I waited patiently for the Bonnaroo lineup to be announced during lunch today, and I was overall impressed with the lineup. Here is Conan O'Brien with the announcement.
Divots Concert Series in Norfolk, Nebraska announced a portion of its summer lineup this week. Shows include:
June 24th: REO Speedwagon
June 25th: Lynyrd Skynryd
August 6th: Creedence Clearwater Revisited
September 4th: Look for an announcement soon!
Recent Concert Announcements:
April 2nd: Queens of the Stone Age at Sokol Auditorium
April 7th: Franz Nicolay (of The Hold Steady and Against Me!) at The Slowdown
April 9th: Miranda Lambert at the Pershing Center (Lincoln)
April 17th: The Decemberists at the Holland Performing Arts Center
May 4th: The Felice Brothers at The Waiting Room
May 6th: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry The Cable Guy at Qwest Center Omaha
May 20th: Silverstein and Bayside at The Slowdown
May 22nd: Usher with Special Guest Akon at Qwest Center Omaha
June 4th: Bright Eyes with Special Guests Jenny and Johnny at Westfair (Council Bluffs)
Taylor Swift will be playing Omaha on 5/27 and 5/28, tickets haven't gone on sale yet, which makes me wonder if they are planning to have the concerts take place at TD Ameritrade Park.
Sugarland will be in Omaha on August 6th, venue TBA.
Keith Urban will also be in Omaha on August 20th at Qwest Center Omaha.
Other news:
Bright Eyes' "The People's Key" album came out today. Really enjoying it so far.
Eminem, Foo Fighters, and Muse have all been confirmed to be Lollapalooza headliners this year.
The Grammy Awards were on Sunday, here is a run down of some of the awards handed out this year:
Album of the Year: "The Suburbs," Arcade Fire
Record of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
Song of the Year: "Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles
Kelley and Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
New Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Just The Way You Are," Bruno Mars
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: "Hey Soul Sister," Train
Pop Vocal Album: "The Fame Monster," Lady Gaga
Alternative Album: "Brothers," The Black Keys
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Crazy Love," Michael Buble
Rock Song: "Angry World," Neil Young
Rock Album: "The Resistance," Muse
Rock Performance: "Tighten Up," The Black Keys
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Helter Skelter," Paul McCartney (from
Good Evening New York City)
Hard Rock Performance: "New Fang," Them Crooked Vultures
R&B Album: "Wake up!" John Legend & The Roots
The performance by Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers, and Bob Dylan at The Grammy Awards was extraordinary. You can watch the video here:
http://dai.ly/f1WPqY
