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Carrie Underwood has certainly built a name and reputation for herself after winning the 2005 American Idol contest. All of your songs have been reached the tops of charts and won her many industry awards and of course she has been across the nation with her tours.

After winning a second Entertainer of the Year Award Carrie announced 45 more dates to her 2010 Play On tour that began the beginning of March. The new leg begins in autumn starting with the Rose Garden Arena on September 23 in Portland, Oregon with her last performance being at the Pengrowth Saddledome on December 19 in Calgary, AB.

Highlights of the new 45 dates include Nashville Tennessee at the Bridgestone arena on October 13, Charlotte North Carolina at the Time Warner Cable arena on October 30, Newark New Jersey at the Prudential Center on November 15, and in Sioux Falls South Dakota at the Sioux Falls Arena on December 5.

Along with more performances in the United States, four more will be in Canada. Along with the last performance on December 19, other Canadian performance includes Toronto ON at the Air Canada Centre on November 3, Vancouver BC at the General Motors Place on December 16, and Edmonton AB at the Rexall Place on December 18.

Tickets have gone all sale and of course prices range differently according to the venue and the seating with most ranging from $30 to $35 for the inexpensive seats to $50 to $55 for premium seats.

Special guests for the fall tour includes Sons of Sylvia and Billy Currington.

Carrie Underwood’s spring leg began in Reading Pennsylvania on March 11 and will end in Saskatoon SK at the Credit Union Centre on June 20.

Her tour is supporting her 3^rd studio album, Play On which was released in November 2009. The album was #1 on Billboard 200 and has seen two #1 singles including Temporary Home and Cowboy Cassanova.

Shake Your Money Maker marks twentieth anniversary and Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys Tour to hit 50 markets throughout the United States and Canada this summer.

The Black Crowes were founded by brothers Chris and Rich Robinson. The group will be releasing a new album this summer and will complete a 4-month long tour. A few concerts are spread out through May, June, and July with the official launch of their tour beginning in Milwaukee Wisconsin at the Riverside Theatre on August 13.

At this time, venues and dates are booked all the way to the end of the year with the last gig to be a six-night block in San Francisco at The Fillmore for Dec. 12, 14-15, 17-19.  

A few highlights of the Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys Tour include a two night gig on October 19 & 20 in Burlington, Virginia at Higher Ground, on October 22 & 23 in Boston, Massachusetts at the House of Blues, 0n November 13 & 14 in Washington, DC at 9:30 Club, and November 19 & 20 in Atlanta, Georgia at The Tabernacle. A long engagement is booked in New York City at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square starting on October 31 and ending on November 6.

The majority of the gigs will see the Black Crowes opening with a full acoustic set prior to plugging in for a full-length electric set.

Tickets will go on sale for the Goodnight to the Bad Guys Tour beginning May 14. Tickets will range in price from $35 to $55 in most cases.

The Black Crowes have pretty much been going non-stop touring since their Euphoria or Bust tour in 2008 and in 2009 the Stuck Inside Utopia Tour. Frontman Chris Robinson stated in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, “If we kept going, we might be playing with fate too much,” Robinson commented. “It would be nice to have a 30th anniversary. But we should walk away from this while everyone’s in a good mood.”

The Green Day musical American Idiot opened on April 20^th at the St. James Theatre on Broadway blasting away punk music.

The majority of the musical and lyrical credits are given to Billie Joe Armstrong frontman for Green Day and band along with Tom Kitt keeping track of music arrangements and then you have to give credit to Director Michael Mayer. The musical is based on the album Green Day with a few songs from Green Days newer catalogue for a great mix.

In September 2009, the musical debuted at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre where actors performed to a sold out crowd with two extensions that ended in November. The New York staging has already seen high praises for the aesthetics and casting.

Previews of the musical began on March 24 with seating capacity at 1,709, the theatre was around 70 to 85 percent occupied. Box office receipts for each week have been more than $450,000 via information from the Broadway League. In most cases the tickets range from $32 to $127 however, premium ticket sales reach prices up to $252.

Tuesday and Sunday, evening performances begin at 7pm, Wednesday through Saturday performance begins at 8pm. Matinees are held on Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.

Critic’s reviews have been unique to say the least with statements like:

Variety Steve Suskin “…the band and the orchestrations often drown out the lyrics and hamper the storytelling.”

New York Times Charles Isherwood “‘American Idiot,’ directed by Michael Mayer and performed with galvanizing intensity by a terrific cast, detonates a fierce aesthetic charge in this ho-hum Broadway season.”

USA Today Elysa Gardner “…the feel-good musical of the season.”

Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck “Telling its story largely through music and movement with only a smattering of dialogue, “Idiot” never manages to make us care about the fate of its thinly drawn characters.”

Adam Lambert, American Idol, runner up will be the talk of the concert circuit this summer as he launches his national tour. The first venue will be the FM Kirby Center on June 4^th in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. At this time, the last date for the summer concert will be on August 13 at the Bethlehem Musikfest @ Sands Riverplace in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Other stop offs will include Stir Concert Cove on June 10 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Nokia Theatre on June 22 in New York, New York. You can find a few tickets for some venues on sale now, with more announcements for sale dates and venues soon.

Lambert gave a sneak peek when he sent out message on his Twitter account stating, “For those who didn’t know, my opening acts are Orianthi and Allison Iraheta.

Orianthi is a musician from Australia that Michael Jackson chose to play lead guitar for the “This is It” concert series. Iraheta was a contestant on the eighth season of America Idol along with Lambert. She came in 4^th place and Lambert came in 2^nd place with Kris Allen the overall winner.

Adam Lambert’s first studio album, For Your Entertainment was released in November 2009 and debuted on the Billboard 200 at #3. Iraheta’s “Just like You” was released in December of 2009 and made it to #35 on the Billboard 200.

A few other locations have been announced for May including KIIS FM Wango Tango @ Staples Center in Los Angeles California and KISS 108 FM Concert @ Comcast Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts. In June fans will find Lambert in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, Sayreville New Jersey, Fishkill New York, Council Bluffs Iowa, Mahnomen Minnesota, Mashantucket Connecticut, and Cost Mesa California, to name a few. Only one date has been announced for August at this time, which is Bethlehem Pennsylvania on August 13.

50 Cent has a new album planned for a summer release and has announced his late spring tour of United States clubs and theaters.

The first stop will be at the Wolstein Center on May 28 in Cleveland, Ohio and will end at the House of Blues on June 25 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tickets went on sale this month with most ticket prices falling between $30 and $80 with a few exceptions.

Along with 50 Cent, a few other artists will join the tour including Monica, Lloyd Banks, and Soulja Boy Tell’Em on different dates and venues throughout the tour. The upcoming tour fans can expect to hear material from the 2009 Before I Self Destruct along with other earlier hits as well as new material called Black Magic.

During a MTV News interview around the beginning of the month, 50 Cent stated, “I gave myself a goal to try and put it out by the end of the summer, so I’ll work that hard on the actual project. If I don’t feel it’s ready by the end of the summer, I’ll just jeep it.”

Venues and dates for the upcoming 50 Cent tour include:

Wolstein Center on May 28 in Cleveland, Ohio
Chene Park on May 29 in Detroit, MI 
UIC Pavilion on May 30 in Chicago, IL 
Fillmore Auditorium on June 1 in Denver, CO 
Warfield Theatre on June 3 in San Francisco, CA 
Club Nokia on June 4 in Los Angeles, CA 
Pearl Concert Theater on June 6 in Las Vegas, NV 
Celebrity Theatre on June 7 in Phoenix, AZ 
The Midland by AMC on June 10 in Kansas City, MO 
The Music Hall at Fair Park on June 11 in Dallas, TX 
Arena Theatre on June 12 in Houston, TX
Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Theater on June 15 in Miami Beach, FL
The Tabernacle on June 17 in Atlanta, GA
House of Blues on June 18 in North Myrtle Beach, SC 
Hammerstein Ballroom on June 22 in New York, NY
The Oakdale Theatre on June 23 in Wallingford, CT
House of Blues on June 24 in Boston, MA 
House of Blues on June 25 in Atlantic City, NJ