For the third year in a row Christian sisterrocktrio Everlife has headed overseas for a European concert tour Link

ALBANY ??” A roadie with a large beer gut named Chainsaw singing AC/DC was probably one of the last singing spectacles expected at Thursday night??™s Billy Joel and Elton John ???Face 2 Face??? concert, but it was one of the many entertaining and awe-inspiring performances as the two 60-something -year-old musical legends performed the last show of their current tour. Link

Singer and songwriter Carrie Newcomer will be giving a Before and After album release concert on March 12 in Santa Monica, as part of the national tour that kicked off earlier this month in Nashville. Link

A Pearl Jam tour of 11 Midwest and East Coast cities will include Columbus, with a concert at 7:30 p.m. May 6 in Nationwide Arena. Link

Shooter Jennings [ tickets ] returns to the road next month with his new band, Hierophant, in support of the singer/songwriter's just-released concept album, "Black Ribbons." The trek kicks off April 6 and runs through a April 28 show in Chattanooga, TN, that will also feature Alice in Chains. Jennings and Alice in Chains hook up three other times during the outing; details are included at right. "Black Ribbons," Jennings fourth studio set, surfaced earlier this month. The concept album features narration by author Stephen King, who portrays a late-night talk-radio host who is in the "last hour of his final broadcast before the airwaves are overtaken by government-approved and regulated transmissions," according to Jennings' publicist. King's character plays music by Jennings and Hierophant between his increasingly paranoid rants. The set trades in Jennings' trademark alt-country sound for a harder-edged psychedelic/industrial-rock atmosphere. "I wanted to make a different kind of record--a new adventure," Jennings said in a press release. "I know some folks may be surprised at how different this record is compared to my previous works, but I'm sure once they dig in they'll find something that speaks to them. After all, it's the twisted road that matters, not the destination." "Black Ribbons" follows Jennings' 2008 release, "Waylon Forever," on which he and producer Dave Cobb resurrected and re-created music that Jennings and his father, late country music star Waylon Jennings, first began working on when Shooter was 16-years-old. Cobb, who has worked with Chris Cornell and Jamey Johnson, also produced "Black Ribbons." [Editor's note: This story was edited on 3/13 to correct errors resulting from incorrectly transcribed itinerary.] [Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.] April 2010 6 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge 7 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom 8 - Austin, TX - Emo's 9 - Houston, TX - Wired Live 10 - Dallas, TX - Musink Dallas 13 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater 14 - Salt Lake City, UT - State Room 15 - Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum 17 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 19 - Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Arena (w/ Alice in Chains) 21 - Raleigh, NC - Memorial Auditorium (w/ Alice in Chains) 23 - Doylestown, PA - Delaware Valley College 24 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theater 27 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (w/ Alice in Chains) 28 - Chattanooga, TN - Memorial Auditorium (w/ Alice in Chains) Shooter Jennings news at LiveDaily All the latest news and festival reports from LiveDaily Link

Phish [ tickets ] has been given the go-ahead for a two concerts to be held Aug. 9-10 in Telluride, CO. The Telluride Town Council on Tuesday (3/9) cleared the way for the jam band to play the back-to-back shows in Town Park by resolving to exempt the concert co-producers from a deadline that would have required them to notify the town of the proposed shows by May 2009, according to The Telluride Watch. The decision completed the final step in a three-step approval process required by the Town Council for the concerts to take place. However, several other conditions must be met by the band before the shows can go forward, according to The Watch. Concert co-producers Telluride Bluegrass Festival and AEG Live reportedly must reach a legal agreement to insure that the longstanding Telluride Jazz Celebration--scheduled to run Aug. 6-8, is not negatively impacted the Phish shows. A second condition reportedly requires the band to cover a portion of law enforcement costs for the event, which have been estimated to be at least $55,000. Additionally, a minimum of 1,500 tickets reportedly must be made available for purchase only at local retailers to ensure that locals have access to the Phish shows. If the band and concert promoters meet the conditions, the Telluride shows can go forward. Phish news at LiveDaily All the latest news and festival reports from LiveDaily Link

Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum are among the recently confirmed artists scheduled to perform at the television taping of "ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn [ tickets ] - The Last Rodeo." The all-star concert special, which will be taped April 19 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, also will feature performances by Jennifer Hudson, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Taylor Swift and Sugarland, according to a press release. They join previously announced performers including Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. During the tribute concert, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will receive the Academy of Country Music's Milestone Award in recognition of their 20-year record-breaking career. The all-star concert, which will air on CBS May 23, will tape the day after the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The awards show will air live on CBS. Tickets for both the Awards show and the Brooks & Dunn concert special are available at Ticketmaster.com. (Live Nation Entertainment is the parent company of Ticketmaster and LiveDaily.) Brooks & Dunn news at LiveDaily All the latest news and festival reports from LiveDaily Link

Diana Ross [ tickets ] will grace US concert stages this spring, "pulling out all the stops" with a greatest-hits-heavy show featuring a live string section and "breathtaking costumes," according to a press release. The iconic singer launches the run May 15 in Boston, and will travel to 17 cities during the month-long engagement, which wraps June 12 in Saratoga, CA. Dates are at right. Information regarding on-sale dates and other ticketing information can be found at Ross's Facebook page and also through Ticketmaster. The singer's most recent studio album is 2007's "I Love You." The 15-track collection--at the time, Ross' first in more than seven years--featured her renditions of well-known such as "I Want You" (popularized by Marvin Gaye), Harry Nillson's "Remember" and The Beatles' "I Will." The lone new song on the album is "I Love You (That's All That Really Matters)," which was written by Ross backing vocalist Fred White. Originally released several months earlier in the UK, "I Love You" peaked at No. 16 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. (Live Nation Entertainment is the parent company of Ticketmaster and LiveDaily.) [Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.] May 2010 15 - Boston, MA - Citi Performing Arts Center 16 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods 18 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre 19 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall 21 - Atlantic City, NJ - Caesars Atlantic City 25 - Bethesda, MD - Music Center at Strathmore 27 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre 28 - Cleveland, OH - State Theatre 29 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre 31 - Toronto, Ontario - Roy Thomson Hall June 2010 2 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre 4 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre 5 - Memphis, TN - Live at the Garden 6 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre 9 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre 11 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay 12 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery Diana Ross news at LiveDaily All the latest news and festival reports from LiveDaily Link

Conan O'Brien [ tickets ] tops the list of comedians who will be performing at this year's Bonnaroo [ tickets ] Music and Arts Festival. The television star, who will be performing in the Comedy Theatre, also will be emceeing the What Stage on Friday and Saturday, according to a press release. Bonnaroo, which added comedy to its offerings in 2004, also will welcome Margaret Cho, Aziz Ansar, Greg Giraldo, Bo Burnham, Doug Benson, Nick Kroll, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel, John Roberts and Jeff Ross, who will be roasting the festival. More comedians will be confirmed soon. Festival organizers also are launching the first Bonnaroo College Comedy Tour, which will feature alumni acts including Amy Schumer, Pete Holmes and Kumail Nanjiani. The tour will hit college campuses in April and May. Bonnaroo 2010 is scheduled for June 10-13 in Manchester, TN. Previously announced musical headliners include Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Tenacious D, Weezer, The Dead Weather and many others. Conan O'Brien news at LiveDaily Bonnaroo news at LiveDaily All the latest news and festival reports from LiveDaily Link

The world famous Harlem Gospel Choir will return to Australia for a concert tour. Link

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The rock band Nickelback said Thursday it has added several 2010 dates to its Dark Horse North American concert tour. Link

Piano-pop titans Elton John and Billy Joel have postponed their "Face 2 Face" concert at the Pepsi Center on Sunday until Feb. 22. Link

DENVER - AEG Live has announced the Face 2 Face concert with Elton John and Billy Joel in Denver has been rescheduled. Link

MINNEAPOLIS -- U2 is bringing its "360" tour to the University of Minnesota's new TCF Bank Stadium next year. Concert producer Live Nation announced that the Irish rockers will perform the Gopher football stadium's inaugural large-sc Link

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Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Billy Joel and Elton John have postponed yet another Bay Area date on their "Face 2 Face" tour: a concert originally scheduled for Tuesday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. They had previously bailed out of a gig set for this past Saturday at the Oracle Arena in Oakland. Link

By: Michael Rietmulder The highly acclaimed rock band U2 is the first band to announce a concert at TCF Bank Stadium, scheduled for Sunday, June 27, 2010. The announcement Monday confirmed recent rumors that the Irish rock band would be adding a 2010 date in Stadium Village. Season ticket holders to University of Minnesota athletic events will be able to purchase tickets in an Internet presale ... Link

Star Magic talents leave acting for a while to perform in "Star Magic World Concert Tour Live at the Araneta Coliseum." Link

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Billy Joel and Elton John have postponed yet another Bay Area date on their 'Face 2 Face' tour: a concert originally scheduled for Tuesday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Link

Cheech & Chong [ tickets ] will continue their comedy comeback into 2010 with a headlining run extending well into the spring months. The famously drugged-out duo of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong--who have toured extensively since reuniting in late 2008--will kick off the "Get It Legal" tour Jan. 16 in Boulder, CO. The outing is currently set for 17 dates over three months, wrapping with an April ... Link