One Offs

The 3,000-capacity Pat Garrett Amphitheatre in Strausstown, Pa., is expected to open over the Labor Day weekend after closing in 2005 because Garrett wanted to focus on his own music, according to the Patriot-News newspaper …

50 Cent is filing a defamation lawsuit against the mother of his 11-year-old son, who is allegedly spreading word that Fifty masterminded the fire that burned down his house, according to the New York Daily News …

The Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority voted unanimously to recommend that Global Spectrum manage the Georgia coliseum, with a full vote due June 24th, according to the Augusta Standard.

Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones have told the press they hope to one day release a DVD of the Led Zeppelin reunion show at the O2 Arena in London …

Former pro boxer Mitchell Rose is suing Jay-Z, claiming the rap star stole his signature "whispering" for recording, Rose told EastSideBoxing.com …

Movement ’08, formerly the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, announced it had a record three-day attendance of 80,000 for the May 24-26 event.