NINE INCH NAILS & JANE’S ADDICTION May 15th!

NINE INCH NAILS & JANE’S ADDICTION
FRIDAY, MAY 15

Nine Inch Nails and the original Jane's Addiction lineup will embark on a co-headlining tour that will see these seminal artists sharing a stage for the first time since the historic debut of the Lollapalooza festival in 1991. The genesis of the upcoming tour came about in late 2008 after NIN's Trent Reznor was tapped to produce Jane's first recordings since reforming. The upcoming tour will make a stop in Phoenix at Cricket Wireless Pavilion on Friday, May 15. The show will begin at 7:30pm with Street Sweeper, a collaboration between Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine/The Nightwatchman and Boots Riley of The Coup. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, March 21 at 10am.

The NIN/JA tour will feature a streamlined NIN with Reznor on vocals, guitars, keys, Robin Finck on guitars and keys, Justin Meldal-Johnsen on bass and keys, and newest NIN member IIan Rubin on drums and keys. NIN's stripped down configuration for the upcoming dates was inspired by a pair of club shows toward the end of last year's wildly ambitious Lights In The Sky tour. Leaving the massive production in the trucks for those two nights freed up the band for spontaneous performances including several seldom-aired NIN classics and inspired NIN to take a similarly unencumbered and unpredictable approach to the May/June dates, which include previously announced NIN appearances at the Sasquatch and Bonnaroo festivals.

For the first time in seventeen years, the original lineup of Jane’s Addiction will tour - vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, bassist Eric Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins. The possibility of reforming first took shape in April 2008 when the musicians performed and accepted the Godlike Genius Award bestowed on them by N.M.E. Magazine at their US Awards ceremony. The band then tested the waters with small, secret shows around the Los Angeles area and the tremendous excitement from the shows lead to their decision to tour again.

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The “full circle” nature of the co-headlining tour has not been lost on the artists, with Reznor recently blogging…

“Towards the beginning of my career in Nine Inch Nails, our biggest break came in the form of an invitation to perform a series of shows with Jane’s Addiction. These performances essentially created and defined the term “alternative” rock in the US, created an ongoing festival franchise that is still thriving (Lollapalooza), set the stage for Nirvana to shift popular taste a few months later, and were really fucking FUN to play and attend - truly the best times I’ve had. The shows were epic. So epic, they propelled NIN to the “next level” (whatever that means), but caused Jane’s to implode. The band broke up at the end of that tour.”

Jane’s guitarist Dave Navarro responded in kind, paying homage to the recent collaboration with the Nine Inch Nails frontman and revealing enthusiasm for the upcoming shows.

“Since our reformation, we have been spending a lot of time with Trent in the rehearsal studio and in the recording studio, working on new stuff, addressing some old stuff and more importantly, creating a friendship and working relationship,” Navarro explains. “It's rare that touring partners have an opportunity to spend so much time together creatively before a tour. Regardless of the collaborative outcome, our time with Trent has brought forth a new focus and sense of purpose that we plan to share with you on a nightly basis.”

TEmpe Music Festival: VALLEY STUDENT BANDS COMPETE FOR VIEWER VOTES

VALLEY STUDENT BANDS COMPETE FOR VIEWER VOTES WINNERS TO PLAY THE TEMPE MUSIC FESTIVAL !

The Circle K Tempe Music Festival and SRP’s search for the best garage band in Arizona is underway. Based on online polling at AZ Central, Collegetimes.com and judged live performances at Desert Ridge Marketplace and Tempe Marketplace, nine local high school and college garage bands have been chosen to advance to the next stage of the competition – playing in their very own American Idol-like interactive television show. The high school bands moving on are Black Antex, Fallen Adrift, Six Second Revival and The Turnarounds. The college bands moving on are The Season Premiere, The Dorsets, London Airspace, Captain Squeegee and Race You There.
All nine bands will perform this Sunday, March 15 from noon to 6p.m. at Alice Cooperstown for a live studio audience, celebrity judges and Cox Communications, who will be taping the entire program.
After the taping, the show – “Cox Rox” – will air on Cox7 on the following dates and times:
· Monday, March 23 at 8 p.m., Cox cable channel 7
· Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m., Cox cable channel 7
· Saturday, March 28 at 9 p.m., Cox cable channel 7
· Sunday, March 29 at 1 p.m., Cox cable channel 7
While watching the competition, viewers will get a chance to vote for their favorites, courtesy of Cox’s interACTIVE™ technology. As each band plays, the viewer will be asked to vote for his or her favorite by pressing a button on the remote control.
After all four “Cox Rox” broadcasts, the votes will be tallied and winners will be determined, all of whom will get the chance to perform at the Circle K Tempe Music Festival, which is April 3 and 4 at Tempe Beach Park. Along with the chance to open for the event headliners on Friday and Saturday, the top high school and the top college band will also receive scholarships from SRP, tickets to the festival, a Dillard’s shopping spree and other prizes.
Now in its seventh year, the Circle K Tempe Music Festival has grown to be the largest music festival in Arizona featuring national, regional and local acts including Kid Rock, Cowboy Mouth, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Pop Evil and The Outlaws performing on Friday, April 3 and 3 Doors Down, The All American Rejects, Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman (of Rage Against the Machine), MUTEMATH, Shiny Toy Guns, Vayden, Tongue Dried Sun and Wensday performing on Saturday, April 4.
In addition to the dozens of national 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 Red Bull Wake Lab on Tempe Town Lake, the biggest and most innovative wakeboarding event ever created and executed in the state of Arizona. Some of the nation’s best riders along with several Arizona athletes will wakeboard in this revolutionary competition on a course that includes a complex mix of handrails and transfer rails, along with an elevated pool and wall ride built on Town Lake;
· A fully-operational Circle K store on-site, with all proceeds from the store going to the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation;
· 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 Stage & Garage Band Competition where the SRP Garage Band Competition finalists will battle it out to see who will open for major Saturday festival acts;
· Corona Cove, a traditional beach-themed area under Tempe Town Bridge presented by Corona that will allow event-goers a close-up view of the Red Bull Wake Lab Competition;
· B Lounge presented by the Budweiser Family of Beers, which will act as the official VIP area of the event and will include free food and drink and giveaways from Budweiser;
· TMF TV, an all-access “behind the scenes” interview program occurring live during the festival; and
· Bud Light Sports Lounge, which will have plenty of flat screen televisions so festival attendees won’t miss a minute of NCAA March Madness action.

More than 40 food, beverage and retail vendors will also be on-site offering product samplings, giveaways and other promotions all weekend long.

The event is sponsored by Circle K, Live Nation, City of Tempe, SRP, Cox Communications, Red Bull Energy Drink, Desert Ridge Marketplace, Tempe Marketplace, Budweiser, Bud Light Lime, Corona, Michelob Ultra, Jose Cuervo, Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Frito-Lay, Kraft Foods, Barefoot Wines, Ben & Jerry’s, Dose Energy, Mentos, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Arizona Event Campaign, Inc., Cricket Wireless, Dillard’s, Southern Comfort, NYPD Pizza, Macayo’s Depot Cantina, Cadillac Ranch, Jason’s Deli, Icelandic Glacial, AZ Central, Arizona Republic, College Times, Metromix.com, the Big Bang, Kiss FM, 98 KUPD FM, Mix 96.9 FM, Edge 103.9 FM, 93.3 KDKB FM, The Peak 98.7 FM and Entertainment Solutions, Inc.


Tickets for the 2009 Circle K Tempe Music Festival are available at www.livenation.com, Dodge Theatre Box Office, Tempe Market Place Guest Services or by phone at 1-800-594-TIXX. Two day passes are currently available for $60.00. Advance tickets are available $35.00 and will increase to $45.00 the week of the festival. Special VIP tickets are available for $100 each day, for complete information go to www.livenation.com. All dates, acts, attractions and ticket prices are subject to change without notice.

U2 360 Tour coing to Phoenix!

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U2
360° TOUR
Presented by BlackBerry
Revolutionary Production Design Revealed


Monday, March 9th – For Immediate Release (North America):

U2.com today confirms that the U2 360° tour will open at the Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona on 30th June. The U2 360° Tour is sponsored by BlackBerry® and it is the band’s first stadium outing since the Vertigo Tour 05/06 and follows the release of their acclaimed album, No Line On The Horizon. Their 12th studio album, No Line On The Horizon is already number 1 in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Japan and the Czech Republic with further chart positions to be announced this week.

Produced by Live Nation Global Touring, U2 360° will visit 14 cities across Europe including dates in Milan, Gothenburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Nice, Dublin, Chorzow, Berlin, Gelsenkirchen, London, Sheffield and Glasgow before finishing at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 22nd August. The European tour will be followed by dates in North America beginning at Chicago’s Soldier Field on September 12th, 2009.

Long-time U2 Show Director Willie Williams has worked again with architect Mark Fisher (ZooTV, PopMart, Elevation and Vertigo), to create an innovative 360˚ design which affords an unobstructed view for the audience. U2 360° also marks the first time a band has toured in stadiums with such a unique and original structure (which can be viewed at U2.com).
“U2 has always been at their best when surrounded by their audience, this staging takes a giant leap forward. With 85 percent of the tickets priced at less than $95.00, general admission floor tickets priced at $55.00 and at least 10,000 tickets at every venue priced at the $30.00 price range, we have worked very hard to ensure that U2 fans can purchase a great priced ticket with a guaranteed great view” says U2’s manager Paul McGuinness.

Arthur Fogel, CEO Global Touring/Chairman - Global Music Live Nation: "Following the overwhelming worldwide success of the Vertigo tour where every available ticket was sold, there is tremendous anticipation for this tour and to experience this revolutionary production. As usual fans will not be disappointed."

"This tour announcement marks the first stage of a relationship and shared vision between Blackberry and U2 that we expect will lead to new and innovative ways to enhance the mobile music experience on the BlackBerry platform for U2 fans," added Paul McGuinness. “We look forward to sharing more details as the relationship unfolds.”
In keeping with their long-standing tradition, U2 will welcome a number of different support acts to the tour including Glasvegas, Elbow, Kaiser Chiefs, Snow Patrol and Black Eyed Peas with additional artists to be announced.

Tickets for U2 360° performances in Milan and Gothenburg go on sale this Friday, March 13th. Tickets for the Amsterdam performance go on sale this Saturday, March 14th. Full details of all dates and on-sale information as well as a virtual model of the unique production and seating positions can be found on a dedicated microsite at U2.com. As usual, existing subscribers to U2’s official website u2.com will have an opportunity to purchase tickets in advance of the public on sale date.

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No Doubt comes to the Valley May 23!

NO DOUBT
SATURDAY, MAY 23
With special guests Paramore and The Sounds


Grammy-winning superstars No Doubt today announced the dates for their much-anticipated summer tour. The tour will stop in Phoenix to perform at Cricket Wireless Pavilion on Saturday, May 23. The band will be joined by special guests Paramore and The Sounds. The show will begin at 7:30pm. Tickets go on-sale Saturday, March 7 at 12 Noon.

A unique No Doubt widget launches today with new exclusive video content direct from the band featured every day from February 28th through March 6th as part of Seven Days of No Doubt. The widget is accessible at www.nodoubt.com and will be activated today, February 25 with a special contest running through March 17th during which time fans can join the contest to share the widget with as many friends as possible. Fans who share the widget the most will win prizes including a coveted chance to meet the band, a luxurious limousine ride to the show or rare and collectible No Doubt items. The widget will remain active with new content throughout the tour with additional contest opportunities to be announced.

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KID ROCK & 3 DOORS DOWN
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February 6, 2009 (Tempe, AZ) – Circle K Tempe Music Festival returns for its seventh year in Tempe Beach Park on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4. As Arizona’s premier music festival, the event boasts three stages of entertainment featuring national, regional and local acts along with activities and attractions for the whole family. The event will feature KID ROCK as Friday’s headliner with Cowboy Mouth and Tempe’s own, Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers as supporting acts. Saturday’s lineup will feature national acts 3 DOORS DOWN and ALL AMERICAN REJECTS. Additional talent will be announced leading up to the event.

The Circle K Tempe Music Festival will also host the Red Bull Wake Lab on Tempe Town Lake on Saturday, April 4. The Red Bull Wake Lab will be the biggest and most innovative wakeboarding event ever created and executed in the state of Arizona. Some of the nation’s best riders along with several Arizona athletes will wakeboard in this revolutionary competition on a course that includes a complex mix of handrails and transfer rails, along with an elevated pool and wall ride built on Town Lake.


Special Ticket Offer: A limited amount of $25 tickets will be available, while supplies last.

Tickets for the 2009 Circle K Tempe Music Festival go on sale Friday, February 13 at 10 a.m. at http://www.livenation.com/, Dodge Theatre Box Office, Tempe Market Place Guest Services or by phone at 1-800-594-TIXX. Advance tickets will be priced at $35.00 and will increase to $45.00 the week of the festival. Special VIP tickets are available for $100 each day, for complete information go to http://www.livenation.com/. All dates, acts, attractions and ticket prices are subject to change without notice.

Once again the SRP Garage Band Competition will give high school and college-aged bands from across Arizona the opportunity to compete for opening slots on Saturday’s main stage. The winning high school and college bands will also get a $1,000 SRP music scholarship to donate to their school of choice.

In addition to the 30-plus musical acts performing on the three stages over the weekend, the Circle K Tempe Music Festival has built a reputation for being “More Than Music” by providing guests with an unforgettable festival experience. This year’s event will include attractions such as:

· A multi-themed retail marketplace featuring local artisans, merchants and more
· Attractions and activities for kids and adults alike
· Multiple beer gardens and food courts throughout the event
· The SRP Lil’ Rockers Area
· A fully operational Circle K Store offering guests all the festival essentials
· The Red Bull Wake Lab where some of the nation’s best wakeboarders will compete along the shores of Tempe Town Lake
· The SRP Music Shack & Garage Band Competition where the SRP Garage Band Competition finalists will battle it out to see who will open for 3 Doors Down and All American Rejects
· Sponsors offering product samples, giveaways and other promotions

The Circle K Tempe Music Festival has partnered with several local charities including United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona and Cox Charities. Portions of sales will benefit these nonprofits amongst many other local community-based groups.

Tempe Beach Park is located at the northwest corner of Rio Salado Parkway and Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe, AZ. For more information about the 2009 Circle K Tempe Music Festival, please visit http://www.tempemusicfestival.com/ or call the information hotline at (480) 970-FEST (3378).

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Dave Mathews Band May 6!

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
MAY 6, 2009


Chart-Topping Band’s First Studio Album
In Four Years Set For April 14th Release


On April 14th, Dave Matthews Band returns with its first studio album in four years – and they’ll celebrate with a show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden that evening. The date will mark the beginning of the band’s spring tour, which will include a stop at Cricket Wireless Pavilion for a performance on Wednesday, May 6th. Dave Matthews Band fans will be treated to the group’s first-ever live performances of songs from the new album. The show will begin at 7:00pm with special guests The Avett Brothers. Tickets will go on-sale Saturday, January 17 at 10am.

The band’s yet-to-be-titled album is being produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance) and will be released by RCA Records. The record is the follow-up to 2005’s Stand Up, the fourth consecutive Dave Matthews Band studio album to enter The Billboard 200 at No. 1. Formed in Virginia in the early 1990’s, Dave Matthews Band has sold a collective 35 million units (CD and DVD combined). With over 15 million tickets sold, the group has been named the top-drawing American band in the world by Billboard.

“Their set delivered the goods at Rothbury, and few would argue they didn’t make the festival their own,” said The Detroit News of Dave Matthews Band’s headlining performance at last summer’s first-ever Rothbury festival. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette praised the group’s show there as “nothing short of inspired and inspiring” while The Oklahoman said: “this is a band that stretches out and thrives in the open air and under the stars.” “Mr. Matthews' trade is to stir up a mélange of approaches – from rock and folksy pop to bluegrass and smooth jazz – to make doubt positive, make loss a gain, and make depression a celebration,” observed The Dallas Morning News.

Dave Matthews Band is Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar) and Boyd Tinsley (violin). Saxophonist LeRoi Moore, the fifth original founding member, passed away during the band’s summer 2008 tour. Joining the group on the road this spring will be Tim Reynolds on guitar, Rashawn Ross on trumpet and Jeff Coffin on saxophone. They are also featured on the new album.

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