GRAMMYS FOR BEST ROCK ALBUM, HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
U.S. TOUR CONTINUES - INCLUDING PERFORMANCE
AT JOBING.COM ARENA ON MARCH 2

Phoenix, AZ (February 13, 2008) - Foo Fighters have expanded their career Grammy take to six, as the band won Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace is the third Foo Fighters release to win Best Rock Album, after One By One and There Is Nothing Left To Lose in 2004 and 2000 respectively.

The Hard Rock Performance award was for “The Pretender”, the first single from ESP&G, which holds the record for consecutive weeks at #1 on the Modern Rock radio chart. The Foos performed the massive hit at the awards ceremony, assisted by the My Grammy Moment Orchestra as arranged and conducted by Led Zeppelin’s legendary multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones.

Next week the Foos will embark on the second leg of a national tour, including a stop in Glendale with special guests Against Me! and Serj Tankian at Jobing.com Arena on Sunday, March 2, a two night stand at The Forum in Los Angeles, a sold out show at New York’s Madison Square Garden, and a rescheduled date in Fayetteville AR. In addition to the band’s core foursome, this tour features Jessy Greene on strings, Drew Hester on percussion, Rami Jaffee on keyboards, and Pat Smear on guitar.

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!
Reserved and general admission floor tickets priced at $45.15 and reserved tickets priced at $38.65 and $25.15 can be purchased at http://www.livenation.com/, Jobing.com Arena Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. To charge by phone, call 480.784.4444 (Phoenix Metro Area) or 520.321.1000 (Outside Phoenix Area). All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, and service and handling charges. For more show information, check out http://www.livenation.com/

Friday, February 8, 2008

ASU Night artist My Chemical Romance at the Tempe Music Festival!

The Circle K Tempe Music Festival has again partnered with Arizona State University for a student night on Friday, as well as partnering again with the Tempe Festival of the Arts to become “Tempe Arts & Entertainment Weekend.” The music festival has also partnered with several local charities including United Cerebral Palsy and Cox Charities.Tempe Beach Park is located at the northwest corner of Rio Salado Parkway and Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe, Ariz.

Tickets are $35 for GA and $125 for VIP. Tickets go on sale Feb 14th!

For more information about the Circle K Tempe Music Festival, please visit http://www.tempemusicfestival.com/ or call the information hotline at (480) 970-FEST (3378).

Tempe Music Festival with Ferge and My Chemical Romance!

FERGIE, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE TO HEADLINE CIRCLE K TEMPE MUSIC FESTIVAL; TICKETS ON SALE VALENTINE’S DAY

Tickets go on sale Feb 14th!

Tickets for the 2008 Circle K Tempe Music Festival, Arizona’s largest music festival, go on sale at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster and Live Nation on February 14, 2008. Advanced ticket prices range from $35 for general admission to $125 for the VIP Area, and tickets are limited. Weekend passes are also available. The event headliners this year will be My Chemical Romance on Friday and Fergie on Saturday, with additional acts being named each week leading up to the big event.

“We are stepping it up this year in a big way with our headliners and “more than music attractions,” said Ken Koziol, co-founder of the Tempe Music Festival. “The Superbowl and FBR set the bar very high for 2008 – a bar we fully intend to meet with our festival.”
The 6TH Annual Circle K Tempe Music Festival is being held March 28 and 29 at Tempe Beach Park and boasts three stages of entertainment featuring national, regional and local acts. The event will also host its annual “Garage Band Competition” sponsored by SRP, Fender Musical Instrument Corporation and Cox Communications, where high school and college-aged bands from across Arizona will compete for scholarships, all new instruments from Fender, and the opportunity to open for the event headliners.
In addition to the 30-plus musical acts performing on the three stages over the weekend, the event has come to be known as much more than music with some of the most unique attractions Arizona has ever seen.
These include:
· The Dillard’s Rock’n’Roll Fashion Show
· The Rock Star Energy Drink Extreme Sports demonstrations including BMX bike, skateboard and much more
· The Land Shark Beach Lounge
· The Bud Light Sports Bar
· The Gatorade Sports Village with a free interactive sports area that includes foosball, pop-a-shot basketball, air hockey and darts
· The SRP Lil’ Rockers Area with hands-on interactive instruments and music-related arts and crafts as well as karaoke and a children’s musical museum
· The SRP Music Shack & Garage Band Competition where the SRP Garage Band Competition finalists will battle it out to see who will open for the event headliners
Circle K will also build a fully operational store on-site, and nearly 40 food, beverage and retail vendors will be offering product samplings, giveaways and other promotions all weekend long.
“If FBR is the greatest show on grass, we like to think of ourselves as the greatest show right next to a man-made lake in the desert,” said Kevin Koziol, Ken’s brother and co-founder of the event.

For more information about the Circle K Tempe Music Festival, please visit http://www.tempemusicfestival.com/ or call the information hotline at (480) 970-FEST (3378).

BON JOVI: THE LOST HIGHWAY TOUR COMES

BON JOVI: THE LOST HIGHWAY TOUR COMES
TO JOBING.COM ARENA
APRIL 11, 2008

With Special Guest Daughtry

Jobing.com Arena is proud to announce BON JOVI: THE LOST HIGHWAY TOUR will be coming to Glendale on Friday, April 11, 2008. Special Guest Daughtry will also be joining Bon Jovi on their stop at Jobing.com Arena.We’re starting in New Jersey and then taking it to the world,” exclaimed Jon Bon Jovi on stage earlier tonight at the grand opening of The Prudential Center in his home state of New Jersey.

With that, the band tore into an explosive concert that marked the first of 10 sold-out concerts and the surprise launch of Bon Jovi’s Lost Highway World Tour. Anticipation is running at an all time high as concerts in more than 10 countries have already been confirmed including Canada, the U.S., Japan, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Holland, Austria.Bon Jovi has set the bar for more than two decades as one of the most successful rock bands in the world. Globally, they have sold more than 120 million albums and performed more than 2,500 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 32 million fans.

Their latest album, the Nashville-inspired LOST HIGHWAY was released June 19, 2007, debuted at #1 around the world and includes the hits songs "Lost Highway" and "(You Want To) Make a Memory." The band's 2005 album, HAVE A NICE DAY, featured the Grammy-Award winning song, "Who Says You Can't Go Home," and fueled one of the top-selling tours of 2005.

Tickets are available at the Jobing.com Arena Box Office, www.JobingArena.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 480-784-4444. Tickets are subject to applicable service charges. Event time and date are subject to change. For more information please visit www.JobingArena.com. The tour is presented by AEG Live

ROCKSTAR TASTE OF CHAOS COMING TO JOBING.COM ARENA APRIL 9TH

ROCKSTAR TASTE OF CHAOS COMING TO JOBING.COM ARENA APRIL 9TH
TICKETS GO ON SALE SATURDAY, JANUARY 12TH 10:00 AM

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Rockstar Taste of Chaos featuring the who’s-who of young, loud, aggressive bands is coming to Jobing.com Arena on Wednesday, April 9th at 5:00PM. Tickets for the show go on sale this Saturday, January 12th at 10:00AM.The action-packed lineup will feature AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ATREYU, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, BLESS THE FALL and the best Japanese Rock (a burgeoning movement also known as JROCK).

The JROCK explosion will include MUCC, D’ESPAIRSRAY and THE UNDERNEATH. Seattle group IDIOT PILOT will play two special sets in the arena concourse. Having already spawned multiple soundtrack CDs and a Live DVD, the Rockstar Taste of Chaos, like its summer sibling the Van's Warped Tour, is only getting bigger and better, offering fans the opportunity to see their favorite bands and take part in a number of concourse activities including playing the newest video games, acoustic performances, attending autograph signing sessions and a slew of interactive fan activities that will add to the experience.Tour co-founders Kevin Lyman, Darryl Eaton and John Reese state, "We are very excited about the great bands and concourse activities planned for the 2008 North American Tour, as in years past we want to bring Music Fans a BIG show at a very reasonable price.

Tickets will go on-sale Saturday, January 12th at 10:00 AM. Tickets will be available at the Jobing.com Arena Box Office, www.JobingArena.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 480-784-4444. Tickets are subject to applicable service charges. Event date and time are subject to change. For more information visit www.JobingArena.com or www.tasteofchaos.com. Taste of Chaos is promoted by Lucky Man Concerts.

Foo Fighters World Tour comes to Phoenix March 2

FOO FIGHTERS COME TO JOBING.COM ARENA
MARCH 2, 2008 7:30PM
With Special Guests - Against Me! & Serj Tankian

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“New songs, old songs, it didn't matter: the Foos rocked and fans ate it up.”- Albany Times-Union

After selling a staggering 163,000 tickets in 24 hours for their June 6 & 7 stand at London’s Wembley Stadium, Foo Fighters have set their sights on America. The band has confirmed the bulk of their first American tour in support of their new album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. This will be the band’s biggest American tour to date. As on their warm up dates earlier this fall, core Foo Fighters Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett will be joined by Pat Smear on guitar, Rami Jaffee on keyboards, Drew Hester on percussion, and Jessy Greene on strings. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace is Foo Fighters’ sixth studio album and has already proven itself a worthy addition to the band’s discography, as songs like “The Pretender” and new single “Long Road To Ruin” are holding their own every night alongside known barnburners like “My Hero” and “All My Life”. As Entertainment Weekly said of the new album, “the band has taken everything it’s always done best… and brought it to the next level.”
Against Me!, the punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida will open for the Foo Fighters. On July 10, 2007, Against Me! released their first major-label album New Wave, after three successful full-length records on indie labels-- Reinventing Axl Rose (No Idea, 2002); As the Eternal Cowboy (Fat Wreck Chords, 2003) and Searching For a Former Clarity (Fat Wreck Chords 2005). New Wave debuted at #57 on the Billboard 200 the week of its release. The record features their first chart single, "Thrash Unreal", which hit #12 on the US Modern Rock chart.

One of the most unconventional frontmen in rock, System Of A Down singer Serj Tankian emerges as a solo artist and will open the show. Tickets are available at the Jobing.com Arena Box Office, TicketMaster all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 480-784-4444. Tickets are subject to applicable service charges. Event time and date are subject to change.

AN EVENING WITH JACKSON BROWNE

Live Nation is very proud to present

AN EVENING WITH JACKSON BROWNE
MESA ARTS CENTER
APRIL 14, 2008

Phoenix, AZ (February 6, 2008) – On March 4, 2008, singer-songwriter Jackson Browne will release JACKSON BROWNE–SOLO ACOUSTIC, VOL. 2, the second in a series of live albums recorded at recent solo concerts in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. In support of the album release Jackson Browne will make a stop in Mesa to perform at Ikeda Theater on Monday, April 14. The show will begin at 7:30 pm.

Building on 2005’s critically acclaimed and GRAMMY®-nominated Jackson Browne – Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1, VOL.2 features twelve career spanning songs, with Browne alternately on both guitar and piano. Also like its predecessor, it features lively exchanges between Jackson and his audiences. The disc will be available on the artist’s own Inside Recordings label, with distribution through ADA.

Two selections from JACKSON BROWNE – SOLO ACOUSTIC, VOL. 2, “Something Fine” and “Redneck Friend,” reach back to the artist’s landmark 1972 self-titled debut album, about which Rolling Stone wrote in its original review, “Jackson Browne’s sensibility is romantic in the best sense of the term: his songs are capable of generating a highly charged, compelling atmosphere throughout, and – just as important – of sustaining that pitch in the listener’s mind long after they’ve ended.”

That rapt connection is felt throughout JACKSON BROWNE–SOLO ACOUSTIC, VOL. 2., which also features four songs from Browne’s most recent studio album, 2002’s The Naked Ride Home: “Never Stop,” “The Night Inside Me,” “My Stunning Mystery Companion” and “Casino Nation”. Other highlights include “In The Shape Of A Heart,” from 1987’s Lives In The Balance, “Sky Blue And Black” from 1993’s I’m Alive, “Alive In This World” from ‘96’s Looking East and the 1982 Top 10 hit “Somebody’s Baby,” originally featured on the Fast Times At Ridgemont High soundtrack.

Throughout his career, Jackson Browne has defined a genre of songwriting and performing charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He’s been honored with inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2004) and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame (2007). As influential and enduring as Browne’s music is his legacy as an advocate for social and environmental justice. Recent humanitarian honors include the John Steinbeck Award and the Chapin-World Hunger Year Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award. In 2007, Browne re-united with his Musicians United For Safe Energy (MUSE) co-founders Graham Nash and Bonnie Raitt to oppose a revival of the nuclear energy industry.

TICKETS ON-SALE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11 AT 10 A.M.
Tickets priced at $60.00 and $45.00 will go on-sale Monday, February 11 at 10am at Mesa Arts Center Box Office, http://www.livenation.com/ or http://www.mesaartscenter.com/. To charge by phone, call 480.644.6500. All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, and service and handling charges. For more show information, check out http://www.livenation.com/

Other National Tour dates and tickets through TicketMaster: Click for Tickets!

Sat, 03/08/0808:00 PM Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
Mon, 03/10/0807:30 PM Von Braun Center Concert Hall Huntsville, AL
Sat, 03/15/0808:00 PM Montgomery Performing Arts Centre Montgomery, AL
Mon, 03/17/0807:30 PM Saenger Theatre Mobile Mobile, AL
Thu, 03/20/0807:30 PM King Center for the Performing Arts Melbourne, FL
Sat, 03/22/0808:00 PM Florida Theatre Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
Mon, 03/24/0807:30 PM North Charleston Performing Arts Center Charleston, SC
Wed, 03/26/0807:30 PM Ferguson Center for the Arts Concert Hall Newport News, VA
Sun, 04/06/0807:30 PM Chevrolet Theatre Wallingford, CT
Mon, 04/07/0807:30 PM Sovereign Performing Arts Center Reading, PA

Phoenix Fan of Country?

PURCHASE A COUNTRY MEGATICKET
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AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!

Phoenix, AZ (February 8, 2008)- Cricket Wireless Pavilion proudly announces the return of the COUNTRY MEGATICKET, a 6-show “package” featuring the summer’s hottest country shows at Cricket Wireless Pavilion. The Country Megaticket gives you the chance to buy tickets first for the following events:

1. BRAD PAISLEY Thursday, June 12

2. TIM MCGRAW Friday, June 20

3. TOBY KEITH Thursday, July 10

4. BROOKS & DUNN Saturday, August 2

5. MARTINA MCBRIDE Friday, August 15

6. RASCAL FLATTS Saturday, October 4

TICKETS CAN NOT BE PURCHASED ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THESE SHOWS!

~TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 AT 10 A.M. ~
Orders for this six-show package will be available ON-LINE ONLY through MEGATICKET.COM. Tickets will go on-sale online Friday, February 15 at 10am. The Country Megaticket includes the same seats to all six shows, plus additional perks. Show dates and support acts are subject to change.

GOLD MEGATICKET
Same seats in Lower Reserved
Premier Parking*
Commemorative poster
$650.00 each

SILVER MEGATICKET
Same seats in Upper Reserved
$450.00 each

LAWN MEGATICKET
Lawn ticket to each show
1 free lawn chair rental
$185.00 each

*Must purchase 2 Gold Megatickets to receive 1 Premier Parking pass.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

A VERY SPECIAL EVENING WITH GARRISON KEILLOR

Live Nation and KJZZ are very proud to announce

A VERY SPECIAL EVENING WITH GARRISON KEILLOR
DODGE THEATRE
MARCH 19, 2008

TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11 AT 10AM!

Phoenix, AZ (February 7, 2008) - KJZZ is proud to present “A Very Special Evening with Garrison Keillor” live at the Dodge Theatre on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. The show will begin at 7:30pm.

Garrison Keillor was born in 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota, and began his radio career as a freshman at the University of Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1966. He went to work for Minnesota Public Radio in 1969, and on July 6, 1974, he hosted the first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion in St. Paul. The show ended in 1987, resumed in 1989 in New York as The American Radio Company, returned to Minnesota, and in 1993 resumed the name A Prairie Home Companion. Over 3 million listeners on more than 450 public radio stations now hear the show each week.

Keillor’s most recent role included playing himself in the movie adaptation of his show, A Prairie Home Companion (June 2006). It features Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin as the singing Johnson sisters, Lindsay Lohan as Streep's daughter, Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly as singing cowboys Lefty and Dusty, and Tommy Lee Jones as the Axeman, who is dispatched by the radio station's new corporate owners in Texas to shut down the show.

He is also the author of twelve books, including Lake Wobegon Days (1985); The Book of Guys (1993); The Old Man Who Loved Cheese (1996); Wobegon Boy (1997); Me: By Jimmy "Big Boy" Valente As Told to Garrison Keillor (1999); Love Me (2003); and 2004’s Homegrown Democrat.

Keillor has received numerous awards, including a Grammy Award for his recording of Lake Wobegon Days. He has also received two Cable ACE Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recently was presented with a National Humanities Medal by the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1994, he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame at Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications.

He has appeared at Wolf Trap, Carnegie Hall, and other major concert halls as a member of The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, and he has performed on his own in one-man shows across the country and on tour broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.

TICKETS ON-SALE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11 AT 10AM

Tickets priced at $60.00, $42.50, $37.50 and a limited amount of reserved pit tickets priced at $75.00 will go on-sale at 10 A.M. on Monday, February 11 at http://www.livenation.com/, Dodge Theatre Box Office, and all Ticketmaster outlets. To charge by phone, call 480.784.4444 (Phoenix Metro Area) or 520.321.1000 (Outside Phoenix Area). All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, and service and handling charges. For more show information, check out http://www.livenation.com/ .

Monday, February 4, 2008

JOHNNY RIVERS IN THE ROUND FRI., FEB. 22ND

JOHNNY RIVERS IN THE ROUND FRI., FEB. 22ND

PHOENIX, AZ – “Secret Agent Man” JOHNNY RIVERS rocks Phoenix at the intimate Celebrity Theatre on Friday, February 22nd. Tickets start as low as 27.50!

In the pantheon of easy-to-play guitar licks, the opening of "Secret Agent Man" is up there with "Sunshine of Your Love" and "Satisfaction." The Top 5 hit in 1966 is currently featured on the J.P. Morgan Chase Bank television commercial. It was just one of a string of top-sellers for Rivers, who sold more than 20 million records in the '60s alone. Rising to worldwide fame during the height of Beatlemania with a series of albums recorded at the Whisky A Go-Go on Sunset Strip, the soulful singer was first known for toughening up vintage rock 'n' roll standards. In the late '60s, though, Rivers changed direction with the self-penned chart-topper "Poor Side of Town," a soulful ballad followed by another in a similar vein, "Summer Rain." During the '70s and beyond, Rivers returned to his rockin' roots, cutting album after album of vibrant rock 'n' roll.

“Last Boogie in Paris: the Complete Concert” was recorded live on May 23, 1973 and released last summer. Among its exhilarating live versions are the Clowns’ “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu” and Carl Perkins’s “Blue Suede Shoes.”

Rivers’ 40 plus year career is chronicled on his self-produced two-disc collection of material: “Secret Agent Man: The Ultimate Johnny Rivers Anthology: 1964-2006. The Anthology features 19 of his chart hits, including 15 hard-to-find tracks released on his own label, plus two new recordings. Included are covers of Chuck Berry’s “Memphis” and “Maybelline,” which were recorded live at Hollywood’s “Whisky A Go Go” in early 1964, as well his best known record, 1966’s “Secret Agent Man.” Anthology entered the Collector's Choice Music chart at #1 two months prior to the national distribution release date.

Showtime is set for 8 p.m. Tickets (27.50, 37.50, 42.50) are available at Celebrity Theatre or online at CelebrityTheatre.com. To charge by phone call 602-267-1600 ext.1. All tickets are subject to a surcharge. Celebrity Theatre is conveniently located on 32nd St., just 4 blocks south of the Loop 202 freeway, in Phoenix.

ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS

ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS
WITH SPECIAL GUEST SHOOTER JENNINGS
CELEBRITY THEATRE
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008 – 8:00 P.M.

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TURBO OCHO - A new album based on first-ever RCPM VivaCast available March 15, 2008

Phoenix, AZ (January 29, 2008) – Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers (RCPM) will release the much-anticipated CD/DVD chronicle of January 2008’s revolutionary reality-recording experiment, Turbo Ocho. RCPM coined the term “VivaCast” to describe their 8-day recording of Turbo Ocho. The package features the original VivaCast in its entirety (8 new songs and 10 videos) plus 3 new studio songs with additional video footage. The album will launch with a kick-off concert in Phoenix at Celebrity Theatre on Saturday, March 15. Shooter Jennings will open the 8:00 pm show.

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers have been independent pioneers in the music business for 10 years. This year they once again step to the edge of the envelope with the release of Turbo Ocho, the first-ever RCPM VivaCast, a web cast that brought daily audio and video updates to thousands of homes during the recording process, culminating with a sold out concert in Cholla Bay, Mexico. RCPM once again broke through old definitions of what is expected of a rock and roll band and forged their own path directly to what matters most, the fans.

Turbo Ocho is rock and roll in its purest form. The album’s vibration is edgy, and careless and celebratory. From the bravado of “I Know You Know” to the restorative heart of “Mercy” to the straight up rock in “I Do,” its imperfections and spontaneity are honest and exciting as it takes you through your own personal rock and roll journey of love, loss, growth and even a little siesta.

Clyne’s songwriting is often compared to the greats of Rock and Americana music, including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp and Steve Earle. As frontman for mid-90s The Refreshments, Clyne scored hits with the singles “Banditos” and “Down Together” and also secured a place in TV history when he penned and performed the super-energized theme for the hit animated FOX-TV show, “King of the Hill”.

Country rocker Shooter Jennings is widely known for his live show and the energy that explodes from each performance with his band, the .357’s. Shooters gripping third studio album, aptly titled The Wolf was released in October 2007. The Wolf’s thirteen tracks present a compelling portrait of a young man and his music. It’s full of fire and conviction – about what music can mean in people’s lives, about overcoming setbacks through sheer strength of will, and about how being tough means being willing to feel and acknowledge painful emotions.

TICKETS ON-SALE THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 AT 10 A.M.
Tickets priced at $32.00 in advance will go on-sale Friday, February 1 at 10am at http://www.livenation.com/, and http://www.celebritytheatre.com/. To charge by phone call 602.267.1600. Tickets will be available at the Celebrity Theatre Box Office. All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, and service and handling charges. Tickets will increase to $34.00 on the day of the show. For more show information, check out http://www.livenation.com/

ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO on Tour now!

Live Nation proudly presents:

ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO
THE RHYTHM ROOM
FEBRUARY 28, 2008

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Pioneering Guitarist/Composer/Vocalist/Electronic Artist Tours new Live CD

Phoenix, AZ (February 4, 2008) - Since 2006, Adrian Belew has led his favorite ‘Power Trio’ lineup, featuring Eric Slick on drums and Julie Slick on bass. They have been devastating audiences all around the USA and globally, from Italy to Canada to Germany to Japan. With the release of their brand-new CD “Side Four (Live)” they return to the road to stretch out the new material and introduce it to new audiences. The Adrian Belew Power Trio will stop in Phoenix to perform at the Rhythm Room on Thursday, February 28. The show will begin at 7:30pm with special guest Saul Zonana.

The show will feature material from the new CD, classics from Adrian’s many solo albums (including the recent ‘Side One’, ‘SideTwo’, and ‘Side Three’), as well as solo moments, spirited improvisation and King Crimson compositions. ‘Side One’ features special guests Les Claypool (Primus) and Danny Carey (Tool), and includes the Grammy-Nominated single - “Beat Box Guitar”. The recently released “Side Four (Live)” captures the current trio in a burning performance.

Adrian Belew is well-known for his diverse travels around the musical map – he first appeared on guitar-world radar when he joined Frank Zappa’s band in 1977 for tours of the USA and Europe. When Frank Zappa hires you as his guitarist, people listen up. And well they should have–Adrian’s signature tones and influences are all over Zappa’s movie “Baby Snakes” as well as his biggest-selling album “Sheik Yerbouti”. His unique use of effects and whammy bar remains completely different, and his techniques continue to be a huge influence on scores of guitarists.

The 80s and 90s were a wild ride through countless tours and albums with David Bowie, Talking Heads, Laurie Anderson, Paul Simon, and Nine Inch Nails. In addition, there were Adrian’s many albums & tours, both solo and with The Bears. For over 25 years he has been the lyricist, voice and co-guitarist (with Robert Fripp) of progressive rock legends KING CRIMSON. In between touring, writing, recording and a plethora of guitar magazine awards, Adrian has always found time for producing other artists and releasing his own songs and sonic experiments.

The new POWER TRIO has energized Adrian to an incredible degree – “‘The Slicks’ bring a whole new energy to the band,” says Adrian. “I honestly feel like we can do anything now. They’re great to play with and this band sounds incredible.”

Adrian has several projects ahead for this year, including some King Crimson dates, a huge gear auction, a new studio record featuring the Power Trio, solo concerts, and some special projects involving one of his other great loves – art. Already an accomplished painter, Adrian is responsible for several of his CD covers including all of the recent “Side” series releases.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Tickets priced at $28.00 in advance are available to purchase at Ticketmaster, all Ticketmaster outlets and at the Rhythm Room. To charge by phone, call 480.784.4444 (Phoenix Metro Area) or 520.321.1000 (Outside Phoenix Area). All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, and service and handling charges. Tickets purchased on the day of show will be priced at $30.00. You must be 21 & over to attend.

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