Lady Gaga Announces “The Born This Way Ball” Tour

Lady Gaga released dates today for her Born This Way Ball tour in Southeast Asia/Australia and those shows will be followed by the rest of the world including dates in Europe, Latin America and North America.

Live Nation Global Touring CEO Arthur Fogel and his team will steer the tour, as they did the bulk of the “Monster Ball” tour of 2010-2011, which grossed $188 million from 167 shows, according to Billboard Boxscore.

Gaga leaked news about the tour on Twitter.

The tour will first hit Southeast Asia and Japan through early June, mapping out 15 shows at stadiums and arenas. Gaga will then play about 15 shows in Australia, ending in July. Beyond that, current plans call for her to tour Europe in August, followed by Latin America towards the end of the year, and then North America in Q1 2013, beginning in January and running into March.

“The ‘Born This Way Ball’ will perform 110 shows around the world,” she announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Madonna Announces 2012 World Tour Dates

The queen of pop has set the dates for her upcoming world tour.

The 2012 tour will follow the release of Madonna’s new album “MDNA,” due March 26 on Live Nation Entertainment/Interscope Records.

U.S. residents ordering tickets online to a U.S. performance will receive their choice of a digital or physical copy of Madonna’s new ‘MDNA’ album with every ticket purchased. Citi is the official credit card of U.S. leg of the tour, and Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Feb. 8 through Citi’s Private Pass Program.

Lifetime Legacy members of Icon, Madonna’s official fan club, will receive first access to tickets and VIP Packages starting today. Registered free Icon members will have the opportunity to purchase an Icon Live Pass, which gives them access to ticket and VIP Package pre-sales. Fans can sign up for a free Icon membership at Madonna.com today.

VIP Packages will are available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, exclusive merchandise and more. For more information please visit: www.VIPNation.com

Viagogo, Europe’s leading secondary ticketing company (www.viagogo.co.uk), has been named as the Official Premium and Secondary Ticketing Partner for Madonna’s 2012 summer tour dates across Europe.

MADONNA 2012 WORLD TOUR ITINERARY

EUROPE
29-May Tel Aviv, Israel Ramat Gam Stadium On Sale Feb. 10
3-Jun Abu Dhabi Yas Arena On Sale Feb. 27
7-Jun Istanbul, Turkey Turk Telecom Arena On sale soon
11-Jun Zagreb, Croatia Maksimir Stadium On Sale Feb. 17
14-Jun Milan, Italy Stadio San Siro On Sale Feb. 13
16-Jun Florence, Italy Stadio Franchi On Sale Feb. 13
20-Jun Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi On Sale Feb. 16
24-Jun Coimbra, Portugal Estadio Cidade de Coimbra On Sale Feb. 11
28-Jun Berlin, Germany O2 Arena On Sale Feb. 13
2-Jul Copenhagen, Denmark Parken Stadium On Sale Feb. 13
4-Jul Gothenburg, Sweden Ullevi Stadium On Sale Feb. 17
7-Jul Amsterdam,The Netherlands Ziggo Dome On Sale Feb. 11
12-Jul Brussels, Belgium Stade Roi-Baudouin On Sale Feb. 17
14-Jul Paris, France Stade De France On Sale Feb. 14
17-Jul London, UK Hyde Park On Sale Feb. 10
21-Jul Edinburgh, UK Murrayfield Stadium On Sale Feb. 10
24-Jul Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium On Sale Feb. 17
29-Jul Vienna, Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion On Sale Feb. 24
1-Aug Warsaw, Poland National Stadium On Sale Feb. 17
7-Aug Moscow, Russia Olimpiski Arena On sale soon
8-Aug St. Petersburg, Russia SKK Arena On sale soon
12-Aug Helsinki, Finland Olympic Stadium On Sale Feb. 14
15-Aug Oslo, Norway Telenor Arena On Sale Feb. 20
18-Aug Zurich, Switzerland Stadion Letzigrund On Sale Feb. 24
21-Aug Nice, France Stade Charles-Erhmann On Sale Feb. 14

NORTH AMERICA

28-Aug Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center On Sale Feb. 13
30-Aug Montreal, QC Bell Centre On Sale Feb. 18
1-Sep Quebec City, QC Plains of Abraham Site On Sale Feb. 17
4-Sep Boston, MA TD Garden On Sale Feb. 13
6-Sep New York, NY Yankee Stadium On Sale Feb. 13
10-Sep Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place On Sale Feb. 13
12-Sep Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre On Sale Feb. 13
15-Sep Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall On Sale Feb. 27
19-Sep Chicago, IL United Center On Sale Feb. 13
23-Sep Washington, D.C. Verizon Center On Sale Feb. 13
29-Sep Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena On Sale Feb. 13
2-Oct Seattle, WA Key Arena On Sale Feb. 13
6-Oct San Jose, CA HP Pavilion On Sale Feb. 13
10-Oct Los Angeles, CA Staples Center On Sale Feb. 13
13-Oct Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand On Sale Feb. 27
16-Oct Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center On Sale Feb. 27
20-Oct Dallas, TX American Airlines Center On Sale Feb. 27
24-Oct Houston, TX Toyota Center On Sale Feb. 27
27-Oct New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena On Sale Mar. 5
30-Oct Kansas City, MO Sprint Center On Sale Mar. 5
1-Nov St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center On Sale Mar. 5
3-Nov St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center On Sale Feb. 27
10-Nov Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena On Sale Mar. 5
15-Nov Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena On Sale Mar. 5
17-Nov Atlanta, GA Philips Arena On Sale Mar. 5
TBC Miami, FL To Be Confirmed On Sale Soon

Florence + The Machine Announce Tour

After a successful October release of “Ceremonials” and several sold-out tour dates in 2011, Florence & the Machine has announced a series of spring tour dates.

Florence & the Machine will kick off its 15-city tour on April 14 in Santa Barbara. The tour, presented by MSN, includes stops at Coachella, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and Radio City Music Hall. The shows wrap on May 12 in Atlantic City.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 27th at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster.

Full list of tour dates:

April 14: Santa Babara, Calif. (Santa Babara Bowl)
April 15: Indio, Calif. (Coachella Festival)
April 17: Reno, Nev. (Grand Sierra Resort)
April 18: Davis, Calif. (Mondavi Center: UC Davis)
April 20: Phoenix, Ariz. (Comerica Theatre)
April 21: Las Vegas, Nev. (The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas)
April 22: Indio, Calif. (Coachella Festival)
April 27: Minneapolis, Minn. (Hennepin Theatre)
April 28: Milwaukee, Wis. (Eagles Ballroom)
April 29: St. Louis, Mo. (Peabody Opera House)
May 1: Dallas, Texas (Palladium Ballroom)
May 2: Houston, Texas (Verizon Wireless Theatre)
May 3: New Orleans, La. (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival)
May 8: New York, N.Y. (Radio City Music Hall)
May 11: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun Arena)
May 12: Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center)

Bruce Springsteen to Release “Wrecking Ball” on March 6th

Bruce Springsteen will release his 17th studio album, entitled “Wrecking Ball,” on March 6th. The album will be released by Columbia Records and will be featuring 11 new songs. A deluxe edition of the record will include two bonus tracks along with exclusive artwork and photography.

The album announcement ramps up the next round of activity from Springsteen, who will make a rare public speaking appearance as the keynoter at SXSW in Austin on March 15. Springsteen and the E Street Band will be touring extensively in the U.S. and Europe in 2012. European tour dates have been announced at brucespringsteen.net.

“Bruce has dug down as deep as he can to come up with this vision of modern life,” says his producer. “The lyrics tell a story you can’t hear anywhere else, and the music is his most innovative of recent years. The writing is some of the best of his career and both veteran fans and those who are new to Bruce will find much to love on ‘Wrecking Ball.’”

Three of the songs on ‘Wrecking Ball’ will be familiar to Springsteen fans from past concert performances, including the title cut, performed live since 2009; “American Land” from the tour in support of Springsteen’s 2006 ‘Seeger Sessions’ album and since with the E Streeters; and “Land of Hope and Dreams,” which dates back to the late 1990s. Fans can stream “We Take Care of Our Own” and pre-order ‘Wrecking Ball’ at brucespringsteen.net.

‘Wrecking Ball’ will be Springsteen’s first album release since the death of saxophonist Clarence Clemons

Springsteen has been unusually prolific in the past decade, releasing seven albums (one, ‘The Promise,’ as part of an ambitious project around landmark 1978 album ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’). His last studio album of new material was 2009′s ‘Working On a Dream,’ which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 224,000 units, and has sold a total of 594,000 copies in the U.S., according to SoundScan. His touring efforts behind ‘Dream’ and 2009′s ‘Magic’ were hugely successful, grossing nearly $400 million and selling more than 4.2 million tickets worldwide to 177 shows, according to Billboard Boxscore.

‘Wrecking Ball’ track listing

1. We Take Care of Our Own
2. Easy Money
3. Shackled and Drawn
4. Jack of All Trades
5. Death to My Hometown
6. This Depression
7. Wrecking Ball
8. You’ve Got It
9. Rocky Ground
10. Land of Hope and Dreams
11. We Are Alive

Swift Discusses New “Different” Album and Working with Minaj

After another big year from Taylor Swift, the country pop crooner discusses her new upcoming album, saying that her new songs are not about “moving on” and this fourth release will be a much different feel than her other three albums.

When asked what experiences stirred such an emotional album, Swift said, “I can’t tell you, because it’s a secret. It will be unveiled when it all comes out, because they all seem to have a theme to them, the records that we’ve put out so far, and this one is no different. It’s very different in what it’s about, but it’s no different in the fact that it has its own name.”

In speaking of Nicki Minaj, who she had a chance to perform with, Swift said, “I love her. One of my favorite moments of the tour was when she came out at the Staples Center and sang ‘Super Bass’ with me, which was, like, the coolest thing. It was like a dream come true, so it’s amazing to get to run into her and see her around, and I’m just such a fan.” When asked if Swift would ever collaborate with Minaj, she answered, “I mean, we’re not working on anything right now. But I would love to at some point. That would be amazing.”

6th person dies from Indiana state fair accident

So tragic. Family members say a 22-year-old college student is the sixth person to die from injuries suffered when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair last weekend.

Along with several people who died immediately, at least four dozen were injured when a strong wind gust toppled the metal scaffolding holding lights and other equipment and sent it plunging into fans awaiting a concert by the country group Sugarland.

The Star Press first reported 22-year-old Jennifer Haskell died Friday morning at a hospital in Indianapolis. Her uncle, Mike Whited, announced her death in a statement later Friday.

Haskell was entering her senior year at Ball State University, where she was studying sports medicine

State Fair spokesman Andy Klotz tells WTHR-TV the fair expresses “its deepest sympathies to her family.”

Miley Cyrus Covers Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ On Tour

Looks like Miley Cyrus is crossing over to the dark side. While on tour, Cyrus claimed Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ inspired her to do music. Really? You mean Billy Ray’s ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ didn’t?

Check out Miley’s cover of Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spriit’ –

Nicki Minaj Joins Britney Spears Tour

If you haven’t heard by now, Miss Nicki Minaj is joining Britney Spears on tour! She seems like a great fit…much better than Enrique Iglesias. Was Enrique actually considering going on tour with Brit Brit? Or was it just a PR stunt?

I think this calls for a Nicki Minaj and Britney Spears collaboration! Don’t you agree?

Miley Cyrus Announces Overseas Tour

Miley Cyrus is heading to South America, y’all! Miley’s been laying relatively low these days, but news has come that Miley will be touring overseas in South America very soon.

An insider says, “Miley has a huge fanbase worldwide. She’s pumped that her schedule has opened up and allowed her to perform for fans abroad.”

Miley plans to kick off her your at Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa in Quito, Ecuador on April 29. She’ll also be stopping in Lima, Peru on May 1st. A full list of tour dates and locations has not been announced yet.

Lady Gaga Performs Born This Way In Concert

Gaga’s little monsters were in for a surprise at her Monster Ball Tour show in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Gaga performed her new hit single ‘Born This Way’ for the first time in concert.

Check out Lady Gaga’s performance of ‘Born This Way’ –

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