Great Upcoming Concerts for 2006

There are some great upcoming events for3/20/06: Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena
music lovers in 2006.3/22/06: Toronto, Air Canada Center
The 2005 Grammy award winner John Mayer is3/25/06: East Rutherford, NJ, Continental Airlines
touring during the early part of the year. This isArena
definitely not one to miss. John Mayer's career3/26/06: Uniondale, NY, Nassau Veterans Memorial
really took off in 1999-2000. Working out ofColiseum
Atlanta, he produced his first solo album, "Inside3/30/06: Chicago, United Center
Wants Out", in 1999. Mayer became a regular4/3/06: Manchester, NH, Verizon Wireless Arena
draw in the Atlanta club circuit. Then, an4/4/06: Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun Arena
appearance in March of 2000 at the South by4/6/06: Philadelphia, Wachovia Center
Southwest Music Festival equated to a recordingRob 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 forMatchbox Twenty, a Florida based alternative
Squares", with producer John Alagia, who hadgroup that found success with a blend of '70s
previously worked with artists like Daverock influences and 1990s grunge crunch. The
Matthews and Ben Folds Five. Room for Squaresband 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 strikingalbum "Yourself or Someone Like You" went
resemblance to the stylistic sound of Daveplatinum 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 Showstardom. The track collected three Grammys
- Chicago, ILincluding Song of the Year, and Thomas was
02/09/06 Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Losselected to People's Magazine "Most Beautiful
Angeles, CAPeople" list. Thomas has only two stops left on his
02/13/06 Adelaide Entertainment Centre -current tour:
Adelaide Australia2/13/06 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
02/14/06 Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne Australia2/14/06 Melbourne Park - Rod Laver Arena,
02/15/06 Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne AustraliaMelbourne
02/17/06 Entertainment Center Newcastle -The Rolling Stones are on the Worldwide circuit
Newcastle Australiaagain. Besides the appearance at this years
02/18/06 Entertainment Center - SydneySuperbowl, the World's Greatest Rock & Roll
AustraliaBand has an extensive whirlwind tour in progress.
02/19/06 Entertainment Center Wollongong -From the hard driving blues and rock to the
Wollongong Australiamellow psychedelic pop blends, there is no greater
02/21/06 Royal Theatre - Canberra Australiathrill 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 Australiayou're lucky).
02/25/06 Perth Challenge Stadium - PerthComplete Rolling Stones tour dates for 1996:
AustraliaJan. 10 -- Montreal, QC -- Molson Centre
Speaking of Dave Mathews, the great SouthJan. 13 -- Boston, MA -- Fleet Center
African vocalist/guitarist of the Dave MatthewsJan. 15 -- Boston, MA -- Fleet Center
Band is doing something unusual and interesting. ItJan. 18 -- New York, NY -- Madison Square
begins in Florida on Friday February 3, 2006 asGarden
Sovereign of the Seas sails from Port CanaveralJan. 20 -- New York, NY -- Madison Square
while, simultaneously, Majesty of the Seas sailsGarden
from Miami, each ship carrying fans and Artists onJan. 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 shipsJan. 27 -- St. Louis, MO -- Savvis Center
will converge and sail side by side, an event ofJan. 29 -- Omaha, NE -- Qwest Center
rare occurrence in cruising history. ArtistsFeb. 01 -- Baltimore, MD -- First Mariner Center
scheduled to perform during the cruise includeFeb. 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'sBeach
Band, Soulive, Mofro, Michael Tolcher. ALO (AnimalFeb. 21 -- Buenos Aires, Argentina -- River Plate
Liberation Orchestra), DJ Logic, Motion Potion, JohnStadium
Brown's Body, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals andFeb. 23 -- Buenos Aires, Argentina -- River Plate
Brett Dennen. The Dave Mathews Band wasStadium
formed in Virginia in the early '90s. FeaturingFeb. 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 inUniversitario
the early '90s by touring the country relentlessly,Mar. 04 -- Las Vegas, NV -- MGM Grand Garden
concentrating on college campuses. Rumor has itMar. 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 eyesMar. 12 -- Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- Bank Atlantic
peeled.Center
Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney byMarch/April -- Japan and Australia
far had the most successful solo career,May 27 -- Barcelona, Spain -- Estadio Olimpic
maintaining a persistent presence in the British andMay 29 -- Madrid, Spain -- Estadio Calderon
American charts during the '70s and '80s. InJune 01 -- Brussels, Belgium -- Stade Baudouin
America alone, he created nine number oneJune 03 -- Paris, France -- Stade de France
singles and seven number one albums during theJune 06 -- Bergen, Norway -- Koengen
first 12 years of his solo career. Although he soldJune 08 -- Jutland, Denmark -- Forum Horsens
records, and is wildly popular, McCartney neverJune 10 -- Gothenburg, Sweden -- Nya Ullevi
attained much respect from the critics, especiallyJune 13 -- St. Petersburg, Russia -- Petrovsky
when compared to his former partner JohnJune 16 -- Brno, Czech Republic -- Exhibition
Lennon. This changed entirely with his release ofGrounds
"Flaming Pie" in 1997. One momentous liveJune 18 -- Warsaw, Poland -- Airport Bemowo
performance given by McCartney was "Good DayJune 20 -- Vienna, Austria -- Happel Stadion
Sunshine" performed for the international spaceJune 22 -- Milan, Italy -- Stadio Meazza
station crew. NASA astronaut Bill McArthur andJune 29 -- Athens, Greece -- Olympic Stadium
Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev were treatedJuly 02 -- Belgrade, Serbia -- Hippodrome
to a live wake-up call of the Beatles classic in aJuly 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 ofJuly 14 -- Frankfurt, Germany -- Waldstadion
the most creatively sparse and emotionally artisticJuly 16 -- Munich, Germany -- Olympiastadion
to come around in quite some time. TheJuly 19 -- Hanover, Germany --
London-based quartet can comfortably go fromNiedersachsenstadion
stunning stadium anthems to slow-burning churnsJuly 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 ArenaJuly 30 -- Amsterdam, Holland -- Amsterdam
1/26/06: Vancouver, GM PlaceArena
1/30/06: Sacramento, CA, Arco ArenaAug. 01 -- Amsterdam, Holland -- Amsterdam
1/31/06: Oakland, CA, Oakland ArenaArena
2/1/06: San Jose, CA, HP PavilionAug. 03 -- Stuttgart, Germany -- Daimlerstadion
2/3/06: Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden ArenaAug. 05 -- Switzerland -- To Be Announced
2/19/06: Denver, Pepsi CenterAug. 08 -- Nice, France -- Le Palais Nikaia
2/20/06: Omaha, NE, Qwest CenterAug. 12 -- Porto, Portugal -- Estadio Dragao
2/22/06: Auburn Hills, MI, Palace of Auburn HillsAug. 14 -- Valladolid, Spain -- Estadio Zorrilla
2/23/06: Louisville, KY, Freedom HallAug. 18 -- Dublin, Ireland -- Phoenix Park
2/25/06: Houston, Toyota CenterAug. 20 -- London, England -- Wembley Stadium
2/26/06: Dallas, American Airlines CenterAug. 22 -- London, England -- Wembley Stadium
2/27/06: Oklahoma City, OK, Ford CenterAug. 25 -- Glasgow, Scotland -- Hampden Park
3/2/06: Washington, DC, MCI CenterAug. 27 -- Sheffield, England -- Don Valley Stadium
3/4/06: Orlando, T.D. Waterhouse CentreAug.
3/5/06: Tampa, Ford Pavilion