Archive for August, 2009

CMT Insider : Keith Urban Unveils Country Concert of the Year (cmt.com)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

What may well turn into the country concert of the year was announced Monday (Aug. 31) by Keith Urban . Appearing at a press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Urban and Hall of Fame board president Vince Gill said the show, to be held at Nashville’s Sommet Center on Oct. 13, will feature performers including Taylor Swift , Brad Paisley , Faith Hill , Jason Aldean , Little …

Jay-Z to give 9/11 benefit concert in NYC (Newsday)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Jay-Z and a panel of dignitaries that included Gov. David A. Paterson and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta announced Monday a benefit concert at Madison Square Garden on Sept. 11 that they hope will remind the country of the terrorist attacks in 2001 and help raise awareness of the heroic acts on that day. “On Sept. 12 [2001] I turned on the TV and saw footage of these heroic actions, people …

Join the fiesta as Santa Fe celebrates 400 years (USA Today)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

The nation’s oldest state capital is out to prove wrong those visitors who figure there can’t be much new about a city this venerable.

Live Nation Named Top Five Most Visited Music Site by Nielsen (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Live Nation , the world’s largest live music company, announced today that www.LiveNation.com was the #5 most-visited online music site in July, according to Nielsen Net View’s most recent traffic report.

Wolf Pack Single-Game Tickets Go on Sale September 10 (OurSports Central)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

HARTFORD, August 31, 2009: Northland AEG announced today that single-game tickets for 2009-10 Hartford Wolf Pack regular season home games will go on sale Thursday, September 10. Tickets will be available starting at 10:00 AM on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and through Ticketmaster Charge-by-Phone at 1-800-745-3000.

Keith Urban Raises Big Bucks for Hall of Fame (Great American Country)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Aug. 31, 2009 — We “can’t move [country music] forward unless we know where it’s come from.” Keith Urban might be part of the current wave of pop- and rock-influenced country, but he certainly appreciates the genre’s past, and that’s why he’s assembled a host of top-name acts — including Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Faith Hill and Vince Gill — for an October concert that will raise money for the …

Alan Jackson concert set (The Topeka Capital-Journal)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

No baloney this time. Country music star Alan Jackson, whose current single is “I Still Like Bologna,” will perform Nov. 8 in Landon Arena, Kansas Expocentre officials announced Monday. read more

Keith Urban Announces Gala Benefit Show in Nashville (cmt.com)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Keith Urban has announced plans for a large concert in Nashville on Oct. 13 to benefit the “All for the Hall” project to aid the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Falcons Single Game Tickets Go On Sale September 19 (OurSports Central)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Springfield, MA – The Springfield Falcons, proud members of the American Hockey League, announced today that single game tickets for both the 2009-2010 pre-season and regular season will go on sale Saturday, September 19 at 10:00 am at the MassMutual Center Box Office and online at ticketmaster.com.

Farm Aid 2009 to Broadcast Live in HD and Commercial Free Exclusively on DIRECTV’s The 101 Network (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

NEW YORK, N.Y.—-DIRECTV, the nation’s No.1 satellite television provider, announced today that, for the second year in a row, it will exclusively broadcast Farm Aid’s October 4th annual benefit concert live and in HD on The 101 Network beginning at 5:00 pm ET.