Radiohead Tour Dates 2008

Radiohead Reveals North American Tour Dates

Radiohead will embark on its first North American tour in two years May 5 in West Palm Beach, Fla. Eight shows have been confirmed for the first leg, which wraps May 18 in Dallas.

Afterward, Radiohead will visit Europe for a month's worth of shows that begin June 6-7 in Dublin and wrap July 8 in Berlin. The band then returns to North America in August for shows in such locales as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, with dates and venues to be announced.

The group will be out in support of its 2007 album "In Rainbows," which was first made available as a name-your-own-price download via Radiohead.com in October, and then released on CD in early January via TBD/ATO. It has sold 311,000 copies in that form, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Here are Radiohead's North American tour dates:

May 5: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
May 6: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheatre)
May 8: Atlanta (Lakewood Amphitheatre)
May 9: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
May 11: Bristow, Va. (Nissan Pavilion)
May 14: Maryland Heights, Mo. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
May 17: Houston (Mitchell Pavilion)
May 18: Dallas (Superpages.com Center)

Here are the cities for the tour's second leg (dates, venues TBA):

Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Montreal
New York
Philadelphia
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Seattle
Toronto
Vancouver

Vedder Heads West For Spring Solo Shows

Vedder Heads West For Spring Solo Shows

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder will embark on his first solo tour this spring, in support of his Monkeywrench/J soundtrack to the acclaimed film "Into the Wild." Dates begin April 2 in Vancouver; Liam Finn will open.

Vedder was uncertain about presenting the material live when he spoke to Billboard late last year. "I like the idea. It'll happen when it happens if it happens," he said with a laugh.

But he has since come around to the idea, perhaps encouraged by a well-received performance of "Into the Wild" music at a private party in Los Angeles in November.

"This will be an amazing opportunity for fans to see Eddie Vedder in such intimate settings," RCA Music Group VP or A&R/marketing Matt Shay tells Billboard.com. "Working with Eddie on the music from 'Into the Wild' has been an honor, and the tour will be a true highlight for all of us."

At present, it hasn't been announced whether Vedder will be playing the shows completely on his own or with help from other musicians. Ticket information, including pre-sale access for members of Pearl Jam's Ten Club fan organization, can be found at PearlJam.com.

Vedder's "Into the Wild" soundtrack has sold 243,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The track "Guaranteed" won the Golden Globe for best original song, while "Hard Sun" enjoyed success at radio, peaking at No. 13 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.

Before Vedder hits the road, Pearl Jam is expected to regroup and start sketching out material for its next studio album. As previously reported, the band will also assemble to co-headline the Bonnaroo festival in mid-June in Manchester, Tenn.

There's other new Vedder music in the offing as well. His track "No More" will serve as the first single from "Body of War: Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran," due March 18 via Sire.

Here are Eddie Vedder's tour dates:

April 2: Vancouver (the Centre)
April 5: Santa Cruz, Calif. (Civic Auditorium)
April 7: Berkeley, Calif. (Zellerbach Auditorium)
April 10: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Arlington Theatre)
April 12-13: Los Angeles (Wiltern Theatre)
April 15: San Diego (Spreckels Theatre)

The Police Concert Tour Schedule

The Police with very special guest Elvis Costello and The Imposters

Show Date City Venue Legacy Member Presale New Member Presale

1-May-2008 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
3-May-2008 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
4-May-2008 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
10-May-2008 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
13-May-2008 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
14-May-2008 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
16-May-2008 Orlando, FL Amway Center
17-May-2008 W. Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
20-May-2008 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
21-May-2008 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
23-May-2008 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Hotel & Arena
24-May-2008 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
26-May-2008 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
27-May-2008 Los Angeles, CA The Hollywood Bowl
11-Jul-2008 Portland, OR Clark County Amphitheatre
12-Jul-2008 Seattle, WA The Gorge
14-Jul-2008 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
16-Jul-2008 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion
17-Jul-2008 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
19-Jul-2008 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
21-Jul-2008 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
25-Jul-2008 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
26-Jul-2008 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
28-Jul-2008 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
31-Jul-2008 Boston, MA Tweeter Center
01-Aug-2008 Saratoga, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
03-Aug-2008 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
04-Aug-2008 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

The Police fan club presales begin at 10am LOCAL TIME on Wednesday, 20 February for Legacy Members and at noon LOCAL TIME for New Members. The fan club presales will run through 12pm LOCAL TIME on Friday, 22 February. If you have never participated in a ThePolice.com presale event, we HIGHLY recommend that you review the presale instructions now.

Cher Concert Dates Scheduled

Cher plans 'visually unbelievable' Vegas gig
According to USA Today (source)

Cher beat the odds at every turn in her 44-year career, so it's no surprise she's betting on an artistic rebirth in Las Vegas.

The indestructible diva, who retired from touring in 2005, will star in a song-and-dance spectacle starting May 6 at the 4,100-seat Colosseum in Caesars Palace. She'll perform four shows weekly for one month, then return mid-August through early October, leapfrogging stints with Bette Midler. Her pact with promoter AEG Live extends three years.

Cher, 61, promises a "visually unbelievable" hit parade that entails elaborate choreography, complex staging, eye-popping costumes, 14 dancers and four aerialists.

"Creatively, we're doing something that's never been done with sets," she says. "Getting the whole thing in book form, in pictures, has taken months. Our set moves down from the ceiling, in from the sides, up from the floor. We have screens in the foreground, the center and the back. We can change a city into a forest in two seconds. You'll see a different stage for every song."

The music will access all chapters of Cher's career, from her Sonny & Cher start to her recent dance-pop phase, and she's plotting updates of both old and new hits.

Cher's extravagant 2002-05 Farewell Tour rang up $192.5 million from 273 shows, the ninth-highest-grossing tour in history, according to Billboard Boxscore.

"Cher definitely achieved elite status as a live performer on her Farewell Tour, which was a remarkable endurance test and a hugely popular draw," says Billboard touring editor Ray Waddell. "With her elaborate costumes, long list of hits and over-the-top presentation, I can't think of another artist more suited to Vegas. A Cher concert is just a really good time."

Cher insists her Vegas splash won't recycle Farewell's motifs: "I'd like to be challenged."

She hasn't seen Colosseum concerts by previous residents Celine Dion or Elton John, nor the venue itself ("I saw a picture of it"). She's furiously working out to gear up for rehearsals, and she likes the idea of bouncing between her home in Malibu and a steady gig in Vegas.

But don't look for her at the craps tables: "Let me have a pair of shoes for my money."

List of upcoming concerts for2008.

2008 1st Quarter

Bruce Springsteen& E-Street Band
Bon Jovi
George Strait
Hannah Montana
Andre Rieu
Jonas Brothers
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with Steve Winwood
Rascal Flatts
RodeoHouston
Van Halen
Rush
Tim McGraw
Avril Levine
Robert Plant/ Alison Krauss
Michael Buble
Avril
Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood – Blind Faith reunion
Elton John
Bette Midler
Chris Rock
Foo Fighters
Feist
Jackson Browne

2008 2nd Quarter

The Eagles
Kenny Chesney
Radiohead
Dave Matthews Band
Toby Keith
Jimmy Buffett
Roger Waters
American Idols Live
Panic at the Disco
Alicia Keys
The Verve
Widespread Panic
Van Morrison
Jack Johnson
My Morning Jacket
The Allman Brothers Band
Death Cab for Cutie
Sigur Ros
Maroon 5
Dolly Parton
Def Leppard
Cher
Brad Paisley
Santana
Wilco


2008 3rd Quarter

Metallica
Pearl Jam
Celine Dion
Madonna
Queen
R.E.M
The Raconteurs
Iron Maiden
The Killers
Gnarles Barkley

2008 4th Quarter

Led Zeppelin
Tran-Siberian Orchestra
Jonas Brothers
Neil Diamond

These are a list of some possible concert tours for 2008 and there are rumors that a tour will be scheduled, but nothing has been confirmed.

AC/DC
Aerosmith
Barbra Streisand
Beyonce
Black Sabbath Reunion Tour
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Guns N' Roses
Justin Timberlake
Led Zeppelin
Mana
Mark Knopfler
New Kids on the Block
Nine Inch Nails
No Doubt
Pearl Jam
Peter Gabriel
Rod Stewart
Shakira
Smashing Pumpkins
The Dixie Chicks
The Grateful Dead
The Kinks
The Who
Whitney Houston

Chicago Cubs Tickets Go On Sale

The Cubs on Tuesday announced that individual game tickets for the 2008 regular season will go on sale Friday, Feb. 22. Tickets will be available for purchase in the following methods:

• At the Wrigley Field box office: Tickets will go on sale at 8:00 a.m. and a random wristband system will be used. There will be no advantage to "camping out" at the ballpark, as initial position in lines will be established by a random drawing of all wristbands distributed prior to 6 a.m. Friday morning.

Wristbands will be available at Wrigley Field from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, and from 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21. There is a limit of one wristband per person. You will be required to show two (2) forms of identification, one of which needs to be a government issued photo ID. The wristbands will only be used at Wrigley Field on Friday, Feb. 22.

A random drawing will be held shortly after 6 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 22 to determine the starting number for the ticket lines. The winning number will immediately be announced on WGN Radio 720-AM and on the Cubs official Web site, cubs.com. All other numbers will follow the selected number.

• By telephone: Tickets can be purchased by telephone through Tickets.com beginning at 10 a.m. The Tickets.com phone number for Illinois callers is 800-The-Cubs (800-843-2827). The phone number for out-of-state callers is 866-652-2827.

• Via the Internet: Visitors to the Cubs Web site, www.cubs.com, can purchase tickets beginning at 10 a.m.

A virtual waiting room will be used for all Internet orders. The virtual waiting room will begin accepting customers at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 22. At 10:00 a.m. customers will be randomly selected from the virtual waiting room to begin purchasing tickets. All internet customers will need a valid cubs.com account. We recommend that customers sign-up for an account prior to February 22.

Outlet ticket sales will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 25, at Chicagoland Tickets.Com outlets.

Ticket limits: On Feb. 22, 23 and 24 various ticket limits will be put in place. These limits will be imposed based on various factors including customer name, household, credit card and e-mail address. Internet customers who use computer-based scripting language may have all orders cancelled.

There will be a limit of six tickets per game.

At the Wrigley Field Box Office, you will be limited to ordering a maximum of 42 tickets.

Internet and phone customers will be limited to one game per order of up to six tickets. Internet and Phone customers will be limited to a maximum of 42 tickets for the weekend. All customers who order more than this limit may have all orders cancelled.

All bleacher tickets sold at Wrigley Field on Feb. 22 will be by credit card only - Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express. Credit Cards used during the on-sale must be in the name of the ticket purchaser.

In an effort to provide the best ticket availability for Cubs fans, all customers when receiving a wristband on Feb. 20 or 21 and while purchasing tickets at Wrigley Field on Feb. 22 will be required to show two (2) forms of identification, one of which needs to be a government issued photo ID.

Individual ticket rices have increased for the 2008 regular season. For updated ticket pricing, please visit Cubs.com.

Dugout, Bullpen and Bleacher Box Seats will go on sale on a future date. Please visit Cubs.com for more details.

For more information, please contact the Cubs at 773-404-CUBS.