Live Bands and Gigs

Blink-182, an American trio, known for their catchy, simple melodies and lyrical toilet humor, was originally formed in 1992 in Poway, San Diego, California by Tom DeLonge and Scott Raynor and recruited Mark Hoppus. In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, Raynor left the band for undisclosed reasons. With him leaving, Travis Barker joined the band. DeLonge left the group in early 2005, with the band presenting it as an “indefinite hiatus”, but DeLonge went on to play alternative rock in a band called Angels & Airwaves, while Hoppus and Barker continued in a similar genre with their band +44.

Blink-182, an American trio, known for their catchy, simple melodies and lyrical toilet humor, was originally formed in 1992 in Poway, San Diego, California by Tom DeLonge and Scott Raynor and recruited Mark Hoppus. In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, Raynor left the band for undisclosed reasons. With him leaving, Travis Barker joined the band. DeLonge left the group in early 2005, with the band presenting it as an “indefinite hiatus”, but DeLonge went on to play alternative rock in a band called Angels & Airwaves, while Hoppus and Barker continued in a similar genre with their band +44.

The Police, as part of their reunion tour, will be performing at an outdoor show to be held at Stormont Castle in Belfast this summer, with June 20th as the target date. The venue boasts of beautiful grounds that can accommodate as much as 35,000 fans. The event will not only proclaim to the world that North Ireland is open for business but also an exciting and vibrant place to be. It will be beneficial to its economy particularly the tourism industry.

The group has announced that once they’re done touring they will break up again, no more tours, no more albums, and that would be it for them.

The Police, as part of their reunion tour, will be performing at an outdoor show to be held at Stormont Castle in Belfast this summer, with June 20th as the target date. The venue boasts of beautiful grounds that can accommodate as much as 35,000 fans. The event will not only proclaim to the world that North Ireland is open for business but also an exciting and vibrant place to be. It will be beneficial to its economy particularly the tourism industry.

The group has announced that once they’re done touring they will break up again, no more tours, no more albums, and that would be it for them.

Radiohead, an alternative rock band from Oxfordshire, England, will have a North American tour this coming May. The opening performance for the group will be Liars, a Los Angeles band.

The dates and venues to be visited on the first segment of its upcoming tour are:

May 5 2008 Cruzan Amphitheatre   West Palm Beach, Florida

May 6 2008 Ford Amphitheatre   Tampa, Florida

May 8 2008 Lakewood Amphitheatre  Atlanta, Georgia

May 9 2008 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, North Carolina

May 11 2008 Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge Bristow, Virginia

May 14 2008 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St Louis, Missouri

May 17 2008 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Houston, Texas

May 18 2008 Superpages.com Center  Dallas, Texas

Radiohead, an alternative rock band from Oxfordshire, England, will have a North American tour this coming May. The opening performance for the group will be Liars, a Los Angeles band.

The dates and venues to be visited on the first segment of its upcoming tour are:

May 5 2008 Cruzan Amphitheatre   West Palm Beach, Florida

May 6 2008 Ford Amphitheatre   Tampa, Florida

May 8 2008 Lakewood Amphitheatre  Atlanta, Georgia

May 9 2008 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, North Carolina

May 11 2008 Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge Bristow, Virginia

May 14 2008 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St Louis, Missouri

May 17 2008 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Houston, Texas

May 18 2008 Superpages.com Center  Dallas, Texas

Myles Heskett, Chris Ross and Andrew Stockdale, known collectively as Wolfmother, write all their songs while playing drums, bass/keyboards, and guitar/vocals respectively. They jammed and finally went public in 2004. Their debut album was released in April 2006 and as of late November 2007, it was certified gold in the United States.

Wolfmother has been identified as being influenced by the’70s rock band, Black Sabbath, but they lists their influences to include mostly ’60s groups: Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix; and newer acts: The Avalanches, Radiohead, The White Stripes. Andrew Stockdale also cites The Doors as a major influence, one of his favorite bands growing up.

Myles Heskett, Chris Ross and Andrew Stockdale, known collectively as Wolfmother, write all their songs while playing drums, bass/keyboards, and guitar/vocals respectively. They jammed and finally went public in 2004. Their debut album was released in April 2006 and as of late November 2007, it was certified gold in the United States.

Wolfmother has been identified as being influenced by the’70s rock band, Black Sabbath, but they lists their influences to include mostly ’60s groups: Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix; and newer acts: The Avalanches, Radiohead, The White Stripes. Andrew Stockdale also cites The Doors as a major influence, one of his favorite bands growing up.

Airbourne is Joel O’Keeffe, Ryan O’Keeffe, David Roads and Justin Street, Australia’s top rock and roll band. Originally from Warrnambool, they relocated to Melbourne when they started getting serious with their gigs. In 2006 they got their biggest break when they relocated to the US to work with producer Bob Marlette for their “Runnin Wild” album, described as ‘an exercise in sweat soaked rock ’n’ roll that isn’t looking to change the world by abolishing Free Trade, but simply provide the ultimate soundtrack to the biggest all-night rock party there is’. This album is set to be released by Roadrunner Records early this year

Airbourne is Joel O’Keeffe, Ryan O’Keeffe, David Roads and Justin Street, Australia’s top rock and roll band. Originally from Warrnambool, they relocated to Melbourne when they started getting serious with their gigs. In 2006 they got their biggest break when they relocated to the US to work with producer Bob Marlette for their “Runnin Wild” album, described as ‘an exercise in sweat soaked rock ’n’ roll that isn’t looking to change the world by abolishing Free Trade, but simply provide the ultimate soundtrack to the biggest all-night rock party there is’. This album is set to be released by Roadrunner Records early this year

Counting Crow and Maroon 5, with support from Sara Bareilles and Augustana, plans a co-headlining tour to kick off on July 25, 2008 at the Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach and will have venues across U.S. and Canada till October.

The Bands will be working with a non-profit environmental organization, Reverb, to educate and engage fans in the promotion of environmental sustainability. As part of their efforts, their trucks will be: using bio-diesel; neutralizing CO2 emissions in their venues; and they will be using recycled and bio-degradable products.

Reverb will create a tour greening website with eco tips and carpooling program.

Counting Crow and Maroon 5, with support from Sara Bareilles and Augustana, plans a co-headlining tour to kick off on July 25, 2008 at the Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach and will have venues across U.S. and Canada till October.

The Bands will be working with a non-profit environmental organization, Reverb, to educate and engage fans in the promotion of environmental sustainability. As part of their efforts, their trucks will be: using bio-diesel; neutralizing CO2 emissions in their venues; and they will be using recycled and bio-degradable products.

Reverb will create a tour greening website with eco tips and carpooling program.

After their recent success with the Appetite for Construction Tour, the band Switchfoot has yet again embarked on another tour, Up in Arms Tour. The tour will be a two month long concert tour and will see the band teaming up with philantrophic organization To Write Love on Her Arms. The band has decided to go back to their preferred venue demographic following their mostly arena / small stadium tours for Appetite, the venues being college campuses, small amphitheatres, and small rock clubs. The UK pop rock outfit, Athlete, will be the opening act for every show. Throughout the tour, other rock bands such as Sparky’s Flow, The Myriad, etc. are expected to open for Switchfoot.

After their recent success with the Appetite for Construction Tour, the band Switchfoot has yet again embarked on another tour, Up in Arms Tour. The tour will be a two month long concert tour and will see the band teaming up with philantrophic organization To Write Love on Her Arms. The band has decided to go back to their preferred venue demographic following their mostly arena / small stadium tours for Appetite, the venues being college campuses, small amphitheatres, and small rock clubs. The UK pop rock outfit, Athlete, will be the opening act for every show. Throughout the tour, other rock bands such as Sparky’s Flow, The Myriad, etc. are expected to open for Switchfoot.

U23D’ premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, before going on general release in the US and Canada. It opened in Ireland and the UK in February 22.  

The International Herald Tribune find it eyepopping, giving the audience the experience of being present, as the camera swings around Bono’s face, then rises over and down the 60,000 concert goers.  

The video was shot during U2’s visit to South America and was directed by Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington. It doesn’t compare with a traditional video as you get the feeling of being on stage with the band one moment, and next you are at the back of the stadium, like you’re flying around it. 

U23D’ premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, before going on general release in the US and Canada. It opened in Ireland and the UK in February 22.  

The International Herald Tribune find it eyepopping, giving the audience the experience of being present, as the camera swings around Bono’s face, then rises over and down the 60,000 concert goers.  

The video was shot during U2’s visit to South America and was directed by Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington. It doesn’t compare with a traditional video as you get the feeling of being on stage with the band one moment, and next you are at the back of the stadium, like you’re flying around it. 

Pearl Jam will be going on an East Coast tour with their stay in Manchester, and will include performances from Florida to Massachusetts. The tour will include a two-night stay at Madison Square Garden.  

Summer Tour Dates: 

JUN 11 West Palm, FL Cruzan Amp

JUN 12 Tampa, FL St. Pete Forum

JUN 12-15 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo 

JUN 16 Columbia, SC Colonial Ctr 

JUN 17 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Amp.  

JUN 19 Camden, NJ Susquehanna  

JUN 22 Washington, DC Verizon Center! 

JUN 24-25 New York City, NY MSG Arena  

JUN 27 Hartford, CT Dodge Amp.

JUN 30 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center  

Pearl Jam will be going on an East Coast tour with their stay in Manchester, and will include performances from Florida to Massachusetts. The tour will include a two-night stay at Madison Square Garden.  

Summer Tour Dates: 

JUN 11 West Palm, FL Cruzan Amp

JUN 12 Tampa, FL St. Pete Forum

JUN 12-15 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo 

JUN 16 Columbia, SC Colonial Ctr 

JUN 17 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Amp.  

JUN 19 Camden, NJ Susquehanna  

JUN 22 Washington, DC Verizon Center! 

JUN 24-25 New York City, NY MSG Arena  

JUN 27 Hartford, CT Dodge Amp.

JUN 30 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center  

The Wembley heroes bring their triumphant 12 months to a close on the other side of the planet. Next year, the moon�

We all witnessed it: there was the fire, the trapeze artists, the huge TV screens and the giant satellite dishes that flanked the stage; there was Matt Bellamy�s red lab coat, the smoke from the pitch and the mere fact that they�d even thought about flying in on jetpacks. There was the way that, a mere 30 seconds into �Knights Of Cydonia�, every last one of the 150,000 people present over those two nights in June realised they were witnessing modern stadium rock at its gloriously excessive pinnacle. There is the way our ears are still ringing. Everything about Muse at Wembley seemed so� final. Like, where on Earth can they go after this?

The answer � at least until that gig on the moon � is to its other side. Or Down Under, as we call it on Earth. The Greatest Live Band In The World Ever�s journey since July has taken in Japan, Korea, the US and Russia, and now they�re ending the year in Oz.

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The Wembley heroes bring their triumphant 12 months to a close on the other side of the planet. Next year, the moon�

We all witnessed it: there was the fire, the trapeze artists, the huge TV screens and the giant satellite dishes that flanked the stage; there was Matt Bellamy�s red lab coat, the smoke from the pitch and the mere fact that they�d even thought about flying in on jetpacks. There was the way that, a mere 30 seconds into �Knights Of Cydonia�, every last one of the 150,000 people present over those two nights in June realised they were witnessing modern stadium rock at its gloriously excessive pinnacle. There is the way our ears are still ringing. Everything about Muse at Wembley seemed so� final. Like, where on Earth can they go after this?

The answer � at least until that gig on the moon � is to its other side. Or Down Under, as we call it on Earth. The Greatest Live Band In The World Ever�s journey since July has taken in Japan, Korea, the US and Russia, and now they�re ending the year in Oz.

Read more from nme.com