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Maximo Park announce 'intimate shows' - tickets
Band expected to perform material from fourth album at UK dates
March 08, 2012 by Michael Baggs | Photo by WENN.com



Maximo Park have announced two small shows ahead of the appearance at this year's Great Escape Festival.


The band are promoting the shows as 'warm-up' gigs to larger dates later in the year. Maximo Park will perform at The Sugarmill in Stoke on May 8, 2012 and The Duchess in York on May 9, 2012.


The band have been working on their third album, and are expected to showcase new material at their 2012 shows. Tickets for their UK tour go on general sale Friday (March 9) at 9am.

Maximo Park shows coming up.

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Radiohead announce three UK arena datesThom Yorke and co will take The King of Limbs to London's O2 Arena and Manchester Arena in October





Radiohead's Thom Yorke … 'Hands up if you're playing the O2 later this year.' Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters



Radiohead will play three UK dates in October: two nights at London's O2 Arena and one at the Manchester Arena. Tickets will be available via a fan club pre-sale on Wednesday morning, and on general sale from Friday.


The band are currently touring in support of their eighth studio album, The King of Limbs, which received a favourable review from the Guardian's Alexis Petridis last year:

If the overall impression is of a band so lost in sound they forgot to write songs, you have to admit the sound is pretty fascinating.

Listening to it, you're reminded that Radiohead are the only band of their size and status that seem driven by an impulse to twist their music into different shapes. As The King of Limbs proves, when it works it's glorious, but that impulse doesn't always yield perfect results. Still, listening to Radiohead try is never less than intriguing; after all, their peers aren't trying at all.

• Will you try to get tickets? Have you been put off by recent, none-too-favourable live reviews? What would your dream Radiohead setlist be? Let us know below.

I saw Radiohead play Glastonbury one year and they were utterly stunning. I've not heard the new album, but I can't imagine that it's a) bad, or b) effected their ability to be freaking amazing live.

[Mikk]

I've heard rumblings that Radiohead might be headlining Hard Rock Calling too.



Also, John Fogerty has confirmed he's playing Hard Rock Calling supporting Springsteen

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Rick Ross Announces "Rich Forever" European Tourby Steven J. Horowitz

posted March 16, 2012 at 1:20PM GMT





Rick Ross plans on taking talents overseas for a short European tour.


Rick Ross has revealed the dates for his upcoming European tour.


Ricky Rozay will set it off on March 21st at Lille, France's Zenith De Lille, making stopes in Switzerland, Norway and Germany. He's also making several UK stops on the trip, including two shows in London and one in Birminghman. The trek concludes at Manchester's Manchester Apollo on April 4th.


Check the tour dates below.

For the resident hip-hop fans...

[Suffy]

St Christopher's Shepherds Bush
Belushis Bar
13-15 Shepherds Bush Green.
London
England

That is where I am staying in London -- what are some good venues around this place!?

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What dates you over and what you looking to see/hear, Suff? I have a couple of promoter friends in London that may be able to advise, or at least point you in the right direction.

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Lil Kim Ready to Kick Off Her “Return of the Queen” Tour on May 11 in Texas
by JP DelaCuesta April 22nd, 2012 @ 2:28pm





(AllHipHop News) The “Queen Bee” has been plotting her comeback for the past three years, and now comes the announcement that Lil Kim will hit the road on an 11-city tour, dubbed the “Return of the Queen.”


The “Return of the Queen" tour, which will kick off on May 11 in Austin, Texas, before making stops in cities like Philadelphia, Cincinnati, San Francisco, and the Bronx, New York City, before wrapping up on June 13 in West Hollywood, California.


Kim is currently hard at work on her untitled fifth studio album, the follow-up to 2005′s The Naked Truth, whichincluded the singles “Lighters Up” and “Whoa”. Most recently, she released the promotional track, “Keys to the City“, featuring Young Jeezy, which may or may not be featured on her upcoming LP.


Check out a full list of tour dates and cities below:

• May 11th – Austin, TX (Emo’s)
• May 13th – Pensacola, FL (Vinyl Music Hall)
• May 18th – Bronx, NY (Paradise Theater)
• May 19th – Albany, NY (Northern Lights)
• May 20th – Philadelphia, PA (Club ONYX)
• May 22nd – Burlington, VT (Higher Ground)
• May 25th – Markham, IL (Adrianna’s Night Club)
• May 27th – Milwaukee, WI (Riverside Theatre)
• June 1st – Cincinnati, OH (Bogart’s)
• June 11th – San Francisco, CA (Mezzanine)
• June 13th – West Hollywood, CA

Tickets for the Lil Kim’s “Return of the Queen” tour will go on sale shortly at Tickets for Concerts, Sports, Arts, Theater, Family, Events, more. Official Ticketmaster site.

Lil' Kim will be making her way across the US shortly.

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Jack White streams NYC concert online - watch it in full Solo rocker mixes 'Blunderbuss' tracks with White Stripes classics in online show
April 29, 2012
by Michael Baggs
Photo by WENN.com



Jack White streamed his Friday night New York concert in full online, and you can watch it below on Gigwise.

Directed by Hollywood actor Gary Oldman and in partnership with American Express and YouTube, White performed tracks from his debut solo album 'Blunderbuss' alongside classic songs from his various musical incarnations during the show.

The show, which is nearly two hours long (make sure you're sitting comfortably) sees White perform solo hits such as 'Sixteen Saltines' alongside White Stripes hits such as 'Hotel Yorba' and 'Seven Nation Army'.

White recently made his solo debut in the UK with a London liveshow. He is currently on course to score a No.1 album in both the UK and the US with his debut solo album - but also recently confirmed he had already had twelve new tracks ready for a follow up record.

We've got a few White fans, right?

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Skunk Anansie to play December London show
Reformed rock band to perform Brixton show as part of 2012 Europe tour
April 29, 2012
by Michael Baggs
Photo by WENN.com



Reformed rock four-piece Skunk Anansie have announced a winter show in London as part of their 2012 European tour.

The band will play live at the O2 Brixton Academy on 1 December, 2012 after reforming in 2009. Tickets are on sale now.

"It's been very natural and unforced - a bit like coming home," said frontwoman Skin of the reunion and 2010 album 'Wonderlustre'. "We have a huge fan base that was screaming out for us to do something. We got back together because we have a strong chemistry.

"We're very proud of our past work, but what drives us is the future."

I love me some Skunk Anansie!

[BeastyBoy]

I've seen so many shows

Avenged sevenfold
Devil driver
Seether
Bleeding through
Metallica
motley Crüe
Katy perry(Went with a friend who begged me)
And plenty more sorry I had to brag (: