Bob Dylan Summer Tour

Bob Dylan begins his North American tour this summer with following his spring in European venues.

Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24th, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. He was raised in Hibbing, Minnesota, where he began writing poems as a child. He taught himself how to play guitar and piano in his early teens and formed a couple of bands. Influenced by the early rock of Elvis Presley, Little Richard and country and folk singers Hank Williams and Woody Guthrie, Dylan was destined to become famous.

Last year, Dylan released "Modern Times," his first new studio set since 2001's "Love and Theft." The disc, which is his 44th album, features 10 new Dylan originals he recorded with his touring band: guitarists Stu Kimball and Denny Freeman, multi-instrumentalist Donnie Herron, bassist Tony Garnier and drummer George Recile. Dylan sang and played keyboards, guitars and harmonica.

Catch the rock legend at these tour stops:

June 2007

22, 23 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Resort Spa & Casino

24 - Hershey Park, PA - Hershey Park Pavilion

25 - Northampton, MA - Pines Theatre

27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena

29 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

30 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

July 2007

1 - Essex Junction, VT - Champlain Valley Exposition

3 - Quebec City, Quebec - Colisee Pepsi Arena

4 - Montreal, Quebec - Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier

5 - Ottawa, Ontario - Lebreton Flats (Cisco Systems Bluesfest)

7, 8 - Rama, Ontario - Casino Rama

10 - Interlochen, MI - Kresge Auditorium

11 - Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre

12 - Toledo, OH - Toledo Zoo Amphitheater

14 - Cleveland, OH - Plain Dealer Pavilion

15 - Indianapolis, IN - The Lawn at White River

16 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre

26 - Costa Mesa, CA - Pacific Amphitheatre

27 - Paso Robles, CA - California Mid-State Fair

28 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Field Amphitheatre

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The NBA Playoffs Are FINALLY Here!

The Golden State Warriors earn a playoff berth for the first time since 1994. Dallas finishes the regular season as the top-ranked team, but can they escape the playoffs as the NBA's No. 1 team? Here are the NBA playoff matchups:

Eastern Conference

1 Detroit Pistons (53-29) vs 8 Orlando Magic (40-42)
2 Cleveland Cavaliers (50-32) vs 7 Washington Wizards (41-41)
3 Toronto Raptors (47-35) vs 6 New Jersey Nets (41-41)
4 Miami Heat (44-38) vs 5 Chicago Bulls (49-33)

Western Conference

1 Dallas Mavericks (67-15) vs 8 Golden State Warriors (42-40)
2 Phoenix Suns (61-21) vs 7 Los Angeles Lakers (42-40)
3 San Antonio Spurs (58-24) vs 6 Denver Nuggets (45-37)
4 Utah Jazz (51-31) vs 5 Houston Rockets (52-30)

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Norah Jones' 2007 Tour Extended To June

Norah Jones will kick off her headlining trek April 13 in Wallingford, CT. She also announced some new tour stops with the first of the newly announced dates being June 1 show in Morrison, CO.

Norah continues to support her latest album Not Too Late, released this January. Her current tour itinerary also includes Boston (MA), Portland (ME), Providence (RI), New York (NY), Atlanta (GA), New Orleans (LA), Toronto (ON), Montreal (QB), and other markets. Not Too Late has already sold more than 2 million copies worldwild, and became double-platinum. Norah Jones’ previous release 2004’s Feels Like Home won Grammy Award.

Norah Jones Spring/Summer 2007 Tour Dates
4/13/2007 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theater

4/14/2007 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater

4/15/2007 - Portland, ME - Merrill Auditorium

4/17/2007 - Providence, RI - Providence Performing Arts Center

4/18/2007 - New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden

4/20/2007 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theater

4/21/2007 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

4/23/2007 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall

4/24/2007 - Greensboro, NC - War Memorial Auditorium

4/26/2007 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

4/27/2007 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle

4/28/2007 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

4/30/2007 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Concert Hall

5/1/2007 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre

5/2/2007 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater

5/4/2007 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater

5/5/2007 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre

5/6/2007 - Minneapolis, MN - The Orpheum Theatre

5/8/2007 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater

5/9/2007 - Cleveland, OH - State Theater

5/11/2007 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall

5/12/2007 - Montreal, Quebec - St. Denis Theatre

6/1/2007 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater

6/4/2007 - Kansas City, MO - Kansas City Music Hall

6/5/2007 - Omaha, NE - Orpheum Theater

6/7/2007 - Little Rock, AR - Robinson Center Hall

6/8/2007 - Memphis, TN - Mud Island Amphitheater

6/9/2007 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Performing Arts Center

6/11/2007 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theater at Grand Prairie

6/12/2007 - Houston, TX - Jones Hall for the Performing Arts

6/15/2007 - Austin, TX - The Backyard

6/16/2007 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theater

6/18/2007 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre

6/19/2007 - San Diego, CA - Embarcadero Marina Park

6/21/2007 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater

6/22/2007 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl

6/23/2007 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre

6/25/2007 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery

6/29/2007 - Seattle, WA - Marion Oliver McCaw Hall

6/30/2007 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Hall

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Justin Timberlake And Rod Stewart's Aeg Live Promoted Concert Tours Are The Top Ticket Sellers Of 2007

Justin Timberlake And Rod Stewart's Aeg Live Promoted Concert Tours Are The Top Ticket Sellers Of 2007

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AEG Live has scored the top two worldwide ticket-selling tours of 2007 with Justin Timberlake's 2007 FutureSex/LoveShow tour topping the chart with 556,245 tickets sold and Rod Stewart's "Rockin' in the Round" 2007 North American tour placing second with sales of 371,277. Justin Timberlake's tour kicked off in San Diego, California on January 8th, 2007 and completed a 38-concert run on March 29th. Justin's second U.S. leg kicks-off August 6th in his home state of Tennessee. Rod Stewart's 61-city concert tour began January 12th and continues through May 19th in New York. AEG live successfully promoted three of the top five concert tours with High School Musical scoring the #4 spot with 324,765.

Remarked Randy Phillips, President & CEO, AEG Live: "The philosophy of AEG Live, starting with the acquisition of Concerts West six years ago, was to always put the artist's interests first and only good results will follow. The men and women who make up Team AEG (Concerts West, Goldenvoice, The Messina Group, Atlanta Worldwide Touring, Moore Entertainment, Marshall-Arts, U.K., AEG Live Regional Offices, AEG Live Festivals Division, AEG Live International, and our much honored Facilities Division) share these tour successes through their enthusiasm for their jobs, the pride of offering an entire industry a strong alternative in the international touring space, and, quite simply, an unrelenting love of music."

The first quarter results of 2007 were announced today by Pollstar, the concert industry's leading trade publication. Pollstar tracked concert industry data provided to them by concert promoters and venue managers from January 1 – March 31 of 2007.

Ozzfest Announces How Fans Can Obtain Their Free Tickets To This Summer's Ground-Breaking Extravaganza

You've heard about how OZZFEST is boldly redefining the concert industry this year by making all the tickets to the summer's premiere touring concert festival entirely free for fans.

Well, Ozzfest fans have a number of ways to score a pair of tickets to "FreeFest"--which will rock mightily with festival's namesake OZZY OSBOURNE and Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Lordi, Behemoth, Mondo Generator, Nile, Ankla, Circus Diablo, The Showdown, 3 Inches of Blood, Daath, Chthonic and In This Moment.

Ticket codes will be distributed through sponsor websites beginning May 12. Details on these programs are available on ozzfest.com, livenation.com, monsterenergy.com, jagermusic.com and fye.com. In the meantime, various sponsors will have offline initiatives, details of which will also be available via their respective websites. These codes can be redeemed for tickets beginning June 12--exactly one month before the first OZZFEST 2007 show in Seattle. Fans will return to the site where they registered or www.livenation.com/ozzfest, enter their code and download two tickets to the show of their choice. Note: To ensure that everyone gets the chance for free tickets, there is a limit of two tickets per customer.

The 24-city earth-pounding 12th annual OZZFEST will launch July 12 in Seattle, WA at the White River Amphitheatre. OZZFEST will also hit George, WA, Sacramento, CA, Mountain View, CA, Devore, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Albuquerque, NM, Denver, CO, Kansas City, MO, Dallas, TX, San Antonio, TX, St. Louis, MO, Columbus, OH, Tinley Park, IL, East Troy, WI, Indianapolis, IN, Holmdel, NJ, Hartford, CT, Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Detroit, MI, Charlotte, NC and West Palm Beach, FL.

Who will win this year's Stanley Cup

The NHL playoffs begin tonight with last year's Stanley Cup teams sitting it out. Here are the playoff match-ups:

Eastern Conference

(8) New York Islanders vs. (1) Buffalo Sabres

(7) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (2) New Jersey Devils

(6) New York Rangers vs. (3) Atlanta Thrashers

(5) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (4) Ottawa Senators

Western Conference

(8) Calgary Flames vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings

(7) Minnesota Wild vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks

(6) Dallas Stars vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks

(5) San Jose Sharks vs. (4) Nashville Predators

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Industry Expert Gives Top Tips For Buying Tickets

(PRWeb) April 7, 2007 -- Demand for concert tickets is escalating as some of the world's biggest acts are announcing tours and as the summer festival season fast approaches. Recently, tickets for tours by The Rolling Stones, The Police and Take That, as well as festivals Hyde Park Calling, Reading Festival, and V Festival, have sold out in record breaking time.

As a result, music fans are continuing to turn to the resale market to get their tickets. This means fans are facing a larger risk than ever before of being ripped off or defrauded by unscrupulous touts. Many will be left out of pocket without their tickets or with counterfeits.

This is a huge current consumer issue. Ticket industry expert Eric Baker, CEO of viagogo.com, Europe's leading online ticket exchange, advises consumers what to watch out for and what to avoid when looking for those must-have tickets. To avoid getting ripped off, Eric says:

"Above all, only use a secure exchange which guarantees that if you're a buyer you get your tickets and if you're a seller you get paid. Additionally, here are five top tips:

1. Don't agree to meet strangers to hand over money for tickets. They could take your money and run. Besides, it could be dangerous to meet someone you don't know.
2. Don't accept the promise of "guarantees" without doing your homework. Many websites say 100% guaranteed, but the guarantee is only as good as the guarantor.
3. Make sure that any online exchange you use is reputable. Anyone can build a website or buy links on Google. Ask if they are in business with any major organisations or teams. Search to see if they've been written about by major publications.
4. Never buy from a source that doesn't give clear instructions, terms and conditions. Good resellers are happy to explain what your rights are and what their responsibilities are.
5. Don't buy tickets outside the arena. This is where a great deal of fraud occurs. The "Picassos" of fraudulent tickets are now able to create forgeries that look as good as the originals, by the time you get to the door and are denied entry the street seller will be long gone."

Eric Baker founded viagogo, Europe's leading secure ticket exchange, which launched in August 2006. Previously, he founded the leading US ticket exchange StubHub, which was acquired by eBay for $307m in January.

Eric brings a proven ticket exchange service to Europe for the first time, offering Europeans the same benefits that he delivered in the United States. viagogo.com has already established itself as the best online destination for people to exchange tickets for all kinds of live events, from sports and West End shows to European tours of the world's biggest rock and pop acts. viagogo's partners include Chelsea FC, Manchester United FC, FC Bayern Munich as well as a range of other sports, entertainment and charity organisations.

Brian McKnight On Tour Beginning April 25th

Brian McKnight begins his U.S. tour on April 25th in support of his current album Ten, which was released by Warner Bros. Records in December. The tour, which is sponsored by VH1 Soul, begins in San Diego, California, and features multi-platinum R&B crooner Joe and gold-selling R&B songstress Sunshine Anderson.

McKnight will showcase tracks from Ten, the Grammy-nominated singer, composer, and producer's tenth album overall. The album, which is McKnight's first with Warner Bros. Records, has two Top 5 singles at Urban AC radio, Find Myself In You and Used To Be My Girl, with a third, What's My Name, also climbing the Urban AC chart.

McKnight has sold more than 16 million records worldwide since his platinum self-titled debut was released in 1992. As a songwriter and producer, the Buffalo, New York, native has recorded and written with some of the music industry's biggest stars, including Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Willie Nelson, Nelly, Robin Thicke and Kenny G.

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Hawaii loves Gwen Stefani.

A second concert has been added to the Hawaii stopover of her "The Sweet Escape" tour, at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Blaisdell Arena.

Tickets for the Aug. 24 concert were sold out Saturday in less than an hour, according to concert promoter Tom Moffatt. And when tickets went on sale for the second show Sunday morning, all of the floor seats were immediately bought up, leaving loge and upper level seats still available.

Stefani, former frontwoman of No Doubt, recently appeared on "American Idol". Her current CD, "The Sweet Life," is a followup to her solo-career-launching "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." disc of 2004.

You don't have to be in Hawaii to catch Stefani. Check out the rest of her tour dates.

Black Dog Promotions Launches The Ticket Blogger

April 9, 2007, Tempe, AZ – Black Dog Promotions announced the launch of it latest online property, The Ticket Blogger ( http://www.theticketblogger.com ).

The Ticket Blogger will keep concert, theatre and sports fans up to date on the hottest tickets that are available and let you know where you can get them. The online blog will provide daily updates on the hottest concert tours from stars like Beyonce, Christina Aquilera, The Police as well as hot sporting events like the NBA playoffs, Major League Baseball and Nascar. The blog will also provide tips and suggestions on dealing with ticket brokers and feature selected ticket brokers on a monthly basis.

Black Dog Founder, Scott Kelly commented, “We hope to be a resource to the fans and provide them the latest concert tours, theatre and sporting news and provide a dependable source for information on how to get tickets to these events.”

About Black Dog Promotions

Black Dog Promotions is an online marketing and promotion firm that provides its services to businesses through its network of websites:

www.greatsportslinks.com – Your Sports Connection.
www.sportsgroupies.com – Real sports fans are sports groupies.
www.buyindiemusic.com – The independent artist’s music and merchandise store.
www.greatmusicsites.com – Find great new music at Great Music Sites.
www.arizonamusicclub.com – The club for the Arizona Music Scene.
www.musiciansbookstore.com – Where musicians buy books and more.
www.musicmarketer.com – We’ll put feet to your next music web project.
www.americanpokernews.com – News and events for the great game of poker.
www.desertpokerclub.com – The official destination for poker in the Southwest.
www.pokerplayerbooks.com – Poker books, supplies and more.
www.reallycoollinks.com – The coolest sites on the web.
www.arizonaagentguide.com – Don’t just find an agent, find a guide.
www.creativehealthalternatives.com – Health, wellness and fitness.

Details on the company’s services can be found at http://www.blackdogpromotions.com

Contact: Scott Kelly, Black Dog Promotions 480-206-3435 or via email at scott@blackdogpromotions.com

American Idol's Chris Daughtry On Tour

Chris Daughtry is best known for his 4th place position on American Idol’s fifth season in 2006, he is now the lead singer of Daughtry, the rock band that the guitarist/singer-songwriter formed after the show.

Daughtry has sold more than 1million copies of their debut album in the first 5 weeks and quickly moving to the top of the Billboard charts.

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Beyonce's North American Tour Dates Announced

NEW YORK, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Superstar and cultural icon Beyonce is bringing her 2007 world tour to North America for a series of live concerts beginning Friday, July 6, at the Superdome in New Orleans. "The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris," kicks off April 10 in Tokyo and is currently set to run stateside through September (see itinerary following).

WeLoveBeyonce.com, the artist's official fan site, will host a two-week presale for Beyonce's concerts in Ft. Lauderdale, Philadelphia, and Raleigh, on Thursday, April 5 at 10am (ET)/ 9am (CT). (The public on-sale for those three cities will take place the weekend of April 20.) VIP Concert Tour Packages will be available exclusively at welovebeyonce.com.
Further details on presales and public on-sales for other cities on Beyonce's 2007 world tour itinerary will be available on her official fan site.

The most eagerly-anticipated tour of the year, "The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris" showcases the international music and film star, along with her sizzling all-female band, performing musical hits, classics, and surprises in a newly-created high-tech state-of-the-art concert environment.

Beyonce recently set the all-time record for the biggest chart jump in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 when "Beautiful Liar," her superstar duet with Shakira, bulleted an unprecedented 91 slots (#94* to #3*) upward in a single week.

The first single from Beyonce's B'DAY Deluxe Edition, "Beautiful Liar," an irresistible Latin/pop anthem of feminine empowerment, has also entered Billboard's Hot Digital Songs and Hot Digital Tracks charts at #1.

Music World/Columbia Records has just released Beyonce's B'DAY Deluxe Edition, an expanded two-CD edition of the pop icon's best-selling Grammy- winning solo album, in stores now.

Also available now: Beyonce's B'DAY Anthology Video Album. For sale exclusively at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the B'DAY Anthology Video Album includes Beyonce's videos for "Kitty Kat (intro)"/"Greenlight," "Upgrade U" featuring Jay-Z, "Deja Vu," "Ring The Alarm," "Irreplaceable," "Listen," "Suga Mama," "Get Me Bodied," "Freakum Dress," "Flaws & All," "Kissing You" and "Beautiful Liar" featuring Shakira. As an added bonus, the video collection features fifteen minutes of exclusive behind-the-scene footage.

"The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris" Fri 7/6 New Orleans, LA Superdome Sat 7/7 Memphis, TN FedEx Forum Sun 7/8 St. Louis, MO Savvis Center Wed 7/11 Monterrey, Mexico Monterrey Arena Fri 7/13 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center Sat 7/14 Houston, TX Toyota Center Sun 7/15 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center Wed 7/18 Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment Center Fri 7/20 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Sat 7/21 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum Sun 7/22 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center Tue 7/24 Orlando, FL AMWAY Arena Fri 7/27 Charlotte, NC Bobcat Arena Sat 7/28 Raleigh, NC RBC Center Sun 7/29 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum Tue 7/31 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena Wed 8/1 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Thu 8/2 TBD Fri 8/3 Meadowlands, NJ Continental Airline Arena Sat 8/4 NYC Madison Square Garden Wed 8/8 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena Thu 8/9 Washington DC Verizon Center Fri 8/10 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center Sat 8/11 Atlantic City, NJ TBD Sun 8/12 Boston, MA Fleet Center Tue 8/14 Montreal, QC Bell Centre Wed 8/15 Toronto, ON Air Canada Fri 8/17 Detroit, MI Palace Sat 8/18 Chicago, IL United Center Sun 8/19 Cleveland, OH Quicken Arena Wed 8/22 Denver, CO Pepsi Arena Fri 8/24 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center Sat 8/25 Las Vegas, NV MGM Sun 8/26 San Diego, CA TBD Thu 8/30 Lake Tahoe, CA Harrah's Outdoor Theatre Fri 8/31 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena Sat 9/1 Anaheim, CA Honda Center Sun 9/2 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center Wed 9/5 TBD Thu 9/6 Calgary, Canada Pengrowth Saddledome Fri 9/7 Vancouver, Canada GM Place

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PICKS

Here our picks for this baseball season. Tell us yours.

AL East
1. New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Toronto Blue Jays
4. Baltimore Orioles
5. Tampa Bay Devil Rays

AL Central
1. Cleveland Indians
2. Detroit Tigers
3. Minnesota Twins
4. Chicago White Sox
5. Kansas City Royals

AL West
1. Los Angeles Angels
2. Oakland Athletics
3. Texas Rangers
4. Seattle Mariners

NL East
1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. New York Mets
3. Atlanta Braves
4. Florida Marlins
5. Washington Nationals

NL Central
1. St. Louis Cardinals
2. Chicago Cubs
3. Milwaukee Brewers
4. Houston Astros
5. Cincinnati Reds
6. Pittsburgh Pirates

NL West
1. Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Los Angeles Dodgers
3. San Diego Padres
4. San Francisco Giants
5. Colorado Rockies

World Series: Yankees over Cardinals

Monty Python's Spamalot

Monty Python has found his way to Broadway! This hilarious comedy is continuing its run on Broadway, and is now touring the nation!

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Genesis Reunion Tour

Genesis is one of my personal all time favorite bands. "Follow You, Follow Me" was my wedding song. When Peter Gabriel was the frontman, they shared space in progressive rock alongside Rush, and Yes, but embraced the synth-heavy sound of lite pop rock in the 80s when Phil Collins took the reins. Both incarnations proved wildly successful and the latter enjoyed massive hits like "Invisible Touch" and "Throwing It All Away."

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Christina Aguilera/ Pussycat Dolls On Tour

Christina Aguilera/ Pussycat Dolls

Aguilera, definitely R&B/Pop's finest singer is now someone older and finer previous "Dirrty" image. Her most recent two-CD package, Back to Basics, shows off her vocal range at its most powerful. Aguilera jumps from the jitter bop of "Candyman" and "Ain't No Other Man" to the blessed blues of "I Got Trouble" to the forlorn Fiona Apple-like sounds of "Mercy on Me." Back to Basics slick funky stuff ("Back in the Day") will bring back the boogie to this concert season.

The Pussycat Dolls take a time out from their reality-show to open for Christina.

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