Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder will take off on a short West Coast solo acoustic tour, calling it the April Fools Tour, beginning April 2 in Vancouver. Before you go buy tickets, I’d make sure that April Fools doesn’t mean what I think it means. Here are the dates:
4/2 Vancouver The Centre
4/5 Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
4/7 Berkeley Zellerbach Theatre
4/10 Santa Barbara Arlington Theatre
4/12 Los Angeles Wiltern Theater
4/13 Los Angeles Wiltern Theater
4/15 San Diego Spreckels Theater
“American Idol” Season 6 champ Jordin Sparks had a thrill a few weeks back when she sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLII before her dad’s former team, the Giants, beat New England in the game. The 18-year-old Sparks will now hit the road in support of her debut album with pop mega-star Alicia Keys. Here are the dates:
DATE CITY VENUE
April-19 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
April-20 Philadelphia,PA Liacouras Center
April-22 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center
April-24 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
April-26 Columbus, OH Value City Arena at Schottenstein Ctr
April-27 St Louis, MO Scottrade Center
April-30 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
May-1 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
May-5 Los Angeles, CA TBA
May-7 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
May-9 Las Vegas, NV MGM Garden Arena
May-10 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
May-12 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
May-14 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
May-18 Houston, TX Toyota Center
May-22 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
May-24 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
May-25 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
May-28 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
May-30 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
May-31 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena
Jun-3 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
Jun-5 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center at Cleveland State
Jun-6 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Jun-8 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Jun-11 Boston, MA TD Bank North Garden
Jun-13 Washington D.C. Verizon Center
Jun-15 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
Jun-17 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Jun-18 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Former Soul Coughing front man Mike Doughty will hit the road with his full band in support of his new album, Golden Delicious. The six-week jaunt of North America with Doughty headlining will begin March 12 in Northampton, Massachusetts. Here is the full schedule so far:
March 12 – Northampton MA – Pearl Street
March 13 – Rochester NY – German House
March 14 – Montreal QC – Saints Montreal
March 15 – Toronto ON – Mod Club Theatre
March 16 – Ann Arbor MI – Blind Pig
March 18 – Cleveland OH – Beachland Ballroom
March 19 – Indianapolis IN – Music Mill
March 20 – Chicago IL – Vic Theatre
March 21 – Milwaukee WI – Turner Hall Tavern
March 22 – Minneapolis MN – First Avenue
March 23 – Minneapolis MN – First Avenue
March 25 – Omaha NE – The Slowdown
March 26 – Kansas City MO – Beaumont Club
March 27 – St. Louis MO – The Gargoyle
March 28 – Nashville TN – Exit/In
March 29 – Atlanta GA – Variety Playhouse
March 30 – Asheville NC – The Orange Peel
March 31 – Carrboro NC – Cat’s Cradle
April 2 – Charlottesville VA – Satellite Ballroom
April 3 – Lancaster PA – Chameleon Club
April 4 – New York NY – Highline Ballroom
April 5 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
April 8 – New Haven CT – Toad’s Place
April 9 – Somerville MA – Somerville Theater
April 10 – Brooklyn NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 11 – Philadelphia PA – The Fillmore at TLA
April 12 – Troy NY – Revolution Hall
April 13 – Millvale PA – Mr. Small’s
April 15 – Newport KY – Southgate House
April 16 – Memphis TN – New Daisy Theatre
April 18 – Dallas TX – Granada Theater
April 19 – Spring TX – Texas Crawfish Festival
April 20 – Austin TX – Antone’s
April 22 – Santa Fe NM – Santa Fe Brewing Company
April 23 – Boulder CO – Fox Theatre
April 24 – Salt Lake City UT – Urban Lounge
April 26 – Portland OR – Wonder Ballroom
April 27 – Seattle WA – (venue t.b.a.)
April 29 – San Francisco CA – The Fillmore
April 30 – Los Angeles CA – El Rey Theater
Indie rock darlings Spoon have coined their Spring tour the “Spring 2008 Victory Lap,” with The Walkmen and White Rabbits supporting. Here are the confirmed shows:
Wed/Apr-02 Kansas City, KS @ Uptown *#
Fri/Apr-04 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre *#
Sat/Apr-05 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts *#
Sun/Apr-06 Detroit. MI @ Emerald Theater *#
Mon/Apr-07 Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall *#
Wed/Apr-09 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Thu/Apr-10 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory *
Sat/Apr-12 Norfolk, VA @ Norva *#
Mon/Apr-14 Atlanta, GA @ Centerstage *#
Wed/Apr-16 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution *#
Fri/Apr-18 Nashville, TN @ Vanderbilt University (Rites of Spring)
Sat/Apr-19 Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue
* = w/ The Walkmen
# = w/ White Rabbits
Young country superstar Taylor Swift has some upcoming tour dates with Rascall Flatts—a few shows in April and then a longer trek from June to August. Swift first opened for the band back in 2006. For ticket info, please visit www.livenation.com
Pop/rockers Collective Soul have a new album, Afterwords, coming out this Spring and will support the new release with a tour at some smaller venues than they have played before. Here is the full itinerary so far:
Friday, March 21 Silver Legacy (Reno, NV)
Saturday, March 22 Roseland Theatre (Portland, OR)
Sunday, March 23 Moore Theatre (Seattle, WA)
Wednesday, March 26 House of Blues (San Diego, CA)
Friday, March 28 Mama Mia Theater (Las Vegas, NV)
Saturday, March 29 Peppermill Casino (Wendover, NV)
Monday, March 31 Boulder Theater (Boulder, CO)
Friday, April 4 Piere’s (Fort Wayne, IN)
Saturday, April 5 Kewadin Casino (Sault St Marie, MI) ON SALE 2/19
Wednesday, April 9 All In Lounge (Hogansburg, NY)
Friday, April 11 Hampton Beach Casino (Hampton Beach, NH)
Saturday, April 12 Twin River Casino (Providence, RI)
Sunday, April 13 Mohegan Sun (Uncasville, CT)
Thursday, April 17 Turning Point Casino (Verona, NY)
Friday, April 18 Casino Rama (Toronto, Ontario)
Saturday, April 19 Borgata (Atlantic, NJ) ON SALE 2/16
Tuesday, April 22 National Theatre (Richmond, VA)
Wednesday, April 23 House of Blues (Myrtle Beach, SC) ON SALE 2/23
World renowned DJ Paul Van Dyk released his fifth album, In Between, this past August, and now will be touring in the US including a stop at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami. Here are the dates:
3/13 Thurs Atlanta – Opera
3/14 Fri New York – Roseland Ballroom
3/28 Fri Miami, FL – Club Space (WMC)
3/29 Sat Miami, FL – ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (main stage)
5/15 Thurs Charlotte, NC – The Forum
5/16 Fri Dallas, TX – Lizard Lounge
5/18 Sun Toronto, ON – Koolhaus
Bobby Bare Jr. will hit the road along with Son Volt, in support of his latest album, The Longest Meow. Here are all of Bobby’s upcoming shows:
BOBBY BARE JR ON TOUR
Fri Mar 7 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
Sat Mar 8 Atlanta, GA Star Bar
Tue Mar 11 Fort Worth, TX Aardvarks
Wed Mar 12 San Antonio, TX Casbeers
Fri Mar 14 Austin, TX Yard Dog Gallery (Bloodshot Day Party)
Fri Mar 14 Austin, TX Club Deville (SXSW Showcase)
BOBBY BARE JR ON TOUR WITH SON VOLT
Wed Apr 9 Louisville, KY Headliners
Thu Apr 10 Nashville, TN Exit/In
Fri Apr 11 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Sat Apr 12 Tallahassee, FL The Beta Bar
Sun Apr 13 Birmingham, AL Workplay Theater
Tue Apr 15 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s
Wed Apr 16 Houston, TX The Continental
Thu Apr 17 Austin, TX Antone’s
Fri Apr 18 New Braunfels, TX Gruene Hall
Tue Apr 22 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theater
Wed Apr 23 Charlotte, NC The Visulite
Thu Apr 24 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
Fri Apr 25 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat Apr 25 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
