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Bon Jovi, Widespread Panic To Be Honored At Touring Conference
October 13, 2008 - Touring
Bon Jovi's Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation and Widespread Panic will be honored with special awards at the 2008 Billboard Touring Awards on Nov. 20 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. » Full Story
Beastie Boys Plot Star-Studded Vote Shows
October 10, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
The Beastie Boys have drafted Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Jack Johnson and Ben Harper to join them on the Get Out and Vote tour, which will begin Oct. 28 in Richmond, Va. Shows are also set for Nov. 1 in St. Paul, Minn., and Nov. 2 in Milwaukee. » Full Story
Fleming Artists Restructures
October 09, 2008 - Touring
Fleming Artists announced a restructuring of its Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Artist booking agency. » Full Story
Director Wenders Recruits Lou Reed For Berlin Concert
October 09, 2008 - Global | Touring
German film director Wim Wenders has given a keynote address at day two of Popkomm in Berlin, where he also unveiled plans for "The Music of Wim Wenders - Live" featuring Lou Reed. » Full Story
Scars On Broadway Cancels North American Tour
October 08, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
Scars on Broadway has canceled its nearly 30-date North American tour, citing internal issues with guitarist Daron Malakian. The rock act has also called off an Oct. 14 appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." » Full Story
London's O2 Claims 10,000,000 Visitors
October 08, 2008 - Global | Touring
AEG Group says this week will see the 10 millionth visitor to its O2 entertainment site in London since it opened in June 2007. » Full Story
Artists Line Up For Womad
October 07, 2008 - Global | Touring
New York-based Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra (AAO) has been confirmed as one of the additions to the bill at the 14th Womad Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, to be held in the Spanish Canary Islands, off West Africa, Nov. 6-9. » Full Story
R. Kelly Seeking $3.4M Payment From Promoter
October 07, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop
R. Kelly has won a $3.4 million award against his former tour promoter and is asking a Los Angeles judge to help him collect. » Full Story
Regional Mexican Summit: Challenges On The Road
October 07, 2008 - Touring | Latin
Regional Mexican acts' heavy touring schedules -- where top acts perform about 80 dates per year -- are both a challenge and an opportunity in terms of getting sponsorships and the involvement of major promoters, panelists noted at the Billboard Regional Mexican Summit. » Full Story
Legend Tour To Kickoff Next Month
October 07, 2008 - Touring | RB Hip-Hop
John Legend is kicking off an international concert tour in support of his upcoming album, "Evolver," (Columbia) dropping Oct. 28. » Full Story
Coachella Moves 2009 Dates Up Two Weeks
October 06, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is moving its 2009 dates up two weeks to April 17-19, Billboard has learned. The event will take place as usual at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif., with a lineup to be confirmed early next year. » Full Story
Depeche Mode Announces Euro Tour
October 06, 2008 - Global | Touring | Rock and Pop
U.K. synth-pop act Depeche Mode presented its plans for the “Tour of the Universe 2009" during an announcement at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. » Full Story
Janet Delays Three More Shows Due To Illness
October 06, 2008 - Touring | RB Hip-Hop
Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows because of an undisclosed illness. » Full Story
Simpson Tapped For Rascal Flatts Tour
October 06, 2008 - Country | Touring
Jessica Simpson has been tapped to support Rascal Flatts on the winter leg of the country group's ongoing Bob That Head Tour. » Full Story
Conga Room, Goldenvoice Sign Booking Deal
October 06, 2008 - Touring | Latin
Latin music venue and restaurant the Conga Room, part of the $2.5 billion L.A. Live sports and entertainment project in Los Angeles, has signed an exclusive deal with AEG Live concert promotion arm Goldenvoice for exclusive talent booking. » Full Story
Beyonce Eyeing 2009 Tour
October 03, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop | Touring
Beyonce is blocking off time for a 2009 tour in support of her upcoming third solo album, due Nov. 18 via Music World/Columbia. » Full Story
Allman Brothers To Receive Billboard Legend Of Live Award
October 02, 2008 - Touring
The awards reception, which honors the top-performing tours, artists, companies and venues in the world based on Billboard Boxscore charts, caps the fifth annual Billboard Touring Conference Nov. 19-20. » Full Story
Phish Reuniting For 2009 Shows
October 01, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
After splitting in 2004, Phish is regrouping next March for a three-night run at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va. » Full Story
TicketsNow Opens Selling To Consumers
October 01, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Touring
TicketsNow, a subsidiary of Ticketmaster, has announced a new service that will allow consumers to sell tickets via the secondary ticketing Web site. » Full Story
Update: Van Morrison Readies 'Astral Weeks' Shows
October 01, 2008 - Touring
Van Morrison will perform his 1968 solo album "Astral Weeks" in its entirety during back-to-back concerts Nov. 7-8 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. » Full Story
GigMaven Launches In Beta
October 01, 2008 - Touring | Digital and Mobile
GigMaven.com, a free Web site that enables artists to find and book their own concerts dates, has launched in beta format. Approximately 1,500 acts have already signed up to the site. » Full Story
AC/DC Extends Tour, Heads To 'Rock Band'
September 30, 2008 - Touring
AC/DC has extended its Black Ice tour of North America into early 2009. New dates begin Dec. 20 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and run through Jan. 31 in Nashville. » Full Story
Springsteen, Joel Team Up For Obama
September 30, 2008 - Rock and Pop
Rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are teaming up for their first joint concert to benefit Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. » Full Story
Cave Curates All Tomorrow’s Parties Aus Fest
September 30, 2008 - Global | Touring
Australia’s busy festivals circuit has a new player on the scene. The All Tomorrow’s Parties brand will debut in three Australian regions for the upcoming southern summer season, organizers said today. » Full Story
Lupe Fiasco Readies Tour
September 30, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop | Touring
Lupe Fiasco will kick off a US tour Friday. » Full Story
 


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