Continuing a streak that began in 2003, Fenway Park will once again be the site of a big time musical event this summer. On August 23 Neil Diamond will play a show there as part of his upcoming world tour.
In 2003 the Boston Red Sox were taken over by new ownership and since then two musical events have taken place at Fenway Park each year. In 2003 Bruce Springsteen played there followed by Jimmy Buffett in 2004. 2005 was the year for the Rolling Stones when it was on its Bigger Bang world tour. 2006 brought Fenway Dave Matthews Band.
2008 is the twelveth straight year that Neil Diamonds hit song “Sweet Caroline” has been played during Red Sox home games. For the past seven years it has been a fixture during the middle of the 8th inning.
The Broadway play Legally Blonde, which is a make off of the Reese Witherspoon movie, will officially hit the road beginning on September 23, 2008 in Providence, RI at the Providence Performing Arts Center. The tour will last one year and end up in Costa Mesa, CA on September 20, 2009.
Tony Award winning director who has directed the play on broadway will also be the productions road director. The show has been a consistant fixture on the list of top broadway shows. Casting will be announce shortly and stay tune for more tour stops.
Legally Blonde Tour Cities and Dates:
Providence, RI (Sept. 23-28);
Baltimore, MD (Sept. 30-Oct. 12)
Rochester, NY (Oct. 21-26)
Schenectady, NY (Nov. 25-30)
Philadelphia, PA (Dec. 2-7)
Hartford, CT (Dec. 9-14)
Washington, DC (Dec. 16-Jan. 11, 2009)
East Lansing, MI (Jan. 13-18, 2009)
St. Louis, MO (Jan. 20-Feb. 1, 2009)
Houston, TX (Feb. 10-22, 2009)
Orlando, FL (March 10-15, 2009)
West Palm Beach, FL (March 17-22, 2009)
Greenville, SC (March 24-29, 2009)
Durham, NC (April 14-19, 2009)
Charlotte, NC (April 21-26, 2009)
St. Paul, MO (April 28-May 10, 2009)
Dayton, OH (June 16-21, 2009)
Kansas City, MO (June 30-July 5, 2009)
Atlanta, GA (July 14-19, 2009)
Dallas, TX (July 21-Aug. 9, 2009)
Costa Mesa, CA (Sept. 8-20, 2009)
On deck for this summers music tour season is a triple play tour with legendary groups, Cheap Trick, Journey, and Heart. The tour will officially kick off at Fidderl’s Green in Denver, CO and will wind down on October 4 at Journal Pavilion in Albuquerque, NM. The groups will be stopping in 48 cities to play 49 shows.
Journey who is led by Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory, Deen Castronovo and Arnel Pineda will be promoting the June 3 release of their 3 CD/DVD titled, Revelation. Journey is known for their song, “Don’t Stop Believing”. This song was the theme song for the Chicago White Sox World Series Win in 2005.
Heart was a popular rock group in the 1970’s. They are composed of sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson and feature a mix or hard rock and folk music. In total they have sold over 30 million albums and produced 20 top 40 songs. A couple of those hit songs include, Baracuda and What About Love?
Cheap Trick have been performing for over 30 years and 5,000 shows. They incorporate a mix of pop, punk and a little bit of metal into their music. They have sold 20 million albums and produced 20 soundtracks. They also have 40 gold or platinum records to hang on their wall. Today they are still going strong as they are the lead song for Comedy Central Colbert Report. One of their timeless classics is the song, “I Want You To Want Me”.
Journey, Cheap Trick, Heart Tour Schedule:
July
9 - Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
11 - Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
12 - Lake Tahoe, NV Harvey’s Lake Resort
15 - San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
16 - Irvine, CA Verizon Amphitheatre
18 - Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Arena
19 - Tucson, AZ Casino Anselmo
22 - Council Bluffs, IA Mid America Center
23 - Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre
25 - San Antonio, TX Verizon Amphitheatre
26 - Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
27 - Dallas, TX Superpages.com Amphitheatre
30 - Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
31 - West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre
August
2 - Charlotte, NC Verizon Amphitheatre
3,4 - Atlanta, GA Chastain Amphitheatre
6 - Orange Beach, FL The Amphitheatre @ The Wharf
7 - Nashville, TN Sommett Center
9 - Birmingham, AL Verizon Amphitheatre
10 - Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
12 - Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Amphitheatre
14 - Jones Beach, NY Nikon at Jones Beach
16 - Scranton, PA Toyota Amphitheatre
17 - Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Casino
19 - Boston, MA Tweeter Center
21 - Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
23 - Syracuse, NY New York State Fair
24 - Saratoga, NY Saratoga PAC
26 - Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
27 - Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
30 - Bethel Woods, NY Center for the Arts
31 - Hershey, PA Hersheypark Pavilion
September
4 - Watertown, NY Watertown Baseball Diamond
6 - Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
7 - Cleveland, OH Blossom Amphitheatre
9 - Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
10 - Indianapolis, IN Verizon Amphitheatre
12 - Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
13 - St. Louis, MO Verizon Amphitheatre
15 - Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
16 - Minneapolis, MN Target Center/Casino
19 - Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
21 - Portland, OR Clark County Amphitheatre
24 - Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
26 - Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Pavilion at Sacramento
27 - Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
30 - Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
October
3 - Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
4 - Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
John Mayer has just recently announce his plans for a 2008 summer tour that will include Colbie Caillat and Brett Dennen as openers.
If you looking to follow John this summer he will kick off his tour in Milwaukee at Marcus Amphitheater and it will conclude on August 2 at Cynthia Mitchell Woods Amphitheatre just outside Houston.
John Mayer tour dates:
July
2 - WI Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheatre
3 - MO Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
5 - IN Noblesville Verizon Wireless Music Center
6 - MI Rothbury, Michigan Rothbury Festival
7 - ONT Toronto Molson Amphitheatre
9 - NY Wantagh Jones Beach
10 - NJ Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
12 - MA Mansfield Tweeter Center
13 - MD Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
15 - NJ Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
17 - OH Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
18 - IL Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
29 - CO Denver Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
21 - UT Salt Lake City USANA Amphitheatre
25 - CA Marysville Sleep Train Amphitheatre
26 - CA Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
27 - CA Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
29 - CA Chula Vista Coors Amphitheatre
30 - AZ Phoenix Cricket Pavilion
August
1 - TX Dallas Superpages.com Center
2 - TX Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 1-3 in Chicago will once again be a busy time for the music scene as Lollapalooza is scheduled to take place and the lineup has been announced. Some of the headlining names include; Radiohead, Kanye West, Rage Against the Machine, and Nine Inch Nails. Other acts that will be a part of the 120 group festival are, Wilco, Love and Rockets, Gnarls Barkley, Bloc Party, The Black Keys, Broken Social Scene, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Cat Power, Lupe Fiasco, The National, G. Love & Special Sauce and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.
The Early bird 3-day passes have already been sold out. On sale right now for $190 is the advanced 3-day pass and when that sells out the Regular 3-day pass will go on sale for $205.
Lollapalooza was started in 1991 by Farrell and traveled around the country until 1997. From 1997 Until 2003 Lollapalooza disappeared. It has now made Chicago home until at least 2011.
Full Performer List:
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Kanye West
Wilco
The Raconteurs
Love and Rockets
Gnarls Barkley
Bloc Party
The Black Keys
Broken Social Scene
Flogging Molly
Mark Ronson
Cat Power
Lupe Fiasco
The National
G. Love & Special Sauce
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Explosions in the Sky
Brand New
Gogol Bordello
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
Dierks Bentley
Okkervil River
Amadou & Mariam
Blues Traveler
John Butler Trio
Girl Talk
CSS
Battles
Jamie Lidell
Butch Walker
Mates of State
Spank Rock
Brazilian Girls
Chromeo
Duffy
The Kills
Rogue Wave
The Go! Team
Mason Jennings
The Gutter Twins
Yeasayer
Grizzly Bear
MGMT
The Weakerthans
Booka Shade
Santogold
Black Kids
Black Lips
Louis XIV
Dr. Dog
Nicole Atkins & the Sea
The Ting Tings
Kid Sister
Office
The Cool Kids
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Does it Offend You, Yeah?
The Whigs
Manchester Orchestra
Foals
Uffie
The Octopus Project
Cadence Weapon
Ferras
De Novo Dahl
Noah and the Whale
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s
K’NAAN
Serena Ryder
Newton Faulkner
Your Vegas
Eli “Paperboy”
Reed & the True Loves
Steel Train
Bang Camaro
The Blakes
Tally Hall
White Lies
Magic Wands
Electric Touch
Innerpartysystem
The Postelles
The Parlor Mob
Bald Eagle
Krista
Ha Ha Tonka
Witchcraft
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