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Pennywise, Motion City Soundtrack Join Warped Dates
Additions to the 2008 Vans Warped Tour lineup continue to roll in, as rock acts Pennywise and Motion City Soundtrack have announced select appearances on the 14th edition of the traveling summer...
June 06, 2008
Matisyahu, Chiodos Sign On For Warped Tour Dates
Hasidic reggae rapper Matisyahu and rock act Chiodos will join the 2008 Vans Warped Tour lineup for limited dates this July, Billboard.com can reveal.
May 14, 2008
Paramore, Gym Class Heroes Lead Warped Lineup
The 2008 Vans Warped Tour will feature performances by Paramore, Gym Class Heroes, Jack's Mannequin, Against Me!, Pennywise, Reel Big Fish, Cobra Starship, Every Time I Die, Angels and Airwaves,...
March 26, 2008
Latin Rock Getting Boost From Warped Tour
Latin acts are getting the Warped Tour stamp of approval this year, with Spain's indie electro-popsters the Pinker Tones booked for the entire U.S. run, plans underway for a Mexican installment of the...
February 25, 2008
Mayday Parade
The old cliché "slow and steady wins the race" doesn't apply as often as it used to in the music biz, but emo/power-pop outfit Mayday Parade proves the formula still works.
August 29, 2008
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Recording New Album
Florida rock outfit the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is recording its next album with producer Howard Benson in Valley Village, Calif., Billboard.com can reveal. The as-yet-untitled set is expected early...
August 18, 2008
Cobra Starship Still Dancing On Third Album
Cobra Starship may be on a headlining tour to promote its sophomore set, 2007's "Viva La Cobra!," but the New York quintet is already hard at work on album number three.
October 08, 2008
Finishing First: From First To Last
With a new singer and label, and a big tour alongside Every Time I Die, it's a new era for post-hardcore band From First To Last.
January 23, 2008
All Time Low
Rian and I were choking and in tears from the smell and we came pretty close to barfing.
January 18, 2008
Slipknot, Disturbed Set For Rockstar Tour
Slipknot and Disturbed will hit the road this summer on the first ever Rockstar Mayhem tour, Billboard.com has learned. The outing, sponsored by Rockstar Energy drink, will run in July and August,...
January 10, 2008
Sasha & Digweed Plot First Tour Since 2002
It's not history-making like their previous outing, but DJ/producers Sasha and John Digweed are hitting the road together again this spring for the first time since 2002.
February 20, 2008
Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu Set For Taste Of Chaos
The 2008 Rockstar Taste of Chaos festival tour will feature performances by Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine, Blessthefall and Idiot Pilot, along with sets by Japanese rock bands...
December 20, 2007
'Banned' Be Your Own Pet Tracks To See Release
A trio of tracks banned from the domestic edition of Be Your Own Pet's sophomore album will make their way to U.S. shores next month.
May 27, 2008
Bigger Buzz
Hip-hop act Shwayze has exploded in popularity since the July 23 debut of its MTV reality show, "Buzzin'," but the duo of Shwayze (real name: Aaron Smith) and Cisco Adler hardly came out of nowhere.
August 17, 2008
All-American Rejects Zeroing In On New Album
The All-American Rejects are a year-and-a-half and 30 songs deep into their third album, but guitarist Nick Wheeler admits "we're still writing and recording. We've got our hands full right now."...
July 01, 2008
Guests Blend Seamlessly On New Gym Class Heroes Disc
Gym Class Heroes are planning on taking a "movie approach" to their sophomore album, "The Quilt: Starring Gym Class Heroes," due in August via Decaydence/Fueled by Ramen, according to lead vocalist...
April 08, 2008
Live Nation To Announce Summer Tours
Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, is expected to announce the bulk of its North American summer tours on Monday, a list that includes proven box office performers and artists who...
April 18, 2008
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien / March 26, 2008 / New York (Highline Ballroom)
Del's latest album, the excellent "Eleventh Hour" (Definitive Jux), gives the veteran rapper ample room to be playful and thoughtful. But at his show at New York's Highline Ballroom, the stage seemed...
March 27, 2008
Bon Jovi, Springsteen, Police Lead Touring Award Finalists
Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band and the Police are among the finalists for the 2008 Billboard Touring Awards, set for Nov. 20 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.
October 16, 2008
'Sorry Sad Boy': Ludo
When Ludo frontman Andrew Volpe and guitarist Tim Ferrell were ready to get serious, they moved six hours south of their St. Louis hometown to "a 900 square foot ghetto sh*thole" in the illustrious...
September 11, 2008
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Touring Panel: Ticketing Charges Won't Disappear
Ticketmaster Entertainment may be experimenting with eliminating convenience charges for ticket purchases, but "they're not going to die off entirely," according to Ticketmaster Entertainment senior VP, assistant general counsel Joseph Freeman, speaking at the 5th annual Billboard Touring Conference in New York.
Springsteen, Chesney Rule Billboard Touring Awards
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Kenny Chesney and Miley Cyrus were among the big winners at the fifth annual Billboard Touring Awards, held tonight (Nov. 20) at the Roosevelt Hotel ballroom in New York.
Simmons Sounds Off At Touring Conf. Keynote
Having recently completed a 30-plus-date European tour, Kiss will "eventually, when we're ready, tour America," co-founder Gene Simmons said during a keynote address today (Nov. 20) at the fifth annual Billboard Touring Conference, held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.
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