I just added some additional tour dates for Joanna Newsom, touring across Canada and the U.S.A. this spring (March and April). I won't exacly call the tour a 'promotion tour' or a 'record release tour', although the tour seems to be accompaning the release of Joanna Newsom's upcoming new triple album "Have One on Me", which will be out and in stores February 23rd.

Although the album will only be out in three weeks, you may of course already pre-order it from various sources - for example from amazon.com:
--> [VINYL]  [CD]

And here's the frequently updated list of tour dates:
--> livetourdates.org/artists/joanna+newsom

..enjoy the shows! greetz, t..

Slowly Peter Gabriel's tour schedule is getting longer: now four additional shows across the Northern American continent were added to the list.  A month after the European shows Peter Gabriel will first play at Montreal's Bell Center on April 28th, then on May 2nd and May 3rd two shows at Radio City Music Hall New York City, and finally one show at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl.

I suppose there'll be even more concerts coming up - and of course I'll add them to the frequently updated tour dates page over here:
--> livetourdates.org/artists/Peter+Gabriel

And then I also added quite a bunch of gigs for These New Puritans. They'll be touring across France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Croatia, Italy, Germany and the UK - partly together with The XX. Catch them if you can..:]
--> livetourdates.org/artists/these+new+puritans

..enjoy the show! ..t..

..who would have guessed? Not me!

The Specials will play a New York gig this spring - at legendary Terminal 5.

I'm jealous!

Thursday, 21.04.2010
live at Terminal 5 in New York City [NY]  (U.S.A.)

[tickets are already available - pre-sale just started]

Update: according to billboard.com The Specials just confirmed a North American tour coming up this spring. At least Los Angeles, Toronto, and New York seem to be on The Specials' tour schedule already, additional dates will be added to the tour dates listing as soon as they're confirmed...

"Two more April shows are in the works as part of the brief North American trek; a full tour is being eyed for later in 2010." [billboard.com]

Please feel free to read the whole story over here:
--> billboard.com/events/the-specials-confirm-north-american-tour...

And just in case: the frequently updated gig list for The Specials is over here:
--> livetourdates.org/artists/the+specials

..enjoy the shows! Greetz, t..

Suzanne Vega will be touring across the Northern American continent the next couple of weeks/ months. About thirty gigs are currently on Suzanne Vega's concert list, mainly featuring smaller venues in smaller cities - which enrichened my city and venue database by some additional entries I probably never would have found otherwise..:] But of course you'll also find some well known venues on the schedule such as the Allen Room at Lincoln Center in New York City or the Moore Theatre in Seattle.

You'll find the frequently updated tour dates listing for Suzanne Vega over here:
--> www.livetourdates.org/artists/suzanne+vega

Vampire Weekend have uploaded the complete upcoming album 'CONTRA' to their website free for everybody to pre-listen: www.vampireweekend.com The album will be released next week, but can however already be pre-ordered from various sources - for example from amazon.com:
--> [VINYL]  [CD]  [MP3]

And then the band has also completed their 2010 tour schedule with a string of concerts across the Northern American continent. All together Vampire Weekend has now a quite busy three months ahead with almost 50 shows in cities across the U.K., Spain, France, Germany, Canada and the USA.

For further details please feel free to check the frequently updated tour dates listing:
--> livetourdates.org/artists/vampire+weekend

..enjoy the shows!! t..

PS: over at MTV.com you'll find a video clip of Vampire Weekend (Ezra Koenig and Chris Baio) explaining 'CONTRA' track by track:
--> mtv.com/videos/news/468453/vampire-weekend-explain-contra...

Well - it might become quite confiusing when it comes to announcing tour dates for "Final Fantasy". The gigs I found in in this article at neoseeker.com are related to the game "Final Fantasy". But here on livetourdates.org we are actually listing the concerts of Owen Pallett's band Final Fantasy. But yes, there is a connection between the game Final Fantasy and Owen Pallett's band Final Fantasy - since Owen Pallett is a fan of the game series the band's name is actually a tribute to the game. So I somehow feel obliged to also list the concert dates for the performance of the orchestrated versions of the game's soundtrack - which is now perfomed live in a series on concerts across the world:

"If you're a fan of Final Fantasy or like going to see musical performances, this is for you: Square Enix has announced their tour dates for the Distant Worlds series of concerts.  These musical performances are set to take place in the United States and around the world." [www.neoseeker.com]

I finall ydid some first tour dates updates - nothing spectacular, but still some surprises like Jonathan Richman playing 13 gigs across North America in February, and also The Residents added some gigs to their North American tour - which makes a total of 16 gigs.

More artists touring: Franz Ferdinand [17 gigs], Leonard Cohen [10 gigs], I AM X  [13 gigs], and Friendly Fires [8 gigs]. And then I also finally added three well known live acts from France: Charlotte Gainsbourg, playing two gigs in Brooklyn's Bell House in about two weeks and one additional show in Montreal, Cassius, whom I actually saw 'live' in Tokyo back in 1999 - and Daft Punk - both playing the Rockness Festival (Scotland) in June.

Last but not least: Blondie, having two concerts on the schedule so far. Hopefully more to come soon? ..we'll see..:]

..enjoy the shows!! t..

It's New Year's Evening - and not everybody can go out - some people have to work - musicians for example. If you don't have to work and want to see a concert tonight, there is plenty to choose from. Here's a selection (in no particular order) of some New Year's Eve gigs across the globe:

The B-52's  -  Fort Lauderdale (U.S.A.)  @  Hard Rock Live
HIM  -  Helsinki (Finland)  @  Tavastia Klubi
Madness  -  Edinburgh (United Kindom)  @  Hogmanay Street Party
Soffy O  -  Berlin (Germany)  @  U3 Tunnel
Patti Smith  -  New York City [NY] (U.S.A.)  @  Bowery Ballroom
Grizzly Bear  -  Marion Bay (Australia)  @  Falls Festival Marion Bay
Lady Gaga  -  Miami [FL] (U.S.A.)  @  Knight Center
Datarock  -  Marion Bay (Australia)  @  Falls Festival Marion Bay
The Dresden Dolls  -  Boston [MA] (U.S.A.)  @  Boston Symphony Hall
T Raumschmiere  -  Berlin (Germany)  @  Maria am Ostbahnhof
Jeans Team  -  Hamburg (Germany)  @  Übel & Gefährlich
Telepathe  -  Glenworth Valley NSW (Australia)  @  Peats Ridge Festival
Architecture in Helsinki  -  Melbourne (Australia)  @  The Toff
The Editors  -  Marion Bay (Australia)  @  Falls Festival Marion Bay
DJ Koze  -  New York City [NY] (U.S.A.)  @  Warehouse - BlckMarket
Emiliana Torrini  -  Marion Bay (Australia)  @  Falls Festival Marion Bay
Yeah Yeah Yeahs  -  Lorne (Australia)  @  Falls Festival Lorne
PMMP  -  Helsinki (Finland)  @  Virgin Oil Co
Cat Power  -  Brisbane (Australia)  @  Powerhouse Theatre
Jamie T  -  Lorne (Australia)  @  Falls Festival Lorne
Bad Manners  -  Dundee (United Kindom)  @  The Doghouse
Rufus Wainwright  -  Park City [UT] (U.S.A.)  @  Eccles Center for the Performing Arts

..enjoy the shows! ..have a good night!! ..and a Happy New Year!!!

greetz from Berlin, t..

while others are reporting about additional tour dates for North America (confusing me because I actuallly added those gigs already weeks ago) I found some additional dates for Europe: it's only two shows, but for Norah Jones' fans in United Kingdom these two shows might just be the gigs they've been waiting for.

Together with the one concert in Paris (June 24th) that makes three gigs across Europe so far:

21.06.2010 Manchester (United Kindom)  @  Apollo Theater
22.06.2010 London (United Kindom)  @  Hammersmith Apollo
24.06.2010 Paris (France)  @  Olympia

This looks very promissing - meaning that it looks as if a fully furnished European tour might be coming up soon - and of course I'll keep you updated whenever I get additional dates on my desk.

Until then your're invited to check the frequently updated list over here:
--> www.livetourdates.org/artists/norah+jones

Just added a nearly 30 gigs long string of tour dates for Uriah Heep: they'll be touring across Europe in early 2010, mostly across Greece, Germany, Austria ans Switzerland. In May/ June Uriah Heep will also be playing three concerts in South Africa:

05.02.2010 Thessaloniki (Greece)  @  Block 33
06.02.2010 Athens (Greece)  @  Gargarin 205
11.02.2010 Rostov-On-Don (Russia)  @  Drama Theatre
12.02.2010 Krasnodar (Russia)  @  Di Rremiera
13.02.2010 Moscow (Russia)  @  Glav Club
15.02.2010 Yekaterinburg (Russia)  @  Youth Hall
15.04.2010 Neustadt Aisch (Germany)  @  Stadthalle
16.04.2010 Cologne (Germany)  @  Kantine
17.04.2010 Geseke (Germany)  @  Stadtsaal
18.04.2010 Rostock (Germany)  @  MOYA
19.04.2010 -tba- (Germany)  @  [TBA]
20.04.2010 Ulm (Germany)  @  Theatro Club
21.04.2010 Lustenau (Austria)  @  Reichhofsaal
22.04.2010 Worgl (Austria)  @  Komma
23.04.2010 Graz (Austria)  @  Seifenfabrik
24.04.2010 Bad Aibling (Germany)  @  Hangar
25.04.2010 Karlsruhe (Germany)  @  Durlach City Hall
27.04.2010 Reinach (Switzerland)  @  Glashaus
28.04.2010 Glarus (Switzerland)  @  Schützenhaus
29.04.2010 Siggental (Switzerland)  @  Silex
30.04.2010 Amriswil (Switzerland)  @  Pentoramahalle
01.05.2010 Altorf (Switzerland)  @  Transilvania
02.05.2010 -tba- (-tba-)  @  -tba-
28.05.2010 Johannesburg (South Africa)  @  Coca Cola Dome
30.05.2010 Durban (South Africa)  @  Indoor Arena
09.07.2010 Clam (Austria)  @  Clam Rock Festival
10.07.2010 Wiesen (Austria)  @  Lovely Days Festival
24.07.2010 London (United Kindom)  @  High Voltage Festival

the continously updated concert list is over here:
--> www.livetourdates.org/artists/uriah+heep

..enjoy the shows! t..