Concert
Madonna biggest 2008 North American tour attraction
December 30, 2008According to Reuters, Madonna\'s "Sticky & Sweet" concert tour was the biggest-grossing music tour of 2008 in North America, raking in $105.3 million, concert tracking magazine Pollstar said on Monday. The Material Girl, whose 58-show world...
Jay-Z to promote Obama on Saturday concert
October 02, 2008According to The Associated Press, Jay-Z is doing an encore for Barack Obama. The 38-year-old rapper will perform Saturday at a free concert in Detroit to promote voter registration. The Grammy-winning rapper, whose hits include "99 Problems...
Janet Jackson “got ill” and hospitalized
September 30, 2008A representative for Janet Jackson says the singer has been hospitalized after falling ill shortly before a concert, The Associated Press reports. According to statement released by W&W Public Relations, the singer canceled her concert in Montreal...
Led Zeppelin plays one-night gig in London
December 11, 2007The surviving members of Led Zeppelin made a triumphant return to the stage, playing a one-night-only gig in London Monday night. More than 1 million fans attempted to secure tickets to the concert and some 18,000 were able to actually see the show...
Akon concert canceled as canopy collapses
October 26, 2007Thursday night's Akon concert at Emory University in Atlanta was canceled after a canopy fell, injuring people setting up for the event, TMZ.com said. Witnesses told the Web site crews were setting up lights on the stage for the university's Fall...
- October 18, 2007
A Disney Digital 3-D version of the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concert tour will screen for one week at select movie theaters in the United States and Canada. The movie will be in theaters from Feb. 1-7, Dick Cook, chairman of Walt Disney Studios...
Police cancel UK dates because of illness
October 17, 2007Sting's throat infection has caused The Police to cancel this week's reunion concerts in Manchester, England, the BBC reported. The engagements were scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at the MEN Arena. The popular rock group also had to cancel two...
Beyonce's Kuala Lumpur concert canceled
October 02, 2007U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles’ Malaysian stage debut has been canceled following protests by Muslim groups, Usmagazine.com said Friday. Pineapple Concerts, a concert promotion company based in Kuala Lumpur, issued a statement Friday announcing...
Two men stabbed after Brad Paisley concert
September 24, 2007A confrontation after the Brad Paisley concert at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre in Palm Beach, Fla., ended in two men being stabbed. Palm Beach Sheriff's spokeswoman Teri Barbera said the men did not receive life threatening wounds, although one victim...
Sex Pistols plan London reunion
September 19, 2007The Sex Pistols are planning a reunion concert in London to mark the 30th anniversary of their seminal punk rock album, "Never Mind the Bollocks." Original members John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock are slated to perform...