Eagles

History of the Eagles Tour

The Eagles have added a concert in St. Louis, Missouri to the “History of the
Eagles” tour. The iconic band will perform at the Scottrade Center on Thursday,
October 24, 2013 and tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Sunday, June
8 at 10 AM.
The Eagles - Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit - will perform
classics spanning their career including “Hotel California,” “New Kid In Town,” “Take It
To The Limit,” “One Of These Nights,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” “Rocky Mountain Way,” “Best Of Myduring the evening.
Tickets can be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center Box Office, all
Ticketmaster locations, through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000,
Ticketmaster Express at 866-448-7849 (automated only self service line) or online at
Ticketmaster.com. American Express® Cardmembers can purchase advance tickets
beginning Sunday, June 2 at 10 AM local time through Thursday, June 6 at 10 PM local
time.
History of the Eagles, the band’s acclaimed documentary, provides an unprecedented
and intimate look into the history of the band and the legacy of its music. The
exceptional three-disc set includes History of the Eagles Part One and History of the
Eagles Part Two, as well as Eagles Live At The Capital Centre - March 1977,
featuring never-before-released performances from the Eagles’ two-night stand at
Washington, D.C.’s Capital Center during the legendary Hotel California tour.
Released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 30, History of the Eagles is a meticulous
creation featuring rare archival material, concert footage, and never-before seen home
movies that explore the evolution and enduring popularity of one of the world’s biggestselling
and culturally significant American bands. Available through the usual retail
outlets, online at Amazon.com and www.eaglesband.com, and can be purchased
through Ticketmaster when ordering concert tickets, the package has already become
one of the year’s best-selling music videos.
History of the Eagles made its American television broadcast debut on Showtime,
earning the network its highest ratings for a music documentary in eight years. Part
One premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in January to great
acclaim and made its British premiere on Thursday, April 25 at the Sundance London
Film and Music Festival.
The Eagles have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, earning five #1 U.S.
singles and six GRAMMY® Awards. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 is the best-selling
album of all time, exceeding sales of 29 million units. The band’s Hotel California and
Their Greatest Hits Volume 2 have sold more than 16 and 11 million albums
respectively. The Eagles were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Check www.eaglesband.com for more information.

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TAYLOR SWIFT SWEEPS BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS WITH 8 WINS
 

AWARDS INCLUDE EVENING’S 2 HIGHEST HONORS -- ARTIST OF THE YEAR AND TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST

Nashville, TN – May 20, 2013 -- Taylor Swift was the big winner at last night’s Billboard Music Awards, sweeping the top all-genre categories and taking home eight awards. Taylor won Artist of the Year, Top Billboard 200 Artist (her second win in this category in three years), Top Female Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album (for RED), Top Country Artist, Top Country Album (for RED), and Top Country Song (for “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”).

Released in October of last year, RED has already sold more than 5.8 million copies worldwide, including 1.2 million in the U.S. in its first week of release, music’s biggest first-week sales number in more than a decade. Called “the slickest, smartest and just plain best mega-pop statement of our time” by Rolling Stone, and “sublime…required listening” by Entertainment Weekly, RED set a new worldwide iTunes record for highest ever first-week album sales, and reached #1 on iTunes and national sales charts in 50 countries around the globe.

With RED, Taylor became the first artist since the Beatles (and the only female artist in history) to log six or more weeks at #1 with three consecutive studio albums, and she is the only female artist in music history (and just the fourth artist ever) to twice have an album hit the 1 million first-week sales figure. Taylor is Billboard’s youngest-ever Woman of the Year, holds the record for the most songs (11) to debut in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart’s more-than-five-decade history, and also holds the Hot 100 record for most songs by a female artist on the chart in a single week.

Taylor, dubbed “officially the new Mick Jagger” by Vanity Fair and heralded as “a true arena-rock goddess at an amazing peak” in Rolling Stone, is currently on the road with the North American portion of The RED Tour, playing 66 shows (including 13 stadium stops) in 47 cities in 29 states and 3 provinces spanning 6 months in 2013. Just last week it was announced that Taylor will take The RED Tour to Australia and New Zealand later this year, performing stadium shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, as well as an arena date in Auckland. Taylor will be the first solo female artist in twenty years to undertake a national stadium tour of Australia, with the last being Madonna’s Girlie Show tour in 1993. Due to strong fan demand in the initial pre-sales, an additional show has already been added to the previously announced itinerary.

Taylor, who writes all of her own songs, is a seven-time GRAMMY winner, and is the youngest winner in history of the music industry’s highest honor, the GRAMMY Award for Album of the Year. Taylor has an album on Rolling Stone’s prestigious The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time (by women) list, and Time magazine has named her one of the "100 Most Influential" people in the world. Taylor, who is signed to Big Machine Records, has career record sales in excess of 26 million albums and 75 million song downloads worldwide, and has had singles top both the country and pop radio charts around the globe.

Taylor is nominated for two CMT Music Awards, which will be presented June 5^th from Nashville.

For updated tour dates and information, please log on to: www.taylorswift.com.

DISNEY JUNIOR LIVE ON TOUR! PIRATE AND PRINCESS ADVENTURE BRINGS QUEST TO CHAIFETZ ARENA FEBRUARY 8

(St. Louis, MO – May 16) – Feld Entertainment, Inc., producers of Disney On Ice and Disney Live!, is taking  top performing cable TV series for preschoolers to the stage in Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate and Princess Adventure. Featuring characters from the smash hits “Sofia the First” and “Jake and the Never Land Pirates,” this brand new production comes to Chaifetz Arena Feb. 8, 2014 for performances at 12 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Tickets are $18, $26, $35, $45, $50 and $60 and go on sale on Tuesday, May 28 at 10 a.m. at the Chaifetz Arena box office and at TheChaifetzArena.com. Group discounts to the show are also available by calling 314-977-5008.

In this original storyline, Mickey and Minnie lead the audience on an exciting adventure that will have families rooting for their favorite pirate Jake and Disney's first little girl princess Sofia. Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate and Princess Adventure begins with a special interactive pre-show featuring the loveable 6-year-old doctor to toys and stuffed animals, Doc McStuffins. Children and their parents will sing “The Check-Up Song” along with Doc as she provides tender love and care.

Audiences will then embark on a journey to the magical world of Enchancia, where Sofia, her step-siblings Amber and James, and the entire kingdom are preparing for the annual friendship festival. Sofia has the honor of delivering the perfect gift to her royal subjects at the celebration, and the one-and-only Cinderella visits the castle to help Sofia in her mission to find just the right present.

The excitement continues when families cast away to Never Land where Jake and his Yo Ho pirate friends Izzy and Cubby are in a race against time to locate a mysterious treasure-filled volcano. Danger, thrills and adventure lurk around every turn when our swashbuckling friends battle Captain Hook for the ultimate prize. Peter Pan makes a special appearance, aiding the team in their heroic quest, and with the help of Tinker Bell’s pixie dust, Jake and his crew fly above the stage in their journey.

In 2012, “Doc McStuffins” and “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” ranked as cable TV’s Top 2 series for all kids ages 2-5, reaching 46.7 million and 36.5 million unique total viewers, respectively, throughout the year. Launching at the top 2013, “Sofia the First” is cable TV’s #1 series year to date among Kids 2-5 and Girls 2-5, and is the #1 preschool cable TV series in Total Viewers and Women 18-49. In fact, the November 18, 2012 premiere of its introductory TV movie, “Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess” became the #1 cable TV telecast ever in Kids 2-5, and #1 preschool cable TV telecast of all time in Total Viewers (8.2 million) and Women 18-49.

Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) manages Chaifetz Arena as well as more than 100 other public assembly facilities around the world. Nearly 20-million people attended more than 11,000 events in Global Spectrum venues last year. Based in Philadelphia, PA, Global Spectrum is part of Comcast-Spectacor, one of the world’s largest sports and entertainment companies. Comcast-Spectacor also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, Paciolan, the leading provider of venue establishment ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions, Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company, and Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces eight nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC-TV.

REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin is nostalgic about playing rock and roll, St. Louis and fans

by Scott Kiefer
When you have been in the rock and roll business for 41 years as the lead singer for one of America's iconic bands, there's not a lot that a reporter hasn't asked you. Since 1972 when Kevin Cronin joined the REO Speedwagon band  at Champaign, Illinois, it's most likely that you've answered just about every question there is, and talked to many of the same reporters every year to promote a show. Such is the case when Cronin granted an interview to coincide with the band's appearance Saturday night on the Midwest Rock and Roll Express Tour at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.
However, to put a twist on things, when this reporter picked up the call, I was notified that longtime tour manager Walter Versen would be doing the interview, and answering the questions as Cronin, and in the style Cronin would answer, while he sat there and listened.
"It's going to be fun and you're not even going to know the difference if it was Kevin or not," Versen said. "So, let's go."
Playing the game, because you never know what an artist is going to expect, the 'interview' goes on for about five minutes, and Cronin can longer stand it, voicing his angst in the background.
"Okay that's enough, give me the phone," Cronin says, taking the phone and apologizes for the duo's antics.
"We are just having some fun," Cronin said. "We have been doing this together for so long, Walter thought he could play me on the phone, so I went a long with it. He did a goo job actually, but now for the real thing."
It's the affection that Cronin along with his bandmates have for St. Louis, because they can be themselves and have a good time with the entire rock and roll thing.
"We love to play St. Louis, because it's like our home," Cronin said. "This year, putting the same tour together with Styx and Ted Nugent, I think is a testament to the fact that rock and roll isn't dead. It was so successful last year, and if we didn't have as many dates as we did this year, St. Louis would be a date that we know would be on the tour no matter what."
REO Speedwagon credits St. Louis as the first major market the band broke out in, and helped to push them to the superstar status they reached in the late seventies stretching through the 1980's.
"We as a band owe the St. Louis audience, and the entire midwest actually, credit for getting this crazy thing started and believing in us in the beginning," Cronin said. "They still support us to this day."
The band's appearance at Verizon with Styx, is an almost expected annual event since the group's friendly rivalry from the old days culminated in the recording of the live concert DVD, "Arch Rivals" in . Since then, the two groups haven't only been playing select dates together, but complete tours.
"We've always had a friendly rivalry with Styx, but we didn't really get to know them until after we did the 'Arch Rivals' concert and DVD," Cronin said. "Since then, we really have gotten to know each other, and become friends. Each year it's like, a bunch of old buddies going out and having a few and kicking back, only it's lasts a couple of months, then we go back home, and do our own thing, and can't wait for next year."
After so many years in the business, one would wonder if there is anything that an artist hasn't gotten to do in their career they would like to accomplish.
"My biggest thing really, would be to tour Australia," Cronin said. "We've never done that in all of these years, and I'd like to make that happen. I swear we're going to get it done. Musically though, one thing we've never done, is play with a symphony orchestra, or even record with one."
Cronin said there were a lot of acts who happened to be doing that a few years back, and it was something that he felt became a little over done.
"Everybody was doing it, and we may have been asked, I don't know," Cronin said. "It was just something that I really steered away from. That being said, recently it was mentioned to me again, and I never really thought REO Speedwagon music would be a good fit with something like that, so I dismissed the idea again. Then I got to thinking about it musically, and how our songs are put together, and I realized the idea of a large orchestra performing REO music would be one of the most awesome experiences I would ever enjoy. Imagine yourself surrounded by a large string section really rockin' and hammering out 'Time For Me To Fly.' It can't get any better than that."
One thing the band never really tires of is the fans and the relationships built over the years, especially in a market such at St. Louis.
"Coming from Champaign in the college days, of course we have roots in the midwest, and getting to know band and crew family members over the years, and fans, its like a family reunion whenever we play St. Louis," Cronin said. "In fact, our keyboard player Neal Doughty comes from Belleville."
Doughty's parents live in Smithton to this day.
"The best thing is when someone comes up to you and brings you one of the old vynyl lps to autograph," Cronin said, "and you can see the circle in the cover where its been worn through, and they have taken care of that particular album all these years, and still listen to it. That makes you feel good, because they truly are a friend, and not just a fan. That's always the best experience."
Speaking of vynyl records, the subject got Cronin to reminiscing.
"I'm going to figure out how to get a turntable and set my kids down and play one of our albums and have them listen to it," Cronin said. "There's something about the sound of a needle making the noise of music, that is nostalgic, and there's nothing like it. No one should have to go through  life and not hear that."
Coming back to St. Louis gives Cronin the same feeling.
"It's like coming back to play, whether it was the old Mississippi River Festival, the Kiel Opera House, or now out at the amphitheatre, there's a feeling that I hope everybody in this business gets the opportunity to experience like the one when we step on stage St. Louis," Cronin said. "It's an equal admiration, really. It's like the ultimate rock and roll love story."

Who: REO Speedwagon
What: The Rock and Roll Midwest Express with Styx, Ted Nugent, and Mama's Pride
When: Saturday, May 18
Where: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Tickets: www.livenation.com

Styx singer Lawrence Gowan sees band as family, fraternity

STYX lead singer and keyboardist Lawrence Gowan in action in 2012 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by Scott Kiefer
An accomplished musician on his own, Lawrence Gowan received the biggest opportunity of his life when asked to join on of America's iconic rock bands replacing the original keyboardist and co-author of many of the biggest hits the group had. Not only the biggest opportunity, but some big shoes to fill. Since his official joining of the band in May of 1999 as keyboardist and vocalist of Styx, he has adapted to the role, making it his own, brining his own spin to the bands sound, yet keeping it remarkable the same.
On the Midwest Rock and Roll express tour that hits Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Saturday night, fans will once again get to experience the "thrill of a Styx show" as Gowan calls it, alongside touring buddies REO Speedwagon, Ted Nugent, and a special St. Louis appearance by Mama's Pride.
"I joined the band in 1999, and knew all about who Styx was, and what they were all about, because who didn't?" Gowan remarked in an exclusive telephone interview. "Well at least I thought I did. It wasn't until we did the St. Louis show and the Arch Allies DVD with REO that I realized just what the whole Styx factor is. It's really a comaraderie, and it is a family. I know many people say that all the time, but for this band, it really is true."
Gowan said that coming into the band as the 'new guy' mad him a little apprehensive at first, but those feelings quickly went away.
"Of course it was a little nerve racking," Gowan said, "but this was already a professional organization, and we had rehearsals, but getting out there on the stage the first time, was quite something to get over. Everything went well, and 14 years later, well here are."
Talking about replacing Dennis DeYoung is something that Gowan doesn't dwell on, or even makes a common practice.
"Of course I get asked all the time, but it's been so long now, that question doesn't come up as much," Gowan said. "We are just working hard to keep the music of Styx alive and well, and coming up with new music whenever we get the chance. From the time I joined the band, we have looked forward. They were looking forward then, and still are today."
Speaking of the family aspect of the band, Tommy Shaw's daughter, Hannah travels with the band in support of her charity work, Rock to the Rescue. The charity, founded by her father's band, has primarily focused on its animal rescue programs, both nationally and each market the band plays. Since the Boston bombings however, it was collectively decided that the the proceeds from the rest of the tour would go to relief charities there.
The Rock to the Rescue charity organization will be giving away a guitar signed by all three acts as part of a silent raffle at each show.   Seventy-five percent of the proceeds will be donated to a local charity in Boston to help victims of the recent explosions.  The remaining twenty-five percent will be given to local charities in the respective tour market.
"Hannah has been, and is doing such great work the charity," Gowan said. "She is the perfect fit for it too. She represents the band well, and helps us to give back. It's may not be much, but it's the least that we can do, because every little bit helps. Giving the money to the Boston fund was important to us, but it's also important that these local charities get the resources they need as well."
Gowan is continuing to work on solo projects, and is expected to have a solo project finished this year.
"We've been working hard on it," Gowan said. "I think we have most of the recording tracks done, maybe a few more. Now it's on to post-production things. It's just been so busy with Styx, that it's kind of an outside hobby. It's the summer season, but our big tour was in early spring, so I hope to have it completed around the end of the summer."
There is no working title at the moment for the solo project.
"In the meantime, we are going to fishing up the RNR Express Tour, play some other dates throughout the summer at some festivals and things, and enjoy what we're doing. We're looking forward to our annual pilgrimage to St. Louis, and especially with REO and Ted, again this year. We're looking forward to a night full of hits, fun, and just good old rock n' roll with some good old friends."

WHO: Styx
What: The Midwest Rock and Roll Express with REO Speedwagon, Ted Nugent, and Mama's Pride
When: Saturday, May 18
Where: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Tickets: www.livenation.com

Backstreet Boys
In A World Like This Tour

with special guests:
Jesse McCartney & DJ Pauly D
Saturday, August 3rd

Tickets on sale this Saturday, May 18th at 10am
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ONEREPUBLIC ANNOUNCES SUMMER TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NATIVE

TOUR STOPS AT PEABODY OPERA HOUSE JULY 20

Santa Monica, California (May 15, 2013) – OneRepublic has announced a summer tour in support of their third studio album Native.  The tour will kick off July 19^th in lead singer Ryan Tedder’s home town of Tulsa, OK.  St. Louis is the second stop on the tour on July 20^th at the Peabody Opera House.  Tickets go on sale Friday, May 17 at 1pm.  Tickets are $35 and $45. They can be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.

American Express card members can purchase advance tickets to most tour dates. When purchasing tickets fans will have the option to include a digital download copy of their new album Native in standard or deluxe format. Visit www.OneRepublic.com for access to presale tickets and special VIP opportunities.

OneRepublic released their third studio album Native March 26^th on Mosley Music Group/Interscope Records and it debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.  Praise has poured in for Native with the New York Times stating “It serves up layer upon layer of glossy keyboards, reverberant guitars and choir like backing vocals” and Entertainment Weekly describing it as “..soaring, evangelical choruses of prescription strength goose-bump inducers like “Feel Again” and “If I Lose Myself.” The Associated Press said of the album “frontman Ryan Tedder’s falsetto is superb throughout the new offering, which bleeds with emotion and substance.”

Below is a list of OneRepublic tour dates.  Mayor Hawthorne and Churchill will support on all dates except where noted.

 

July 19                        Tulsa, OK                    Downtown Tulsa Brady Arts District

July 20                        St. Louis, MO              Peabody Opera House

July 22                        Minneapolis, MN         Myth  *

July 23                        Highland Park, IL        Ravinia Festival

July 25                        Columbus, OH            LC Pavilion

July 26                        Hershey, PA               Hershey Pavilion**

July 27                        Detroit, MI                   Meadowbrook

July 28                        Canandaigua, NY       Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center

July 30                        Newport, RI                 Newport Yachting

August 1                      Boston, MA                 Bank of America Pavilion

August 2                      Mashantucket, CT      Foxwoods

August 3                      Bethlehem, PA            Musikfest

August 5                      Vienna, VA                  Wolftrap

August 6                      Hyannis, MA               Cape Cod Melody Tent

August 8                      Elmira, NY                  Tag’s Summerstage

August 9                      Baltimore, MD             Pier 6

August 10                    New York, NY             Pier 26

August 12                    Orlando, FL                 Hard Rock Live

August 13                    Hollywood, FL             Seminole Hard Rock Live

August 15                    Atlanta, GA                 Chastain

August 16                    Charlotte, NC              Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre

August 18                    Whites Creek, TN       The Woods at Fontanel

 

*Mayor Hawthorne only.

** support tbd

Pageant to open balcony for Drive By Truckers show

The Pageant Concert Nightclub had decided to the open the balcony for the May 24 concert by the Drive By Truckers. The balcony is open to patrons 21 and older.
For more information, log on to www.thepageant.com
 

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors

Thursday, October 3rd
Doors 7pm  Show 8pm
$12 Flat  All Ages

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors are Drew Holcomb (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Ellie Holcomb (vocals, guitars), Nathan Dugger (guitar, keys), and Rich Brinsfield (bass). Since releasing his first solo album, 2005’s Washed In Blue, Drew has established himself as a formidable indie act, selling more than 85,000 records, playing more than 1,500 live dates, selling out headline shows, and touring alongside such varied acts as The Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams, Los Lobos, Needtobreathe, Susan Tedeschi, North Mississippi Allstars, and others.  Good Light, Drew’s fourth studio album, was released on 2/26/13 and debuited #84 on the Billboard Top 200, their highest chart debut to date.  The music video for the first single, “Good Light”, has been featured on VH1, CMT Pure, & E! News.  The band has had over 40 placements on 10 different networks, including “How I Met Your Mother”, “Criminal Minds”, “Nashville”, “Parenthood”, & “Justified.”  They’ve also been featured in USA Today, American Songwriter, Paste, Huffington Post and much more.

This show will go on sale Friday, May 17

 
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FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE CONTINUES TO SHINE, TOPPING COUNTRY RADIO CHARTS IN THE US & CANADA FOR A SECOND WEEK

Breakout Duo Selected For VEVO’s LIFT Program

Multi-Week #1 Debut “Cruise” Certified Triple Platinum

Link to Full Announcement: http://smarturl.it/gysoFGLno1


Photo Credit: Adam Taylor for Republic Nashville

Nashville, TN (May 14, 2013) – Marking their second consecutive multi–week #1, Florida Georgia Line's Gold-certified smash “Get Your Shine On” held on to the top spot in US and Canada this week on four charts – Mediabase Country Chart, Billboard Country Chart, Mediabase Canada Country Airplay Chart and BDS Canada Country Airplay Chart. Continuing to shine at Country radio, the record–breaking duo is the first in 21 years to top the Country airplay charts with their first two singles, according to Billboard. The accolades keep coming for FGL, who also scored the #1 music video at CMT Canada with the hot single and earned Triple Platinum certification for their infectious debut “Cruise.”

The good times will continue across VEVO, the world’s leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform, as FGL joins the outlet’s coveted emerging artist program, LIFT. Beginning May 20, VEVO will feature exclusive content from the hot newcomers. FGL’s selection for LIFT comes on the heels of yesterday’s (5/13) VEVO premiere of their brand new music video for the “Cruise” Remix (featuring Nelly). Watch the video here: http://smarturl.it/cruisermxVEVO.

Garnering buzz among fans, media and several Superstars across genres – including Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Ed Sheeran – the breakout duo has skyrocketed since releasing the Triple Platinum, multi-week #1 “Cruise” and the remix featuring Nelly, which has sold a combined total of over 3 million downloads. The GRAMMY-winning Hip Hop artist and FGL will perform the collaboration May 19 at 9P ET during the CBS special – ACM PRESENTS: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night. The duo also has a Billboard Music Award nomination for Top Country Song (“Cruise”) and will present on the televised show, which airs May 19 on ABC at 8P ET/7P CT live from Las Vegas.

The ACM New Artist of the Year and New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year winners are currently touring with Taylor Swift’s “THE RED TOUR” and Luke Bryan’s “DIRT ROAD DIARIES TOUR” in support of their GOLD-certified Republic Nashville debut album, HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMES. Their energetic live show recently yielded a nomination for the CMT Music Awards Nationwide “On Your Side” Award for the best new live act in Country music and fans can vote via http://www.cmt.com/cmt-music-awards/nationwide/voting.jhtml. This nod is in addition to the previously announced trifecta of 2013 CMT Music Awards nominations they earned; Video of the Year; Duo Video of the Year and Breakthrough Video of the Year. Fan voting on CMT.com runs through June 2 at midnight ET. The awards show will air live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on June 5 at 8P ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com.

For tour dates and more, visit FloridaGeorgiaLine.com.
 

PET SHOP BOYS "AXIS" 

(BOYS NOIZE REMIZ) CURRENTLY PREMIERING VIA MIXMAG

Who: Pet Shop Boys

What: Boys Noize Remix of new single "Axis" premiering today via Mixmag

Where: HERE

When: Now

Why: Pet Shop Boys will release their 12th studio album on July 15th. 

  

Pet Shop Boys - Axis (Boys Noize Remix)

Pet Shop Boys return in triumphant form with their new studio album 'Electric', the first to appear on their own label x2 (via Kobalt Label Services). The album is the first Pet Shop Boys studio album to be produced by Stuart Price. 

'Electric' features nine tracks in total - eight brand new Pet Shop Boys' songs plus a cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'The Last To Die'.  The result is as uncompromising a collection of dance anthems as Pet Shop Boys have ever made.

Pet Shop Boys said: "'Electric' is very much set on the dance floor.  Our latest album often evolves as a response to our previous album and, whereas 'Elysium' had a reflective mood, 'Electric' is pretty banging! And working with Stuart Price on a studio album is something we have wanted to do for a very long time".

Stuart Price said: "Making 'Electric' was an exciting experience. We recorded it between Berlin, London and Los Angeles using various techniques between old school synth and drum machine programming and new school computer mangling. For me it was a chance to work with two people who shaped so much of my musical taste, yet who keep on pushing farther in both a natural and unexpected fashion. 'Disco' (from 1986) was an album that always spoke to me because it blended song arrangements with dance floor mixes, and that is what 'Electric' felt like to make. Allowing songs to be full length without considering the pop rules, disregarding classic structures and instead just working instinctively on what was fun and danceable."

The track listing for 'Electric' is:

1. Axis

2. Bolshy

3. Love is a bourgeois construct

4. Fluorescent

5. Inside a dream

6. The last to die

7. Shouting in the evening

8. Thursday (featuring Example)

9. Vocal

As previously announced, Pet Shop Boys will embark on the 'Electric' tour in May this year. The tour is created in collaboration with Es Devlin (creative director/designer) and Lynne Page (stage director/choreographer), and has already received rave reviews when it debuted in Mexico in March. Tour dates, including the newly announced North American dates, are as follows:

  

13 May - Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile

16 May - Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina

18 May - Conmebol Bourbon Convention Center, Asunción, Paraguay

22 May - Credicard Hall, São Paulo, Brazil

25 May - Centro de Eventos Bima, Bogota, Colombia

3 June - Oktiaborski Concert Hall, St Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 June - Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russian Federation

9 June - Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, Denmark

11 June - Grand Rex, Paris, France

15 June - Sónar Festival, Barcelona, Spain

18 June - O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom

20 June - Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom

23 June - Nokia Hall, Tel Aviv, Israel

26 June - Life Park, Istanbul, Turkey

29 June - Peace & Love Festival, Borlänge, Sweden

1 July - Dortmunder Music Week, Dortmund, Germany

3 July - KV Arena, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

5 July - Õllesummer 20, Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia

7 July - Ruisrock Festival, Turku, Finland

9 July - ZMF, Freiburg, Germany

10 July - Tollwood Festival - Musik Arena, Munich, Germany

16 July - Ejekt Festival, Athens, Greece

9 August - SonicMania, Tokyo Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan

11 August - Summer Sonic festival, Tokyo, Japan

17 August - Skeeno Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia

24 August - Impact Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand

6 Sept - Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany

12 Sept - The Jackie Gleason Theatre, Miami Beach, USA

13 Sept - Mahaffey Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

14 Sept - Symphony Hall, Atlanda, Georgia, USA

16 Sept - Beacon Theatre, New York, NY USA

17 Sept - Beacon Theatre, New York, NY USA

19 Sept - Music Centre at Strathmore, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

21 Sept - House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

22 Sept - Mann Centre for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

24 Sept - Olympia Theatre, Montreal, Canada

25 Sept - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada

27 Sept - Caesars Windsor - The Colosseum, Windsor, Canada

28 Sept - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago Illinois, USA

2 Oct - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA

3 Oct - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada

4 Oct - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Oregon, USA

5 Oct - Fox Theatre, Oakland, California, USA

8 Oct - Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, California, USA

11 Oct - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - The Joint, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

12 Oct - Shrine Auditorium, LA, California, USA

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MICHAEL BUBLÉ 

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

 

SCOTTRADE CENTER

 

 

St. Louis, MO.  -   Grammy Award-winner Michael Bublé is coming to SCOTTRADE CENTER for one night only on Saturday, September 14.  Tickets go on sale Friday, May 17 at 10 am at Ticketmaster.

 

Touring in support of his new #1 selling release, “To Be Loved,” Michael Bublé has been called “one of the most likeable performers on Earth.”  His previous Crazy Love Tour sold out in 80 US cities and was seen by over two million fans worldwide. His stage show is propelled by a string of smash hits including his current single “It’s A Beautiful Day,” “Haven’t Met You Yet,” “Home,” and “Everything,” along with Michael’s distinctive interpretations of classics like “You Make Me Feel So Young,” “Young at Heart,” and “You’re Nobody ‘til Somebody Loves You.” 

“I’m very excited to get back on the road and perform for my fans. It’s been awhile but we’re rested up and ready to have a big party on stage every night,” commented Bublé.

Bublé has already sold out l0 nights at the 17,000 capacity 02 Arena in London beginning June 30^th and 5 nights at the l0,000 capacity 02 in Dublin beginning July 15^th.  “To Be Loved” is Bublé’s 4^th consecutive No. 1 album.  The multi-Grammy winning artist has had global sales of 45 million albums  in the course of his extraordinary decade long career.  Bublé’s last CD, the multi-platinum “Christmas”, was the second biggest selling album of 2011 following Adele.   

 

For more information on Michael Bublé, go to:  http://www.michaelbuble.com

TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 17 AT 10 AM AT TICKETMASTER.COM; ALL TICKETMASTER OUTLETS; CHARGE BY PHONE 1-800-745-3000;

FORD BOX OFFICE AT SCOTTRADE CENTER

  

Kid Rock And Jim Beam Looking For One Lucky Fan To Serve As Rock Star's Personal Bartender

The World's No. 1 Bourbon and Groundbreaking Artist Accepting Fan Applications for Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience on Kid Rock's "Best Night Ever" Summer Concert Tour

CLERMONT, Ky., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kid Rock is upping the ante on his tour with a bold request – his very own personal bartender to create and serve Jim Beam® cocktails during his cross-country "Best Night Ever" tour. Through a nationwide search, Kid Rock and Jim Beam are accepting applications from fans 21 and over who are ready to take on this challenge and join the rock star himself as his resident bartender this summer. The winning fan will receive a prize package, personal mixologist training and the opportunity to bartend backstage for Kid Rock during three of his summer tour stops.

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will be awarded to one lucky fan who embodies the spirit, enthusiasm and creativity of our seven generations of Beam distillers to join Kid Rock on tour. The grand prize winner will have the opportunity to join the tour for three separate concert stops throughout the summer: Irvine, Calif. (July 26); Detroit, Mich. (August 10); and Chicago, Ill. (August 30); receive a training by Beam Master Mixologist Bobby "G" Gleason and a $10,000 prize package. Now through June 7, fans interested in applying can visit www.JimBeam.com/Music/Kid-Rock for more information, the official contest rules and application instructions. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Must be 21 or older to participate. Void where prohibited. Subject to complete official rules. Contest begins May 6, 2013, and ends June 24, 2013. 
"Kid Rock has helped make Jim Beam's decades-long music legacy even stronger," said seventh-generation Master Distiller and Jim Beam's great-grandson Fred Noe. "We figure it's time to pour him a drink or two, and we need our fans to help us make Kid Rock's perfect cocktail. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it!"
This year marks the fifth consecutive year that Kid Rock and Jim Beam have come together to bring legendary music experiences to fans across the country. Since partnering back in 2009, the World's No. 1 Bourbon and Kid Rock have launched breakthrough consumer programs that have provided one-of-a-kind opportunities for music and bourbon fans alike. This year builds on those groundbreaking music experiences as Jim Beam and Kid Rock honor their loyal fans with Jim Beam's Mix for Kid Rock Contest. Jim Beam is also sponsoring Kid Rock's 2013 concert tour, which kicked off earlier this year and concludes this September in Tampa, Fla.
For more information about Jim Beam's Mix for Kid Rock Contest, the "Best Night Ever" tour, or Jim Beam's music legacy, visit JimBeam.com/Music/Kid-Rock , www.Facebook.com/JimBeam or follow us on Twitter @JimBeamOfficial.
Jim Beam is committed to social responsibility and advises legal purchase age consumers to drink smart®. Through drinksmart.com, Beam Inc. educates legal purchase age consumers about how to make responsible choices about alcohol.
About Beam Inc.
As one of the world's leading premium spirits companies, Beam is Crafting the Spirits that Stir the World.  Consumers from all corners of the globe call for the company's brands, including Jim Beam Bourbon, Maker's Mark Bourbon, Sauza Tequila, Pinnacle Vodka, Canadian Club Whisky, Courvoisier Cognac, Teacher's Scotch Whisky, Skinnygirl Cocktails, Cruzan Rum, Hornitos Tequila, Knob Creek Bourbon, Laphroaig Scotch Whisky, Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey, Larios Gin, Whisky DYC and DeKuyper Cordials.  Beam is focused on delivering superior performance with its unique combination of scale with agility and a strategy of Creating Famous Brands, Building Winning Markets and Fueling Our Growth. Beam and its 3,400 passionate associates worldwide generated 2012 sales of $2.5 billion (excluding excise taxes), volume of 38 million 9-liter equivalent cases and some of the industry's fastest growing innovations.
Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, Beam is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BEAM and is included in the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI World Index.  For more information on Beam, its brands, and its commitment to social responsibility, please visit www.beamglobal.com and www.drinksmart.com.
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