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11/24/2009 - BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- Gary Sinise and the Lieutenant Dan Band made their first appearance in Afghanistan performing for hundreds of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Coast Guard members Nov. 23 here. This visit is one in a long line of entertainment and celebrity visits to boost morale of servicemembers who are away from home and their loved ones during the holidays, said Col. Edward Shock, the Armed Forces Entertainment director. That sentiment of thanking the troops during the holidays was echoed by the visitors. "We understand and appreciate your sacrifice. We do not take you for granted,"...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Nine people were shot and wounded after a fight broke out outside a concert in San Francisco, authorities said today. ... Police did not report any problems inside the sold-out concert, KMEL House of Soul.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - For more than five decades, legendary blues artist B.B King has graced the music scene with unforgettable hits such as "The Thrill Is Gone" and "Three O'clock Blues." This fall, the Inland Empire will have an opportunity hear and see him in concert when he performs at Cal State San Bernardino's Coussoulis Arena on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are available through Ticketmaster, are now on sale. Tickets also are available at the Coussoulis Arena box office. Ticket prices are $85 for VIP Gold Circle seating, $65 reserved seating and $55 for general admission.....

He may be a social pariah everywhere else -- but when Kanye West made a surprise appearance at Common's benefit concert last night in Hollywood, he got a hero's welcome. The crowd at the show -- which featured Common, Nas, Ludacris, De La Soul, The Roots, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and more -- just exploded when Kanye rushed out on stage. He stayed for a few songs -- including "Good Life" and "Run This Town" -- and had the crowd going nuts the whole time. Kanye was able to perform without interruption.

Concert canceled after gays' protest Saturday, September 12, 2009 3:25 AM By Kevin Joy THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The Lifestyle Communities Pavilion has canceled an Oct. 3 show featuring reggae singer Buju Banton after protests by advocates for Columbus' gay community. Taking issue with some content in the singer's music, several groups -- including Equality Ohio and Stonewall Democrats of Ohio -- circulated an e-mail yesterday urging people to voice their disapproval and shut down the show. "The targeted audience for his message and the proximity to the OSU campus neighborhood creates a tangible threat to the safety and well-being …...

Authorities said a Stark County sheriff's deputy was arrested with his mother after the deputy vomited on people at a Kenny Chesney concert in Fargo and refused to leave. Police Sgt. Mark Lykken said 26-year-old Justin Krohmer and his mother, Susan, whose husband is the Ada, Minn., police chief, were jailed on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting or obstructing an officer. Lykken said Justin Krohmer was asked to leave the Fargodome about 11 p.m. Saturday after vomiting on people in front of him, but he refused to do so. Lykken said 47-year-old Susan Krohmer pushed police officers. Susan Krohmer...

FARGO — Police here arrested a mother and son Saturday night after the son refused to leave the Kenny Chesney concert after vomiting on other concertgoers and his mother began pushing police officers. Justin Krohmer, 26, was asked to leave the Fargodome about 11 p.m. after vomiting on people, but refused to do so. His family then intervened and his mother, Susan Krohmer “was physically pushing the police officers while they were dealing with Justin,” Sgt. Mark Lykken said.

  Working Class Dog, no, wait, that's Rick Springfield... Working Class hero warms up middle managers, yuppies at BJC ."This one goes out to the men and women who make this country what it is today, those tough, blue-collar workers," said rock icon and working man's hero Bruce Springsteen, who rocked the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park on Friday."Specifically those four guys waaaaay up there in section ZZZ," he said pointing to the rafters. "I am one of you! You should have seen my seats at the Stones concert in 71, man!"Most of the audience laughed while checking their...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — By all appearances, it’s your average rock concert at IZOD Center in New Jersey: a basketball arena packed with teenage girls screeching for their heartthrobs, guys head-bobbing to a series of loud bands, greasy fast food around every corner and vendors hawking all kinds of souvenirs. Look closely and you'll see that the kids here are of a different breed. They're wearing t-shirts that read "Work Hard, Pray Hard," and "Faith Rocks." There's also no alcohol — nobody has even tried to sneak any in. This is the Greater New York Battle Cry. These people are...

Michael Jackson is still remarkably popular in London. In the same freakish way, we assume, that the Elephant Man would still be popular in London. Jackson scheduled a series of “final” concerts in the English capital. Demented Englishmen snapped them up so quickly that more concerts were hastily scheduled. Fifty of them. And they sold out. 750,000 tickets in all. That’s an average of 40,000 tickets an hour. More than 650 per minute. More than 11 per second. Fans from Japan, Belgium and Dubai lined up to to buy the tickets. One lunatic stood in line for two days. According...

A Muslim terrorist leader based in Lebanon has threatened to send suicide bombers to kill former Beatle and international music icon Paul McCartney when he performs in Israel later this month. McCartney will perform in Tel Aviv as part of ongoing celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Israel’s modern rebirth. In remarks carried by British tabloid Sunday Express, Sheikh Omar Bakri said that makes McCartney the enemy of all Muslims.

The theme was Russia’s victory over Georgia; the spirit was Second World War defiance; the music was from Leningrad — and the conductor was from London. Surrounded by soldiers and barbed wire, hundreds crowded into the centre of Tskhinvali to see Valery Gergiev conduct the Maryinsky Orchestra from St Petersburg as Russia staged a victory concert amid the ruins of the capital of South Ossetia. From the mournful first bars of Shostakovitch’s Symphony No 7 (known as the Leningrad) in the makeshift arena, it was clear that the theme of the night was a stirring appeal to patriotism and the...

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2008 – When country music star Wynonna Judd stepped on stage in the Wagner Sports Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here yesterday, it was all about the love. Army Spc. Chauncy Clayton, a patient administrator at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, is called to the stage by Wynonna Judd so she could playfully correct his pronunciation of her name. He had improperly put the emphasis on “nona.” “It’s WHY-nona,” the star playfully chastised in her country accent. Defense Department photo by Fred W. Baker III  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “Over a year...

Israel says Barbara Streisand has pulled out of a celebration of the country's 60th anniversary next month. Streisand was one of the big-name guests slated to appear at a festive Jerusalem convention hosted by President Shimon Peres beginning May 13. The American diva was supposed to perform a rendition of the Hebrew prayer Avinu Malkeinu, or Our Father Our King. But Peres' office says Streisand has now announced she will not be coming. It says she gave no reason for the sudden cancellation. The anniversary convention's guest list still includes heads of state like U.S. President George W. Bush and...

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2008 – More than 200 volunteers took the opportunity to support the troops here April 19 during the Jack Daniel’s-United Services Organizations’ “Toast to the Troops” care package stuffing party. Volunteers help pack boxes during the Jack Daniel's-United Service Organizations’ "Toast to the Troops" stuffing party at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on April 19, 2008. The event resulted in more than 10,000 care packages for the USO Care Package Program. Defense Dept. photo by Samantha L. Quigley  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Jack Daniel’s Distillery hosted the event in conjunction with the USO, which...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Life!) - The Grateful Dead, the San Francisco cult rock band that has played at political events since the 1960s, will reunite on Monday for the first time in four years to rally support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, a spokesman said on Friday. Band leader Jerry Garcia died in 1995. Surviving members have played together occasionally since then, most recently in 2004. On Monday, original members Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir will play at a San Francisco theater a day before California's primary. "They have agreed to reunite for this one-time-only event in...

When other artists have come to Philadelphia area, WXTU 92.5 FM listeners have been able to buy tickets one day before general availability. However, I have seen no such offers with respect to George Strait. Tickets for the February 16 concert go on sale on Saturday, January 12 at 10 am. Is there a way to get tickets early? Also, why does Ticketmaster have no information on the Philadelphia concert, even though they sell for the other cities?

Honoring Heroes at the Holidays Tour"A Song for Their Service" - Holiday Concert   You Are Invited... Holiday Pro-Troop ConcertHonors America's Heroes Top Musical Talent to Perform at "A Song for Their Service" Lincoln Theater, Washington, D.C. Friday, December 14, 2007 - 8:00 PM (Washington, D.C.) A special one-night-only holiday pro-troop concert will honor America's military men and women this Friday, December 14, 2007 at 8:00 PM. The "A Song for Their Service" concert will take place at the historic Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C. (1215 U Street NW).The concert is open to the public, and ticket prices are $45...

Led Zeppelin sales soar after concert success Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 11/12/2007 Sales of Led Zeppelin’s back catalogue soared today after the spectacular success of their one-off reunion concert. The group’s best-of album, Mothership, have already gone Platinum, meaning it has sold more than 300,000 copies, but Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for HMV, said it was on track to become one of the biggest best-sellers. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page perform in Istanbul in March Sales of the album at the company’s 240 stores leapfrogged those of Westlife and the Spice Girls to become the chain’s number one seller. “Sales...

Thursday is the big day in San Diego. Well, it is actually Chula Vista, which is even closer to the border of our enemy invaders. I am carpooling with a guy who had three extra tickes. I took one. Come one, who wants to carpool down to the concert and enjoy a great patriotic event?

On July 18 the legendary band Metallica gave a concert at Luzhniki sports complex in Moscow. More than 3000 police workers kept the peace; the concert went fine except for 160 drunken persons were apprehended.

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A Brazilian judge has canceled Saturday's Live Earth concert in Rio because police said they do not have enough officers to guarantee crowd safety. Organizers of the free show on Rio's Copacabana Beach said Wednesday they were trying to overturn the order to prevent Latin America from being left out of the worldwide music fest aimed at stopping global warming. Promoted by former Vice President Al Gore, Live Earth concerts are scheduled for London; Tokyo; Johannesburg, South Africa; Shanghai, China; Sydney, Australia; and Hamburg, Germany; and East Rutherford, New Jersey. A band of scientists also will perform in Antarctica, to...

Is this concert closed to general public, i.e. is it only for military-affiliated people? Thanks.

Winona Lake, IN (LifeNews.com) -- Thousands of teens and young adults will attend the nation's largest pro-life rock concert next week in Indiana as they gather at the Pro-Life Music Festival in southern Indiana. The festival features dozens of Christian rock bands all of whom agree with the pro-life community that abortion is wrong and destroys the lives of unborn babies before birth. The rock band Skillet, which has received critical acclaim in both the Christian and mainstream markets, heads a lineup of 36 bands which will entertain concert-goers. The event is held at Grace College athletic fields in Winona...

My family lives on the North side of Indianapolis up by Fishers. Just down the road is Verizon Wireless concert arena. When we drive by on days of concerts, there are many people sitting in chairs off to the side of the road with signs stating "Need tix" while holding tickets in their hands, presumably for sale. What am I missing here (besides the Brad Paisely concert tonight)?

Pope tried to stop concert by Bob Dylan By Malcolm Moore Last Updated: 1:57am GMT 08/03/2007 The Pope tried to stop Bob Dylan playing for the late John Paul II because he feared the musician was a "prophet" whose beliefs were at odds with the Roman Catholic Church. Bob Dylan performs for Pope John Paul II in Bologna in 1997 In a new book of memoirs about his predecessor, Pope Benedict recalls the events of the World Eucharist Congress at Bologna in 1997, a gathering of 300,000 young Catholic pilgrims who were to be exposed to the singer's iconoclastic songs...

North Korea trades artillery music for Mozart Fri Dec 29, 1:18 AM ET North Korea took a break from its hit parade of rousing songs praising the communist revolution to have a Mozart moment in Pyongyang. The reclusive state, where performances are more likely to include titles like "Let's Support our Supreme Commander with Arms" and "Song of Coast Artillerymen", staged a concert of Mozart's works that included the overture from "The Marriage of Figaro", the official KCNA news agency reported. The event was organised to mark the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, KCNA said late on Thursday. "Artists...

Michael Jackson was booed off stage following his pop comeback at the World Music Awards last night (15.11.06). The eccentric singer, who seemed to be suffering from stage fright, struggled to hit the high notes and looked uncomfortable throughout his performance of 'We Are The World'. The singer only delivered a handful of lines before being booed off stage. Jackson was accompanied by a children's gospel choir who sang most of the song before the 48-year-old even made it onstage. When he did eventually appear, his loyal fans - some of whom had paid £500 to see him for the...

NEW YORK - The most riveting moment of Barbra Streisand's Madison Square Garden concert was one of the only unscripted ones. Streisand endured jeers as she interjected a political skit into Monday night's show, exchanging zingers with a celebrity impersonator playing George Bush as a bumbling idiot. Though most of the crowd offered polite applause during the slightly humorous routine, it went on a bit too long, especially for those who just wanted to hear Streisand sing. Though most of the crowd offered polite applause during the slightly humorous routine, it went on a bit too long, especially for those...

ROANOKE RAPIDS - State Alcohol Law Enforcement agents seized moonshine and cited 71 people on 76 different charges in the parking lot for Saturday's Carolina Crossroads concert. Agent Brent Massey said officers were actually prepared to handle more violations at the Gretchen Wilson/Hank Williams Jr. show at Carolina Crossroads. “They were surprisingly calm crowds from all the horror stories we had heard from other venues that had this show. They were saying how many fights were coming. We were pleasantly surprised that we didn't have that big of a problem. I think we got the better end of it.” Massey...

Calling all fishermen. the Great state of Tennessee has long been known for its call to service and has earned the title, "Tennessee Volunteers." Well it time to step up to the plate for all of the fishermen out there as well as the lady fishermen. The American Bass Anglers, along with the Paris/ Henry Coounty Chambers, The Stewart Co Chamber, Northwest TN Tourism and the Friends of Paris Landing need your help to take the solders of the 101st Airborne Div on a fishing trip to be held on KY Lake out of Paris landing State Park on Oct...

Pope Benedict XVI has abolished the Vatican's traditional Christmas concert because he does not share his predecessor's taste for pop music and wants to avoid scandal, the Italian media has reported. "Pope Ratzinger prefers Mozart and Bach to 'pop' music and thus, after 12 years, the traditional Vatican Christmas concert comes to an end," the daily La Stampa said on Thursday. The annual charity concert, organized since its inception by the Prime Time Promotion events agency, will be transferred to Monaco beginning this year, the paper reported. Starting in 1993, Italian and international pop stars gathered annually in the Paul...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Singer and actress Hilary Duff took the stage of Crown Coliseum here Tuesday night in a free concert for military families. Duff, the multi-platinum recording artist and star of movies such as "A Cinderella Story," performed "Hilary Duff Rocks for the Troops" in Fayetteville, home of Fort Bragg. Those in attendance were either in the military or have a military family member. Duff has previously made a block of tickets available for military families but decided this time to perform just for them. "I think she understands, or at least wants to try to understand, the...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Tuesday marked the beginning of the annual ghost festival in Taiwan, and performing pop stars will try to appease the spirits so their concerts won't be spooked, the local news media reported. Tradition says the month-long festival kicks off when the gates of the netherworld are opened for ghosts to make their annual visit to Earth. It is also observed in other Chinese communities in Asia. Taiwanese from all walks of life believe that feeding and entertaining ghosts during the festival leads to a year of peace and prosperity. The Liberty Times newspaper said the American...

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2006 – Dads of the Offutt Air Force Base community in Nebraska are in for a special Father's Day treat, the Spirit of America Tour founder and president said. Country music favorite Charlie Daniels (left) and Spirit of America founder and president Robert Rosenthal chat on stage at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., during Daniels' concert in 2003. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Thanks to Spirit, and a well-timed break in her tour schedule, country music star Jo Dee Messina will have a "meet and greet" with the troops before performing a free concert...

/begin my summaryN. Korea: Japan's Fuji TV Airs Video of Kim Jong-Chol Touring Germany Kim Jong-chol and his girl Japan's Fuji TV aired video footage recording the activities of a man thought to be Kim Jong-chol, Kim Jong-il's second son and his alleged successor. Two prior American classmates of Kim Jong-chol at a Swiss private school were sure that the man in the footage is Kim. In the video, a man of about 5' 8'' in height, was taking pictures or enjoying concerts with four or five other people. It was filmed between June 3rd and 7th before the opening...

SOLANA BEACH – An annual fun-filled fiesta quickly turned into a fiasco Sunday when entertainer Hank Williams III spewed profanities from the stage and encouraged slam dancing that sheriff's deputies tried to stop for fear of massive injuries. Yesterday, city officials were still recovering from the debacle, which happened at the end of the two-day Fiesta del Sol. snip The Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce produces the annual fiesta that features live music, arts and crafts, children's rides and international food. snip The singer, grandson of legendary country star Hank Williams, is known for his hard-driving songs and off-color language....

CAMBRIDGE – On Saturday, March 18, Harvard University will host the Iran Freedom Concert, a rally organized by Harvard students to support their counterparts in Iran. "As tensions rise over nuclear issues, our diverse student coalition wants to spotlight the human side of the Iran crisis," said co-organizer Adam Scheuer, a senior and editor at the Harvard Middle East Review. "Iranian students are denied basic rights Americans take advantage of every day. But there is a brave student movement in Iran working for change, and we need to support them." Widespread student protests in Iran have broken out in recent...

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation and Fort Huachuca present country music stars Miranda Lambert and Jason Aldean, along with special guest Jamey Johnson in concert at 5:30 p.m. April 7 at Barnes Field House here. Miranda Lambert, a finalist on USA Network’s “Nashville Star,” recently hit number one on Country Music Television’s Top Twenty Countdown with “Kerosene.” Jason Aldean’s hit, “Why?,” is also in the top ten on CMT’s countdown. Jamey Johnson’s first single, “The Dollar,” has made its way to number 16 on Billboard Magazine’s country chart. All three of these rising young stars come...

Lineup set for anti-war concert NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan will be the guest of honor at the "Bring 'Em Home" concert at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. Among the performers scheduled to play March 20 are R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, Bright Eyes, Rufus Wainwright, Fischerspooner, Public Enemy's Chuck D, Devendra Banhart and Peaches, Billboard.com reported. Sheehan will address the audience at the concert noting the third anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Billboard said. Janeane Garafalo will broadcast her Air America Radio show "The Majority Report" live from the concert. Money raised by...

THE NEW CARS GET ROLLING: The New Cars featuring Todd Rundgren have performed their first gig, rehearsing in California. The TR Connection website lists the set list as follows: Just What I Needed . Let's Go . You're All I Got Tonight . You Might Think . Best Friends Girl . I Saw The Light . Candy-O . Not Tonight . Drive . Moving in Stereo . Shake It Up . Dangerous Type . Bye Bye Love . Encore: Open My Eyes . Good Times Roll. The first new song from the guys is the rather good sounding Not Tonight....

A TROUPE of Australian entertainers gave up yuletide celebrations at home to provide Christmas cheer for 450 soldiers stationed in southern Iraq. The entertainers sacrificed the traditional family Christmas at home to put on a show for Diggers stationed with the Al Muthanna taskforce at a base near the town of As Samawah. Legendary performer Little Pattie, who entertained Australian and allied troops during the Vietnam War, led the Tour de Force concert. She was joined by country music singer Beccy Cole, Angry Anderson, former Australian Idol contestant Hayley Jensen, Bessie Bardot, Geoff Barker and comedian Lehmo. "I feel I'm...

Confederate flags - which are as likely to be found at a Skynyrd concert as is a Christmas tree at Bill O'Reilly's house - went flying as the band rocked a near-full arena in a modified stage setup that used about three-fourths of the usual concert space.

For a performance in its "winter program," a Wisconsin elementary school has changed the beloved Christmas carol "Silent Night," calling the song "Cold in the Night" and secularizing the lyrics. According to Liberty Counsel, a religious-liberty law firm representing a student's parent, kids who attend Ridgeway Elementary School in Dodgeville, Wis., will sing the following lyrics to the tune of "Silent Night": Cold in the night, no one in sight, winter winds whirl and bite, how I wish I were happy and warm, safe with my family out of the storm. Liberty Counsel says this year's winter program included decorating...

ROME, Italy (AP) -- A Brazilian singer who promoted the use of condoms in an anti-AIDS campaign has been dropped from the lineup of next month's Christmas concert at the Vatican, organizers said Friday.Daniela Mercury was dropped after Vatican authorities read statements by her in the Brazilian press that went "against the moral doctrine of the church," said Eligio Ermeti, a spokesman for the agency organizing the event."Everything was settled, even the songs she was to sing," said Ermeti of the Prime Time Promotions agency. "Then we received a letter from the Jesuits asking us to remove her from the...

The Brookdale Center shopping mall was cleared and closed for a few hours Saturday after a free concert by the boy band B5 turned chaotic when the crowd rushed the stage. Five people suffered minor injuries but there were no arrests, police said. Witnesses told KARE-TV officers used pepper spray, but police said they didn't believe any was used.

Brookdale Center was cleared and closed until about 4:15 Saturday afternoon after a disturbance there. Witnesses said a free concert at the mall turned chaotic when the crowd rushed the stage. No reports of injuries were available. People at the mall Saturday said they saw at least three people taken away on stretchers. The concert, by the boy band B5 was scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. The group went on stage in the Marshall Field's Court about 2 p.m., and fans quickly rushed the stage. The group had started its second song when the show was called off, witnesses...

Outed CIA spy Valerie Plame last fall gave a campaign contribution to go toward an anti-Bush fund-raising concert starring Bruce Springsteen....... It's the first revelation that Plame participated in anti-Bush political activity while working for the CIA. The $372 donation to the anti-Bush group America Coming Together, first reported by Time magazine's Web site, was made in Plame's married name of Valerie E. Wilson and covered two tickets. The FEC record lists her occupation as "retired" even though she's still a CIA staffer. Under employer it says: "N.A." A special prosecutor is probing whether Plame's CIA identity was leaked to...

Did anyone/everyone catch the remarks made by rap artist Kanye West criticizing President Bush and Americans in general during Friday's Hurricane Relief Concert on NBC? (quotes follow)