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Odds & Ends: Usher, Queens Of The Stone Age, Failure
Usher will close out Summerfest … Queens Of The Stone Age adds a few North American dates to its July schedule … Failure announces its first headline tour since the alternative rock band split in 1997.
U.S. fans who want to see Usher in the next few months will need to make a trip to Milwaukee because his appearance at
“The Voice” coach will take the stage at Marcus Amphitheater July 6. Summerfest’s last show of 2014 also includes special guest Bebe Rexha.
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"A Decade of Difference," Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, Calif.
The festival is scheduled June 25-29 and July 1-6 with a lineup that includes Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Brad Paisley, Outkast, Dave Matthews Band, Zac Brown Band and many more major acts.
Tickets for Usher’s performance go on sale Saturday, April 12 at 11 a.m. Central Time. For more information visit Summerfest.com.
Queens Of The Stone Age has expanded its North American itinerary to include stops in Montreal, Bangor, Port Chester and Philadelphia.
Photo: John Davisson
Bridge School Benefit, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, Calif.
Here are the new dates:
July 9 – Montreal, Quebec, Bell Centre
July 12 – Bangor, Maine, Cross Insurance Center
July 16 – Port Chester, N.Y., The Capitol Theatre
July 20 – Philadelphia, Pa., Skyline Stage @ Mann Center For Performing Arts
A variety of presales are scheduled this week including venue presales, a radio presale and an American Express cardholder presale. The band is hosting a Facebook presale that begins Wednesday, April 9. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, April 11.
For more info click here for Queens Of The Stone Age’s Facebook page.
Failure will embark on its first headline tour in a long, long time come May.
After breaking up in 1997, Failure returned to the road for its first reunion gig in February, followed by a March excursion supporting Tool. According to Failure’s Facebook page, the reunited lineup features Ken Andrews, Greg Edwards, Kellii Scott & Troy Van Leeuwen.
Failure will be seeing some more of Tool’s frontman in May when the band plays Maynard James Keenan’s 50th birthday party, dubbed “
Photo: Jeff Bender
1996 photo shows (left to right): Greg Edwards, Kellii Scott and Ken Andrews.
Check out Failure’s May-June schedule below:
May 10 – Los Angeles, Calif., Greek Theatre (Cinquanta)
May 11 – Los Angeles, Calif., Greek Theatre (Cinquanta)
May 14 – San Francisco, Calif., Great American Music Hall
May 15 – San Francisco, Calif., Great American Music Hall
May 17 – Vancouver, British Columbia, The Rickshaw Theatre
May 18 – Seattle, Wash., The Showbox
May 21 – Minneapolis, Minn., Varsity Theater
May 22 – Chicago, Ill., Metro / Smart Bar
May 24 – Milwaukee, Wis., The Rave II / Eagles Hall
May 25 – Detroit, Mich., St. Andrews Hall
May 26 – Toronto, Ontario, Virgin Mobile Mod Club
May 27 – Toronto, Ontario, Virgin Mobile Mod Club
May 29 – New York, N.Y., Irving Plaza Powered By Klipsch
May 30 – Philadelphia, Pa., Theatre Of The Living Arts
May 31 – Asbury Park, N.J., Stone Pony
June 1 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club
June 3 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Music Hall Of Williamsburg
June 5 – Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring
Tickets for most dates go on sale Friday, April 11. The only exceptions are the Cinquanta shows, which are sold out, and Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit – which go on sale Saturday, April 12.
For more info click here for Failure’s Facebook page.