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It appears that the Eagles are planning a multi-date summer tour of the U.S. this year. The band, which played Europe last year but hasn’t mounted a proper North American outing in a couple of years, is putting together about 30 dates, and it should all kick off May 31 in Reno, Nevada, according to Billboard. The report adds that it will be a tour of secondary markets, with stops expected in Little Rock, Arkansas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; St. Paul, Minnesota; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Omaha, Nebraska; Portland, Oregon; Louisville, Kentucky; Birmingham, Alabama; Knoxville, Tennessee; the annual Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin;… Read more »

Incubus kicks off its largest tour to date at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon on Thursday (April 11). The tour, in support of its current album, Morning View, will visit arenas in 49 cities in North America through early July, with open dates on the calendar expected to be filled with yet more shows. Incubus’s hometown friends and soundalikes Hoobastank serve as the opening act from April 11-May 15, while the group’s Epic Records labelmates Phantom Planet sign on May 24-July 3. Frontman Brandon Boyd said that playing in such large venues offers its own unique challenges. “When we… Read more »

Canadian singer Celine Dion will move to Belgium – not for the waffles or the beer – but to rehearse for her return to the stage next year. In an interview with Belgian television, Dion said she would be moving to La Louviere, a gritty steel town of 76,000 located 30 miles south of Brussels, for three months. “We found a small house there, that will be our home for three months,” Dion said. “I can’t wait.” The 34-year-old said she’ll move into the house sometime this fall. Dion said she was returning to live performances after two years off… Read more »

Showing his deep admiration for Ryan Adams, Sir Elton John addressed the young rock and roller as “fabulous one” during a taping Tuesday night for “CMT Crossroads.” In Studio A at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, John told an invited audience how Adams’ 2000 solo debut, Heartbreaker, prompted him to reassess his own approach to recording. “If I hadn’t heard Heartbreaker, I’d probably be lost in overproduction somewhere,” John said during a question-and-answer segment of the show, which explores the common country music roots of artists from diverse backgrounds. “I was completely and utterly floored by the simplicity… Read more »

DJ crew the X-Ecutioners will kick off their twenty-eight-city “Adrenaline Rush” tour tonight in Austin, Texas. The tour dates are in support of the group’s recently released Built From Scratch. The X-ecutioners will add two MC’s to their road show: Gudtyme and DSTROY, formerly of New York outfit the Arsonists. Once the tour wraps up on May 7th in Pomona, California, the group will hit some of the same cities again for radio shows running through mid-June. X-Ecutioners Tour Dates: 4/3 – Austin, La Zona Rosa 4/4 – Dallas, Trees 4/6 – New Orleans, LA, House of Blues 4/7 –… Read more »

Following waning U.S. album sales, Oasis should probably call on high for divine inspiration. Instead, the perverse Brits are naming their fifth record Heathen Chemistry. The album will come out in July, and the first single, “Hindu Times” – part of which sounds like a psychedelic spin-off of Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love” – will be released to radio in the next two weeks. A black-and-white video for the song was directed by Wiz, and features shots of the band onstage juxtaposed against images of a gun barrel, a sign flashing “pills or bombs,” and X-rays of vocalist Liam Gallagher,… Read more »

Three years after her last full national outing, Alanis Morissette is preparing to hit the road with opening act Ryan Adams. So far Morissette has announced 12 dates for the U.S. trek, which begins May 1 in San Diego. The shows wind down the West Coast and across the Midwest, then twist through Texas. Morissette is touring behind her third record, Under Rug Swept, which came out February 26 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Alanis Morissette Tour Dates, According To Her Web Site: 5/1 – San Diego, CA – Cox Arena 5/3 – Universal City,… Read more »

Oasis has dubbed its fifth Epic studio album “Heathen Chemistry” and is planning a July release for the 11-track set. As previously reported, first single “The Hindu Times” will be released commercially April 15 in the band’s native U.K. The track can be sampled on Oasis’ official Web site, which is also giving away copies of the single to 20 randomly selected members of the group’s mailing list. “Heathen Chemistry” features the first songwriting contributions from Oasis’ newest members, bassist Andy Bell and guitarist Gem Archer, the latter of whom penned “Hung in a Bad Place.” Frontman Liam Gallagher, who… Read more »

If Usher brought all the people on the road who have been talking about opening for his Evolution Tour, the poor dude would barely have any time to perform himself. Artists from Ludacris to Fabolous have all talked about taking the city-to-city jaunt with the singer this spring, but Friday he finally announced who will kick things off. Faith Evans, Mr. Cheeks and Nas, who won’t have to unpack from finishing his Stillmatic tour, have all made the cut. The trip starts May 8 at Seattle’s KeyArena. A spokesperson for Usher was not aware of the singer’s mindset in choosing… Read more »

Elvis Costello has a busy spring/summer ahead of him in support of his new album, When I Was Cruel, his first one of new material in seven years, due April 23rd. Costello will kick off a tour on May 18th in Portland, Oregon. The thirteen-date tour runs until June 24th in Atlanta. In between dates, you can catch Costello at Tower Records in-store appearances. On April 19th, he’ll do a signing in Philadelphia; on the 21st, he’ll be in Chicago; and on the 23rd, he’ll be in New York. On April 29th, Costello will appear on an episode of Musicians… Read more »