It’s been four years since Linkin Park’s last album, and on May 15 the band will be releasing the follow-up, Minutes To Midnight. The band will also be headlining the Projekt Revolution Tour this summer, which is expected to begin in late July and run through around Labor Day. More details about dates and bands on the bill will be announced soon.
British songstress Lily Allen has blown up as fast as anyone in recent memory, and she has continued to write music while on tour in the U.S. In fact, she’s itching to head back into the studio before the ideas dry up, causing her to shuffle some of her tour dates here. The adjusted dates are as follows:
4/29 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
5/13 – Seattle, WA @ Everett Events Center (KBKS’s “106.1 Girls Night Out”)
5/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
6/01 – Charleston, SC @ Center Stage at The Plex (95SX Listener Appreciation Show)
6/12 – New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
6/15 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Country mega-stars Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood are all slated to perform at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 15. Each of them is nominated for awards in various categories. If there is an award for showing the most leg, Underwood will win it, hands down.
Another former American Idol finalist, Elliott Yamin, is hitting the road in support of his self-titled debut album, a 25-city tour that kicks off May 15 in Atlanta and runs through June 19 in Tucson. The CD, which was released on March 20, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Independent charts and has remained there since. Tour dates are:
Tuesday, May 15th The Loft Atlanta, GA
Wednesday, May 16th Innsbrook Pavilion Richmond, VA
Thursday, May 17th The Birchmere Alexandria, VA
Saturday, May 19th Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
Sunday, May 20th The Norva Norfolk, VA
Tuesday, May 22nd Bowery New York, NY
Wednesday, May 23rd Theatre of the Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, May 26th Great American Rib and Music Fest Cleveland, OH
Sunday, May 27th Diesel Pittsburgh, PA
Tuesday, May 29th The Chameleon Lancaster, PA
Wednesday, May 30th St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
Thursday, May 31st Park West Chicago, IL
Saturday, June 2nd Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI
Sunday, June 3rd Varsity Theater/Fine Line Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, June 5th Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
Wednesday, June 6th In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
Friday, June 8th Roseland Theater Portland, OR
Saturday, June 9th Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, Canada
Sunday, June 10th Showbox Seattle, WA
Tuesday, June 12th Slims San Francisco, CA
Thursday, June 14th The Roxy Los Angeles, CA
Friday, June 15th House of Blues San Diego, CA
Sunday, June 17th House of Blues Anaheim, CA
Monday, June 18th The Marquee Tempe, AZ
Tuesday, June 19th The Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ
Rock band Underoath continues to tour in support of their critically acclaimed Define The Great Line, and will kick off the Dirty South Tour on May 13 along with Norman Jean, Maylene and Sons of Disaster. The band will play some other dates before heading out on the Vans Warped Tour in July. All dates are shown below:
Date City Venue
Cornerstone Festival:
Sat 5/12 Orlando, FL Cornerstone Festival
Dirty South Tour with Norma Jean, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, The Glass Ocean:
Sun 5/13 Jacksonville, FL Plush
Mon 5/14 Columbia, SC Headliners
Tue 5/15 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (also with As I Lay Dying)
Wed 5/16 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (also with As I Lay Dying)
Thu 5/17 Louisville, KY Headliners
Fri 5/18 Nashville, TN Rocketown
Sat 5/19 Nashville, TN Rocketown
Sun 5/20 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
Mon 5/21 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Wed 5/23 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
With Emery:
Thu 6/7 Fortitude Valley, QLD Arena Entertainment Complex
Fri 6/8 Kensington, NSW UNSW Roundhouse
Sat 6/9 Adelaide, SA UniBar/University Of Adelaide
Sun 6/10 Melbourne, VIC Billboard Venue
Solo Show:
Tue 6/12 Honolulu, HI Pipeline Café
Cornerstone Festival:
Sat 6/30 Bushnell, IL Cornerstone Festival
Vans Warped Tour:
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 Co America Park + 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
Singer/songwriter Josh Rouse may have made Spain his permanent residence, but he sure does tour a lot in the States. Rouse is currently wrapping up a leg of U.S. dates on the east coast:
4/20 Charlottesville, VA @ Starr Hill Music Hall
4/21 Easton, MD @ Avalon Theatre
4/23 Alexandria, VA @ Birchmere
4/25 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
4/26 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
4/27 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has added some more shows to their tour that kicks off May 5 in Tempe, Arizona. The band will be joined by The Fratellis, Eastern Conference Champions and The Horrors and their new RCA Records album, Baby 81, will be released May 1. Tour dates are:
May
5 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre *
6 San Diego, CA – House of Blues *
8 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern *
9 San Francisco, CA – The Filmore *
11 Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre *
13 Seattle, WA – The Showbox *
15 Boise, ID – The Big Easy ! ^
16 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue ! ^
17 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre ! ^
18 Omaha, NE – Sokol Underground ! ^
19 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater ! ^
20 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant ! ^
22 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue ! ^
23 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave ! ^
24 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre !
25 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall !
29 Boston, MA – Avalon !
31 New York, NY – Webster Hall !
June
1 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of The Living Arts !
2 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club !
4 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall !
5 Indianapolis, IN – The Music Mill !
6 Nashville, TN – City Hall !
7 Atlanta, GA – Roxy Theatre !
9 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room !
10 Orlando, FL – The Social !
12 Birmingham, AL – Zydeco !
13 New Orleans, LA – The Republic !
14 Houston, TX – Meridian !
15 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa !
16 Dallas, TX – House of Blues !
17 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom !
19 Las Vegas, NV – University Theatre !
* = w/ The Fratellis
! = w/ The Horrors
^ = w/ Eastern Conference Champions
The Family Values Tour is set to return again and promises to be the biggest and best FVT in history, which isn’t say all that much since the tour has only been in existence since 1998. But still, with founders Korn and also Evanescence headlining, it’s already a big deal. But throw in the likes of Atreyu, Flyleaf, Hellyeah and Trivium, and you’ve got quite a lineup. The tour starts July 20 in St. Louis and runs through September 2 in Irvine, California. Here is the complete routing so far:
Fri, July 20 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
Sat, July 21 Somerset, WI Float-Rite Amphitheatre
Sun, July 22 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Tue, July 24 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
Fri, July 27 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Sat, July 28 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
Sun, July 29 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Tue, July 31 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
Wed, Aug 1 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre*
Fri, Aug 3 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Sat, Aug 4 Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
Sun, Aug 5 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Tue, Aug 7 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Wed, Aug 8 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Fri, Aug 10 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Sat, Aug 11 Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
Sun, Aug 12 Orlando, FL Amway Arena*
Tue, Aug 14 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheater
Wed, Aug 15 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
Fri, Aug 17 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre
Sat, Aug 18 Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sun, Aug 19 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Wed, Aug 22 Bonner Springs, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Kansas City
Fri, Aug 24 Englewood, CO Coors Amphitheatre
Sat, Aug 25 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
Sun, Aug 26 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
Tue, Aug 28 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena*
Fri, Aug 31 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sat, Sep 1 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion
Sun, Sep 2 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
