The Closing Bell - Pollstar News

Time once again to shut out the lights, unleash the guard geckos and close up for the day. But before we do we want to leave you with new dates for Boyz II Men, Cheech & Chong, Shinedown and Fall Out Boy, and links to items about Eddie Van Halen, John Lennon, Sanjaya and video site Veoh.

Link-O-Rama …

Video hosting site Veoh beats copyright infringement charges filed against it by Universal Music Group – Digital Media Wire

Don’t look now but Sanjaya is back. And he’s got a memoir for you to read – Los Angeles Times / Idoltracker (registration may be required)

Hey, kids! Check out these Eddie Van Halen signature guitars! – USA Today

Photo: AP Photo / The Star Ledger

Van Halen at the Continental Airlines Arena, E.Rutherford, N.J.

Remember back in the day when John Lennon, in protest against the Vietnam War, returned the MBE awarded him by Queen Elizabeth? It’s been found – The Times Online U.K.

Dates, Dates & More Dates …

Cheech & Chong light up with a few more dates. New on the comedy duo’s schedule is March 14 in San Antonio at Majestic Theatre; March 15 in McAllen, Texas, at McAllen Convention Center; April 2 in Charlotte, North Carolina, at Ovens Auditorium; April 3 in Durham, North Carolina, at Durham Performing Arts Center; April 4 in Jacksonville, Florida, at Florida Theatre and April 5 in Orlando at Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live.

Boyz II Men update today with new listing for February, March and May. Details include St. Valentine’s Day in Honolulu at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena; February 21 in Winnipeg at Burton Cummings Theatre; March 21 in Santa Fe at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino and May 9 in Foxboro, Massachusetts, at Showcase Live.

Photo: AP Photo

ABC’s "Good Morning America," Bryant Park, NYC.

We also received a string of March dates from Shinedown, including the 5th in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, at Penn’s Peak; the 13th in Davenport, Iowa, at RiverCenter / Adler Theatre; the 15th in Kearney, Nebraska, at First Tier Events Center and the 18th in Bismarck, North Dakota, at Bismarck Civic Center.

And we closed out the day with a few new dates for Fall Out Boy – February 10 in Singapore at Singapore Indoor Stadium, and February 12 & 13 in Manila at Araneta Coliseum.

Photo: John Davisson

Y100 Jingle Ball, Bank Atlantic Center, Sunrise, Fla.

During the day we also tweaked the schedules for Gold City, Firefall, Eagles, Eric Bibb, Duffy, Gordon Lightfoot, Jason Crabb, Jeff & Sheri Easter, Joan Rivers, Joe Bonamassa, Juke Joint Duo, Mad Tea Party, Mudvayne, Mr. Lif, Ne-Yo, Patton Oswalt, Peter Cetera, Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings, The Black Keys plus hundreds, if not thousands of bands and artists, all of which deserve your attention asap.

And that wraps up the Tuesday adventure in concert data. Thank you for accompanying us on today’s journey and we hope you can join us again tomorrow when we set out in search wild concert dates. G’night!