Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Taylor Swift's Speak Now Tour

Speak Now is the third studio album for country-star singer Taylor Swift, who has been touring this summer to promote the record. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, selling over 1 million copies in its first week of release.The Speak Now World Tour is Swift's second concert tour, which began in February 2011 and will end at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 22, 2011 with North America stops running from May 21,2011 until the last show. Tickets are still available to catch this great show at AdmitOne.com.

Check out the video below for a clip of Taylor Swift on Live on Letterman promoting the tour:

Monday, July 11, 2011

U2 360° Tour

U2, the rock band originating in Dublin, Ireland, has gone on a worldwide tour with many stops in the U.S. this summer.  The band formed in 1976 and has released 12-studio albums,won 22 Grammy awards-more than anyt other band, and has sold 150 million records worldwide. Rolling Stone ranked U2 number 22 in its list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

The 360° tour launched in support of the band's most recent album No Line On The Horizon, and has grossed over $558 million in ticket sales making it the highest-grossing concert tour as of April 2011. Although tickets are sold-out at the box office, great seats are still available at AdmitOne.com!As of June 2011 the tour holds the record for the highest attended tour of all ti,me, beating out the Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Tour.

The 360° Tour, as suggested by its name, features a 360° stage setup with a four-legged steel structure holding up the speaker system and a cylindrical video screen featuring elaborate lighting effects. This stage set-up has been what makes this tour unique to any other tour of our time- that paired with the live performance and sounds of U2 pair to be what would be an unforgettable event. Below is a list of the remaining dates in North America:

  • July 14th, Lincoldn Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
  • July 17th, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
  • July 20th, New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
  • July 23rd, TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
  • July 26th, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
  • July 30th, Magnetic Hill Music Festival, Moncton, NB CA

Friday, July 8, 2011

Incubus' If Not Now, When Tour and Album This Summer

Incubus' much anticipated album, If Not Now,When, is set to release next week on July12th. It has been five years since the release of the band's last album Light Grenades released in November 2006. Between 2008-2010 the band took a hiatus to focus on personal endeavors, but has now re-emerged with a summer tour. Incubus is a band from California that formed in 1991 fronted by vocalist Brandon Boyd. The band has reached multi-platinum album sales in their career as well as having released several successful singles.

Their summer 2011 tour, which kicked off in London on June 14th,  will make it's way to North America at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA on July 15th. The tour will cross the U.S. with a stop in Toronto on August 28th,  through until October 9th where it will wrap up at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA.

Tune in at (9:00PM ET, 6:00PM ET) Monday July 11th to the Live On Letterman Webcast ( http://www.cbs.com/late_night/liveonletterman/) , presented by AT&T, to watch Incubus perform live at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.

Click here to purchase tickets to one of Incubus' upcoming shows.


Thursday, July 7, 2011

The Best New York City Summer Concert Guide

It's still not too late to catch a summer concert in New York City, whether you are just here visiting or in the city all summer a summer show should be on your to-do list. Popular events in and around the city this summer include Paul McCartney at Yankee Stadium on July 15th and 16th, Kings of Leon on August 10th and 17th, and the Dave Matthews Band Caravan August 26th-28th. Below is a schedule of Admit One's top 15 picks of who to see this summer:

  1. Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow, PNC Bank Arts Centre, July 12 at 7pm
  2. Paul McCartney, Yankee Stadium, July 15th and 16th at 8pm
  3. Rihanna and Cee Lo Green, Nassau Coliseum, July 19th at 7:30pm
  4. Motley Crue, Poison and The New York Dolls, Nassau Coliseum, July 20th at 7pm
  5. U2, New Meadowlands Stadium, July 20th at 7pm
  6. Taylor Swift, Prudential Center, July 19th, 20th, 23rd and 24th all at 7pm
  7. Rihanna and Cee Lo Green,  Izod Center, July 21st at 7:30pm
  8. Journey, Rockefeller Plaza, July 29th
  9. Britney Spears with Nicki Minaj, Nassau Coliseum, August 2nd at 7:30pm
  10. Britney Spears with Nicki Minaj, Izod Center, August 5th at 7:30pm
  11. Kings of Leon with Band of Horses, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, August 10th at 7pm
  12. Kings of Leon with Band of Horses, PNC Bank Arts Centre, August 17th at 7pm
  13. Ke$ha and LMFAO, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, August 20th at 7:30pm
  14. Dave Matthews Band Caravan, Governors Island, August 26th-28th at 1pm
  15. Incubus, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, September 3rd at 7:30pm
 Click here to purchase tickets before it's too late!

Friday, July 1, 2011

Adele Releases New North American Tour Dates

Adele, the British singer-songwriter has added new tour dates into her North America Summer 2011 tour.  The singer will kick-off her new tour dates at the Orpheum in Vancouver, BC on August 9, 2011 and will continue on until August 24 at the Xcel Energy Centre Theatre in St. Paul, MN and between October 7 at the Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, NJ through until October 21st at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, TX. All tickets are available through AdmitOne.com by clicking here.

Adele's new tour dates are as follows:

August 9 - Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC

August 11 - Edgefield Manor, Troutdale, OR

August 12 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA

August 14 - The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA

August 15 - The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

August 17 - Palladium, Los Angeles, CA

August 18 - Open Air Theatre, San Diego CA

August 20 - The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas: Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, NV

August 21 - Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, UT

August 24 - Theatre at Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN

October 7 - Borgata Spa & Resort: Event Center, Atlantic City, NJ

October 8 - Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC

October 10 - Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN

October 11 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC

October 13 - Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL

October 14 - Waterfront Theater at American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL

October 16 - Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA

October 18 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Spring, TX

October 19 - Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX

October 21 - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX