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Kaskade Reveals Additions To 'Freaks of Nature' Tour In New Video

Posted 4/23/12 2:59 pm EST by in dance, Tour Dates


By Akshay Bhansali

Is it too easy to begin this post with a reference to Dirty South’s version of the Diddy-Dirty Money hit "I’m Coming Home"?

Maybe. But frankly that couldn't be more fitting for the occasion. On Monday (April 23), Kaskade revealed exclusively to MTV in a new tour video that he’s added epic home-state dates in Los Angeles, and San Francisco to his already mammoth, 50-plus date "Freaks of Nature" tour. His July 27 gig in L.A. will make him the first solo electronic dance musician ever to headline the Staples Center. The show will be followed by a hearty showing the next day in San Francisco, where his career in music began.

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Buddies Alvin Risk, Fareoah, Treasure Fingers and Le Castle Vania will be joining EDM icon Kaskade on his "Freaks of Nature" tour. Pre-sales for L.A. and San Francisco will be available tomorrow (April 24) at 10 a.m. PST, with general on-sale tickets becoming available Friday, April 27 at 10 a.m. PST. For updates, more info and to purchase tickets head to www.freaksofnaturetour.com.

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Lady Gaga Tweets Stadium Pics As Tour Opener Nears

Posted 4/23/12 10:01 am EST by in Lady Gaga, Tour Dates, Tweet Beat


Lady Gaga is in the homestretch. Her much awaited "Born the Way Ball" opens at Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, and she is already in the country doing final rehearsals for the massive show.

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The pop star arrived in S. Korea Friday and has been tweeting images from the stadium as it is readied for her show, complete with that massive stage we took a look at last week. And in a fitting twist, it's been rainy in Korea, just as it's been in Gaga's native NYC. Feels like home.

>> Is This Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way Ball' Stage? (Pic)

Check out more pics of the pop star taking in the venue that on Friday will be filled with tens of thousands of Little Monsters, after the jump. Read More...

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Madonna's Tour On Track 'To End Up In The Top 10 Tours Of All Time'

Posted 4/20/12 12:05 pm EST by in Madonna, Tour Dates, Video


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There's been a bit of shizz slinging of late regarding Madonna's new album, her world tour and whether we should be calling either a success.

After earning positive reviews and debuting strongly at #1, MDNA, experienced a sharp sales decline in its second week and a majority of her US tour dates have yet to sell out. Those two facts taken together sent a few music writers down the rabbit hole, with some going so far as to say Live Nation, which signed Madonna to a $120 million 360 deal with in 2007, was concerned over both her album and concert ticket sales given the size and length (10 years) of their commitment to the Queen of Pop.

>> Madonna's Manager Confirms That 'Turn Up The Radio' Will Be Next MDNA Single

Yesterday, Madonna's manager Guy Oseary hit Twitter to address the rumors and now Arthur Fogel, Chairman of Live Nation Global Touring, talked to Billboard, saying that not only is business brisk for Madonna's tour but it is actually "on track to end up in the top 10 tours of all time."

First, what many of the reports fail to mention is that Madonna's last tour, 2008-09's "Sticky & Sweet" jaunt, was actually her first venture under her Live Nation deal, and it's enormous success ($408 million in grosses, making it the third highest grossing tour ever and the most successful by a solo artist) most certainly offset a great deal of M's sign-on cost. Merchandising is also a major factor in Live Nation's revenue stream and it controls all of that for Madonna's tours, creating another significant source of revenue for the concert promotion giant.

Perhaps most importantly with regard to MDNA's sales, Madonna's 360 deal is, at its core, touring and merchandise-driven, so talk that the company will take a loss on the album if it doesn't sell 15 million copies (as has been reported) is a bit of a reach. (Quick, name the last album by any artist to sell 15 million copies…)

Talking to Billboard, Fogel said, "To say this tour is not performing is so off base I don't even know what to say. When this tour is said and done, combined with 'Sticky and Sweet,' you're talking $750 million in gross ticket sales. That sounds pretty impressive to me."

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Is This Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way Ball' Stage? (Pic)

Posted 4/18/12 9:27 am EST by in Lady Gaga, Tour Dates


In February, Lady Gaga tweeted a sketch of the design for her "Born this Way Ball" stage, and now a pic of the what is reported to be the still-under-construction stage has made its way online.

The Gothic castle certainly looks like the design Gaga tweeted. The "Bad Romance" singer's massive, 110-plus tour kicks off in just a few days at Seoul, South Korea's Olympic Stadium with a controversial concert that the country's Media Rating Board banned minors under the age of 18 from attending.

>> Lady Gaga Unfazed By South Korean Concert Age Restrictions

Gaga is deep in final rehearsals for the show and last night sent out a few fun tweets about having to call a tour meeting over the show's special effects. "You know there's something wrong with you when you call a tour meeting only about 'fog.' It's serious people," she tweeted. "Worse comes to worse ill just fog myself in the corner during Bad Romance."

We wish the pop diva lots of luck hauling that massive stage all around the world. Her tour is set to hit five continents (Asia, Australia, Europe, South America and North America) and given the size of that castle, we imagine it will be quite an undertaking. But as always with Mother Monster, putting on the best and biggest show she can for her fans far outweighs the logistical difficulties of traveling around the world with a 15th Century castle in the back of your van.

Good luck, Lady G! See you when you return to NYC!

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Afrojack To Embark On 'Jacked' Summer Tour Across North America

Posted 4/17/12 5:04 pm EST by in dance, Tour Dates


By Akshay Bhansali

America, a whole lot more "bleeps" and "chainsaws" are coming your way!

After a monumental showing at Ultra Music Festival, Dutch electronic dance music star Afrojack, who headlines Coachella (again!) this weekend, will soon embark on one of the most ambitious undertakings of his career. He’ll be presenting his widely successful "Jacked" party at over 30 dates on a headlining tour of North America beginning in May.

Along for the ride will be much of his Afro-fam: buddies Quintino, Bobby Burns, R3hab and Shermonology (at select dates).

With smash radio hits in "Give Me Everything," "Look at Me Now" and his solo effort "Take Over Control," Afrojack (born Nick van de Wall) is easily one of dance music's most sought after performers, and he'll soon be bringing the ruckus to major US cities, including Las Vegas, Chicago, Atlantic City, Boston and Miami, and making major festivals appearances at the Electric Daisy Carnival stops in New York and Las Vegas and Seattle’s Paradiso Festival, among others, through early July.

Tickets will be available for purchase on Friday, April 20 at 10 a.m. local time in all U.S. markets at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for select headlining dates starting on April 18 at 10 a.m. through Citi’s Private Pass Program.

For more information on Afrojack, visit www.afrojack.com. A complete list of tour dates (confirmed thus far) are below. Read More...

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Let's Talk About This Rumored Madonna Tour Setlist

Posted 4/10/12 10:27 am EST by in Madonna, tour, Tour Dates


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Because it's pretty great.

An early rumored setlist for Madonna's upcoming MDNA tour, which kicks off May 29 at Tel Aviv, Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, has been kicking around the Interweb. It hasn't been confirmed, but the source is pretty darn dependable when it comes to Madonna matters, so we thought we'd bring it to you so we could talk it out.

Lending a bit more credibility to the rumored setlist, during her Facebook chat with Jimmy Fallon to promote MDNA, Madonna said that the theme of the show's first act would be "transgression." "I like to have a theme for my show and create a dramatic arc," she told Fallon. "Then I try to make the songs fit within that arc."

If we're talking transgressions, opening with a video intro of "Erotica"/"Justicy My Love" and segueing into "Girl Gone Wild," as you'll see below, seems right in line with the leaked set list.

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Lady Gaga Unfazed By South Korean Concert Age Restrictions

Posted 4/2/12 3:43 pm EST by in Lady Gaga, Tour Dates, Tweet Beat


Pop diva Lady Gaga is set to kick off her massive "Born This Way Ball" at Seoul, South Korea's Olympic Stadium later this month, but when she does, she'll be performing for an audience made up exclusively of adults.

The Korea Media Rating Board decided late last week to elevate the age rating for the concert from 12 to 18, prohibiting minors from seeing the show. The Board notified Gaga's tour promotion company and a sponsor of the change in age restrictions on Thursday but did not offer a reason why the show – which is still in rehearsals and has not been reviewed publicly – was considered unsuitable for children under 18.

While she seems hopeful that the South Korean government agency will reconsider before the April 27 concert, Gaga took to Twitter to thank for fans, particularly her adult supporters in South Korea, for speaking out on her behalf.

She also assured fans that the ban wasn't really impacting her ticket sales – the Wall Street Journal reports that just 1 percent of the 38,000 tickets sold prior to the rating change had been bought by teens – and offered words of support to parents who work hard to make sure the entertainment viewed by their children is appropriate.

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Avicii Plots First-Ever North American Arena Tour Headlined By An Electronic Artist

Posted 3/23/12 11:54 am EST by in dance, tour, Tour Dates


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By Zachary Swickey

Swedish electronic dance DJ/producer Avicii has just revealed plans for a monumental North American tour that will be going down in May and June. Being dubbed the “Le7els Tour,” the outing is being touted by promoters as the very first all-arena North American tour by an electronic artist. (Has Daft Punk seriously never?)

The jaunt includes over a dozen dates, kicking off May 17 in Houston at the Reliant Arena, and includes big stops in cities like Tampa, Buffalo, and Boston.

“Goldenvoice is excited to be working with Avicii on his North American tour," Paul Tollett, of tour sponsor Goldenvoice, said about the hookup. "We can’t wait for his Coachella performance, from what we’ve seen and heard it’s going to be a highlight.”

In addition to his performances at Coachella (April 15 and 22), Avicci is scheduled to appear at New York’s iteration of the Electric Daisy Carnival festival at Met Life Stadium on May 19.

Avicii seems to be taking the DJ world by storm at the mere age of 22. His ridiculously catchy David Guetta collab “Sunshine” was nominated for a Best Dance Recording Grammy and this Saturday he’ll be headlining the biggest digital music festival in the United States: Miami’s Ultra Music Festival.

Tickets for the "Le7els" tour will go on sale Monday, March 26, at 12pm CDT on Ticketmaster. Ticket will cost you anywhere from $27 to $47.

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Diplo Hitting the Road For College Guerilla Tour With Chiddy Bang

Posted 3/16/12 3:13 pm EST by in Music, Tour Dates


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By Zachary Swickey

After Girl Talk's successful invasion of college campuses late last year, producer/DJ Diplo is ready to do the same later this month with hip-hoppers Chiddy Bang in tow.

The concert series, dubbed the “AXE One Night Only Tour,” began in 2010 with gigs from TI and Weezer, and has evolved into a bona fide guerilla college campus invasion of sorts beginning with Girl Talk's low-key 2011 dates.

The tour offers a chance for fans to see their favorite acts (for free!) in much more intimate settings than they’re used to. For example, we witnessed Girl Talk perform for around 200 people when he’s used to playing for thousands of rabid fans. Keeping things spontaneous, each show will be announced on AXE’s Facebook and Twitter pages just days before it takes place.

If you want to snatch tickets to the exclusive event, you’ll have to track down the AXE truck that will be roaming around the college campuses. (Don’t worry as it’ll surely be noticeable and hit up the high-traffic areas in each city.) No tickets will be sold, so it’s your only chance. Each ticket comes with a “plus one,” but to ensure they fill up each venue to capacity, they’re giving out more tickets than there are spots available – so get there early is what we’re sayin’.

Diplo and Chiddy Bang are expected to hit seven college towns and the tour kicks off on March 27 with the location of the first date being announced on March 23. Keep your eyes peeled and in the meantime chill out to Diplo’s awesome Usher collab “Climax” or lose your mind to his new dance jam "Express Yourself." Read More...

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Canadian City Bends The Rules For Madonna To Perform On Historic Battleground

Posted 3/15/12 12:17 pm EST by in Madonna, Tour Dates


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By Zachary Swickey

Haven’t you always wanted to see Madonna perform on the same field that British Soldiers defeated the French in 1759? Well, now’s your chance as officials for Quebec City’s historic Plains of Abraham have announced the Queen of Pop will be performing on the park grounds late this summer.

The Canadian city is bending its own rules to accommodate Her Madgesty. The venue has a strict policy forbidding for-profit concerts on the grounds, which was declared the very first historic site in Canada back in 1908.

Concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment will be presenting the concert on September 1 and a staggering 70,000 tickets have already been sold. Madonna is clearly working hard to put together a show that will delight her fans, and she's been keeping us all in the loop by posting pictures from rehearsals (including the injuries she's sustained) for the massive, largely sold-out world tour on her Facebook (one of which is above).

Typically, the park has been used for the Quebec Winter Carnival, but since 2008, concerts have taken place there with appearances from Sir Paul McCartney, Metallica, Elton John and Van Halen. However, none of those artists charged anything for tickets.

Talking to the Canadian Press, local promoter Sylvain Parent-Bedard explained that charging admission will allow them to limit capacity to the event to avoid an uncomfortably large crowd (200,000 people showed up to McCartney’s gig).

“(Madonna) really wants to have a big dance party. It’s a big party for fans – she wanted a big party for fans,” he said.

Joanne Laurin, spokesperson for the National Battlefields Commission, told the wire service, “Generally, we don't accept any commercial activity, but in this case it's really exceptional. But people shouldn't presume anything regarding future requests we might get." (Basically, it sounds like we should only expect Madonna to get special treatment.)

She explained her reasoning to the Globe and Mail newspaper, "We accepted it because we presume there will be major economic benefits for Quebec City."

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