In celebration of the release of its upcoming album, entitled ‘Daisy’, the punk band Brand New has decided to do a promotional tour that lasts over a month. In addition to being able to enjoy the new music featured on ‘Daisy’, fans will also get to listen to song sets from the three opening acts that have been booked to appear on different points throughout the tour. Manchester Orchestra will join the band up through October 23rd, after which Thrice picks up until November 14th, and Glassjaw picks up on November 15th   to close out the final portion of the tour.

The album, scheduled for release on September 22nd, follows up the band’s release “The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me.” This album debuted at the 31st spot after its release in November of 2006.

Instead of going with the usual sound and recording something that fans would expect to hear on an album, the band decided to explore another direction. According to Jesse Lacey, Brand New’s frontman, “We were thinking a lot more about what we’d want to play when we were up onstage rather than actually what you’d want to hear on a record.” What exactly does this mean for fans of Brand New? It means that in order to experience the album the way the band wants it to be, you have to hear them play it live.

The band will kick off its newest tour on October 1st in Cleveland, OH’s Time Warner Cable Amphitheater, and finish its 40-date trek across the US and Canada in Uniondale, NY’s Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. While most of the concerts will be a one night event, the band has added multiple-night engagements at a handful of venues to give fans a second chance at catching this once-in-a-lifetime show. Brand New tickets are already on sale for the general public, so get yours while you still can.

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The Amway Arena has played host to the NBA basketball team the Orlando Magic since 1989. This impressive streak, however, is about to come to an end. As of next year, the Orlando Magic will have a new home.

Starting in 2010, this NBA basketball team will begin playing in the brand new Amway Center. The plans for the construction of this arena were part of a $1.1-billion improvement package that also contained plans for making improvements to the Citrus Bowl and building a brand new performing arts center. Of the impressive amount mentioned, $480 million of that was set aside for the construction of a new arena.

Though there may be sentimental value attached to the current arena, it was past time for a change. There have been discussions to completely refurbish or demolish the TD Waterhouse Center since as early as 1999. The current home of the Orland Magic ranks near the bottom in the list of NBA arenas as far as overall capacity and luxury. After 7 years of discussions, an agreement was reached; a final approval was given in July of 2007, and ground was broken for the new arena in 2008.

Many fans are excited about the opening of the new arena in the not-too-distant future. This new sports and entertainment venue will contain flexible seating arrangements which can be altered to hold more or fewer spectators, depending upon the event. For NBA games, the Amway Center will be set to hold up to 18,600 fans.

Not only will this new venue be set up with seats for fans, but it will also house 60 private suites, 4 bunker suites, 4 party suites, and 2 super suites. These suites will be spread out across two levels, and contain a total of 1,400 club seats and 68 loge seats. Plenty of seats means plenty of Orlando Magic tickets will be available for fans to purchase at StubPass.com.

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Once home to Emperor Franz Joseph, Vienna’s breathtaking Shoenbrunn Palace will once again play a part in history, only this time it will be a part of music history. This majestic building has been chosen as the backdrop to what organizers are calling a “global” farewell tribute to Michael Jackson.

The tribute to this legendary performer will be nothing less than, well, legendary. When asked to comment about the upcoming event, World Awards Media GmbH, the promoter, said: 

“For one incredible night Michael Jackson’s unforgettable music will be brought to life again. Some of the world’s leading artists will perform Michael’s greatest hits live in Vienna in front of one of the most fascinating historical sites in Europe and celebrate the life of the ‘King of Pop’.”

While the event’s organizers wouldn’t confirm rumors that U2, Madonna, Lionel Richie, and Whitney Houston would be performing at some point during the tribute, they would confirm that Michael’s brother Jermaine Jackson and other members of the family would be performing some of his hits.

The exact date of this event has not been announced, but World Awards Media chief Georg Kindel did say that the event is set to be held during the first part of September. While the venue the tribute event will be held in has enough space room to accommodate up to 85,000, there turn out is expected to spill out across the city. In order to allow all of the fans to enjoy the event, giant screens will be set up in parks throughout Vienna.

Fans that purchase tickets to this musical milestone will get double the satisfaction from their purchase. Not only will they be able to band together with fans and admirers alike to bid a final farewell to the King of Pop, but a portion of the proceeds from the concert are going to the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. This foundation is set up to help patients that need heart surgery but are unable to afford it.

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Though more commonly known for his comedy style and witty stage banter, Steve Martin will be hitting the road this fall to promote a more serious album featuring his bluegrass banjo music. This album, entitled “The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo,” hit stores just a few months ago, on May 19th. This album was originally released as an Amazon.com exclusive on January 27th before being released in stores.

This self-taught musician has played the banjo since his early teens, and is well-known for combining his comedy and music together. Though he has previously released albums featuring this blended style, “The Crow” is going to be an all-music album – the first of its kind for Martin. He also made his music debut at Nashville, TN’s famous Grand Ole Opry earlier this year, on May 30th.

Steve Martin will be kicking his tour off on September 9th in Nashville, TN with a performance at the Grammy Salute to Country Music. The tour consists of just over 20 headline performances and special appearances, and finishes up on November 3rd at the Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA. This month-long tour will take Martin from coast to coast in the U.S., so fans on both sides of the continent will have a chance to attend one of these landmark performances.

Martin won’t be sticking strictly to stage concerts, however. In addition to his regular performances, he’s also featured as a musical act in several of the upcoming U.S. festivals. The most notable of these performances will be at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival on October 3rd in San Francisco, California.

Whether you’re a fan of Steve Martin, bluegrass banjo music, or both, this is one tour you won’t want to miss. Anyone that’s eager to be a part of Steve Martin history by attending his first-ever all-music concert can grab their Steve Martin tickets from StubPass.com.

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In celebration of the release of its fourth album, a self-entitled project due for release on October 13th, the pop punk band Say Anything has announced it will begin a 31-date tour of North America. The band will be kicking off the day after its album’s release in Anaheim, CA’s House of Blues, and finish with a gig at the Troubadour in their hometown of Los Angeles, CA on November 22nd.

During their month-long tour, Say Anything is set to travel from coast to coast in order to give fans across the continent a chance to attend one of their concerts. They won’t be alone during this venture; the indie rock band Eisley and the Canadian rock group Moneen will be joining them on each performance. Miniature Tigers and Moving Mountains will be joining them on select dates as well, but will not be featured on all dates.

This album is the follow up to the “In Defense of the Genre”, which was released in October of 2007 and received mostly high marks from critics. The album also peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200 and earned Say Anything its first-ever position on that list.

When asked about the upcoming album, Say Anything frontman Max Bernis said “My opinion is that it literally defines everything about the band we’ve built so far.” He went on to say that “If you like us or love us from the bottom of your heart, be excited.”

Fans that are as excited as the band is about the release of the upcoming album should keep an eye on the ticket counters. You can purchase Say Anything tickets at StubPass.com – there is only a limited supply available so the tickets will go fast!  All of the tour dates and locations have already been announced, so check StubPass.com to see when the band is coming to a city near you.

A small stint of bad luck seems to have struck the band Aerosmith during their show on August 5th in the famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in SD. Never one to let a technical glitch keep them from putting on a stellar performance, when infamous Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler noticed the sound system had failed in the middle of their song “Love in an Elevator,” he began to dance around on the catwalk in order to keep the crowd entertained. Unfortunately, Tyler’s entertaining antics came to an end when he fell backwards off of the catwalk and into the crowd. He was immediately taken to the hospital, where he continued to remain in good spirits.

When asked about Tyler’s accident and current condition, Mike Sanborn of the Buffalo Chip Campground said that “He was good natured about it. He was talking and joking with the physician.” Guitarist Joe Perry later tweeted about the incident, stating that though there was no concussion Steven did break his shoulder and required stitches in his head and back. While there’s no word yet on when the band will be able to resume the Canadian string of their tour, there are no plans of canceling either. As of the last update, the shows in Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver were simply postponed. The rescheduled dates for that leg of the tour will be announced as soon as possible.

It’s been two years since Aerosmith last toured, and 8 years since they last released an all-original studio album, so fans of the band have been scrambling to snatch up tickets. The tour, which was originally set to conclude on September 16th in Detroit, MI’s Palace of Auburn Hills, still has a very limited supply of Aerosmith tickets left for both Canadian and American concerts that are to take place in September.

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Star Wars fans can experience the series in a whole new way – through the mesmerizing musical scores found throughout all six films. Three-story-tall high-def screens will be displaying footage from the movies around the stage, and the performances will be narrated by Anthony Daniels, who played C-3P0. Don’t expect to see the actor clad in gold armor or playing the part of the beloved robot; he’s strictly there to host and narrate the performances.

In addition to traveling with a full symphony orchestra and some of the largest HD screens ever put on tour, the performances will also be bringing along some of the various artifacts, production artwork, props, and costumes. As if that wasn’t enough to make most die-hard Star Wars fans strap on their lightsabers and head out to attend the performance, the performances will also feature specially created behind-the-scenes videos from the fabled Lucasfilm Archives; some of these pieces have never left Skywalker Ranch before, making this an enticing treat indeed.

When asked to comment on the creation of the performance pieces, George Lucas himself said:

“We’ve taken the key themes from the music and cut together all the images that fit with each theme, so you can really get a sense of how the music played into the images. The whole soundtrack is a testament to John Williams’ creativity and his extraordinary ability to enhance the emotional aspects of the films.”

The concert will be embarking on its memorable journey across the globe starting with a concert at Anaheim, CA’s Honda Center on October 1, 2009. From there, it will make a stop in Phoenix, Sacramento, San Jose, and Los Angeles, Ca; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK. More locations are to be announced later on, and Star Wars In Concert tickets for the dates that have already been set are currently available through StubPass.com.

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What do these years have in common? Probably about as much as the millions of people who are gearing up for the concert of a lifetime that will take place on October 29th and 30th of this year. Motown was founded in 1959, Woodstock flower-powered into history during 1969, and the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame was formed in 1984. All of these spectacular advances for the music world will be celebrated at Madison Square Garden during the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Concert.

Private ticket sales having ended, the public can now get their hands on a piece of this incredible, historically significant event. This isn’t your average concert, by any means, and these acts aren’t heading out on tour. Hotel reservations, plane tickets, and all of the other nickel and dime expenses that come with the trip of a lifetime need to be addressed, and the sooner the better.

Though the full performance list has not been revealed, and we always expect a surprise or two at the very least, the artists reported to be performing include some of the influential and well-known entertainers that the world has ever known. More than reference will assuredly be made in honor of the late Michael Jackson, especially given that a few of his closest and dearest friends will take the stage.

We’re talking Metallica, U2, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Simon and Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Friends, and Stevie Wonder. The mega concert will continue to rock our worlds, change our lives, and play our soundtracks for 2 days. If you have questions about Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tickets, venue, schedules, or if you wish to order tickets securely online, feel free to visit StubPass.com.