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The Dave Matthew's band has announced its spring/summer tour 2025 and comprises two stops in California.

In the Bay Area, the newly built -in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Act will appear on Mountain View on August 23 within the Shoreline Amphitheatre on Mountain View.

On August 22, the group may even return a long-awaited return to the Kia Forum in Inglewood and marks the primary appearance of DMB on the venue since 1998.

According to reports, these spring/summer data shall be the one Dave Matthew's band GIGS from 2025.

Tickets shall be sold to most of the people on February 21 at 10 a.m. www.davematthewsband.com. The pre -sale for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association is currently underway, https://davematthewsband.com/warehouse.

Dave Matthew's band – Spring/Summer 2025 US tour data

Date of the town of city/state/province
April 27 New Orleans, La New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
May 4th Charlotte, NC Lovin 'Life Festival
May twenty fourth Bethel, Ny Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
May twenty fifth Boston, MA Boston Calling Festival
May 27 Syracuse, NY Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater in Lakview
May thirtieth Cuyahoga Falls, Oh Blossom Music Center
May 31 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 3 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
7.-8. June Sao Paulo, Brazil Best of Blues & Rock Festival
June eleventh Wantagh, Ny Northwell in Jones Beach Theater
June thirteenth Cincinnati, oh Rivanbend Music Center

Originally published: January 28, 2025 at 3:14 p.m. PST

Kenny Chesney is the most recent megawatt music star to sign with the Sphere in Las Vegas.

The multi-platinum artist will perform a 12-night residency on the acclaimed venue Sphere starting in May.

Chesney will probably be the primary country artist to perform concert events within the high-tech Sphere space.

The other Sphere bookings were classic rock bands – U2, Dead & Company and Eagles – in addition to Phish, the extremely versatile (and great) group that actually belongs in a category all its own.

“When we started talking about all the possibilities of playing Sphere, I was all in,” Chesney said in a press release. “The very idea of ​​4D technology and the incredibly tuned sound elevates the experience for No Shoes Nation, literally immersing them in music, images, sound and togetherness. This will be a whole new way for me to rock the fans and I can’t wait.”

Kenny Chesney Sphere tickets go on sale to most of the people on January thirty first at 10 a.m. PT, thesphere.com. There can be a Sphere presale starting January twenty first at 2:00 p.m. (Code: SPHERE).

Vibee is the official VIP concert and hotel package partner for Kenny Chesney's Sphere residency, KennyChesney.Vibee.com.

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Originally published: January 16, 2025 at 9:00 am PST

New tour dates

SAN JOSE – Billie Eilish fans attending her two sold-out concert events at SAP Center this week can travel on the Caltrain and luxuriate in a ride in an Eilish-themed “Billie Car” for Tuesday's performance.

The 22-year-old music phenomenon is making a stop in San Jose on Tuesday and Wednesday for Eilish's “Hit Me Hard and Soft” tour works with Caltrain to encourage fans to make use of public transport as an alternative of cars.

Fans can participate on Tuesday the “Billie Car”, This is train 522, which departs from 4th and King Street Station in San Francisco at 5:19 p.m. The express train stops at stations in San Mateo, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale and arrives at Diridon Station in San Jose at 6:18 p.m. During the ride, Billie Car passengers may have the possibility to receive official tour merchandise win.

The “Billie Car” is not going to be in use on Wednesday, but fans can still take the express train that day Arrive at Diridon Station in San Jose at 6:18 p.m. Show time is 7 p.m

After the 2 concert events on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, the last training in San Jose starts at 11:30 p.m

“Hit Me Hard and Soft” is Eilish’s seventh headlining tour. The multiple Grammy and Oscar winner was just 16 when she launched into her first headlining outing in 2016, and ticket demand for her shows seems to proceed to grow yearly, wrote Bay Area News Group music critic Jim Harrington.

SAP Center can also be preparing to welcome Eilish by changing its concession menu for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The center will serve exclusively vegan and vegetarian dishes, in step with Eilish's advocacy of plant-based diets and other sustainable practices. That means attendees can still get pizza and hot dogs — just the meatless versions. Vendors also offer vegan soul food in addition to vegetarian sushi rolls and teriyaki bowls.

Few Americans today know concerning the events that took place 75 years ago within the small Hudson Valley community of Peekskill, New York. Riots broke out at a folk concert This marked a major turning point within the post-war political landscape.

The rebellion sharpened dividing lines and increased the danger of the approaching anti-communist “Red Scare” that might dominate the political climate of the Nineteen Fifties and beyond.

It also showed how the destructive power of hatred can gain legitimacy in times of political unrest.

We can see similarities to our own times, for instance within the rebellion on the US Capitol, when a mob committed seemingly senseless acts of violence. We also hear echoes of Peekskill within the political rhetoric of Donald Trump and his supporters, especially in his Language from the Cold War era and its seemingly anachronistic Attacks on Communism and Marxism.

I do know something concerning the Peekskill event, partly because I a historian who studied that period. But I also understand it because my mother, an aspiring singer and member of the American Communist Party, was attacked there.

Increased anti-communist fear

Originally planned for August 27, 1949, the concert was a profit for the Harlem branch of the Civil Rights Congressa company that historically campaigned against racism within the criminal justice system and was linked to the US communists.

Although the Communist Party of the USA once had some influence, its membership and influence have been declining because the end of World War II. This was the results of internal power struggles in addition to increasing attacks by American lawmakers. The attacks included a Prosecution in 1949 against several leaders of the Communist Party. This resulted in guilty verdicts and prison sentences for all eleven defendants.

Although the U.S. Communist Party was in decline, fears of the worldwide strength of communism were growing. Faced with mounting concerns a few growing Soviet nuclear threat, an impending communist victory in China, and fears of spies and subversives on American soil, American politicians vied to outdo their opponents of their anti-communist zeal.

Many saw the reach of this global communist system embodied within the figure of Paul Robesona singer, actor and one of the vital significant artists of the mid-Twentieth century who was the fundamental attraction of the event in Peekskill.

In the Thirties and '40s, Robeson became a vocal advocate for racial equality. After World War II, he began to talk out against the increasingly belligerent language of American leaders toward the Soviet Union. Robeson ceaselessly traveled to the us and likewise expressed sympathy for the Soviet system. He was accused of being a communist, but was never an official party member.

Because of those sympathies, he increasingly finds himself within the crosshairs of the growing hysteria of the Cold War.

Although Robeson had previously performed within the Peekskill area without incident, the political terrain had shifted by 1949. When Robeson's planned appearance on the concert was announced, national anti-communist hysteria found a neighborhood outlet. It turned what must have been a comparatively quiet musical event right into a indignant confrontation between Robeson supporters and native veterans, businessmen, American Legionnaires and members of the Ku Klux Klan.

At the time, a big selection of hatreds – anti-Semitic, anti-left, anti-black – managed to cover under the ever-widening cloak of anti-communism. Hundreds of protesters gathered on August 27 to stop Robeson from performing, hurling anti-Semitic and racist epithets and physically attacking concertgoers.

“Every n***a bastard dies here tonight!” Author Howard Fast was reported as one in every of the threats of the mob that day. Almost the master of ceremonies of the concert“Every Jewish bastard dies here tonight!”

My mother was amongst those attacked. She was sexually abused by a gang of men in a distant corner of the concert area.

The concert on August 27 never took place.

Undaunted, Robeson returned to Peekskill the next week. He continued to be the fundamental attraction, but quite a few artists also took the stage as a show of support against the previous week's attacks.

My mother was there to open the event — in front of nearly 20,000 people — by singing “The Star Spangled Banner.” Robeson sang several spirituals and his own defiant rendition of “Ol' Man River.”

After the concert, several thousand anti-Robeson protesters managed to terrorize concertgoers and artists, including lots of the same thugs who had forced the cancellation of the event the previous week.

They threw rocks and stones at departing vehicles, including the bus my mother had taken from New York City, and dragged passengers, especially black participants, from cars and buses and abused them. Eugene Bullarda black war hero from each world wars, was brutally attacked by a mob that included local police.

Old hatred gains latest legitimacy

In the aftermath, law enforcement, politicians, and commentators ignored the various hatreds that had driven the Peekskill mob; they saw only the ghostly specter of communism.

Thomas Dewey, Governor of New York, emphasized: “Communist groups obviously provoked this incident.”

A subsequent grand jury investigation concluded that the violence was “fundamentally neither anti-Semitic nor anti-Negro in nature,” Author Martin Duberman writes in his book about Paul Robeson.

In an evaluation published a 12 months later by the Jewish magazine Commentary, the authors agreed with this view.

“Neither anti-Semitism nor fascism” provoked the anger, They wroteand added that the blame clearly lies with the “communist virus.”

The authors of the commentary claimed that the “horror stories” concerning the “stripping and mistreatment” of girls could hardly be considered credible, as they were actually the stuff of communist propaganda.

I knew from my mother's story that this was a lie.

Peekskill's legacy

Although Anti-communist fighter Senator Joseph McCarthy Although his national debut was still ahead of him, Peekskill was already making it clear that the central focus of American policy can be to contain the communist threat, no matter how harmless the Communist Party of the United States had grow to be.

Moreover, the anti-communist crusade gave latest legitimacy to old hatreds. Under the guise of the fight against the Reds, anti-Semitism, anti-black racism, and a general hostility to progressive causes were capable of flourish.

My father, who helped organize the Peekskill concert, received a letter of thanks from the local Ku Klux Klan for his assist in recruiting latest members. “You see,” wrote the Klan secretary, “the people of Westchester County don't care about Negroes anyway, and when it comes to red Negroes, that's the limit.”

Today, the language of hate that has grow to be a part of the political vocabulary of many Americans doesn’t all the time sound just like the words of the Ku Klux Klan in 1949. Sometimes, nevertheless, there are surprising echoes, especially when Donald Trump or Marjorie Taylor Greene labels her democratic opponents “Communists” and “Marxists”.”

Obviously a job model for his mentor Roy Cohna person who helped fuel the Red Scare of the Peekskill era, Trump uses the specter of communism as a method of compressing any progressive reform into what writer Richard Seymour calls “single treacherous, devilish enemy.”

But there’s also a more hopeful echo coming from Peekskill: a commitment to protest music, to songs with which individuals can stand together against a culture that promotes oppression and discrimination.

OAKLAND – Two people were injured in two separate shootings in Oakland early this morning, including one outside the Summer Jam concert venue, police reports said.

The first incident occurred shortly after midnight within the west car parking zone of the Oakland Arena following the annual KMEL Summer Jam concert, which featured hip-hop artists E-40, Jeezy, Larussell and Bossman DLow, amongst others.

Authorities said the shooting stemmed from an altercation that broke out in the course of the concert at the sector, allegedly because one group was being too loud and blocking the view of one other group.

The group that was allegedly harassed by other concertgoers left the venue first and waited within the car parking zone until the opposite group left the venue.

When the 2 encountered the second group again, a physical altercation ensued, and a 30-year-old woman from Vallejo allegedly shot a 34-year-old woman from Stockton, hitting her within the legs and arms.

The victim was a part of the group that allegedly obstructed others in the course of the concert.

The suspect turned himself in to police on the scene and the firearm was confiscated. No further injuries were reported. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of assault with a firearm.

Meanwhile, one other shooting occurred around 2:10 a.m. within the 1700 block of Franklin Street.

A 34-year-old man was approached on the road by one other man. The two men didn’t know one another.

As the victim attempted to flee, he was shot within the upper body. He took himself to the hospital, where his condition is reportedly stable.

No information has been released concerning the suspect within the second incident.

The Oakland Police Department and Crime Stoppers are offering a $5,000 reward for information resulting in the shooter's arrest.

Tips could be reported to the Oakland Police Department at 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.

Originally published: August 11, 2024 at 12:07 pm

When I first saw it on the Las Vegas Strip last 12 months, I almost wrecked my automobile. What was that big glowing ball that looked prefer it had been dropped by aliens?

It turned out that it was built by entrepreneurs and top engineers who “Bullet“” as a unique venue that attracts attention even in the glamorous world of Las Vegas.

From the outside, the outer shell of this giant sphere – called the exosphere – is visible to anyone driving down the Strip and even from airplanes overhead, making it a Las Vegas landmark.

This giant sphere is covered in LED lights. Sphere officials say it is the world's largest LED screen, covering 53,000 square meters with 1.2 million LED pucks and capable of displaying a billion colors. It is also the world's largest spherical building.

In May I was there for the first time to attend the “Dead forever” show by Dead & Companywhich incorporates former members of the Grateful Dead, in addition to guest artists similar to Singer-songwriter John Mayer. The Dead has at all times been known for its leading edge technology and great graphics, so I used to be excited to see what they might do with such an unusual venue.

I had trouble getting tickets because there have been hordes of other Dead fans fighting over them, but I finally got three for my birthday in May.

I paid $1,100 for the three tickets, which I used to be embarrassed about. It was essentially the most money I've ever paid for a concert in my long, long life. Afterwards, I deeply regretted spending a lot money on only one show, but I invited a couple of friends to come back and have a good time my 68th birthday.

I used to be still complaining about how much I had spent after we arrived Bulletwhich is positioned next to the Venetian Hotel and Resort. I’m paralyzed and use a cane, so I used to be glad to see a smiling wheelchair user on the Uber exit lane helping anyone who needed it.

My friends and I needed to stop for a couple of minutes to take photos of ourselves in front of the remarkable glowing orb that displayed famous Grateful Dead graphics.

I used to be then quickly wheeled inside and into the bowels of the constructing, where there was a freight elevator that took wheelchair users to the extent of their seats.

I saw a person wearing an apron with Grateful Dead graphics and told him I liked it. We chatted for a minute, he discovered it was my birthday and insisted on buying us drinks. He escorted us up the elevator to our floor, which was conveniently positioned right next to a lovely cocktail lounge. I can't fault seating that near a bar.

I ordered a special Mai Tai drink they called “Tai Dye” and it was delicious. It was nice to have another person pay since the drinks were expensive – as they at all times are at concert events.

Our host, Martin Valenzuela, told us that he was the top chef at Sphere and positively won us over together with his friendly gesture.

Then we entered the actual concert hall and were momentarily overwhelmed by its size and layout. The 17,385-seat auditorium seemed tiny in comparison with the massive dome that surrounded us. We couldn't resist taking photos before the show even began.

I ended complaining in regards to the high price of the tickets. According to the corporate's website, the whole Statue of Liberty would fit inside.

We were early, so we sat down and enjoyed watching the world refill. Seating was orderly and simple. There was a wheelchair area near me, but I didn't need it.

The show began on time, which is at all times very necessary to me. I'm old – don't waste the time I actually have left.

We could see the band below, but they seemed tiny against the massive graphic projections that appeared throughout us. I don't know if the people around us were intoxicated – Dead concert events have at all times been known for the usage of psychedelics by their fans – but you actually didn't need drugs to benefit from the experience.

The graphics – you can almost call them “visions” – became a view of the earth that kept happening until it finally became a close-up of a certain white Victorian constructing in Haight Ashbury, San Francisco. This drew cheers from the group as people recognized the home where the Grateful Dead lived early of their profession.

Then the camera panned out and showed us San Francisco Bay. It panned out further and further until we saw the Milky Way. During the four-hour show, the glowing dome surrounded us with animations to accompany certain songs, sometimes eliciting gasps from the whole crowd.

At times, our seats would rumble and shake to the rhythm of the music. Apparently, technicians can even manipulate the air, similar to making a breeze and even adding scents. I'm glad to say that the air was less smoky than at indoor Dead concert events, which I appreciated. I assume the venue has some kind of wonderful ventilation system.

It was so wonderful and overwhelming that I turned to my friends and said, “We should come back and see it again!”, not caring how much the tickets cost.

Was it the easiest Dead show I've seen in 45 years? Musically, probably not, even though it was rattling good. John Mayer took over the role of the late Jerry Garcia within the band, and other younger musicians were also involved.

But was it essentially the most mind-blowing concert experience I've ever had, with or without mind-altering substances? Yes. Absolutely. We all talked in regards to the show after we left the concert and the euphoria lasted for hours.

If no concert is planned, the venue offers “The Spherical Experience”, It's a multimedia show that runs most days. According to the web site, tickets start at $94.

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The next concert for Sphere is The Eagles, in residence from September to January and I actually don't know if the visuals match what I just saw. After all, they're known for country rock, not psychedelics.

At the time of this writing, ticket prices reportedly start at $325, but I could only find seats for $1,100 and up, which is beyond my budget unless I win the lottery.

But I’d definitely return to see one other show on the Sphere, and the owners – Sphere Entertainment Co. – are apparently considering repeating the show in other cities.

I'm curious what happens.

The sphere

Where: 255 Sands Avenue Las Vegas

Information: www.thesphere.com

Learn more in regards to the science behind the constructing: thesphere.com/science

Originally published: July 24, 2024 at 1:11 p.m.

An influence outage on Saturday night silenced a classic rock concert on the Toyota Pavilion in Concord, featuring headliners Styx and Foreigner, in front of an audience of about 9,500 people before they might really rock out.

The outage was reported to Pacific Gas & Electric at 6:39 p.m. According to PG&E, greater than 1,500 people in the world are affected by the outage. Several areas in Concord and North Clayton were affected, including quite a few areas around Kirker Pass Road, Concord Boulevard and Bailey Road.

PG&E estimates power will likely be restored by 4:45 a.m. Sunday. The explanation for the outage remains to be under investigation.

The show was scheduled to start at 6:45 p.m. with a gap number by John Waite, but was stopped before anyone could proceed. At 8:00 p.m., the concert was canceled, with no word on whether the concert could be rescheduled or if concertgoers would get their a refund. With no power or public address system, word spread very slowly across the venue.

Aaron Hawkins, manager of the venue, announced the interruption to the audience amid some boos. He explained that the unique intention had been to placed on the show anyway.

“We'll get through this as long as we can. Let's all keep our fingers crossed. Please be patient,” Hawkins said.

Dan Yorke of Walnut Creek said he got here to benefit from the music he grew up with.

Given the timing of the outage, Yorke was not optimistic that the issue could possibly be fixed quickly. He said PG&E could have “a skeleton crew” working to resolve the issue.

Jim Service of Pleasant Hill, who attended the concert along with his wife Michelle, said he wondered why they hadn't been higher prepared for a possible power outage.

“You would think that a venue like this would have backup generators for something like this,” Service said.