With Green Day out of the mix at the Voodoo Music Experience, festival organizers have rebounded in a big way to fill the void. This past week it was announced that Metallica would be the replacement for Green Day, headlining the middle night of the three day festival on October 27.
In a statement released by the band, Lars Ulrich said, "“We are excited to be part of our first ever Voodoo Music & Arts Experience. Our…
by David St. Martin on August 7th, 2012 No Comments
Nicki Minaj has released the video for her latest single, "Freedom." Take a look at the artist's unusually subdued vision – black and white, no creepy animation – below, and let us know how you think it stacks up against her more typical outlandishness:
It seems Nick Minaj may have finally rounded out the international schedule for her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded tour. While we've been reporting all updates for the past…
by David St. Martin on August 5th, 2012 No Comments
Zac Brown Band revealed the lineups for its annual Southern Ground Music & Food Festivals, set to take place in Nashville on September 21 and September 22 as well as Charleston on October 20 and October 21.
The music and culinary festival features everything from appetizers to openers, entrees to headliners, featuring the food world’s best chefs under the direction of Southern Ground Executive Chef Rusty Hamlin.
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by David St. Martin on June 18th, 2012 2 Comments
The 19-year-old singer songwriter Demi Lovato has been everywhere this week, from the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine to a judge on The X Factor. She is also coming to a concert near you as she continues her summer 2012 U.S. tour. Lovato made the announcement in May via Twitter, where fans also learned she would be joined by Hot Chelle Rae and Owl City.
The bulk of her tour begins in the Northeast later this week, as she performs…
by David St. Martin on June 15th, 2012 No Comments
The inaugural CounterPoint Festival is coming to Atlanta, GA this summer with a lineup featuring some of the most notable names in hip-hop, electronic and dubstep. Taking place in the secluded woodlands of Chattahoochee Hills, CounterPoint has put together a lineup including Pretty Lights, Bassnectar, Skrillex, AVICII and M83. Pretty impressive for a first time event. Check below for the dates and lineup for CounterPoint Festival.
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by David St. Martin on June 5th, 2012 3 Comments
The Black Keys have added additional 2012 tour dates to extend their wildly successful 'El Camino' tour. The guys have bolstered some more stops in October, in which Canadian indie rockers Tegan and Sara will be opening select shows. After playing Europe throughout the month of August, the group will take September off before hitting the road again in October. Having just announced a new series of dates in October stateside,…
by David St. Martin on May 21st, 2012 No Comments
Steve Aoki is one of the kings of summer music festivals. It just so happens to be summer, so your best can probably logic out what Steve will be up to for most of the season. One of the most prolific electronic DJ's performing today, Steve Aoki is currently making appearances at major summer festivals across the U.S.a and Europe, including Electric Daisy Carnival, Electric Zoo Festival and Summerfest.
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by David St. Martin on May 21st, 2012 No Comments
Red Hot Chili Peppers are just one of those bands everyone should see live at least once. They've been so incredibly prolific for so long that their sets are almost exclusively hits and classics. I've had the opportunity to see them both in outdoor festival and indoor arena settings, and while different, their shows never fail to exceed expectations. Most recently the Chili Peppers have been touring the U.S. along with Sleigh…
by David St. Martin on May 18th, 2012 No Comments
As reported on Deadspin, out of the three teams hosting playoff games at Staples Center over the upcoming 72 hours, the one with the most expensive tickets on secondary market sites is the Los Angeles Lakers. The average price to Game 3 between the Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder is $262, while Game 4 of that series currently has an average price of $250. That said, the Kings are not far behind as Games 3 and 4 of their series…
by David St. Martin on May 18th, 2012 8 Comments
Apr. 10: More tour dates! Phish has just released additional dates for to their 2012 summer tour. The second leg will pick back up Aug. 15 at Long Beach Arena in Southern California and wrap up on Aug. 29 for Phish’s first-ever show in Oklahoma at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City.
Phish Summer Tour 2012 Leg 2 Announcement from Phish on Vimeo.
Phish just announced their highly anticipated summer tour, exciting fans with…
by David St. Martin on May 17th, 2012 No Comments
2012 is the summer of Skrillex. The man is absolutely everywhere and it seems like there isn't a major festival you find him slated to perform. The king of dubstep should be busy this weekend performing at both the Hangout Music Festival and Bamboozle Festival, but that's why we have Redbull and cigarettes.
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by David St. Martin on May 14th, 2012 No Comments
Based on secondary market activity, the average price to all games in the New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils series exceeds $275, with tickets to see games in Madison Square Garden running at a nearly $140 premium over series games at the Prudential Center in Newark. On average, a playoff ticket to see a Rangers home game in this series has cost fans $426 on average, whereas the average price paid for a Devils home game ticket…

