The Rolling Stones move Belgrade concert
The Rolling Stones are set to change the location of their forthcoming Belgrade concert in order to avoid traumatizing hundreds of horses.
The band were scheduled to play the city's Hippodrome on July 14, but animal protection society ORCA objected to the choice of location, fearing 300 horses housed in nearby stables would suffer trauma from the noise.
It is expected the show will be moved to the city's Usce Park
This will be the band's firs ever performance in Serbia. In 2003 they scrapped a show after the assassination of prime minister Zoran Djindjic and last year's planned performance was cancelled when Keith Richards hurt his head after falling out of a coconut tree. |
REM begin recording new album
REM have begun recording their new album in Vancouver.
As previously reported, the band have hired Bloc Party and Snow Patrol producer Jacknife Lee to work with them on the follow-up to 2004's 'Around The Sun'.
According to fansite murmurs.com, the band plan to spend a few weeks in the Canadian city before heading to Dublin to work on the rest of the record.
While in the Irish capital, REM will play five sold-out 'working rehearsal' dates at the Olympia Theatre on June 30 and July 1, 3, 4 and 5.
Frontman Michael Stipe said of the shows: "Returning to Dublin for our live rehearsal this summer provides the great start we need for our next albums work. I intend to hit the ground running."
Bassist Mike Mills added: "I've seen so many great shows at the Olympia, from The Waterboys to Lou Reed, and am thrilled to play at this wonderful venue, and in front of some of the best fans in the world, too."
There is no release date for the record as yet, but it is thought that a late 2007 release is likely. |
Van Halen to tour with Roth for first time in 22 years
Van Halen announced today (August 13) that they will tour North America this autumn with singer David Lee Roth for the first time in 22 years.
Original band members Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen as well as Roth and David's 16-year-old son Wolfgang, who joins the lineup on bass, made the announcement at a Los Angeles press conference this morning.
"This is the press conference you never thought you'd see -- especially while we were still young, skinny and good-looking," Roth quipped after the band took the stage to the tune of their hit song 'Jump'.
"It's a new band with a new sound and new energy from Wolfgang, but we'll play songs you know as well as the roof of your mouth," Roth said.
Van Halen were originally set to tour earlier this year, but postponed the tour when Eddie Van Halen announced he was entering rehab.
When asked whether he was feeling up to the task freshly out of rehab, Eddie responded, "I'm at my best now. We are a band and we're gonna continue."
The band also revealed that they intend to record a new album. "We're already plotting and planning," Roth said. "This is not like The Police. The idea is that it will continue on and on."
The tour is set to kick off on September 27 in Charlotte, North Carolina and hit several major US cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and New York before concluding in Calgary, Alberta on December 11.
Tickets will go on sale Saturday (August 18) via LiveNation.com.
The tour dates are:
Charlotte, NC Bobcats Arena (September 27)
Greensboro, NC Coliseum (29)
Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center (October 1)
Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre (7)
Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena (10)
Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse (14)
Chicago, IL Allstate Arena (16)
Chicago, IL United Center (18)
Auburn Hills, MI Palace of Auburn Hills (22)
Minneapolis, MN Target Center (24)
Kansas City, MO Sprint Center (26)
St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center (28)
Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden (30)
East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena (November 3)
New York, NY Madison Square Garden (13)
Los Angeles, CA Staples Center (20)
Glendale, Ariz. Jobing.com Arena (23)
San Diego, CA Arena (25)
Sacramento, CA Arco Arena (27)
San Jose, CA HP Pavilion (29)
Portland, OR Rose Garden (December 1)
Seattle, WA Key Arena (3)
Vancouver, BC Place (5)
Edmonton, AB Rexall Palace (9)
Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome (11) |