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Concert Earnings Defy Recession

Big-name acts, up-and-comers see modest rise in attendance

(Newser) - Concert tours remained surprisingly strong this year despite the weak economy, with slightly more people heading out to see their favorite acts than in 2008. Gross revenue held steady at $1 billion for the period from May 1 to Sept. 1, matching earnings a year earlier. Big-name acts like Kenny...

Inside Gaga's 'Delicious' Tour
 Inside Gaga's 'Delicious' Tour 
INTERVIEW
Oct 22, 2009 10:18 AM CDT

Inside Gaga's 'Delicious' Tour

Lady Gaga talks new album The Fame Monster and The Monster Ball concerts

(Newser) - Lady Gaga's upcoming tour is more than just a series of concerts—it's a pop-electro opera, "a truly artistic experience that is going to take the form of the greatest post-apocalyptic house party that you've ever been to," she tells Rolling Stone. The Monster Ball launches Nov. 27,...

West-Gaga Tour Canceled
 West-Gaga Tour Canceled 
Oct 1, 2009 7:38 PM CDT

West-Gaga Tour Canceled

No word on what killed the 'Fame Kills' partnership

(Newser) - Kanye West and Lady Gaga aren’t hitting the road together after all, but there’s no word tonight on what might have been the death knell for the Fame Kills Tour. The circus was to have opened Nov. 10, but in addition to rumors it was on thin ice...

U2 Tour Costs $750K a Day
 U2 Tour Costs $750K a Day 
Sep 30, 2009 11:17 AM CDT

U2 Tour Costs $750K a Day

Bono and the boys talk pop stardom, expansive tour with Rolling Stone

(Newser) - Rolling Stone goes behind the scenes—and tags along in a private jet—for its cover story on the U2360° Tour (aka “the biggest rock tour of all time”), which is comprised of a 170-ton stage carted around by 200 trucks, 250 speakers, almost 400 employees—and $750,...

Earth, Wind & Fire Flower Again in Obama's America

White House concert helps revive popularity

(Newser) - Earth, Wind & Fire is back on top again in its 40th year, playing stadiums for the first time in a quarter-century. And their resurgent success, the band tells Newsweek, is based on a mixture of '60s idealism and the good favor of the president. Barack Obama has always been...

Leonard Cohen Collapses in Spain

Canadian singer suffered from cramps, vomiting

(Newser) - Leonard Cohen collapsed onstage in Spain last night and was rushed to a hospital with stomach pain, the CBC reports. The 75-year-old singer, who fainted while singing "Bird on the Wire," suffered from stomach cramps and vomiting before losing consciousness. Cohen was released this morning and said he...

Tyler Just Glad He Didn't Break His Neck

He's grateful injuries aren't worse

(Newser) - Steven Tyler’s fall from the stage last week brings an early end to Aerosmith's summer tour, Entertainment Tonight reports. “Words can't express the sadness I feel for having to cancel this tour,” Joe Perry wrote on the band’s website. Tyler also spoke out for the first...

Beastie Boy Yauch Has Cancer; Group Cancels Dates

(Newser) - Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has been diagnosed with cancer of the salivary gland and will undergo treatment, Billboard reports. The surgery and radiation forced the group to cancel summer tour dates and postpone the release of a new album. The outlook, though, is good. “It’s a pain in...

Second Person Dead in Madonna Stage Collapse

Madonna 'devastated' by news

(Newser) - The collapse of a stage where Madonna was to perform this weekend has claimed a second victim. A 32-year-old British citizen has died, CNN reports. The first casualty was a 53-year-old Frenchman who died yesterday; three more are in the hospital in Marseille, and seven were treated and released, says...

1 Dead After Stage for Madonna Show Collapses

Marseille show canceled after construction calamity

(Newser) - One person was killed and six injured today when a stage being built for a French stop of Madonna’s tour collapsed, the BBC reports. Construction workers were assembling the stage at a Marseille stadium when it “started shaking and collapsing,” allowing most of the workers to get...

Dad Slams Michael's Grueling Tour Sked

'I was worried about his health,' says Joe Jackson

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's dad yesterday blasted the grueling schedule of 50 concerts planned for his son, saying "no one" could have delivered that package. "I was worried about his health," Joe Jackson told ABC News. "I knew Michael couldn't do all those shows without some rests."...

U2 Tour Not So Eco-Friendly
 U2 Tour Not So Eco-Friendly 
Jul 7, 2009 3:02 PM CDT

U2 Tour Not So Eco-Friendly

No word from Bono on whether or not he's offsetting his emissions

(Newser) - U2 is all about “looking after our planet,” as frontman Bono once said—but they’re not practicing what they preach, according to Carbonfootprint.com: The band’s 44 concerts this year are the equivalent of “the four band members traveling the 34.125 million miles from...

Firm Mulls Release of Final Jackson Rehearsal

Concert promoter could earn millions from CD, DVD sales

(Newser) - Even in death, Michael Jackson may earn million of dollars for the company that was producing and promoting his comeback tour, The Wrap reports. The singer’s last rehearsal, recorded in Los Angeles the day before he died of heart failure Thursday, could be released as his last album. “...

Jacko Knew He'd Die Young: Lisa Marie

Told former wife years ago he feared he'd end up like Elvis

(Newser) - The King of Pop was sure he would follow the King to an early grave, blogs Lisa Marie Presley. During his brief marriage to Elvis's daughter, Michael Jackson "stated with an almost calm certainty, 'I am afraid that I am going to end up like him.'" Jackson wasn't...

Boyle Sits Out Another Show
 Boyle Sits Out Another Show 
Jun 19, 2009 11:11 AM CDT

Boyle Sits Out Another Show

Troubled singer is still planning Las Vegas run

(Newser) - Susan Boyle’s tour troubles continued last night when she was dropped from a third Britain’s Got Talent show. Spokespeople said she was “just tired,” but witnesses saw her crying for her cat on her hotel room balcony, the Daily Mail reports. “She kept shouting, ‘...

New Kids Scrap Aussie Tour, Blaming Recession

(Newser) - The New Kids on the Block have canceled a planned tour of Australia because of weak ticket sales amid the recession, Reuters reports. “We are, in fact, in the middle of a worldwide recession and we just cannot make it work,” said Donnie Wahlberg. He said the group...

Boyle's Comeback Earns Standing O

Scots love her, but most fan mail is from US

(Newser) - Susan Boyle has taken back her rightful place as beloved reality TV phenomenon. Her return to the stage last night brought fans in Scotland to their feet, People reports. “They were cheering her on. And she was ecstatic with the performance,” her rep says. Even though the Scots...

Ticketmaster Goes Digital to Curb Scalpers

Miley Cyrus opts for paperless tix to control prices, resale

(Newser) - Better be sure before buying a Miley Cyrus concert ticket. Hers is the first major concert tour with paperless tickets—redeemable only at the door with the buyer's credit card—making it nearly impossible to pawn them off, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ticketmaster and concert promoters hope it will...

Britney Plans to Pop In on the Queen

Spears hopes to stop by for tea

(Newser) - Determined not to let a pesky thing like, oh, not having an invitation get in the way, Britney Spears plans to carve out time from her busy tour schedule to drop by Buckingham Palace for tea—with sons in tow. "No way does she want to leave without visiting...

Paramore: The New No Doubt
 Paramore: 
 The New 
 No Doubt 
OPINION
May 20, 2009 12:41 PM CDT

Paramore: The New No Doubt

And they're touring together—time for some heart-to-hearts!

(Newser) - Paramore isn’t just opening for No Doubt this summer—Paramore is the new No Doubt, argues James Montgomery for MTV. The “glaring similarity” between the bands is “the dynamic, iconic frontwoman who also doubles as the media focal point”—both “pretty girls with dye jobs...

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