Tour

Van Halen’s tour of Australia pulled by promoter

Van Halen have not been on the road for almost two years, since their reunion tour with David Lee Roth. That was going to end in September when they were scheduled to do a mini-tour of Australia with the likes of Alice Cooper, Hole and Bad Religion in what was being called the Soundwave Revolution Festival.

On Tuesday, the promoters of the festival decided to cancel all of the dates, supposedly due to low ticket sales and the lack of a second big headliner. The announcement from the promoters said “It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of the Revolution Festival. Many of the festival bands will still be coming to Australia in that time period and team up to bring you some very special shows. These will include multi band/mini festival line-ups in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. We will be announcing these events in the next 7 days.”

Some sources have said that the second headliner was Aerosmith, although there is no confirmation. Van Halen has no plans to tour during September in Australia without the full festival.

That leaves the next Van Halen tour up in the air; however, there is hope they may be hitting the road sometime in the fall or shortly after releasing a rumored new album with Roth. That album would be their first since 1998′s Van Halen III and the first with Roth since 1984.

Pete Doherty announces solo tour.

Pete Doherty follows on from last years Libertines reunion by announcing a 14 date solo tour. He will try and brush his frequently-publicised drug addiction problems behind him as he hits the road. Tickets go on sale Friday (January 28) at 9am and are available below.

The dates are:

May 3 – The Assembly, Leamington Spa
May 4 – O2 Academy Leicester
May 5 – O2 Academy Bristol
May 6 – O2 Academy Oxford
May 8 – The Junction, Cambridge (Over 14s)
May 9 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
May 10 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
May 11 – Southampton University
May 13 – Norwich U.E.A.
May 14 – HMV Institute, Birmingham
May 15 – O2 Academy Liverpool
May 17 – O2 Academy Newcastle
May 18 – Manchester University
May 19 -O2 Academy Leeds

Rihanna adds new date to tour.

Rihanna adds new date to tour. Phenomenal public demand for Rihanna’s recently announce ‘Loud’ tour is showing no signs of letting up as the global superstar, adds a further arena show to her 2011 UK dates. The ‘Loud’ tour will now stop in 8 cities across the country and will show case all the star’s hits including her brand new mega-hit singles ‘Only Girl (In The World’ and ‘What’s My Name’ from her new album ‘Loud’With ‘Only Girl (In The World)’ recently hitting the #1 spot, the stage was set perfectly for the release of LOUD,Rihanna’s fifth album, which debuted into the top of the charts. Rihanna’ssecond single, ‘What’s My Name’ featuring Drake, was another huge success – it’s made Rihanna’s 9th #1 on the Hot 100 and widens her dominance of the charts.Nominated for 4 Awards at this 2011′s Grammy Awards, Rihanna has earned a reputation of being one of the most exhilarating and talented performers in the world. Her ‘Rated R’ tour earlier this year, sold out multiple arenas across the country and stunned audiences all over the globe with an unrivalled production. With an unbelievable arson of hits such as ‘Only (girl In The World)’, ‘Umbrella’, ‘Disturbia’, ‘Shut Up and Drive’ and a brand new, even more spectacular stage show, Rihanna’s ‘Loud’ Tour is set to be her biggest and best yet.Tickets for these shows are flying out the door at an unprecedented rate, so make sure you get yours fast!

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‘Loud’ Tour 2011

October 2011
Wednesday 05 London 02 Arena ‘ SOLD OUT
Thursday 06 London 02 Arena ‘ SOLD OUT
Friday 07 Liverpool Echo Arena ‘ SOLD OUT
Sunday 09 Manchester Evening News Arena ‘ SOLD OUT
Monday 10 Glasgow SECC ‘ SOLD OUT
Tuesday 11 Glasgow SECC
Thursday 13 London 02 Arena
Saturday 15 Birmingham LG Arena ‘ SOLD OUT
Sunday 16 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena

November 2011
Tuesday 18 Birmingham LG Arena
Wednesday 19 Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
Friday 21 Manchester MEN Arena
Tuesday 22 Nottingham Trent FM Arena