Kelly Clarkson announces US tour details
Kelly Clarkson has announced a massive arena tour of North America to support the release of her third album 'My December'.
The album's release has been dogged with rumours that label head Clive Davis was 'unhappy' with the record. These claims have since been refuted by Clarkson's management.
The singer's latest single 'Never Again' reached number eight on the Billboard charts in its first week of release, dropping four places this week.
The singer, a former American Idol winner enjoyed massive success with her 2004 album 'Breakaway' which sold over five million copies in the US.
The dates are:
East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (Live Earth) (July 7)
Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena (11)
Seattle, WA Key Arena (13)
Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena (15)
San Jose, CA HP Pavilion (17)
Anaheim, CA Honda Center (19)
Denver, CO Pepsi Center (21)
Kansas City, MO Kemper Arena (22)
St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Arena (25)
St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center (27)
Chicago, IL TBA (29)
Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center (31)
Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre (August 2)
Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden (4)
Albany, NY Pepsi Arena (5)
Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills (10)
Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena (12)
Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center (14)
Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Casino (16)
Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum (18)
Washington DC Verizon Center (19)
East Rutherford, NJ Continental Arena (22, 24)
Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment Center (26)
Duluth, GA Gwinnett Center (28)
Ft Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center (30)
Orlando, FL TD Waterhouse Arena (September 1)
Tampa, FL St. Petersburg Times Forum (2)
Dallas, TX American Airlines Arena (5)
Houston, TX Toyota Center (7)
Calgary, Alberta Saddledome (13)
Edmonton, Alberta Rexall Place (14)
Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific National Exhibition (16)
Fresno, CA Save Mart Center (19)
San Diego, CA iPayOne Arena (21)
Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center (23)
Los Angeles, CA TBA (26)
Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Arena (28) |
Metallica confirm new album details
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has confirmed that the band have completed the backing tracks for their ninth studio album.
During an interview at Belgium's Rock Werchter Festival, Ulrich confirmed that Metallica are aiming to release the follow-up to 2003's 'St Anger' in February 2008.
"It doesn't sound like 'St. Anger' to me," he told Studio Brussel. "It's a little early to kind of put in a soundbite exactly. But it doesn't sound anything like 'St. Anger'.
"It's probably a little more dynamic, and a little more varied, and it has lots of different nutty Metallica stuff on it."
The band are currently in the midst of touring the European festival circuit. They're set to play Live Earth at London's Wembley Stadium on July 7. |
The Pigeon Detectives kick off UK tour
The Pigeon Detectives kicked off their mammoth UK tour last night (October 10) in Belfast's Mandela Hall, debuting a new song entitled 'Emergency'.
The band played a selection of fan favourites such as 'I'm Not Sorry', 'I Found Out' and 'Romantic Type' as well as a handful of b-sides and their new song, inducing mass dancing and singing amongst the sold out crowd.
The band now head out to continue their biggest UK tour to date.
The Pigeon Detectives played:
'I Found Out'
'Don't Know How To Say Goodbye'
'Can't Control Myself'
'Cos I Need You'
'Romantic Type'
'Stop Or Go'
'Dick'ead'
'Take Her Back'
'Better Not Look My way'
'Couldn't Believe It'
'Wait For Me'
'Caught In Your Trap'
'Emergency'
'I'm Always Right'
'I'm Not Sorry'
See next week's issue of NME - on UK newsstands from October 17 - for exclusive news from The Pigeon Detectives. |