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concert stories: 122 news summaries

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 Tyler: I'm Not 
 Leaving Aerosmith 

Frontman shows up at Joe Perry concert to set record straight

Nov 11, 09 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Reports of Steven Tyler’s solo career have been greatly exaggerated. The Aerosmith frontman made a surprise appearance at last night’s Joe Perry Project concert in New York, assuring fans he was not leaving Aerosmith. He told fellow band member Perry, who earlier Tweeted that the band would look... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • concert • Aerosmith • Steven Tyler • Jay-ZTV • Joe Perry

 Music Biz Drops 
 Concert Camera Bans 

Bands give up trying to control images

Nov 11, 09 1:22 AM CST
(Newser) - As camera phones held aloft become as common as lighters in the air used to be at rock-and-roll concerts, the music industry is starting to give in to reality and drop camera bans. Most bands are allowed to choose their own photo policy, and a growing number are letting fans... More »

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music industry • camera • photography • digital photography • concert • camera phones • bands

 U2's Berlin Show Walled Off 

Ticketless fans will need to scale these city walls to peek

Nov 5, 09 7:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Outraged Berliners are complaining that building a new wall in the heart of their city is a less-than-ideal way of marking 20 years since the Berlin Wall came down. U2 will play a free concert in Berlin tonight as part of the weeklong anniversary celebrations, but organizer MTV has erected... More »

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Berlin • Bono • concert • Berlin Wall • rock bands • U2

HUMOR ALERT

Foul-Mouthed Ticket Scalper Talks Crime, Punishment

Time-wasting cops 'should be fired'

Oct 30, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Adrian Chen found the ticket scalper with possibly the dirtiest mouth on the New York circuit and convinced him to do an interview for Gawker . He expounds on would-be sex-trading ticket buyer Susan Finkelstein, New York sports fans, and more:
  • On Finkelstein: "Every one of those cops
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Philadelphia Phillies • New York Yankees • World Series • concert • scalpers • baseball • ticket sales • tickets • Susan Finkelstein

REVIEW ROUNDUP

This Is It Proves 
 King of Pop 
 Still Rocked 

Michael Jackson was in surprisingly good shape in dazzling footage

Oct 28, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson didn't live long enough to take the final bow he had planned in London, but critics agree This Is It is a fitting swan song, proof that the King of Pop really did have a comeback in him:
  • "This Is It is quite extraordinary. If there
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Iraq • entertainment • film • celebrity • movie review • concert • Michael Jackson • celebrity death • This Is It • Michael Jackson This Is It review

 Concert Earnings 
 Defy Recession 

Big-name acts, up-and-comers see modest rise in attendance

Oct 26, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Concert tours remained surprisingly strong this year despite the weak economy, with slightly more people heading out to see their favorite acts than in 2008. Gross revenue held steady at $1 billion for the period from May 1 to Sept. 1, matching earnings a year earlier. Big-name acts like Kenny... More »

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entertainment • music • concert • tour • Bruce Springsteen • Beyonce • Kenny Chesney • Coldplay • Jonas Brothers • concert tour • Dave Matthews Band • Jay-ZTV • Taylor Swift • Kings of Leon

asphalt is the new grass

 Tailgating: The New Picnic 

No more lounging in a meadow—we picnic in parking lots now

Oct 21, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The good old-fashioned picnic—a blanket, a thermos, the countryside—is a thing of the past. Its replacement: Tailgating, “jammed together, on asphalt, amid exhaust fumes and exhausting vulgarities,” writes Frank Deford for NPR. This new American tradition “crosses all ethnic, racial, and religious lines. You just... More »

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sports • football • concert • picnic • trends • tailgating

 U2 to Stream 
 Concert on YouTube 

Sunday's show will stream live, for free

Oct 20, 09 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - U2 will offer a video stream of a live concert for free on YouTube this Sunday. The stream of the sold-out show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California will be available in 16 countries, including the US, Brazil, Israel, and Australia. U2 has "wanted to do something like... More »

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music • YouTube • Bono • concert • streaming media • streaming content

 Beyoncé Scraps Malaysia Show 

Singer postpones date after criticism by conservative Muslim group

Oct 19, 09 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - After controversy over her racy outfits and dance routines, Beyoncé won’t perform in Kuala Lumpur this weekend. The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, a hardline Muslim group, had protested the Oct. 25 date on her “I Am” tour, but promoters deny the postponement had anything to do with those objections.... More »

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music • Muslim • Malaysia • concert • Beyonce • conservative Islam • Kuala Lumpur

 Rihanna 
 Joins 
 Jay-Z 
 on Stage 

9/11 benefit marks her first live show since Chris Brown assault

Sep 12, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna's comeback took another step forward last night when she joined Jay-Z on stage for her first live performance since the February assault. During Jay-Z's star-studded 9/11 benefit concert in New York—John Mayer, Mary J. Blige, and, of course, Beyoncé also performed—Rihanna took the stage with him and... More »

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Kanye West • concert • John Mayer • Beyonce • Rihanna • Mary J. Blige • Jay-Z • Chris Brown • Run This Town

(Newser) - After years of sibling rivalry that often escalated into brawls, guitarist Noel Gallagher quit the band Oasis today, the BBC reports, and blamed brother Liam. “It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight,” Noel, who’s 6 years older than... More »

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entertainment • rock stars • guitarist • concert • Oasis • sibling rivalry • brawl • Noel Gallagher • Liam Gallagher • Jay-ZTV

 Romanians 
 Boo Madonna  
 for Defending 
 Gypsies  


But Gypsy musicians, dancer get applause

Aug 27, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna spoke up for gypsies during a concert in Romania, leading thousands of audience members to boo her, the AP reports. “I found out that there is a lot of discrimination against gypsies in Eastern Europe and that makes me very sad,” the Romanian Times quotes her... More »

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entertainment • discrimination • celebrity • concert • Madonna • Romania • prejudice

 Britney Fans 
 Ejected for 
 Sexy Dancing 

Fans ejected as she gyrates on stage

Aug 27, 09 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apparently only Britney Spears is allowed to get down and dirty at her concerts. A few fans were ejected from Madison Square Garden for dancing “too provocatively” at Tuesday's show, one of them tells the New York Post. “Meanwhile, Britney is onstage gyrating half-naked and singing ‘... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • dancing • celebrity • concert • Madison Square Garden • sexy • provocative


 Tyler Just Glad He 
 Didn't Break His Neck 

He's grateful injuries aren't worse

Aug 14, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steven Tyler’s fall from the stage last week brings an early end to Aerosmith's summer tour, Entertainment Tonight reports. “Words can't express the sadness I feel for having to cancel this tour,” Joe Perry wrote on the band’s website. Tyler also spoke out for the... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • injury • accident • concert • Aerosmith • concert tour • Steven Tyler

OPINION

 Woodstock Was a 'Nightmare' 


Aug 13, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Hosenball of Newsweek was at Woodstock, and not only did he not have a good time, but he can’t quite figure out how we’ve “transformed a chaotic mudfest into an epic pageant of peace and love.” Hosenball reminisces about the “massive, teeming, squalid mess”... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • hippies • concert • 1960s • rock music • Election 2008 • performance • Jay-ZTV • Woodstock

 Best Rock Documentaries 


Aug 11, 09 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of Woodstock—which happened 40 years ago this weekend—and the “seminal documentary” that captured it, John Farr shares his list of the 10 best rock concert/performance films—all of which are “meant to be played loud,” he writes on the Huffington Post. “So... More »

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music • Rolling Stones • Bob Dylan • list • documentary • rock and roll • concert • Elvis Presley • Beatles • rock bands • Neil Young • Jay-ZTV

(AP) - Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was taken to a hospital after falling from stage during a concert at a motorcycle rally in western South Dakota, the AP reports. A concertgoer told local journalists that Tyler, 61, fell while dancing around on a catwalk after the sound system failed during the song... More »

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South Dakota • hospital • rock and roll • concert • rock bands • Aerosmith • Steven Tyler

(Newser) - Paul McCartney performed a rollicking concert last night before 60,000 fans just outside Washington, where the former Beatle dedicated the Rubber Soul classic "Michelle" to none other than Mrs. Obama. The lyrics go, "I love you, I love you, I love you. That's all I want to... More »

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entertainment • Paul McCartney • Michelle Obama • concert • Beatles

(Newser) - French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy took the stage yesterday to sing at Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday concert in New York City—to mixed reviews, reports the Times of London. The model-turned-singer, who previously vowed not to perform while her husband was in office, sang her hit "Quelqu'un m'a dit"... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • birthday • concert • Nelson Mandela • Carla Bruni • Radio City Music Hall

 Second Person Dead in 
 Madonna Stage Collapse 

Madonna 'devastated' by news

Jul 17, 09 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The collapse of a stage where Madonna was to perform this weekend has claimed a second victim. A 32-year-old British citizen has died, CNN reports. The first casualty was a 53-year-old Frenchman who died yesterday; three more are in the hospital in Marseille, and seven were treated and released, says... More »

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entertainment • music • France • celebrity • death • injury • concert • Madonna • Marseille • concert tour

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