![]() Bob Dylan has announced another installment of his so-called “Never Ending” tour. The 76-year-old singer will hit the road in October and make his way from the west coast to Boston, where the tour concludes on November 16th. Along for the trek for all but the first two dates will be Mavis Staples, civil rights activist and Dylan’s one-time girlfriend/frequent collaborator who famously rejected his marriage proposal in the early 60s. Dylan’s latest release is Triplicate, a three disc collection of covers of classic American songs. Staples recently announced the upcoming If All I Was Was Black, a collaborative album with Jeff Tweedy, due November 17th via Anti-Records. Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples 10/13- Valley Center, CA @ Harrah’s Southern California Casino & Resort* 10/14- Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea* 10/17- Salt Lake City, UT @ George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater 10/18- Salt Lake City, UT @ George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater 10/21- Broomfield, CO @ 1stBank Center 10/23- Omaha, NE @ CenturyLink Center 10/24- Ames, IA @ Stephens Auditorium 10/25- Saint Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Arena 10/27- Chicago, IL @ Wintrust Arena 10/28- Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena 10/29- Bloomington, IN @ Indiana University Auditorium 11/01- Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre 11/03- Akron, OH @ E.J. Thomas Hall 11/05- Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre Columbus 11/06- Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Hall 11/08- Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11/10- Richmond, VA @ Richmond Coliseum 11/11- Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre 11/12- Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre 11/14- Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem 11/16- Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena * = no Mavis Staples Written by Eugene
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![]() Texas acappella group Pentatonix have announced plans for a Christmas-themed tour in December via an Instragram video. The tour will primarily focus on the east coast, but starts with three consecutive dates in Chicago (it also includes three-run stints in Boston and New York City) and will be in support of the quintet’s upcoming album, A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe, a reissue of last year’s A Pentatonix Christmas, which will include 10 new songs. A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe is due October 20th through RCA Records. Pentatonix are the recipients of three Grammy awards – winning Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, in both 2015 and 2016 and Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2017 (along with Dolly Parton) for the group’s arrangement of Parton’s “Jolene.” Pentatonix on Tour 12/03- Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre 12/04- Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre 12/05- Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre 12/07- Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre 12/09- Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena 12/12- Boston, MA @ Boch Center – Wang Theater 12/13- Boston, MA @ Boch Center – Wang Theater 12/14- Boston, MA @ Boch Center – Wang Theater 12/17- Washington, DC @ The Anthem 12/19- New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 12/20- New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 12/21- New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre Written by Eugene Country singer Kip Moore has announced a North American tour in support of his upcoming album, Slowheart. Support will come from Drake White and Jordan Davis.
![]() A$AP Mob, the hip-hop collective featuring rappers A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, A$AP Twelvyy, A$AP Nast and A$AP Ant as well as producers A$AP Lou and A$AP Snacks, will set out on a North American tour this fall. Support will come from Playboi Carti and Key! on select dates. A$AP Mob recently announced their second album, Cozy Tapes Vol.2: Too Crazy, which will arrive August 25th via RCA Records. The group has shared a single, “RAF,” which features guest appearances from Payboi Carti, Frank Ocean, Lil Uzi Vert and Quavo. The month of August will also see the release of A$AP Twelvyy’s debut album, 12, and A$AP Ferg’s mixtape, Still Striving. The trio of releases has been dubbed AWGEST by the group as a nod to A$AP Rocky’s agency, AWGE. A$AP Mob on Tour: 9/23- Lowell, MA @ Tsongas Center 9/25- New York, NY @ City Parks Foundation Summer Stage Central Park 9/26- - Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at the Mann 9/27- Washington, DC @ Echostage 9/29- Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre 10/12- Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom 10/14- Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre 10/16- Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom 10/18- Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory 10/19- Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall 10/21- Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre 10/22- San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park 10/24- Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall 10/25- San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 10/27- Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds 10/28- Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum 10/30- Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater 11/01- Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex 11/03- Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center Written by Eugene Rap legend JAY-Z has announced a North American tour in support of his new album, 4:44.
The 31-date trek will hit arenas across the country. JAY-Z is also set to make headlining appearances at New York City’s The Meadows and Austin’s Austin City Limits festivals, as well as his own Budweiser Made in America festival, where he has enlisted J Cole, The Chainsmokers, Solange, Run the Jewels and more to perform. 4:44 has made headlines for going RIAA-certified Platinum in less than a week after its release. The album was initially only available to subscribers of the rapper’s streaming service, Tidal, and Sprint customers. Although it was made available as a free download to the latter group, Sprint did purchase these copies, allowing the album to reach its Platinum status. However, 4:44 did not chart on the Billboard Top 200, although this is probably due to Tidal not reporting its streaming figures to Nielson Music. 4:44 has since been released to iTunes and Apple Music and a physical release is forthcoming. A Roc Nation representative recently confirmed to Pitchfork that JAY-Z now officially has added the hyphen back to his name (after dropping it for 2013’s Magna Carta…The Holy Grail) and will now be formatted in all caps. JAY-Z 4:44 Tour Dates: 10/27 –Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center 10/28- Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena 11/01- Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center at Fresno State 11/03- Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena 11/05- Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Arena 11/07- Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center 11/08- Houston, TX @ Toyota Center 11/09- New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center 11/11- Orlando, FL @ Amway Center 11/12- Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena 11/14- Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena 11/15- Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena 11/16- Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center 11/18- Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena 11/19- Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena 11/21- Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre 11/22- Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre 11/25- Boston, MA @ TD Garden 11/26- Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center 11/27- Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center 11/29- Washington, DC @ Verizon Center 12/02- Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12/05- Chicago, IL @ United Center 12/06- Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena 12/09- Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place 12/11- Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena 12/13- Seattle, WA @ KeyArena 12/14- Portland, OR @ Moda Center 12/16- Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena 12/17- Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center 12/19- San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena 12/21- Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum Written by Eugene ![]() The Foo Fighters have announced a new album, Concrete and Gold, as well as a series of US tour dates in the fall. The tour will run, playing arenas through mid-October to mid-December. Directly before the tour, they will host Cal Jam 17, a one-day festival also featuring Queens of the Stone Age, Royal Blood, Cage the Elephant, the Kills, Japandroids, and former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher. The festival name is a tribute to the original California Jam festival, which occurred in 1974. Concrete and Gold will be released on September 15th through Roswell/RCA Records. The album was produced by Greg Kurstin, who has previously worked with Adele and Sia. Frontman Dave Grohl told Rolling Stone that “[Kurstin] is the guy we ask to be our producer because he’s never made a heavy rock record before and we’ve never worked with a pop producer.” So far, a single, “Run,” has been released and the band recently performed another new song, “Lah Dee Da,” at Iceland’s Secret Solstice Festival. The Foo Fighter’s latest studio album was 2014’s Sonic Highways. The band also released an EP, Saint Cecilia, in 2015. The Foo Fighters on Tour 10/14- Richmond, VA @ Richmond Coliseum 10/15- Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum 10/17- Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena 10/18- Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena 10/20- Cincinnati, OH @ US Bank Arena 10/21- Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena 10/23- Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena 10/24- Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum 10/26- Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena at the BJCC 11/07- Madison, WI @ Kohl Center 11/08- Champaign, Il @ State Farm Arena 11/10- Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena 11/11- Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford Premier Center 11/13- Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena 11/15- Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center 12/01- Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center 12/02- Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center 12/04- Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena 12/05- Eugene, OR @ Matthew Knight Arena 12/07- Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center 12/09- Billings, MT @ Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark 12/10- Casper, WY @ Casper Events Center 12/12- Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena Written by Eugene ![]() New Zealand pop star Lorde (real name: Ella Yelich-O’Connor) has announced the North American portion of her Melodrama World Tour via her Twitter account. See the dates below. The singer will crisscross the country from the beginning of March to late April, hitting arenas in every major market. The tour will feature an opening act that has yet to be announced. Melodrama, Lorde’s sophomore effort, was released on June 16th to near universal acclaim. The album was produced and written almost entirely by O’Connor and collaborator Jack Antonoff. The follow-up to 2013’s Pure Heroine was preceded by the jarring, key-shifting single “Green Light” and, more recently, “Perfect Places.” O’Connor, who is only 20 years old, told USA Today that Melodrama is not a concept album, but does revolve around a loose narrative of a house party which she described as an “interesting metaphor for young adulthood.” Lorde Melodrama Tour Dates 3/01- Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center 3/02- St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena 3/03- Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center 3/05- Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center 3/08- Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena 3/10- Portland, OR @ Moda Center at the Rose Garden 3/12- Sacramento, CA @ Golden1 Center 3/13- Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena 3/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center 3/16- Glendale, CA @ Gila River Arena 3/18- Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center 3/19- Houston, TX @ Toyota Center 3/21- Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center 3/23- St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 3/24- Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Arena 3/25- Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena 3/27- Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena 3/28- Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena 3/29- Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre 3/31- Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center 4/02- Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center 4/03- Boston, MA @ TD Garden 4/04- Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center 4/06- Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center 4/07- Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena 4/08- Washington, DC @ The Anthem 4/11- Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena 4/12- Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena 4/14- Duluth, GA @ Infinite Energy Center 4/15- Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena Written by Eugene ![]() Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd has extended his “Legend of the Fall” tour into the fall. The newly announced set of dates will feature support from rapper Gucci Mane and Nav, who is signed to Tesfaye’s XO label. On select dates, French Montana will provide support. The tour, which kicks off the week of Labor Day, will see The Weeknd playing arenas in major cities across the country. See the dates below. The Weeknd’s latest, Starboy, was released in November 2016 via XO/Republic records. The album features guest appearances from Daft Punk, Kendrick Lamar, Future and Lana Del Ray and has been certified Double Platinum by the RIAA. The Weeknd “Legends of the Fall” Tour Schedule 9/06 – University Park, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center 9/09- Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre 9/12- Boston, MA @ TD Garden Center 9/15- Washington, DC @ Verizon Center 9/16- Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center 9/19- Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center 9/20- Indianapolis, IN @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse 9/24- Saint Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 9/26- Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center 9/27- Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena 9/29- Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center 10/02- Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place 10/05- Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena 10/06- Portland, OR @ Moda Center 10/08- Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena 10/11- Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center 10/13- Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center 10/14- Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena 10/17- Houston, TX @ Toyota Center 10/19- San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center 10/21- Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center 10/24- Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena 10/28- Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena 10/29- Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena 11/01- Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena 11/02- Chicago, IL @ United Center Written by Eugene Indie Rockers Arcade Fire have announced plans for a new album and accompanying tour. See the dates below.
The follow-up to 2013’s Reflektor will be titled Everything Now and will be released on July 28th via Columbia Records. The album will contain a song of the same name, which was sold previously as a 12” single at Primavera Sound festival. Everything Now was produced by Arcade Fire, Steve Mackey, Markus Dravs and Thomas Bangalter (of Daft Punk). Frontman Win Butler recently told Zane Lowe of Beats 1 radio that the album will features contributions from Geoff Barrow of Portishead. The band have also released a video for the title track, which features synthesizer contributions from Bangalter. As far as touring arrangements go, Arcade Fire will headline Sunday night of Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 6th before embarking on the “Infinite Content” tour. Support will come from Wolf Parade, Broken Social Scene, Angel Olsen, Phantogram, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Grandmaster Flash on select dates. Arcade Fire “Infinite Content” Tour 9/5- Quebec City, QC @ Centre Videotron 9/6- Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre (w/ Wolf Parade) 9/9- Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre (w/ Wolf Parade) 9/12- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden (w/ Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Grandmaster Flash) 9/15- Boston, MA @ TD Garden (w/ Preservation Hall Jazz Band) 9/16- Washington, DC @ Verizon Center (w/Preservation Hall Jazz Band) 9/17- Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center 9/21- Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Arena (w/ Wolf Parade) 9/22- Tampa, FL @ USF Sun Dome (w/ Wolf Parade) 9/23- Miami, FL @ Watsco Center at the University of Miami (w/ Wolf Parade) 9/26- New Orleans, LA @ UNO Lakefront Arena (w/ Wolf Parade) 9/27- Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center (w/ Wolf Parade) 9/28- Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center (w/ Wolf Parade) 10/11- Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place (w/ Phantogram) 10/12- Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome (w/ Phantogram) 10/14- Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum (w/ Phantogram) 10/15- Seattle, WA @ Key Arena (w/ Phantogram) 10/17- Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena (w/ Angel Olsen) 10/18- San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena (w/ Angel Olsen) 10/20- Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum (w/ Angel Olsen) 10/22- Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center (w/ Angel Olsen) 10/25- Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center 10/27- Kansas City, MO @ Silverstein Eye Centers Arena 10/29- St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 11/1- Windsor, ON @ Windsor Credit Family Union Centre (w/ Broken Social Scene) 11/3- Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre Written by Eugene Nas and Lauryn Hill will join forces for a North American tour this fall. Support will come from Chronixx and comedian Hannibal Buress on select dates.
The two co-headliners have a history together. They went on a similar tour in 2012, after Nas released his latest album, Life is Good. Hill also collaborated with Nas on his 1996 single, “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That),” which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1997. The tour will kick off September 7th in Chicago, mostly stopping at outdoor amphitheaters before wrapping up October 11th in Vancouver. Nas has been quite a bit more active than Hill in recent years, releasing the aforementioned Life is Good in 2012 and contributing to the recently-cancelled Netflix original series The Get Down. Hill hasn’t released anything since 2002’s MTV Unplugged, although her lone solo album, 1998’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, is consistently listed on critic’s best-of lists and has sold over 19 million copies worldwide. The “Ms. Lauryn Hill & Nas” Tour 9/7- Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 9/8- Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre 9/10- Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage 9/12- Boston, MA @ Blue Hill Bank Pavilion 9/14- Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion 9/15- Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live 9/20- Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater 9/22- Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheater 9/23- Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place 9/27- Houston, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land 9/28- Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Irving Music Factory 9/30- Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater 10/3- San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre 10/5- Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl 10/7- Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre 10/10- Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater 10/11- Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum Written by Eugene |
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