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concert tour stories: 55 news summaries

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 Madonna Eyes 
 Gig in Brit's Circus 

Pop queens plan potential reunion

Dec 15, 08 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - What’s hotter than Britney Spears’ comeback tour? Madonna teaming up with Brit on said tour—and that is a distinct possibility, the Sun reports. “There has been talk of Madonna making an appearance and there’s so many places we could take that,” said Spears’ choreographer. ... More »

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music • Britney Spears • celebrity • Madonna • concert tour

 Sorry, Madge: No 
 Reunion for Brit, Justin 

But the exes never share the stage

Nov 7, 08 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Madonna brought Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake together again—sort of. She shared the stage with famous exes during her show last night at Dodger Stadium, E! Online reports, but not at the same time. Brit joined Madge for the third song of the night and got a kiss—on... More »

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Britney Spears • Los Angeles • Justin Timberlake • Dodger Stadium • Madonna • concert tour

 Brit, JT 
 to Reunite 
 at Madonna Show 

Former lovebirds to perform tonight with Madonna

Nov 6, 08 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - It can be awkward bumping into an old flame, but Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears are banking on the Material Girl to run interference. Access Hollywood reports that the onetime lovebirds will reunite—onstage—at Madonna’s performance tonight in Los Angeles. “They’re going to be on stage,... More »

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music • Britney Spears • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • reunion • Madonna • concert tour

 Post-Vertigo, 
 Janet's Back 
 on Tour 

Recuperated singer ready to resume comeback tour 

Oct 15, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Janet Jackson is ready to resume touring after recovering from a rare form of vertigo, E! Online reports. The singer scrapped nine shows from her Rock Witchu comeback tour after falling ill before a soundcheck in Montreal, causing much speculation about a "mystery illness." Jackson's manager... More »

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Janet Jackson • singer • vertigo • concert tour

 Janet Jackson Hospitalized 

Rushed to hospital during sound check

Sep 30, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Janet Jackson was rushed to the hospital last night after "falling ill" during a sound check onstage before a concert, AP reports. The 42-year-old singer canceled her Montreal performance and remains under observation. Jackson, last hospitalized in March with the flu, is on a North American tour. More »

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Janet Jackson • celebrity • Montreal • hospitalization • concert tour

 
 Madge Sticks
 It to McCain,
 Is Sweet to
 Obama

Gets political during tour video montages

Aug 25, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Is Madonna using her Sticky & Sweet world tour to strike back at John McCain’s celebrity ad? During a remix of “Like a Prayer,” a screen flashes images of destruction followed by shots of Hitler, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, and then McCain, reports the New York Times.... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • celebrity • Wales • Madonna • political endorsement • concert tour

 Madonna Starts 
 Tour, Draws
 Greenie Fire 

To not-sold-out house

Aug 23, 08 6:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna kicked off her 51-stop stage show in Cardiff today, a sprawling extravaganza featuring 20 songs, 250 crew members, and $2 million worth of jewelry, the BBC reports. A giant “M” loomed over the stage as Madonna worked through the show’s four sections, titled Pimp, Old School, Gypsy,... More »

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climate change • carbon footprint • celebrity • concert • Madonna • concert tour


 Brother's
 Ghost
 Writer:
 Madonna

Singer's goal: concert ticket sales

Jul 28, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Christopher Ciccone’s perfectly timed book, Life with My Sister Madonna, may have had a world-famous ghost writer: the Material Girl herself. In a bid to sell concert tickets, Madonna "actually ghost-wrote parts of it with him,” an insider tells the New York Post. “That's why there's... More »

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Alex Rodriguez • ghostwrite • Madonna • ticket sales • celebrity tell-alls • concert tour • Christopher Ciccone

 Brit Psyched for Madonna Gig 

Taped video segment for Madge's tour yesterday

Jul 10, 08 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears "is excited, but in a grownup way" about collaborating with Madonna for her Sticky & Sweet tour, a pal tells People. The recovering pop tart, who filmed the taped segment yesterday, “has come a long way in the last year. She has settled down and is... More »

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music • Britney Spears • Los Angeles • celebrity • Madonna • concert tour

Rock Rolls
With Bluegrass

Plant and Krauss
make an unlikely duo but still make beautiful music on tour

Jun 19, 08 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - He's a howling rock god; she's a fiddlin' bluegrass queen. It sounds like an odd pairing, but Robert Plant and Alison Krauss weave haunting harmonies on tour, reports Rolling Stone. The duo admits they struggled to find the right groove while performing Led Zep covers and R&B classics... More »

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music • Rolling Stone • Robert Plant • Alison Krauss • blues • concert tour

 Jay-Z, Kanye: Kings of the Road 

Traveling rap shows cashing in like never before

Jun 2, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - It took "live bands, big sound, pyrotechnics and showmanship," not to speak of an assist from an R&B diva, but Jay-Z and Kanye West have brought hip-hop into the big leagues in the touring business. The Jay-Z tour that ended last month grossed more than $23 million,... More »

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music industry • Kanye West • hip-hop • music sales • rap music • Jay-Z • concert tour

 Green Bands 
 Can't Stop Fans 
 From Polluting 

Rock armies have to reach the show somehow

May 30, 08 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's not easy being a green band. While touring musicians try to cut their carbon footprints with biodiesel buses and recycling, fans wreak environmental havoc, reports Rolling Stone. The venues arena rockers need sit miles outside of city centers, forcing concertgoers to gas up and hit the road. And... More »

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environment • pollution • rock bands • Radiohead • carbon emissions • concert tour

 Metal Makes a Heavy Comeback 

Hair we go again: '80s nostalgia brings monsters of rock  back to life

May 24, 08 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Heavy metal is coming back with a vengeance this summer, the Guardian reports. Kiss, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, and plenty of other massive metal names from the '80s will dust off the spandex and play stadium shows for audiences of aging headbangers along with a new generation of fans weaned... More »

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rock stars • Kiss • Metallica • Guitar Hero • heavy metal • rock music • concert tour • Def Leppard • Judas Priest

Foo Fighters' Rider: Diva Demands, Snarky Delivery

Band doesn't skimp on asking for what it wants on tour—nor on humor in its request

May 14, 08 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The rider from the Foo Fighter's 2008 tour is packed with wit, the Smoking Gun observes, including requests for "big ass kielbasas that make men self-conscious." The document is "every bit as amusing as the Iggy rider," the site says of the copy accompanying an '06... More »

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Foo Fighters • concert tour • Iggy Pop • Iggy and the Stooges

 Nine Inch Nails Pinch Scalpers 

New online strategy aims to get tix straight to fans

May 1, 08 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nine Inch Nails aims to outmaneuver scalpers and undercut premium ticket brokers with an online strategy during an upcoming summer concert tour, Reuters reports. Tickets will be sold directly to fans registered on the band's website beginning 72 hours before each concert date. Organizers hope tight ID restrictions will ensure... More »

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ticket • Pearl Jam • Nine Inch Nails • scalpers • concert tour • brokers • online sales • Maroon 5

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