Counting Crows + The Wallflowers This Summer

Counting Crows and The Wallflowers will be touring together again for 20 US dates beginning in June.

Here’s the routing:

June 14 – Farmingville, N.Y., Pennysaver Amphitheater At Bald Hill
June 15 – Big Flats, N.Y., The Summer Stage At Tag’s
June 18 – Boston, Mass., Bank Of America Pavilion
June 21 – Mashantucket, Conn., MGM Grand At Foxwoods
June 22 – Belleville, Ontario, Zwicks Park (Big Music Fest)
June 24 – Red Bank, N.J., Count Basie Theatre
June 25 – Vienna, Va., Filene Center At Wolf Trap
June 28 – Buffalo, N.Y., Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf (Buffalo Place Rocks The Harbor)
June 30 – Atlantic City, N.J., Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa / Event Ctr.
July 2 – Verona, N.Y., Event Center At Turning Stone Casino Resort
July 4 – Rochester, Mich., Meadow Brook Music Festival
July 7 – Chicago, Ill., Charter One Pavilion @ Northerly Island
July 9 –  Saint Paul, Minn., Myth
July 15 – Woodinville, Wash., Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
July 17 – Livermore, Calif., The Concerts At Wente Vineyards
July 18 – San Francisco, Calif., America’s Cup Pavilion
July 20 – Las Vegas, Nev., Mandalay Bay Beach
July 21 – Costa Mesa, Calif., Pacific Amphitheatre (OC Fair)

Remember, backstage passes are awarded on a first come, first served basis. So don't delay; request yours today.

Mood Swings: 8 Miles To Pancake Day Tour

Legendary jazz-rock icons Walter Becker and Donald Fagen have announced that Steely Dan will hit the road again in 2013, taking their Mood Swings: 8 Miles To Pancake Day Tour to almost four dozen stops throughout the US.

Here's the whole schedule:

Here’s the plan:

July 19 – Atlantic City, N.J., Ovation Hall
July 20 – Canandaigua, N.Y., Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands PAC (CMAC)
July 23 – Cleveland, Ohio, Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
July 24 – Kettering, Ohio, Fraze Pavilion For The Perf. Arts
July 26 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre
July 27 – Detroit, Mich., Fox Theatre
July 28 – Milwaukee, Wis., Riverside Theatre
July 30 – Fort Wayne, Ind., Embassy Theatre
Aug. 1 – Highland Park, Ill., Ravinia Festival At Ravinia Park
Aug. 2 – Highland Park, Ill., Ravinia Festival At Ravinia Park
Aug. 3 – Indianapolis, Ind., Murat Theatre
Aug. 5 – St. Louis, Mo., Peabody Opera House
Aug. 6 – Omaha, Neb., Orpheum Theater
Aug. 8 – Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 10 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Red Butte Garden
Aug. 11 – Boise, Idaho, Idaho Botanical Garden
Aug. 13 – Troutdale, Ore., McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Aug. 15 – Redmond, Wash., King County’s Marymoor Park
Aug. 17 – San Francisco, Calif., America’s Cup Pavilion
Aug. 18 – Reno, Nev., Reno Events Center
Aug. 20 – Santa Barbara, Calif., Santa Barbara Bowl
Aug. 21 – San Diego, Calif., Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay
Aug. 23 – Las Vegas, Nev., Pearl Concert Theater
Aug. 24 – Los Angeles, Calif., Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
Aug. 25 – Los Angeles, Calif., Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
Aug. 28 – Austin, Texas, Bass Concert Hall
Aug. 30 – The Woodlands, Texas, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 31 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
Sept. 3 – Kansas City, Mo., The Midland By AMC
Sept. 4 – Tulsa, Okla., Brady Theater
Sept. 6 – Memphis, Tenn., Mud Island Amphitheatre
Sept. 7 – Alpharetta, Ga., Verizon Wireless Amph. At Encore Park
Sept. 8 – Saint Augustine, Fla., St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Sept. 11 – Orlando, Fla., Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live
Sept. 12 – Boca Raton, Fla., Mizner Park Amphitheatre
Sept. 14 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sept. 15 – North Charleston, S.C., North Charleston Perf. Arts Center
Sept. 17 – Charlotte, N.C., Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre
Sept. 18 – Raleigh, N.C., Red Hat Amphitheatre
Sept. 20 – Bristow, Va., Jiffy Lube Live
Sept. 21 – Philadelphia, Pa., Mann Center for Performing Arts
Sept. 24 – Boston, Mass., Wang Theatre - Citi Performing Arts Center
Sept. 25 – Boston, Mass., Wang Theatre - Citi Performing Arts Center
Sept. 27 – Bethlehem, Pa., Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Sept. 28 – Mashantucket, Conn., MGM Grand At Foxwoods

Here is the almost 2 hr. home version of Steely Dan's PBS "In The Spotlight" Special.

Exclusive: Outside Lands 2013

BPD has just learned that the entire line-up for Outside Lands 2013 will be announced within 24 hours. And what a line-up it is:

Here's the lineup:

• Paul McCartney

• Red Hot Chili Peppers

• Nine Inch Nails

• Phoenix

• Kaskade

• Vampire Weekend

• Pretty Lights

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs

• D'Angelo

• The National

• Jurassic 5

• Willie Nelson & Family

• Grizzly Bear

• Daryl Hall & John Oates

• Young the Giant

• Band of Horses

• A-Trak

• The Head and the Heart

• Yeasayer

• Matt & Kim

• Zedd

• The Tallest Man on Earth

• Foals

• Dawes

• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

• Youth Lagoon

• Gary Clark Jr.

• Jessie Ware

• Dillon Francis

• Kurt Vile and the Violators

• Emeli Sandé

• The Mother Hips

• Surfer Blood

• Chromatics

• The Growlers

• Rudimental

• Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

• Camper Van Beethoven

• Smith Westerns

• Bombino

• Wavves

• Fishbone

• Milo Greene

• Atlas Genius

• Anuhea

• Twenty One Pilots

• The Heavy

• Daughter

• Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk

• Wild Belle

• King Tuff

• The Lone Bellow

• MS MR

• Little Green Cars

• James McCartney

• The Soft White Sixties

• Deap Vally

• The Men

• Midi Matilda

• Kopecky Family Band

• Houndmouth

• Foy Vance

• Bhi Bhiman

• LoCura

• Naia Kete

• The Easy Leaves

Mark your calendars. OL is slated for Golden Gate Park in San Francisco Aug. 9-11. Note that backstage passes will be for single days.

Latest Tours Updates and Anouncements

The Rolling Stones

When the Stones announced the initial U.S. gigs for its 2013 “50 And Counting” tour, the band promised it would play Los Angeles, but couldn’t tell fans when because of NBA/NHL playoff schedules. The date has now been set; it's May 2.

Paul McCartney

Here’s McCartney’s U.S. schedule as it stands today:  The specific date for his Bonnaroo appearance has not yet been announced.

May 18 – Orlando, Fla., Amway Center
May 22 – Austin, Texas, Frank Erwin Center
May 26 – Memphis, Tenn., FedExForum
May 29 – Tulsa, Okla., BOK Center
July 9 – Boston, Mass., Fenway Park
July 12 – Washington, D.C., Nationals Park
July 19 – Seattle, Wash., Safeco Field

Iron Maiden + Megadeath

Here is the itinerary:

Sept. 3 – Raleigh, N.C., Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion    
Sept. 5 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena    
Sept. 7 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center    
Sept. 8 – Maryland Heights, Mo., Verizon Wireless Amph. St. Louis    
Sept. 10 – Austin, Texas, Austin360 Amphitheater
Sept. 12 – Las Vegas, Nev., Mandalay Bay Events Center    
Sept. 13 – Devore, Calif., San Manuel Amphitheater

Maroon 5 +  Kelly Clarkson

Aug. 1 – Maryland Heights, Mo., Verizon Wireless Amph. St. Louis
Aug. 3 – Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center
Aug. 4 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 6 – Burgettstown, Pa., First Niagara Pavilion
Aug. 7 – Camden, N.J., Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug. 9 – Mansfield, Mass., Comcast Center
Aug. 10 – Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 11 – Wantagh, N.Y., Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 25 – Tinley Park, Ill., First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 26 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Blossom Music Center
Aug. 28 – Clarkston, Mich., DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 31 – Hartford, Conn., Comcast Theatre
Sept. 1 – Scranton, Pa., Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
Sept. 4 – Darien Center, N.Y., Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Sept. 5 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Sept. 7 – Bristow, Va., Jiffy Lube Live
Sept. 8 – Virginia Beach, Va., Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
Sept. 10 – Raleigh, N.C., Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
Sept. 11 – Charlotte, N.C., Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sept. 13 – Tampa, Fla., Live Nation Amphitheatre
Sept. 14 – West Palm Beach, Fla., Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sept. 16 – Atlanta, Ga., Aaron’s Amphitheatre At Lakewood
Sept. 18 – Austin, Texas, Austin360 Amphitheater
Sept. 19 – The Woodlands, Texas, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 22 – Dallas, Texas, Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sept. 24 – Englewood, Colo., Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Sept. 27 – Ridgefield, Wash., Sleep Country Amphitheater
Sept. 28 – Quincy, Wash., Gorge Amphitheatre
Oct. 1 – Wheatland, Calif., Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Oct. 2 – Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre
Oct. 5 – Chula Vista, Calif., Sleep Train Amphitheatre

Ladies and Gentleman, The Rolling Stones!

In case you've been spending your time in another galaxy, you'll want to know that the Rolling Stones will again be playing the US and Canada in 2013. They've just added several new dates.

Here's the whole "50 & Counting" tour as we presently have it:

May 5 – Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena
May 8 – San Jose, Calif., HP Pavilion At San Jose
May 11 – Las Vegas, Nev., MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 15 – Anaheim, Calif., Honda Center
May 25 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
May 28 – Chicago, Ill., United Center
May 31 – Chicago, Ill., United Center    
June 6 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
June 12 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
June 18 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center

Yes, we will have passes for the Toronto shows.

We are anticipating more dates to be announced as a promoter tells us that they'll be doing 18 shows.

Stay tuned.

Lollapalooza 2013

Taking place Aug. 2-4 at Chicago’s Grant Park, this year's Lollapalooza could be the biggest yet.

Look for The Killers, Nine Inch Nails, New Order, Queens Of The Stone Age, Steve Aoki, Thievery Corporation, Imagine Dragons and Lana Del Rey among the acts on the Friday bill.

The Saturday plan include Mumford & Sons, The Postal Service, The National, The Lumineers, Kendrick Lamar, Eric Church and Steve Angello.

With The Cure topping the Sunday lineup, other acts appearing on Lollapalooza’s last day include Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Knife Party, Grizzly Bear, Major Lazer, Dog Blood, Two Door Cinema Club, Tegan and Sara and more to be announced.

Backstage passes this year are single day passes, so please be specific when you make your requests.