Enigmatic former Smiths frontman Morrissey is heading out on a North American tour starting in March of 2009. The limited run of dates mostly sticks to the East Coast and the South, sparking rumors of a West Coast trip after he tours the UK and Australia. Don’t miss Morrissey at the brand new House of Blues in Boston on March 29th. 2/28 Boca Raton, FL Mizner Park 3/1 Orlando, FL Hard Rock live 3/3 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theater 3/4 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing 3/6 Myrtle Beach. SC House of Blues 3/7 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse 3/9 Asheville, NC Orange Peel 3/11 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center 3/13 Richmond, VA The National 3/14 Washington, DC Warner Theater 3/16 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theater 3/17 Pittsburgh, PA Carnegie Music Hall 3/19 Buffalo, NY University of Buffalo Center for the Arts 3/21 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 3/22 Philadelphia, PA Acadmy of Music 3/25 New York, NY Webster Hall 3/26 New York, NY Carnegie Hall 3/28 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods 3/29 Boston, MA House of Blues 3/31 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater 4/1 Columbus, OH Palace Theater 4/3 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom 4/4 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom 4/6 Minneapolis, MN State Theater 4/7 Kansas City, MO Midland Theater 4/8 St. Louis, MO Pageant Theater 4/10 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom 4/11 Houston, TX Jesse H. Jones Hall 4/12 Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall 4/14 El Paso, TX Chavez Theater 4/15 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater Morrissey Tickets are available now!

Rumors are flying around about three possible shows at Fenway this Summer. Elton John and Billy Joel‘s tour may be stopping in the Fens on July 17th and 19th. John and Joel have occasionally toured together since mid 90′s, and this Summer’s tour is highly anticipated. Additionally, Fenway may host more than one act this Summer. Teen sensation The Jonas Brothers may also play a show at America’s Most Beloved Ballpark. Tickets to all Events at Fenway Park are available from Ace Ticket.\ Sign up to be notified when Billy Joel and Elton John Tickets or Jonas Brothers Tickets are available in your area! Go to the artist’s page, select email updates, and enter your location.

Dave Matthews Band have announced the first round of dates for their 2009 US tour. Dates in RI, MA, and CT are expected on the next leg of the tour. Tue 4/14 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY Wed 4/15 – IZOD Center – East Rutherford, NJ Fri 4/17 – John Paul Jones Arena – Charlottesville, VA Sat 4/18 – John Paul Jones Arena – Charlottesville, VA Mon 4/20 – Verizon Wireless Music Center – Pelham, AL Wed 4/22 – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek – Raleigh, NC Fri 4/24 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC Sat 4/25 – Vanderbilt Stadium – Nashville, TN Sun 4/26 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – New Orleans, LA Tue 4/28 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park – Alpharetta, GA Wed 4/29 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park – Alpharetta, GA Fri 5/1 – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TX Sat 5/2 – Superpages.com Center – Dallas, TX Tue 5/5 – Journal Pavilion – Albuquerque, NM Wed 5/6 – Cricket Wireless Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ Fri 5/8 – MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV Sat 5/9 – MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV 2009 Dave Matthews Band Tickets are available now!

The Edge and Bono revisited a familiar site when they dropped in on the new O2 Arena in Dublin over the weekend.  The new arena was built on the site of the old Dublin venue, The Point.  The Point was a simple venue that was converted from a railway depot.  U2 fans will remember the venue from the Rattle and Hum movie.  The band performed Desire and Van Diemen’s Land at The Point for the Rattle and Hum movie.  They were the first band to play the venue. In keeping up with tradition Bono and the Edge were technically the first to play the new O2 Arena Dublin reprising their past performances during Rattle and Hum.  The performance certainly got many fans anxious about the new U2 album and 2009 U2 tour.  No details for a tour have been released but speculation about U2 planning their tour is underway.

Frontman Damon Albarn and guitarist Graham Coxon have put aside their differences and reunite Britpop band Blur for a gig in London’s Hyde Park. The show will feature the band’s fulle lineup (including bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree) and will be followed by other festival appearances. “It just felt it was right again,” Albarn told NME in an exclusive interview “It somehow feels like there’s something for us to do again, we’re not completely useless or pointless, we’ve got a reason to exist.” A possible Glastonbury appearance has been mentioned, and a full world tour has been hinted at – but there are no formal plans announced beyond the July3rd headlining show at Hyde Park in London. Sign up to be notified as soon as Blur Tickets are available!

Canadian rock band Nickelback is teaming up with Seether and Saving Abel to go on a cross-country trek in support of their new record Dark Horse. Released on Novemeber 18th, the album has already sold 500,000 copies in North America (certified gold). Tour Dates: 02/25/09 – Nashville, TN – Sommet Center 02/27/09 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena 02/28/09 – Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena 03/02/09 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre 03/03/09 – Hamilton, ON – Copps Coliseum 03/05/09 – Worcester, MA – DCU Center 03/06/09 – East Rutherford, NJ – IZOD Center 03/08/09 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena 03/09/09 – Philadelphia, PA – Wachovia Center 03/11/09 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena 03/12/09 – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena 03/14/09 – Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center 03/15/09 – Moline, IL – iWireless Center 03/17/09 – Omaha, NE – Qwest Events Center 03/18/09 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena 04/01/09 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place 04/02/09 – Calgary, AB – Pengrowth Saddledome 04/04/09 – Saskatoon, SK – Credit Union Centre 04/05/09 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre 04/07/09 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center 04/08/09 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center 04/10/09 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center 04/11/09 – Dallas, TX – SuperPages.com Center 04/13/09 – Bossier City, LA – CenturyTel Center 04/14/09 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center 04/16/09 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center 04/17/09 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena 04/19/09 – Little Rock, AR – Alltel Arena 04/22/09 – Jacksonville, FL – Veterans Memorial Arena 04/23/09 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena Nickelback Tickets are available now for all Dark Horse Tour shows!

Rock legends Fleetwood Mac will embark on a “greatest hits” tour starting in March of 2009. The tour will coincide with the re-release of Rumors along with a box-set of previously unreleased songs. The tour will visit the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston on March 11th. Tour Dates: 03/01/09 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena 03/03/09 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 03/05/09 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena 03/08/09 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills 03/10/09 Washington, DC Verizon Center 03/11/09 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Arena 03/13/09 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum 03/14/09 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena 03/16/09 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena 03/17/09 Albany, NY Times Union Center 03/19/09 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 03/21/09 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center 03/24/09 Ottawa, ONScotiabank Place 03/25/09 Montreal, QC Bell Centre 03/26/09 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Fleetwood Mac Tickets are available for their 2009 greatest hits tour!

The Pretenders are planning to go on tour in support of October’s Break Up The Concrete, their first studio album in six years. Chrissie Hynde and company will go out on a 34-date tour starting on January 29th. On February 4th they will make their Boston stop, playing the Orpheum Theatre. Fans can expect to hear songs from their new album, as well as “countrified” versions of many of their classics. Tour dates: January 29 – Albany, NY – The Palace Theatre January 30 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom January 31 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata-Music Box February 2 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club February 4 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre February 5 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak February 6 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory February 7 – Ledyard, CT – Fox Theatre February 9 – Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater February 10 – Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues February 11 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre February 13 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre February 14 – Akron, OH – Akron Civic Center Theatre February 15 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater February 17 – Milwaukee, WI – Northern Lights Theatre February 18 – Milwaukee, WI – Northern Lights Theatre February 20 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue February 21 – Kansas City, MO – Ameristar Casino February 22 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater February 24 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre February 25 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen February 27 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues February 28 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues March 1 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s March 4 – Phoenix, AZ – The Dodge Theater March 5 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues March 6 – Pala, CA – Pala Casino-Cabaret Room March 7 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues March 8 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove March 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern March 13 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore March 14 – Reno, NV – Silver Legacy Casino The Pretenders Tickets are available now!

Some nominations for the 59th Grammy Awards on February 9, 2009 were announced last night as part of a TV Concert Special to celebrate the Grammys.  Topping the list of nominees are Coldplay who got 7 nods and rapper Lil’ Wayne who received 8 nominations.  Last night’s celebration included performances by the Foo Fighters, Mariah Carey and Taylor Swift. Also receiving multiple nominations were Robert Plant, Radiohead and John Mayer.  Stay tuned for more nominations as they are announced.

Kenny Chesney‘s annual stop at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA is a popular one. All 60,000 seats to each of these shows sells out almost immediately. It is no surprise that Gillette is one of his favorite places to play.  Chesney recently told CJWF Country 1031AM: “There is just something about those people. Every time we play Gillette Stadium, they come — and they sing their hearts out. It may be one of the NFL’s biggest stadiums, but I’m telling you…every year, those people make it feel like a little club date.” Tickets are available now for Kenny Chesney at Gillette Stadium on August 15th, 2009!