Like Clockwork, We have New QOTSA Dates

“Back on tour. Hope you’re ready for a good time,” Queens Of The Stone Age recently posted on Facebook. The good times will keep rolling in the U.S. through May thanks to the addition of a few more U.S. dates.

 

The rockers are continuing to support QOTSA’s sixth studio album, … Like Clockwork, which was released last June.
 

The band has a couple more stops to make on its first leg of 2014 U.S. gigs. Tonight (Feb. 11) the act takes the stage in El Paso, Texas, and on Thursday QOTSA will be in Las Vegas. Read more here.

Article by: Sarah Marie Pittman, Pollstar

                                                                       (John Davisson)

 

With Alison Krauss & Union Station

After sharing vocal duties for a duet on Willie Nelson’s latest album, To All The Girls …,  Nelson and Alison Krauss will be sharing a spot on the marquee during a 35-city U.S. tour this spring and summer.

The trek marks the first time the two acts have shared the stage together. Krauss will be joined by Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas. And of course Nelson is hitting the road with his long-time touring and recording group, the Family.

The excursion will feature support on select dates from The Devil Makes Three, Kacey Musgraves, Jason Isbell and The Wild Feathers. See tour dates and read more here.

Article by: Sarah Marie Pittman, Pollstar

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Seether In The Spring

Following last week’s announcement about Seether’s Rise Above Fest, the South African post-grunge/alternative metal band has booked more than a dozen U.S. gigs in April and May. The outing begins April 18 in Huntington, N.Y.

 

Seether is busy working with producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, AC/DC) on the act’s next release, due out later this year. In October the group put out a two-disc hits collection, Seether 2002-2013, which includes its current single, “Weak.” See tour dates and read more here.

Article by: Sarah Marie Pittman, Pollstar

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                                           (Scott Legato / RockStarProPhotography.com)

Nickel Creek Returns From Hiatus

Nickel Creek fans have waited long enough. The band’s indefinite hiatus is over and the bluegrass group has announced dates for its first excursion since 2007’s “Farewell (For Now) Tour.” Plus, there’s a new album in the works.

 

“WE’RE (as they say) GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER, Y’ALL!!! A record, a tour…” Chris Thile wrote in a tweet that was retweeted today by Nickel Creek’s new Twitter account.  

Thile and siblings Sean and Sara Watkins announced in 2007 that the members wanted to put the band on hold to focus on individual projects following seven straight years of touring and releasing three studio albums. See tour dates and read more here.

Article by: Sarah Marie Pittman, Pollstar

 

Bruno Mars follows Super Bowl buzz with full tour ticket sales

The first few weeks of 2014 have been a whirlwind for Bruno Mars, with a Grammy win for Best Pop Vocal Album and a Super Bowl halftime performance both stepping up focus on his packed spring and summer schedule, set to go on sale all at once on Monday (2/3).

Mars' Super Bowl showcase generated a reported 2.2 million tweets, playing as a medley of his key top hits with a mid-set segment wherein the Red Hot Chili Peppers stepped in to perform "Give It Away." See tour dates and read more here.

Article by: Richard Tafoya, SoundSpike

                                                    Photo: Gene Schilling / SoundSpike