Two Gods, One Stage

After pairing with Jeff Beck for 2 Madison Square Garden shows in February of next year, Eric Clapton will be joined by Roger Daltrey for a limited set of dates beginning Feb 25 in Pittsburgh.

This could be the hottest show of the Winter.

The dates are:

Thu 02/25/10 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena

Sat 02/27/10 Nashville, TN Sommet Center

Sun 02/28/10 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena

Tue 03/02/10 Tulsa, OK BOK Center

Wed 03/03/10 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

Fri 03/05/10 Memphis, TN FedExForum

Sat 03/06/10 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

Mon 03/08/10 Raleigh, NC RBC Center

Tue 03/09/10 Duluth, GA The Arena At Gwinnett Center

Thu 03/11/10 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center

Sat 03/13/10 Orlando, FL Amway Arena

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Mariah Carey 2010 Tour

Mariah Carey returns to the road next year, mapping an eight-week North American tour in support of her latest studio album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel"

The singer's "Angels Advocate" tour kicks off New Year's Eve in New York's Madison Square Garden.

Her album's first single, "Obsessed," was released in June, well before "Angel" hit stores. The song was written and produced by Carey, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, who also worked on the majority of tracks on the new album. Two additional singles, "I Want to Know What Love Is" (a cover of the 1984 Foreigner chart-topper) and last month's "H.A.T.E.U.," have followed since the album's release.

Here are the dates:

December 2009
31 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

January 2010
2 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Event Center
15, 16 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand Theatre @ Foxwoods
19 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
21 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
25 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
27 - Washington, DC - Dar Constitution Hall
30 - Boston, MA - Wang Theatre

February 2010
1 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
10 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
13 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
16 - Minneapolis, MN - Northrop Auditorium
18 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
20 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
23 - Universal City, CA - Gibson Theatre
26 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
27 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl Concert Theater

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Member Review: Steely Dan

Member Blackheart writes:

That was Aja, what do you want to do now?” joked Steely Dan singer-keyboardist Donald Fagen.

Fagen and guitarist Walter Becker had just performed the ‘70s New York jazz-rock duo’s most commercially successful album, 1977’s Aja, in its entirety with the help of a big-and-crisp-sounding 11-piece band, and was feeling particularly jovial.

“Sit back, relax, and we’ll take care of the rest,” added Fagen.

The audience did just that and got one dynamic night of music given Fagen and Becker’s notoriously high standard of musicianship, Aja hits like Deacon Blues, Home At Last, Peg, I Got The News, and Josie, and tons of stuff from their impressive back catalogue.

It helped that their 11-piece band, including a four-man horn section and three female background singers, provided a vibrant backdrop for the duo, who have always been great musicians, if not consistently exciting live performers.

Fagen, in sunglasses, energetically rocked back and forth while on his piano stool a la Ray Charles (even though that was Duke Ellington painted on the front of his keyboards), and even got up and roamed the stage withmelodica in hand.

While seated, he often raised one arm in the air to emphasize a note or when a song was coming to its conclusion, he’d get up and stand in front of drummer KeithCarlock with both arms raised over his head and his point his fingers wildly.

His passion was evident.

“What a night!” Fagen exclaimed to me when when he returned backstage after the encore.

All night long, Becker, who gave up lead guitar billing to Jon Herington, also the musical director, was content to maintain a pretty static position during his solo turns and took over on lead vocals for, thankfully, only one song during Daddy Don’t Live In That New York City No More.

Fans, meanwhile, stayed seated for the most part, although some of the more enthusiastic ones attempted to stand up and dance briefly, even that one woman who danced backwards up the aisle while being herded by an usher.

By the end though, practically everyone was standing up and cheering for the encore barnburner, Reelin’ In The Years, with Herington doing justice to the classic song’s signature guitar solo.

SET LIST

Black Cow

Aja

Deacon Blues

Peg

Home at Last

I Got the News

Josie

Bodhisattva

Hey Nineteen

Daddy Don’t Live In That New York City No More

Godwhacker

Babylon Sisters

Green Earrings

Black Friday

Dirty Work

Love Bug (Supremes cover)

Don’t Take Me Alive

My Old School

Kid Charlemagne

ENCORE

Reelin’ In The Years

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The E.N.D. of the World in 2010

Those hoping for a quiet winter will need to move to another planet next year. The Black Eyed Peas – will.i.am., apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie have announced “The E.N.D. World Tour 2010.”

Promising an “Ultimate Black Eyed Peas party experience” with a hot dance club complete with guest DJs, the tour gets underway in Atlanta at Philips Arena Feb. 4 and runs through early April.

The Black Eyed Peas, have redefined outside-the-box like no other group in contemporary music and culture. You can expect a roller coaster ride that will redefine the live entertainment experience as only the Peas can.

Here's the lineup of dates and venues:

Thu 02/04/10 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena

Sat 02/06/10 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena

Tue 02/09/10 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena

Wed 02/10/10 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum

Fri 02/12/10 Nashville, TN Sommet Center

Sat 02/13/10 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena

Tue 02/16/10 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center

Wed 02/17/10 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena

Fri 02/19/10 Raleigh, NC RBC Center

Sat 02/20/10 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena

Tue 02/23/10 Washington, DC Verizon Center

Wed 02/24/10 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena

Fri 02/26/10 Boston, MA TD Garden

Mon 03/01/10 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Wed 03/03/10 Philadelphia, PA The Wachovia Center

Thu 03/04/10 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena

Tue 03/09/10 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace Of Auburn Hills

Thu 03/11/10 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center

Sat 03/13/10 Chicago, IL United Center

Fri 03/19/10 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center

Sat 03/20/10 Tulsa, OK BOK Center

Mon 03/22/10 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center

Wed 03/24/10 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

Thu 03/25/10 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena

Sat 03/27/10 Denver, CO Pepsi Center

Mon 03/29/10 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center

Wed 03/31/10 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena

Fri 04/02/10 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion At San Jose

Wed 04/07/10 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena

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Member Review: Lady Gaga

BPD member Catbrain just sent this to us:

Shit, where do I begin?

It's hard to believe it was just a short six months ago, that the 23-year-old New Yorker was playing a club show at Kool Haus. At the time, she didn't even have a band and the biggest prop on stage was a scooter.

Since then, she's released a follow-up to her 2008 blockbuster debut, The Fame, which has spawned such hits as Just Dance, Love Game, Poker Face, and Paparazzi, with The Fame Monster which features eight new songs including the breakout single, Bad Romance.

Opening with Dance in the Dark, Lady Gaga launched into a raucous and racy set that featured almost as many costume changes as songs.

At first blush, it might seem the real driving force behind Gaga's meteoric rise to fame is her hand-picked cadre of costume and set designers -- dubbed Haus of Gaga -- who seemingly know no bounds when it comes to pushing the envelope of haute couture and the theatre of the absurd.

But what really sets Gaga apart from the middling masses of lip-synching Britney clones and Idol wannabes is her pure, unadulterated musical talent.

The Lady can sing.

After an understated opening, the stage vacated of dancers following the hit single Just Dance to facilitate the first of many wardrobe changes, and the show really heated up.

Wearing a glittering ribbed blouse and matching headpiece, Gaga stormed back on stage with Love Game, featuring the cheeky lyric "I wanna ride your disco stick."

Lady Gaga oozed sexuality, channelling her obvious hero Madonna as dancers grooved and groped alongside the bleached blonde diva.

"I'm about to be very wicked," she promised.

Then, lying prone at centre stage, her legs splayed in the air, she cooed, "I'm kinda like Tinkerbell."

Toying with the crowd, she added "Don't you all look amazing? Has anybody passed out yet? Don't pass out. It distracts me. It makes me nervous. Are you drunk? Are you with your mom?"

Of course, lots of costume changes in the form of a black feathered jacket for the new song Monster, with dance moves reminscent of Michael Jackson, and, and a gold Cleopatra-like crown and matching body suit for Fashion and The Fame.

She also wore bondage-inspired black leather gear for Boys Boys Boys and donned multiple blond braid extensions, a la Rapunzel, for Paparazzi.

When I commented to her backstage about all the costumes, she just laughed and gave me "Gaga is just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time."

Great show and what a treat to be backstage.

SET LIST

Dance In The Dark

Just Dance

Love Game

Alejandro

Monster

So Happy I Could Die

Teeth

Speechless

Poker Face (on piano)

Fashion

The Fame

Money Honey

Beautiful Dirty Rich

Boys Boys Boys

Paper Gangsta

Poker Face (with band)

Paparazzi

Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)

Bad Romance

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