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1 Dead After Stage for Madonna Show Collapses

Marseille show canceled after construction calamity

Jul 16, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - One person was killed and six injured today when a stage being built for a French stop of Madonna’s tour collapsed, the BBC reports. Construction workers were assembling the stage at a Marseille stadium when it “started shaking and collapsing,” allowing most of the workers to get... More »

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

(Newser) - Hundreds of fans are camped out in the front of the O2 arena in London where Michael Jackson was to begin his 50-concert stand today, the BBC reports. “I want to feel a bit closer,” said one of the approximately 600 fans. “We’ve been reminiscing and... More »

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entertainment • London • United Kingdom • England • concert • memorial • Michael Jackson • tribute • O2 Arena

(Newser) - Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird" is 35 years old now, and in the course of its life, the song "has been an anthem, a demand, an ode to personal independence, the lamest heckle in the history of rock," writes Christopher Borelli in the Chicago Tribune. "But what it... More »

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music • song • rock and roll • concert • Lynyrd Skynyrd • Freebird

 Michael's Last Rehearsal: 
 'I Feel So Alive' 

Photog, friend reveals Jackson's excitement at performing again

Jul 1, 09 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The photographer who captured Michael Jackson’s image at his last rehearsal reveals the singer was upbeat and energetic on his final night. “He was totally there—100% there in fact,” Kevin Mazur tells the Mirror. “You would never suspect this would have ever happened—especially after... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • concert • Michael Jackson • Thriller • rehearsal • celebrity death

 Jackson Siblings May 
 Fill in at London Shows 

Janet, brothers have been approached

Jun 30, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - As promoters determine the best way to salvage Michael Jackson’s 50-night London concert run, the possibility has emerged that his siblings will fill in, the Sun reports. “Janet has been sounded out about fronting some of the shows,” says a source. “Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon... More »

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entertainment • Janet Jackson • celebrity • death • concert • Michael Jackson • Jermaine Jackson • Jackie Jackson • Tito Jackson • Marlon Jackson

 Jackson Fans to Get 
 Refund—or Tickets 

Many fans likely to opt for pricey Jacko souvenir instead of money back

Jun 30, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 750,000 people in 200 countries who bought ticket vouchers for Michael Jackson's planned 50-gig comeback will be able to get full refunds, the Los Angeles Times reports. Promoters AEG Live say any fans who paid for tickets through authorized agents will have the choice of getting either their... More »

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ticket • concert • Michael Jackson • refund • AEG Live

(Newser) - When Michael Jackson and his dancers leaned over at a gravity-defying angle for the “Smooth Criminal” music video, it was pretty cool. When he replicated the stunt for his live show, fans were flabbergasted. And MJ apparently thought the trick was worth protecting, ABC News reports: In 1992, he... More »

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dancing • concert • Michael Jackson • Patent and Trademark Office • invention • choreography • patent application • live performance

(Newser) - Chris Brown will return to the stage for the first time since he assaulted ex Rihanna in February for a Michael Jackson tribute at the BET Awards tomorrow, Access Hollywood reports. Rihanna is also planning to attend the event. Brown lent his voice to a tribute song featuring The Game,... More »

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entertainment • award show • concert • Michael Jackson • tribute • Chris Brown • BET • tribute song

Jacko's Death Could Cost Comeback Promoter Millions

Star's death may invalidate insurance on 50-gig London comeback

Jun 26, 09 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's death will be either "horrible or really horrible" for the promoters who set up his 50-concert comeback, depending on how watertight their insurance is, industry insiders tell Billboard. AEG Live has already paid out an estimated $30 million in production costs, as well as a $10... More »

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insurance • concert • cardiac arrest • Michael Jackson

 Michelle, Daughters 
 Take in Beyoncé 
 Concert 

First family takes in concert while Prez does publicity

Jun 25, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most of the first family took in a Beyoncé concert last night in Washington, ABC News reports. The first lady took Sasha, Malia, friends from Chicago, and even some staffers along. They may have even caught a glimpse of President Obama, who was wrapping up a health care discussion—Rolling ... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • celebrity • concert • singer • Beyonce • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • women's issues

(Newser) - Phish, the Beastie Boys, Animal Collective, and Public Enemy highlighted a gorgeous day for Bonnaroo yesterday, write Troy Carpenter and Jeff Vrable in Billboard, after a sadly sodden opening on Thursday. In the first of their two days as festival headliners, Phish announced their comeback after a 5-year hiatus with... More »

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entertainment • music • concert • Phish • Animal Collective • Beastie Boys • Bonnaroo

US Promoter Sues to Block Jacko's London Gigs

Plaintiff demands singer play US show or cough up $40m

Jun 11, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New Jersey promoter has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Michael Jackson from starting his 50-concert London marathon next month, the Telegraph reports. The singer contracted to play a reunion concert in the US this summer with other members of the Jackson family before performing anywhere else, the suit... More »

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London • lawsuit • concert • Michael Jackson • Jackson Five

(Newser) - A website hopes to meet the "tiny challenge" of cataloging every concert ever given, writes MG Siegler on TechCrunch. Songkick, a site developed in 2007 to provide recommendations for live music based on where you live and what you like, also wants to add a mix of social networking... More »

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music • social networking • Internet • concert • performance • Songkick

Brit Mayor Crowd Surfs at Christian Rock Concert

65-year-old mayor keeps hold of chain of office while crowd holds him aloft

May 28, 09 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The mayor of Worthing, England, has become a YouTube superstar since he got a hands-on lesson on crowd-surfing at a recent Christian rock festival, the Telegraph reports. The 65-year-old politician was hoisted over the crowd of 14,000 people for two full minutes, wearing a suit and his chain of... More »

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mayor • concert • Britain • music festival

(Newser) - At least 11 people were killed by a fan stampede after a Moroccan concert, reports the BBC. Some 40 others were injured when a wire fence collapsed, causing a mob to surge forward at the event packed with 70,000 spectators. The Rabat event was part of the week-long Mawazine... More »

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Morocco • concert • Stevie Wonder • accidental death • Alicia Keys • stampede • Kylie Minogue • music festival





 Fans High on 
 Eminem's 1st 
 Sober Show 

Rapper excited to play show he'll remember later

May 20, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 2000 lucky Eminem fans got to see a rarity last night: a mini-concert in which the rapper was sober, MTV reports. “This might actually be one of the best shows I’ve ever done, ‘cause when I get offstage, I’m actually going to remember it,”... More »

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Detroit • Eminem • record • concert • rap music • fans • Jay-ZTV • Relapse

Booze, Boos:
Amy Blows
Comeback Gig

Winehouse gets drunk, yells at band, cries after fans jeer her offstage

May 11, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Instead of a big comeback performance yesterday, Amy Winehouse forgot lyrics and burst into tears when 3,000 concertgoers booed her offstage, the News of the World reports. At a jazz festival in St. Lucia, Winehouse showed up an hour late after boozing for six hours, yelled at her band... More »

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entertainment • drinking • concert • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • comeback

Lawyers Might Nix Jackson's London Gigs

Contract for family concert series puts comeback in question

May 11, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - London may never see Michael Jackson’s much-ballyhooed comeback concerts, TMZ reports. A contract Jackson signed for a reunion tour with his sister and brothers forbade him from making another concert deal for 18 months. Lawyers for that tour say Jackson’s London series violates the pact. Jackson’s position... More »

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London • concert • Michael Jackson • reunion concert • concert tour

 Rihanna Hits 
 Red Carpet, 
 Nixes Concert 

Singer debuts at Met, cancels show on same day

May 5, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna hit the red carpet last night for the first time since her alleged beating by Chris Brown, the AP reports. The singer, clad in a tuxedo, attended the Metropolitan Museum’s annual costume gala. Also yesterday, a comeback concert in Dubai—scheduled for May 28, the day of Brown’... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • domestic violence • Dubai • celebrity • concert • red carpet • assault • Rihanna • Metropolitan Museum of Art • physical abuse • Chris Brown

At 90, Seeger Still Tuned to Social Activism

Springsteen, Guthrie, Baez, and others to headline tribute concert

May 3, 09 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today may be his 90th birthday, but the only reason folk legend Pete Seeger will share the stage with Bruce Springsteen and Arlo Guthrie at his tribute concert will be to raise money for the environment—continuing his penchant for infusing music with social activism. “I agreed to the... More »

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Bob Dylan • Joan Baez • birthday • concert • Bruce Springsteen • activist • Dave Matthews • Pete Seeger

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