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Incubus and Deftones Announce Co-Headlining Summer Tour

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Alternative Rock heroes, Incubus and Deftones, announced today they will set out on a co-headlining summer tour visiting nearly 20 cities throughout the United States with more to be announced. The tour, will kick off on July 22 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Mich. and take the two bands to New York City, Chicago, Boston, Houston, Dallas and more before wrapping up on August 30 in San Diego, Cali. Death From Above 1979 and The Bots will join the tour as special guests.

Multi-platinum alternative rock heavyweights Incubus recently signed with Island Records, and will release 4-song EP entitled Trust Fall (Side A) on May 12.

Since Deftones‘ inception, the multi-Platinum, Grammy Award®-winning alternative rock band from Sacramento, Cali. have quietly been pursuing two paths, delivering songs defined by churning, double-fisted aggression while also testing the boundaries of music by incorporating elements of psychedelia and shoegaze. The Los Angeles Times wrote of Deftones, “Hard rock thrives on conflict and chaos, and no band has found more beauty and soaring aggression within those ingredients than Deftones.” The band’s seventh studio album Koi No Yokan, released in November 2012, spawned two Top Five hits at Rock radio (“Tempest” and “Swerve City“). Koi No Yokan met with critical acclaim with Revolver naming it their “Album of the Year” and SPIN selecting it as one of its Top 50 Albums of 2012. The New York Post also hailed it as “one of the best rock albums of the year.” Deftones have released seven albums to date and have sold over 10 million albums worldwide. Vocalist/guitarist Chino Moreno, guitarist Stephen Carpenter, keyboardist/samplist Frank Delgado, drummer Abe Cunningham and bassist Sergio Vega, are currently working on their eighth studio album to be released in 2015.

Produced by D. Sardy (Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem, Wolfmother, Oasis), The Physical World comes a full ten years after the release of the band’s universally acclaimed debut album, You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine, which made Jesse F. Keeler (bass, synths, backing vocals) and Sebastien Grainger (vocals and drums), an underground / overground sensation. DFA 1979 broke up in 2006 while the first album and subsequent remix album continued to sell inexplicably.

Brandy Norwood sets to make her Broadway debut

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The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicagowill welcome Grammy Award-winner Brandy Norwood making her Broadway debut in the role of Roxie Hart beginning Tuesday, April 28, 2015. She will play an 8-week limited engagement at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St., NYC) through Sunday, June 21, 2015.

A Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and actress, Brandy Norwood has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. She first stole our hearts with her multi-platinum self-titled debut album featuring the hit single “IWanna Be Down.” Her record “The Boy Is Mine” is the longest running number-one song and best-selling duet of all time. As an actress, Brandy has starred in her own sitcom, “Moesha,” and made history in Disney’s television film Cinderella as its first black princess, starring alongside her icon Whitney Houston. She recently received a 2014 NAACP Image.

 Chicago currently stars Grammy Award winner Jennifer Nettles as Roxie Hart and Carly Hughesas Velma Kelly through Sunday, March 29 only. Beginning Monday, March 30, Emmy Award nominee Paige Davis begins a 4-week engagement as Roxie Hart (through Monday, April 27) and international stage sensation Amra-Faye Wright returns to the company as Velma Kelly (through Sunday, July 26). Chicago also currently stars Tony Award nominee John Dossett as Billy Flynn,Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Matron “Mama” Morton and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.

Nicki Minaj Announces North American Dates For THE PINKPRINT TOUR

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Madonna's 35 City 'Rebel Heart' Tour Announced For North America and Europe

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The list of Madonna concert dates for her highly anticipated 35-city ‘Rebel Heart’ Tour were officially announced scheduled for August 29 in Miami, Florida. Additional performances to follow include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Vancouver, Montreal and several other cities including San Juan, Puerto Rico. Following the North American leg of the ‘Rebel Heart’ Tour, Madonna will begin the UK/European series of dates on November 4 in Koln, Germany with stops in major cities including Barcelona, London, Paris and Glasgow amongst others.

“Madonna continues to be one of the most successful touring artists in history – her shows are legendary and we are thrilled to have her going back on tour,” Arthur Fogel, President – Global Touring and Chairman – Global Music.

The ‘Rebel Heart’ Tour follows the March 9 release of Madonna’s Rebel Heart album on Interscope Records (Germany and Japan March 6; Europe/UK March 9; North America March 10). Rave reviews for Madonna’s 13th studio album include: The Sun (UK) “The Queen of Pop will reign again – Madonna is about to release her best album in 17 years and one of the greatest of her career.” New York Times: “They won’t experience the celebrity of Madonna the fashion statement but the Madonna who has kept us listening for decades: Madonna the musician”.

Following Madonna’s stunning performance on the Grammys®, three songs from Rebel Heart topped the Global iTunes Chart. The multi-Grammy® winner’s s current single “Living For Love” is at No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Charts – her 44th time at the top spot. Madonna also recently performed on The Brits in London and is scheduled to appear and perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the US for the entire week of March 16. Other global TV performances include France’s Le Grand Journal on March 2, Italy’s ITV on Sunday March 8, an interview on The Today Show on March 9 and 10 and a performance and interview on the Jonathan Ross ITV UK Special airing March 14.

Along with extraordinary critical acclaim as an artist, songwriter and producer, Madonna’s reputation as one of the most successful live performers of all time speaks for itself.

Ricky Martin Announces North American Dates for One World Tour

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 GRAMMY® Award-winner and music superstar, Ricky Martin, announced the North American dates for his ONE WORLD TOUR in support of his brand new album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar, set for release tomorrow, Feb 10. The 20-date tour, will be in in different  cities throughout the U.S. and Canada starting on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas, Nev. with shows lined up in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami and more.

The multi-platinum award winning artist’s highly-anticipated 10^th studio album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar, available in all distribution formats, and in two versions – original and deluxe – is possibly the most personal and intimate to have been released by the acclaimed singer, philanthropist, author, actor and businessman. The lead single, “Adios,” has already amassed over 14 million views on Vevo since its release in October. Produced by Colombian composer, arranger, and pianist Julio Reyes Copello and recorded between Australia, Puerto Rico, Los Angeles and Mexico City, A Quien Quiera Escuchar showcases his vocal maturity and depth of artistry.

Ricky Martin has sold nearly 85 million albums worldwide including six Billboard #1 albums, launched several world-spanning tours selling out shows in nearly 60 countries and has won numerous accolades including six GRAMMY Awards, ten Billboard Music Awards and has earned worldwide recognition for his humanitarian work.

Motley Crue Reveals Announces Details of 2015's Last Leg of Their "Final Tour"

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Iconic rock band Motley Crue announced the details of their final performance. This will mark the end of their touring career and will conclude their two-year Final Tour cycle at the end of 2015 on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 at Staples Center in their hometown of Los Angeles where the band’s career began 34 years ago.

The 2014 leg of the Final Tour was one of last year’s top grossing tours, selling close to a million tickets across 72 cities and grossing more than $45 million.

After 34 years performing together, the 2015 leg of the Final Tour will see the band play Japan in February, then Australia/New Zealand in the Spring. In June, Motley Crue will say farewell to the European Festival circuit with 3 massive performances at Download (UK), Sweden Rock (Sweden) and Novarock (Austria) Festivals before taking their can’t-miss show back to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico this summer for 34 final North American shows due to tremendous fan demand.

The North American dates will see the band visit cities such as Chicago, New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Mexico City and will be taking place in arenas exclusively to ensure fans in all cities get to experience the full show production of the Final Tour:

“In some of the cities, we could only reach a fraction of the fans who wanted to come see us play last year because of ticket demand so we’re coming back to those places to bring them our full production including the Cruecifly drum coaster, as well as all pyro and every other bell and whistle. Even despite the overwhelming fan demand we can only add so many new cities in North America because of our commitment to take the Final Tour global on our final year,” says Nikki Sixx (bass).

Audiences can also expect a high-energy performance from very special guest Alice Cooper, who joined the band for the Final Tour in 2014. He will be tearing up the stage for crowds across North America once again. The pairing has been roundly praised as a must-see by fans and media alike.

Following the North American summer shows, the band will take the Final Tour on more international dates this Fall before “all bad things come to an end” for good on New Year’s Eve 2015.

Motley Crue are also in the process of putting together the ultimate collector’s album package for the fans to be released later this year which will include the new track, “All Bad Things” amongst many other surprises, details of which will be announced in the near future.

U2 The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 will be very soon in your city

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A triumph in ticket sales, U2’s iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 is sold out in every city where it went on sale in a single morning, due many overwhelming fan demand, including a record-setting 118,000 fans queuing online to purchase tickets in New York, two new shows have been confirmed in New York, Chicago, Boston, Montreal, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Berlin & Paris.

“We are going to try to have a completely different feeling from night one to night two,” said Bono, “and have some fun playing with the idea of innocence and experience. More to be revealed!”

 The tour follows the recent release of U2’s thirteenth studio album Songs Of Innocence by Island Records, which was given to U2.com subscribers and gifted by Apple to over half a billion iTunes Music Store customers worldwide. To date, Songs of Innocence has been streamed 81 million times and has been downloaded by 30 million fans.

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Platinum-Selling Artist Demi Lovato Announces North American Dates For Upcoming World Tour

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Multi-talented, platinum-selling recording artist Demi Lovato announced the North American dates for her all-new World Tour that kicks off on Sept. 6 in Baltimore, Md. at the Baltimore Arena.  The tour will make stops in 25 cities across the United States and Canada, with shows planned in San Diego, Chicago, Montreal and Miami, with additional cities to be announced soon. Christina Perri and MKTO will join Demi’s World Tour as special guests.

She  launched a social media storm with her #DEMIVERSARY campaign. After a temporary black out of all her social networking sites, Demi’s fans (the self-titled “Lovatics”) quickly decoded the message of the #DEMIVERSARY, and caused numerous worldwide social media trends. The Demi album has yielded the hit singles “Heart Attack” and “Neon Lights” and sold over 5 million tracks globally.

Fall Out Boy and Paramore Announce Major Summer Tour: Monumentor

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Supergroups FALL OUT BOY and PARAMORE announced today they will hit the road for the must-see concert event of summer. Aptly titled the MONUMENTOUR, the bands will showcase their trademark brand of fiery, hard-charging rock music across the U.S. to 30 plus cities in the summer’s best venues.  With a string of Top 10 singles, platinum albums and countless sold out shows around the globe, both bands have proven that they deliver fans the absolute best live concert experience around.