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Ben Harper New Tour & TV Performances

Ben Harper is hitting the road this summer/fall beginning with a show in Ozark, AR on June 4th and going thru Oct. 5th in Washington, DC.  More dates to be announced, keep tabs on his site.

Harper will be singing the first single, 'Rock N' Roll Is Free' off his new album 'Give Till It's Gone' on David Letterman, May 18th.  He also will be on The Early Show, May 19th, The Tonight Show on May 24th, and Conan on the 25th.

Here's the video for 'Rock N Roll is Free'

 

Roger Daltrey Bringing 'Tommy' on North American Tour

The Who's Roger Daltrey is bringing the rock opera 'Tommy' to North America this fall.  Before that it will run thru the UK this summer.  Starting June 13th in Hollywood, Florida, 28 shows will end on November 2 in Winnipeg.

Canadian shows go on sale May 19th, U.S. shows on May 20th.  For updated info keep tabs on the AEG Live website. (no more info on there just yet)

 

Farm Aid 2011 Coming to Kansas City Aug. 13th

This year's Farm Aid concert is scheduled for Aug. 13th in Kansas City, Kansas.  Performers will include Farm Aid board members: Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Mathews & John Mellencamp.  Other artists to be announced.  Keep tabs on their main site

Pre-sale tickets are available now thru the Farm Aid site

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, general public sales start Friday, May 20th at 10am.

New Van Halen News - Dates in Australia, New Album in August

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Finally some concrete news on the Van Halen front.  The band (with original frontman David Lee Roth) will be performing during the Soundwave Revolution Festival in Australia this fall (more info here).

The dates are as follows (venues to be determined):

Sept 24th: Brisbane, Australia
Sept 25th: Sydney, Australia
Sept 30th: Melbourne, Australia
Oct 1st:    Adelaide, Australia
Oct 3rd:    Perth, Australia

Some online sources are reporting that Van Halen is preparing to release a new album in August, with whispers that more dates will follow.  This is the first album with David Lee Roth since they recorded '1984' - 26 years ago.

Wynonna: New Summer Tour Dates

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For those fans of Wynonna, she'll continue her current tour, starting May 21st in Dallas, thru the end of November in Washington.  Dates can be found here, the following dates have been scheduled but not yet added to her site:

Sat 11/12/11 Turlock, CA Turlock Community Theatre  

Sun 11/13/11 San Luis Obispo, CA Christopher Cohan Center

Tue 11/15/11 Arcata, CA John Van Duzer Theatre

Thu 11/17/11 Snoqualmie, WA Snoqualmie Ballroom

Sat 11/19/11 Aberdeen, WA D & R Theatre

'American Idols Live' Tour: Top 11 of Season 10 Hit The Road

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You can see the latest stars from American Idol, as 'American Idols Live' hits the road, starting July 6th in Utah.  Performers include: Casey Abrams, Pia Toscano, Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina, Jacob Lusk, James Durbin, Naima Adedapo, Scotty McCreery, Stefano Langone, Thia Megia, and Paul McDonald.

The tour will reach 45 markets ending Sept. 10th in Rochester, NY.