Springsteen to play for the masses at Giants Stadium
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have booked three shows at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., for July 15, 17 and 18, LiveDaily.com reports. Tickets hit the market on March 1.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have booked three shows at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., for July 15, 17 and 18, LiveDaily.com reports. Tickets hit the market on March 1.
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Nightclub inferno kills at least 95, injures 180
At least 95 people were killed and 180 injured when The Station nightclub in the suburban Providence town of West Warwick, R.I., went up in flames during a Thursday night (1/20) performance by Great White, CNN.com reports. The fire was started when the band’s pyrotechnics ignited soundproofing behind the stage, and flames quickly spread to the ceiling.
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Simon and Garfunkel aren’t talking tour
Rumors that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are considering a reunion tour are just that, according to a statement issued by Manhattan Records. “Despite speculation that there is a reunion tour in the works, there have been no discussions--either with their respective managers or with Paul and Art themselves--about a tour,” the statement said.
Then there’s the other rumor--that Simon and Garfunkel will perform at Sunday’s Grammy Awards ceremony, where they are scheduled to receive a lifetime achievement award. The Manhattan press release address that possibility.
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Bono speaks
U2’s Bono, who is scheduled to be awarded the MusiCares Person of the Year Award tonight (2/21), talks of his activism and how it relates to his music in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter.
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Juvenile pleads guilty to battery
Rapper Juvenile, who was “accused of hitting a man in the head with a champagne bottle and grabbing a police officer” during a fight outside a comedy club last March, pleaded guilty to felony battery on Friday (2/21). He was sentenced to 75 hours of community service, the Associated Press reports.
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Marilyn Manson ushers in ‘The Golden Age of Grotesque’
Marilyn Manson’s fifth studio album, titled “The Golden Age of Grotesque,” will hit stores on May 13, RollingStone.com reports. Needless to say, he still intends to shock.
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