( This writer will attempt to hold in his excitement about the following piece of news)
American rock band Pearl Jam have announced their Australian/New Zealand Tour for November 2009. It will be an all-stadium tour and will visit each major city in both countries. This will be Pearl Jam's first tour down here since 2006 which saw the band play Newcastle for the first time. The tour will be in support of their forthcoming release Backspacer coming out on in September. The band has stated that the shows will be one-night-only events.
November 14, Perth, Perth Oval
November 17, Adelaide, Adelaide Oval
November 20, Melbourne, Docklands
November 22, Sydney, Sydney Football Stadium
November 25, Brisbane, QSAC Stadium
November 27, Auckland, Mt Smart
November 29, Christchurch, Lancaster Park
Tickets go on sale August 17. WOOOHOOO!!!
Jersey's All Points West Festival came to a close on Sunday night with British soft rock megastars Coldplay headlining the main stage. The opening day of the festival was marred by heavy storms which delayed the start of the festival by 4 hours. Things eventually got going at 4:10PM leaving the tens of thousands of fans frustrated and angry. Headlining Friday night was local legend Jay-Z who was replacing The Beastie Boys, he dedicated his set to the band's ill member Adam Yauch. Other highlights on the night were Fleet Foxes and Yeah Yeah Yeah's. Homegrown band Vampire Weekend survived heavy storms to complete an excellent set in front of a very large crowd. The mood of the festival changed entirely on Saturday as the main stage was taken over by prog rockers Tool and their graphic imagery. Also on stage were Brits Arctic Monkeys and a surprise performance from Ice-T. Sunday was host to a stunning line up of bands including Coldplay, MGMT, Elbow and Mogwai . Coldplay frontman Chris Martin had some fun with the muddy weather telling the crowd "We're four people from Britain who grew up in the mud and the rain,so we take our hats off to you New Yorkers and New Jerseyers for surviving what could only be described as a mud jacuzzi." The New York Times described the festival the next morning as 'All Points Wet'
Briefly, Coldplay are set to appear in an forthcoming episode of The Simpsons. The band will reportedly be hired by Homer to play a private concert for him and Bart after he wins the lottery.
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