If you don’t think time flies, consider this: Guns N’ Roses’ classic Appetite For Destruction album is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its release this week. To commemorate the event, most of the original lineup is getting together tomorrow night at the Key Club in Los Angeles for a reunion of sorts, and while it’s unlikely that singer Axl Rose will be on hand, it hasn’t been ruled out either.
Tori Amos is hitting the road in support of her American Doll Posse album, beginning October 9 in Albany, New York and running through mid-December. A bunch of the shows will be recorded live for future “bootlegs.”
Garth Brooks was just added to the lineup for the Martin Luther King, Jr. benefit on September 18 at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Others on the bill include Queen Latifah, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana. The purpose of the show is to raise money for the MLK memorial in Washington.
The Arcade Fire has added a New York City tour date to their fall itinerary, Saturday October 6 at Randall Island. LCD Soundsystem will be the support act on the tour, and here are all of the confirmed dates so far:
September 15 - Austin TX - Austin City Limits festival
September 17 - Morrison CO - Red Rocks
September 20 - Los Angeles CA - Hollywood Bowl
September 30 - St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium at RiverCent
October 3 - Louisville KY - Waterfront Park
October 5 - Columbus OH - LC Pavilion
October 6 - New York NY - Randall’s Island
Tulsa OK boys Hanson just released their fourth studio album, The Walk, this past week and are hitting the road for a fall tour beginning September 12 in Verona, New York. Here are the dates so far:
09/12/07 – TURNING STONE – VERONA, NY
09/13/07 – HOUSE OF BLUES - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
09/15/07 – SONAR – BALTIMORE, MD
09/16/07 - 9:30 CLUB – WASHINGTON, DC
09/19/07 – HOUSE OF BLUES – CLEVELAND, OH
09/21/07 - NORTH FORK THEATRE – WESTBURY, NY
09/22/07 - THE CHANCE – POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
09/24/07 – WEBSTER THEATRE – HARTFORD, CT
09/27/07 - CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL – PITTSBURGH, PA
09/30/07 – HOUSE OF BLUES – CHICAGO, IL
10/02/07 – HOUSE OF BLUES – DALLAS, TX
10/03/07 - CAIN’S BALLROOM – TULSA, OK
10/08/07—BIJOU THEATRE—KNOXVILLE, TN
10/10/07 – TOAD’S — RICHMOND, VA
10/11/07- AMOS’ SOUTHEND – CHARLOTTE, NC
10/12/07 – COYOTES – LOUISVILLE, KY
10/16/07 - ROXY THEATRE – ATLANTA, GA
The second annual Summer Strummer Festival, being presented by radio station Star 98.7 is set for September 2 at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, California. Some of the confirmed acts so far are Mat Kearney, Augustana, Jesse Malin, Brett Dennen, The Exies, Duane Peters Gunfight, Kate Voegele and more. The festival promises a surprise headliner to be announced in a few weeks as well, and its main purpose is as an “all-ages end of summer mega music, skate and lifestyle extravaganza.” with over 40 bands on three stages.
Queens of the Stone Ages begin their Duluth tour tonight in Boise, Idaho and the tour runs through August 11 in Oklahoma City. Here are all of the confirmed dates:
Fri 07/27/07 Boise, ID Big Easy Concert House
Sat 07/28/07 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre
Sun 07/29/07 Billings, MT Shrine Auditorium
Tue 07/31/07 Fargo, ND Playmaker’s Entertainment Complex
Wed 08/01/07 Duluth, MN Duluth Ent. Conv. Ctr. Auditorium
Fri 08/03/07 Cedar Rapids, IA Hawkeye Downs Fair
Sat 08/04/07 Indianapolis, IN Murat Egyptian Room
Sun 08/05/07 Louisville, KY Coyote’s Music & Dance Hall
Tue 08/07/07 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
Wed 08/08/07 Little Rock, AR The Village
Fri 08/10/07 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
Sat 08/11/07 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
