Rock legends Aerosmith have been around, literally. But the band will play its first ever show in India on June 2 as an extension of their tour of Europe and Dubai.

Maroon 5 is set to release their long-awaited sophomore effort on May 22, but won’t begin a full-fledged tour until September. However, it was just announced that the band will open for The Police on July 10 in Miami.

The Campus Invasion Tour was set up to raise awareness of the ongoing genocide in Darfur, with three concerts in some of the nation’s largest college towns (Austin, Atlanta and Philadelphia). Confirmed bands are Dashboard Confessional, Gym Class Heroes and Augustana. The tour will help raise funds for the Save Darfur Coalition, an alliance of 180 organizations responding to atrocities in Sudan, Africa.

Acclaimed Tennessee rock band Kings of Leon are back with their first album since 2004. RCA Records will release the new album, Because of the Times, on April 3 and among stops on the band’s forthcoming tour are appearances at both Coachella and Bonnaroo. Complete listing of dates is:

04/28 – Indio, CA – Coachella Festival
05/02 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theater
05/03 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
05/05 – Denver, CO – Ogden
05/06 – Kansas City, MO – Voodoo Lounge @ Harrah’s
05/07 – Tulsa, OK – Cains
05/09 – Austin, TX – Stubbs
05/11 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
05/12 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
05/13 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
05/15 – Indianapolis, IN – Vogue
05/17 – Milwaukee, WI – Rave
05/18 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
05/19 – Chicago, IL – Riviera
05/21 – Louisville, KY – Headliners
05/22 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
05/24 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
05/25 – St. Louis, MO – Pageant
06/01 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
06/02 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
06/04 – NBC TV – CONAN O’BRIEN
06/05 – New York, NY – Roseland
06/06 – Boston, MA – Avalon
06/07 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
06/12 – Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
06/15 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

It’s become one of the biggest festival tours in the world over the last few years, and it immediately brings to minds the sound of skateboards clacking on the pavement. The Vans Warped Tour will kick off a 45-date tour in San Diego on June 28. Some of the more recognized names are Yellowcard, Hawthorne Heights, and Flogging Molly. A complete list can be found here and the tour dates are as follows:

Thu 6/28 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
Fri 6/29 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairgrounds
Sat 6/30 Ventura, CA Seaside Park
Sun 7/1 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Tue 7/3 Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Stadium
Thu 7/5 Calgary, AB Race City Speedway
Sat 7/7 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairgrounds
Sun 7/8 Denver, CO TBA
Wed 7/11 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
Thu 7/12 Las Cruces, NM NMSU Practice Field
Fri 7/13 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot
Sat 7/14 Dallas, TX TBA
Sun 7/15 Houston, TX Reliant Center
Wed 7/18 Atlanta, GA Hi Fi Amphitheatre
Thu 7/19 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Park
Fri 7/20 Tampa, FL Vinoy Park
Sat 7/21 Miami, FL Bayfront Amphitheatre
Sun 7/22 Orlando, FL Tinker Field
Mon 7/23 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Tue 7/24 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Wed 7/25 Washington, DC Merriweather Post Pavilion
Thu 7/26 Scranton, PA Montage Mountain Amphitheatre
Fri 7/27 Detroit, MI Comerica Park and street
Sat 7/28 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun 7/29 Minneapolis, MN Metrodome
Tue 7/31 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
Wed 8/1 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Centre
Thu 8/2 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amphitheatre
Fri 8/3 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center
Sat 8/4 New York, NY Nassau Coliseum
Sun 8/5 Englishtown, NJ Raceway Park
Tue 8/7 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Wed 8/8 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
Thu 8/9 Boston, MA Tweeter Center Lot
Fri 8/10 Buffalo, NY Darien Lakes Field
Sat 8/11 Toronto, ON Park Place
Sun 8/12 Montreal, ON Park Jean Drapeau
Tue 8/14 St. Louis, MO UMB Bank Pavilion
Wed 8/15 Kansas City, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri 8/17 Boise, ID Idaho Center Amphitheatre
Sat 8/18 Seattle, WA Gorge
Sun 8/19 Portland, OR Columbia Meadows
Thu 8/23 Fresno, CA Selland Arena
Fri 8/24 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre Lot
Sat 8/25 Los Angeles, CA Home Depot Center

Ambient, soulful French pop group Air released their latest album, Pocket Symphony, earlier this month and are touring North America beginning in Vancouver on April 21. Kate Havnevik, who recently placed a song on “Grey’s Anatomy” from her new Melankton album, will support many of the dates. All Air dates are shown below, and shows with a (*) are with Havnevik supporting.

4/21 Vancouver, BC Richards On Richards *
4/22 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom *
4/23 Tacoma, WA Pantages Theatre *
4/25 San Francisco, CA Nob Hill Masonic Center *
4/26 Las Vegas, NV The Joint *
4/27 Phoenix, AZ The Marquee *
4/29 Indio, CA Coachella Festival
5/02 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue *
5/04 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre *
5/05 Toronto, ON Kool Haus *
5/06 Montreal, PQ Metropolis *
5/08 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts *
5/09 Washington, DC 9:30 Club *
5/10 New York, NY Theatre at Madison Square Garden *

Electro-pop songwriter and DJ Miguel Migs will set off on an exclusive DJ tour of North America in support of his new album, Those Things. The tour kicks off March 23 in Miami at the Winter Music Conference at Shine. Complete dates are as follows:

Fri 3/23 Miami, FL Shine
Fri 3/30 San Francisco, CA DNA
Thu 4/5 Edmonton, ALB Bank
Fri 4/6 Portland, OR Ohm
Sat 4/7 Vancouver The Commodore
Mon 4/9 Whistler, BC Garfinkles
Fri 4/13 Chicago, IL Zentra
Sat 4/14 Washington, DC Five
Sat 4/21 London, U.K. Plan B
Fri 5/4 Denver, CO The Shelter
Sat 5/5 Los Angeles, CA Avalon
Thu 5/17 Baltimore, MD Mosiac
Fri 5/18 Minneapolis, MN Foundation
Thu 5/24 Las Vegas, NV Tabu
Fri 6/15 Seattle, WA Neumos
Fri 7/13 Toronto, ONT This Is London

He’s been compared to late and legendary singer/songwriters like Nick Drake and Elliott Smith, and now Hrishikesh Hirway, otherwise known as The One AM Radio, continues to stun audiences on his US tour. All current dates are below:

March
14 Los Angeles, CA – Hotel Cafe (w/ El Perro Del Mar)
15 Bakersfield, CA – Boiler Room
16 Berkeley, CA – Fort Oregon
17 Reno, NV – Satellite
18 Portland, OR – Towne Lounge
19 Seattle, WA – Camp Nowhere
20 Boise, ID – Yosada House
21 Salt Lake City, UT – Slowtrain
22 Denver, CO – The Thin Man
23 Wichita, KS – Electric Snake
24 Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
25 Chicago, IL – South Union Arts
26 Madison, WI – Cafe Montmartre
27 Ann Arbor, MI – Lee’s House
28 Columbus, OH – Carabar
29 Pittsburgh, PA – Garfield Artworks
30 Philadelphia, PA – Circle Of Hope
April
5 New Britain, CT – Trinity Church (w/ Low & Loney, Dear)
13 Los Angeles, CA – Tangier

Smiths frontman Morrissey has announced his North American tour dates, which kick off April 28 in Stockton, California. Morrissey is continuing to support his 2006 release, Ringleader of the Tormentors. Here are confirmed dates so far:

April 27 – Bob Hope Theatre – Stockton, California
April 28-29 – John Ascuaga’s Celebrity Showroom – Sparks, Nevada
May 1 – Paramount Theatre – Oakland, California
May 2 – Wells Fargo Center – Santa Rosa, California
May 5 – INB Performing Arts Center – Spokane, Washington
May 6 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, Washington
May 8 – E Center – Salt Lake City, Utah
May 9 – Fillmore – Denver, Colorado
May 11 – Orpheum Theatre – Omaha, Nebraska
May 12 – Riverside Theatre – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 14 – Michigan Theatre – Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 15 – Auditorium Theatre – Chicago, Illinois
May 17 – Playhouse Square – Cleveland, Ohio
May 18 – Palace Theatre – Columbus, Ohio
May 20 – Murat Center – Indianapolis, Indiana
May 22 – Pageant – St. Louis, Missouri
May 23 – Uptown Theatre – Kansas City, Missouri
May 25 – Palladium – Dallas, Texas
May 26 – Backyard – Austin, Texas
May 28 – Verizon Wireless Theatre – Houston, Texas
May 30 – County Coliseum – El Paso, Texas
May 31 – Music Hall – Tucson, Arizona
June 2 – Maricopa County Events Center – Phoenix, Arizona
June 3 – Bayside Concerts – San Diego, California
June 5 – Ventura Theatre – Ventura, California
June 6 – Municipal Auditorium – Riverside, California
June 8 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, California
June 9 – Pearl – Las Vegas, Nevada
June 30 – Madison Square Garden – New York, New York