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