Bon Jovi to End Their Two Year Hiatus in February

On February 1, 2010, Jon Bon Jovi announced that that the band would be taking a two year hiatus once their tour completed in July.

They didn't quite make it two years but, after a good year-and-a-half, Bon Jovi are ready to go back out on the road for what is being called Because We Can - The Tour. They'll open with a string of Canadian dates starting February 13 in Montreal and following with dates in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. U.S. dates will be announced in the next couple of weeks.

The band will be premiering songs from their upcoming album What About Now, due in the spring.

The first dates:

• 02/13 - Montreal - Bell Centre
• 02/17 - Toronto - Air Canada Centre
• 02/20 - Ottawa - Scotiabank Place
• 04/02 - Calgary - Scotiabank Saddledome
• 04/03 - Edmonton - Rexall Place
• 04/05 - Winnipeg - MTS Centre

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James Blunt should never have been a part of the music industry in the first place. I know, harsh commentary. If it makes his fans feel any better, he's not the only one...

We'll never have to be subjected to his beige songwriting and voice in the form of new music ever again. Pity "You're Beautiful" cannot be removed from shopping centre playlists universally. Or maybe it can?

The news comes via The Daily Mail to whom Blunt allegedly stated "I haven't got any plans to do more songwriting ( is that what he calls it ?). I have been chilling out since I finished my world tour and I've spent a lot of time in Ibiza, where I have a villa."  The force is strong in this one.....

Excellent, good luck to him and his villa in Ibiza. Condolences to fans. You'll still have the memories, but for the rest of us it's all beer and skittles from here on. Woohoo!

The Daily Mail has been known to exaggerate once or twice in the past. It may just be the fantasy of a Blunt hate group.  I guess the real shame is that he will never have the opportunity to write a decent song and maybe pass it on to someone who can sing. Oh well.

I'll believe it when I don't hear it.....( new music from James Blunt that is..)

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Bluesfest’s Peter Noble has caught his “great white whale”. After years of persevering Robert Plant will play at Bluesfest in 2013.

When I caught up with Peter at BigSound last month he told me he didn’t have Plant yet but they were talking. Robert Plant was confirmed for last year’s event but pulled out before the announcement. Noble has been after him for Bluesfest for years.

“Bringing Robert Plant to Bluesfest is a dream come true, not just for me, but for the thousands of fans who have been standing by patiently all these years!! We have waited together for so long and now it’s gonna happen – I am so delighted and hugely honoured,” Peter said in a statement.

And to use that old line, “but wait there’s more” Bluesfest has a stunning third line-up announcement. You may add to the Plant announcement Madness, Jon Anderson, Status Quo and Roger Hodgson.

“These are artists who are world class and give Bluesfest its icing on the cake, but we are still not done yet. There are still more artists to be added in the upcoming weeks, but for now let’s revel in the wonderment of this 3rd announcement,” he said.

Previously announced artists are
Santana
Ben Harper
Iggy & The Stooges
Steve Miller Band
Jimmy Cliff
Chris Isaak
Bonnie Raitt
Wilco
Rodriguez
Robert Cray
Joan Armatrading
Dropkick Murphys
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Glen Hansard With The Frames
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Mavis Staples
Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls
Allen Toussaint
Wanda Jackson
Fred Wesley And The New JB’s
Michael Kiwanuka
Bettye Lavette
Luka Bloom
Ruthie Foster
Newton Faulkner
Tony Joe White
Sweet Honey In The Rock
The Duke Robillard Band
William Elliott Whitmore
Shawn Colvin
Grace Potter
Playing For Change
Seth Lakeman
Ben Caplan

Bluesfest will be held over the Easter Long Weekend March 28 to April 1, 2013 at Byron Bay.

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With a career spanning more than four decades and over 100 million albums sold, multiple Grammy Award winner Olivia Newton-John celebrates her 40th year in music with a very special concert tour in the UK in March 2013.

The Tour, is her first in the UK since the 'Totally Hot World Tour' in 1978. Olivia Newton-John tickets go on-sale 9am on Friday 26th October.

In 1978, her co-starring role with John Travolta in 'Grease' catapulted Olivia into super-stardom. This film's best-selling soundtrack featured the duets 'You're The One That I Want' and 'Summer Nights,' with Travolta, as well as her mega-hit, 'Hopelessly Devoted To You.' To date 'Grease' remains the most successful movie musical in history.

For the 2012 Christmas season, Olivia and John Travolta have reunited for the first time in over 30 years and combined their iconic voices for 'This Christmas,' available November 13 from Universal Music Enterprises.

With her current and ongoing projects and philanthropic endeavors, Olivia's worldwide popularity is as strong as ever!

Olivia Newton-John UK Tour dates:
MARCH 2013
SUNDAY 10 CARDIFF MOTORPOINT ARENA
MONDAY 11 BOURNEMOUTH BIC
WEDNESDAY 13 LONDON ROYAL ALBERT HALL
THURDAY 14 BRIGHTON CENTRE
FRIDAY 15 BIRMINGHAM NIA ACADEMY
SUNDAY 17 02 APOLLO MANCHESTER
MONDAY 18 GLASGOW CLYDE AUDITORIUM

Official Website: www.OliviaNewton-John.com
Facebook @OliviaNewtonJohn | Twitter @OliviaNJ

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Weezer will play their album Pinkerton in it's entirety as well as your faves on Thursday 17 January at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne.

Returning to Australian shores in January for the first time in sixteen years Weezer will play  "The Blue Album" in full to fans in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Lucky punters in Melbourne will  be treated to an extra show that will give fans the opportunity to hear the follow up album to "The Blue Album ", Pinkerton, live in full.

The BBC describes Pinkerton thus "Almost 15 years on, it remains a stereo regular, and loved like the day it was delivered, awkwardly and self-consciously, into a world that didn't know what to do with it. And, largely, still doesn't. So give it a home, won't you; it could be your album of the year." – BBC

The performance of Pinkerton in Melbourne will be the final show added to the band's first Australian tour since 1996.

TICKETS FOR THE PINKERTON SHOW ON SALE WEDNESDAY 31st OCTOBER, 9am

TICKETS FOR ALL OTHER SHOWS ON SALE NOW WEEZER : TOUR DATES

Sunday 13th January Entertainment Centre, Brisbane www.ticketmaster.com.au  136 100

Wednesday 16th January Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100

Thursday 17th January Palais Theatre, Melbourne - NEW SHOW www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100

Saturday 19th January Entertainment Centre, Sydney www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100

Wednesday 23rd January Perth Arena, Perth www.ticketek.com.au 132 849

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Bryan Adams 2013 Australian Dates Announced

Bryan Adams will return to Australia in April to play the arenas.

Adams last toured Australia for Frontier Touring on the Bare Bones tour of 2011 in theatres but will return with the rock show.

Bryan Adams is a Companion of the Order of Canada and has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has been nominated for Academy Awards, Golden Globes and Grammy’s and his handprint has been added to the Wembley Square of Fame in celebration of his 25th show at the famed stadium. In his home country, Bryan has been recognized at the Juno Awards with the Allan Waters’ Humanitarian Award and a week later he received the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.

Dates are:

April 18, Wollongong, Entertainment Centre
April 19, Sydney, Entertainment Centre
April 20, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
April 24, Adelaide, Entertainment Centre
April 26, Newcastle, Entertainment Centre
April 27, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre

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