Imagine Dragons to Hit US Shores

Beginning in early February, Dan Reynolds & Co. arrive here for the first time in support of Imagine Dragons’ debut album Night Visions.

With Australians Atlas Genius as openers, here are the dates and venues:

Feb. 8 –Tempe, Ariz., The Marquee
Feb. 9 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel / Casino
Feb. 11 – Dallas, Texas, House Of Blues
Feb. 12 – Houston, Texas, House Of Blues
Feb. 14 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle
Feb. 15 – Lake Buena Vista, Fla., House Of Blues
Feb. 16 – Asheville, N.C., The Orange Peel
Feb. 18 – Philadelphia, Pa., Electric Factory
Feb. 22 – Silver Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring
Feb. 23 – Portland, Ore., Roseland Theater
Feb. 25 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston Presented By Foxwoods Resort Casino
Feb. 27 – Toronto, Ontario, Sound Academy
Feb. 28 – Indianapolis, Ind., Egyptian Room
March 1 – Detroit, Mich., The Fillmore Detroit
March 2 – Chicago, Ill., The Raven
March 4 – Chicago, Ill., House Of Blues
March 6 – St. Louis, Mo., The Pageant
March 8 – Minneapolis, Minn., Varsity Theater
March 15 – Portland, Ore., Roseland Theater
March 16 – San Francisco, Calif., Warfield Theatre
March 18 – San Diego, Calif., House Of Blues
March 19 – Anaheim, Calif., House Of Blues
March 20 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Wiltern
March 22 – Salt Lake City, Utah, The Complex
March 23 – Denver, Colo., Fillmore Auditorium

Here's their hit Radioactive from the movie The Host.

12-12-12 Additions

Add the Rolling Stones to the incredible lineup slated for MSG's 12-12-12 show.

Too, these stars of film and TV will be on hand as presenters: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Billy Crystal, Adam Sandler and Steve Buscemi. Some other names you might recognize are Jessica Chastain, Chelsea Clinton, Jimmy Fallon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Karlie Kloss, Seth Myers, Bobby Moynihan, Chris Rock, Susan Sarandon, Jon Stewart, Quentin Tarantino, and Kristen Stewart.

Sad to tell, the passes BPD had are all scooped up. However, fans around the globe will have plenty of options when it comes to enjoying the concert from home. Organizers estimate that nearly 2 billion people worldwide can tune in either through television, radio or the internet.

You can watch it on more than three dozen U.S. television channels or more than two dozen international TV channels. The show will also be live streamed on the biggest online video services including YouTube, AOL, Yahoo and Hulu.

Win a Week on Your Own Private Island in Fiji

As a very special "Thank You" to BPD members for their continued support, we want to give someone the once-in-a-lifetime experience of a week of complete self indulgence and luxury.

Imagine a gorgeous island in Fiji, ALL TO YOURSELF!

Imagine total pampering in a 15,000 square foot house with eight bedrooms, your personal Gourmet Chef, and as many friends and hangers-on as can buy their own air ticket.

Your travel costs, of course, are entirely on us.

Learn more about Manggewa Island and then register to win.

Log-in to your BPD acct, go to and then enter "Manggewa" into the Venue Field.

That's it; you're registered.

Good Luck.

Member Review: Rihanna

Longtime BPD member Stefaneee checks in:

 Rihanna is touring the world in support of her recently released album, Unapologetic.

“It’s been so amazing and it’s just getting started,” she told me, as she knocked back a few shots minutes before the show.

When RiRi finally took the stage about an hour and 20 minutes after the scheduled 8 p.m. start with her six piece band, the audience went nuts as she immediately broke out her trademark sensual undulating dance moves emphasized by her exposed midriff.

And if her intimate set — highlighted by hit after hit song including Man Down, Only Girl In The World, Please Don’t Stop The Music, What’s My Name, Live Your Life, etc. — is any indication of the larger production to come, then fans are in for a real treat.

Of the two new songs off Unapologetic — Phresh Off The Runway and Diamonds — the latter stood out as the show drew to a big, strong, noisy close with that one, Love The Way You Lie, Umbrella and her huge dance floor hit with Calvin Harris, We Found Love.

RiRi also offered up a tasteful acoustic set mid-show with the trio of Unfaithful, Take a Bow and Hate That I Love You.

Unplugged or plugged in, Rihanna’s clearly got it going on.

SET LIST:

Cockiness
Birthday Cake
Talk That Talk
Wait is Over
Man Down
Only Girl in the World
Please Don’t Stop The Music
Phresh Off The Runway
Unfaithful
Take a Bow
Hate That I Love You
Where Have You Been
What’s My Name?
Run This Town
Live Your Life
All of the Lights
Diamonds
Love The Way Your Lie
Umbrella
We Found Love

Thanks so much Stefaneee. Sounds like a good time was had by all. For those who haven't seen Rihanna live, here's her recent show in gay Paree.

If you haven't signed up for BackstagePassDirect, you need to get in this. Why be left out? Join now.

Huge Eric Clapton News

EC will again be touring the US for a month beginning in early March. But, the really big news is the announcement of the 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Madison Square Garden capping the tour in April.

We don't yet have the exact performance schedule for the fest, but here's who's showin' up:

Albert Lee
Allan Holdsworth
The Allman Brothers Band
Andy Fairweather Low
B.B. King
Blake Mills
Booker T.
Brad Paisley
Buddy Guy
Citizen Cope
Dave Biller
Doyle Bramhall II
Earl Klugh
Gary Clark Jr.
Jeff Beck
Jimmie Vaughan
John Mayer
John Scofield
Jonny Lang
Keb’ Mo’
Keith Urban
Kurt Rosenwinkle
Los Lobos
Quinn Sullivan
Robbie Robertson
Robert Cray
Robert Randolph
Sonny Landreth
Taj Mahal
Vince Gill

Need anything else be said?

Here are the dates and venues for the entire tour:

March 14 – Phoenix, Ariz., US Airways Center
March 16 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
March 17 – Austin, Texas, Frank Erwin Center
March 19 – Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Center
March 20 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Chesapeake Energy Arena
March 22 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
March 23 – New Orleans, La., New Orleans Arena
March 26 – Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
March 27 – Duluth, Ga., The Arena At Gwinnett Center
March 29 – Hollywood, Fla., Seminole Hard Rock Live
March 30 – Hollywood, Fla., Seminole Hard Rock Live
April 2 – Charlotte, N.C., Time Warner Cable Arena
April 3 – Raleigh, N.C., PNC Arena
April 5 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
April 6 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Consol Energy Center
April 12 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena (Crossroads Guitar Festival)
April 13 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena (Crossroads Guitar Festival)

Demand for EC passes is always huge. Don't delay; request today!

Here's almost 2 hours from the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival.

Limited Backstage Passes for 12-12-12

This special one night only live music event will help provide assistance to the millions of people throughout the tri-state area who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy. "12.12.12" the Concert For Sandy Relief will occur on December 12, 2012 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The proceeds from the concert will go to the Robin Hood Relief Fund which is providing money, material and know-how to local organizations that are serving families and individuals in the regions hardest hit by the storm.

More artists to be announced later.

If you wait to make backstage pass requests for this one, you're sure to be outta luck.

Big Matchbox Twenty Tour

Matchbox Twenty is returning to the road in early 2013!

Rob Thomas told BPD "We're really anxious to show our fans our stuff. I promise you, they won't be disappointed."

Here are the dates and venues:

Jan. 29 – Catoosa, Okla., Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
Jan. 30 – San Antonio, Texas, Majestic Theatre
Feb. 1 – Thackerville, Okla., Winstar World Casino
Feb. 2 – Longview, Texas, S.E. Belcher, Jr. Performance Center
Feb. 5 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre   
Feb. 6 – Normal, Ill., Braden Auditorium
Feb. 8 – Prior Lake, Minn., Mystic Lake Casino
Feb. 9 – Milwaukee, Wis., Riverside Theatre
Feb. 10 – Des Moines, Iowa, Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
Feb. 12 – Fort Wayne, Ind., Embassy Theatre   
Feb. 13 – Kalamazoo, Mich., James W. Miller Auditorium   
Feb. 15 – Toledo, Ohio, Stranahan Theater   
Feb. 16 – Columbus, Ohio, Palace Theatre   
Feb. 17 – Akron, Ohio, Akron Civic Theatre   
Feb. 23 – Atlantic City, N.J., Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa   
Feb. 25 – Baltimore, Md., Modell Performing Arts Center At The Lyric   
Feb. 26 – Port Chester, N.Y., The Capitol Theatre   
Feb. 27 – Bethlehem, Pa., Sands Bethlehem Event Center   
March 1 – Augusta, Maine, Augusta Civic Center   
March 2 – Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Mid-Hudson Civic Center   
March 3 – Verona, N.Y., Turning Stone Resort Casino   
March 5 – Montclair, N.J., Wellmont Theatre   
March 8 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun   
March 9 – Huntington, N.Y., The Paramount   
March 10 – Richmond, Va., Landmark Theater   
March 12 – Savannah, Ga., Johnny Mercer Theatre   
March 13 – Tampa, Fla., Floyd’s @ Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino   
March 16 – Orlando, Fla., Universal Studios Florida   
March 17 – Saint Augustine, Fla., St. Augustine Amphitheatre
March 19 – Greenville, S.C., Peace Center Concert Hall     
March 22 – Lake Charles, La., L’Auberge Casino Resort       
March 23 – Baton Rouge, La., L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge Event
March 25 – Austin, Texas, Austin City Limits Live At Moody Theater     
March 27 – Albuquerque, N.M., Route 66 Casino 
March 29 – Las Vegas, Nev., Pearl Concert Theater           
March 30 – Indio, Calif., Fantasy Springs Resort Casino & Special Events Center 

Here's the official "She's So Mean" video.

Get your passes to meet the boys at BackstagePassDirect.

Morrisey Revises Tour

Former Smiths singer Morrisey has revised his 2013 US tour schedule.

Note that the date at Los Angeles’ Staples Center will include special guest Patti Smith and her band.

Here's the update:

Jan. 9 – Greenvale, N.Y., Tilles Center For The Perf. Arts
Jan. 11 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn Academy Of Music
Jan. 12 – Atlantic City, N.J., House Of Blues
Jan. 16 – North Bethesda, Md., Music Center At Strathmore
Jan. 18 – Reading, Pa., Sovereign Center
Jan. 19 – Port Chester, N.Y., The Capitol Theatre
Jan. 21 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts
Jan. 22 – Columbus, Ohio, Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
Jan. 24 – Flint, Mich., The Whiting
Jan. 25 – Minneapolis, Minn., The Orpheum Theatre
Jan. 26 – Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theatre
Jan. 28 – Asheville, N.C., The Orange Peel
Jan. 29 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
Jan. 31 – Atlanta, Ga., Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Feb. 2 – Lawrence, Kansas, Liberty Hall
Feb. 5 – Clear Lake, Iowa, Surf Ballroom & Museum
Feb. 6 – Lincoln, Neb., Rococo Theatre
Feb. 9 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Chelsea At The Cosmopolitan
Feb. 10 – Tempe, Ariz., The Marquee
Feb. 12 – El Paso, Texas, Tricky Falls
Feb. 13 – Austin, Texas, Austin Music Hall
Feb. 15 – Pharr, Texas, Pharr Events Center
Feb. 16 – Beaumont, Texas, Jefferson Theatre
Feb. 18 – Dallas, Texas, Palladium Ballroom
Feb. 21 – Denver, Colo., Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
Feb. 22 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Kingsbury Hall
Feb. 24 – San Francisco, Calif., Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
March 1 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center
March 2 – Sparks, Nev., John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel/Casino
March 4 – Davis, Calif., Mondavi Performing Arts Center”
March 6 – Seattle, Wash., Moore Theatre
March 8 – Portland, Ore., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Kristeenyoung appears on all dates.

Here he is in the Big Apple last month performing Shoplifters of the World Unite.

Winter in the West with Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He was honored with induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2007.

Playing guitar and piano, and collaborating with musicians on stage, Jackson will perform songs from his entire body of work, with varying set lists each night at these venues in early 2013:

Jan. 19 – Portland, Ore., Keller Auditorium
Jan. 20 – Seattle, Wash., Benaroya Hall
Jan. 22 – San Jose, Calif., San Jose Civic
Jan. 26 – San Diego, Calif., Copley Symphony Hall
Jan. 28 – Thousand Oaks, Calif., Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Jan. 29 – Long Beach, Calif., Terrace Theater
Jan. 31 – Bakersfield, Calif., Majestic Fox Theater
Feb. 1 – Temecula, Calif., Pechanga Resort & Casino
Feb. 2 – Santa Cruz, Calif., Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Feb. 4 – San Luis Obispo, Calif., Performing Arts Center
Feb. 6 – San Francisco, Calif., Nob Hill Masonic Center
Feb. 12 – Albuquerque, N.M., Popejoy Hall
Feb. 13 – Phoenix, Ariz., Orpheum Theatre
Feb. 15 – Las Vegas, Nev., Pearl Concert Theater
Feb. 16 – Reno, Nev., Silver Legacy Resort Casino

Check out JB on keyboards

Want passes? Why not ask?

"Shoeless" Kenny Chesney

Fan favorite Kenny Chesney marks his 20th year of touring in 2013 with 17 huge stadium shows under the "No Shoes Nation" banner.

Here's the itinerary:

March 16 – Tampa, Fla., Raymond James Stadium
May 4 – Columbia, S.C., Williams - Brice Stadium
May 11 – Arlington, Texas, Cowboys Stadium
May 18 – Milwaukee, Wis., Miller Park
May 25 – Landover, Md., FedExField
June 1 – Seattle, Wash., CenturyLink Field
June 8 – Philadelphia, Pa., Lincoln Financial Field
June 15 – Kansas City, Mo., Arrowhead Stadium
June 22 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Heinz Field
June 29 – Columbus, Ohio, Crew Stadium
July 12 – Minneapolis, Minn., Target Field
July 20 – Denver, Colo., Sports Authority Field At Mile High
July 27 – Anaheim, Calif., Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Aug. 3 – Atlanta, Ga., Georgia Dome
Aug. 10 – East Rutherford, N.J., MetLife Stadium
Aug. 17 – Detroit, Mich., Ford Field
Aug. 24 – Foxboro, Mass., Gillette Stadium

Eric Church appears March 16, May 11-June 29 and July 20, 27 & Aug. 10-24. Zac Brown Band appears May 4, July 12, and Aug. 3. Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgraves appear on all dates.

Check out this video of him tearing up the 2012 CMA Awards.

Backstage passes for KC always garner huge demand so climb on this bandwagon and make your request today!

Setlist: Kelly Clarkson

Our thanks go out to Beverly Blu Eyes for this Kelly Clarkson setlist:

My Life Would Suck Without You
Behind These Hazel Eyes
I Forgive You
Dark Side
Walk Away
You Love Me
We Are Young
Already Gone
Don't You Wanna Stay
The Writer
Because of You
Breakaway
Catch My Breath
Since U Been Gone

Encore:

Never Again
Mr. Know It All
Miss Independent
What Doesn't Kill You

Carrie Underwood's “Blown Away Tour” has now expanded into 2013 with a bunch more U.S. dates. Check out this recent concert vid:

Later this week, you can find Carrie co-hosting the 46th annual CMA Awards at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.

Here goes the updated schedule:

Feb. 13 – Colorado Springs, Colo., Colorado Springs World Arena  
Feb. 14 – Broomfield, Colo., 1stBank Center  
Feb. 17 – Boise, Idaho, Taco Bell Arena  
Feb. 19 – Billings, Mont., Metrapark  
Feb. 21 – Spokane, Wash., Spokane Arena  
Feb. 22 – Yakima, Wash., Yakima Valley SunDome  
Feb. 25 – Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena  
Feb. 26 – Stockton, Cali., Stockton Arena  
March 2 – Las Vegas, Nev., Mandalay Bay Events Center  
March 3 – Ontario, Calif., Citizens Business Bank Arena  
March 5 – Fresno, Calif., Save Mart Center  
March 8 – Rio Rancho, N.M., Santa Ana Star Center  
March 21 – Richmond, Va., Richmond Coliseum  
March 23 – Roanoke, Va., Roanoke Civic Center  
March 25 – Hershey, Pa., GIANT Center  
March 26 – Buffalo, N.Y., First Niagara Center  
April 9 – Portland, Maine, Cumberland Co. Civic Center
April 11 – Youngstown, Ohio, Covelli Centre  
April 13 – East Lansing, Mich., Breslin Student Events Center  
April 14 – Fort Wayne, Ind., Allen County War Mem. Coliseum  
April 16 – Greenville, S.C., Bi-Lo Center  
April 17 – Columbia, S.C., Colonial Life Arena  
April 19 – Augusta, Ga., James Brown Arena
April 20 – Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena  
April 23 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center  
April 25 – San Antonio, Texas, Freeman Coliseum  
April 27 – Cedar Park, Texas, Cedar Park Center  
April 29 – Lafayette, La., Cajundome  
May 2 – Bloomington, Ill., U.S. Cellular Coliseum  
May 3 – Milwaukee, Wis., BMO Harris Bradley Center  
May 5 – Toledo, Ohio, The Huntington Center  
May 8 – Charleston, W.Va., Charleston Civic Center Coliseum  
May 10 – Rockford, Ill., BMO Harris Bank Center  
May 12 – Omaha, Neb., CenturyLink Center Omaha  
May 13 – Sioux City, Iowa, Tyson Events Ctr. / Gateway Arena  

Taylor Swift Sees "Red"

Taylor Swift has announced that she will launch a North American stadium and arena tour in early 2013 in support of her blockbuster new album, RED.

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, whose duet with Taylor from her RED album, “Everything Has Changed,” has already reached the #1 position atop iTunes all-genre Top Songs chart, will be a special guest on all of the shows on the tour.

 Taylor’s live shows are renowned worldwide for bringing her music to life with what Variety has dubbed “supreme spectacle” and Billboard has hailed as an “overwhelming experience…that blended the pacing, the music and the artist's personality in a way that transfixed.” During the course of every show, Taylor plays a variety of instruments and performs her biggest hits and fan favorites.

 The TAYLOR SWIFT RED TOUR will include the following:


DATE                                    CITY

March 13 & 14                           Omaha, Nebraska

March 18 & 19                           St. Louis, Missouri

March 22                                Charlotte, North Carolina

March 23                                Columbia, South Carolina

March 27 & 28 & 29                      Newark, New Jersey

April 10                                        Miami, Florida

April 11        & 12                            Orlando, Florida

April 18        & 19                            Atlanta, Georgia

April 20                                        Tampa, Florida

April 25                                        Cleveland, Ohio

April 26                                        Indianapolis, Indiana

April 27                                        Lexington, Kentucky

May 4                                   Detroit, Michigan

May 7                                   Louisville, Kentucky

May 8                                   Columbus, Ohio

May 11 & 12                             Washington, DC

May 16                                  Houston, Texas

May 21                                  Austin, Texas

May 22                                  San Antonio, Texas

May 25                                  Dallas, Texas

May 28 & 29                             Glendale, Arizona

June 1                                  Salt Lake City, Utah

June 2                                  Denver, Colorado

July 6                                  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

July 20                                 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 27                                 Foxborough, Massachusetts

August 1                                Des Moines, Iowa

August 2 & 3                            Kansas City, Missouri

August 6                                Wichita, Kansas

August 7                                Tulsa, Oklahoma

August 10                               Chicago, Illinois

August 15                               San Diego, California

August 19 & 20                          Los Angeles, California

August 27                               Sacramento, California

August 30                               Portland, Oregon

August 31                               Tacoma, Washington

September 6                             Fargo, North Dakota

September 7 & 8                 St. Paul, Minnesota

September 12                            Greensboro, North Carolina

September 13                            Raleigh, North Carolina

September 14                            Charlottesville, Virginia

September 19, 20 & 21                   Nashville, Tennessee

Here's the tour announcement from Taylor.

Setlist: The Killers

Thanks to member Barry18 for this recent "killer" report:

Flesh and Bone
A Matter of Time
Smile Like You Mean It
Heart of a Girl
Bling (Confession of a King)
Miss Atomic Bomb
Human
Here With Me
For Reasons Unknown
The Way It Was
Bones
Somebody Told Me
Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
From Here On Out
A Dustland Fairytale
Runaways
Mr. Brightside
When You Were Young

Encore:

Be Still
All These Things That I've Done
Battle Born

Maroon 5 Two Month Tour

Adam Levine & Co. will announce a two month long tour tomorrow covering most of the US in support of June's "Overexposed".

Check our where they'll be:

Feb. 13 – Columbus, Ohio, Schottenstein Center
Feb. 14 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Feb. 16 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Feb. 17 – Manchester, N.H., Verizon Wireless Arena
Feb. 22 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
Feb. 23 – East Rutherford, N.J., IZOD Center
Feb. 25 – Grand Rapids, Mich., Van Andel Arena
Feb. 27 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center
March 1 – Moline, Ill., I Wireless Center
March 3 – Omaha, Neb., CenturyLink Center Omaha
March 4 – Saint Paul, Minn., Xcel Energy Center
March 11 – Seattle, Wash., KeyArena At Seattle Center
March 13 – San Jose, Calif., HP Pavilion At San Jose
March 15 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center
March 16 – Las Vegas, Nev., Mandalay Bay Events Center
March 19 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
March 21 – Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Center
March 22 – Tulsa, Okla., BOK Center
March 24 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
March 26 – Birmingham, Ala., BJCC Arena
March 27 – Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
March 29 – Sunrise, Fla., BB&T Center
March 30 – Orlando, Fla, Amway Center
April 1 – Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
April 3 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
April 4 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
April 6 – Rosemont, Ill., Allstate Arena

These guys love to hang with their fans. Wanna be one?

Join BackstagePassDirect today!

Rascal Flatts "Changed Tour" Extends Into Winter

Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney are touring in support of their eighth full-length studio effort, Changed.

They've added a bunch of new venues for January and into early March.

Here goes:

Jan. 10 – Green Bay, Wis., Resch Center   
Jan. 11 – Moline, Ill., I Wireless Center   
Jan. 12 – Springfield, Mo., JQH Arena   
Jan. 17 – Sioux City, Iowa, Tyson Events Ctr. / Gateway Arena   
Jan. 18 – Tulsa, Okla., BOK Center   
Jan. 19 – Wichita, Kan., Intrust Bank Arena   
Jan. 24 – Spokane, Wash., Spokane Arena   
Jan. 25 – Missoula, Mont., Adams Event Center   
Jan. 26 – Billings, Mont., Rimrock Auto Arena At MetraPark   
Feb. 7 – Terre Haute, Ind., ISU Hulman Center   
Feb. 8 – Lexington, Ky., Rupp Arena   
Feb. 9 – Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Arena   
Feb. 14 – North Charleston, S.C., North Charleston Coliseum   
Feb. 15 – Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum   
Feb. 16 – Charlottesville, Va., John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ Arena)   
Feb. 23 – Pikeville, Ky., Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center   
Feb. 24 – Youngstown, Ohio, Covelli Centre   
Feb. 28 – Topeka, Kan., Landon Arena   
March 1 – Jonesboro, Ark., ASU Convocation Center   
March 2 – Tupelo, Miss., BancorpSouth Arena

Member Review: Madonna

At last.................... the Madonna review from Rufus27!!

 As Madonna was preparing to go onstage, I asked her how she would explain her many "phases". Very casually, she answered " We're all here to celebrate, right? Celebration can take many different forms."

I was left to ponder that as she got up and moved to her mirrors for the final costume adjustments.

A stern, dramatic opening began her almost 2 hour show supporting her latest dance disc, MDNA, as dancers dressed in burgundy monk outfits rang bells and marched across a church-like setting, complete with stained-glass windows, while a giant incense holder swung over the heads of a couple hundred audience members lucky enough to be squeezed near the front of the stage inside a point-shaped catwalk.

Madonna kicked the night off with Girl Gone Wild, dressed in a form-fitting black shirt and pants, but it wasn’t really until the next song, Revolver, that she really got our attention as she and her dancers wielded guns, which Madge herself would put to repeated use during the next number, Gang Bang, set in a cheap hotel room bearing a giant cross on the wall.

Making up for those mis-steps were a short version of her classic Papa Don’t Preach, her later hit Hung Up — with her dancers in camouflage and balaclavas and performing on slackropes (as opposed to tightropes), and Madonna even strapped on a guitar on the new song I Don’t Give A, as the front of her catwalk was elevated.

But it was the first burst of colour with The Material Girl and her female dancers dressed up as drum majorettes in white and red uniforms complete with twirling batons for Express Yourself and Give Me All Your Lovin’ where the concert really came alive a good half-hour into the proceedings.

And while it took a while to get used to a drastically reworked Open Your Heart, featuring the Basque trio Kalakan, when the song took off, it really took off, due in no small part to the presence of her young son Rocco who bust a few dance moves and came back to the stage repeatedly as the show progressed.

Madonna’s daughter Lola Leon was also a performer in her program.

She also didn’t hesitate to promote her critically panned film W.E., which showed at TIFF last year, showing clips from it while she sang the movie’s Golden Globe-winning song Masterpiece.

But possibly the biggest crowd pleaser was Vogue, which saw her and her dancers dressed in different black and white ensembles.

She even chugged back a martini before taking on Candy Shop/Erotica and the most provocative song of the night, Human Nature, which saw her strip down to her bra, with the words “Free Pussy” stencilled on her back, and lower her pants entirely to reveal a thong and fishnet stockings from the back.

That was followed by a slow, solo piano version of Like A Virgin that saw Madonna climb up on the piano.

As the concert neared its end, Madonna was dressed Joan of Arc-like in a Medieval warrior outfit of a shiny silver split gown and pants as the theme of church reared its head again while she sang I’m A Sinner with the help of Kalakan, and Like A Prayer with her dancers and Rocco dressed like a church choir in black and white.

Whew!! I'm exhausted.

Thanks for taking care of us, Rufus27.

Our members get backstage to many of the year's top shows. Want some? Join us today! 

A Month of Keane

Keane’s next tour in the U.S. begins in January. 

The trio is touring in support of its fourth full-length effort, Strangeland, released in May.
    
Venues:

Jan. 8 – Portland, Ore., McMenamins Crystal Ballroom   
Jan. 9 – Boise, Idaho, Knitting Factory Concert House   
Jan. 11 – San Francisco, Calif., Warfield Theatre   
Jan. 12 – Los Angeles, Calif., Pantages Theatre   
Jan. 13 – San Diego, Calif., House Of Blues   
Jan. 16 – Houston, Texas, House Of Blues   
Jan. 17 – Austin, Texas, Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater   
Jan. 18 – Dallas, Texas, House Of Blues   
Jan. 20 – Kansas City, Mo., The Midland By AMC   
Jan. 21 – Minneapolis, Minn., First Avenue   
Jan. 23 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium   
Jan. 24 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle   
Jan. 26 – Columbus, Ohio, Newport Music Hall   
Jan. 27 – Royal Oak, Mich., Royal Oak Music Theatre   
Jan. 29 – Burlington, Vt., Flynn Center For The Performing Arts   
Jan. 30 – Portland, Maine, State Theatre   
Jan. 31 – New York, N.Y., Radio City Music Hall

The early 2013 calendar is starting to fill out. Don't wait until it's too late. Join BPD and request your backstage passes today.

DMB At It Again

Fan faves Dave Matthews Band will head out on the road for a month-long East Coast tour launching November 30th in East Rutherford, NJ. The tour is in support of the number one album, Away From The World.

Dates and venues:

Nov. 30 – East Rutherford, N.J., IZOD Center   
Dec. 1 – East Rutherford, N.J., IZOD Center   
Dec. 4 – Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center      
Dec. 8 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena   
Dec. 9 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden   
Dec. 11 – Duluth, Ga., The Arena At Gwinnett Center   
Dec. 12 – Raleigh, N.C., PNC Arena   
Dec. 14 – Charlottesville, Va., John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ Arena)   
Dec. 15 – Charlottesville, Va., John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ Arena)   
Dec. 18 – Baltimore, Md., 1st Mariner Arena   
Dec. 19 – Manchester, N.H., Verizon Wireless Arena   
Dec. 21 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center   
Dec. 22 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center

Setlist: Prince

BPD member Hiz HiNess checks in with this setlist from the Purple One:

D.M.S.R.
Pop Life
Musicology
We're a Winner
I Never Loved A Man
Satisfied
I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing
Housequake
The Jam
The Bird
Jungle Love
The Glamorous Life
Get on the Boat
Old Friends 4 Sale
Nothing Compares 2 U
Angel
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
Cream
Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough/Cool

Encore
Purple Rain

Encore 2
Kiss
DJ Sample Medley
(When Doves Cry / Nasty Girl / … more)
If I Was Your Girlfriend

Encore 3
1999
Little Red Corvette

Setlist: Madonna

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.

Rod Stewart at Caesars Palace

We've just been greenlighted for backstage passes to Rod Stewart's early 2013 shows at The Colosseum At Caesars Palace.

Now get this, these special passes also include roomstays at Caesars!!

Passes will be offered to BPD members on a first come first served basis on or about Dec 15-20.

Dates for the shows are  Jan. 23, 26-27 & 30 and Feb. 1-2, 6 & 8-9.

Talk about hot!! Don't delay, make your requests today.

More Fall Fun

Now, here's a fun pairing!

Aerosmith + Cheap Trick............

13 cities, beginning in early November and two days after the release of Music From Another Dimension.

Dates and venues:

Nov. 8 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Chesapeake Energy Arena   
Nov. 11 – Wichita, Kan., Intrust Bank Arena   
Nov. 14 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center   
Nov. 16 – Austin, Texas, Frank Erwin Center   
Nov. 20 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena   
Nov. 23 – Atlantic City, N.J., Ovation Hall   
Nov. 25 – Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Arena      
Dec. 1 – Las Vegas, Nev., MGM Grand Garden Arena   
Dec. 3 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center   
Dec. 6 – New Orleans, La., New Orleans Arena   
Dec. 9 – Sunrise, Fla., BB&T Center   
Dec. 11 – Tampa, Fla., Tampa Bay Times Forum   
Dec. 13 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena

Tyler & Co are always a perennial favorite, so make your backstagepass requests early.

Battle Born Killers

Supporting their new album "Battle Born" which is due out later this week, The Killers will announce tomorrow the specifics of their Fall US tour.

But BackstagePassDirect has it for you today!!

With Tegan and Sara supporting, here are the dates and venues:

Nov. 29 – Broomfield, Colo., 1stBank Center
Nov. 30 – Orem, Utah, UCCU Center
Dec. 13 – Camden, N.J., Susquehanna Bank Center
Dec. 14 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Dec. 17 – Boston, Mass., Agganis Arena
Dec. 18 – Fairfax, Va., Patriot Center
Dec. 20 – Ypsilanti, Mich., EMU Convocation Ctr.
Dec. 21 – Chicago, Ill., UIC Pavilion
Dec. 28 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Cosmopolitan
Dec. 29 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Cosmopolitan

Don't forget to catch the band’s American Express Unstaged gig. Appearing at the Paradise Theatre in The Bronx, N.Y., Sept. 18, the concert will be available on the’ Net in the form of a live stream directed by Werner Herzog. Check it out here.

Eric Hutchinson Extends Tour, Now "Almost Solo"

Hutchinson still has a set of September and October dates to do with his band as part of his 50-date headline run in support of his most recent studio effort, Moving Up Living Down.

But when that's done, he's stripping things down and will go out only with his longtime band member, multi-instrumentalist Elliott Blaufuss where they'll be performing acoustic evenings at intimate venues.

Here are the venues and dates:

Oct. 15 – San Francisco, Calif., Great American Music Hall
Oct. 18 – Omaha, Neb., Slowdown
Oct. 19 – Des Moines, Iowa, Wooly’s
Oct. 20 – Minneapolis, Minn., Pantages Theatre
Oct. 22 – Chicago, Ill., Park West
Oct. 23 – Madison, Wis., Barrymore Theatre
Oct. 24 – Pontiac, Mich., Crofoot Ballroom
Oct. 26 – Londonderry, N.H., Tupelo Music Hall
Oct. 28 – South Burlington, Vt., Higher Ground - Ballroom
Oct. 29 – New York, N.Y., City Winery
Nov. 1 – Philadelphia, Pa., Trocadero Theatre
Nov. 2 – New York, N.Y., Joe’s Pub
Nov. 3 – New York, N.Y., Joe’s Pub
Nov. 4 – Baltimore, Md., Rams Head Live!
Nov. 5 – Wilmington, Del., World Cafe Live @ The Queen – Downstairs

Eric Hutchinson in small settings is a real treat. Get your backstage passes while they last.

Green Day: Uno, Dos, Tre

In support of 3 upcoming albums, Green Day will be touring the US beginning in late November.

Release dates for the 3 offerings are as follows: Green Day ¡Uno! hits Sept. 25; Green Day ¡Dos! Nov. 13 and Green Day ¡Tré! Jan. 15. So the first two releases will be out before the tour starts up.

Here are the tour dates and venues:

Nov. 26 – Seattle, Wash., Paramount Theatre
Nov. 27 – Kennewick, Wash., Toyota Center - Tri Cities
Nov. 29 – Salem, Ore., Salem Armory Auditorium
Dec. 1 – Sacramento, Calif., Memorial Auditorium
Dec. 2 – Reno, Nev., Grand Sierra Resort Theatre
Dec. 4 – Santa Cruz, Calif., Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Dec. 10 – Tempe, Ariz., The Marquee
Jan. 7 – Green Bay, Wis., Resch Center
Jan. 8 – Rosemont, Ill., Allstate Arena
Jan. 10 – Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mohegan Sun Arena At Casey Plaza
Jan. 11 – University Park, Pa., Bryce Jordan Center
Jan. 13 – Rochester, N.Y., Blue Cross Arena
Jan. 14 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Consol Energy Center
Jan. 16 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center
Jan. 18 – Manchester, N.H., Verizon Wireless Arena
Jan. 19 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
Jan. 21 – Fairfax, Va., Patriot Center
Jan. 22 – Philadelphia, Pa., The Liacouras Center
Jan. 24 – Providence, R.I., Dunkin’ Donuts Center
Jan. 25 – Portland, Maine, Cumberland Co. Civic Center
Jan. 30 – Cleveland, Ohio, Wolstein Ctr. / Cleveland St. Univ.
Feb. 1 – Moline, Ill., I Wireless Center
Feb. 2 – Madison, Wis., Alliant Energy Center Mem. Coliseum
Feb. 4 – Omaha, Neb., CenturyLink Center Omaha
Feb. 6 – Broomfield, Colo., 1stBank Center
Feb. 8 – Las Vegas, Nev., MGM Grand Garden Arena

Request your backstage passes today!

This Just In

Sir Paul McCartney has just added 2 more US dates to his Fall tour:

Nov. 11 – St. Louis, Mo., Scottrade Center
Nov. 14 – Houston, Texas, Minute Maid Park

The rest of his shows are already double-digited with backstage pass requests.

If either of these venues work for you, now's the time to jump on it!

Member Review: Bruce Springsteen and the (Rebooted) E Street Band

BPD's own GarrettG writes:

With a large video screen behind him and his large ensemble dubbed the “rebooted E Street Band,” Springsteen launched into a brassy Working On The Highway after sauntering out to Take Me Out To The Ballgame.

From there he briefly became a conductor, letting the audience take over Hungry Heart. It was also the first time Jake Clemons, the nephew of the late, great Clarence Clemons, got to shine.

Churning out one song after another, Springsteen nailed We Take Care Of Our Own, Wrecking Ball's first single, while playing off guitarists Steve Van Zandt and Nils Lofgren.

Part of Springsteen's long-standing appeal has been to completely revamp songs as was the case on lengthy, stirring My City Of Ruins which had a distinct Sam Cooke-like soul flavoring throughout before doing some introductions.

Working his way across the lower stage during Spirit In The Night, Springsteen looked like a possessed preacher as he glad-handed many in the front before running to the far end of the stage before receiving a beer.

By the proverbial sixth round of this fifteen round fight, Springsteen brought the rock factor back with Murder Incorporated and jamming out some fine riffs. But even that paled to the thunderous foot-stomper Candy's Room propelled by drummer Max Weinberg.

Slowing things down alone on piano with Incident On 57th Street, the band shifted back into a higher gear for the homestretch of The Rising, Badlands and Land Of Hope And Dreams to end the 150-minute main set.

The encore kicked off with a rambling We Are Alive before Thunder Road, Born To Run and going deep into the crowd with Tenth Avenue Freeze-out punctuated an incredible evening.

The Big Man would have been proud of this 215 minute extravaganza.

Backstage, I spent most of my time with Nils, as I knew him from his Grin days. Every once in a while, the Boss would add his two cents as would Stevie. Patti was AWOL for this show which is too bad as I was looking forward to meeting her.

SETLIST

1) Working On The Highway

2) Hungry Heart

3) Sherry Darling

4) We Take Care Of Our Own

5) Wrecking Ball

6) Death To My Hometown

7) My City Of Ruins

8) Spirit In The Night

9) Thundercrack

10) Jack Of All Trades

11) Murder Incorporated

12) Prove It All Night

13) Candy's Room

14) Mona/She's The One

15) Darlington County

16) Shackled And Drawn

17) Waitin' On A Sunny Day

18) Incident On 57th Street

19) The Rising

20) Badlands

1. Land Of Hope And Dreams

2. We Are Alive

3. Thunder Road

4. Born To Run

5. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

6. Dancing In The Dark

7. Tenth Avenue Freeze-out

8. Twist And Shout

9. Glory Days

If you haven't become a BPD subscriber, now's the time to get off your butt!!

Outlands Setlist #4: Beck

BPD all-star BestestBimbo closes out her awesome coverage of the Outlands fest in San Francisco with this setlist from Beck:

Black Tambourine
Devil's Haircut
Novacane
Loser
Soul of a Man
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Hotwax
Modern Guilt
Soldier Jane
The Golden Age
Lost Cause
After the Gold Rush
Sunday Sun
Gamma Ray
Girl
Where It's At
E-Pro

Smashing Pumpkins Fall Tour

Here's the full schedule for Smashing Pumpkins' Fall tour to kick off Oct. 10:

Oct. 10 – Everett, Wash., Comcast Arena At Everett
Oct. 12 – San Francisco, Calif., Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Oct. 13 – San Diego, Calif., Viejas Arena
Oct. 14 – Universal City, Calif., Gibson Amph. At Univ. CityWalk
Oct. 16 – Broomfield, Colo., 1stBank Center
Oct. 18 – St. Louis, Mo., Chaifetz Arena
Oct. 19 – Rosemont, Ill., Allstate Arena
Oct. 20 – Saint Paul, Minn., The Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Oct. 23 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Oct. 27 – Boston, Mass., Agganis Arena
Oct. 31 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center
Nov. 2 – Camden, N.J., Susquehanna Bank Center
Nov. 3 – Fairfax, Va., Patriot Center
Nov. 4 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena

The U.S. tour setlist will begin with the band playing its new album, Oceania, in full, followed by “classics and deep cuts.”

Sorry for the short lead time on this one. Request your backstage passes today.

Outlands Setlist #3: Metallica

BPD member BestestBimbo keeps'em comin' with this 3rd setlist from Outlands fest in Golden Gate Park.

This time, it's Metallica:

The Ecstasy of Gold
Hit the Lights
Master of Puppets
Fuel
Ride the Lightning
Fade to Black
The Memory Remains
Hell and Back
Sad but True
Welcome Home
Orion
One
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Blackened
Nothing Else Matters
Enter Sandman

Encore:

Creeping Death
Battery
Seek & Destroy

Outlands Setlist #2: Stevie Wonder

Our 2nd Outlands setlist from BestestBimbo belongs to Stevie Wonder:

How Sweet It Is
Master Blaster (Jammin')
Higher Ground
The Way You Make Me Feel
Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer
Overjoyed
Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing
Sir Duke
I Wish
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
My Cherie Amour
Living for the City
I Just Called to Say I Love You
You Got Me Runnin'
Superstition
Isn't She Lovely
As
Happy Birthday

Encore:

She Loves You
My Girl

Outlands Setlist #1: Neil Young

First year member BestestBimbo snagged a full backstage pass to the recent Outlands fest in San Fran and has promised to keep us busy.

Here's her first, Mr. Neil Young:

Love and Only Love
Powderfinger
Born In Ontario
Walk Like a Giant
The Needle and the Damage Done
Twisted Road
Ramada Inn
Cinnamon Girl
Fuckin' Up
Psychedelic Pill
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)

Encore:

Mr. Soul
Roll Another Number

Setlist: Maroon 5

BPD member Bill Ralls was kind enough to get this to us via his iPhone right after the Maroon 5 show:

Payphone
Makes Me Wonder
Lucky Strike
Sunday Morning
If I Never See Your Face Again
Wipe Your Eyes
Won't Go Home Without You
Never Gonna Leave This Bed
Harder to Breathe
Wake Up Call
One More Night
Hands All Over
Misery
This Love

Encore:

She Will Be Loved (Acoustic)
Stereo Hearts
Daylight
Don't You Want Me
Moves Like Jagger

"Guardian Angel" Alanis

With a new album, Havoc And Bright Lights, coming out Aug. 28, Alanis Morissette later today will announce her “Guardian Angel” tour for the Fall.

Check out all these venues:

Sept. 24 – San Diego, Calif., Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
Sept. 26 – Pomona, Calif., Fox Theater Pomona
Sept. 29 – Las Vegas, Nev., Desert Breeze Park
Oct. 1 – Big Sur, Calif., Henry Miller Library
Oct. 5 – Seattle, Wash., Moore Theatre
Oct. 7 –Portland, Ore., McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Oct. 8 – Boise, Idaho, Knitting Factory Concert House
Oct. 10 – Denver, Colo., Paramount Theatre
Oct. 12 – Minneapolis, Minn., The State Theatre
Oct. 13 – Chicago, Ill., Riviera Theatre
Oct. 17 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston Presented By Foxwoods Resort Casino
Oct. 19 – Waterbury, Conn., Palace Theater
Oct. 22 – New York, N.Y., Terminal 5
Oct. 23 – Silver Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring
Oct. 25 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle
Oct. 26 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
Oct. 28 – Houston, Texas, Bayou Music Center
Oct. 30 – Austin, Texas, Stubb's Bar-B-Q / Waller Creek Amph.
Nov. 1 – Phoenix, Ariz., Comerica Theatre

Join BackstagePassDirect today and request your passes to hang with this great artist.

Troubadour of Heartbreak on Tour

The acknowledged “troubadour of heartbreak” Rachael Yamagata has lined up four weeks of dates of small venues beginning in mid-November.

Traveling with strings and playing intimate venues, Rachael Yamagata will be touring in support of her 2011 release Chesapeake as well as showcasing “darker ballads” from her upcoming EP scheduled for a fall release.

Yamagata’s fall outing caps eight months of touring for the singer/songwriter. And, if that wasn’t enough, she also did a cameo performance in the film “Renee,” and saw Australia’s “The Voice” winner Karise Eden reach No. 1 with her song, “You Won’t Let Me.”

Here’s the tour:

Nov. 16 – Seattle, Wash., Tractor Tavern
Nov. 17 – Portland, Ore., Doug Fir Lounge
Nov. 19 – San Francisco, Calif., The Independent
Nov. 20 – Los Angeles, Calif., El Rey Theatre
Nov. 21 – San Diego, Calif., Anthology
Nov. 23 – Salt Lake City, Utah, The State Room
Nov. 24 – Denver, Colo., Larimer Lounge
Nov. 26 – Minneapolis, Minn., Varsity Theater
Nov. 27 – Chicago, Ill., City Winery Chicago
Nov. 28 – Indianapolis, Ind., Radio Radio
Nov. 30 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Mr. Small's Theatre
Dec. 4 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club
Dec. 5 – New York City, N.Y., Joe's Pub
Dec. 7 – Philadelphia, Pa., First Unitarian Church
Dec. 8 – Easton, Md., NightCat
Dec. 9 – Washington, D.C. U Street Music Hall
Dec. 10 – Chapel Hill, N.C. Local 506
Dec. 12 – Atlanta, Ga., Vinyl At Center Stage
Dec. 13 – Birmingham, Ala., BottleTree
Dec. 14 – Nashville, Tenn., 3rd & Lindsley

These are intimate settings and passes for each show are limited. Request yours now.

Member Review: The Black Keys

Byzantine Bill, a longtime BPD member sent this to us:

This was a night to celebrate good old rock n’ roll delivered to perfection and with plenty of style by The Black Keys.

They opened with the barnburner, Howlin’ For You, from their 2010 breakthrough disc, Brothers, and never really let up for the next hour and 25 minutes, showing off their musicianship and really feeling the music.

They pulled no punches on such standouts as the harder-edged Same Old Thing, Thickfreakness, and I Got Mine; a trio of fun dance songs from their 2011 album, El Camino, Dead and Gone, Gold On The Ceiling and Lonely Boy, and the sexy, soulful Girl Is On My Mind, I’ll Be Your Man, Your Touch, Ten Cent Pistol and Tighten Up.

And when they trotted out the epic acoustic-then-electric El Camino number, Little Black Submarines, they recalled both Jethro Tull and Jimi Hendrix.

How is this possible?

Then a giant disco ball descended before a three song encore which kicked off with Everlasting Light -prompting a crowd clap-a-long - and it seemed like the perfect sweet and fluffy icing on a really rich cake.

It’s always hard to believe that just two people, often backed by bassist Gus Seyffert and keyboardist John Wood, can make such a glorious-sounding racket but they can and do.

“Come on, let’s get moving,” said Auerbach, off the top and he seemed to be talking as much to himself and Carney as the audience.

Turned out there was no need for a pep talk, this duo only has one speed and that’s fully switched on, committing to each other and each and every song, and then projecting that chemistry outwards.

The connection between the band and the fans was palpable.

“We love coming here,” Auerbach told me backstage over a cold one.

And I loved havin' them.

SET LIST:

Howlin’ for You

Next Girl

Run Right Back

Same Old Thing

Dead and Gone

Gold on the Ceiling

Thickfreakness

Girl Is on My Mind

I’ll Be Your Man

Your Touch

Little Black Submarines

Money Maker

Strange Times

Nova Baby

Ten Cent Pistol

Tighten Up

Lonely Boy

ENCORE:

Everlasting Light

She’s Long Gone

I Got Mine

Thanks BB, sounds like it was a great show.

The Fall is fast approaching with lotsa great acts and artists. If you haven't signed up yet to become a member and request backstage passes, now's a good time to do it.

Setlist: Florence and the Machine

Thanks to member Samsonyte for checking in with this:

Only If For a Night

What the Water Gave Me

Cosmic Love

Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)

Spectrum

Breaking Down

Heartlines

Leave My Body

Seven Devils

Shake It Out

Dog Days Are Over

Encore:

Never Let Me Go

No Light, No Light

The Boss Adds Dates

Bruce Springsteen has just added a whole buncha dates to his Fall Wrecking Ball Tour.

Here goes:

Oct. 23 – Charlottesville, Va., John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ Arena)
Oct. 25 – Hartford, Conn., XL Center
Oct. 27 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Consol Energy Center
Nov. 1 – University Park, Pa., Bryce Jordan Center
Nov. 3 – Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center
Nov. 11 – Saint Paul, Minn., Xcel Energy Center
Nov. 15 – Omaha, Neb., CenturyLink Center Omaha
Nov. 17 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center
Nov. 19 – Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center
Nov. 28 – Portland, Ore., Rose Garden Arena
Nov. 30 – Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena
Dec. 4 – Anaheim, Calif., Honda Center
Dec. 6 – Glendale, Ariz., Jobing.com Arena

Do you think these passes will last long? Act now!

Set Times for Austin City Limits and Outside Lands Fests

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park Aug. 10-12:

Friday, Aug. 10 features:

Neil Young & Crazy Horse at the Lands End (Polo Field) 8:10-9:55 p.m
Andrew Bird at Sutro (Lindley Meadow) 6:55-8:05 p.m.
Justice at Twin Peaks (Hellman Hollow) 8:40-9:55 p.m.
Washed Out at Panhandle (Hellman Hollow) 7:50-8:35 p.m.
Justin Martin at The Dome By Heineken 6-8 p.m.
David Cross with Michelle Buteau and Chris Garcia at The Barbary 7-8 p.m.

Saturday Aug 11's big names include:

Metallica at Lands End 7:55-9:55 p.m.
Sigur Ros at Twin Peaks 8:40-9:55 p.m.
Norah Jones at Sutro 6:40-7:50 p.m.
Passion Pit at Twin Peaks 6:50-7:50 p.m.
Dr. Dog at Panhandle 7:50-8:35 p.m.
Alabama Shakes at Sutro 3:50-4:40 p.m.

Sunday Aug 12 at Lands End (Polo Field):

Allen Stone 12:15-1 p.m.
fun. 1:30-2:15 p.m.
Franz Ferdinand 2:40-3:35 p.m.
Regina Spektor 4-4:55 p.m.
Jack White 5:25-6:35 p.m.
Stevie Wonder 7:20-9:30 p.m.

The Austin City Limits festival returns to Zilker Park Oct. 12-14:

The following acts play Friday, Oct. 12:

Avicii at AMD 8:15-9:15 p.m.
Thievery Corporation at Honda 7:15-8:15 p.m.
Hullabaloo at Austin Kiddie Limits presented by H-E-B 11:30-11:55 a.m.
M. Ward at Austin Ventures 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Kenny Vaughan Trio at BMI 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Umphrey’s McGee at Zilker Stage 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Esperanza Spalding at Google Play 3:30-4:30 p.m.
The Black Keys at Bud Light 8:30-10 p.m.

At AMD on Saturday:

Dev 12:30-1:15 p.m.
The Whigs 2-3 p.m.
Metric 4-5 p.m.
The Shins 6-7 p.m.
Jack White 8-9:30 p.m.

Lastly, Sunday at Bud Lite:

Kimbra 12:15-1:15 p.m.
NeedToBreathe 2:15-3:15 p.m.
Two Door Cinema Club 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Iggy & The Stooges 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Red Hot Chili Peppers 8:15-10 p.m.

Another Huge Fall Show

Another huge show lined up for the Fall features Bob Dylan + Mark Knopfler. The two artists stormed Europe last fall on a very successful tour that sold out nearly every stop.

Here are the US dates:

Oct. 13 – Seattle, Wash., KeyArena At Seattle Center
Oct. 15 – Portland, Ore., Rose Garden Arena
Oct. 17 – San Francisco, Calif., Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Oct. 18 – San Francisco, Calif., Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Oct. 19 – Berkeley, Calif., Greek Theatre
Oct. 20 – Sacramento, Calif., Power Balance Pavilion
Oct. 22 – Santa Barbara, Calif., Santa Barbara Bowl
Oct. 24 – San Diego, Calif., Valley View Casino Center
Oct. 26 – Los Angeles, Calif., Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 29 – Broomfield, Colo., 1stBank Center
Oct. 30 – Broomfield, Colo., 1stBank Center
Nov. 1 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
Nov. 2 – Tulsa, Okla., BOK Center
Nov. 3 – Omaha, Neb., CenturyLink Center Omaha
Nov. 5 – Madison, Wisc., Alliant Energy Center Mem. Coliseum
Nov. 7 – Saint Paul, Minn., Xcel Energy Center
Nov. 8 – Milwaukee, Wisc., BMO Harris Bradley Center
Nov. 9 – Chicago, Ill., United Center
Nov. 12 – Grand Rapids, Mich., Van Andel Arena
Nov. 13 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Nov. 19 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
Nov. 20 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
Nov. 21 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center

Get your passes to hang with these two icons today.

OMG!! Quadrophenia

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey announce the return of the band’s classic album Quadrophenia to the US concert stage. The duo haven't graced hungry fans with this show for 15 years.

Too, they'll have along for the ride – Zak Starkey on drums, bassist Pino Palladino, Simon Townshend on guitar/backing vocals, keyboardist Christ Stainton, Loren Gold on keyboards and backing vocals and Frank Simes serving as musical director as well as keyboardist and backing vocalist.

Here’s the complete schedule:

Nov. 1 – Sunrise, Fla., BankAtlantic Center
Nov. 3 – Orlando, Fla., Amway Center
Nov. 5 – Duluth, Ga., The Arena At Gwinnett Center
Nov. 8 – Greenville, S.C., Bi-Lo Center
Nov. 9 – Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum
Nov. 11 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Consol Energy Center
Nov. 13 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
Nov. 14 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center
Nov. 16 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
Nov. 24 – Detroit, Mich., Joe Louis Arena
Nov. 27 – Minneapolis, Minn., Target Center
Nov. 29 – Rosemont, Ill., Allstate Arena
Dec. 2 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
Dec. 5 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Dec. 6 – Newark, N.J., Prudential Center
Dec. 8 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
Dec. 9 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
Jan. 28 – Anaheim, Calif., Honda Center
Jan. 30 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center
Feb. 1 – Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena
Feb. 2 – Reno, Nev., Reno Events Center
Feb. 5 – San Diego, Calif., Valley View Casino Center
Feb. 6 – Glendale, Ariz., Jobing.com Arena
Feb. 8 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel / Casino
Feb. 12 – Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center
Feb. 14 – Tulsa, Okla., BOK Center
Feb. 16 – Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center
Feb. 17 – Columbus, Ohio, Schottenstein Center
Feb. 21 – Uniondale, N.Y., Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Feb. 22 – Atlantic City, N.J., Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
Feb. 24 – Manchester, N.H., Verizon Wireless Arena
Feb. 26 – Providence, R.I., Dunkin' Donuts Center

Get your requests in ASAP. This is one in-demand show.

Member Review: Iron Maiden with Alice Cooper

BPD member 12606baby writes:

The sold-out crowd got their fill of over-the-top theatrical considering the number of props, demons in various shapes and sizes and plenty of pyro, particularly in Iron Maiden’s set.

First up was the 64-year-old Alice Cooper, decked out in black leather pants and backed by a five piece band, including Aussie female guitarist Orianthi, with his trusty boa constrictor wrapped around his neck during No More Mr Nice Guy.

What followed was a parade of props and costumes that would make Cher jealous - a sword covered in dollar bills during Billion Dollar Babies; a white lab coat and red rubber gloves and an actual Frankenstein for Feed My Frankenstein; a riding crop and general’s hat which inspired some goosestepping in Cooper during Wicked Young Man; the guillotine which lopped off Cooper’s head before I Love The Dead; and finally a Blue Jays jersey and top hat during the show ending School’s Out.

Just another day at work for Uncle Alice.

Then it was Iron Maiden’s turn and they definitely upped the ante with boisterous frontman Bruce Dickinson, the three guitar attack of Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gers (the bendy one who liked to put one leg high up on a riser), and the thundering rhythm section of bassist Steve Harris and drummer Nicko McBrain, the latter who was practically invisible behind his wall-like drum kit.

Their so-called Maiden England World Tour setlist and stage show was largely based on the original 1989 concert video of the same name, shot during the 7th Tour of a 7th Tour in 1988.

So the band, who opened with Moonchild, played on a large icy blue stage straight out of Game Of Thrones (but inspired by the album artwork for their 1988 album, Seventh Son of A Seventh Son) with plenty of platforms on to which Dickinson could launch his tiny, muscular body sending the crowd into a frenzy.

From there was no where to go but up and the band did with such standouts as Can I Play With Madness; and the anthemic trio of Run To The Hills, Fear Of The Dark and Aces High.

Also good were The Prisoner (preceded by a clip from the ‘60s Patrick McGooghan series); Two Minutes to Midnight; The Trooper (featuring Dickinson in a red army jacket and waving a giant Union Jack flag on a pole); The Number Of The Beast (with the devil making an appearance amongst plenty of pyro);and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son with special mention to the marathon playing of the three guitarists.

I'd never seen a show from the back before and I must say that this the experience of a lifetime. Sharing a brew with Dickinson wasn't half bad either.

Thank you BackstagePassDirect for making my dream come true.

The pleasure is all ours, 12606baby. That's what we do!

Wanna get some of this? Sign up today.

iHeartRadio Music Festival No. 2 Line-up Announced

The iHeartRadio Music Festival No. 2 is set for Sept. 21-22 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.

And what a line-up it has, featuring Aerosmith, Usher, Bon Jovi, Lil Wayne, Swedish House Mafia, Enrique Iglesias, Mary J. Blige, Miranda Lambert, Shakira, Brad Paisley, Pink, Linkin Park, Pitbull, Calvin Harris and Jason Aldean.

Passes are in limited supply; request yours now.

Setlist: Foo Fighters

BPD member Tech Supportia graced us with this 29-long setlist from the Foo Fighters show she attended:

Bridge Burning
Rope
The Pretender
My Hero
Learn to Fly
White Limo
Arlandria
Breakout
Cold Day in the Sun
I'll Stick Around
Stacked Actors
Hey, Johnny Park!
Monkey Wrench
Let It Die
Generator
Walk
Shake Your Blood
(Probot cover) (with Lemmy Kilmister)
This is a Call
All My Life

Encore:

Long Road to Ruin
(Acoustic)
Best of You
(Acoustic)
Times Like These
Young Man Blues
(The Who cover)
Miss The Misery
School's Out
(Alice Cooper cover)
For All The Cows
Skin and Bones
Tie Your Mother Down
(Queen cover) (Taylor on vocals)
Everlong

See the best shows from the best view. It's that simple.

Join BackstagePassDirect

Setlist: Norah Jones

Longtime member Lady Lavender sent this in:

SET LIST:

Good Morning
Say Goodbye
Take It Back
It’s Gonna Be
Chasing Pirates
She’s 22
All a Dream
Black
It Must Have Been the Roses
Cold Cold Heart
Out on the Road
Miriam
Happy Pills
The Nearness of You
Don’t Know Why
What Am I To You
Little Broken Hearts
Stuck
Lonestar

Encore:

Sunrise
Come Away With Me

We're gonna work on Lady Lavender a bit and see if she'll give us a full review.

Setlist: The Stone Roses

Thanks, Berryman, for sending this setlist to us:

I Wanna Be Adored
Mersey Paradise
(Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister
Sally Cinnamon
Where Angels Play
Shoot You Down
Bye Bye Badman
Ten Storey Love Song
Standing Here
Fools Gold
Something's Burning
Waterfall
Don't Stop
Love Spreads
Made Of Stone
This Is the One
She Bangs The Drums
Elizabeth My Dear
I Am The Resurrection

Plenty of great shows still to see this Summer and Fall. It's not too late to become a member and get backstage.

Member Comments

Juicy Kid writes to us:

Hey BPD:

I can't thank you enough.

After waiting for 9 months to get some passes, you finally came through! Hanging backstage with Tom Petty has been a lifelong dream for me. I really don't have any words that can explain how I feel.

Tell those losers on Facebook who say you're a scam to F**k Off.

You are most certainly the real deal.

Member Review: Bryan Adams

BPD subscriber ArtemisT writes:

Bryan Adams delivered all the hits and then some during his 30-song, two-hour-plus set.

On a well-lit stage and dressed in jeans and a long-sleeved black shirt, Adams launched into House Arrest, Somebody, Here I Am and Kids Wanna Rock to kickstart his trip down memory lane.

And what better reason than the 20th anniversary of the release of Waking Up The Neighbours?

The expected softballs and radio balladry such as Thought I’d Died And Gone To Heaven, Do I Have To Say The Words? and of course (Everything I Do) I Do It For You would be a given on this night.

But Bryan flexed some muscle through the infectious pop-rock of Can’t Stop This Thing We Started, 18 ’Til I Die, Back To You and Summer Of ’69.

Adams’ band of guitarist Keith Scott, bassist Norm Fisher, keyboardist Gary Breit and drummer Mickey Curry are about as good as it gets in pop and roll. And each allows Adams the freedom to ply his craft as a singer-guitarist and fill his role as entertainer.

The combo continued to lean into it with Cuts Like A Knife, before being joined onstage by a young lady from the audience who filled in for Spice Girl Mel C on When You’re Gone.

The audience-femmes swooned and sang during Heaven and Please Forgive Me, but the evening was far from over. The hits just kept a-comin.’ The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You, segued into Run To You, which sent the crowd bonkers.

A solo acoustic foray featuring Straight From The Heart and All For Love (the collaboration featuring Adams, Sting and Rod Stewart) brought the evening to a close and sent me and 13000 others to the exits with smiles.

Jackson Browne Extends Tour

The previously announced summer leg of Jackson Browne’s 2012 U.S. Acoustic Tour kicks off July 14 and runs through Aug. 15.

The singer/songwriter plans to shows off songs on the guitar and piano from his entire catalog. With a total of 13 studio albums from his self-titled 1972 debut through 2008’s Time the Conqueror, Jackson will have a bunch of tunes to pick from when making up the varying set lists each night.

The good news is that Jackson will keep the acoustic tunes going into the fall, with shows booked in October and November.

Here are the new dates and venues:

Oct. 15 – Morgantown, W.Va., Creative Arts Center
Oct. 17 – Newport News, Va., Ferguson Center For The Arts
Oct. 20 – Detroit, Mich., Music Hall Ctr. For The Perf. Arts
Oct. 21 – Milwaukee, Wis., Riverside Theatre
Oct. 23 – Springfield, Ill., Sangamon Auditorium
Oct. 25 – South Bend, Ind., Morris Performing Arts Center
Oct. 26 – Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theatre
Oct. 28 – Minneapolis, Minn., The State Theatre
Oct. 29 – Duluth, Minn., Duluth Ent. Conv. Ctr. Auditorium
Nov. 1 – Davenport, Iowa, RiverCenter / Adler Theatre
Nov. 2 – St. Louis, Mo., Fabulous Fox Theatre
Nov. 4 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
Nov. 5 – Linden, Texas, Music City Texas Theatre
Nov. 7 – Houston, Texas, Bayou Music Center
Nov. 8 – Austin, Texas, Bass Concert Hall
Nov. 10 – Catoosa, Okla., The Joint @ Hard Rock Casino / Tulsa
Nov. 11 – Wichita, Kan., Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 12 – Omaha, Neb., Orpheum Theater
Nov. 14 – Denver, Colo., Paramount Theatre
Nov. 15 – Colorado Springs, Colo., Pikes Peak Center

Morrissey's Fall Tour

Morrissey has just announced a huge, 2 month long, Fall tour.

Dates and venues:

Oct. 5 – Boston, Mass., Wang Theatre - Citi Performing Arts Center
Oct. 6 – Waterbury, Conn., Palace Theater
Oct. 10 – New York, N.Y., Radio City Music Hall
Oct. 15 – Portland, Maine, State Theatre
Oct. 16 – Burlington, Vt., Flynn Center Mainstage
Oct. 18 – Albany, N.Y., Palace Theatre
Oct. 19 – Niagara Falls, N.Y., Rapids Theatre
Oct. 23 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts
Oct. 24 – Columbus, Ohio, Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
Oct. 26 – Flint, Mich., The Whiting
Oct. 27 – Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theatre
Oct. 29 – Minneapolis, Minn., The Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 30 – Clear Lake, Iowa, Surf Ballroom & Museum
Nov. 1 – Lincoln, Neb., Rococo Theatre
Nov. 3 – Denver, Colo., Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Nov. 4 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Kingsbury Hall
Nov. 8 – Seattle, Wash., Moore Theatre
Nov. 10 – Bellingham, Wash., Mount Baker Theatre
Nov. 11 – Portland, Oregon, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Nov. 14 – Davis, Calif., Mondavi Performing Arts Center
Nov. 16 – San Francisco, Calif., Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
Nov. 17 – Sparks, Nev., John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel/Casino
Nov. 21 – Tempe, Ariz., The Marquee
Nov. 23 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
Nov. 24 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center
Nov. 27 – El Paso, Texas, Tricky Falls
Nov. 28 – Wichita Falls, Texas, Kay Yeager Coliseum
Nov. 30 – Pharr, Texas, Pharr Events Center
Dec. 1 – Beaumont, Texas, Jefferson Theatre
Dec. 3 – Atlanta, Ga., Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Dec. 5 – Asheville, N.C., The Orange Peel
Dec. 7 – North Bethesda, Md., Music Center At Strathmore
Dec. 8 – Atlantic City, N.J., House Of Blues

We don't get to see Morrissey to often in the States. Request our passes early.

Setlist: Blink-182

Here's the list of tunes BPD member Jeremy485 reported from a recent show:

Feeling This
Up All Night
The Rock Show
What's My Age Again?
Down
I Miss You
Wishing Well
Happy Holidays, You Bastard
Dumpweed
Always
Violence
After Midnight
First Date
Heart's All Gone
Man Overboard
Ghost On The Dance Floor
All the Small Things
Josie

Encore:

Reckless Abandon
Can a Drummer Get Some
Carousel
Dammit
Family Reunion

Setlist: Radiohead

Thanks to Splifee for this Radiohead setlist from yesterday's show:

Bloom
There There
15 Step
Kid A
Staircase
Morning Mr. Magpie
The Gloaming
Codex
The Amazing Sounds of Orgy
Karma Police
Reckoner
Lotus Flower
Myxomatosis
Feral
Little by Little
Idioteque

Encore:

Separator
Full Stop
(New song, live debut)
Bodysnatchers
Everything In Its Right Place

Encore 2

Give Up the Ghost
Identikit
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
Street Spirit

Member Review: Bonnie Raitt

As promised, here's Redhed's review of a recent Bonnie Raitt show she attended:

Bonnie in top form in front of a sold-out crowd as she made performing look effortless and easy over an hour and 50 minutes.

That was the deceptive part. Touring in support of her latest album Slipstream, which has garnered some of her best reviews in years, she poured herself into a very soulful performance. Donned in a black and purple sequined shirt and tight black jeans, she took the crowd along with her.

Not only was Raitt a self-assured performer - clearly comfortable in her own skin - she was funny too as she managed to merge blues, folk, rock, and soul in an organic and pleasing way.

She also never forgot her girly side, occasionally applying lipstick or “product’ as she called it, on stage.

Opening with the Slipstream songs “Used To Rule The World” and her winning reggae cover of Gerry Rafferty’s “Right Down The Line”, Raitt - who alternated between electric and acoustic guitars all night long - got to the chestnuts early with her ’90s chart-topper “Something To Talk About It”.

She also did justice to Bob Dylan’s “Million Miles”, another Slipstream song.

She was generous to her bandmates guitarist George Marinelli, drummer Ricky Fataar, bassist James Hutchinson and veteran keyboardist Mike Finnigan. The latter took over on lead vocals - with some nice Hammond organ work too - on the blues shouter “I Got News for You”.

“You’re a singing fool,” said a smiling Raitt afterwards to Finnigan, who brought the crowd to their feet.

Other standouts included the up-tempo Slipstream track, “Marriage Made In Hollywood”, which she pointed out was co-written by her ex-husband, actor Michael O’ Keefe; the ballad “Not Cause I Wanted To”, the John Prine cover “Angel From Montgomery” - which garnered the biggest applause and the first standing ovation of the night for Raitt; the blues numbers “Love Me Like A Man” and “I Feel So Damn Good (I’ll Be Glad When I Get The Blues)” and the Elvis-popularized rockabilly tune, “A Big Hunk O’ Love”.

When it came time for the encore, Raitt settled herself into a chair for the hearbreaking “I Can’t Make You Love Me”. She let some mighty big notes rip before standing up again for the vocally dynamic “Have A Heart”, and the show-ending cover of Van Morrison’s “Crazy Love” sung as a duet with her opening act Marc Cohn of “Walking In Memphis” fame.

Backstage, she sat with me for about 15 minutes, patiently answering all my questions. As she was leaving, she hugged me and whispered “Long live the blues and rock ‘n’ roll!”

Much thanks, Redhed. Planning on selling that hug any time soon?

Wanna hang with your favorites? Join BackstagePassDirect today!

Neil Young + Crazy Horse Dates

Hitting the road together in support of their first album in nearly nine years, Neil Young & Crazy Horse launch a North America tour in October with Los Lobos appearing on some dates, Patti Smith on others.

The new album "Americana", is in stores tomorrow.

Here’s the US itinerary:

Oct. 8 – Cleveland, Ohio, Wolstein Center / Cleveland St. Univ.
Oct. 9 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Petersen Events Center
Oct. 11 – Chicago, Ill., United Center
Oct. 13 – Austin, Texas, Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park
Oct. 14 – Tulsa, Okla., Tulsa Convention Center Arena
Oct. 17 – Los Angeles, Calif., Hollywood Bowl
Nov. 10 – Seattle, Wash., KeyArena At Seattle Center
Nov. 26 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
Nov. 27 – New York City, N.Y., Madison Square Garden
Nov. 29 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
Nov. 30 – Fairfax, Va., Patriot Center
Dec. 4 – Bridgeport, Conn., Webster Bank Arena

Los Lobos appear through Nov. 19 (except for Oct. 13) and Patti Smith appears Nov. 23-Dec.4.

Setlist: Bonnie Raitt

With her assurances of a full show review to follow, here's Redhed's setlist for a recent Ms. Raitt show.

Used to Rule the World

Right Down the Line

Something To Talk About

Million Miles

You Can’t Fail Me Now

Love Sneakin’ Up on You

Come to Me

Marriage Made In Hollywood

Ain’t Gonna Let You Go

Not Cause I Wanted To.

Angel From Montgomery

Love Me Like a Man

I Got News For You

I Feel So Damn Good (I’ll Be Glad When I Get The Blues)

A Big Hunk O’ Love

ENCORE

I Can’t Make You Love Me

Have a Heart

Crazy Love

Peter Gabriel Says "So"

Peter Gabriel recently announced his “Back To Front” tour, featuring start-to-finish performances of his classic 1986 album, “So”.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the album that included “Red Rain,” “Sledgehammer,” “Big Time” and “In Your Eyes,” Gabriel begins the journey in mid-September, accompanied by members of the original "So" touring band. 

Coinciding with the tour, the LP will be re-issued as a CD, a special edition 3-CD set and a super box deluxe set.

Here’s the US schedule:

Sept. 21 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 23 – Wantagh, N.Y., Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Sept. 24 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
Sept. 26 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Sept. 27 – Chicago, Ill., United Center
Sept. 30 – Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Oct. 2 – San Jose, Calif., HP Pavilion At San Jose
Oct. 5 – Las Vegas, Nev., Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Oct. 6 – Los Angeles, Calif., Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 9 – Santa Barbara, Calif., Santa Barbara Bowl

Gabriel has indicated that it is likely that more dates will be added.

Setlist: Dave Matthews Band

Thanks to member DevoidofFeeling for this DMB setlist:

Big Eyed Fish
Funny the Way It Is
Grace Is Gone
Eh Hee
Seven
#41
Beach Ball
Don't Drink the Water
Mercy
Gaucho
Sweet
Crush
You Never Know
You & Me
Stay or Leave
Pantala Naga Pampa
Rapunzel

Encore:

Squirm
Grey Street

Member Review: Jack White

BackstagePassDirect member Mudhen writes:

I've been a fan of Jack White since I first heard White Blood Cells. You just knew straight away, listening to that album, that they were going to have a massive impact.

Tonight, Jack White immediately had the crowd on its feet. Opening the show with The White Stripes' "Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground," the song set the pace for the night- loud, high-energy rock.

White played songs from all of his collaborations, as well as solo hits. Fans of The Dead Weather were treated to "I Cut Like a Buffalo," while The Raconteurs "Top Yourself" and "Steady, as She Goes" were also crowd favorites. Songs off Jack White's new album, Blunderbuss, and hits from his White Stripes days dominated most of the set. Noticeably absent was radio hit "Love Interruption." Solo songs "Sixteen Saltines" and "Trash Tongue Talker" were well received by the audience, who also went crazy for The White Stripes' "My Doorbell" and "We Are Going Be Friends."

The evening was split into two sets, both lasting nearly an hour. Jack White never lost energy and rarely stopped to speak with the audience, other than to introduce a new song or his five-piece band. He focused some of his set on covers of country and blues classics, adding his own twist to Hank Williams "You Know That I Know" and Howlin' Wolf's "300 Pounds of Heavenly Joy." White closed down the first evening with the folk standard "Goodnight, Irene."

In person, JW couldn't be more different than his stage persona, which was a relief. He's calm and extremely polite – in a kind of Southern gentleman way. But on the subject of rock'n'roll his Detroit roots come out, there's a real punk attitude at work. The thing that surprised me most was just how funny he is. He's got a sharp sense of humor. And a very high-pitched laugh.

Setlist: Guns N' Roses

Thank you GNRasonist for this setlist:

        Splitting the Atom
        (Massive Attack song)
        Chinese Democracy
        Welcome to the Jungle
        It's So Easy
        Mr. Brownstone
        Sorry
        Rocket Queen
        Estranged
        Richard Fortus Guitar Solo
        (James Bond Theme)
        Live and Let Die
        (Paul McCartney & Wings cover)
        This I Love
        Motivation
        (Tommy Stinson song) (Tommy Stinson on lead vocals with band introductions)
        Dizzy Reed Piano Solo
        (Baba O' Riley)
        Street of Dreams
        You Could Be Mine
        DJ Ashba Guitar Solo
        (Mi Amor)
        Sweet Child O' Mine
        Instrumental Jam
        (Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1-2)
        Axl Rose Piano Solo
        (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road / … more)
        November Rain
        Bumblefoot Guitar Solo
        (Pink Panther Theme)
        Don't Cry
        Whole Lotta Rosie
        (AC/DC cover)
        Knockin' On Heaven's Door
        (Bob Dylan cover)
        Instrumental Jam
        Nightrain
       
        Encore:
       
        Instrumental Jam
        Madagascar
        Better
        Instrumental Jam
        Paradise City
        My Way
        (Frank Sinatra song)

Counting Crows Adds Dates

Counting Crows will soon announce the 2nd leg of their “The Outlaw Roadshow” which begins July 17 in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Here are all the adds:
Tue 07/17/12 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Waterfront
Thu 07/19/12 Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Melody Tent
Fri 07/20/12 Cohasset, MA South Shore Music Circus
Sun 07/22/12 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Mon 07/23/12 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
Thu 07/26/12 Cedar Rapids, IA TBA
Sat 07/28/12 Lincoln, NE Pinewood Bowl Amphitheatre
Tue 07/31/12 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
Thu 08/02/12 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sat 08/04/12 Salt Lake City, UT The Rail Event Center
Mon 08/06/12 Boise, ID Idaho Botanical Garden
Tue 08/07/12 Bend, OR Les Schwab Amphitheater
Sat 08/11/12 Billings, MT Downtown Billings

Log onto Twitter tomorrow for an interview with Duritz and BitTorrent at 1 p.m. PST.

Setlist: Linkin Park

Thanks to BPD member Rich Boy Rich for sending this recent setlist for Linkin Park in:


The Requiem

Wretches and Kings

Papercut

Given Up

New Divide

Faint

Empty Spaces

When They Come for Me

No More Sorrow

Jornada del Muerto

Waiting For The End

Wisdom, Justice, and Love

Iridescent

Numb

The Radiance

Breaking The Habit

Shadow Of The Day

Crawling

One Step Closer

Encore:

The Messenger
(With happy birthday to Rob after)

In The End

What I've Done

Bleed It Out
(A Place For My Head over bridge)

Our members get backstage to all the best shows. You can too; join us today.

Florence and the Machine Extends Tour

The English indie pop band has just announced a 3rd leg for their extensive 2012 US tour.

Here’s what the U.S. fall headline schedule looks like:

Sept. 14 – Mansfield, Mass., Comcast Center
Sept. 15 – Wantagh, N.Y., Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Sept. 16 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Sept. 18 – Camden, N.J., Susquehanna Bank Center
Sept. 19 – Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sept. 21 – Raleigh, N.C., Raleigh Amphitheater
Sept. 25 – Tampa, Fla, USF Sun Dome
Sept. 26 – Sunrise, Fla., BankAtlantic Center
Oct. 1 – Kansas City, Mo., Starlight Theatre
Oct. 4 – Chula Vista, Calif., Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Oct. 5 – Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre
Oct. 7 – Los Angeles, Calif., Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 10 – Albuquerque, N.M., Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque

Passes for Spring shows are all gone. The Summer schedule already has lots of requests. This could be your last chance so act now!

Setlist: Rush

Rushoholic and BPD member OhDevon just sent this setlist to us:

First Set:

The Spirit of Radio
Time Stand Still
Presto
Stick It Out
Workin' Them Angels
Leave That Thing Alone
Faithless
BU2B
Freewill
Marathon
Subdivisions

Second Set:

Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta
YYZ
Limelight
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs
Caravan
Drum Solo
Closer To The Heart
2112 Part I: Overture
2112 Part II: The Temples Of Syrinx
Far Cry

Encore:

La Villa Strangiato
Working Man

So many members are writing in to tell us what an awesome experience it is to see a show from the back. You can too................but only if you become a BackstagePassDirect member. Sign up today; it's only $49 for a full year's membership.