Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers tour stop off in Toronto
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers tour stop off in Toronto
FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, JANAURY 30th, 2008 at 8AM
TOM PETTY
AND THE
HEARTBREAKERS
With Special Guest…
STEVE WINWOOD
TUESDAY, JUNE 3rd, 2008
AIR CANADA CENTRE– TORONTO
Tickets on sale Monday, February 4th, 2008 @ 10AM
Tickets available at all Ticketmaster Outlets and the Air Canada Centre Box Office (No First Day Sales)
Charge by phone at 416-870-8000
Order online at www.ticketmaster.ca or 
Tickets (incl. GST): $119.50, $75.00 & $59.50; Reserved Seating
(plus FMF and service charges)
8 ticket limit
Doors: 6:30PM Show: 7:30PM
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS announced their upcoming summer tour that will take the band through the U.S. and Canada. The news comes as the Heartbreakers prepare for the biggest show in live entertainment, the SUPER BOWL XLII HALFTIME SHOW, on Sunday, February 3. Watched by nearly 140 million people in the U.S. and one billion in 230 countries and territories worldwide, the Halftime Show will give the world a preview of the legendary live act that will storm the U.S. and Canada in a few short months.
The 2008 summer tour follows on the heels of a remarkable few years in which Tom and the Heartbreakers have gone from strength to strength. The band’s sold-out thirtieth anniversary tour was the biggest of their career. The Peter Bogdanovich-directed documentary Runnin’ Down A Dream, a commercial and critical success for the band, established the Heartbreakers’ story as a striking embodiment of the American Dream. After the film premiered at the 2007 New York Film Festival, audiences worldwide saw the Heartbreakers’ story of triumph both in theaters and at home. With the massive Super Bowl Halftime Show taking the momentum one notch higher, the summer tour promises to be a further affirmation that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are indeed one of the best live bands in the business. As in past years, the Heartbreakers will travel with a very special, handpicked support act. Previous tours have featured special guests including Jackson Browne, Pearl Jam, the Strokes, the Allman Brothers, Stevie Nicks, and others. This summer tour continues the tradition of great musical packages, with legend Steve Winwood opening every show.
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS released their debut album in 1976. Since that time they have sold more than 50 million records. Between the Heartbreakers’ recordings and his solo work, Tom Petty has received 18 Grammy nominations. Honored with lifetime achievement awards including Billboard’s Century Award, MTV’s Video Vanguard Award, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tom Petty, with the Heartbreakers at his side, has achieved the status of rock and roll icon among his fellow musicians and listeners worldwide.
STEVE WINWOOD has logged one of the most esteemed careers of the rock era, spanning more than 40 years. As a solo artist and as a member of such celebrated bands as the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith, Winwood has established himself as nothing short of a musical force, with chart-topping and platinum-selling albums, numerous Grammy awards, and collaborations with everyone from George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix to Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. Steve Winwood has truly done it all.
For more information on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, their upcoming tour, and the Highway Companions Fan Club please visit www.tompetty.com and www.highwaycompanions.com
GIGANTOUR 2′ CD & DVD Featuring Megadeth, Lamb Of God and More Set For April 22 Release on Image Entertainment
GIGANTOUR 2' CD & DVD Featuring Megadeth, Lamb Of God and More Set For April 22 Release on Image Entertainment
'GIGANTOUR 2' CD AND DVD
FEATURING MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, AND MORE
SET FOR APRIL 22 RELEASE ON IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
AS MEGADETH GEARS UP FOR 2008 EDITION
OF METAL FESTIVAL TOUR
The second coming of MEGADETH's acclaimed traveling metal festival
GIGANTOUR arrives on both DVD and CD April 22 via Image
Entertainment--just ten days after GIGANTOUR's latest incarnation begins
its North American invasion April 12 in Denver. Conceived in 2005 by
MEGADETH frontman DAVE MUSTAINE, GIGANTOUR-- proclaimed "the mother of
all shred fests" by Revolver magazine-resurrects metal's focus on
stellar musicianship.
The GIGANTOUR 2 DVD and CD follow Image Entertainment's fall
2006 release of the debut GIGANTOUR CD and DVD which featured
unforgettable performances by MEGADETH, Dream Theater, Fear Factory,
Anthrax (CD only), Nevermore, Life of Agony, Symphony X, Dry Kill Logic
and Bobaflex.
GIGANTOUR 2 features over an hour of blistering performances
by iconic and influential heavy metal pioneers MEGADETH--who have sold
more than 20 million albums worldwide in a career now spanning 25
years--along with Lamb of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Overkill, The Smashup,
and Into Eternity. Recorded in DTS 5.1 surround sound, the DVD version
also features a behind the scenes look at the 2006 tour, while both the
DVD and CD offer a hidden bonus track--MEGADETH's ever-relevant "Peace
Sells."
"Mr. Mustaine was one of speed-metal's originators, and his
double-time riffs are propulsive," wrote Ben Ratliff of The New York
Times in a review of the 2006 GIGANTOUR. "Bending over his guitar, long
blond tresses hanging down, he gives his solos the direct feeling of
wrestling with the music as he plays it, with some chaos and
aggression."
"Megadeth might be counting its history in decades now, but
one would never have gathered that from their career-spanning set,"
concurred Paul Andersen of the L.A. Daily News. "Mustaine and crew
played with a passion and intensity that fed directly from the adoring
crowd, and throughout their 90-minute set, no one sat, as this was a
day--and night--that demanded movement."
The release of the GIGANTOUR 2 DVD and CD coincides with
this year's Earth Day--perfect, really, since MUSTAINE has said, with a
laugh, about GIGANTOUR's mission of emphasizing true musicianship and
virtuosity: "I think that in a small way, we are cleaning up the
environment of crappy bands."
Meanwhile, in February MEGADETH heads to Europe--where
recently announced new guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK (Nevermore, Jag Panzer)
will make his debut with the band alongside MUSTAINE, drummer SHAWN
DROVER, and bassist JAMES LOMENZO--before returning for this year's
GIGANTOUR.
The 29-date North American trek kicks off April 12 at The
Fillmore in Denver and criss-crosses the U.S. and Canada until its May
22 finale at the Mesa Amphitheatre in Phoenix. Joining MEGADETH on this
year's tour are Scandinavian death metal band In Flames, Finland's
Children of Bodom, Arizona's modern extreme Job for a Cowboy, and
Oakland, CA heavy power trio High on Fire.
For more information, go to www.gigantour.com,
www.megadeth.com, and www.image-entertainment.com.
The DVD and CD track listings are below.
DVD:
1. THE SMASHUP Effigy
2. SANCTITY Beneath the Machine
3. INTO ETERNITY Severe Emotional Distress
4. OVERKILL Necroshine
5. OVERKILL Rotten to the Core
6. ARCH ENEMY We Will Rise
7. ARCH ENEMY Nemesis
8. OPETH The Leper Affinity
9. LAMB OF GOD Vigil
10. LAMB OF GOD Now You've Got Something to Die For
11. MEGADETH Take No Prisoners
12. MEGADETH The Scorpion
13. MEGADETH Washington is Next!
CD:
1. THE SMASH UP: Rachel's Day
2. SANCTITY: Zeppo
3. INTO ETERNITY: Timeless Winter
4. OVERKILL: Thanks for Nothing
5. OVERKILL: Long Time Dying
6. ARCH ENEMY: Nemesis
7. ARCH ENEMY: We Will Rise
8. OPETH: Window Pane
9. LAMB OF GOD: Vigil
10. LAMB OF GOD: Red Neck
11. LAMB OF GOD: Something To Die For
12. MEGADETH: Take No Prisoners
13. MEGADETH: The Scorpion
14. MEGADETH: Washington Is Next!
Robert Plant is so rich he can afford to delay this Led Zeppelin tour
Robert Plant is so rich he can afford to delay this Led Zeppelin tour
The guy is so rich, whats a few more million? Its really not about
money at this point... Robert Plant is doing exactly what he wants
to do - jazz, folk, country - and thats pretty much it. Even if
project managers walked in to pay off the Plant/Krauss country
tour, I would be surprised if Plant somehow financed the country
tour himself to make it happen.
Everybody's drooling for a Led Zeppelin tour - it makes no sense to
us, the fans, that Plant would want to postpone the tour. To him,
LZ is 40 years in the making- he's done it all his life. Maybe
"giving every inch of his love" to the fans isn't quite what it
used to be. And the tour with Krauss tour is something fresh and
new. (just for the record, id take LZ over the Krauss tour any
day- not a fan of Raising Sands, but i can respect it)
Let's not forget, LZ tour IS going to happen, so whats a few more
months anyways?? And Robert Plant will undoubtedly pocket his
millions then. Besides, Plant voice's needs all the warm up, and
practice at his age and condition (I thought his voice was
considerably rough at the O2 concert). Maybe the Krauss tour will
provide the warm up he needs.
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Punk-O-Rama presents the F-U Awards @ Sound Academy tour place with Strike Anywhere
Punk-O-Rama presents the F-U Awards @ Sound Academy tour place with Strike Anywhere
FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, JANAURY 29th, 2008
PUNK-O-RAMA
Presents…
THE F-U AWARDS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 2008
SOUND ACADEMY – TORONTO
Doors: 7:00PM Show: 8:00PM
Tickets on sale Thursday, January 31st, 2008 @ 10AM
Tickets available at all Ticketmaster Outlets and Rotate This
Charge by phone at 416-870-8000
Order online at www.ticketmaster.ca or 
Tickets (incl. GST): $10.00; General Admission, All Ages
(plus FMF and service charges)
Punk-o-Rama brings you the latest and greatest twist on your average award show. Punk-o-rama is stoked to bring you the F-U Awards…’Frequently Underestimated’. This isn’t your average award show with speeches and such. Coming straight from the mouths of Barry Taylor and JD, your guaranteed a wicked night full of excitement and good times. The night will play host to a video game challenge (who’s the biggest vid-iot), band vs. band jousting tournament and yes, you guest it: LIVE MUSIC. Toronto’s most exciting Punk Rock award show comes to the Sound Academy.
The BANDS:
Low and Behold
Keepin’ 6
Lights
Preposterous
Dodger
Hostage Life
The Flatliners
and a Special Headline set by Strike Anywhere
The Awards:
The Lanny McDonald Award for Best Facial Hair
The Young Jedi Award for the Band to Keep Your Eyes On
The Henry Rollins Get in the Van Award for the Hardest Working Band
Best FU Band of ‘07
Best FU Song of ‘07
Are you ready for the new polished Led Zeppelin tour state?
Are you ready for the new polished Led Zeppelin tour state?
I am as impatient as the next rabid zep fan but I know that Plant's
fickle nature about Zeppelin reunites have been well documented.
Jimmy Page is also aware of this and is willing to wait until
Robert is good and ready...I heard a quote from Plant- something
like "you never know what can happen" ...this is as close as "its
on" as we will get from Robert. I am dying to see them in their
current polished state, even if I have to wait...We already have
seen what Coverdale can do- no need for that.
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Is Robert Plant a true musician for skipping millions over Led Zeppelin tour for his own project?
Is Robert Plant a true musician for skipping millions over Led Zeppelin tour for his own project?
Pehaps Mr. Plant considers himself to be a true musician/artist and
doesn't care about the money. Wow, imagine that.
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Hey ladies! Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin looks sexy in music video talking about the potential tour
Hey ladies! Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin looks sexy in music video talking about the potential tour
You be the judge. This took place in Japan last Monday
Kevin Lyman of Warped tour interviewed about Rockstar Mayhem tour with Slipknot and Disturbed
Kevin Lyman of Warped tour interviewed about Rockstar Mayhem tour with Slipknot and Disturbed
"Jason [Garner, Live Nation Chief Executive Officer of North American Music].was real cool on this. [He] pretty much allowed us to use their facilities and create a show we wanted to present and the financial backing we needed to make the creative deals with artists that we were able to make," Lyman told Billboard.com. "This all came together to bring in a show at a fair ticket price for the caliber of the bands that will be on the package."
Goodbye Warped tour as Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour with Slipknot and DIsturbed takes over!
Goodbye Warped tour as Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour with Slipknot and DIsturbed takes over!
Slipknot and Disturbed are part of awesome tour with line up:
Main Stage:
SLIPKNOT
DISTURBED
DRAGONFORCE
MASTODON
Jägermeister-Sponsored Second Stage:
SEVENDUST
AIRBOURNE
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
36 CRAZYFISTS
Jägermeister Battle of The Bands Winner
Second Stage #2:
MACHINE HEAD
BLACK TIDE
SUICIDE SILENCE
THE RED CHORD
WALLS OF JERICHO
These are all the tentative tour dates:
Jul. 09 - Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheater
Jul. 11 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Jul. 12 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jul. 13 - Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul. 15 - Fresno, CA @ Selland Arena
Jul. 16 - San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre
Jul. 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
Jul. 19 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
Jul. 20 - Denver, CO @ Coors Amphitheatre
Jul. 22 - Kansas City, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 23 - St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 25 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Centre
Jul. 26 - San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless
Jul. 27 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Jul. 29 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
Jul. 30 - Miami, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheater
Aug. 01 - Atlanta, GA @ Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre
Aug. 02 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Ctr.
Aug. 03 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Aug. 05 – [to be announced]
Aug. 06 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 08 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
Aug. 09 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion
Aug. 10 - Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 12 - [to be announced]
Aug. 13 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center for the Perf. Arts
Aug. 15 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
Aug. 16 - Washington DC @ Nissan Pavilion
Aug. 17 - Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Center
Aug. 20 - Saratoga, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug. 21 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Robert Plant giving up hundreds of millions of dollars with Led Zeppelin tour to play with folk music band?
Robert Plant giving up hundreds of millions of dollars with Led Zeppelin tour to play with folk music band?
Can anyone make sense of this? It looks like Mr Plant is willing to delay millions of dollars for his pocket to play in some jazz or folk band. Does not makes sense? Even Led Zep guitarist Jimmy Page said:
"I can assure you the amount of work that we put into the O2 (concert), for ourselves rehearsing and the staging of it, was probably what you put into a world tour…Robert Plant also had a parallel project running and he’s really busy with that project, certainly until September, so I can’t give you any news."
Would you do this? I wouldn’t delay it. I would even pay of f Robert Plant’s other project a nice hundred grand to buy them off. Money speaks louder than anything else as we all know.
