April 29, 2008 - Veteran rocker Joan Jett and her perennial backup band, The Blackhearts, will tackle a summer roadtrip that includes a June stretch with Cyndi Lauper's True Colors tour.
March 5, 2008 - Cyndi Lauper will lead another edition of the True Colors tour on the road this summer to support the gay-and-lesbian advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.
November 8, 2006 - On a night that featured Motley Crue and Aerosmith co-headlining the Hollywood Bowl, the legendary New York Dolls in a theater performance a few blocks away, and reggae/jungle/dub innovator Lee "Scratch" Perry also performing on the fabled Sunset Strip, few would have predicted under-the-radar icon Joan Jett to steal the evening's headlines.
October 4, 2006 - Punk-rock godmother Joan Jett is not one to keep her thoughts to herself--but when it came to writing about sociopolitical issues, the timing had to be right. The result is the charged album "Sinner," her first release in 10 years.
August 14, 2006 - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts will launch a fall tour behind "Sinner," Jett's first full-length album of new material in more than 10 years.
April 5, 2001 - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have lined up a smattering of April, May and June concert dates that are scheduled around Jett’s appearances in the Broadway rendition of “The Rocky Horror Show."
Aerosmith has signed on to headline LivingSocial's Backyard Festival this summer on New York City's Randall Island. 
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