The Rolling Stones’ ‘Licks’ tour to visit China
The Rolling Stones will make their first concert appearances in China in April, Reuters reports. Shows are scheduled to take place in Beijing and Shanghai.
The Rolling Stones will make their first concert appearances in China in April, Reuters reports. Shows are scheduled to take place in Beijing and Shanghai.
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Fleetwood Mac takes to the road
More than half of the itinerary for Fleetwood Mac’s upcoming spring-summer tour of North America has surfaced at Pollstar.com. The group issues a new album titled “Say You Will” on April 15.
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Live ‘Plasma’ from Phish’s Trey Anastasio
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio releases a 2-CD live set titled “Plasma” on April 29, according to Phish’s official website. The set was culled from Anastasio’s summer and fall 2002 tours.
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Anthony Kiedis shows you his scars
Hyperion Books will release “Scar Tissue,” the autobiography of Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, in the fall of 2003. According to Hyperion, Larry “Ratso” Sloman--who collaborated with Howard Stern on “Private Parts” and “Miss America"--will assist Kiedis on the project.
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Mark Knopfler on the road
Mark Knopfler, former Dire Straits singer and guitarist, embarks on a tour of North American theaters and and amphitheaters this summer, according to Billboard.com. His last release was last fall’s “The Ragpicker’s Dream.”
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Smokey Robinson, George Jones get medals
President George W. Bush, in between foreign policy blunders, took a quick break on Thursday (2/6) to present the National Medal of Arts for 2002 to Smokey Robinson and George Jones, among others, E! Online reports.
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