Alicia Keys Brings her THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM Tour to South Florida!

R&B musician Alicia Keys is currently dominating the singles charts with her collaboration with Jay-Z on "Empire State of Mind." But in the New Year, it will all be about Keys as she starts to piece together a headlining tour for the late winter and early spring months.

The native New Yorker has rolled out just 10 dates for her THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM Tour as her schedule opens with a February 28th performance at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC. At present, the singer's routing is primarily focused in the Northeast, though the routing will eventually take her to the West Coast as she closes her jaunt on April 6th at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Along the way, Keys will make plenty of stops across the U.S. and Canada. Engagements are scheduled for March 10th at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON; March 17th at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY; and March 22nd at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA, among other planned stops.Keys is getting most of her current airplay for her feature with Jay-Z, but her fourth studio album "The Element of Freedom" was just released nationally on December 15, 2009. While Brit sensation Susan Boyle's debut album is expected to snag the lead spot for a fourth straight week on next week's Billboard 200, Keys' album is projected to have sales upwards of 350,000 units for a strong opening week, according to published reports.

The singer-pianist's past three albums all topped the Billboard 200 upon their release and have earned multi-Platinum status from the RIAA. Keys' smash debut "Songs in A Minor" is still her personal best with more than six million copies sold so far, though her 2007 single "No One" leads her singles with triple-Platinum status.

Alicia Keys' THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM Tour will be at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida on Saturday March 27, 2010.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus bring their ZING ZANG ZOOM to South Florida!

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents ZING ZANG ZOOM, a thrill-filled, mind-blowing circus spectacular where fun for the entire family is no illusion.

Magical Zingmaster Alex and his assistant, the alluring Levitytia, lead audiences through a kaleidoscope of color and imagery revealing extraordinary worlds of fantasy, flight and phenomena that celebrates the uplifting spirit of the circus and wards off a cynical Mr. Gravity and his team of "heavies" who try to bring everyone down.

Be mesmerized when a four-ton elephant disappears before your eyes, and a gravity-inducing nemesis transforms across species into a ferocious tiger. Stand in awe as a dazzling trapeze artist performs a perilous, anatomically unimaginable one-arm speed-spin high atop the arena floor, and two formidable, female human cannonballs are blasted through the air in a daring, awe-inspiring display of bravery. Become electrified as the dangerous double wheel of steel, the gasp-inducing high wire and soaring gigantic swings defy both gravity and logic.

Fun-filled magic merges with traditional circus arts to create a world of infinite possibilities where apprentice illusionists levitate their parents with a wave of a wand, and audience spirits keep rising as the high flying circus is (literally) turned upside down. Perhaps the most magical of all, watch in amazement as an incomparable array of exotic animals including a herd of majestic Asian elephants, magnificent Bengal tigers and elegant Arabian and Friesian horses join forces with our human performers to create an experience that will surprise and delight 'children of all ages', rendering us speechless and reminding us that the magic of The Greatest Show On Earth lives forever in our hearts and imaginations.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' ZING ZANG ZOOM will be at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida... Friday January 8, 2010 thru Monday January 18, 2010.

Henry Rollins Brings His FREQUENT FLYER TOUR to South Florida!

Punk poet/provocateur Henry Rollins will launch the initial North American leg of his latest spoken word tour in March 2010 following a slate of international dates.

FREQUENT FLYER TOUR kicks off March 2, 2010 in Clearwater, FL, and currently runs through an April 9th date in Madison, WI, including a seven-night stretch of shows in Canada.

Rollins continues to flourish in several modes of media simultaneously, even after his Independent Film Channel series, "The Henry Rollins Show," was canceled in 2007. Rollins has appeared in several episodes of the critically acclaimed FX series "Sons of Anarchy," and continues to host his own show on Santa Monica, CA, radio station KCRW.

Last year Rollins released "Provoked," his 15th live spoken word album. The CD portion of the dual CD/DVD combo was recorded in San Francisco in 2007 and the Netherlands in 2008 during Rollins' PROVOKED TOUR, and the DVD includes the Comedy Central special "Live and Ripped From London."

More recently, Rollins joined singer Peaches to provide between-track spoken interludes on The Flaming Lips' forthcoming digital-only revamp of Pink Floyd's classic 1973 album "Dark Side of the Moon." The set, titled "The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs With Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon," will be available for one week only through iTunes, beginning Tuesday (12/22/09).

Rollins rose to prominence in the early '80s as the frontman for punk band Black Flag and went on to form the Rollins Band, which last toured in 2006. In addition to performing live, acting and authoring books, he is an outspoken human rights activist.

Henry Rollins brings his FREQUENT FLYER TOUR to the Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Wednesday March 3, 2010.

Brooks & Dunn Bring their farewell tour THE LAST RODEO Tour to South Florida!

Superstar duo Brooks & Dunn said they weren’t about to call it a day as a recording duo without one more chance to party with their fans, and Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn are ready to do it in style with the announcement of dates for their final tour, THE LAST RODEO. A celebration of their 20 great years together, the tour will launch on April 23, 2010, with 47 shows running through August 8, 2010.

Brian O’Connell, President, Nashville Touring, for Live Nation declared, “THE LAST RODEO Tour is going to be a ‘must see’ for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the amazing energy that Kix and Ronnie create on stage. I look forward to seeing what they have up their sleeves on a nightly basis, and I am confident that they will leave everything they have on the stage one final time in each city. Anyone who has ever seen a Brooks & Dunn show knows that they will be coming full tilt! I do not look at this tour as an ending, rather a celebration of their career by two of the greatest Artists that Country Music has ever known.”

The tour follows the recent release of Brooks & Dunn’s career-spanning double-disc collection, #1s … and then some, which features 30 favorites in all, including an amazing 23 #1 hits. Among the songs on #1s … and then some is the smash single, “Cowgirls Don’t Cry,” which earlier this week earned the duo their 15th career GRAMMY Award nomination.

Brooks & Dunn's THE LAST RODEO Tour will be at the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Friday June 11, 2010 and at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday June 12, 2010.

Semi Precious Weapons Replaces Kid Cudi on Lady GaGa's MONSTER BALL Tour!

Kid Cudi is no longer the opener for Lady Gaga's highly anticipated MONSTER BALL Tour. A statement released by the Cleveland-bred rapper cites scheduling conflicts as the reason for not completing the run.

"Kid Cudi has decided to take an early leave of absence from Lady Gaga's MONSTER BALL Tour in order to balance his schedule surrounding the recording of his next album and acting commitments," the statement read. "Cudi does not want to disappoint his fans and will move forward with his individual show dates in December and throughout the month of January."

However, sources confirmed to the media that Cudi has indeed been dismissed as a result of the December 12, 2009 incident where the rapper assaulted a fan mid-performance at a Vancouver concert stop. After an unidentified attendee launched a wallet onstage, Cudi, instead of opening the wallet and possibly identifying the wallet-hurler, threw it back into the crowd where concertgoer Michael Sharpe caught it. The wallet, however, did not belong to Sharpe, so Sharpe threw it back onstage. Unfortunately for Sharpe, an enraged Cudi then jumped off stage and decked Sharpe. Unfortunately for Cudi, footage of the punch made it to the Internet.

Cudi is the second rapper to be "kicked off" a Lady Gaga tour. In October 2009, Kanye West and Lady Gaga mutually canceled their winter FAME KILLS tour blaming poor ticket sales as the reason. It was widely believed the slow ticket sales resulted from the negative media behind West's infamous interruption of Taylor Swift's Best Female Video acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards. The Cudi camp still plans on honoring their currently booked after-show club appearances.

Semi Precious Weapons will replace Cudi on Gaga's MONSTER BALL Tour.

Lady GaGa's MONSTER BALL Tour will be at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, Florida on New Year's Eve: Thursday December 31, 2009 and on Saturday January 2, 2010.

Eric Clapton Brings his 2010 US Tour and Roger Daltrey to South Florida!

On the heels of two major U.S. Grammy nominations for his CD release with Steve Winwood last year, Eric Clapton has announced a series of North American solo shows. The tour will begin on February 25, 2010 in Pittsburgh, PA and will travel to 11 U.S. cities and feature a very special guest, Roger Daltrey to kick off the show.

In recent years, Clapton has done some of his most innovative and collaborative work, pairing with iconic artists such as Steve Winwood, Jeff Beck and JJ Cale for concert and CD projects. Recent concert set lists have seen a variety of Clapton music featuring some of his biggest solo hits alongside classic Derek and The Dominos and Blind Faith songs.

The tour's band will consist of Steve Gadd on drums, Willie Weeks on bass, Chris Stainton and Walt Richmond on keyboards, and Michelle John and Sharon White as backing vocalists.

Eric Clapton (with special guest: Roger Daltrey) will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Thursday March 11, 2010.

Dashboard Confessional to join Bon Jovi's THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR!

Dashboard Confessional has been confirmed to join Bon Jovi on their upcoming North American tour. The band will join THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR in February 2010 and will remain on the road until the end of April 2010. The band will also be performing their own headlining dates in-between THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR dates.

Dashboard Confessional's latest album, Alter the Ending, is currently # 19 on the Billboard Top 200. Rolling Stone gave the album four stars and Billboard says, "Alter the Ending is a perfectly blended concoction of acoustic melodies, graceful harmonies and power anthems..." Lead singer, Chris Carrabba and guitarist John Lefler are currently on an acoustic promo tour in support of Alter the Ending.

Dashboard Confessional opens for Bon Jovi's THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday April 18, 2010.

Mariah Carey Brings her ANGELS ADVOCATE 2010 Tour to South Florida!

Multi Grammy Award winning R&B-pop vocalist Mariah Carey is ringing in the New Year with her first full-fledged concert tour in a little over three years. The 20-date ANGELS ADVOCATE Tour launches January 2, 2010 at Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, NJ, and continues through February 27 at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, NV.

After the January 2 opening, Carey's calendar currently has a two-week gap before she continues her tour with a January 15-16 stand at the MGM Grand Theatre in Mashantucket, CT. Other planned performances include January 30 at the Wang Theatre in Boston, MA; February 13 at Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL; and February 23 at Gibson Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.

Carey is also bound north of the border for three engagements in Canada on February 4 at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC; February 6 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, ON; and February 9 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON.

Opening act on the tour is new R&B group RydazNrtist, which recently signed with NCredible Entertainment, the label run by Carey’s husband, Nick Cannon.

The tour is promoting Carey's twelfth studio album "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 after its September 29 release. The debut was slightly lower than expected as Barbra Streisand grabbed the No. 1 position in a surprising sales week. Carey's two previous albums -- 2005's "The Emancipation of Mimi" and 2008's "E=MC2" -- both nabbed the top spot on the charts.

The last time Carey launched a full-fledged tour was with 2006's THE ADVENTURES OF MIMI Tour. However, the acclaimed singer did perform a mini-residency in Las Vegas earlier this season with a pair of two-night stands at the Pearl Concert Theater on September 11-12 and October 9-10, 2009.

Before launching the 2010 tour, Carey will kick off the New Year with a December 31 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. Her special guest for the New Year's Eve show will be Trey Songz.

Mariah Carey will be bringing her ANGELS ADVOCATE 2010 Tour to the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on Thursday January 21, 2010.

Michael Bublé Confirms South Florida Venue for his CRAZY LOVE 2010 Tour!

Michael Bublé has finally confirmed the South Florida venue for his CRAZY LOVE 2010 Tour -- it will be the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.

As mentioned before, the CRAZY LOVE 2010 Tour will be taking place on Friday March 12, 2010.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Returns to South Florida!

Well remembered by local South Florida theater goers for its phenomenal run when it opened on February 26, 1991 as the premiere presentation of the newly built Broward Center for the Performing Arts… The US Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s monster hit musical THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA returns.

Based on the classic novel Le Fantome de l’Opera by Gaston Leroux, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it. He falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine, and devotes himself to creating a new star by nurturing her extraordinary talents and by employing all of the devious methods at his command. But you probably already knew that since over 80 million people in 124 cities in 25 countries have seen the Broadway musical adaptation of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

The musical had its world premiere on October 9, 1986 at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London, winning every major British theatre award, including the Olivier and the Evening Standard Awards. The New York production opened on January 26, 1988, where it won seven 1988 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Worldwide, the show consistently plays to larger audiences and in longer engagements than any other musical in history.

On January 6, 2006, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA became the longest-running musical in Broadway history, surpassing CATS’ record-holding 18 year Broadway run (and 7,485 performances). The Oscar winning film adaptation was released in 2004 and starred Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson and Minnie Driver.

The current tour stars Tim Martin Gleason as The Phantom, Sean MacLaughlin as Raoul and Trista Moldovan and Kelly Jeanne Grant alternate the role of Christine.

The US Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, directed by Harold Prince, begins performances at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on December 23, 2009, brings in the New Year, and runs through January 17, 2010.

The Black Eyed Peas Bring their THE E.N.D. World Tour 2010 to South Florida!

After a banner year of chart-topping singles and a best-selling album, the Black Eyed Peas have announced their THE E.N.D. World Tour 2010 -- their first North American headline tour in about four years.

The 32-date venture begins February 4, 2010 with a performance at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA, and concludes April 11 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, BC. The hip-hop group's calendar also has them bound for shows on February 24 at Madison Square Garden in New York City; March 13 at United Center in Chicago, IL; and March 29 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Besides the final date of the tour leg, the Peas have only one other performance booked north of the border. A March 6 concert has been slated for Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON.

Though the Peas have toured around the world in 2007 and even earlier this fall, the quartet hasn't staged a North American leg since the 2006's MONKEY BUSINESS Tour. That outing featured nearly 30 concerts, including about 10 scheduled stops across the provinces.

The Black Eyed Peas are touring behind their fifth studio album "The E.N.D.," released in June 2009. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum in a little over three months, with sales now nearing the 1.4 million mark.

In addition to their success with sales, the group has also been breaking records on the Billboard charts. The first single "Boom Boom Pow" had the distinction of being the longest-running single in the No. 1 slot on the Hot 100 with a consecutive 12 weeks. When the first single was bumped out of the top position, it was replaced instantly by another Peas track, "I Gotta Feeling." The second single went on for another record-breaking run of 14 consecutive weeks atop the chart.

The Black Eyed Peas will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Friday February 6, 2010.

John Mayer brings his BATTLE STUDIES 2010 Tour to South Florida!

Multi-Grammy Award winner John Mayer has confirmed his anticipated North American BATTLE STUDIES 2010 Tour which starts in February and runs thru April 2010 and will feature special guest: Michael Franti & Spearhead.

The tour kicks off February 8, 2010 in North Charleston, SC at the North Charleston Coliseum then stops in at Birmingham, AL for a gig at the BJCC Arena, then February 10 brings the trucks and busses to Nashville for a Sommet Center gig. Other nights include Auburn Hills (Detroit), Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Memphis, NYC, Seattle, L.A., Atlanta and New Orleans. The final night is on April 10, 2010 in Chicago at the United Center.

"Battle Studies" is the fourth studio album from the seven-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/guitar player/producer and incorporates the warmth, melodies and simplicity of 70's and 80's California rock and pop. It is said to be a confessional, relaxed and liberated album recorded in a private home in California where Mayer lived and worked over the course of six months before wrapping at the famed Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. The album was co-produced by John Mayer and Steve Jordan and was released on November 17th, 2009 on Columbia Records.

John Mayer's BATTLE STUDIES 2010 Tour will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Thursday February 4, 2010.

The Who to play Half-Time Show at Super Bowl XLIV!

Another Super Bowl, another performance from a classic rock icon. Sports Illustrated is reporting this year's halftime spectacular will feature The Who. That's right: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and company will provide the musical fireworks when the Super Bowl XLIV game hits Miami on Sunday February 7, 2010.

Ever since the infamous Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake nipple fiasco in 2004, the NFL has gone with "veteran" acts and turned the reins over to one band or artist. Prior to that, there were often medleys and multiple acts, like No Doubt, Sting and Shania Twain in 2003 and the 2001 show that saw Aerosmith rocking 'Walk This Way' with Britney Spears and Timberlake. The Who certainly fit the newer mold, proving worthy successors to the recent run of Paul McCartney (2005), the Rolling Stones (2006), Prince (2007), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (2008) and this year's performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

With the matchup still far from decided, one thing is for certain -- a stadium of 80,000 people rocking out to 'Won't Get Fooled Again' will sound great no matter what.

Super Bowl XLIV will be played at the LandShark Stadium in Miami, Florida on Sunday February 7, 2010.

Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots Game Moves from 8:20pm to 1pm!

The Week 13 Arizona Cardinals vs. Minnesota Vikings game on Sunday December 6, 2009 will be played at 8:20pm ET on NBC and the Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots game that day will move to 1pm ET on CBS, the NFL announced yesterday. The Miami Dolphins game will be shown in the South Florida market on WFOR-TV (Channel 4) in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, WINK-TV (Channel 11) in Ft. Myers and WPEC-TV (Channel 12) in West Palm Beach.

"All of our feedback has shown that our fans prefer night games early in the season and afternoon games later in the year," said Miami Dolphins Chief Executive Officer Mike Dee. "We were able to get two home prime-time games in September and October this season that were well-received by our fans, and we are working with the league to secure early season prime time games again next year. While we would have liked the national exposure by playing the Patriots on Sunday night, we know our fans will enjoy attending the 1pm game in what should be ideal weather conditions."

Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots play the LandShark Stadium in Miami, Florida on Sunday December 6, 2009 at 1pm.

HBO's Bill Maher Brings His Take on Things to South Florida!

Bill Maher is one of the most politically astute comedians in America today. His unflinching honesty and commitment to never pulling a punch have garnered him the respect and admiration of millions of fans. In 2003, Maher launched a new show, "Real Time with Bill Maher," on HBO, a network that's a perfect fit for his irreverent style. The hour-long show airs live at 11pm on Friday nights.

"Real Time with Bill Maher" has received multiple Emmy nominations as well as nominations from the Writers' Guild of America and Producers' Guild of America. Some of the outstanding guests who have appeared on the show include George Clooney, Howard Dean, Michael Moore, Robin Williams, Drew Barrymore, Bradley Whitford, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Gen. Wesley Clark, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Costner, Gary Hart, Pat Buchanan, Ben Affleck, John Edwards and George Carlin.

Each week, Bill's hilarious opening monologue, incisive interviews and stimulating panel discussion, as well as his extremely popular "New Rules" segment, serve to wrap up the week's most important events in a way that makes you think.

Bill Maher will be appearing at The Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach, Florida on Friday December 4, 2009.

Lee Ann Womack joins George Strait & Reba McEntire on their 2010 Tour!

George Strait has added Lee Ann Womack to the roster of performers for his upcoming headlining 2010 tour in support of his latest album, "Twang."

As posted before, the trek, which also features Reba McEntire, kicks off January 26, 2010 in Baltimore. Dates are currently set through an April 10 performance in Des Moines, IA, with stops in 18 cities along the way.

"We're talking classic country from the source," said Womack in a press statement. "I can't imagine a better tour to be on than George Strait and Reba McEntire -- and now I'm not imagining!" "I'm trying to figure out what to wear," she added, "cause you can't out-starch George and you sure can't out-spangle Reba!"

"Twang," Strait's 26th studio album, surfaced in August 2009 and took over the No. 1 spots on The Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart. The new collection follows last year's platinum-selling "Troubadour," which earned a Grammy for Best Country Album earlier this year.

McEntire, meanwhile, will hit the road in support of "Keep On Loving You," her most recent studio effort, which also hit shelves in August 2009. The album marked her first solo set to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200.

Last month (October 2009), Womack released a new single, "There Is a God," the lead-off to the singer's still-untitled and forthcoming seventh studio album, which is scheduled for release early next year. The track debuted at No. 60 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

George Strait, Reba McEntire & Lee Ann Womack bring their tour to the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida on Friday February 26, 2010.

Michael Buble' brings his 2010 CRAZY LOVE Tour to South Florida!

Canadian singer-songwriter Michael Bublé is dominating the U.S. charts with his album "Crazy Love," and now he has plans to take that madness on the road.

The jazz vocalist's 20-date national jaunt kicks off with a March 10, 2010 concert in Orlando, FL, and ends a month later with an April 9, 2010 performance in Los Angeles, CA. The tour includes stops on March 14 in Atlanta, GA; March 20 in New York, NY; March 27 in Chicago, IL; and April 3 in Seattle, WA. Venue details have not yet been released for the coast-to-coast outing.

The spring concerts kick off Bublé's international CRAZY LOVE Tour, which will continue through 2011 according to published reports. Nearly 20 additional concerts have already been announced for May 2010 in the UK and Europe, and further North American performances will be revealed early in the New Year.

Bublé has enjoyed a growing hold in the music industry since his 2003 debut, both in terms of album and ticket sales. His early October release "Crazy Love" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with only three days of sales under its belt, kicking the latest KISS album down to a surprising No. 2 debut on the chart.

The jazz vocalist has also been the king of ticket sales on his past North American tours. Bublé's popularity as a live entertainer landed him in the Top 10 Concert Events on TicketNews' exclusive events rankings over the course of several weeks in late 2007 and early 2008, and again in September 2008.

These appearances in the rankings coincided with public onsales for a lengthy 2008 U.S. tour. The first leg of the North American run began in January 2008 and continued through the end of May 2008. Bublé's fall reappearance in TicketNews' event rankings followed the announcement of another dozen U.S. dates in October 2008.

Michael Buble will be bringing his CRAZY LOVE Tour on Friday March 12, 2010 to a 'still-to-be-announced' Fort Lauderdale, Florida venue.

Jay-Z to premiere his 2010 PB3 North American Tour in South Florida!

In the midst of his first college tour, promoting his latest #1 album The Blueprint 3 and his recently released video game sensation “DJ Hero: Renegade Edition,” the unstoppable Jay-Z confirms North American tour dates for 2010’s BP3 TOUR.

The second leg of the Live Nation-produced tour will begin on February 20th in Sunrise, Florida at the Bank Atlantic Center with more dates to be announced soon. Jay-Z will be joined by Grammy-nominated rapper Young Jeezy who will open all dates on the tour.

Jay-Z’s BP3 North American tour will make a cross-country trek in 2010 stopping at arenas in major markets including Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Greensboro, Washington, Boston, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Indianapolis, Denver, San Jose, Los Angeles and more.

“Jay-Z is the greatest rapper alive. Anyone who was in attendance at his sold-out KeyArena concert Saturday night can attest to that fact. Hova, Young Hov, Jigga, Hovito, whatever you call him Shawn Carter is on top of the rap game and there were no signs of him stepping down any time soon during his career-spanning two-hour show.” - Seattle Post Intelligencer (KeyArena Review), October 19, 2009

The current North American tour, a mix of 26 colleges and arenas, has featured sold out dates including Pennsylvania State’s Bryce Center, UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion, Northern Kentucky University’s Bank of Kentucky, Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center, and the University of Massachusetts’ Mullins Center as well as, the KeyArena in Seattle, Kelowna British Columbia’s Prospera Place, Philadelphia’s Wachovia Center, Providence’s Dunkin’ Donuts Center and Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena.

Jay-Z's 2010 BP3 Tour premieres at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday February 20, 2010.

LEGALLY BLONDE: The Musical Hits South Florida!

LEGALLY BLONDE follows sorority star Elle Woods (played by Becky Gulsvig in the current US tour), an underestimated blonde who doesn't take "no" for an answer. When her boyfriend dumps her for someone more "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

LEGALLY BLONDE: The Musical is based on the Amanda Brown novel and the 2001 MGM film of the same name which starred Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods. The musical features a book by Heather Hach, music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin, with direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell.

After a pre-Broadway tryout in San Francisco, California, the musical opened on Broadway on April 29, 2007. The musical was filmed 'live' for MTV in September 2007 and aired in October 2007. LEGALLY BLONDE: The Musical played its final performance on Broadway on October 19, 2008. The current US national tour began in September 2008.

LEGALLY BLONDE: The Musical is currently playing at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL thru Sunday November 22, 2009.

Phish Returns to Miami for a 4-Night New Year's Eve Run!

Fresh off their triumphant three-night stand at Indio, California’s FESTIVAL 8, the reunited Phish have announced plans to play their first New Year’s Eve concert since 2003 when they take over Miami’s American Airlines Arena for a four-night residency December 28th thru the 31st.

The New Year’s Eve show will be a three-set extravaganza at the same Miami arena where Phish and their Phans last rung in the New Year together six years ago. Phish also celebrated the dawn of the new millennium in the Sunshine State with a festival in Big Cypress, Florida on December 30th and 31st, 1999.

While Phish had a stint in the '90s as the de facto Madison Square Garden house band for New Year's, they began to favor Southern Florida in the 2000s, beginning with the largest "new millennium" concert in the world on December 31, 1999. Phish famously played one long eight-hour set from midnight until dawn on New Year's Day in an open field at the Big Cypress Indian Reservation in the Everglades along Florida's Alligator Alley. The band has often claimed that night as being the pinnacle of their career.

Phish will be at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida... December 28, 29, 30 & 31, 2009.

Queen Latifah PERSONA Tour Cancelled!

NEWS FLASH! The Queen of Hip-Hop: Queen Latifah's upcoming PERSONA Tour has been cancelled. All remaining scheduled cities on her tour itinerary have been cancelled. No statement has yet been released stating why, etc.

As soon as we hear anything, we'll post here instantly.

Queen Latifah's PERSONA Tour was set to play The Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach, Florida on Tuesday November 17, 2009.

Country Superstars George Strait & Reba McEntire Announce a Double-Bill 2010 Tour!

You’d be hard pressed to find a more dynamic pairing. George Strait – winner of the most CMA Awards in history – hits the road January 22, 2010 in Baltimore at the 1st Mariner Arena. And if that wasn’t enough, Reba McEntire will join in on the fun.

After the tour opener in Baltimore, the pair heads to Greensboro where they’ll play the Coliseum January 23. Knoxville is next on the list, with a January 29 show scheduled for the Thompson-Boling Arena. Last January stop is Charlottesville, Va., at the John Paul Jones Arena January 30.

February stops include Phoenix, Las Vegas, Tulsa, Atlanta and Orlando, while March shows the tour playing Memphis, New Orleans, Little Rock, Portland, Ore., and Tacoma. Omaha and Kansas City are on the April leg as well as the last date on the itinerary – April 10 in Des Moines at the Wells Fargo Arena.

Strait’s latest album – Twang – debuted on top of the charts, the latest milestone in a 25-plus year career that includes the most No. 1 singles of any artist in history – 57 – and the most RIAA platinum certifications for country music albums and is third in all genres behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley.

Of course, Reba McEntire is no slouch when it comes to accomplishments – 33 No. 1 singles, 15 American Music Awards, 12 Academy of Country Music Awards, 9 People’s Choice Awards, 7 Country Music Awards, 2 Grammys and a critically acclaimed Broadway debut in the musical ANNIE GET YOUR GUN in 2001.

Reba’s new album, Keep On Loving You, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart – her first solo studio album to do so. With 11 #1 albums, Reba holds the record as the female artist with the most #1 albums in the history of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The superstar also recently scored her third consecutive Top 10 single of 2009, as her new song “Consider Me Gone” jumped into the Top 10 this week on both the Billboard Country Singles and the USA Today/Country Aircheck Chart powered by Mediabase) charts.

“I can’t wait to get back out there and perform some of my new favorites from Twang along with hits the fans already love,” Strait said. “And with my friend Reba, we will make it a really spectacular night."

George Strait & Reba McEntire bring their tour to the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida on Friday February 26, 2010.

Lady GaGa adds 2nd Show to South Florida Date and Jason Derulo to the Tour!

Due to overwhelming demand, Lady GaGa has added a 2nd show to her South Florida stop on her THE MONSTER BALL Tour. The 2nd show will take place two days after her New Year's Eve show -- Saturday January 2, 2010.

Also joining Lady GaGa and her previously announced Opening Act, Kanye West protege' Kid Cudi, will be South Florida's own (and Dillard High graduate), Jason Derulo.


Lady GaGa's THE MONSTER BALL Tour will be at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, Florida on Thursday December 31, 2009 (New Year's Eve) and Saturday January 2, 2010.

Shakira, The Fray, Jordin Sparks, Flo Rida Hit the Stage at the Y-100 JINGLE BALL 2009!

Shakira is sure to heat up the holidays with her performance at Miami radio station Y-100's annual Christmas-timed concert, JINGLE BALL 2009. Shakira will perform her hit, "She Wolf," as well as other cuts from the album of the same name being released on November 23rd. Shakira previously headlined Y-100's JINGLE BALL in 2005.

Also joining her that night are "You Found Me" singers The Fray, who found success this year with their sophomore, self-titled album. Also headlining is Florida native rapper Flo Rida, who's sure to perform "Low" and "Right Round," among some of his biggest radio hits.

"Bubbly" singer Colbie Callait will perform, along with "Battlefield" singer, AMERICAN IDOL winner Jordin Sparks, who recently opened up tours for both Britney Spears and the Jonas Brothers.

Also performing are "Don't Trust Me" singers 3OH!3, and "I'm In Miami Bitch" electronic duo LMFAO, and newcomers Jason DeRulo and iYaz.

Y-100's JINGLE BALL 2009 will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday December 12, 2009.

R. Kelly Brings His LADIES MAKE SOME NOISE Tour to South Florida!

R&B recording artist R. Kelly's LADIES MAKE SOME NOISE Tour will be promoting his ninth solo album, "Untitled," released on October 13, 2009. The paradoxically titled record is a follow-up to May 2007's "Double Up," which dropped at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and earned the musician his fifth chart-topping album debut in the U.S.

"I've been in the biz 17 years, so everyone is used to me naming my records," the singer and producer told MTV News back in June 2009. "So I wanted to mix it up a little. I want whoever listens to the record to call it what they want, name it themselves based on what they feel listening to the music."

R. Kelly made his solo debut in 1993 with "12 Play," the first in a three-part album series that has since been followed by 2000's "TP-2.com" and 2005's "TP-3: Reloaded." Of his eight released efforts, all have held peak chart positions within the top two slots on the Billboard 200. R. Kelly's impressive streak continued with his two collaborations with Jay-Z, "Best of Both Worlds" and "Unfinished Business," which grabbed No. 2 and No. 1 peaks, respectively.

The performer's previous Double Up Tour in 2007-2008 hit arenas in more than 30 U.S. markets over a period of nine weeks. That trek, which featured support from the likes of Keyshia Cole and Ne-Yo, ran from November 2007 through early January 2008.

R. Kelly's LADIES MAKE SOME NOISE Tour will be at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, Florida on Saturday November 28, 2009.

U2 Adds South Florida Date to 2nd North American Leg of their 360 Tour!

When it wraps up this week, the U2's 360 Tour will have played to over 3 million fans in just 44 cities. With record shattering sales including the largest attendance at the Rose Bowl as well as setting the all time record at New York's Giant Stadium where the audience surpassed that of the Pope - the largest rock and roll touring production ever has just confirmed the return to North America beginning June 6th 2010 at Anaheim's Angel Stadium. The tour is once again produced by Live Nation Global Touring and sponsored by BlackBerry®.

Having performed in a limited number of North American cities in 2009, U2's 360 Tour is set to touch down in a new set of stadiums next summer including stops in Anaheim; Denver; Oakland; Seattle; Edmonton; East Lansing; Miami; Philadelphia and Montreal. Due to overwhelming demand, U2's 360 Tour will also return for one night only in Toronto and Chicago before finishing the 2nd North American leg in New York at the New Meadowlands Stadium.

With sell-outs already reported for the 2010 European Tour including Denmark (2 shows sold out); Brussels (2 shows sold out); Helsinki (2 shows sold out) and Coimbra (2 shows sold out); and Paris where over 90,000 tickets were sold for a third show at that venue, U2's 360 Tour 2010 will offer fans who missed out a new opportunity to experience the U2 stadium spectacle.

U2's 360 Tour is one of the biggest touring spectacles ever mounted. According to their press release, the stage set rises some 150 feet from the ground, features a cylindrical video system of interlocking LED screens and a massive stage with rotating bridges. The intended effect is to provide a show with visual appeal to every fan in the stadium - thus living up to the “360″ tag. The tour is more about a unique staging configuration with excellent sight-lines.

U2's 360 Tour will be at the LandShark Stadium in Miami, Florida on Friday July 9, 2010.

Jewel Brings her Acoustic Tour to South Florida!

Folk-country musician Jewel has announced her full plans for a late-year acoustic tour of the United States. The 15-city trek begins October 27 at Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, MD, and wraps November 15 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, TX.

The acoustic tour includes performances across the eastern seaboard and Midwest, but falls short of a full coast-to-coast span. The itinerary features stops on October 28 at Knight Theater in Charlotte, NC; November 3 at The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach, FL; and November 12 at One World Theater in Austin, TX.

Jewel's latest round of tour dates comes just as the singer-songwriter has started work on a new album. The forthcoming project, still awaiting a name and release date, will be a follow-up to her first foray into country music, "Perfectly Clear," which was released in June 2008 and peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200.

The singer-songwriter supported her crossover to country with an early 2009 tour of the U.S. with a single show in Canada. That 14-date winter tour ran from January 23 in Windsor, ON, through February 8 in Bridgeport, CT.

In between her major recording projects, Jewel has stayed busy with smaller albums, as well. Earlier this year on May 5, the Alaskan-raised musician released her seventh studio album and first independent effort, "Lullaby."

"This isn't just a 'kids' album, it's really a mood album -- perfect to relax to at the end of a long day," Jewel said about the themed album. "It will soothe and lull children, but was also written and sung for adults to enjoy and unwind with."

Jewel's Acoustic Tour will be at The Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach, Florida on Tuesday November 3, 2009.

Bon Jovi brings its THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR to South Florida!

Bon Jovi, the enduring rock band with a name that's synonymous with its home state of New Jersey, announced a two year 2010-11 world tour at a press conference and concert performance at the Meadowlands Entertainment Complex. THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR will be a globe-circling trek and include the two inaugural events at the soon-too-be-completed stadium that will be home to the Giants and Jets football teams.

The band will kick off its North American tour on February 19, 2010 in Seattle, WA and plans 135 shows in 30 countries by the time it wraps up in 2011. The tour will include a a summer residency at London's O2 Arena venue starting next June 2010.

Bon Jovi's most recent album, "The Circle," is set for a November 10, 2009 release and promises a return to the more hard rock sounds which propelled the roup to stardom after a turn towards country music on "Lost Highway."

At the new tour announcement, the band played a short set for 5000 fans, contest winners and construction workers working on the new arena. AEG Live, which worked with Bon Jovi on its last two tours, will once again serve as worldwide tour promoters for THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR.

Bon Jovi brings its THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR to the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday April 18, 2010.

STAR WARS in Concert Hits South Florida!

STAR WARS: in Concert, a unique multi-media event featuring music from all six of John Williams' epic STAR WARS scores is now on its North American tour.

STAR WARS: in Concert features music from Academy Award winning composer John Williams’ scores for all six films in George Lucas’ sci-fi saga.

Narrated live by Anthony Daniels, who played the golden droid C-3PO in all six films, the STAR WARS: in Concert features a full symphony orchestra and choir, accompanied by specially edited footage from the films displayed on a three-story-tall, high-definition LED super-screen – one of the largest ever put on tour. According to a news release, the live music and film elements are synchronized to maximize the STAR WARS experience.

“We’ve taken the key themes from the music and cut together all the images that fit with each theme, so you can really get a sense of how the music played into the images,” said STAR WARS creator George Lucas in the release. “The whole soundtrack is a testament to John Williams’ creativity and his extraordinary ability to enhance the emotional aspects of the films.”

STAR WARS: in Concert had its world premiere April 10-11 at the 02 Arena in London. The tour kicked off October 1, 2009 in Anaheim, Calif.

“Creating the music for the STAR WARS films has been an exciting and wonderful experience for me, and I therefore have derived particular pleasure in assembling a compendium of themes from all of the films to be presented in STAR WARS: in Concert,” said Williams in the release. “The editors at Lucasfilm have created original film montages to accompany each of the musical selections, and in the process, I believe that a singular and unique Star Wars experience has been born".

Accompanying the concert will be an exclusive exhibit of STAR WARS costumes, props, production artwork and specially created behind-the-scenes videos from the Lucasfilm Archives. Many of these pieces are leaving Skywalker Ranch for the first time. The exhibit features many classic fan favorite artifacts, as well as several new and never-before-seen items.

Here is a sampling:

- Full costumes for Jedi Masters Kit Fisto and Plo Koon will be on display.

- For the first time ever, pages from John Williams’ original hand-written sheet music for STAR WARS: Episode I – The Phantom Menace will be exhibited for the public.

- Also on display will be various never-before-seen props from the films, including blasters and helmets from Coruscant, Tatooine and other iconic STAR WARS locations.

STAR WARS: in Concert is produced by Another Planet Touring in association with Lucasfilm Ltd. Performances will be conducted by Dirk Brossé, and the production is directed and designed by Steve Cohen.

“This event has been crafted to present STAR WARS from many points of view; for the first time, the full dramatic sweep of Williams’ iconic scores can be heard performed live in one evening,” said Another Planet Touring Producer Spencer Churchill in the release. “The show is a new way of experiencing the epic scope of the saga.”

STAR WARS: in Concert will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday October 30, 2009.

Garth Brooks Announces 5-Year Run in Las Vegas!

In his second of two press conferences today, Garth Brooks announced he’s coming out of retirement for a five-year residency at the Encore Theatre at Wynn Las Vegas.

The Grammy award-winning singer will perform four shows a weekend – one show Friday night, two on Saturday and one on Sunday – playing fifteen weekends a year.

Brooks broke the big news along with Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, during a press conference held in the Encore Theatre.

Brooks officially retired in 2001 to spend time with his wife, country singer Trisha Yearwood, and his three daughters, ages 17,15 and 13. The singer explained that the residency still allows him to spend time with his family – especially because Wynn threw in a private jet to get Brooks back to his home in Oklahoma as soon as possible.

“When Steve Wynn approached me about playing … he didn’t throw money at me … he listened to my story,” Brooks said. “He’s taken care of my children, he’s taken care of my wife. … My life is not going to change in the next five years except I’m going to get to play live music, which I’m excited about.”

The first weekend of shows is set for December 11-13 2009, followed by gigs January 1-3, 2010, January 22-24, 2010, February 12-14 and February 26-28, 2010. Brooks noted that new dates would be announced four times a year.

Brooks said he was excited to play the Encore Theatre after playing larger venues like arenas and stadiums that were built for sports rather than sound.

The show will feature just Brooks and his guitar, which the country singer says “takes me back to the early days.” Brooks will also be joined by some special guests every now and then, including wife, Trisha Yearwood.

Although Brooks officially retired from touring in 2001, in 2005 he began occasionally playing one-off events. He last performed January 18, 2009 at the Lincoln Memorial at Washington, D.C. for “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration.” Before that he performed at Los Angeles’ Staples Center five times in one weekend last year.

During a Q&A at the press conference, Brooks said that he won’t be making any new music until his youngest daughter is on her way to college. He also noted that the Wynn residency will be his only shows on the books until that point.

He added that after all the girls graduate high school, the family will relocate from Oklahoma to New York so Yearwood can pursue a career on Broadway.

Brooks will be the first permanent headliner at the Encore Theatre since Danny Gans. The singer/entertainer died from a combination of prescription painkillers and a heart condition in May 2009.

Brooks has sold more albums in the US--upwards of 128 million--than any solo artist in history, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. In addition to his two Grammys, Brooks has also racked up 11 Country Music Association awards.

Lady GaGa Gives New Solo THE MONSTER BALL Tour a New Year's Eve Show in South Florida!

Kanye, or no Kanye the show must go on.

Lady Gaga has now announced dates to her own upcoming tour, called THE MONSTER BALL Tour. Kid Cudi will be her opening act. The announcement comes two weeks after her canceled FAME KILLS Tour with Kanye West.

The FAME KILLS Tour was scheduled to kick off November 10, 2009, and was called off because ticket sales were reportedly extremely low, and, according to a tweet from Gaga's choreographer Laurieann Gibson, "creative differences."

"The haus of Gaga had been designing 'THE MONSTER BALL for premiere in 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, but due to dilligent work and preparation, it will begin on November 27, 2009 in Montreal," the singer wrote on her blog. "THE MONSTER BALL is a multimedia artistic experience in the style of the first-ever 'pop electro opera'," she added.

The tour ends on January 21, 2010 in GaGa's home city of New York, New York.

Lady GaGa's THE MONSTER BALL Tour has its New Year's Eve show at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, Florida on Thursday December 31, 2009.

Taylor Swift brings her FEARLESS Tour with Kellie Pickler & Gloriana to South Florida!

Taylor Swift will hit 29 cities in the U.S. and Canada after she wraps up five shows in Australia, which will begin on February 4, 2010 in Brisbane. Her stateside tour begins in Tampa, Florida, on March 4th. Once again Swift will be hitting the road with opening acts Kellie Pickler and Gloriana.

The theatrical, three-act presentation will include a fairy-tale castle set, as well as Taylor on five different guitars and piano.

“I’m so excited to take the FEARLESS tour back out on the road again in 2010!” Swift said in a statement. “This year’s tour has been so much fun and even more unforgettable than I ever imagined. The fans have been so amazing, and I’m thrilled to play in new cities and see even more of my fans on the 2010 FEARLESS tour!”

“I always expected to have to do a lot of stressing out about selling tickets. And then I went on my first headlining tour, and everything just sold out,” she said. “I’ve never expected that kind of success. I’ve never just felt entitled to my shows selling out or things like this happening to me, but the fact that they’ve happened to me has been wonderful.”

Although we’re sure she’s welcoming a bit of a break from months of touring, she does say that seeing this leg of the tour wrap up this week is a bit sad. “It’s going to be so sad knowing that we’re not going to see each other for a while, everybody on the tour from the lighting to the crew, the dancers and the band, and everybody that have just become even more of my family in the last couple of months,” she said.

The Country/Pop crossover style of Taylor Swift has been embraced both in America and beyond, with her record-breaking success and popularity cemented by the success of her 2006 debut Taylor Swift and 2008’s 'Fearless'. By the age of 18 she became the first artist in US history to have two top 10 albums in the same year. In April 19-year old Taylor Swift embarked on her first major headline tour of North America, with tickets for the 52-date tour selling out instantly, with New York City’s Madison Square Garden reportedly selling out in under ONE minute and LA’s Staples Center in two minutes. Worldwide album sales have now surpassed 8 million and continue to grow rapidly.

Taylor Swift (with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana) will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday March 7, 2010.

Queen Latifah brings her PERSONA Tour to South Florida!

Academy Award nominee & Grammy Award winner Queen Latifah will spend the month of November 2009 on a North American tour behind her recently released studio set, "Persona."

The R&B songstress/actress will begin the fall road trip with a November 1 show in Vancouver, after which the Grammy winner will work her way east. The month-long tour will stop by 18 cities through the November 29th conclusion in Chicago.

"Persona," Latifah's seventh studio album and her long-awaited return to hip-hop, hit shelves in August 2009.

"My acting, singing and rapping identities all came together under one roof as well as my taste in different kinds of music," Latifah explained about "Persona" in a recent interview with the LA Times. "I'd say it's half rap and half singing. If I had to categorize it, it would be more like hip-hop urban alternative."

"Persona," which debuted at No. 25 on The Billboard 200, is Latifah's first collection of new material since 1998's "Order in the Court." In between the two, the performer released two albums of jazz standards: "2004's "The Dana Owens Album" and 2007's "Trav'lin' Light."

Latifah garnered rave reviews for her Oscar nominated performance as Matron "Mama" Morton in the 2002 film adaptation of the musical CHICAGO and her performance as DJ Motormouth Maybelle in the 2007 film adaptation of the musical version of HAIRSPRAY and also picked up her first Emmy nomination for her portrayal of a real-life AIDS activist in the HBO movie LIFE SUPPORT, which she co-produced with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx.

In 2006, Queen Latifah, who is known as one of the first bona-fide female rap stars, became the first hip-hop artist to be crowned with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Queen Latifah's PERSONA Tour will be at The Fillmore Miami Beach on Tuesday November 17, 2009.

Brad Paisley Brings Dierks Bentley & Jimmy Wayne and their AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT Tour to South Florida!

Brad Paisley has dubbed his 2009 tour AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT, and he's enlisted a couple of heavy-hitters: Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne, to join him on the 41-city trek.

The tour kicked off June 5th in Charlotte, N.C., and runs through October 2009. Paisley and pals will include a few Canadian destinations along the way. Paisley is basking in the glow of his recent 13th No. 1, 'Start a Band,' his duet with Keith Urban. He's also graced the cover of the March 2009 issue of Guitar Player magazine. The Paisley Party 2009 Tour, which sold more than 750,000 tickets, wrapped-up in February 2009.

Brad Paisley (with Dierks Bentley & Jimmy Wayne) will be at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday October 17, 2009.

Bryan Adams Brings His Acoustic Tour to South Florida!

Bryan Adams returns to the road with a North American theater tour that runs through year's end.

The 17-date excursion got off to a slow start with one performance on September 4th in Edmonton, followed by a three-week hiatus. The Canadian singer/songwriter then climbed aboard the tour bus for a more consistent schedule of shows which began September 26th in Denver. The outing wraps up along the East Coast with a December 10th appearance in New Brunswick, NJ.

Adams most recently released "11," his aptly titled 11th studio set, which hit shelves exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club retailers last year. The musician followed the release with an "11 Days, 11 Cities" acoustic tour of Europe, as well a late-year solo-acoustic run throughout the US.

Earlier this summer, Adams was rewarded for his contributions to both music and philanthropic initiatives with a Canadian postage stamp bearing his image.

"I never thought about it," Adams said of this recognition in a recent interview with LiveDaily. "I got a message from a friend of mine saying, 'Congratulations getting on a stamp, but I'm not sure I'll be too keen about licking the back side of it.'"

Bryan Adams will be at the Gusman Center's Olympia Theater (in downtown Miami, Florida) on Friday October 23, 2009.

Is it Next Monday Yet?

Fresh off the big win against AFC East rival Buffalo Bills, the Miami Dolphins face another rival: the New York Jets, next Monday night October 12, 2009 at 8:30pm at LandShark Stadium.

Be there to see live:

Dolphins players wear ORANGE jerseys for only the third time ever. The last two times the team wore orange jerseys resulted in Dolphins’ victories!

The Dolphins along with the NFL celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Among the festivities is Latin Grammy award-winning Jesse and Joy performing live at the Land Shark Tailgate Stage, Marc Anthony singing the national anthem and a special “Celebration of the Americas” halftime show with participation by Gloria Estefan and a live performance by Jocelyn Rivera.

So be there for what promises to be an unforgettable night in South Florida at this Monday Night Football game. Wear your Dolphins' ORANGE and come ready to FIESTA!

The Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets game is set for Monday night October 12, 2009 at 8:30pm at the LandShark Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Kanye West & Lady Gaga's FAME KILLS Tour Canceled!

Kanye West and Lady Gaga's co-headlining FAME KILLS Tour has been canceled, according to a press release from tour promoter Live Nation. No reason was given for the cancellation.

Rumors about the tour's possible cancellation have been swirling for days, largely related to the negative publicity stemming from West's interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards last month. The tour, which West abruptly announced during a television appearance in the spring and was scheduled to launch on November 10 in Phoenix, was oddly not confirmed by either of the artists' reps until mid-September.

Just last week, Gaga revealed details about the tour during interviews with Las Vegas radio station KLUC and San Diego's Star 94.

She said the shows would feature an unusual stage that extended from one end of the arena floor to the other. "The stage is called a traverse," she said. "It's something that we designed together. Instead of being on just one end of the arena, the stage traverses the entire arena. It's not really in-the-round; it's more of a runway. ... [It extends] from one end to the other so the audience can see everywhere from 360, but it's like a rectangular runway shape".

"We're on each end of the stage, and I want to get to where Kanye is, which is 'the fame,' " she continued. "He wants to get where I am, which is home and humble beginnings. For the whole show, we are battling each other [for their positions]. It's been a really incredible creative experience".

"We did not do this tour for each other," she added. "We did this tour for everybody else. We wanted to do something that no one has ever seen. We wanted our fans to feel like we were doing something special and we wanted to merge two groups of fans — two different [groups of] music lovers into one room. He's going to play every Kanye West hit, which is a lot, one after the other. I'm going to play all my hit records which, knock on wood, I had a lot this year. And then I'm going to play all my new music and then do a ton of duets."

Asked about how she might be received by West's fans, she said she welcomes the potential to gain a whole new group of fans. "I make pop music and Kanye's fans love pop music because he has changed what hip-hop means. For me, the tour is more about just bringing people together and having a big dance party. The show is a celebration of creativity, art, fashion and choreography."

Gaga also opened up about West's dedication to his fans, and how working with him has broadened her creative horizons.

"He's really shown me a lot, as a friend — like creatively planning it with him," she said. "It's all about the fans for him. We were making the stage and he was like, 'We can't put these side panels here because if we [do], these people can't see and that's not fair. He was like, 'I'm not selling a ticket to a fan who can't see the show,' and he's right."

Gaga also revealed that she'll be launching her own headlining tour just weeks after FAME KILLS wraps. "When I come back from my world tour, I'm doing another world tour after this, which is going to be in March of next year."

And there you have it.

Topol's Farewell Tour of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Set for South Florida!

The Tony Award® winning 1964 musical that has captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal appeal, has embarked on a new North American tour. In what is a huge theatrical feat, audiences will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Academy Award nominee Chaim Topol, Tevye from the original 1971 motion picture adaptation, perform the role that made him famous with his award winning portrayal in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.

Based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has been lauded by critics again and again, and won the hearts of people all around the world. Filled with a rousing, heartwarming score, which includes "Tradition," "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," "If I Were A Rich Man" and "Sunrise, Sunset," FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a timeless classic.

No other musical has so magically woven music, dance, poignancy and laughter into such an electrifying and unforgettable experience. Relive a glorious tradition of the musical theatre with Topol in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.

Topol's Farewell Tour of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF will be at the Broward Center's Au-Rene Theatre in Fort Lauderdale, FL from October 6 thru the 18, 2009.

The Black Crowes Bring Their STUCK INSIDE UTOPIA Tour 2009 to South Florida!

The shows will feature over two hours of music culled from their latest album 'Before the Frost...Until the Freeze' (released September 1, 2009) and the band’s deep catalogue. Widely known for varying their nightly set lists performing new material, deep album cuts, rarities and covers in addition to their hits, The Black Crowes, consistently deliver a fresh and unpredictable live show.

Chris Robinson, lead singer for the Black Crowes: “The Black Crowes fearlessly continue to search for the self made utopian ideals that makes rock and roll music the last true real American adventure.”

Critical acclaim and popular success has seen The Black Crowes sell over 20 million albums worldwide. They are time and again hailed as one of Rock and Roll’s best live acts.

The Black Crowes are: Chris Robinson (vocals), Rich Robinson (guitar, vocals), Steve Gorman (drums), Sven Pipien (bass), Adam MacDougall (keyboards) and Luther Dickinson (guitar).

The Black Crowes with Truth & Salvage Co. will play the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre in Pompano Beach, Florida on Tuesday October 6, 2009.

Comic Actor Billy Crystal brings his 700 SUNDAYS to South Florida!

700 SUNDAYS, an autobiographical journey, is an original two-act play in which Billy plays numerous characters that have influenced who he is today. It deals with his youth, growing up in the jazz world of Manhattan, his teenage years, and finally adulthood. It is about family and fate, loving and loss.

In its opening week on Broadway in 2005, 700 SUNDAYS broke the house record for highest weekly gross at the Broadhurst Theatre and then continued to top its own record every week. The week ending May 22, 2005, marked the highest grossing week, not only for the Broadhurst Theatre, but also for any non-musical production in Broadway history, taking in $1,061,688 at the box office.

The show won the 2005 Tony Award for Special Theatrical Experience and both the 2005 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Solo Performance.

Following the Broadway run, Billy played sold out limited engagements of 700 SUNDAYS in Toronto, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Billy then took 700 SUNDAYS to Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, where both engagements sold out upon announcement and won the 2007 Helpmann Award for Best Special Event.

Billy Crystal's 700 SUNDAYS plays the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Florida from December 3 thru the 6, 2009 and then plays the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Arsht Center in Miami, Florida from December 9 thru the 13, 2009.

Kanye West and Lady Gaga Announce FAME KILLS Tour Dates!

Despite pledging to Jay Leno that he would take some time off to reassess his life in the wake of his Taylor Swift bum-rush at the recent 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West will be busy for much of the rest of the year thanks to the just-released dates for his Fame Kills co-headlining tour with Lady Gaga.

The tour will kick off November 10th in Phoenix and will keep the dynamic duo on the road through early 2010.

West has apologized three times for interrupting Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV VMAs and told Leno that he had been working nonstop since his mother's death two years ago.

While West went home empty-handed Sunday night — and, in fact, was asked to leave the venue after the incident -- Gaga provided one of the evening's highlights with her over-the-top, blood-drenched performance of "Paparazzi" and a win in the Best New Artist category.

The FAME KILLS Tour with Kanye West and Lady Gaga is set to play the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida on Wednesday December 9, 2009.

Andrea Bocelli Brings His Voice to South Florida!

Millions will rejoice this holiday season with the much-anticipated release of Andrea Bocelli's My Christmas CD. The first-ever Christmas recording from Andrea is a heart-warming collection of songs destined to become a holiday classic for years to come. Produced by the legendary David Foster, the CD features the singer's unmistakable soaring vocals, alongside duets with special guests. My Christmas will be released on Sugar/Decca on November 3, 2009.

My Christmas is the ultimate holiday recording from Andrea Bocelli, who sings traditional carols and favorites in English, with a few selections also featuring Italian and German. The lush, beautiful arrangements are evident throughout; highlights include "White Christmas," "Oh Holy Night," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," "Jingle Bells," "Silent Night," "The Christmas Song," and "What Child Is This" among others.

"I have long dreamed of recording a holiday album that captures the beautiful traditions of the holiday season. Every year these songs have brought incredible joy to my family and I, and it is my hope to give back that same joy by making this album," commented Bocelli. My Christmas will also be a major component of a PBS Great Performances special to air on Public Television this December 2009. The program will present both Andrea Bocelli and David Foster together in a stellar Christmas program, which was filmed on September 15, 2009 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

Additionally on the live front, Andrea performed three historic classical concerts for the first time ever at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall on September 8, 9 and 11, 2009. A series of very special Christmas concerts are slated for December 2009; confirmed dates include November 28th at Bank Atlantic Center in Ft Lauderdale, December 3rd at Air Canada Center in Toronto, December 5th at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ, December 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and December 13th at the Honda Center in Anaheim.

An iconic figure in music who has sold over 60 million albums to date, Bocelli continues to defy categorization, age barriers and labels of all kinds. In concert or on the opera stage, he has worked with everyone from Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo to Bono. His memorable television appearances on such events including The Grammy Awards, mentoring contestants on American Idol, and the Official Ceremonies of past Olympic Games have propelled Andrea Bocelli to a global household name.

Andrea Bocelli will be at the Bank Atlantic Center (in Sunrise, Florida) on Saturday November 28, 2009.

Jerry Seinfeld brings his comedy to South Florida!

Due to popular demand, Jerry Seinfeld... America’s premier comedian is hitting the road in a return to his first love – stand-up comedy. Recently hailed as “the master stand-up comic of his generation” and “the best comedian of our time” in a Washington Post article by Tom Shales, Seinfeld has an uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere.

One of the most successful and influential comedian of his generation, Jerry Seinfeld's brilliant observational riffs on the minutiae of everyday life formed the basis for SEINFELD, the quintessential NBC sitcom of the 1990's and one of the most beloved series in the history of television.

Jerry Seinfeld will be playing the Kravis Center (in West Palm Beach, Florida) on Friday October 23 and Saturday October 24, 2009.

Oscar nominated Actress turned Rock Star Juliette Lewis Hits the Road!

Terra Incognita literally means “unknown land.” So, perhaps it’s only appropriate that in support of her brand new studio album, Juliette Lewis (with her band The New Romantiques) will be exploring lands all across the globe in the coming months. The Oscar nominated actress (Martin Scorsese's CAPE FEAR, Oliver Stone's NATURAL BORN KILLERS) turned musician kicks off a three month tour headlining endeavor that will take her to two continents and 14 countries before it’s all said and done in early December 2009. North America will get in on the action first.

Lewis' latest studio album Terra Incognita, produced by The Mars Volta’s Omar Rodríguez-López, also features a brand new music video for the track “Fantasy Bar”.

Juliette Lewis with The New Romantiques is/are set to play The Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday September 27, 2009.