N a tion als continued.... Boy George’s vocals were amazing. A great concert including staple hits “Karma Chameleon,” “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya” and “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me.” For a taste of their exciting new material, give Culture Club’s “More Than Silence” a listen. Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes and Sam Hunt visited Hershey’s Giant Center for an evening of country on August 14th. Titled the “Wheels Up Tour” brought a huge attendance of today’s country music fans. The Grammy Award winning group Lady Antebellum has sold more than 13 million digital singles and over 11 million albums in the United States. The are best known for their single “Need You Now.” Thank you to Diane Lockner of UMG Nashville Records for her kindness and always incredible experience of live music. Pop rock band Maroon 5 announced only two shows in America this summer. With the first being an appearance at Hersheypark Stadium on August 15th. An unbelievable attendance of 30,000 sang along to hits “She Will Be Loved,” “Moves Like Jagger,” and “Sugar.” Despite their popular debut album released over 12 years ago, lead singer Adam Levine has kept fans interested with his coach role on NBC’s reality talent show “The Voice”. The following night Maroon 5 drew more than 50,000 people on the beach of Atlantic City, New Jersey. NATIONAL NEWS: Johnny Depp is set to perform live with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry as the musical group Hollywood Vampires. Shows are scheduled September 16th and 17th at The Roxy in West Hollywood, CA. The trio is based off Cooper’s 1970’s drinking club, the Hollywood Vampires, which included John Lennon, Harry Nilsson and Micky Dolenz. The group will release a self-titled album September 11th that includes collaborations with Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Joe Walsh, Slash, Brian Johnson and others. Proceeds from the album will benefit MusiCares, which provides financial and personal assistance to musicians. Rap artists N.W.A. have the number one movie in America. “Straight Outta Compton” is the biopic of the notorious gangsta rap group. Their 1988 debut album was vilified by mainstream media. Radio stations boycotted their music, and was only found by fans who sought it. N.W.A.’s song “(Expletive) the Police” was a cultural flashpoint. Authority figures hated it; young people loved it. The profane laced group has gone from outlaws to icons, who were determined to speak their minds and air what they saw as injustices in their community. N.W.A. member Dr. Dre also release his first album in 16 years saying he “decided to donate all of my artist royalties from the sale of this album to help fund a new performing arts and entertainment facility for the kids in Compton.” The rap artist is also a celebrated producer who sold his Beats brand to Apple for $3 billion last year. Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale filed for divorce, ending a nearly 13-year marriage between two members of rock music royalty. The No Doubt frontwoman and Bush frontman issued this statement, “While the two of us have come to the mutual decision that we will no longer be partners in marriage, we remain partners in parenthood and are committed to jointly raising our three sons in a happy and healthy environment.” The couple collaborated on NBC’s “The Voice” last year, Stefani said “It was just awkward. We’ve only collaborated on making babies.” David Gilmour has been doing press for the release of his
new album and tells fans to forget about the prospect of a Pink Floyd reunion. “I’m done with it. I’ve had 48 years in Pink Floyd. It has run its course, we are done – and it would be fakery to go back and do it again. All things must come to an end. I don’t want to go back there. I don’t think it (a tour) would be pleasurable.” Pink Floyd played its last show in 2005 with an appearance at Live 8 at London’s Hyde Park. U2 welcomed guests President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton to the last of eight shows at Madison Square Garden. Thanking them for helping negotiate peace in the 1990’s in the band’s native Ireland and for their efforts in fighting AIDS. The night also included Bruce Springsteen joining U2 for two encore songs. HBO will air a two-part documentary on U2’s current world tour. The special will show how the “iNNOCENCE and eXPERIENCE” show was put together and how the band overcame obstacles, including singer Bono’s serious bicycle accident, to perform. A week later, on November 14th, HBO will air the band’s concert in Paris, France, recorded on the day that it is being shown. City of Chicago officials say the Grateful Dead’s set of final concerts over the Fourth of July weekend brought in more than $431,000 in hotel tax revenue for the city. Downtown hotel occupancy for the weekend was 77.7 percent, compared to the
same weekend the previous five years at 57.7 percent. Chicago says hosting large, high-profile events like the three-day concert series are critical to the city’s economic growth. UPCOMING SHOWS: Tamaryn Philadelphia Johnny Brenda Sept 2. L7 Philadelphia Trocadero Sept 11. Teenage Bottlerocket Baltimore Ottobar Sept 17. Rancid NYC Terminal 5 Sept 17. Rick Springfield / Loverboy / The Romantics Bethlehem Sands Sept 17. Rancid NYC Terminal 4 Sept 18. Faster Pussycat Reading Reverb Sept 18. Cheap Trick Sunbury Spyglass Winery Sept 19. Motorhead Philadelphia Tower Sept 22. Jesus & Mary Chain Philadelphia Union Transfer Sept 22. Jeffrey Gaines Harrisburg HMAC Sept 24. FIDLAR Philadelphia Union Transfer Sept 24. Like Eric on Facebook.com/Eric S. Hoffman
Eric & George Wesley at The Abbey Bar September, 2015
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