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10 Crushed at Indonesia Concert

Panic fueled by alcohol, witnesses say

Feb 10, 08 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Wholesome Hannah a Winner

Miley Cyrus' uncommon 'poise and presence' elevate concert film

Feb 1, 08 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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U2 3D a Virtual Triumph

IMAX concert film delivers you-are-there experience without 'parking lot hell'

Jan 25, 08 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - 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"... More »

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Bono • 3D • movie review • concert • movies

Hannah Montana
Clone Doubles in Concert

Fan feels 'played
for a fool'

Jan 10, 08 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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celebrity • singers • concert • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus

Radiohead
to Webcast Show on New Year's Eve

Tech-savvy group celebrates 'new' CD

Dec 27, 07 9:52 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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webcast • concert • album release • Radiohead • Thom Yorke

Spice Girls Heat Up Canada

Pop group kicks off world tour

Dec 3, 07 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - If what you want, what you really really want, is a Spice Girls reunion, you've got it. The five-woman pop group resurfaced yesterday in Vancouver, dressed a little more conservatively than in the past. It was the quintet's first concert in a world tour expected to run through Canada, the... More »

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Canada • pop music • Spice Girls • concert • reunion • Vancouver • reunion concert

Kanye Breaks Down on Stage

Weeps at Paris concert over mother's death

Nov 19, 07 6:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Rapper Kanye West broke down weeping at his first concert since the death of his mother just a week ago. He was near the end of a performance in Paris Saturday night and was unable to begin his song "Hey Mama."  "This song is dedicated to... More »

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Kanye West • Paris • concert • memorial • funeral • Donda West • Alexis Phifer

Hannah Montana Fan Club Sued for 'Ticket Trick'

Fans claim $30 club didn't provide promised access to concert

Nov 14, 07 3:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Hannah Montana fans have filed a class-action lawsuit against the actress' fan club, charging they were deceptively lured into paying a $30 entrance fee with the promise that they would have better access to concert tickets. In fact the "vast majority of club members" couldn't get tickets to star... More »

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lawsuit • ticket • concert • civil lawsuits • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • fan clubs

Ticket Scalpers Draw Scrutiny

Is the ticket industry designed to fleece the average consumer?

Nov 9, 07 8:39 PM CST
(Newser) - The Hannah Montana tour is hot—tickets sold out in seconds, and resellers are charging as much as 100 times face value for them. And both the speed of sellouts and eye-popping resale prices for popular artists are arousing suspicion. The Washington Post looks at how scalpers use ticket-buying technology,... More »

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concert • Hannah Montana • Ticketmaster • RMG Technologies • scalpers

Ticketmaster Suit Halts Scalpers

Judge blocks software after outcry from Hannah Montana fans

Oct 16, 07 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fans frustrated in their pursuit of instantly sold-out online tickets caught a break yesterday when a federal judge halted the use of scalper software on Ticketmaster. RMG Technologies' software let prospectors buy out concerts and resell tickets at inflated prices, Reuters reports. "They're cheating consumers, and we're not... More »

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music industry • concert • Hannah Montana • Ticketmaster • RMG Technologies

'Hannah Montana' Tour Has Scalpers in High Gear

Teen sensation sells out shows nationwide

Oct 2, 07 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents across the nation are wringing their hands as scalpers rub theirs with glee over Hannah Montana, the 14-year-old fictional pop star whose concert tour dates are selling out in minutes. Her popular Disney Channel show rocketed the character to Madonna-level stardom with kids, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer says, which means... More »

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Disney Channel • concert • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Ticketmaster • Billy Ray Cyrus

Rock Legends Party Like It's 1979 (With a 2007 Approach)

Rock has become a 'legitimate trade'

Sep 16, 07 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Police. Genesis. Led Zeppelin. Rock legends are squeezing back into their familiar duds to electrify audiences decades after their heydays. The comebacks aren’t all about cash, the Economist proposes. Many of the greying rockers are in no need of funds "if they fancy a new castle... More »

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music • Queen • concert • Led Zeppelin • rock bands • Sting • Genesis • Eagles • Pink Floyd • The Police

Led Zeppelin Set to Press 'Play'

Surviving members will reunite to honor Atlantic Records founder

Sep 12, 07 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The surviving members of Led Zeppelin will reunite in November for a concert to honor late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who signed the group in 1968. The three band members haven't played together since 1988, although rumors of reconciliation have been swirling for several years, and a greatest-hits album... More »

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London • concert • Led Zeppelin • Ahmet Ertegun • reunion • Atlantic Records • Robert Plant • Jimmy Page • John Paul Jones • Jason Bonham • John Bonham

Punk Rock Impresario Kristal Dead

NYC club CBGB launched some of movement's top acts

Aug 29, 07 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hilly Kristal, whose iconic club CBGB was the epicenter of American punk rock, died yesterday at 75 after a battle with lung cancer. The New York venue—fully titled CBGB & OMFUG, or "Country, Bluegrass and Blues & Other Music For Uplifting Gourmandisers"—showcased the Ramones, the Talking... More »

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entertainment • television • music • New York City • obituary • club • concert • Talking Heads • Patti Smith • CBGB • punk music • Ramones • Hilly Kristal

Richards Throws Stones at Swedish Critics

Reviews of 'superdrunk,' 'confused' performance get guitarist riled up

Aug 29, 07 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Keith Richards, the man who ate a cigarette onstage and snorted his father’s ashes, has reached his limit. The 63-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist wants Swedish newspaper critics to apologize for scathing reviews of a concert this month in which they called Richards “superdrunk” and “a bit confused,... More »

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Keith Richards • Rolling Stones • Sweden • concert • musician

No Moss, but Rolling Stones May Gather Fine

Richards, Wood defy smoking ban at UK show, plan to continue

Aug 22, 07 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Threat of fines appear unlikely to keep the Rolling Stones from smoking onstage, the Times reports. Guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood lit up during a show yesterday in London despite frantic warnings from venue staff. "You might say that Keith and Ronnie lighting up while they swap licks... More »

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London • Keith Richards • Rolling Stones • United Kingdom • smoking • England • smoking ban • concert • musician • Ronnie Wood

Van Halen, Roth to Reunite

Rock legends to kick off comeback tour; former frontman back after 22 years

Aug 14, 07 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iconic 80's Rock group Van Halen will set off on a comeback tour this fall—this time with original frontman David Lee Roth. Roth hasn't performed live with his former bandmates since leaving in a huff in 1985, but stresses it's a new era for the group. "This... More »

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music • rock and roll • concert • tour • Van Halen • Eddie Van Halen • Alex Van Halen • Wolfgang

Webcaster Mutes Band's Anti-Bush Lyrics

Censor intercepts
Pearl Jam's jab; AT&T blames 'mistake'

Aug 9, 07 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pearl Jam is slamming AT&T after the telecom company censored its Webcast of the band's performance at Lollapalooza Sunday. Lyrics telling George Bush to "leave this world alone" and "find another home" during the Chicago show vanished from the streaming version of the gig; AT&T blames... More »

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Chicago • censorship • net neutrality • rock and roll • Pearl Jam • webcast • Lollapalooza • concert • Eddie Vedder • AT and T • George W. Bush

Live Earth Fights Warming, Skepticism

Concerts will heat up stages, possibly the Earth

Jul 7, 07 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today's concert in Sydney kicks off the 24-hour Live Earth series, which puts over 100 acts on stages on seven continents to fight climate change. Along with raising awareness, the concerts are raising eyebrows at  the hypocrisy of using jet-setting rockers as role models for reducing greenhouse gases, and questions... More »

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climate change • music • global warming • live earth • concert

Princess Di Tribute Rocks On

Princes' concert celebrates mom's 46th birthday

Jul 2, 07 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nostalgic performances by Elton John and Duran Duran highlighted a concert packed with 68,000 fans yesterday to honor Princess Diana on what would have been her 46th birthday. The spectacle, which flashed giant-screen archival footage of the much-loved "People's Princess," was organized at Wembley stadium amid tight... More »

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Elton John • Prince William • United Kingdom • Princess Diana • Prince Harry • Kanye West • Duran Duran • concert • Britain

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