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August Alsina recovering from stage fall; Papers say Usher should have picked better openers (to help sell tickets)
“Usher is preparing for his upcoming North America trek, dubbed the The UR Experience Tour, however ticket sales reportedly have been lackluster…
Loew's Jersey City to undergo renovation; Live Nation & AEG bidding for contract; White Eagle Hall coming soon too
Lowe’s Jersey City in 2008 (more by Chris La Putt)
The Loew’s Jersey Theatre in Jersey City is one of the last of the grand old movie palaces, having first opened in 1929…
new NYC summer venue Pier 97 initial schedule & tix info
As we mentioned in the Robyn / Roykskopp tour announcement post, NYC is getting a new summer venue this year, Pier 97, a 5,000+ capacity venue which will be booked by Live Nation and part of Hudson River Park…
'A Night With Janis Joplin' moves to Gramercy Theatre (other shows cancelled because of this new residency)
Though the Live Nation booked Gramercy Theatre in NYC does have a few random concerts still scheduled there (like Freddie Gibbs/Madlib and Bun B/Kirko Bangz, you’ll notice that most of the upcoming schedule is now taken up by ‘A Night With Janis Joplin‘, which is moving there from Broadway…
Brian Wilson & Jeff Beck add NJ show at Wellmont Theatre (whose schedule is filling in again)
Brian Wilson w/ The Beach Boys at Bonnaroo 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Jeff Beck (overall classic rock guitar wizard) are touring together this year, and that tour has just been expanded to include another NYC-area date on October 16 at Wellmont Theatre…
Live Nation announces a Wellmont Theater show (blink-182)
As you may know, Live Nation have replaced Bowery Presents as the new booker for Montclair, NJ’s Wellmont Theatre, and the first Live Nation-booked show announced for the venue will happen on September 6 with blink-182, making for a total of six NYC-area shows for tha…
PNC Bank Arts Center & Jones Beach running 4th of July weekend ticket sale (to mostly horrible shows)
Live Nation is now (through July 7 at 10pm) running a “4TH OF JULY TICKET BLOWOUT!” for shows at PNC Bank Arts Center in NJ and Jones Beach in Long Island, a really good deal actually…
Live Nation to replace Bowery Presents as Wellmont Theater booker
Wellmont Theatre in 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
We recently got the upsetting news that Hoboken, NJ venue Maxwell’s is closing (check out the venue’s final shows) and the more positive news that another NJ venue, Starland Ballroom is re-opening after damages from Hurricane Sandy…
Jonathan Coulton & John Roderick released a Christmas LP, touring together (dates & streams)
Jonathan Coulton and past collaborator/tourmate John Roderick (of The Long Winters) released a Christmas album, One Christmas At A Time, together with ten original Christmas songs by the two musicians (“actually one of them is a Chanukah song, so OK, nine…
Live Nation buys HARD Events
going HARD in NYC (more by Zachary Alex Stern)
NY Times reports:Big money is flowing into electronic dance music. In the latest example of corporate interest in this once-ignored market, Live Nation Entertainment on Tuesday acquired Hard Events, a Los Angeles company that has put on popular festivals and concerts across North America…
