| There are some great upcoming events for | | | | 3/20/06: Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena |
| music lovers in 2006. | | | | 3/22/06: Toronto, Air Canada Center |
| The 2005 Grammy award winner John Mayer is | | | | 3/25/06: East Rutherford, NJ, Continental Airlines |
| touring during the early part of the year. This is | | | | Arena |
| definitely not one to miss. John Mayer's career | | | | 3/26/06: Uniondale, NY, Nassau Veterans Memorial |
| really took off in 1999-2000. Working out of | | | | Coliseum |
| Atlanta, he produced his first solo album, "Inside | | | | 3/30/06: Chicago, United Center |
| Wants Out", in 1999. Mayer became a regular | | | | 4/3/06: Manchester, NH, Verizon Wireless Arena |
| draw in the Atlanta club circuit. Then, an | | | | 4/4/06: Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun Arena |
| appearance in March of 2000 at the South by | | | | 4/6/06: Philadelphia, Wachovia Center |
| Southwest Music Festival equated to a recording | | | | Rob Thomas is just wrapping up his first solo tour. |
| contract with a subsidiary of Columbia Records. | | | | The former singer and main songwriter for |
| He recorded his major label debut, "Room for | | | | Matchbox Twenty, a Florida based alternative |
| Squares", with producer John Alagia, who had | | | | group that found success with a blend of '70s |
| previously worked with artists like Dave | | | | rock influences and 1990s grunge crunch. The |
| Matthews and Ben Folds Five. Room for Squares | | | | band broke into major success in 1996 with |
| featured electric funky hooks and Mayer's | | | | "Push". They were then off and running. The |
| versatile, smooth voice, which bore a striking | | | | album "Yourself or Someone Like You" went |
| resemblance to the stylistic sound of Dave | | | | platinum a dozen times over in the U.S. Ultimately, |
| Matthews. | | | | a song he co-wrote for the Carlos Santana album |
| Upcoming John Mayer Events: | | | | Supernatural. "Smooth" launched Thomas to |
| 01/30/06 On ABC @ 9:00pm, In Style TV Show | | | | stardom. The track collected three Grammys |
| - Chicago, IL | | | | including Song of the Year, and Thomas was |
| 02/09/06 Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Los | | | | selected to People's Magazine "Most Beautiful |
| Angeles, CA | | | | People" list. Thomas has only two stops left on his |
| 02/13/06 Adelaide Entertainment Centre - | | | | current tour: |
| Adelaide Australia | | | | 2/13/06 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide |
| 02/14/06 Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne Australia | | | | 2/14/06 Melbourne Park - Rod Laver Arena, |
| 02/15/06 Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne Australia | | | | Melbourne |
| 02/17/06 Entertainment Center Newcastle - | | | | The Rolling Stones are on the Worldwide circuit |
| Newcastle Australia | | | | again. Besides the appearance at this years |
| 02/18/06 Entertainment Center - Sydney | | | | Superbowl, the World's Greatest Rock & Roll |
| Australia | | | | Band has an extensive whirlwind tour in progress. |
| 02/19/06 Entertainment Center Wollongong - | | | | From the hard driving blues and rock to the |
| Wollongong Australia | | | | mellow psychedelic pop blends, there is no greater |
| 02/21/06 Royal Theatre - Canberra Australia | | | | thrill than seeing the best there is. A Rolling Stones |
| 02/23/06 Brisbane Entertainment Centre - | | | | Concert is a once-in-a-lifetime event (more if |
| Brisbane Australia | | | | you're lucky). |
| 02/25/06 Perth Challenge Stadium - Perth | | | | Complete Rolling Stones tour dates for 1996: |
| Australia | | | | Jan. 10 -- Montreal, QC -- Molson Centre |
| Speaking of Dave Mathews, the great South | | | | Jan. 13 -- Boston, MA -- Fleet Center |
| African vocalist/guitarist of the Dave Matthews | | | | Jan. 15 -- Boston, MA -- Fleet Center |
| Band is doing something unusual and interesting. It | | | | Jan. 18 -- New York, NY -- Madison Square |
| begins in Florida on Friday February 3, 2006 as | | | | Garden |
| Sovereign of the Seas sails from Port Canaveral | | | | Jan. 20 -- New York, NY -- Madison Square |
| while, simultaneously, Majesty of the Seas sails | | | | Garden |
| from Miami, each ship carrying fans and Artists on | | | | Jan. 23 -- Chicago, IL -- United Center |
| a weekend musical fantasy trip to the Bahamas. | | | | Jan. 25 -- Chicago, IL -- United Center |
| Dramatically, in the Atlantic, these two sister ships | | | | Jan. 27 -- St. Louis, MO -- Savvis Center |
| will converge and sail side by side, an event of | | | | Jan. 29 -- Omaha, NE -- Qwest Center |
| rare occurrence in cruising history. Artists | | | | Feb. 01 -- Baltimore, MD -- First Mariner Center |
| scheduled to perform during the cruise include | | | | Feb. 05 -- Detroit, MI -- Ford Field (SUPER BOWL) |
| Dave Matthews & Friends, Bob Weir & Ratdog, | | | | Feb. 11 -- San Juan, PR -- Coliseo de Puerto Rico |
| G. Love & Special Sauce, Toots & the Maytals, | | | | Feb. 18 -- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Copacabana |
| Ozomatli, North Mississippi Allstars. Mike Doughty's | | | | Beach |
| Band, Soulive, Mofro, Michael Tolcher. ALO (Animal | | | | Feb. 21 -- Buenos Aires, Argentina -- River Plate |
| Liberation Orchestra), DJ Logic, Motion Potion, John | | | | Stadium |
| Brown's Body, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals and | | | | Feb. 23 -- Buenos Aires, Argentina -- River Plate |
| Brett Dennen. The Dave Mathews Band was | | | | Stadium |
| formed in Virginia in the early '90s. Featuring | | | | Feb. 26 -- Mexico City, Mexico -- Rodriguez |
| Matthews, Stefan Lessard, ! | | | | Autodromo |
| Leroi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, and Carter Beauford. | | | | Mar. 01 -- Monterrey, Mexico -- Estadio |
| They built up a strong word-of-mouth following in | | | | Universitario |
| the early '90s by touring the country relentlessly, | | | | Mar. 04 -- Las Vegas, NV -- MGM Grand Garden |
| concentrating on college campuses. Rumor has it | | | | Mar. 06 -- Inglewood, CA -- The Forum |
| that the Band is planning a summer tour for 2006. | | | | Mar. 09 -- North Little Rock, AR -- Alltell Arena |
| As for the dates and locations, keep your eyes | | | | Mar. 12 -- Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- Bank Atlantic |
| peeled. | | | | Center |
| Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney by | | | | March/April -- Japan and Australia |
| far had the most successful solo career, | | | | May 27 -- Barcelona, Spain -- Estadio Olimpic |
| maintaining a persistent presence in the British and | | | | May 29 -- Madrid, Spain -- Estadio Calderon |
| American charts during the '70s and '80s. In | | | | June 01 -- Brussels, Belgium -- Stade Baudouin |
| America alone, he created nine number one | | | | June 03 -- Paris, France -- Stade de France |
| singles and seven number one albums during the | | | | June 06 -- Bergen, Norway -- Koengen |
| first 12 years of his solo career. Although he sold | | | | June 08 -- Jutland, Denmark -- Forum Horsens |
| records, and is wildly popular, McCartney never | | | | June 10 -- Gothenburg, Sweden -- Nya Ullevi |
| attained much respect from the critics, especially | | | | June 13 -- St. Petersburg, Russia -- Petrovsky |
| when compared to his former partner John | | | | June 16 -- Brno, Czech Republic -- Exhibition |
| Lennon. This changed entirely with his release of | | | | Grounds |
| "Flaming Pie" in 1997. One momentous live | | | | June 18 -- Warsaw, Poland -- Airport Bemowo |
| performance given by McCartney was "Good Day | | | | June 20 -- Vienna, Austria -- Happel Stadion |
| Sunshine" performed for the international space | | | | June 22 -- Milan, Italy -- Stadio Meazza |
| station crew. NASA astronaut Bill McArthur and | | | | June 29 -- Athens, Greece -- Olympic Stadium |
| Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev were treated | | | | July 02 -- Belgrade, Serbia -- Hippodrome |
| to a live wake-up call of the Beatles classic in a | | | | July 06 -- Zagreb, Croatia -- Maksimir Stadium |
| first-ever concert linkup to the space station. | | | | July 10 -- Nuremberg, Germany -- Frankenstadion |
| Currently, Paul McCartney is not touring. | | | | July 12 -- Leipzig, Germany -- Zentralstadion |
| Coldplay is a band destined to be hailed as one of | | | | July 14 -- Frankfurt, Germany -- Waldstadion |
| the most creatively sparse and emotionally artistic | | | | July 16 -- Munich, Germany -- Olympiastadion |
| to come around in quite some time. The | | | | July 19 -- Hanover, Germany -- |
| London-based quartet can comfortably go from | | | | Niedersachsenstadion |
| stunning stadium anthems to slow-burning churns | | | | July 21 -- Berlin, Germany -- Olympiastadion |
| and do it with a flair like no other. | | | | July 23 -- Cologne, Germany -- |
| Complete Coldplay tour dates: | | | | Mungersdorferstadion |
| 1/25/06: Seattle, Key Arena | | | | July 30 -- Amsterdam, Holland -- Amsterdam |
| 1/26/06: Vancouver, GM Place | | | | Arena |
| 1/30/06: Sacramento, CA, Arco Arena | | | | Aug. 01 -- Amsterdam, Holland -- Amsterdam |
| 1/31/06: Oakland, CA, Oakland Arena | | | | Arena |
| 2/1/06: San Jose, CA, HP Pavilion | | | | Aug. 03 -- Stuttgart, Germany -- Daimlerstadion |
| 2/3/06: Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden Arena | | | | Aug. 05 -- Switzerland -- To Be Announced |
| 2/19/06: Denver, Pepsi Center | | | | Aug. 08 -- Nice, France -- Le Palais Nikaia |
| 2/20/06: Omaha, NE, Qwest Center | | | | Aug. 12 -- Porto, Portugal -- Estadio Dragao |
| 2/22/06: Auburn Hills, MI, Palace of Auburn Hills | | | | Aug. 14 -- Valladolid, Spain -- Estadio Zorrilla |
| 2/23/06: Louisville, KY, Freedom Hall | | | | Aug. 18 -- Dublin, Ireland -- Phoenix Park |
| 2/25/06: Houston, Toyota Center | | | | Aug. 20 -- London, England -- Wembley Stadium |
| 2/26/06: Dallas, American Airlines Center | | | | Aug. 22 -- London, England -- Wembley Stadium |
| 2/27/06: Oklahoma City, OK, Ford Center | | | | Aug. 25 -- Glasgow, Scotland -- Hampden Park |
| 3/2/06: Washington, DC, MCI Center | | | | Aug. 27 -- Sheffield, England -- Don Valley Stadium |
| 3/4/06: Orlando, T.D. Waterhouse Centre | | | | Aug. |
| 3/5/06: Tampa, Ford Pavilion | | | | |