One-Offs

Pollstar’s latest news briefs.

For an entertaining read on Australian band The Drones suffering through a European tour, go to dronesdiary.blogspot.com …

Eve has been charged with driving under the influence for a crash in Hollywood last month and faces three to five years probation …

AEG President Tim Leiweke recently received the Anti-Defamation League’s Humanitarian Award at the ADL Entertainment Industry Awards, held at the Staples Center …

Jimmy Buffett opened up Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder’s meeting May 6th and joked that he should take over the company because his distant cousin, Warren Buffett, is the current CEO …

A man was shot and killed during a concert at a Cinco de Mayo weekend celebration in a Bakersfield, Calif., shopping mall parking lot …

Longtime Roxy Theatre talent buyer Nikki Sweet is moving on and said in a statement that she is looking forward to "working with everyone again very soon" …

Martina McBride received a protection order May 8th against a man charged with stalking her (McBride’s husband said in court papers the man came to the couple’s property twice looking for the singer) …

Malaysia is reportedly banning foreign performers who wear skimpy outfits onstage after a concert promoter was fined last year for a Pussycat Dolls performance …

A rusty hand grenade was unearthed by a groundskeeper at the Andrews Amphitheatre at the University of Hawai’i-Manoa while preparing for a graduate ceremony, according to the Honolulu Advertiser …

Tanya Tucker is being sued for $300,000 by a manicurist who claims she was bitten by Tucker’s dog while she was at the country singer’s home …

The cause to stop imposter groups continues, this time in Nevada where Sonny Turner of The Platters and Jon "Bowzer" Bauman are lobbying legislatures …

Tix Corporation, which offers discount tickets to Las Vegas shows through Tix4Tonight, reported a 100 percent increase in revenue for 2006.