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While Billy Joel takes the next few months off, Elton John soldiers on with a new round of April dates. Plus, Diana Ross announces her “More Today Than Yesterday” greatest-hits tour and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony reveal a fresh trek in support of their upcoming reunion album Uni5: The World’s Enemy. Full details for all three artists below.

Elton John
Apr. 9 – Lubbock, TX @ United Spirit Center
Apr. 10 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
Apr. 15 – Hoffman Estates, IL @ Sears Centre Arena
Apr. 16 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
Apr. 17 – Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center
Apr. 24 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Apr. 25 – Toledo, OH @ Lucas County Arena
Apr. 30 – Reading, PA @ Sovereign Center
May 1 – Youngstown, OH @ Covelli Center

Diana Ross
May 15 – Boston, MA @ Citi Performing Arts Center
May 16 – Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods
May 18 – Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theatre
May 19 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
May 21 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Caesars Atlantic City
May 25 – Bethesda, MD @ Music Center at Strathmore
May 27 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
May 28 – Cleveland, OH @ State Theatre
May 29 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
May 31 – Toronto, ON @ Roy Thomson Hall
June 2 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre
June 4 – Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre
June 5 – Memphis, TN @ Live At The Garden
June 6 – St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre
June 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ NOKIA Theatre
June 11 – San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s
June 12 – Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Mar. 24 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Mar. 25 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles
Mar. 26 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
Mar. 27 – Chicago, IL @ Congress
Mar. 28 – Cleveland, OH @ HOB
Mar. 29 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
Mar. 31 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
Apr. 1 – Columbus, OH @ Newport
Apr. 2 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
Apr. 3 – Lancaster, PA @ The Chameleon
Apr. 5 – Boston, MA @ Middle East
Apr. 6 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Apr. 7 – State College, PA @ Mezzanine
Apr. 8 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
Apr. 9 – Wilmington NC @ The Rox
Apr. 10 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
Apr. 11 – Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm
Apr. 13 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
Apr. 14 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Apr. 15 – Orlando, FL @ Firestone
Apr. 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Apr. 20 – New Orleans, LA @ HOB
Apr. 21 – Dallas, TX @ HOB
Apr. 22 – Houston, TX @ HOB
Apr. 23 – San Antonio, TX @ Scoutbar
Apr. 24 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Apr. 26 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
Apr. 27 – Colombia, MO @ The Blue Note
Apr. 28 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah’s
Apr. 29 – Kansas City, KS @ Harrah’s
Apr. 30 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
May 1 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
May 2 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
May 3 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre

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Missed Pearl Jam live during the band’s run of Backspacer tour dates last year? Eddie Vedder and company are giving you another chance to see their legendary live show in action with a month-long slate of U.S. shows that kick off in May. The trek launches at New Orleans’ Jazz Festival on May 1st and moves its way northeast, culminating with two shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden on May 20th and 21st.

Pearl Jam in posters: an illustrated guide to the band’s tour art.

Band of Horses have been enlisted to serve as Pearl Jam’s opening act on the trek, with the Black Keys subbing in for the May 20th MSG show. Tickets go on sale to Pearl Jam’s Ten Club members on March 15th, with a public on-sale to follow on March 19th. As evidenced by last year’s tour and the group’s legendary Halloween night show in Philadelphia, Pearl Jam mix up their set lists every night and the 2009 jaunt yielded live performances of nearly every song in the PJ catalog, so don’t miss them this time around. For more info, check out Pearl Jam’s official site.

And if you’re bummed out that Pearl Jam isn’t visiting your half of the U.S., at least you can watch them perform on Saturday Night Live this weekend.

Pearl Jam
May 1 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz Festival
May 3 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
May 4 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
May 6 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
May 7 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
May 9 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
May 10 – Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
May 13 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
May 15 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center
May 17 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
May 18 – TBD @ TBD
May 20 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
May 21 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

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NBC may have stripped Conan O’Brien of his Tonight Show and contractually barred him from temporarily appearing on television, but the red-headed host has found another way to get in front of his legion of fans: Bonnaroo. O’Brien posted on his newborn Twitter page today to reveal he’s hitting the road. “Hey Internet: I’m headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour,” he tweeted. One of the last stops on the trek is a June 11th performance at Bonnaroo, where Conan will entertain nearly 60,000 festival-goers in Manchester, Tennessee — a perfect venue to reprise his final-episode “Free Bird”.

Check out Conan and more comics on the cover of Rolling Stone.

O’Brien has already proven his ability to rock, so don’t be surprised if Conan picks up a guitar at some point and jams out with other ‘Roo artists like Jeff Beck, Weezer, Flaming Lips, Tenacious D and, if we’re really lucky, sing Alicia Keys’ part in “Empire State of Mind” during Jay-Z’s headlining set. In addition to performing at the fest’s Comedy Theatre, O’Brien will emcee Bonnaroo’s “What” stage on Friday and Saturday nights. Joining O’Brien at the fest will be Aziz Ansari (hopefully as Raaaaaaaandy), Margaret Cho, Greg Giraldo, Rob Huebel, Bo Burnham and Jeffrey Ross, who will “roast” Bonnaroo during his set.

O’Brien’s “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television” tour will kick off April 12th in Oregon and work its way across the country before concluding in Atlanta on June 14th. For all the ticket info, check out the Team Coco site.

Conan O’Brien
Apr. 12 – Eugene, OR @ Hult Center for the Performing Arts
Apr. 13 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
Apr. 16 – Spokane, WA @ INB Performing Arts Center
Apr. 17 – Enoch, AB @ River Cree Resort & Casino
Apr. 18 – Seattle, WA @ Seattle Center
Apr. 22 – San Francisco, CA @ Nob Hill Masonic Center
Apr. 24 – Universal City, CA @ Gibson Amphitheater
Apr. 29 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Civic Theatre
Apr. 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
May 1 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl Concert Theatre
May 4 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
May 5 – San Jose, CA @ San Jose State University Events Center
May 6 – Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
May 9 – Boulder, CO @ Mackey Auditorium
May 10 – Denver, CO @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House
May 13 – Dallas, TX @ McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
May 14 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
May 15 – Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater
May 16 – Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
May 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
May 19 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
May 22 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
May 30 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata
June 1 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
June 4 – Boston, MA @ Wang Theater
June 6 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
June 7 – Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre
June 8 – Washington, DC @ Constitution Hall
June 11 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
June 14 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre

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Faith No More have finally revealed their first East Coast U.S. concert in over a decade: Mike Patton and his reunited crew will invade Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s Waterfront on July 5th. As Rolling Stone previously reported, after extensively touring Europe in 2009, the band recently announced their first U.S. date, a first-night performance at Coachella on April 17th, as well as a three-night stand at San Francisco’s Warfield April 12-14th.

So far, no other East Coast dates have been announced, but it’s unlikely many U.S. dates will follow the July 5th show as Faith No More will set off for Lisbon and other European cities beginning July 8th. Tickets for the Brooklyn show, which will benefit the Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn, go on sale March 19th, with a special fan presale taking place March 16th. Check out the FMN official site for more info.

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After releasing her hit 2007 debut Made of Bricks, Kate Nash got sick of her career. “Touring and doing loads of work all the time was a drag, and I became unenthusiastic about it,” says the British indie-pop singer. “I took a lot of time off so that I could do, like, normal things: hang out with friends, watch films, read books.” Now, Nash is ready for round two: her second album, My Best Friend Is You, will be out April 20th, and six days later, she’ll kick off a nine-date North American tour.

On her new LP, Nash lightens up on her trademark piano pop in favor of slightly punky, girl-group-inspired tunes like “Do Wah Doo” (watch the video above!) and “Kiss the Grrrl” — a nod to her recent obsession with Billy Childish poems (”I love the harshness and dirtiness of them”) and the Shirelles, the Chiffons and the Ronettes. “These girl-group songs sound really joyous, but the lyrics are quite dark and heartbreaking,” she says. With that dichotomy in mind, Nash and her producer, ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, crafted deceivingly upbeat songs like “I’ve Got a Secret,” about coming out of the closet. (Nash also plays drums on the song.) “Someone close to me was going through that recently, and it was a stressful situation,” she says. “It’s sad that someone would have to defend themselves for being gay in 2010.”

This summer, Nash will hit the road for a few dates with the all-female traveling festival Lilith Fair. “It’s really exciting, because it has a great history rather than just being a big party,” says Nash. “It’s a lot of girl power.”

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April 26 – Toronto, ONT @ Mod Theatre
April 28 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott’s
April 29 – New York, NY @ The Bowery
May 1 – Williamsburg, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
May 3 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
May 5 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
May 7 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
May 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
May 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey

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Black Eyed Peas reveal the second North American leg of their The E.N.D. jaunt, Hot Chip add some April dates to their One Life Stand tour and Melvins plan to hit the road this June in support of their upcoming album, The Bride Screamed Murder. Full details for all three treks, below.

Black Eyed Peas
July 27, 28 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
July 31 – Montreal, QB @ Bell Centre
Aug. 1 – Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
Aug. 3 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Aug. 4 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Aug. 6 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center
Aug. 7 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
Aug. 10 – Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
Aug. 11 – Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
Aug. 13 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
Aug. 14 – St. Louis @ Scottrade Center
Aug. 18 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Aug. 20 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
Aug. 22 – Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Aug. 23 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place

Hot Chip
Apr. 16 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Apr. 19 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Apr. 20 – Toronto, ON @ Koolhaus
Apr. 22, 23 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Apr. 24 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Apr. 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts

Melvins
June 1 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
June 2 – Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
June 3 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad
June 5 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
June 7 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
June 8 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
June 9 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
June 10 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree
June 12 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival
June 14 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
June 16 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
June 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
June 18 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
June 19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
June 20, 21 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
June 23 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
June 24 – Detroit, MI @ Small’s
June 25 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door
June 26 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
June 27 – Des Moines, IA @ House of Bricks
June 29 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
July 2, 3 – Calgary, AB @ Sled Island Festival
July 5 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
July 6 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market
July 7 – Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s
July 9 – San Jose, CA @ Blank Club

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Last week, Rolling Stone wondered if Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were putting together a North American tour after shows in North Dakota and Minnesota hit Ticketmaster. Today the duo confirmed the news, announcing a 13-date North American trek that kicks off with their April 24th gig at New Orleans’ Jazz & Heritage Festival. Though most of the stops will focus on Canada, the iconic folk duo will hit Saint Paul, Minnesota; Fargo, North Dakota; Madison, Wisconsin, and Detroit. Most dates go on sale March 12th at 10 am.

Simon and Garfunkel — who split 1970 and reunited for sporadic performances over the years — hit the road in 2003 for the massively popular “Old Friends” tour, selling out 12 of 14 U.S. dates and grossing over $2 million dollars per city, according to Pollstar. Most recently, the pair got together in November to perform at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden, where they delivered a rousing rendition of “Cecilia.”

On the upcoming trek, Simon and Garfunkel will focus on songs from their classic catalog, although the duo promise to spice up their set lists with material from both Simon and Garfunkel’s respective solo catalogs.

April 24 – New Orleans, LA @ Jazz & Heritage Festival
April 29 – Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
May 1 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
May 2 – Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
May 4 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
May 5 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
May 7 – Fargo, ND @ Fargodome
May 8 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
May 9 – Madison, WI @ Kohl Center Arena
May 11 – Detroit, MI @ TBA
May 12 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
May 14 – Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
May 15 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre

After scoring 3.5 million views and counting in one week for their incredible new “This Too Shall Pass” video, OK Go announce new plans to hit the road in support of Of the Blue Colour of the Sky. Plus, Maxwell and Jill Scott team up for a summer trek and Iron Maiden load into their Iron Maiden airplane in search of “The Final Frontier.” Full dates for all three treks below.

OK Go
Apr. 13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
Apr. 14 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Apr. 16 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
Apr. 17 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
Apr. 18 – St. Louis, MO @ The Old Rock House
Apr. 20 – Columbia, MO @ Blue Note
Apr. 21 – Indianapolis, IN @ Earth House
Apr. 22 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Apr. 23 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
Apr. 25 – Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
Apr. 27 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street
Apr. 28 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
Apr. 30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
May 2 – East Rutherford, NJ @ Bamboozle
May 5 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
May 7 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
May 9 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
May 11 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
May 12 – Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theater
May 13 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
May 14 – Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
May 15 – Orlando, FL @ Firestone Live
May 16 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Festival
May 18 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
May 19 – Austin, TX @ The Parish
May 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre
May 22 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
May 28 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
May 29 – Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
June 11 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival

Maxwell & Jill Scott
May 21 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
May 22 – Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
May 24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse
May 25 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
May 29 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
June 2 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
June 4 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
June 5 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
June 8 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
June 9 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
June 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
June 14 – Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
June 18 – Washington DC @ Verizon Center
June 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
June 21 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun
June 25 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

Iron Maiden
June 9 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
June 11 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 12 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
June 14 – Denver, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
June 16 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Pavilion
June 17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
June 19 – San Bernardino, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheatre
June 20 – Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion
June 22 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
June 24 – Vancouver, BC @ GM Place
June 26 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
June 29 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
June 30 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
July 3 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
July 7 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
July 11 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC
July 12 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
July 14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
July 15 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
July 17 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 18 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 20 – Washington D.C. @ Jiffy Lube Live

A trio of festivals bolstered their lineups today: the nomadic Lilith Fest added Kelly Clarkson, the Bangles, the Go-Go’s and many more to its already stocked lineup. The Disco Biscuits’ 9th annual Camp Bisco, taking place July 15-17 in Mariaville, New York, recruited LCD Soundsystem, Thievery Corporation and Ween for this year’s fest. Speaking of Ween, the Chocolate & Cheese duo were added to this year’s Bonnaroo roster, joining Umphrey’s McGee, Galactic and more. For all the additions, check out the details below.

Lilith Fair
Kelly Clarkson
The Bangles
The Go-Go’s
Courtyard Hounds (Emily Robison and Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks) Martina McBride
Suzanne Vega
Anjulie
Anya Marina
Jesca Hoop
Kate Miller-Heidke
Lucy Schwartz
Miranda Lee Richards
Nikki Jean and The Rescues

Camp Bisco
The Disco Biscuits – All 3 Nights
LCD Soundsystem
Ween
Thievery Corporation
Girl Talk
Bassnectar
Pretty Lights
Major Lazer
The New Deal
Diplo
Aeroplane
Rusko
Sunrise Silent Disco
The Album Leaf
Brothers Past
Dieselboy
Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious)
Future Rock
SOJA
Telepath
Felix Cartal
Two Fresh
Kill the Noise
Eskmo
Orchard Lounge
Rubblebucket Orchestra
Emancipator
Spiritual Rez
Sub Swara
Derek Plaslaiko
Big Gigantic
Earl Greyhound
The Black Seeds
Grimace Federation
C-mon & Kypski
Nobody Beats the Drum
King Britt
Dubskin
Woodhands
Justin Paul
Lee Maytals
DJ Everyday

Bonnaroo
Ween
Galactic
Umphrey’s McGee
John Butler Trio
The Gossip
Circa Survive

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It appears as though the New Orleans Jazz Fest won’t be Simon & Garfunkel’s “only” U.S. appearance of 2010: Both Minnesota’s Star Tribune and North Dakota’s Grand Forks Herald report that the duo will perform at Fargo’s Fargodome on May 7th and the Twin Cities’ Xcel Energy Centre on May 8th in what appears to be the first dates of a possible U.S. tour. As Rolling Stone previously reported, prior to both those shows, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame pair will perform at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on April 24th. (A rep for Jazz Fest tells RS their press release touting the show as the pair’s sole U.S. gig was accurate when it was issued in January.)

The sporadically updated Simon & Garfunkel official Website has not yet confirmed the two new dates, but Ticketmaster postings reveal that tickets for the shows go on sale March 13th, so the shows appear to be legit. (That is unless it’s that other Paul Simon who’s been making the rounds.) According to the Winnpeg Free Press, Simon & Garfunkel will also play their first ever show in that Canadian city on May 5th. Previously, the pair performed at the Rock Hall 25th Anniversary concerts at Madison Square Garden.

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Embryonic acid rockers Flaming Lips hit the road with a new slate of dates featuring support from Wayne Coyne’s nephew’s band Stardeath and White Dwarfs. Plus, Devendra Banhart schedules more shows in support of What Will We Be and Pat Benatar teams with REO Speedwagon for this summer’s Love on the Run tour. Full dates for all three treks below.

Flaming Lips
Mar. 12 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
Mar. 13 – Denton, TX @ Hickory Street Stage
Apr. 15 – Charlottesville, VA @ Charlottesville Pavillon
Apr. 17 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid Hudson Civic Center
Apr. 18 – Ithaca, NY @ Barton Hall
Apr. 19 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre
Apr. 21 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater
Apr. 22 – Bloomington, IN @ Indiana University Auditorium
Apr. 23 – Kansas City, KS @ Sandstone Amphitheatre
May 15 – Gulf Shores, AL @ The Hangout Music Festival
June 6 – Houston, TX @ Tinsley Park
June 11 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival
July 3 – Oxford, ME @ Nateva Festival
July 22 – Lewiston, NY @ Artpark
July 26 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage

Devendra Banhart
Mar. 18 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
Mar. 19 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Mar. 21 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Mar. 23 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
Mar. 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Mar. 25 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
Mar. 27 – Phoenix, AZ @ Clubhouse
Mar. 29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
Mar. 30 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

Pat Benatar & REO Speedwagon
June 24 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
June 25 – Rutland, VT @ Vermont State Fairgrounds
June 26 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Caesar’s
June 29 – Vienna, VA @ Filene Center
July 1 – Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre
July 2 – Saint Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
July 3 – Orlando, FL @ Universal Studios
July 8 – Lampe, MO @ Black Oak Amphitheatre
July 9 – Memphis, TN @ Memphis Botanic Garden
July 10 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 11 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
July 15 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah’s Council Bluffs
July 16 – Walker, MN @ Moondance Jam Fairgrounds
July 17 – Red Wing, MN @ Treasure Island
July 18 – Chicago, IL @ Charter One Pavilion
July 21 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 23 – Las Vegas, NV @ Thomas & Mack Center
July 24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
July 27 – Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
July 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
Aug. 27 – Gilford, NH @ US Cellular Pavilion

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The cast members of Glee will come roaring out of your television set for a four-city Live! In Concert! tour of Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. Also, after spending the first half of 2010 jet setting across other hemispheres — their first reunion show was today in New Zealand — Pavement begin to flesh out their U.S. tour and Echo & The Bunnymen reveal their live post-Coachella live plans. Full details for all three treks are below:

Glee Live! In Concert!
May 18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
May 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre
May 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre
May 25 – Chicago, IL @ Rosemont Theatre
May 26 – Chicago, IL @ Rosemont Theatre
May 28 – New York City, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
May 29 – New York City, NY @ Radio City Music Hall

Pavement
May 30 – Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
Jun. 19 – Toronto, ON @ Olympic Island
Jun. 25 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
Jul. 18 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Sept. 9 – Broomfield, CO @ First Bank Center
Sept. 11 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
Sept. 12 – St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Sept. 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center
Sept. 18 – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena
Sept. 21 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage
Sept. 22 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage
Sept. 23 – New York, NY @ Central Park
Sept. 24 – New York, NY @ Central Park
Sept. 26 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle

Echo & The Bunnymen
Apr. 16 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Festival
Apr. 18 – Sparks, NV @ John Ascuaga’s Nugget
Apr. 19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Apr. 21 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
Apr. 23 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Apr. 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Keswick Theatre
Apr. 26 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Apr. 27 – Fairfield, CT @ Fairfield Theatre Company
Apr. 28 – State College, PA @ State Theatre
Apr. 30 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
May 1 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

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“There was never a tour booked this summer!” says Billy Joel, responding to Internet claims that he pulled the plug on a summer tour with Elton John. He continues, “Obviously, this has the smell of a really juicy story: ‘Why did they cancel? Did Billy and Elton have a fight? What’s going on?’ The truth is, there’s nothing going on. I had made up my mind a long time ago that I wasn’t going to work this year.”

Though the duo are currently performing together on their recurring Face to Face tour, these shows — which swept up the West Coast, and continue until March 11th in Buffalo — are make-up shows, rescheduled from canceled 2009 dates. Joel insists that rumors about 2010 summer tour were leaked by insiders at certain venues around the country. He explains, “There were a couple stories that came out that we were supposed to play Wrigley Field and Fenway Park, and I think Pittsburgh was mentioned. Booking agents hold real estate. They like to research what’s available when, to see if they can put together a series of dates. Then they’ll come back to the artist and say, ‘Look, if you wanted to, you could play such and such and such.’ These rumors probably came from somebody at one of those venues who had to be a big shot and call the local newspaper and say, ‘Hey, Billy and Elton are going to play here this summer.’ ”

Elton John even perpetuated the story himself. In a recent interview, he was quoted saying, “Billy just wants to take a year off. I’m so disappointed because when we came to Wrigley Field last year, it was like playing in the church of baseball.” Joel responds, “Elton and I don’t really sit down and discuss our future plans with each other. We see each other backstage and we hang out and kibitz and talk about music and life. When Elton did that interview, he’d just found out from his booking agent that I wasn’t going to be working this summer, and therefore Elton’s quote puts a spin on it that I’d changed my mind all of a sudden, or suddenly decided to cancel the tour, which is nonsense. There was never a tour booked!”

Before their February 22nd show in Denver, Joel approached John about his comments to the press. “When I saw him backstage, I said, ‘Elton, what were you told about this supposed summer tour?’ He goes, ‘Well, I just found out you weren’t going to be working this year, and I was heartbroken because I was looking forward to doing it.’ ” In his statement to the press, John also seemed to convey that their hugely successful Face to Face tour — which has brought in big crowds since 2004 — would be ending for good in Albany. “We’ll probably pick it up again,” says Joel. “It’s always fun playing with him.” He insists there is no bad blood. In Denver, their conversation ended thusly: “Elton said, ‘Are you mad at me?’ I said, ‘No, I’m not mad, I just want to clarify what’s going on here.’ Everything’s fine.”

Joel says the thought of retirement looms in his mind, but he’s always drawn back to the stage. “I see pictures of myself onstage, and I look at them and say, ‘There has to be some kind of mandatory retirement age for doing this gig,’ and then I watched the Super Bowl and saw the Who and I figure, ‘Well, I guess there is no mandatory retirement age.’ ‘I hope I die before I get old,’ — that went out the window. It’s always possible that I’ll tour again, whether it’s with Elton or on my own. I love my job. For now I’m going to stop, but I won’t sit around for the rest of my life and rot.”

Joel claims last year was a rough one. “There was an incident with my daughter that was very shocking,” he says of daughter Alexa’s suicide attempt. “I got divorced. I worked a lot. I promised myself more personal time this year. I’m going to Italy, and I’ll probably go to Paris. I’ll probably take my boat to New England and hang out on the coast. I’ll ride my motorcycle. I’ll just be a bum.”

Photo: Nunez/WireImage

ZZ Top, Godsmack and Tesla lead the 2010 charge at the Rocklahoma Festival, taking place Memorial Day weekend in Pryor, Oklahoma. Plus, Lupe Fiasco heads out in support of Lasers and Massive Attack schedule their first U.S. tour in four years. Full Rocklahoma lineup and tour dates below.

Rocklahoma
ZZ Top
Godsmack
Tesla
Buckcherry
Cinderella
Chevelle
Stone Sour
Theory of a Deadman
Saliva
Saving Abel
Adelitas Way
Janus
Aranda
Burn Halo
Richy Nix
Shaman’s Harvest
Taddy Porter
Like A Storm
Taking Dawn
New Medicine
Year Long Disaster
Brookroyal
Within Reason
Wildstreet
Firstryke
Krank
The Glitter Boys
…and a “Very Special Guest”

Lupe Fiasco
Mar. 5 – Claremont, CA @ Bridges Auditorium
Mar. 20 – Stockton, CA @ Bob Hope Theatre
Apr. 7 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Apr. 9 – Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
Apr. 10 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Apr. 13 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Apr. 14 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre
Apr. 16 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Apr. 17 – St. Peter, MN @ Gustavus Adolphus College
Apr. 18 – Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater
Apr. 20 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center Arena

Massive Attack
May 7 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
May 9 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
May 11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
May 12 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
May 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theater
May 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theater
May 25 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theater
May 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theater
May 30 – George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival

Photo: Shearer/Getty

Thom Yorke revealed today that his side project previously known as ???? will hit the road this April under its new official name, Atoms For Peace. Yorke assembled the live outlet to bring his 2006 solo album The Eraser to the stage, and debuted the band — which features Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, producer Nigel Godrich, Beck drummer Joey Waronker and percussionist Mauro Refosco — during a string of shows in Los Angeles last year. (Click here to read our review of Yorke’s first official solo show.)

In a radio interview last month Yorke promised the ???? band would get together for additional shows. “We had too much fun to just leave it there,” Yorke writes now on Radiohead’s Dead Air Space. The previous performances boasted tracks from The Eraser, rare Radiohead songs like “Super Collider” and “Paperbag Writer” plus a handful of new songs like “Judge, Jury & Executioner” and “Open the Floodgates.” One of those new songs, “Lotus Flower,” was performed by Radiohead last month during a special Haiti benefit concert in Los Angeles.

Atoms For Peace kick off their trek with two shows at New York’s Roseland Ballroom and then slowly creep back west; the tour is currently set to wrap with the Coachella performance on April 18th. As for why Yorke chose Atoms For Peace, the title of a song on The Eraser, as the name for the band, it just “seemed bleedin’ obvious,” the Radiohead frontman writes. Tickets go on sale to Radiohead’s Waste club members starting March 2nd, with the public onsale March 5th.

Atoms For Peace
Apr. 5 – New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
Apr. 6 – New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
Apr. 8 – Boston, MA @ Citi Wang Theatre
Apr. 10 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
Apr. 11 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
Apr. 14 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
Apr. 15 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
Apr. 17 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
Apr. 18 – Indio, CA @ Coachella

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After months of squabbles and talk of a split between Steven Tyler and the band he’s fronted for four decades, Aerosmith have reconciled and announced a “Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock” summer tour of Europe with a cheeky online video. Winking at the group’s very public troubles, guitarist Joe Perry says, “You know what, the rumors are true … I think.” Tyler replies, “I just auditioned and I got the gig. We’re coming your way and rocking your world. Look out baby, ’cause here we go again!”

Aerosmith in photos: four decades of rockin’ the joint.

As Rolling Stone reported just three weeks ago, Tyler’s attorney threatened legal action against his Aerosmith bandmates if they embarked on a tour with another singer — a real possibility, according to statements from the band indicating they were unwilling to wait for Tyler to rejoin them for more gigs. The band agreed to meet on February 9th to discuss the future of the and, and judging by the high spirits in their tour-announcement video, the group realized they rock harder together than apart. (Brad Whitford is missing from the video, but the Aerosmith site lists him among the members jetting to Europe.)
Photo: Kane/WireImage

After an injury-plagued summer tour in 2009 that prematurely ended when Tyler fell off the stage during an August performance in South Dakota, the band hit the rocks again when he told the press he wanted to spend two years working on his own projects. Unwilling to wait, Perry said the band would recruit a new singer. However, upon signing with new management and entering rehab in December to deal with a prescription pill addiction, Tyler said in a statement, “I wish to set the record straight and say that I have read reports of a rumored two-year hiatus and want to be clear that this is completely false and I will enthusiastically be writing, recording and performing with Aerosmith as soon as things are handled.”

Backstage with Aerosmith: photos from their hometown show.

While Aerosmith were testing out singers like Billy Idol and Paul Rodgers (but not Lenny Kravitz), Tyler was entertaining Home Depot shoppers and karaoke singers with a pair of impromptu performances. But it seems the band’s tumultuous six months have come to an end, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group will retake the stage on June 10th with a performance at Sweden’s Rock Festival.

“Back by popular demand with more spit and fire than ever before, we’re coming across the pond and parting the waters as we go,” Tyler says in a statement on the band’s Aero Smith One site. Adds drummer Joey Kramer, “Aerosmith is back! Bigger, better and stronger than ever! So look out Europe, cuz we’re comin’ to get cha.” And Perry concludes, “Enough BS — we’re coming and everything is going to be set at 11.”

Aerosmith
June 10 – Sweden @ Rock Festival
June 13 – UK @ Download Festival
June 15 – London, UK @ London 02 Arena
June 18 – Bucharest, Romania
June 20 – Athens, Greece @ Olympic Stadium
June 23 – Holland @ Nijmegen Goeffert Park
June 25 – Belgium @ Graspop Festival
June 27 – Barcelona, Spain @ St Jordi Arena
June 29 – Paris, France @ Bercy Arena
July 1 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Prague 02 Arena
July 3 – Venice, Italy @ Venice Festival

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Photo: Davis/Getty

James Taylor and Carole King flesh out their Troubadour tour, 30 Seconds to Mars declare This Is War on a spring trek and Steve Miller Band make plans to spend another summer singing “The Joker” and other hits. Full dates for all three jaunts are below.

James Taylor and Carole King
May 18 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
June 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
June 23 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
June 25 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
June 26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena
June 28 – Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Mohegan Sun Arena
June 30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
July 7 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
July 9 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
July 10 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
July 12 – Sun Valley, ID @ Sun Valley Center For The Arts
July 14 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
July 15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ EnergySolutions Arena
July 17 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand
July 19 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
July 20 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center

30 Seconds to Mars
Apr. 9 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl Theatre
Apr. 10 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
Apr. 11 – Tucson, AZ @ Pima County Fair
Apr. 13 – Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theatre
Apr. 15 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Apr. 16 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
Apr. 17 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Apr. 18 – Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy
Apr. 20 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Apr. 21 – New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
Apr. 23 – Washington, DC @ TBA
Apr. 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Apr. 25 – Charlotte, NC @ Uptown Amphitheatre
Apr. 27 – Miami, FL @ The Fillmore
Apr. 28 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
Apr. 29 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
May 1 – Frisco, TX @ Pizza Hut Park
May 4 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
May 6 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
May 7 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
May 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Rail Event Center
May 10 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
May 11 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
May 13 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
May 14 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
May 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater

Steve Miller Band
Mar. 2 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
May 21 – Henderson, NV @ M Resort Spa Casino
May 22 – Palm Springs, CA @ Morongo Casino
May 23 – Tucson, AZ @ Pima Fairgrounds
May 28 – Robinsonville, MS @ Grand Casino Tunica
May 29 – Bossier City, LA @ Harrah’s Louisiana Downs
May 30 – Little Rock, AR @ Riverfest
Jun. 4 – Summerside, PEI @ Credit Union Palace
Jun. 5 – Halifax, NS @ Halifax Metro Centre
Jun. 7 – Corner Brook, NL @ Pepsi Centre
Jun. 8 – St. Johns, NL @ Mile One Centre
Jun. 12 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Atlantic City Hilton
Jun. 13 – Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Resort Casino
Jul. 3 – Chicago, IL @ Grant Park
Jul. 15 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Winery
Jul. 16 – Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
Jul. 24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PNC Park
Jul. 25 – Louisville, KY @ Churchill Downs
Jul. 27 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
Jul. 29 – Asheville, NC @ Biltmore Estate
Jul. 30 – Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 31 – Orange Beach, AL @ Amphitheater at the Wharf

For the third straight year, the Bamboozle Festival will go mobile this summer with the 26-city Bamboozle Roadshow. Boys Like Girls, LMFAO, All Time Low and Third Eye Blind will headline the tour, which kicks off at Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion on May 21st. Good Charlotte, Hanson, hellogoodbye, Forever the Sickest Kids and Cartel are also on the bill, and more artists will be announced soon. (The lineup will vary from location to location, so check the tour’s official site for updated info.)

As Rolling Stone previously reported, Weezer, Paramore, Drake, MGMT and Ke$ha will headline Bamboozle’s New Jersey fest on May 1st and 2nd, and AFI and Something Corporate will lead the charge at the California event on March 27th and 28th. The ever-expanding Bamboozle is also setting up a Chicago outpost on May 15th with 3Oh!3 and Cobra Starship fronting the bill.

Pre-sale tickets for the Roadshow go on sale March 3rd. Check out the tour dates below:

Bamboozle Roadshow
May 21 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
May 22 – Charlotte, NC @ Uptown Amphitheatre
May 23 – Atlanta, GA @ Six Flags Over Georgia
May 25 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
May 26 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
May 28 – Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
May 29 – Arlington, TX @ Six Flags Over Texas
May 30 – San Antonio, TX @ Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Jun. 2 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Amphitheatre
Jun. 5 – Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion
Jun. 6 – Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 10 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze Plaza
Jun. 11 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Jun. 12 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field – Parking Lot
Jun. 13 – Eureka, MO @ Six Flags St. Louis
Jun. 15 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jun. 18 – Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
Jun. 19 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion
Jun. 20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier
Jun. 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Amphitheatre
Jun. 24 – Jackson, NJ @ Six Flags Great Adventure
Jun. 25 – Hershey, PA @ Hershey Park Pavilion & Stadium
Jun. 26 – Nassau, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
Jun. 27 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center

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It’s been 18 long years since John Lydon and his Public Image Ltd. outfit have toured the United States, but ever since Coachella’s organizers announced the band would performing on the festival’s opening night, we’ve had our fingers crossed that the one-off show would turn into a full-fledged tour of North America (We were begging for a PiL reunion back in ‘08.) Now we finally have good news: today Public Image Ltd. revealed a 17-date trek that will take them from California to New York with a dozen stops in between.

As Rolling Stone previously reported, Lydon and Public Image Ltd. reunited late last year for a series of shows in the U.K., and as evidenced by the performance of “Rise” up top, Lydon still sounds great tearing through material from Album and First Issue. Those U.K. shows marked PiL’s first concerts in 17 years, when the band toured in support of their last album, 1992’s That What Is Not. While the days of guitarist Keith Levene and bassist Jah Wobble rocking with PiL have passed, the current lineup includes drummer Bruce Smith and guitarist Lu Simmonds, both PiL vets dating back to 1986, and new bassist Scott Frith.

Lydon and company promise more U.S. dates will be announced in the near future, so don’t despair if your local market isn’t on the current itinerary:

Public Image Ltd.
Apr. 16 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
Apr. 17 – San Francisco, CA @ Grand Ballroom
Apr. 20 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market
Apr. 21 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Apr. 23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
Apr. 24 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Apr. 26 – Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
May 2 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
May 4 – Boston, MA @ Royale Boston
May 5 – Boston, MA @ Royale Boston
May 7 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
May 8 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre L’Olympia de Montreal
May 11 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
May 12 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
May 14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Zoo
May 15 – Atlantic City, NJ @ The Borgata Music Box
May 18 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Crosby, Stills and Nash will embark on a summer tour of the West Coast, Sting plots out four more dates with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie plan to terrify Canada and the Pacific Northwest on the Gruesome Twosome trek. Full dates for all three jaunts, after the jump.

Crosby, Stills and Nash
May 21 – Sonoma, CA @ Sonoma Jazz Festival
May 23 – Dana Point, CA @ Doheny State Beach Festival
May 25, 26 – San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s By The Bay
May 28 – Rancho Mirage, CA @ Agua Caliente
May 29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
May 31 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sandia Casino
Jun. 2 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Jun. 4 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
Jun. 6 – Murphys, CA @ Ironstone Amphitheatre
Jun. 8 – Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
Jun. 11 – Portland, OR @ Amphitheatre at Clark County
Jun. 12 – Seattle, WA @ Chateau St. Michelle

Sting
June 2 – Vancouver, BC @ Centre For the Performing Arts
June 9 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
July 17-18 – Chicago, IL @ Ravinia Festival

Alice Cooper & Ron Zombie
Apr. 26 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Apr. 27 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union
Apr. 28 – Edmonton, AB@ Rexall Place
Apr. 29 – Calgary, AB – Corral
May 1 – Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum
May 2 – Kennewick, WA @ Toyota Center
May 4 – Casper, WY @ Casper Events Center

Photo: Mazur/WireImage

After a 2009 that featured a headlining set at Coachella and the inaugural concerts at New York’s Citi Field, Paul McCartney will return to the stage this year with his “Up and Coming” tour, which will stop at unique venues and rarely visited cities throughout the U.S. The trek begins March 28th at Phoenix, Arizona’s Jobing.com Arena, marking the first time McCartney has visited the state since his 2005 tour. On March 30th, McCartney returns to the Hollywood Bowl for the first time since 1993. The exclusive pre-sale for both shows is going on now at McCartney’s official Website, with a general public onsale scheduled for February 28th.

McCartney promises more shows are on tap for 2010. Rumors have been circulating in recent weeks about the Beatle possibly performing at Chicago’s Wrigley Field this summer, but so far that has not been confirmed. Like last year’s concerts, which were documented on the live album Good Evening New York City, the 2010 shows will feature music from McCartney’s entire catalog, from the Beatles to Wings to his most recent Fireman album, Electric Arguments. A press release hints that new songs never before performed by McCartney will also be on the set list, including the track “(I Want To) Come Home,” his contribution to the Everybody’s Fine soundtrack.

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At 84 years young, blues legend B.B. King fills out his 2010 schedule through November with evenings spent playing Lucille. Plus, Gossip plot out an eight-date run that starts with a performance at Coachella and Barenaked Ladies hit the road in support of their upcoming album All in Good Time. Full details for all three treks are below.

B.B. King
Apr. 19 – Denver, CO @ Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
Apr. 20 – Rapid City, SD @ Rushmore Civic Plaza
Apr. 21 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Washington Pavilion
Apr. 23 – Springfield, IL @ Sangamon Auditorium
Apr. 24, 25 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Apr. 28 – Columbia, MO @ Jesse Auditorium
Apr. 29 – Evansville, IN @ Evansville Auditorium
May 2 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Fairgrounds
May 8 – Augusta, GA @ William Bell Auditorium
May 9 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theater
Jul. 15 – Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Concert Pavilion
Aug. 13 – Santa Ynez, CA @ Chumash Casino
Nov. 3 – Eugene, OR @ Huit Center for Performing Arts
Nov. 5 – Coquitlam, BC @ Red Robinson Theater
Nov. 8 – Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Nov. 10 – Regina, SK @ Conexus Centre of the Arts
Nov. 11 – Winnipeg, MB @ Centennial Concert Hall
Nov. 12 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theater
Nov. 13 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
Nov. 21 – Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Center

Gossip
Apr. 17 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
Apr. 19 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
Apr. 22 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
Apr. 23 – St Louis, MO @ Firebird
Apr. 24 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
Apr. 26 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
Apr. 27 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Apr. 30 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Barenaked Ladies
Apr. 6 – Victoria, BC @ Save on Foods Memorial Centre
Apr. 8 – Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Apr. 12 – Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place
Apr. 13 – Regina, SK @ Conexus Arts Centre
Apr. 14 – Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Apr. 17 – London, ON @ RBC Theatre
Apr. 20 – Kingston, ON @ OLG 1000 Islands Casino Theatre
Apr. 24 – Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre
Apr. 28 – Hamilton, ON @ Hamilton Place Theatre
Apr. 30 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
May 1 – Oshawa, ON @ General Motors Centre
May 10 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
May 11 – Columbus, OH @ Palace Theater
May 12 – Grand Rapids, MI @ DeVos Hall
May 14 – Toledo, OH @ Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre
May 15 – Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace Theater
May 16 – Davenport, IA @ Adler Theatre
May 17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
May 20 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma Theatre
May 21 – Boise, ID @ Idaho Botanical Gardens
May 22 – Spokane, WA @ Martin Woldson Theater
May 23 – Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium
May 25 – Santa Rosa, CA @ Wells Fargo Center
May 28 – Reno, NV @ Grand Theatre
May 31 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
Jun. 1 – Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theatre
Jun. 3 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre
Jun. 4 – Richmond, VA @ Innsbrook After Hours
Jun. 5 – Charleston, SC @ N. Charleston Performing Arts Center

Photo: Curry/AFP/Getty
Sir Paul McCartney adds two final shows — in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dallas — to his brief summer tour, the Breeders spend August promoting their new EP Fate to Fatal and Living Colour — who Rock Daily reported will be releasing for their first album in five years, The Chair in the Doorway — reunite the majority of their original lineup for a September trek. Full dates for all three tours, after the jump.

Paul McCartney
July 11 - Halifax, NS @ Halifax Commons
July 17, 18, 21 - New York, NY @ Citi Field
August 1 - Landover, MD @ FedExField
August 5-6 - Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
August 15 - Atlanta, GA @ Piedmont Park
August 17 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
August 19 - Dallas, TX @ Cowboys Stadium

The Breeders
August 5 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House
August 6 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
August 7 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill
August 8 - Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
August 9 - Omaha, NE @ Showdown
August 11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
August 12 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
August 13 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
August 14 - Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
August 15 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Place
August 17 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Ballroom
August 18 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
August 19 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
August 21 - Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat
August 22 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel Club Lounge
August 23 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

Living Colour
September 1 - Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere
September 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
September 4 - Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
September 6 - Norfolk, CT @ Infinity Hall
September 8 - Londonderry, NH @ Tupelo Music Hall
September 12 - Annapolis, MD @ Ram’s Head Tavern
September 19 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
September 24 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Key Club
September 26 - Portland, OR @ Berbati’s Pan
September 27 - Seattle, WA @ Studio 7
October 2 - Ferndale, MI @ The Magic Bag

Photo: Kisby/Getty
The Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah and Method Man team up with Redman for this summer’s Footprint of Hip-Hop Tour, the School of Seven Bells embark on their first headlining jaunt and Placebo continue to Battle for the Sun. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump.

Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Redman
July 22 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
July 23 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
July 24 - Washington D.C. @ 9:30 Club
July 25 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
July 26 - New Haven, CT @ Toads Place
July 29 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
July 30 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theater
July 31 - Providence, RI @ Lupos
August 1 - Marthas Vineyard, MA @ Nectars
August 2 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
August 4 - Charlotte, NC @ Amo’s Southend
August 6 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
August 7 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
August 8 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
August 9 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
August 11 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
August 12 - Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee
August 13 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
August 14 - San Diego, CA @ Canes
August 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
August 16 - San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine

School of Seven Bells
August 14 - New York, NY @ Seaport Music Festival/Pier 17
September 25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
September 26 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
September 27 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
September 28 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
September 29 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
October 1 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
October 2 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
October 4 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
October 5 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
October 6 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
October 8 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
October 9 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
October 10 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
October 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
October 14 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
October 15 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
October 16 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub
October 17 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
October 23 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall/CMJ Music Marathon

Placebo
September 12 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
September 13 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
September 14 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
September 16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Murray Theatre
September 17 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
September 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
September 21 - San Diego, CA @ Soma
September 23 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
September 25 - Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
September 26 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
September 27 - Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
October 2 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
October 3 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
October 4 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
October 6 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
October 7 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
October 10 - Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
October 11 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Photograph by Joshua Prezant for RollingStone.com
It turns out Nine Inch Nails’ Bonnaroo ‘09 set won’t be Trent Reznor’s final U.S. show ever — today the NIN leader announced on the band’s Website new plans to perform a handful of small venue shows in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. Nine Inch Nails’ joint tour with Jane’s Addiction and their massive set at Bonnaroo were supposed to be the final curtain calls for Reznor and Co. in the States before the band would “disappear for a while,” but as Reznor writes, “Upon reflection, the NIN/JA tour felt like we had to rush through sets due to a limited allotted set length and many shows were in daylight — it just didn’t feel right to end NIN that way.”

So far, Reznor said Nine Inch Nails will perform at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, Webster Hall and Terminal Five; Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom; and Los Angeles’ Wiltern, the Henry Fonda, Palladium and the Echoplex. “These should be cool, unusual and unique shows and I hope you come out — this is it,” Reznor writes of the final shows, strangely echoing Michael Jackson’s canceled “This Is It!” concerts in London, which were meant to be the King of Pop’s final performances in the U.K.

“They will be informal affairs in medium to small venues with longer set lists, possible special guests, cool openers and other surprises,” Reznor notes of the final shows, adding that they’ll begin around August 22nd, when NIN return from their current European jaunt. Reznor also hinted at a headlining slot at Toronto’s V Fest, saying that the offer to play the Canadian festival “set the idea in motion to play some FUN shows to end this up with. If we can get it together we’ll film these shows, too.”

Full ticket info and concert dates are expected to be announced soon at the band’s official site.

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