- Perez Hilton's inaugural music tour featuring up-and-coming acts ended on a high note with over 1,000 people attending the final show in Los Angeles to see performances by Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Julian Perretta, Semi Precious Weapons, Ladyhawke, and a secret headliner, The Gossip. - Kanye West and Lady Gaga have cancelled their co-headlining "Fame Kills" tour. - Aerosmith have cancelled their tour due to lead singer Steven Tyler suffering a shoulder injury after falling on stage.

1. Tour | Fan Fare
Dean Goodman
Oct 4, 2009 22:09 UTC
Gossip columnist Perez Hilton probably hoped for bigger crowds along with better buzz for his
inaugural North American tour associated with up-and-coming musical acts. Nevertheless the three-
and-a-half week trek ended about a high note on Saturday as upwards of your thousand folks showed
up in the Avalon Artist theater to test out the actual vibrant lineup regarding would-be superstars.
Numbers may are already boosted through the inclusion of the not-s-
-secret mystery headliner, indie rock band The Actual Gossip, who're possibly higher quality
internationally. The some other performers about the final quit with the "Perez Hilton Presents"
club tour included your B-52s-like rock band Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, English
singer/songwriter Julian Perretta, your glam-rock Ny band Semi Precious Weapons, and usual
headliner New Zealand dance-pop-rock starlet Ladyhawke (pictured at left).
And, associated with course, your excitable Hilton drew loud shrieks through his core demographic
of small females packed in to leading rows each and every occasion he took the stage in order to
introduce the particular subsequent act. "I get this little gossip site, however audio is absolutely my
passion," he explained in 1 point. "This can become a dream of mine."
Whether your dream will yield a 2nd tour will be questionable. The Actual trek drew modest crowds,
and also tickets with regard to a number of the all-ages gigs had been offered away. Tickets for the
Hollywood demonstrate could be bought at the window for $25, down from your promoted day-o-
-sale rate associated with $31. Norwegian singer Ida Maria, one of the particular headliners,
dropped out after a week claiming "total exhaustion."

2. Dean Goodman
Oct 2, 2009 00:55 UTC
If Taylor Swift had any intentions of catching Kanye West on the rapper's North American
concert tour using Lady Gaga, she's heading to now possess to create various other plans. The
Actual trek will be off, in accordance with the terse statement issued Thursday afternoon
by concert promoter live Nation.
"Live Nation announced nowadays the Kanye West and
Lady Gaga 'Fame Kills' tour has been cancelled. Refunds are generally offered at the point of
purchase. Tickets purchased online and through phone is likely to be refunded automatically."
Dean Goodman
Aug 14, 2009 03:12 UTC
Word provides finally originate from camp Aerosmith that the band will cancel its tour. This
actually came as simply no surprise, considering the extent in the injuries suffered through lead
singer Steven Tyler last week.

3. Before your official phrase in the cancellation, Tyler, 61, described
so what happened when he fell in the stage and broke his shoulder within a concert about Aug. 5
near Sturgis, South Dakota.
Dean Goodman
Apr 28, 2009 21:35 UTC
Yusuf Islam, the British folk singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, features largely shunned the
particular pop-music grind since he converted in order to Islam inside the 1977 and devoted his
existence in order to his family members and the faith.Â
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But he's needs to dip his toe again inside the
waters, releasing his very first mainstream album within practically thirty years throughout 2006 as
well as playing his very first concert throughout 28 many years throughout 2007. He returns for you
to stores next week using a new album, "Roadsinger," and can play any handful associated with
intimate shows around the planet to market the release.Â

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First up is actually a Might 3 stop at the Highline Ballroom within The Large Apple City, followed
with a Might 3 display in the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Each Along With Every venue holds
regarding 700 people.Â
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Islam, now 60, last toured inside 1976. after converting to Islam, he slowly withdrew from his pop-
star life, and finally hung up his guitar following a London display inside 1979.Â
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In a new 2006 interview along with Reuters, he said he planned to execute occasional concerts
although his songs like "Peace Train" and "Moonshadow" usually shed their own intimacy within big
concert venues.Â
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"Even however you're performing in front of folks live, you're actually distanced simply by the stage
as well as the total presentation involving music," he said.
Dean Goodman
Apr 17, 2009 17:42 UTC
Strange but true: blues guitarists Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal, longtime admirers of each as well as
every other, possess in simply no way toured together. Until now. ***    ***
The highway warriors, who've stored the blues alive for decades,
will be component of forces in August on a 30-date U.S. tour with an unusual fan-driven charity
element. they will each and every perform separately using their own bands, after which consider
the stage collectively to acquire a blues jam.***Â Â Â Â ***The "BonTaj Roulet" tour of
amphitheaters, casinos and also wineries begins upon Aug 6. throughout Williamsport, Pa., as well
as wraps upon Sept. 25 inside Rancho Mirage, Calif.***Â Â Â Â ***"We've been just like ships

5. passing within the night," mentioned Taj Mahal, which co-produced Raitt's third album, 1973?s
"Takin' My Time."***Â Â Â Â ***"I watched a new lot of the newest generation coming up again then.
The Lady just got right inside and stomped it down -- your woman took it from exactly where it had
been really becoming done."***Â Â Â Â ***For her part, Raitt praised Taj Mahal pertaining to
"pushing the particular blues straight into new territory, digging into their own African and
Caribbean roots, collaborating using African along with world songs as way again as the
'70s."***Â Â Â Â ***Tickets will be priced between regarding $35 along with $85. Raitt as well as Taj
Mahal desire to set aside $1 for each ticket for his or her BonTaj Collective action Fund, by having
an on the particular internet vote by simply concertgoers from (http://www.bontaj.com/thecollective)
determining how a money is distributed. The Particular designated organizations concentrate on
energy, your environment, human rights, as well as music education. Extra funds will be also raised
by VIP ticket packages.
Dean Goodman
Apr 14, 2009 20:34 UTC
Summer's almost here, and the moment will be befitting Aerosmith's initial North American exhibits
within practically a couple of years.
America's rock 'n' roll negative boys, sidelined a 12 months ago through singer Steven Tyler's rehab
stint along with guitarist Joe Perry's negative knee, mentioned Monday they would begin any three-
month amphitheater tour inside St. Louis on June 10.Â
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The trek will consider the band in order to 33 cities, which
includes Washington upon June 21, Houston about July 17, Chicago about Aug. 28, Toronto on Sept.
3, and finally Detroit about Sept. 16. Opening act ZZ Leading will be a new part of your tour in June
16, when Aerosmith play into a hometown crowd throughout Boston.

6. Dean Goodman
Apr 6, 2009 21:58 UTC
Break out the actual flashing devil horns as well as industrial-strength
earplugs. AC/DC will go again to north America inside the summer for the second leg of their own
"Black Ice" world tour.
The Anglo-Australian tough rockers in Monday announced the first nine dates in the trek, which
begins July 28 at Gillette Stadium within Foxborough, Mass., regarding 22 miles southwest involving
Boston.
   other dates include:
   July 31 - East Rutherford, NJ (Giants Stadium);
   Aug. 16 - Detroit (Palace of Auburn Hills)
   Aug. 18 - Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena)
   Aug. 30 - Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Wash. (Tacoma Dome)
   Sept. 2 - San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
   Sept. 4 - Los Angeles (Staples Center)
   Sept. 6 - Hillcrest (Sports Arena)
   Sept. 8 - Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center)
The critics largely enjoyed their trip to the circus using Britney Spears, because the 27-year-old
troubled pop diva opened the girl newest Circus tour throughout New Orleans on Tuesday night to

7. become able to mostly positive reviews.
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The New Orleans Times-Picayune said Spears, who ended up being simply executing in their house
state regarding Louisiana, nailed the initial quit on her comeback.
"With a lot from stake, and thus much to end up being able to prove, around the tour's first night,
your woman was completely focused on executing the actual complex concert. And Also execute the
girl did," Times-Picayune reviewer Keith Spera reported inside a blog.
Oct 13, 2008 23:37 UTC
Janet Jackson's Rock Witchu North American concert tour will be turning right straight into a wash-
out, and also no-one is stating why.
 The youngster sister of Michael Jackson postponed but another concert, set with regard to
Monday night, along with hasn't performed in any kind of way since her demonstrate in Montreal
has been referred to become able to as off in the final minute about Sept 29.