THE JUST COMPLETED 2008 SUB CITY TAKE ACTION! TOUR - PRESENTED BY HOT TOPIC - RAISES OVER $75,000 FOR DO SOMETHING
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THE JUST COMPLETED 2008 SUB CITY TAKE ACTION! TOUR - PRESENTED BY HOT TOPIC - RAISES OVER $75,000 FOR DO SOMETHING
The recently wrapped, seventh annual 2008 Take Action! Tour came to a fiery culmination after two months and 34 shows, with one last hurrah in New York City on March 23, 2008. The tour, whose mission is to create a better world, one voice and one action at a time, continues to inspire and make change in a proactive manner.
The Impact of the 2008 Take Action! Tour:
- Over $75,000 raised for Do Something which helps young people make a positive difference in the world - based on 10% of ticket revenue and additional tour related fundraising
- Over 27,000 fans in 34 cities proved that the world can be made a better place one voice at a time
- Nearly 7,000 copies of the Take Action Volume 7 Compilation already sold
- Take Action Grants, empowered by the Hot Topic Foundation, MySpace Impact and Hopeless/Sub City Records, were awarded to 9 amazing young people who want to make change in their communities
“Working with the Take Action Tour was awesome. Not only did we raise money to fund amazing young change-makers, but we also brought the message of Do Something to thousands of young people across the US,” says Do Something CMO, Aria Finger
Headlining band Every Time I Die, along with From First To Last, The Bled, August Burns Red, and The Human Abstract, united fans across the U.S. and Canada in support of Do Something, an organization that issues grant-money youths to make change around the causes they are passionate about.
Based on 10% of all 2008 Take Action! Tour ticket sales and additional tour related fundraising, Hopeless & Sub City Records will donate over $75,000 to Do Something. In addition, 5% of the retail price for each Take Action! Volume 7 Compilation CD sold, as well as revenue from merchandise initiatives, will also be donated.
Founded in 1999 by Hopeless Records, Sub City operates with the mission to make a positive impact that goes beyond music. With well over 35 releases and counting to go along with the annual Take Action! Tour, Hopeless/ Sub City Records surpassed the one million dollar donation mark last year.
Hopeless/ Sub City would like to thank all the bands and labels involved this year that brought the message directly to fans that each one of us can take action and make the world a better place. Thank you as well to Jamie Kelsall and everyone at APA for again booking an amazing tour, and thank you to Mike Cubillos and Jose Martinez at Earshot Media for their help in promoting this great cause.
The mission of Take Action continues this summer on Warped Tour with the Take Action Non-Profit Area providing a home for all charitable outreach to fans on the tour.
2008 Take Action! Tour Artists:
Headliner- Every Time I Die, with – From First To Last, The Bled, August Burns Red, The Human Abstract
2008 Take Action! Tour Sponsors:
Hot Topic, the music lifestyle mall retailer (hottopic.com), was once again the title sponsor of the tour. Hot Topic is a natural fit, as they demonstrate a passion for music in everything they do. Hot Topic has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Take Action cause since the inception in 1999, helping to save countless lives and educate millions of people to make a difference. Additional generous sponsors of the 2008 Take Action Tour – tour producer Live Nation, MySpace, Purevolume, Guitar Center, Alternative Press, Absolutepunk.net, Etnies, Fanscape and Rockett Clothing.
2008 Take Action! Tour Charity: Do Something puts its money where its mouth is by distributing weekly $500 grants to young people with an idea about how to make a difference in their community. Last year alone the site issued over $240,000 to young people who are making changes in communities around the globe. Do Something has reached over 10 million young people, age 25 and under, and helped them take action themselves.
Take Action Grants, empowered by MySpace Impact, the Hot Topic Foundation and Hopeless/Sub City Records, were awarded to 9 amazing young people who want to make change in their communities, with a focus on everything from music and art education to suicide prevention and poverty. Find out about the Do Something Take Action Grant Winners below, we’ll keep you informed on the progress of their projects.
- James Bearden, 18, of Milan, NM for his suicide prevention project I Love Life that includes a suicide prevention month at his high school, a kick-off assembly, a concert, a fund-raising dance, and speakers from a teen suicide awareness organization.
- Naima Green, 21 of Stanford, CA for her project The eXchange (Cape Town-East Palo Alto Music Program). The eXchange project aims to connect two groups of students living in less than ideal conditions in Cape Town, South Africa and Palo Alto, California.
- Chester Eastman, 22, of Center Conway, NH for his project The Alpaca Paper Service which is run and operated by developmentally disabled adults who want to work jobs that let them meet and interact with people in their community.
- Arielle Barrientos, 17, of Biloxi, MS for her project Strings with Wings. For Strings with Wings, Arielle has organized a group of fellow musicians who will travel to Mexico this June to run a Violin workshop for the children of Saltillo, Mexico.
- Jourdan Urbach, 17, of Roslyn Heights, NY for his project Children Helping Children–Saving Lives Through Music which raises funds for national medical organizations, hospitals and cutting edge research targeting neurological disease.
- Linda Salinas, 23, of San Pablo, CA for her project Arts as a Vision for Change which brings together community and student organizations together to talk about their vision for Richmond High School and ultimately beautify a school that students can feel proud of, and bring color onto a campus that has no windows.
- Stevie Peacock, 14, of Venice, FL for her project, Project KINDNESS which stands for Kids In Need Deserve New Elementary School Supplies. Stevie organizes supply collections and then donates the supplies to impoverished schools in and around Arcadia, Florida.
- Andrew Chow, 22, of New York, NY for his project, East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), which is a student-run free clinic serving the uninsured residents of East Harlem.
- Elliot Goldstein, 16, of Los Angeles, CA for his project, Carts for the Homeless. CFTH will provide homeless people with a functioning, durable cart with features such as a pull out tarp for rain, a water basin, and a lockable mechanism so their belongings are not stolen, all designed with their lifestyle in mind.
Did you send your birthday kiss to Bret Michaels while he was on tour?
Did you send your birthday kiss to Bret Michaels while he was on tour?
Check it out. He seems to be willing to make out with anyone while on the road.
Bret Michaels wasn’t the only one to have a blast on his 45th birthday Saturday evening at Kewadin Casino.
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3 Doors Down Tour
3 Doors Down Tour
3 Doors Down will hit the road for their US tour on March 20th. The tour is in support of their new self titled album, due out this spring/summer.
3/20 Panama City Beach, FL – The Guard Beach at Days Inn Hotel
3/21 Chattanooga, TN – Tivoli Theatre
3/22 Fayetteville, NC – Crown Theatre
3/27 North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
3/29 Homestead, FL – Homestead Miami Speedway
3/30 St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheater
4/2 Poplar Bluff, MO – Black River Coliseum
4/3 Fayetteville, AR – The Tyson Center
4/4 Texarkana, AR – 4 States Fair Entertainment Center
4/6 San Antonio, TX – HemisFair Plaza Park
4/9 Magna, UT – The Great Salt Air
4/10 Boise, ID – Morrison Center for the Performing Arts
4/11 Reno, NV – Silver Legacy Resort Casino
4/13 Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
4/15 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
4/17 Anaheim, CA – Grove of Anaheim
4/18 Tempe, AZ – Sun Devil Stadium
4/19 Bakersfield, CA – Rabobank Theatre
4/25 Belton, TX – Belton County Expo Center
4/27 Frisco, TX – Pizza Hut Park
5/2 Birmingham, AL – Schaeffer Eye Ctr. Crawfish Boil
5/3 Jackson, MS – Coliseum Festival Fairgrounds
5/10 Orlando, FL – Tinker Field
5/11 Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium
5/16 Nashville, TN – Nashville Riverfront Park
5/18 Columbus, OH – Columbus Crew Stadium
7/5 Kaneohe Bay-Oahi, HI – Bayfest Hawaii
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE HAMILTON TOUR DETAILS
FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, MARCH 3rd, 2008 at 8AM
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
SATURDAY, MAY 10th, 2008
COPPS COLISEUM – HAMILTON
Doors: 7:00PM Show: 8:00PM
Tickets on sale Friday, March 7, 2008 @ Noon
Tickets available at all Ticketmaster Locations, Copps Coliseum Box Office
Charge by phone at (905) 527-7666 in Hamilton or (416) 870-8000 in Toronto
Order online at www.ticketmaster.ca or
Tickets (incl. GST) $45.00 & $39.50; GA Floor/Reserved Stands
(plus FMF and service charges)
Josh Homme’s vision of a riff-oriented, heavy rock band came to glorious fruition over 10 years ago with the formation of Queens of the Stone Age. Since then, the band—with a revolving lineup that has included the Screaming Trees’ Mark Lanegan and the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl—has developed an uncanny ability to unite rock fans of all stripes, from alterna-kids to indie-hipsters to metal head-bobbers and classic-rock enthusiasts, as well as earned the respect of its musical peers.
Queens of the Stone Age released their self-titled debut 1998, and followed up with Rated R. But it was the band’s third album, 2001’s Songs for the Deaf, that broke the group on radio and MTV. Buoyed by the success of the singles “No One Knows” and “Go With the Flow”, the album peaked with gold status in 2003 and has sold over 900,000 copies. The next album, Lullabies to Paralyze, featured the single “Little Sister”. Era Vulgaris, the Queens’ fifth, is a dark, powerful work featuring the singles “Sick Sick Sick” (earning the band its fourth Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance) and “Make It Wit Chu” has spawned some of the best reviews of the band’s career.
Don’t miss the Queens of the Stone Age at the Ottawa Civic Centre Arena on May 11th! Tickets are on sale this Friday at noon.
Rumors spread as Motley Crue will headline Rocklohoma tour
Rumors spread as Motley Crue will headline Rocklohoma tour
A post stated:
This just in from an anonymous source close to the festival negotiations, exclusive to MetalSucks: Motley Crue are confirmed to be the Sunday headliners for this year’s Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, OK, July 10-13. Additionally, Krokus are no longer scheduled to play the event; all official Krokus news has been removed from the Rocklahoma forums by the admins. Chew on that over the weekend.
Has Rage Against the Machine crossed the fine line with their overprice tour tickets?
Has Rage Against the Machine crossed the fine line with their overprice tour tickets?
Did this band cross the line of the being anti corporate by overpricing tickets. They were $70.
"They want to stay anti-corporate and they want to keep everything free and not charge for things. Now, they want to charge $75 per ticket, and Alan Ginsberg charged between $25-$50 to see him read in the later years of his life."
BRET MICHAELS "ROCK OF LOVE" RATINGS SOAR, HIS SOLO TOUR IS SELLING OUT
BRET MICHAELS "ROCK OF LOVE" RATINGS SOAR, HIS SOLO TOUR IS SELLING OUT
NATIONWIDE, A NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY DUE, AND HE’S HIT THE AIRWAVES EVERYWHERE!
VH1’s hit reality show “Rock of Love with Bret Michaels 2” is not only a mega
success itself taking the top spot numerous times on all of cablevision, but
it’s bachelor star has recently hit the network airwaves with special guest
appearances on television’s top talk shows like “Regis&Kelly”, “Ellen”, and
the “Conan O’Brien show”.
In addition to those accolades, late night television staples such as David
Letterman & Saturday Night Live have also given a nod to “Rock of Love” with
featured skits. SNL scored some of its highest ratings that week, they did a
10-minute "Rock of Love" sketch that was dead on perfect. One publication
cited the great imitation as a definite indication that the SNL staff had to
be avid "Rock of Love" viewers since they did such a great job with it!
Not only can you see Michaels on “Rock of Love” this spring but you will also
be able to read all about his life this fall when the singer’s much
anticipated authorized autobiography is released by renowned publishing
house, Simon and Shuster.
You’ll also be able to see Michaels in an all new light when The Biography
Channel premiers its “Biography” on Michaels set to air April 5, and when Fox
airs their special celebrity edition of “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” featuring
Michaels in May.
A solo album titled “Rock My World” is set to be released in April and the
singer will be touring in support of the album starting this March.
Updated information on all projects can be found at both
www.Bretmichaels.com and on the singer’s official MySpace page at
www.myspace.com/bretmichaelsofpoison.
Spammers could make or break it if Led Zeppelin tour in 2008
Spammers could make or break it if Led Zeppelin tour in 2008
This is funny. Those frigging spammers are trying to cash in off Led Zeppelin. As they anticipate a tour for 2008, they hope to sell the domain. Is it not still infringement on Led Zep’s patent use of their name?
Will touring Motley Crue be the same without Mick Mars?
Will touring Motley Crue be the same without Mick Mars?
Comment:
Exactly. If you have no intelligent input on the topic at hand other than "he’s is god", don’t click on the topics! Simple.
Oh wait, I have to remember I’m talking to fans of Nikki, it may not be as simple as I think. I hereby have come to the conclusion that they have no capacity to contribute anything of any intelligence, whatsoever.
Offtopic:
Frank doesn’t deserve half the respect he gets. Have you ever listened to this guy play bass? Truly listened? Wow, those lessons from Bobby Dall really payed off!!
Face it, without Mars, Motley would’ve been a joke and he knows it. Sure, he wrote most the songs, cheesy sophmoric lyrics aside; It was, Mars who took Sixx’s cheesy pop tart tunes and made them shred like a beast.
Linkin Park Tour in Europe and Canada!
Linkin Park Tour in Europe and Canada!
February 26, 2008 By natalie 66 Comments
Two new dates just announced! Linkin Park will be performing at the Provinssirock Festival in Seinajoki, Finland on June 13.
Linkin Park will be headlining Edgefest in Toronto, Canada on July 12. LPU members can get access to Edgefest presale tickets (with a $5 discount offer for presale tickets only) starting February 27 at 10:00am EST to February 29 at 5:00pm EST. Tickets go on sale to the public starting March 1 at 2pm EST.
June 13 – Provinssirock Festival, Seinajoki, Finland – Tickets
June 14 – Hultsfred Festival, Hultsfred, Sweden – Tickets
June 17 – Edgefest ’08 – Toronto, Canada – Tickets
Get your tickets now! Look out for more Europe tour dates soon.
From band’s site!
