Overnight Sensation …

The path to enlightenment can be reached by reading the following items scheduled to post between now and early tomorrow morning.

One Big Gridiron Bash – 17 concerts in 17 stadiums at 17 colleges. On one day. Which one will you see?

Here & There …

Court documents claim Britney “friend” Sam Lutfi drugged the pop star, took over her finances and pretty much acted like evil personified – Associated Press

New report indicates that one in three pop songs refers to alcohol or drug use – The New York Times (registration may be required)

Feist wins 2007 Shortlist music prize – Associated Press

John Mellencamp asks Senator John McCain to stop using his songs – People

New York judge asked to decide whether company investigating P2P piracy broke state law – Computerworld

Diddy’s message to nation’s young adults? “Go vote” – Associated Press

Dates, Dates & More Dates …

We just posted a whole mess of Supergrass U.K. dates, including April 11 in Birmingham, April 13 in Newcatle, April 17 in Manchester and April 22 – 23 in London. Call your travel agent now.

We also have a lovely bunch of new Akron/Family dates for March, April, May, June and July. Stops include Hoboken and New York City in March, Santa Cruz and San Francisco in April and Philadelphia in June.

And some almost summer dates for Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise just went online. We say “almost summer” because the dates are in early June, just a few days before the official start of summer. Anyway, dates are June 5 in Lawrence, KS, June 12 in Denver, CO, and June 14 in Silverton, CO.

During the day we also updated the schedules for Foo Fighters, tapes ‘n tapes, Naked Beggars, Hoots & Hellmouth, Danielle Howle, Reel Big Fish, The Why Store, Sonny Landreth, Alesana, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Avril Lavigne, Tower Of Power, Jackson Browne, Hubert Sumlin, Grupo Fantasma, Drew Emmitt Band, Antigone Rising, Bret Michaels, Feist, Morcheeba, Jerry Seinfeld, Firehouse, The Dollyrots, Tab Benoit, Tim Reynolds And TR3, The Chieftains, plus more bands and artists than even we know about.

And that wraps up today’s shebang. On behalf of all 5,329 investigators here at the Pollstar Tour Date Research Center and Bidet Upgrade Facility, thank you for your patronage and we hope you’ll join us tomorrow for more adventures in concert data. Goodnight, good luck, and good hunting.