Aerosmith, will headline the Super Bowl XXXVIII pre-game show at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Sunday, Feb. 1, the NFL announced today. Super Bowl XXXVIII will be televised by CBS to an expected 130 million viewers in the United States and a potential worldwide audience of 1 billion viewers. The Super Bowl is annually the nation’s highest-rated TV program and the most-watched single-day sporting event. Game time is 6 p.m. EST/5 p.m. CST/3 p.m. PST. Said Steven Tyler, “The Super Bowl is Rock and Roll! It’s sexy, it’s slammin’, it’s precision, it’s passion and pure energy. That’s Sweet Emotion to… Read more »
As a follow up to their radio hit “Girl All The Bad Guys Want,” Jive recording artist Bowling For Soup went back into the studio with producer Butch Walker and recorded three new tracks, “Punk Rock 101,” “Smile” and a cover of the 80’s A Flock of Seagulls smash “I Ran.” “Punk Rock 101” will be released to CHR and Alternative radio formats on May 19th. Bowling for Soup have recently appeared on “The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn,” “Regis & Kelly” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” They will be featured in the May 9th issue of People Magazine, as… Read more »
Hoobastank opened their spring tour with 311 Monday with all the stage presence and salesmanship of a band bursting to ditch its warm-up act status. During their 45-minute set at the Paramount Theatre, singer Douglas Robb glad-handed the crowd at the front of the stage, hyped an upcoming show on a bill with Incubus and reminded the audience of his band’s name not once, not twice, but four times. (As if you forget a handle like Hoobastank.) “That was lovely,” Robb declared after several songs. It was a surprisingly Martha Stewart-ish term for a band pounding out kick-to-the-head mosh music.… Read more »
Entertainment Weekly reports that U2 played the Super Bowl halftime show for free. The magazine reports that the NFL was willing to pay them but they didn’t want any money. Janet Jackson was the first choice for the halftime show but when NFL bigwigs caught a U2 show in New York City they felt the band would set the right tone for the festivities after Sept. 11. The report says Mariah Carey and Paul McCartney also were not paid for their services, but the NFL picked up their travel expenses.
If absence makes the heart grow fonder, Gavin and Gwen should be able to keep their romantic flame burning bright this winter, since Bush will be touring the U.S. all through March. The 22-date trek of mid-sized venues will begin February 28 in Denver at the Fillmore Auditorium. From there, Bush will play Midwest cities including Milwaukee on March 2, St. Louis on March 3, Chicago on March 5 and Detroit on March 8. Then the band will head east, hitting Scranton, Pennsylvania; Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. between March 11 and 18. Bush will then wind across… Read more »
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