Tour Dates

Pearl Jam have just announced an eleven date tour set to follow on the heels of their May 1st appearance at Jazz Fest.  The tour will see the band hit up the midwest before heading to the east coast with two closing shows at Madison Square Garden.  Band of Horses will be opening all the shows in support of their new album, except for the May 20th show which will be opened by Super Hella Awesome favorites The Black Keys.  Rocktacular. 

Of course the band will also be appearing on this weekend's episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Jude Law.  Presales for the May tour start next week.  For more info head on over to the official site.

• May 3rd Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
• May 4th St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
• May 6th Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
• May 7th Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
• May 9th Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
• May 10th Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
• May 13th Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
• May 15th Hartford, CT XL Center
• May 17th Boston, MA TD Garden
• May 18th TBD TBD TBD
• May 20th New York, NY Madison Square Garden
• May 21st New York, NY Madison Square Garden

Former late night show host and all around handsome gentleman Conan O'Brien is hitting the road.  Team Coco have just announced the incredibly awesomely titled The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny Tour.  The thirty show tour hits pretty much every major market and then some, including a stop at that thing they call Bonnaroo.  The awesome in Tennesee just got a lot better hair.

Not many details are known from now but tickets are already on sale.  One can assume the normal talk show type antics will be featured but I can at least let you in on what the website is promising.

A night of music, comedy, hugging, and the occasional awkward silence.

Love it.  Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster, get em while they're hot.  Complete tour dates are listed after the jump.  [via hidden track] More Awesome Stuff to Read

Tom Petty and The Hearbreakers are set to release their first album in eight years, Mojo.  As many are known to do with new albums being released,  the band will hit the road for an extensive North American tour that features quite a few fancy openers including My Morning Jacket, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top, and Drive-By Truckers.  Anyone that actually buys their ticket online for one of the upcoming shows will also receive a free download of the entire album, including two tracks before the official release date.  One of those free tracks, Good Enough, is streaming at the official site, or you can just check it out below.

Tickets start going on sale March 8th with preorders starting as soon as March 3rd.   Tour dates are listed after the jump.

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We already mentioned Thom Yorke's new side project was going to make an appearance at this year's Coachella festival, but at the time it appeared to just be a one and done type thing.  Fret not young Radioheaders, even for those that don't feel like heading out to the deseret to get their indie hipster on should find some comfort in the newly announced Atoms For Peace tour.  Via Thom

hey everyone

ok so in April the other band.. that i got together to do the eraser and other stuff u know .. Mauro, Flea, Me, Joey and Nigel is going back out to do some shows in the US.. ending with playing with Coachella. we had too much fun to just leave it there...

it has been decided that we call ourselves Atoms For Peace. hope you like the name.. it seemed bleedin' obvious.

these are the shows & Flying Lotus is opening for us -
New York Roseland Ballroom 5th & 6th
Boston Citi Wang Theatre 8th
Chicago Aragon Ballroom 10th & 11th
Oakland Fox Theatre 14th & 15th
Santa Barbara Bowl 17th

As of now the eight show tour finds Yorke and crew making pit stops in all the major markets, and even doing double duty in some.  Tickets will be available from March 2-4 via Radiohead's W.A.S.T.E site, and begin their public onsales the weekend of March 6th through Ticketmaster.   [via the scenestar]

One of the many advantages of living in Los Angeles is having a historic venue that gets people excited.  I know this is nothing specific to Los Angeles but a night at the Hollywood Bowl has its own unique appeal that gets lost amongst the Gorges and Red Rocks of the world.  Apparently this year's Bowl season is going to get off to a pretty spectacular start considering that the newest, and first, show on the schedule is none other than Sir Paul McCartney.  

The ex-Beatle's show is set for March 30th with tickets scheduled to go on sale this Sunday February 28th, with American Express and Fan Club presales beginning tomorrow.  There is also a rumor going around that a second show will be added for March 31st after the inevitable sellout Sunday, we'll keep you posted.  Tickets for the show will be sold through Ticketmaster and available here.

Of course for those not in Los Angeles, full tour details should be announced soon. For now the only other show is a March 28th engagement in Glendale, AZ at the historic Jobing.com Arena.  Sweet name.  Those tickets can be found here.

Even though The Strokes are finally recording a new album they hope to release in September, frontman Julian Casablancas is hitting the road in support of his awesome solo album Phrazes For The Young .  As for now the dates start March 26th in Atlanta, Georgia and lead into his appearance at the Coachella Music Festival.  No word yet on any awesome late night appearances.

3/26 – Atlanta, GA- Center Stage
Pre-sale 2/11 at 10:00 AM local venue time.
On sale 2/12

3/27 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
Pre-sale 2/13 at 10:00 AM
On sale – 2/19

3/28 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head
Pre-sale 2/13 at 10:00 AM
On sale – 2/17

3/30 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Pre-sale 2/13 at 10:00 AM
On sale 2/19

4/1 – Montreal, QC – National
Pre-sale 2/17 at 10:00 AM
On sale – 2/20

4/2 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix
Pre-sale 2/17 at 10:00 AM
On sale – 2/19

4/3 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Pre-sale 2/17 at 10:00
On sale 2/19

4/5 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
Pre-sale- 2/13 at 10:00 AM
On sale 2/19

4/6 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
Pre-sale – 2/13 at 10:00 AM
On sale 2/20

With the next incarnation of the band's highly successful S2 event scheduled for this weekend in Atlanta, Umphrey's McGee have announced a new S2 which will take place at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia on February 27th.  With this announcement comes another good thing from the band, more charity. 

Umphrey’s McGee’s S² debuted on October 3rd in Milwaukee and since then each event has been a unique experience in band and fan interaction. As much as each S² has sharpened the band’s ability to improvise on the spot, it has been a learning experience for everyone in attendance. With learning in mind, Umphrey’s McGee will donate a portion of the proceeds from each upcoming S² event to USTORM, a Chicago-based charity that donates funds to help children in need as well as young adults to improve their lives by providing access to various music and arts education programs: United So Together Our Reach Multiplies. USTORM has donated over $40,000 to various music and art educational schools and programs. The connection between S² and USTORM is clear -- in the ever-evolving learning process of each S² event, Umphrey’s Mcgee looks forward to continuing to assist USTORM with their mission.  [via]

Nice work fellas.  The Philly S2 goes on sale today at noon EST through Umphrey's Ticketing.   This will sell out so get em while they are hot.  Truly an awesome experience for any music fan.

That's not all though, the band keeps coming up with original ways to interact with their fans, which is partly why they are so awesome.  Just recently they released several tracks to the Rock Band Network so all you video game guitarists cans do your best Jake and Brendan imitations.  You can check out a preview of what 1348 and Miss Tinkle's Overture look like over here.

For the band's upcoming Valentines Day show, appropriately taking on the name ValUMtine's Day, they have announced a couple of fun bits of fan interaction.  The show will take place in Baltimore at Rams Head Live! and will feature the band busting out a new love themed cover based on votes.  The candidates are as follows:

Death Cab for Cutie, I Will Possess Your Heart
Wilco, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
Kiss, Love Em' and Leave Em'
Beck, Think I'm in Love
Def Leppard, Love Bites
J. Geils Band, Love Stinks
Roxy Music, Love Is the Drug
Prince, I Would Die 4 U
Stone Temple Pilots, Sour Girl

A tough call am I right?  I'd be very satisfied with almost all of those but I think in the end I'd have to vote for the funky madness the Prince cover would undoubtedly generate.  To do your part head on over to this link to vote, just make sure to do it before Friday Feb 12th at noon EST or you will be too late.  And noone wants that, believe me.

Adding to the ValUMtine's Day mania is a little video contest.  I'm going to just copy and paste the band's words so there is no confusion in what must be done.

Create a short video interpretation of your favorite Umphrey's McGee song for a chance to win a tickets to the show and a prize package! All you need to do is create a short video showing your love for your favorite Umphrey's song, whether it is you singing along, or you filming a short with the song as the soundtrack, the options are endless. All you need to do is post your video on YouTube and then email the link to:

contests@walther-productions.com

by 12:00 pm ET Friday, February 12, to enter the contest. Check in to Walther-productions.com for links to submitted videos.

Submissions received will be reviewed by the band, and the winner will receive a pair of tickets to the ValUMtines Day show Rams Head Live! along with two after-show passes, two Umphrey's McGee tour t-shirts, and a copy of the UMLive from that night's show.

Two runner ups will receive a copy of the UMLive from the Rams Head Live!.  [via]

Well that is pretty damn awesome if I don't say so myself.  Unfortunately we will be far away from Baltimore on ValUMtine's Day but I'm sure we'll be sending in something super hella awesome from here, most likely featuring a monkey that does karate.  It's looking like All Things Ninja!  Got any good ideas of your own?  Let us know in the comments, and let the games begin.

When My Morning Jacket appeared on the Jazz Fest lineup it was clearly a sign of things to come, as it was the bands first scheduled show in over a year.  Now the band has announced a slew of dates leading up to and after the Jazz Fest gig.  The itinerary pretty much keeps the band in the south so those of you that need to scratch your MMJ itch and are in a different section of the company best start looking into travel arrangements.

The band will be joined on the run by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.  My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James not so coincidentally will appear on two tracks from their new album that is being released Feb. 16th, Preservation: An Album To Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program.

Tickets for the shows go on sale this Friday and Saturday Feb 5th and 6th.  Almost all of the shows are available through Ticketmaster right here.  I wonder if they'll play any covers?

04-20 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theater *
04-21 Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium *
04-23 Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park *
04-24 New Orleans, LA - Jazzfest *
04-27 St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheater *
04-28 Charleston, SC - Family Circle *
04-30 Raleigh, NC - Koka Booth *
05-01 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion *
05-02 Columbus, OH - LC Outdoor Pavilion *

* with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band