Rochester Jazz Fest Crowds Increase Again

Rochester Jazz Fest Crowds Increase Again

ROCHESTER, NY (AP) – Another year, another attendance record for the Rochester International Jazz Festival.
The eighth annual event ended its 9-day run over the weekend and organizers say about 133,000 people attended. That’s up from 125,000 last year.
It’s the seventh straight year attendance has increased. Fans continued to turn out [...]

Concert Stage Collapse in Russia

Stage Collapse Puts Kibosh On Siberian Metal

NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Russian news agency Interfax is reporting that a stage collapse forced the cancellation of the June 20th stop of the Scorpions tour in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk.
The collapse reportedly occurred mere hours before the start of the sold-out festival that was set to [...]

Lil Wayne/ Young Jeezy Tour Dates Announced

Lil Wayne/ Young Jeezy Tour Dates Announced
Soulja Boy Tell’em, Drake will also be on America’s Most Wanted Music Festival.
It’s not a tour, it’s a “music festival”!
As we reported earlier this month, Lil Wayne is going back on the road this summer, and he’ll be joined by Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy Tell’em and Drake. The outing [...]

Another Incredible Year For Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival

Another Incredible Year For Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival

MANCHESTER, TN (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) –Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment are proud to announce that the 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has completed another fantastic weekend that was just shy of a sellout. With Bonnaroo as the traditional rite of passage to the rest of their summer, [...]

Springsteen, Phish Reel In Bonnaroo Crowds

Springsteen, Phish Reel In Bonnaroo Crowds
MANCHESTER, TN (AP) — What’s one way to ensure your mega music festival is well attended in the middle of a recession? Book a reunited Phish.
The jam band’s legions of ardent followers sellout arenas in minutes, so with little difficulty they will flood the Tennessee fields of the Bonnaroo Music [...]

Delfest

The Spirit Of Delfest Shines Through In Spite Of Storm
NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Sam Bush was tearing up the main stage with some blazing bluegrass on a sunny Saturday afternoon, when a few raindrops at the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland, Maryland, site of Delfest, suddenly turned into a storm that no one there [...]

Gathering Of The Vibes Finalizes Lineup

Gathering of the Vibes

Gathering Of The Vibes Finalizes Lineup
BRIDGEPORT, CT (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — The Gathering of the Vibes festival has announced the finalized lineup for this year’s event, set to take place from July 23-26 in Bridgeport’s 370-acre Seaside Park.
The lineup this year includes both nationally-known touring artists as well as a local performer PJ [...]

Richmond Folk Festival

Richmond Folk Festival Will Go On, Despite Economy
RICHMOND, VA (AP) – Fans of folk music can breathe easy: the Richmond Folk Festival will not vanish after its inaugural year, despite a discouraging economic climate.
Lisa Sims, director of events for Venture Richmond, which is organizing the festival, says talks with sponsors yielded the decision to go [...]

Swine Flu Sparks Wave Of Concert Cancellations

Swine Flu Sparks Wave Of Cancellations
Posted: Thu., Apr. 30, 2009 05:27:59 PM MST
US & Mexico (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Public health concerns in the wake of the outbreak of Swine Flu have led to the cancelation of a number of events around the US & Mexico in the next week.
Events planned to celebrate Cinco de Mayo [...]

Wynton Marsalis Opens Jazz Fest In New Orleans

Wynton Marsalis Opens Jazz Fest In New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s opening day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and trumpeter-composer Wynton Marsalis is set to take the stage.
The New Orleans native was expected to play Friday afternoon with the Jazz at Lincoln Center, the New York-based orchestra for which he serves [...]