Dave Matthews Band Heads Back to South Florida this Summer!

Dave Matthews and his eponymous band continue to embrace their unofficial title as music's boys of summer. Keeping its annual tradition alive, Dave Matthews Band has revealed a 49-date national routing that will run from spring through late summer 2010.

This year's tour launches with a May 28-29 stand at Comcast Theatre in Hartford, CT, and concludes nearly four months later on September 15 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN.

In addition to the opening engagement, Dave Matthews Band's calendar includes several other multiple-night runs. Some of the highlights include June 7-8 at Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA; July 3-4 at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in Troy, NY; July 16-17 at Citi Field in New York, NY; and September 3-5 at Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, WA.

As usual, the tour will feature a constant rotation of supporting acts, including Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Gov't Mule,and Raphael Saadiq, among others.

Matthews and his cohorts also recently had the distinction of being named the No. 1 touring artist of the past decade by industry resource Pollstar. According to the publication's numbers, Dave Matthews Band took in approximately $529 million and sold 11.6 million tickets from 2000 to 2009.

This year's tour will continue to promote the June 2009 release "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King." The album, marking Dave Matthews Band's seventh studio record, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and quickly racked up Platinum-level sales nationally.

Dave Matthews Band (with opening act Gov't Mule) will be at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida on Friday and Saturday July 30 and 31, 2010.

The Colts vs. Saints Head to Super Bowl XLIV in Miami!

The New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts will go head-to-head in this year's Superbowl, following losses by the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Jets this past Sunday January 24, 2010.

The New Orleans Saints are heading to their first Super Bowl after battering Brett Favre and beating the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 in overtime on unheralded Garrett Hartley's 40-yard field goal.

Favre threw away Minnesota's best chance to win, tossing an interception deep in New Orleans territory in the closing seconds of regulation. Then the Saints won the coin toss and soon it was over.

The team that had no home five years ago after Hurricane Katrina ravaged its city and the Superdome overcame a slew of mistakes in the biggest game the Big Easy has ever seen.

"This is for everybody in this city," said coach Sean Payton, the architect of the Saints' turnaround. "This stadium used to have holes in it and used to be wet. It's not wet anymore. This is for the city of New Orleans."

Forget the paper bag masks and that long history of losing started in 1967. Moments after Hartley's kick, they were toasting their hometown winners on Bourbon Street. And in the Superdome, once a squalid refuge after Katrina, they boogied in the aisles as confetti covered the field.

"It's a moment I've been waiting for for a long time and obviously we're not done yet," said Drew Brees, Payton's hand-picked quarterback for the Saints' renaissance.

The Saints (15-3) will meet Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts (16-2) in the Super Bowl at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida.

It's the first time the top seeds in each conference made the big game since the 1993 season.

"Brett prepared us, but now we've got another challenge in Peyton," safety Darren Sharper said.

The biggest error was made by Favre. Flushed from the pocket, he seemed to have room to run to set up a field goal. Instead, the 40-year-old quarterback threw cross-field and was intercepted by Tracy Porter at the 22. That finished off Minnesota's chance for its first Super Bowl trip in 33 years - and opportunity to win it for the first time.

New Orleans won the coin toss, Brees guided it to the Minnesota 22 and Hartley, suspended at the start of the season for using a banned stimulant, split the uprights 4:45 into OT.

"Just helping my team get to Miami," Hartley said. "Just doing my part."

Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints play the Sun Life Stadium (formerly the LandShark Stadium) in Miami, Florida on Sunday February 7, 2010.

The 2010 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Heads to South Florida!

Nu-metal fans! Do you want to party like it's 1999? (You probably still are, but anyway...)

You'll have the chance to do that when Korn and Rob Zombie headline the 2010 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, which takes place across North America this summer.

Lamb Of God, Five Finger Death Punch, Atreyu, Norma Jean, In This Moment, 3 Inches Of Blood, Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall and Winds Of Plague are also confirmed to play the festival.

Expect to see Korn play new tracks on the jaunt, considering they're recording their ninth studio album with producer Ross Robinson (Limp Bizkit, The Cure), tentatively titled Korn III - Remember Who You Are, according to Blabbermouth. Robinson produced the first two Korn albums, and the disc is described as a return to their early sound.

Here is the lineup for the 2010 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival:

MAIN STAGE:
Korn
Rob Zombie
Lamb Of God
Five Finger Death Punch

MAYHEM FESTIVAL STAGE:
Atreyu
Norma Jean
In This Moment
3 Inches Of Blood

JAGERMEISTER STAGE:
Hatebreed
Chimaira
Shadows Fall
Winds Of Plague

The 2010 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival will be at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida on Wednesday August 11, 2010.

The Big Game Ticket Raffle selects the winning tickets!

For those who purchased raffle tickets for The Big Game Ticket Raffle in order to win tickets to either the 2010 Super Bowl or 2010 Pro Bowl games... here are the winning tickets which were selected earlier today: Friday January 22, 2010.

2010 Super Bowl Winning Ticket: 072195

2 winning tickets were selected for the 2010 Pro Bowl:

Winning Ticket 1: 084254
Winning Ticket 2: 085299

Note, if the winner does not claim their prize within 48 hours of today's drawing, then a different ticket will be selected and each ticket holder will be given 24 hours until a winner is selected.

For the full disclaimer of the rules -- go to the website of: www.ESMG.info

Congratulations to the winners and good luck to those who haven't checked their tickets yet.

CAVALIA gallops into South Florida!

Beginning on January 19, 2010, Miami began experiencing what 2.5 million people in Europe, Canada, and U.S. cities including Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Boston, and most recently, Atlanta have been astounded by the extravagant multimedia equestrian celebration for the eyes and ears that is CAVALIA.

Guests who attend the show will “ooh” and “ahh” in amazement at the beauty of the more than sixty 4-legged artists in this eclectic cast. Crowds will cheer and rise in their seats during the incredible performances of some forty 2-legged artists, including acrobats, aerialists, riders, musicians and dancers.

From January 19 thru February 7, 2010, under the White Big Top at Bicentennial Park in Downtown Miami an exquisite, fastpaced, unforgettable 120-minute performance featuring the harmony between horse and man will find its home. CAVALIA marks the Adrienne Arsht Center’s very first off-site production, and underlines the Center’s commitment to provide world-class, diverse programming to the city of Miami, and the South Florida community.

This spectacular production was created by Cirque du Soleil co-founder, Normand Latourelle, and is often compared to Cirque for the way it revolutionizes equestrian and performing arts, much like Cirque revolutionized the circus.

CAVALIA will stop in Miami, as it makes the rounds to major cities on its NorthAmerican tour, after touring in Europe for two years. “I had the opportunity to bring Cirque du Soleil’s CirqueRéinventé to Miami in 1989,” says Normand Latourelle, CAVALIA founder and artistic director. “I am extremely proud to introduce a new type of show to Miami on the 20th anniversary of this milestone. I hope that the people will embrace CAVALIA’s magic.”

“We are honored to co-present such a beautiful performance such as CAVALIA,” said M. John Richard, President and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center. “South Florida will fall in love with this highly acclaimed, artistic demonstration of the unique bond between humans and horses.”

CAVALIA is not just a show for horse-lovers. Nor is it a show just for Cirque-fanatics. It is a lavish orchestration of multimedia, equestrian and performing arts designed to astound and entertain people of all ages and backgrounds. Under the world’s largest touring Big Top, which rises 100 feet above ground and spans more than 26,264 feet, sixty of the most magnificent creatures on the planet will express themselves in all their beauty, grace and strength on a 160-foot wide stage. While the horses gallop and cavort and, at times, run free completely unbridled, the show will incorporate unbelievable acrobatics, original live music and stunning special lighting effects to create a dreamlike setting, making it apparent to see why this show has become a global sensation.

Across North America and Europe, CAVALIA has enthralled audiences and been praised by critics for itscaptivating and unique experience. CNN’s Larry King raved, “The greatest show I have ever seen!” TheWashington Post exclaims, “Impressive, highly refined, indeed a wonder!” The New York Times describes the show as “a celebration of the unique emotional and physical bonds between humans and animals,” while O Magazine exclaimed that “The wildly beautiful stallions of CAVALIA leave audiences with their hearts galloping,” and the Los Angeles Times summed it up with “Blissful play, haunting score…striking aerial grace.” Madrid’s El Pais remarked “Like in a dream,” while Berlin’s Zeitung said “CAVALIA shows flawless artistry.” Lastly, Amsterdam’s De Telegraf proclaimed Cavalia as “A fairytale for the entire family!”

CAVALIA features 12 different breeds of horses, including Arabians, Lusitanos, Spanish Pure Breed, Quarter Horses, and Paint horses from France, Canada, Spain and the United States. The featured 2-legged artists represent the nations of the United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Portugal andRussia.

The significance of the 4-legged performers can also be seen in the signature “C” of Cavalia’s logo, with a horse’s head depicted in the letter (the “l” in Cavalia is also representative in the shape of a horse’s leg).

CAVALIA will be at Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami, Florida thru February 7th, 2010.

Dolphin Stadium has a new name: Sun Life Stadium!

Dolphin Stadium will be renamed Sun Life Stadium as part of a deal that the Dolphins struck with a Canadian financial services firm, industry officials said Monday January 18, 2010.

The name change, which was expected, will happen before the January 31 Pro Bowl and February 7 Super Bowl.

The five-year deal reportedly averages out to $7.5 million annually.

Select Dolphins fans have been invited to attend the announcement and a musical performance on stadium grounds at 10am Wednesday January 20, 2010. Sun Life has been trying to increase its name recognition in the United States through an aggressive advertising campaign over the past few months.

This will mark the facility's seventh name since it opened in 1987. The other names, in order: Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, Dolphin Stadium and LandShark Stadium.

The stadium has been called Dolphin Stadium for the past two weeks. LandShark Lager's eight-month naming rights deal expired after the January 5th FedEx Orange Bowl.

Jets-Colts & Saints-Vikings are the Matchups for NFL Championship Sunday!

The Saints' offense and Vikings' defense dominated in the divisional playoffs to set up a tantalizing matchup in the 2010 NFC Championship Game.

New Orleans' defense and Minnesota's offense didn't look too bad, either. Maybe these teams will give fans a more competitive affair than the first three games of this weekend, when the conferences' top clubs reminded everybody why they ruled all year before late-season skids.

Brett Favre is headed to New Orleans to try to return to the Super Bowl at age 40, 12 years after his last appearance. Two downtrodden fan bases will watch as the top-seeded Saints host the NFC title game for the first time, less than five years after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans. Minnesota hasn't gone to the Super Bowl since 1977; New Orleans has never been.

The Vikings routed the Dallas Cowboys 34-3 on Sunday to set up the NFC championship showdown. Favre threw four touchdown passes, while the defense sacked Tony Romo six times and forced him into three turnovers.

"To win the way that we did doesn't mean anything going into next week," Favre said.

A day earlier, the Saints trounced the Arizona Cardinals 45-14. Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes and Reggie Bush scored on an 83-yard punt return and a spectacular 46-yard run.

The Jets upset the second-seeded Chargers 17-14 on Sunday to fill out the last spot in the NFL's final four. The Jets go back to Indianapolis, where the top-seeded Colts showed no signs of rust in beating Baltimore 20-3 on Saturday to reach the AFC title game.

The Jets handed the Colts their first loss of the season, 29-15, on December 27 in Indianapolis. Of course, the Colts had already clinched home-field advantage by then, and coach Jim Caldwell pulled Peyton Manning and other starters early in the second half before the Jets rallied.

"A matchup that probably nobody wanted, but too bad," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. "Here we come!"

Rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez threw a go-ahead, 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dustin Keller three plays into the fourth quarter Sunday, then Shonn Greene gave the Jets breathing room with a 53-yard scoring run on their next possession.

The upstart Jets (11-7), who have won seven of their last eight, advanced to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 1999.

The Chargers (13-4) not only saw their 11-game winning streak end, but endured yet another playoff meltdown after earning the AFC's No. 2 seed.

The Indianapolis Colts vs. New York Jets play the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana and the New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings play the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday January 24, 2010.

Jimmy Buffett Brings His SUMMERZCOOL 2010 Tour to South Florida!

Sunrise Sports & Entertainment announced that superstar Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will bring their SUMMERZCOOL 2010 Tour to the Bank Atlantic Center for an exclusive South Florida show on Saturday, February 27, 2010. 
 



Jimmy’s latest album, Buffet Hotel (one t), was released in December 2009. The title cut has a strong West African influence and was conceived during a trip to the “Festival In The Desert,” a music festival that takes place annually near Timbuktu, Mali. “It was one of the best musical experiences of my life,” said Jimmy. It was there that Jimmy ran across the Buffet Hotel, an old colonial era train station/hotel which was the venue for the music scene that exploded in Mali after its independence in 1960.

After Jimmy started writing for Buffet Hotel he decided to introduce three of the new songs into his set list. The three were “Summerzcool,” the quintessential beach song, which also became the tour name, “A Lot To Drink About,” a commentary on current events, and “Surfin’ In A Hurricane,” the first surf song Jimmy has ever written.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday February 27, 2010.

Carole King & James Taylor Bring Their TROUBADOUR REUNION World Tour to South Florida!

It will be like 1971 all over again as Carole King and James Taylor team up for a joint world tour which will kick off in Melbourne, Australia on March 27, 2010 and will travel to New Zealand and Japan before coming to North America and Europe.

This once-in-a-lifetime event brings together two of the most beloved singer/songwriters for a rare concert experience. The set list will include a breadth of material including songs they performed during their 1969 debut show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, which helped propel them both to the world stage. Taylor performed on King’s classic 1971 album “Tapestry” and had a No. 1 hit with his version of her “You’ve Got a Friend” that year.

The tour is titled TROUBADOUR REUNION World Tour after the Los Angeles club where they performed together in 1969, and reunited in 2007 to present six shows celebrating the venue’s 50th anniversary.

Joining them on the tour will be their original bandmates: guitarist Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, drummer Russ Kunkel and bassist Lee Sklar, famous in their own right as "The Section".

King and Taylor will be performing together on NBC TV's THE TODAY SHOW and CBS TV's LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN on January 20, 2010.

Carole King & James Taylor's TROUBADOUR REUNION World Tour will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday June 5, 2010.

Chelsea Handler Brings her CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG 2010 Tour to South Florida!

Late Night talk show host, author and stand up comedian Chelsea Handler has announced that she will celebrate the release of her third book, CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by headlining a 21 city tour presented by Belvedere Vodka, beginning March 10, 2010 in Chicago and culminating with a May 15, 2010 appearance at New York City's Radio City Music Hall.

As one of the nation's fastest-rising female stand-ups, Chelsea has performed to sold-out audiences at venues and festivals across the country, including, most recently, the prestigious Carnegie Hall. Her comedy mixes fearless honesty, ironic riffs and self-deprecations with an abundance of always fresh material. "I have made a recent living making fun of every person in Hollywood, so I'd like to take this tour as an opportunity to get back to my roots and make fun of myself along with the rest of America and of course, Spain. Godspeed." -- Chelsea Handler

Although she regularly appears on NBC TV's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, was profiled on ABC TV's Nightline, and has been featured on The Today Show, LIVE with Regis & Kelly and CBS TV's Late Night with David Letterman, Chelsea is best known for her own E! Entertainment show, Chelsea Lately which airs weeknights at 11:00pm.

Consistently the highest-rated program on E!, Chelsea Lately has been picked up through 2012, providing Chelsea with the perfect showcase for what she does best: comment on pop culture and entertainment news while interacting with the public. The daily program offers a tongue-in-cheek look at entertainment news, celebrity truths and rumors that just won't die, and other hot topics of the day. Bringing refreshing new energy to the late night arena, Chelsea Lately is an authentic and hilarious commentary on the celebrity culture around us.

A three-time published author, Chelsea's latest book, CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG (Grand Central Publishing) hits stores on March 9, 2010. In the new opus, Chelsea mines her family, her sex life, her career, and her distinctively outrageous worldview to bring readers an outrageous no-holds-barred account of life on the ridiculous side. In addition to her concerts, Chelsea is expected to meet her fans at bookstores in cities along the route of her upcoming tour.

Also part of the tour will be Chelsea's drink of choice, Belvedere Vodka. Presenting her concert tour and book launch, Belvedere will host private after-parties for Chelsea's gigs across the country. Known as having a strong point of view on contemporary culture and pouring at exclusive events, Belvedere Vodka is a vodka with natural edge, the perfect partner for Chelsea and her fans. "We were thrilled to be chosen by Chelsea last year as her preferred & favorite vodka," says Charles Gibb, President of Millennium, the vodka & rum division of Moet Hennessy, producer of Belvedere. "As a vodka connoisseur, her decision to choose Belvedere is a true testament to the quality of our vodka, and we are delighted to be supporting her on this exciting tour".

Chelsea Handler will be at The Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach, Florida on Friday March 26, 2010.

NFL PEPSI SUPER BOWL FAN JAM Concerts to play South Beach for Super Bowl Weekend!

The NFL will partner with Pepsi for two free concerts to help celebrate Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida.

The PEPSI SUPER BOWL FAN JAM, the only official NFL Super Bowl concert series on South Beach, will take place on Thursday, February 4th and Friday, February 5th in Miami Beach, Florida.

Multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning superstar Rihanna will perform tracks from her new critically-acclaimed album Rated R and 15-year-old singing sensation Justin Bieber will rock the South Beach crowd with songs from his platinum debut My World in the PEPSI SUPER BOWL FAN JAM concert on Thursday, February 4th.

Grammy Award winning global superstar Nelly Furtado, who will perform from her hit album Mi Plan; Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated Paulina Rubio, who will showcase songs from her platinum selling album Gran City Pop, and Billboard Latin Music Award winner "Mr. 305" himself, Pitbull will take the stage on Friday, February 5th for the PEPSI MUSICA SUPER BOWL FAN JAM.

Public entrance to the concerts on South Beach will be at 8th and Ocean Drive. Gates open at 5pm and the concerts will begin at 7pm.

Actor Kevin Dillon, star of HBO's hit series ENTOURAGE and popular television anchor Nancy O'Dell will host Thursday night's concert and Telemundo stars Leti Coo and Jessi Losada with actor Karim Mendiburu will host Friday night's festivities.

NFL players also will participate in the two concerts. VH1 will televise Thursday night's (February 4th) concert beginning at 9 pm ET and Friday night's (February 5th) concert will be taped for airing on Telemundo on Saturday, February 6 at 4:30 pm ET.

PEPSI SUPER BOWL FAN JAM takes place on Thursday February 4, 2010 and PEPSI MUSICA SUPER BOWL FAN JAM on Friday February 5, 2010. Both concerts will be held on South Beach on 8th and Ocean Drive.

PBS' ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2010 Tour Heads to South Florida!

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PBS's most-watched primetime series, has announced its Summer 2010 Tour destinations: San Diego, California; Billings, Montana; Miami Beach, Florida; Biloxi, Mississippi; Des Moines, Iowa; and Washington, DC. Programs taped in these locations will make up ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's fifteenth broadcast season on PBS, airing in 2011.

"We are calling this our Crystal Anniversary Tour," said ANTIQUES ROADSHOW executive producer Marsha Bemko, author of the new book, "Antiques Roadshow: Behind the Scenes." "It's our way of celebrating ROADSHOW's fifteen-year romance with America's stories, its objects, and its extraordinary history."

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's 2010 Tour features a series of local events at which top appraisers offer the public free evaluations of antiques and collectibles -- revealing the often surprising history and value of these items.

This year's lineup, with host Mark L. Walberg, kicks off from Raleigh, North Carolina, with the highest value treasure ever seen on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: a set of Chinese carved jade objects estimated to be worth as much as $1.07 million!

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is sponsored by Liberty Mutual and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.

PBS' ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Tour will be at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida on Saturday July 10, 2010.