Lil Wayne Dates

Well, that didn't take long!

As a followup, here are the dates for the Lil Wayne Summer extravaganza. Guests will be T.I. and Future.


July 9 – Pelham, Ala., Oak Mountain Amphitheatre    
July 10 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena    
July 12 – Atlanta, Ga., Aaron’s Amphitheatre At Lakewood    
July 13 – Tampa, Fla., Live Nation Amphitheatre    
July 14 – West Palm Beach, Fla., Cruzan Amphitheatre    
July 16 – Burgettstown, Pa., First Niagara Pavilion
July 17 – Baltimore, Md., 1st Mariner Arena    
July 19 – Wantagh, N.Y., Nikon At Jones Beach Theater    
July 20 – Camden, N.J., Susquehanna Bank Center    
July 21 – Scranton, Pa., Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain    
July 23 – Bangor, Maine, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion    
July 24 – Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center    
July 26 – Charlotte, N.C., Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre    
July 27 – Raleigh, N.C., Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion    
July 28 – Virginia Beach, Va., Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach    
July 30 – Darien Center, NY     Darien Lake Performing Arts Center    
July 31 – Hartford, Conn., Comcast Theatre    
Aug. 2 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center    
Aug. 3 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center    
Aug. 4 – Mansfield, Mass., Comcast Center    
Aug. 6 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center    
Aug. 7 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Blossom Music Center
Aug. 9 – Detroit, Mich., Joe Louis Arena    
Aug. 10 – Tinley Park, Ill., First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre    
Aug. 11 – Maryland Heights, Mo., Verizon Wireless Amph. St. Louis    
Aug. 13 – Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center    
Aug. 14 – Memphis, Tenn., FedExForum    
Aug. 16 – Dallas, Texas, Gexa Energy Pavilion    
Aug. 17 – Austin, Texas, Austin360 Amphitheater  
Aug. 18 – The Woodlands, Texas, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 20 – Omaha, Neb., CenturyLink Center Omaha    
Aug. 21 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Chesapeake Energy Arena    
Aug. 23 – Englewood, Colo., Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre    
Aug. 24 – Albuquerque, N.M., Hard Rock Casino & Hotel    
Aug. 25 – Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Sky Pavilion    
Aug. 27 – Chula Vista, Calif., Sleep Train Amphitheatre    
Aug. 28 – Wheatland, Calif., Sleep Train Amphitheatre    
Aug. 30 – Concord, Calif., Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord
Aug. 31 – Las Vegas, Nev., MGM Grand Garden Arena    
Sept. 1 – Irvine, Calif., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Tour Updates

Prince West Coast Tour

The tour is Prince’s first featuring 3rd Eye Girl, his brand new, all-female backing band.

US dates are:

April 18 – Seattle, Wash., Showbox At The Market
April 19 – Seattle, Wash., Showbox At The Market
April 21 – Portland, Ore., Roseland Theatre
April 23 – San Francisco, Calif., DNA Lounge
April 24 – San Francisco, Calif., DNA Lounge
April 26 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel/Casino
April 27 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel/Casino
April 30 – Tempe, Ariz., The Marquee
May 1 – Tempe, Ariz., The Marquee
May 3 – San Diego, Calif., Hard Rock Hotel
May 4 – San Diego, Calif., Hard Rock Hotel
May 7 – Anaheim, Calif., City National Grove Of Anaheim
May 8 – Anaheim, Calif., City National Grove Of Anaheim
May 12 – Denver, Colo., The Ogden Theatre,
May 13 – Denver, Colo., The Ogden Theatre

This tour is 2 shows a night. Each show will have a small number of backstage passes.

Lil Wayne's “America’s Most Wanted Tour”

Weezy had been released from Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles and has announced his 2013 tour.

His tenth studio album, I Am Not A Human Being II, releases March 26.

Via NSFW video on Wednesday, the rapper told fans “I just want to say thank you to all y’all for y’all prayers and your concerns and all of that. I swear to God I felt that love when I was laid up in that ... hospital bed. But I want all y’all to know that I’m good … more than good.”

Dates and venues to follow.

Pink Won't Stop

Pink has booked more than two dozen additional dates for her “The Truth About Love Tour.”

Here’s what the Los Angeles Times had to say about Pink’s Feb. 16 gig at Staples Center: “Pink remains perhaps the most gifted and imaginative physical performer in pop right now. Her aerials make terrestrial-bound dancing feel, if not trivial, than certainly a little too safe. She spent a good half of Saturday’s show lashed to gyroscopes, hanging from ribbons or being tossed by the scruff of her neck into piles of dancers.”

New add-ons are:

Oct. 10 – Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena    
Oct. 12 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center    
Oct. 15 – San Jose, Calif., HP Pavilion At San Jose    
Oct. 17 – Salt Lake City, Utah, EnergySolutions Arena    
Oct. 18 – Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center    
Oct. 20 – Seattle, Wash., KeyArena at Seattle Center
Oct. 27 – Fargo, N.D., Fargodome    
Nov. 2 – Minneapolis, Minn., Target Center    
Nov. 3 – Milwaukee, Wis., BMO Harris Bradley Center    
Nov. 5 – Chicago, Ill., United Center    
Nov. 6 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills    
Nov. 8 – Des Moines, Iowa, Wells Fargo Arena    
Nov. 9 – Lincoln, Neb., Pinnacle Bank Arena
Nov. 11 – St. Louis, Mo., Scottrade Center    
Nov. 12 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center    
Nov. 14 – San Antonio, Texas, AT&T Center    
Nov. 16 – Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Center    
Nov. 17 – North Little Rock, Ark., Verizon Arena    
Nov. 20 – Rosemont, Ill., Allstate Arena
Nov. 21 – Indianapolis, Ind., Bankers Life Fieldhouse    
Nov. 23 – Cleveland, Ohio, Quicken Loans Arena    
Nov. 24 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center    
Dec. 5 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden    
Dec. 6 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center    
Dec. 8 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center    
Dec. 11 – Newark, N.J., Prudential Center    
Dec. 13 – Birmingham, Ala., BJCC Arena
Dec. 14 – Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena

Rolling Again

The Rolling Stones will mount an 18-show arena tour in May and June. We'll have the specifics in a week or two but what we do know at this time is that the number of cities isn’t confirmed, other than they will be major markets and the 18 shows will include multiple-night stands.

Stay tuned!

Member Review: Lil Wayne

Long standing member Beefkayke writes:

There are 8 of us in the back with BPD passes. Lil Wayne comes over and explains that he's got seats for us in the front row and that we oughta go there 'cause he prefers to talk to his fans that way. Talk about unconventional. So, out front we go.

Lil Wayne comes out about 10 minutes later and started talking to the audience. I’ve been to a lot of concerts, and most of the time, artists come out to one of their songs to get the crowd started. Well Lil Wayne decided to have a sort of monologue before performing any of his songs. It was amazing, he talked about his life and how without his fans, he would be, and have, nothing. It was f'ing inspiring.

Then he began performing his music: everything from his old stuff to his newest songs. The stage was one of the biggest I had ever seen before. It had 15 television screens in rows of 5 horizontal and 3 vertical. Each screen must’ve been 10 feet by 10 feet because they were humongous. Not only that, but they also had stairs in the back because when Lil Wayne wasn’t on the floor next to the crowd, he was up at the top in front of the screens. Again, nothing I had ever seen before.

He changed clothes like every 3 songs or so, rising from the floor, or walking next to the crowd. His energy was through the roof. All I could do was jump up and sing along with him. Whoever the live sound engineer was, knew what he was doing, because all of his music sounded just like the CD, and you could hear his voice crystal clear over the microphone and the sound systems. Not to mention, the air conditioning must’ve been cranked because it was actually rather cold in there, making it comfortable enough to deal with being surrounded by thousands of people.

Nicki Minaj came out and performed a couple songs of her own, as well as a few with Lil Wayne. I swear I felt like she was a cartoon character. She was so random in her clothing, and her stage movements, I felt as if I was watching a play of some sort. She was wearing tie-dye spandex, with a white corset over her stomach, white puffy Marge Simpson style hair, and of course radical shoes and jewelry.

I will admit she has a fantastic voice, and great stage quality. I didn’t think she was going to be that good but I was surprised how good of a show she put on. Finally Lil Wayne came back out and performed a song with Birdman, one of his original mentors, again putting on a fantastic show. If you’re even remotely a Lil Wayne fan, his concerts will surely blow you away. I have never had so much fun or enjoyed such a great show in all the concerts I had been to.

The experience was amazing.

It's always great to hear about unexpected surprises from members. Thanks Beefkayke.

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