The Spice Girls reunion rumors are true….there will be some sort of ticket lottery, and so far over a million fans have signed up for that. The tour kicks on December 7 in Los Angeles.

Australian rock band Silverchair had to cancel four of their US tour dates due to a throat infection caught by singer Daniel Johns. The infection caused laryngitis, making singing impossible. Here are the rescheduled dates:

Anaheim – House Of Blues – Sunday, July 15 Rescheduled for Wednesday,
November 14
San Diego – House Of Blues – Friday, July 13 Rescheduled for Friday,
November 16
San Francisco – The Independent – Tuesday, July 17 Rescheduled for Sunday,
November 18
Los Angeles – The Wiltern – Saturday, July 14 Rescheduled for Tuesday,
November 20

Platinum country recording artist Taylor Swift will perform on Saturday, July 14 at the Chicagoland Speedway, during the break between the two NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series practice sessions, as race teams make final preparations for Sunday’s USG Sheetrock 400 race. Following her acoustic performance, Swift is scheduled to sign autographs for fans in attendance.

Canadian songstresses Tegan and Sara are quite prolific, and are about to release their fifth studio album, The Con, on July 24. The twin sisters enlisted the help of folks like Death Cab’s Christopher Walla and Weezer’s Matt Sharp for the album, and they will head out on their summer tour starting tomorrow. Tour dates are:

July
14 – Victoria, BC – The Belfry Theatre
15 – Victoria, BC – The Belfry Theatre
16 – Vancouver, BC – East Cultural Centre
17 – Vancouver, BC – East Cultural Centre
18 – Seattle, WA – The Triple Door
19 – Seattle, WA – The Triple Door
20 – Portland, OR – The Bagdad Theatre
22 – San Francisco, CA – The Brava
23 – San Francisco, CA – The Brava
24 – Los Angeles, CA – Amoeba Records
26 – Los Angeles, CA – Malibu Performing Arts Centre
27 – Los Angeles, CA – Malibu Performing Arts Centre
29 – Toronto, ON – Old Fort York / Rogers Picnic
August
1 – New York, NY – Hiro Ballroom
2 – Brooklyn, NY – Southpaw
4 – Boston, MA – First Church
5 – Philadelphia, PA – The International House
6 – Detroit, MI – The Gem Theatre
7 – Chicago, IL – The Lakeshore Theatre

Maroon 5 has just announced its fall tour dates, and supporting will be Swedish rock band The Hives. Here is the complete run of dates so far:

09/29 – Detroit, Michigan – Palace of Auburn Hills
10/01 – St. Paul, Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
10/02 – Rosemont, Illinois – Allstar Arena
10/04 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Air Canada Centre
10/05 – Cleveland, Ohio – Quicken Loans Arena
10/07 – Columbus, Ohio – Nationwide Arena
10/08 – Charlottesville, Virginia – John Paul Jones Arena
10/10 – New York, New York – Madison Square Garden
10/12 – Uncasville, Connecticut – Mohegan Sun Arena
10/13 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Wachovia Spectrum
10/15 – Boston, Massachusetts – TD Bank North Garden
10/16 – Washington, D.C. – Verizon Center
10/18 – Columbia, South Carolina – Colonial Center
10/20 – Sunrise, Florida – Bank Atlantic Center
10/21 – St. Petersburg, Florida – St. Pete Times Forum
10/23 – Orlando, Florida – Amway Arena
10/24 – Duluth, Georgia – The Arena at Gwinett Center
10/26 – Houston, Texas – Toyota Center
10/27 – Ft. Worth, Texas – Ft. Worth Convention Center Arena
10/29 – Denver, Colorado – Pepsi Center
10/31 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Energy Solutions Arena
11/02 – Portland, Oregon – Memorial Coliseum @ Rose Quarter
11/03 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – Pacific Coliseum
11/05 – Sacramento, California – ARCO Arena
11/06 – San Jose, California – HP Pavilion
11/08 – Los Angeles, California – Staples Center
11/09 – San Diego, California – TBA
11/10 – Las Vegas, Nevada – The Pearl

Singer/songwriter Cary Brothers has just hit the road in support of his stunning new album, Who You Are. Here is the routing so far:

July
11 – Santa Barbara, CA – Hiro Ballroom ^
12 – San Francisco, CA – Café du Nord ^
14 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge ^
15 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern ^
16 – Vancouver, BC – Richard’s On Richards Cabaret *
18 – Boise, ID – Bourbon Street @ Big Easy *
19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Burt’s Tiki Lounge *
21 – Denver, CO – Soiled Dove *
23 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room *
24 – Minneapolis, MN – The Varsity Theatre *
26 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern *
27 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop (w/ Priscilla Ahn)
28 – Detroit, MI – Shelter at St. Andrews (w/ Priscilla Ahn)
29 – Toronto, ON – El Mocambo Club *
30 – Montreal, QU – Petit Campus *
31 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground *
August
1 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall *
3 – Boston, MA – Paradise Lounge *
4 – Highmount, NY – Belleayre Music Festival – Hotel Café (w/ Rachel Yamagata)
6 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
7 – Atlantic City, NJ – Dante Hall Theater of the Arts *
8 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live *
9 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java *
10 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 *
11 – Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar *
12 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco *
14 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In *
15 – St. Louis, Missouri – Blueberry Hill *
17 – Dallas, TX – The Cambridge Room @ The House of Blues*
18 – Austin, TX – Stubbs JR Bar-B-Q *
20 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rhythm Room *
21 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern *
22 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour *
^ w/ Carina Round
* w/ Stars of Track and Field

Alt-rock band Jimmy Eat World is testing out some new material on a run of summer world tour dates that was just announced. The Arizona band is finishing up the follow-up album to 2004’s Futures. Here are the dates so far:

July 18 – Albuquerque NM – Sunshine Theatre
July 19 – Denver CO – Gothic Theatre (16+)
July 20 – Lawrence KS – Granada Theatre
July 21 – Omaha NB – Slowdown
July 23 – Minneapolis MN – Fineline Music Café
July 24 – Milwaukee WI – Pabst Theatre
July 25 – Chicago IL – Park West
July 27 – Newport KY – Southgate House (Light Bright Festival, 18+)
July 28 – Knoxville TN – Bijou Theatre
July 30 – Austin TX – Emo’s Alternative
July 31 – Dallas TX – Granada Theatre
August 3 – Mesa AZ – Mesa Arts Center
August 9 – Northam, South Africa
August 10 – Johannesburg, South Africa
August 11 – Cape Town, South Africa
August 16 – Frequency Festival, Austria
August 17 – Gampel Festival, Switzerland
August 18 – Lowlands Festival, Holland
August 19 – Highfield Festival, Germany
August 21 – Stollwerk – Cologne, Germany
August 24 – Reading Festival, UK
August 25 – Leeds Festival, UK

The Mooney Suzuki has had so much fun on the road, they decided to extend their US summer tour in support of their new album, Have Mercy. Here are the confirmed dates left on the tour:

7/25 – Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
7/26 – Athens, GA – Tasty World
7/27 – Jacksonville, FL – Jackrabbit’s
7/28 – Gainesville, FL – 1982 Bar
7/29 – Orlando, FL – Backbooth
7/30 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar
7/31 -Tallahasee FL- Beta Bar
8/1 – Memphis, TN – Hi Tone
8/2 – Nashville, TN – The End
8/3 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
8/4 – Wilmington, NC – Bella Festa
8/5 – Baltimore, MD – The Ottobar (w/o The Dark Romantics)

Indie rock band Spoon is off to a great start so far with the release of their new album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga which hit stores this week. The band is already touring to support the new release, and here are the dates:

07/14/07 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
07/28/07 – Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
08/04/07 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08/05/07 – Baltimore, MD – Virgin Festival
08/10/07 – Oslo, Norway – Oyafestivalen
08/11/07 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08/12/07 – Leicester, UK – Summer Sundae Weekender
08/14/07 – Paredes De Coura, Portugal – Paredes De Coura
08/16/07 – London, UK – Cargo
08/18/07 – Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop Festival
09/06/07 – Portland, OR – MusicFest NW
09/07/07 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
09/08/07 – Victoria, BC – Sugar
09/10/07 – Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theater
09/11/07 – Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theater
09/14/07 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
09/15/07 – Morrison, CO – Monolith Festival
09/16/07 – San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island Festival
10/10/07 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
10/11/07 – Mineeapolis, MN – First Avenue
10/13/07 – Detroit, MI – Majestic
10/15/07 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix
10/16/07 – Montreal, QC – Le National
10/17/07 – Boston, MA – Roxy
10/19/07 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
10/20/07 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
10/24/07 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
10/26/07 – Nasvhille, TN – Cannery Ballroom
10/27/07 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Festival
11/01/07 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
11/02/07 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues

Alt-rockers Breaking Benjamin kick off their fall tour in the band’s home state of Pennsylvania, in Pittsburgh on September 18. They will continue to tour in support of their latest release, Phobia with co-headliner Three Days Grace. Here are all of the dates so far, and tickets will go on sale soon:

Tue/Sep-18 Pittsburgh , PA Post Gazette Pavillion
Wed/Sep-19 Binghampton , NY Broome County Arena
Fri/Sep-21 Columbia , MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sat/Sep-22 Hershey , PA Hershey Park Stadium
Sun/Sep-23 Camden , NJ WMMR @ Tweeter Center
Tue/Sep-25 Roanoke , VA Roanoke Civic Center
Wed/Sep-26 Raleigh , NC Walnut Creek Amph.
Fri/Sep-28 Charlotte , NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sat/Sep-29 Huntsville , AL Big Spring Jam
Tue/Oct-02 Bloomington , IL US Cellular Collisium
Wed/Oct-03 Green Bay , WI Resch Center
Fri/Oct-05 Fargo , ND Fargodome
Sat/Oct-06 Council Bluffs, IA – (Omaha) KIWR show @ Mid American Center
Sun/Oct-07 Duluth , MN Duluth Entertainment Convention Ctr
Tue/Oct-09 Waterloo , IA McElroy Auditorium
Thu/Oct-11 Grand Rapids , MI DeltaPlex
Fri/Oct-12 Saginaw , MI Dow Events Center
Fri/Oct-26 Asbury Park , NJ Asbury Park Convention Hall
Sat/Oct-27 Utica , NY Utica Auditorium
Sun/Oct-28 Portland , ME Cumberland County Civic Center
Tue/Oct-30 Buffalo , NY Argi Center @ Hamburg Fargrounds
Wed/Oct-31 Ft. Wayne , IN Allen County War Memorial Col.
Fri/Nov-02 Huntington , WV The Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Sat/Nov-03 Clemson , SC Littlejohn Coliseum
Sun/Nov-04 Chattanooga , TN UTC Mckenzie Arena
Tue/Nov-06 Tupelo , MS Bancorp South Center
Wed/Nov-07 Baton Rouge , LA Baton Rouge River Center
Fri/Nov-09 Oklahoma City , OK Cox Center
Sat/Nov-10 Belton , TX Bell County Expo Center
Sun/Nov-11 Dallas , TX Nokia Live
Tue/Nov-13 Houston , TX Reliant Center
Wed/Nov-14 Biloxi , MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum