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  • July 2008

    • Joel Movin' Out of Shea

      newser  |  New York Sun  |  Jul 8, 08 7:47 AM CDT

      Joel Movin' Out of Shea

      His idols set a pop-cultural milestone by playing a concert there in 1965, and now Billy Joel will be the last musician to rock Shea Stadium, reports the New York Sun . Since the Beatles turned to sports venues to fit their legions of screaming fans, the home of the Mets has hosted everyone from The Police to The Boss to the Pope. More »

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      concert  • Beatles  • rock and roll  • Bruce Springsteen  • Shea Stadium  • Queens, New York  • The Police  • Billy Joel

  • June 2008

    • Stars Turn Out to Fete Mandela

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 27, 08 4:45 PM CDT

      Stars Turn Out to Fete Mandela

      A benefit concert for Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday drew a constellation of music stars to London today, the BBC reports. Will Smith kicked off the festivities, and Leona Lewis was a hit with the crowd, but the star of the show, as expected, was Mandela. "Even as we celebrate, let us remind ourselves that our work is far from complete," he said. More »

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      South Africa  • AIDS  • concert  • Nelson Mandela

    • Tim McGraw's His Own Bouncer

      newser  |  TMZ  |  Jun 25, 08 8:48 PM CDT

      Tim McGraw's His Own Bouncer

      Tim McGraw took matters into his own hands when a rowdy fan got violent in the front row, TMZ reports. When McGraw saw the beefy man strike a woman during a concert in Washington state Tuesday night, he called for security while in mid-song, then reached down from the stage, and grabbed the guy. More »

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      music  • concert  • country music  • Tim McGraw

    • Mandela to Nutty Naomi: You're Not on the List

      newser  |  Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jun 25, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Mandela to Nutty Naomi: You're Not on the List

      Nelson Mandela personally barred Naomi Campbell from a London concert to celebrate his 90th birthday Friday, the Daily Mail reports, days after the supermodel was sentenced for assaulting airport police officers. The anti-apartheid hero—whom Campbell calls her "honorary grandfather"—is said to be particularly disappointed that she was wearing a cap bearing his charity's logo at the time of her April arrest. More »

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      celebrity  • concert  • assault  • model  • supermodel  • Nelson Mandela  • birthday  • Naomi Campbell  • Wicked Models

    • My Morning Jacket Spreads Rock Gospel

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 23, 08 4:33 PM CDT

      My Morning Jacket Spreads Rock Gospel

      My Morning Jacket is officially an arena-rock force, Nate Chinen raves in the New York Times . The Southern-rock darlings walked the line between spiritual and sanguine before a sold-out Radio City Music Hall on Friday, playing the majority of new album Evil Urges , which "features some of its strongest songs alongside some of its strangest." More »

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      concert  • music review  • indie rock

    • Boy George to Sing for NYC Street Sweepers

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  Jun 12, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      Boy George to Sing for NYC Street Sweepers

      Boy George is planning a private gig as a thank-you to the people who helped him keep New York's streets clean during his week of court-ordered community service, the New York Daily News reports. The singer, who says city workers treated him very kindly during his 2006 punishment for wasting police time, will play the sanitation department's family picnic this summer. More »

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      New York City  • concert  • singer  • sanitation  • community service  • Boy George

    • How an Amateur Made Classical Cool in NYC

      newser  |  Gramophone  |  Jun 7, 08 4:16 PM CDT

      How an Amateur Made Classical Cool in NYC

      Ronen Givony is no musician, he can’t read music, and had never organized a concert—until recently. Now the 28-year-old is considered one of New York’s top impresarios, thanks to his “Wordless Music” series, which puts top indie rock and electronica bands on the same bill as classical performers. The series is a blockbuster, drawing the young, curious 20-something crowd that Lincoln Center so desires. More »

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      New York City  • concert  • classical music  • rock music  • Lincoln Center  • indie pop

  • May 2008

    • Shakira Shakes Cash Loose for Charity

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 18, 08 11:30 AM CDT

      Shakira Shakes Cash Loose for Charity

      Shakira, Ricky Martin, and dozens of other Spanish-speaking pop stars performed at simultaneous fundraising concerts in Mexico City and Buenos Aires yesterday, reports the LA Times . “It is doable, we can really eradicate poverty,” said the Colombian singer, whose shows benefited Alas, a charity that helps Latin America's neediest children. Shakira secured nearly $200 million in donations from billionaires Howard Buffet (son of Warren) and Carlos Slim, reports the BBC. More »

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      music  • charity  • concert  • Latin America  • philanthropy  • fundraiser  • Mexico City  • Buenos Aires  • Shakira

    • Madge Reprises Lesbian Kiss

      newser  |  Daily Mail (UK)  |  May 7, 08 11:10 AM CDT

      Madge Reprises Lesbian Kiss

      Madonna revived a rare classic last night—and it wasn't a song. During a performance in Paris to promote new album Hard Candy , the Material Girl, 49, grabbed a female backup dancer for an on-stage lip-lock, reprising a headline-grabbing steamy stunt with Britney Spears during a 2003 MTV awards show, the Daily Mail reports. More »

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      celebrity  • Britney Spears  • Paris  • Madonna  • concert  • Lesbian  • kiss  • Hard Candy

    • Mozart Helps Snap Saudi Taboos

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 3, 08 9:56 PM CDT

      Mozart Helps Snap Saudi Taboos

      Mozart hasn't challenged cultural taboos for more than 200 years, but last night he caused quite a stir in Saudi Arabia. A German-based quartet gave the nation its first public classical concert where men were allowed to hear Mozart and sit next to, gasp, women. "The concert is a sign that things are changing rapidly here," a German ambassador told the AP. More »

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      Saudi Arabia  • concert  • classical music  • Muslim women  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • April 2008

    • Idol Idled by Vocal Injury

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Apr 22, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Idol Idled by Vocal Injury

      "American Idol" champ Jordin Sparks has been forced to cancel April concert dates with Alicia Keys because of dangerous vocal-cord hemorrhaging, the New York Post reports. Even a sneeze could permanently damage the 18-year-old chart-topper, who has been singing nonstop since winning "Idol" last year. However, her handlers say, Sparks is expected to recover fully. More »

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      American Idol  • concert  • injury  • singer  • Jordin Sparks

    • Lost Photos of Elvis Discovered

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 10, 08 2:55 AM CDT

      Lost Photos of Elvis Discovered

      Close to 40 photographs of a jump-suited, cape-toting Elvis Presley rocking the house at Madison Square Garden in 1972 have surfaced and will be on display next month at Graceland in an exhibit entitled, "Elvis Jumpsuits: All Access." One of them already graces a Times Square billboard. A longtime official Garden photographer discovered the shots while sifting through old files, AP reports. More »

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      music  • concert  • memorabilia  • photographs  • Madison Square Garden  • Elvis Presley  • Elvis  • 1970s

    • Jay-Z to Sign Record $150M Deal

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 3, 08 7:19 AM CDT

      Jay-Z to Sign Record $150M Deal

      Rapper Jay-Z is about to decamp from record label Def Jam and sign a $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation, reports the New York Times. The deal, Live Nation's biggest to date, will give the superstar financial backing for tours, his own record label and other related ventures such as talent consulting. It reflects the ongoing scramble in the music business as CD sales plunge and fans download more and more of their music. More »

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      music industry  • Madonna  • concert  • hip-hop  • rap music  • Jay-Z  • American Gangster  • Mary J. Blige  • Live Nation  • Def Jam  • Atlantic Records

  • March 2008

    • Beatles Fight to Stop Historic Bootleg

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Mar 22, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Beatles Fight to Stop Historic Bootleg

      The Beatles are fighting to stop the release of recordings made at a German club just before they became the world's most famous band, the Miami Herald reports. The 1962 gig is historic for music buffs because it's the first time Ringo Starr played live with the band. A Miami company and a British promoter hope to sell the "lost" recordings, including eight songs never released as a single or an album, but the group's lawyers are digging in. More »

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      lawsuit  • concert  • Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • rock stars  • rock bands  • Ringo Starr  • Hank Williams

    • Film Biz Goes Bananas Over Hannah

      newser  |  Variety  |  Mar 12, 08 10:13 PM CDT

      Film Biz Goes Bananas Over Hannah

      Film execs looking to inject life into the dormant sphere of alternative content—showing concerts, sporting events, etc., in theaters—are turning their eyes toward teen star Miley Cyrus and her cash-cow alter ego, Hannah Montana. Cyrus dominated conversation today at an industry conference because her enormously popular 3-D concert film proved that the concept can work in the US, Variety reports. More »

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      teenagers  • concert  • Miley Cyrus  • Hannah Montana  • film studio  • movie industry  • movie theaters

  • February 2008

    • 10 Crushed at Indonesia Concert

      newser  |  BBC  |  Feb 10, 08 7:30 AM CST

      10 Crushed at Indonesia Concert

      At least ten people were killed yesterday when they were crushed in a stampede of fans at a punk rock concert in Indonesia. The victims, mostly teenagers, died as a mob of concertgoers tried to leave the jam-packed venue as others were still streaming in, and the crowd panicked, according to some reports. Other witnesses said drunk fans triggered the panic as they stormed through the crowd. More »

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      Indonesia  • concert  • stampede

    • Wholesome Hannah a Winner

      newser  |  Rotten Tomatoes  |  Feb 1, 08 7:29 AM CST

      Wholesome Hannah a Winner

      Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds may be a vanilla production, and the songs its tween icon belts out during this big-screen 3D version of her concert are "fizzy" and "forgettable," writes Jan Stewart of Newsday . But those shortcomings are trumped by the fact that, at just 15 years old, pop star Cyrus is "insanely likable and talented, with poise and presence beyond her years," says AP's Christy Lemire. More »

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      movie  • movie review  • concert  • Miley Cyrus  • Hannah Montana  • pop music

  • January 2008

    • U2 3D a Virtual Triumph

      newser  |  Rotten Tomatoes  |  Jan 25, 08 8:26 AM CST

      U2 3D a Virtual Triumph

      Sitting through the IMAX feature U2 3D isn't exactly like being at one of the legendary rock band's shows. "In many ways, watching the movie is better ," writes Desson Thomson of the Washington Post . The film's incredibly lifelike presentation of U2 "shows how closely technology can match" the kind of "natural high" that a live concert delivers—except there are no obstructed views or post-gig trudges to "parking lot hell," he writes. More »

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      movie  • movie review  • concert  • Bono  • 3D

    • Hannah Montana Clone Doubles in Concert

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 10, 08 7:03 AM CST

      Hannah Montana Clone Doubles in Concert

      Heartthrob singer Hannah Montana has pulled a switch on fans—using a body double who lip-syncs a song on stage in her hugely popular national concert, reports OK! magazine. The jig was up when an outraged fan, who said he felt "played for a fool," spotted the switch. A spokesman for Miley Cyrus, Hannah's real-life alter ego, confirmed that a lookalike replaces the singer so she can complete a costume change. More »

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      celebrity  • concert  • Miley Cyrus  • Hannah Montana  • singers

  • December 2007

    • Radiohead to Webcast Show on New Year's Eve

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 27, 07 9:52 PM CST

      Radiohead to Webcast Show on New Year's Eve

      Radiohead will celebrate the CD release of its buzz-generating new album In Rainbows by streaming a pre-recorded concert on its website at midnight on New Year’s Eve. The band broke new ground by first releasing the album online under a pay-what-you-want formula. The New Year's Eve show will include "songs and other bits,” as described by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Guardian reports. More »

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      concert  • Radiohead  • album release  • Thom Yorke

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