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NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City officials say Bon Jovi will play at a free concert in Central Park this summer.

The concert will be held July 12th.

The concert is billed as a prelude to the July 15th All-Star baseball game, which will highlight the final season at Yankee Stadium.

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GIANT FANS TO PAY EXTRA CASH TO GET SEAT
By CLEMENTE LISI

Last updated: 4:08 pm
June 26, 2008



Giants fans will have to dole out lots of cash just to get a seat in their team's new stadium.

The Super Bowl champions will sell season-ticket holders "personal seat licenses" for as much as $20,000 in the team's new stadium starting in 2010, team officials said this afternoon .

The team sent letters to fans today notifying fans that the decision to sell PSLs - which gives fans ownership of a seat - came to help pay the tab of the $1.6 billion stadium in the Meadowlands.

PSL prices will range from $1,000 to $20,000 for each seat , Giants CEO John Mara said.

The team said 90 percent of the seats in the upper bowl will have $1,000 PSLs. Fewer than 5,000 seats, in a stadium with a capacity of 82,500, will be at the highest price.

The team is expected to make as much as $400 million from PSL sales.

"All the net proceeds from the sale of PSLs will be used to fund construction of the new stadium," Mara said .

A PSL guarantees the owner's right to purchase a season ticket as long as the GiantsNew York Giants play in the new stadium. It also provides a fan with control of successorship of the tickets - a benefit now only available for direct family members.

"You can sell them or will them - the season-ticket holder gets to decide," Mara explained . "This isn't the case now."

The team decided to sell PSLs to help with escalating construction costs attached to the new Meadowlands facility.

"We have spent months exploring our various options regarding the financing of the construction of the new stadium," Mara said. "Given construction costs and NFL and lender requirements for paying down our debt, and after much thought and analysis, we decided this PSL program is necessary."

The PSL stays active on the condition that the season tickets are purchased annually.

The Jets New York Jets , who will share the new stadium with the Giants, has not yet made on decision to sell PSLs, but did send season-ticket holders a survey this week in order to gauge interest.

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Bruce Springsteen to perform at Super Bowl Halftime show in Tampa FL. 2009

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So it is no surprise that Super Bowl XLIII advertisinf rates are thru the roof

NBC is selling Super Bowl spots in next year's game for $3 million per 30-second unit, sources familiar with the situation said. That's about 11 percent higher than the average $2.7 million that Fox commanded for this year's game.

While Fox sources indicated it received $3 million for one or two spots late in the selling process leading up to the February 2008 telecast, NBC has just begun selling units (outside of multiyear packages) and could achieve close to an average of $3 million per unit. So far, 30 percent of the inventory in the 2009 game has been sold, mostly in multiyear deals struck earlier, with clients such as Anheuser-Busch, which purchases time in the game years in advance. And it buys close to 10 spots per game so its prices are lower per unit than sponsors buying one or two ads.

"Right now $3 million is the benchmark," for individual units, said a source familiar with the numbers.

Site: Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Florida
Date: February 1, 2009
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
Stadium Capacity: 72,500
Television: NBC
Radio: CBS Radio/Westwood One (English and Spanish)

Check back often as game day approaches. We will continue to post important news & announcements.



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What is Super Bowl XLIII?
Super Bowl XLIII is a professional football championship game conducted by the National Football League. Participants include the champions of the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League. The winning team wins the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

When will the game be played?
Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 6 p.m. (EST)

Has a host city team ever played in the Super Bowl in their home stadium?
No host city team has ever played in the game in their home stadium. The 49ers played in Super Bowl XIX, but the game was played at Stanford Stadium - not their home stadium of Candlestick Park.

Where have other Super Bowls been held?
Click here http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history to view information on the history of past Super Bowls. Super Bowl XLIII will be the fourth time Tampa Bay has hosted a Super Bowl. Tampa Bay previously hosted Super Bowl XVIII in 1984, Super Bowl XXV in 1991, and Super Bowl XXXV in 2001.

Where will Super Bowl XLIII be held?
Super Bowl XLIII will be held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Who is responsible for the Pre-Game and Halftime show?
The Pre-Game and Halftime show are developed by the National Football League.

What is the television network for Super Bowl XLIII?
NBC

What is the radio network for Super Bowl XLIII?
CBS Radio/Westwood One (English and Spanish).

What is the seating capacity of Raymond James Stadium?
For the Super Bowl, the seating capacity of Raymond James Stadium will be 72,500

How are game tickets distributed?
The demand for tickets to Super Bowl XLIII greatly exceeds the NFL's ability to accommodate the majority of fans interested in attending the game. The vast majority of Super Bowl tickets (approximately 75%) are distributed to the 32 NFL teams. The participating teams each receive 17.5% of the tickets, the non-participating teams receive 1.2% and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as the host team, will receive 5%. The remaining 25.2% are controlled by the NFL and are distributed primarily to NFL affiliated companies, the broadcast network, corporate sponsors, media, VIP's charities, fans and the Host Committee.

Are tickets sold to the general public?
The NFL distributes approximately 1% of the tickets to fans through an annual Super Bowl random drawing. The drawing is not considered a lottery (there is no charge to enter). This is the NFL's only method of distributing tickets to the general public. The NFL does not sell tickets to travel or ticket agents.

Requests for the random drawing are accepted between February 1st and June 1st of each year, preceding the game. For Super Bowl XLIII the drawing will be in 2008. All entries must include name, address, phone number and email address, and must be sent via certified or registered mail. Requests for tickets to Super Bowl XLIII, to be played February 1, 2009 in Tampa, Florida, will be accepted beginning Feb. 1, 2008. You will be notified by mail in October or November if you are eligible to purchase Super Bowl XLIII tickets.

Requests should be sent to:
Super Bowl Random Drawing
P.O. Box 49140
Strongsville, OH 44149-0140
Please note: Only one request per address is accepted. Duplicate requests will be ineligible.

Where are the locations of future Super Bowls?
Super Bowl XLII - February 3, 2008
Glendale, Arizona

Super Bowl XLIII - February 1, 2009
Tampa, Florida

Super Bowl XLIV - 2010
South Florida

Super Bowl XLV - 2011
Dallas, Texas

Ticketmaster spin-off to start with $750 million debt

Ticketmaster spin-off to start with $750 million debt
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(Reuters) - A newly independent Ticketmaster will likely take on about $750 million in debt and have $450 million in cash as it is spun off from parent IAC/InterActiveCorp, a top IAC executive said on Monday.

IAC Chief Financial Officer Thomas McInerney said Ticketmaster and sibling units HSN and Interval would initially be capitalized with net debt as they are spun off.

IAC is also planning to spin off online mortgage unit LendingTree.com, with the process for all four units likely to be completed in late July or early August, McInerney said.

"In general we're making good progress on the timeline we have discussed," McInerney said on a conference call with analysts.

Sean Moriarty, chief executive of Ticketmaster, said on the call that the company saw substantial new opportunities in expanding its international ticket sales services, its ticket resale functions and helping artists market themselves to a growing fan base that no longer listens to the radio.

Ticketmaster faces new competition in the live entertainment ticketing market from concert promoter Live Nation, which is due to end a long-term partnership between the companies this year.

Moriarty said on Monday that he expects Ticketmaster to see profit growth in 2009 despite the departure of Live Nation, which accounts for about 15 percent of revenue and 10 percent to 15 percent of bottom line income.

Ticketmaster currently operates in 20 countries and expects to nearly double that number in the coming five years, Moriarty said.

Shares of IAC were down 13 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $20.46 in afternoon trading on Nasdaq.

(Reporting by Michele Gershberg; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe and Tim Dobbyn)




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Exclusive: Cohl, Rapino Talk Live Nation Plans

Exclusive: Cohl, Rapino Talk Live Nation Plans
June 23, 2008 , 12:15 PM ET

Ray Waddell, Nashville
It's official: Michael Cohl has resigned as chairman of the board of Live Nation, and also vacates his post as CEO of Live Nation Artists, effective immediately. Negotiations for Cohl's resignation were finalized Friday (June 20); he will serve as a consultant to the company.

News that Cohl's exit from Live Nation was imminent was first tipped on Billboard.biz last week, and has been the source of rampant speculation in the industry. In an exclusive conference call with Billboard, Cohl and Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino outlined Cohl's exit and downplayed media reports of rancor between the two.

"One of the strengths of Michael Cohl is he's a big thinker, strategic, great with relationships, artists and big deals," Rapino says. "That's what we want him to do, we don't actually want him to get caught up in the day-to-day of running of our division and all the bureaucracy around the operational part. We want him to go out and do what he does best for us and that's what we're back to doing."

Former Live Nation chairman of the board Randall Mays will eventually reassume that position; Live Nation chairman of global music/CEO of global touring Arthur Fogel will run LNA. Cohl's consultant deal runs through 2012, and he has a non-compete clause that runs through 2016.

Asked what precipitated the move, Cohl says, "Just the moon and the stars," admitting that perhaps he took on too many duties in the dual position of running LNA and chairing Live Nation. "I've been giving people grief and making things difficult, and it was really all about I wasn't doing what I'm really good at," he says. "From my perspective it's much more about that than any of this nitty-gritty detail that anybody wants to talk about that's not relevant."

As CEO of Live Nation Artists, Cohl headed the division of the company that orchestrated the much-publicized deals with such artists as Madonna, Jay-Z, and U2. These Madonna and Jay-Z deals alone have been valued at $120 million and $150 million, respectively. Speculation has been that how Live Nation will pursue these 360 deals going forward was the root of the tension in the Live Nation board room. As CEO of Live Nation Artists, Cohl reported to Rapino.

Rapino stops short of saying there were any philosophical differences between he and Cohl regarding LNA. "We believe being in long-term, deeper relationships with artists is a great strategy, we will be 100% pursuing it," Rapino says. "There has never been a debate with Michael Cohl as to whether we should be in the Madonna business or be in long-term relationships, or be in more rights with artists."

That said, it does seem clear that Rapino and LNA will not be overly aggressive in nailing down new 360 deals. Rapino says the plan was always to sign four artists the first year. "We are close to the signing of another superstar, we're in discussions with a couple of others," he says. "Maybe we get to four in 2008 as was the plan, or maybe we get to five or six. We're happy to be in the business and we will continue to be in the 360 business."

The mood on the call was jovial, contradicting reports that the two were at major odds. "We didn't comment for a reason," on that talk, Rapino says. "We come from Canada, we always talk about how we might have some fights in the dressing room but when we go out on the ice, we're united. Michael and I have had fights since the day I met him ... and he's always challenged me to make bigger and better decisions. We don't always agree, but that was never relevant to whether we would be having dinner together for the rest of our lives and having great respect and working together."

Cohl served as chairman of the company since February, and prior to that was vice chairman since 2006. He remains one of the company's largest shareholders, though not the largest. "I've got a big whack of stock, let's put it that way," Cohl says. "I think the stock has incredible upside. I'm not selling my stock."

Cohl, known for pioneering a global touring model that taps into numerous revenue streams, has promoted every Rolling Stones tour since 1989, including A Bigger Bang in 2005-2007, the top grossing tour of all time at $558 million. Both Cohl and Rapino indicate that Cohl will produce more tours with Live Nation, possibly one next year.

In terms of this summer's touring business, Rapino says, "The world is assuming my business is going to have a tough summer because of gas prices, etc., and I can say to you we have one of the strongest summer lineups we've had in a longtime. We have most of our shows on sale and some already executed, we have not experienced one ounce of soft sales or on-site ancillary sales effecting our business. We're very optimistic that we're still completely on plan and will have a very good summer."

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US Open 2009 Tickets already on Sale

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The US Open 2008 has only just finished but already thoughts have moved to the US Open 2009 which will take place at Bethpage State Park Golf Course in Farmingdale, New York on the weekend of 18th June 2009 to 22nd June 2009.

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The Bethpage State park was the first publicly owned and operated golf course to host the US Open when it hosted the 2002 US Open. The US Open had previously always being held at private golf clubs or country clubs.

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Tiger Woods has just announced he will miss the rest of the 2008 season with a knee injury but he is sure to want to get back out and playing in time for the 2009 US Open Golf Tournament as he won there back in 2002.

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Live Nation Inc. The world's largest concert promoter is negotiating the exit of Chairman Michael Cohl, say people close to the situation.

Live Nation Chairman in Exit Talks
By ETHAN SMITH
June 20, 2008

An internal feud over strategy could soon be resolved at Live Nation Inc. The world's largest concert promoter is negotiating the exit of Chairman Michael Cohl, say people close to the situation.

Mr. Cohl and Chief Executive Michael Rapino have battled for weeks over novel contracts known as "360 deals," under which the company agrees to give superstar performers rich upfront payments in exchange for financial participation in virtually all their business, from recorded-music sales to image licensing. Live Nation has done such deals with artists like Madonna and Jay-Z, who have been promised $120 million and $150 million, respectively.


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Michael Cohl at a 2005 Rolling Stones promotional event.
Mr. Cohl wants to accelerate the pace of the deal-making, while Mr. Rapino wants to slow it down.

After watching the feud escalate last week, the company's board directed Mr. Cohl and the company's management to work out their differences quickly. That resolution appears likely to include an agreement as soon as next week on Mr. Cohl's departure, these people said.

Crucial terms have yet to be resolved, such as the size any financial settlement, or whether Live Nation would invoke a clause in Mr. Cohl's contract banning him for several years from competing with the company.

Neither Mr. Cohl nor Mr. Rapino could be reached for comment.

As founder, in 1973, of Toronto-based Concert Productions International Inc., Mr. Cohl has helped shape the financial landscape of the modern concert business, enlisting corporate sponsors to underwrite production costs and helping usher in the era of the $500 concert ticket.

Mr. Cohl joined Live Nation last year, becoming its chairman and largest individual shareholder, after Live Nation bought his company for $123 million in stock and $10 million cash. When tensions with Mr. Rapino first surfaced, say people familiar with the matter, Mr. Cohl initially tried to buy his company back from Live Nation. But the parties couldn't agree on a price, and Live Nation indicated it would enforce a non-compete agreement that would keep Mr. Cohl out of concert promotion for eight years after his departure.

In November, Mr. Cohl defended the rich valuations of the 360 deals to investors by saying they were "cross collateralized." In other words, $17.5 million per album for Madonna might sound excessive, but he said it wasn't when factoring in the payout from touring or merchandise sales.

He said Live Nation expected to gross $1 billion from Madonna-related business during the 10-year contact. However, since the deal was unveiled in October, Live Nation's stock has fallen 44%

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autopsy showed that Tim Russert had an enlarged heart, NBC reported

Russert had been recording voiceovers for this Sunday's "Meet The Press" when he was stricken, NBC said. Russert's internist, Michael A. Newman, said cholesterol plaque had ruptured in an artery, causing sudden coronary thrombosis. Resuscitation was begun immediately and continued at Sibley Memorial Hospital, to no avail.

Newman said an autopsy showed that Russert had an enlarged heart, NBC reported. Russert had been diagnosed with asymptomatic coronary artery disease, which he was controlling with medication and exercise, the doctor said.

Bruce Springsteen teased Tim Russert and introduced a new song, “Living to the Future,” in a performance on NBC’s “Today.

Springsteen to Russert: Tiimmmmmmmm
By Jacques Steinberg
Bruce Springsteen teased Tim Russert and introduced a new song, “Living to the Future,” in a performance on NBC’s “Today.

Bruce Springsteen teased Tim Russert and introduced a new song, “Living to the Future,” in a performance on NBC’s “Today.”At 8:50 this morning, Bruce Springsteen was telling the big crowd that had gathered on Rockefeller Plaza to watch him perform on the “Today’’ program about the things that he loves about America.
His list included cheeseburgers, “the Jersey shore,’’ “the Yankees battling Boston’’ and “trans fats.’’ But then there was also this: “Tim Russert’s haircut.’’
As luck would have it, and as Mr. Springsteen well knew, Mr. Russert was in the audience, watching just a few feet from the stage. An hour and a half earlier, Matt Lauer, the co-host of “Today,’’ had interviewed Mr. Russert live in the “Today’’ studio during a segment about Thursday night’s sparsely attended Republican primary debate, which was held at Morgan State University, an historically black college.
During that interview, Mr. Lauer could not resist ribbing Mr. Russert, who is based in Washington, D.C., for showing up in person “to talk about this subject – or was it Bruce Springsteen?’’ (Tavis Smiley, who was also interviewed in the segment, appeared via remote hook-up from Baltimore.)
“I’m just an opening act for the Boss today,’’ Mr. Russert said.
As it turned out, Mr. Springsteen’s list – which likened the way “we love all those things’’ to “the way the womenfolk love old Matt Lauer’’ – was something of a diversion. Continuing his introduction to a new song called “Living in the Future’’ – which, he explained, is actually about “what’s happening right now’’ – Mr. Springsteen began to itemize those things about modern-day America that give him great pause.
“Over the past six years we’ve had to add to the American picture,’’ he said, “rendition, illegal wire tapping, voter suppression, no habeas corpus, the neglect of our great city of New Orleans and her people, an attack on the Constitution, and the loss of our best young men and women in a tragic war.’’
“This is a song,’’ he said, in a monologue over Max Weinberg’s somber drumbeat and Roy Bittan’s soft, electric piano, “about things that shouldn’t happen here, happening here.’’
The crowd, which stretched from 48th Street to 49th Street, cheered.
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Tim Russert autopsy to be performed

Russert was a big guy, and since he had just flown from Italy the night before, I'm betting that DVT played a big part in his heart attack.. The airline seats these says are pretty cramped, and even in first class (if he flew first class) the lack of mobility for such a long time can compromise blood flow..

A man as heavily insured as he must have been would surely have been diagnosed/treated for heart disease if he had had it. Maybe he did, and told no one, but the sudden onset of troubles, so soon after a long flight , made me think immediately of DVT.

Did Deep vein thrombosis and airline travel—the deadly duo take Tim Russerts life ?

Deep vein thrombosis and airline travel—the deadly duo - Tim Russert dies

Air travel has become the most popular mode of long-distance travel in the United States and abroad. Figures published by the International Air Transport Association in 1998 suggest an ever-increasing rise in the number of airline passengers--from 1.4 billion in 1997 to 1.5 billion in 1998 with a prediction of two billion airline travelers by 2003. (5)

Given these statistics, it is important to consider the physical effects of traveling long distances by airplane. Approximately 2,000 Americans died from travel-related DVT strokes in 1999. (6) Newspaper headlines, such as "Long Flights Can Cause Blood Clots, Group Warns," "Airlines Sued Over Blood Clots," and "International Carriers Address New Threat: Coach-Class Syndrome," highlight a growing concern about the formation of fatal blood clots after long airline flights as a public health problem. (7)

International airports and hospitals near airports report alarming statistics.

* As many as 400 people per year may be arriving at Sydney Airport in Australia suffering from DVT. (8)

* At least one long-distance airplane passenger dies every month from a blood clot within minutes of landing at Heathrow Airport. (9)

* A nurse from a hospital near a British airport stated that the hospital receives approximately 10 patients per month who are experiencing problems related to air travel. (10)

* Physicians at Ashford Hospital, London, which treats patients who arrive at Heathrow Airport, say that more than 2,000 people die from flight-related DVT every year in Britain. (11)

Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday

WASHINGTON - Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday after a sudden heart attack at the bureau, NBC News said Friday. He was 58.

Russert was recording voiceovers for Sunday’s “Meet the Press” program when he collapsed, the network said. No details were immediately available.

Russert, the recipient of 48 honorary doctorates, took over the helm of “Meet the Press” in December 1991. Now in its 60th year, “Meet the Press” is the longest-running program in the history of television.

In 2008, Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Timothy John Russert Jr. was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 7, 1950. He was a graduate of Canisius High School, John Carroll University and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He was a member of the bar in New York and the District of Columbia.

Senate staffer before entering journalism
After graduating from law school, Russert went into politics as a staff operative. In 1976, he worked on the Senate campaign of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., and in 1982, he worked on Mario Cuomo’s campaign for governor of New York.

Russert joined NBC News in 1984. In April 1985, he supervised the live broadcasts of NBC's TODAY show from Rome, negotiating and arranging an appearance by Pope John Paul II, a first for American television. In 1986 and 1987, Russert led NBC News’ weeklong broadcasts from South America, Australia and China.

Of his background as a Democratic political operative, Russert said, “My views are not important.”

“Lawrence Spivak, who founded ‘Meet the Press,’ told me before he died that the job of the host is to learn as much as you can about your guest’s positions and take the other side,” he said in a 2007 interview with Time magazine. “And to do that in a persistent and civil way. And that’s what I try to do every Sunday.”

Cuomo, Russert’s onetime boss, wrote of Russert: “Most candidates are not eager to present themselves for Tim’s incisive scrutiny, which is fed by his prodigious study and preparation. But they have little choice: appearing on ‘Meet the Press’ is today as vital to a serious candidate as being properly registered to vote.”

Russert wrote two books — “Big Russ and Me” in 2004 and “Wisdom of Our Fathers” in 2006 — both of which were New York Times best-sellers.

Emmy for Reagan funeral coverage
In 2005, Russert was awarded an Emmy for his role in the coverage of the funeral of President Ronald Reagan. His “Meet the Press” interviews with George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000 won the Radio and Television Correspondents’ highest honor, the Joan S. Barone Award, and the Annenberg Center’s Walter Cronkite Award.

Russert’s March 2000 interview of Sen. John McCain shared the 2001 Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in Television Journalism. He was also the recipient of the John Peter Zenger Award, the American Legion Journalism Award, the Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society Journalism Award, the Allen H. Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism, the David Brinkley Award for Excellence in Communication and the Catholic Academy for Communication’s Gabriel Award. He was a member of the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

Russert was a trustee of the Freedom Forum’s Newseum and a member of the board of directors of the Greater Washington Boys and Girls Club, and America’s Promise — Alliance for Youth.

In 1995, the National Father’s Day Committee named him “Father of the Year,” Parents magazine honored him as “Dream Dad” in 1998, and in 2001 the National Fatherhood Initiative also recognized him as Father of the Year.

Irish America magazine named him one of the top 100 Irish Americans in the country, and he was selected as a Fellow of the Commission of European Communities.

Russert is survived by his wife, Maureen Orth, a writer for Vanity Fair magazine, and a son, Luke.


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Van Halen reunion grosses more than $93 million

Van Halen reunion grosses more than $93 million
Thu Jun 5, 2008 8:14pm EDT

- Despite a wobbly start and fears of imminent implosion, Van Halen said on Thursday its first tour with singer David Lee Roth in two decades grossed more than $93 million, a record for the rock band.

Van Halen played to nearly one million people during 74 arena shows throughout the United States and Canada, beginning September 27 in Charlotte, N.C. and wrapping Tuesday in Grand Rapids, Mich.

"We send our thanks to the countless new and longtime fans that helped make this tour our most successful," Van Halen said in a statement.

Roth, who left the band in 1985, rejoined guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen. But it was not a reunion of the classic lineup, as the brothers replaced bass player Michael Anthony with Eddie's son Wolfgang, now 17.

The reunion was initially envisaged as a summer amphitheater tour, but the trek was put off when Eddie Van Halen entered rehab. Given the historic bad blood between Roth and the Van Halen brothers, and concerns about Eddie's health, there was plenty of skepticism about the tour's prospects.

But Eddie Van Halen, displaying a buff physique, appeared to have lost of his prowess, while Roth was in fine voice. The reviews were positive.

During a news conference last August, Roth said he expected the band to embark on a new life as a recording and touring entity. The band's immediate plans are uncertain, but the statement said "exciting developments" were on the way.

(Reporting by Dean Goodman)

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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss tickets for NYC $30.00 each!

The staging is distinctly understated: save for a gold curtain that unfurls before the closing number, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss's click here for tickets show is almost completely devoid of visual distraction. Just a few rugs, a discreet curtain backdrop, and a couple of modest screens either side of the stage.


Even the band have the low-key demeanour of upscale bouncers. But although they don't make any flashy moves it's sometimes hard to tell whether it's Buddy Miller or Stuart Duncan that's picking out a specific guitar solo they have the lived-in look of great character actors. Bassist Dennis Crouch bears a resemblance to the late, great Peter Boyle; and bandleader T Bone Burnett could be a riverboat gambler from some Anthony Mann Western.

The important thing is that they're all masters of their instruments, none more evidently than drummer Jay Bellerose, a constant blur of movement as he employs a wealth of techniques to draw every last breath of drama out of each song. This isn't drumming, it's inhabiting the songs so intimately that they burst vividly into life, whether he's dashing off a frisky second-line shuffle behind Burnett on "Bon Ton Roulay", driving the bold, dynamic shifts of a bluegrass "Black Country Woman", or draping cloths over drumskins to dampen the beats on a slow, sultry "Black Dog".

Then, of course, there are Plant and Krauss themselves, a pairing whose unlikeliness is still evident in the occasional slight twinge in their harmonies. But all the best musical couplings have this kind of unexpected eccentricity about them, and this one works magically, from the sly warmth of "Rich Woman" to the rockabilly "Gone Gone Gone", reaching its apogee on a tremendous "Please Read the Letter".

For much of the show, Krauss leaves the violin duties to Duncan to concentrate on singing. And what a voice she has! Her keening wail on "Trampled Rose" is spine-tingling, quite supernatural in its haunting purity, while her delivery on "Sister Rosetta Goes before Us" and "Through the Morning, Through the Night" stands as testament to the one-inch-punch emotional power packed by the gentlest of voices. "Down to the River to Pray" gets a particularly warm reception, too.

Plant, meanwhile, proves there's more to his game than the shriek of yore, with the warm vocal caresses of his harmonies interspersed with more rousing bonhomie on "Fortune Teller", before he dives bravely into the maelstrom of despair that is Townes van Zandt's "Nothin'". A pertinent reminder that sometimes, some music demands to be taken seriously.


US Tour dates


Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
June 5, 2008
Thursday, 7:30 pm Bank of America Pavilion
Boston, MA VIEW

Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 7, 2008
Saturday, 8:00 pm Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center
Canandaigua, NY VIEW

Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 8, 2008
Sunday, TBA Borgata Casino Event Center
Atlantic City, NJ VIEW

Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 10, 2008
Tuesday, 8:00 pm WAMU Theatre at Madison Square Garden
New York, NY VIEW

Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 11, 2008
Wednesday, 8:00 pm WAMU Theatre at Madison Square Garden
New York, NY VIEW

Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 13, 2008
Friday, 8:00 pm Merriweather Post Pavilion
Columbia, MD VIEW


Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 14, 2008
Saturday, 8:00 pm Asheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC VIEW

Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 17, 2008
Tuesday, 8:00 pm Fox Theatre Detroit
Detroit, MI VIEW


Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 18, 2008
Wednesday, 9:00 pm Ravinia
Highland Park, IL VIEW


Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 19, 2008
Thursday, 8:00 pm Fabulous Fox Theatre - St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO VIEW


Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 21, 2008
Saturday, 8:00 pm Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Morrison, CO VIEW

Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 23, 2008
Monday, 8:00 pm Greek Theatre-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 24, 2008
Tuesday, 8:00 pm Greek Theatre-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 25, 2008
Wednesday, 7:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl
Santa Barbara, CA VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 27, 2008
Friday, 8:00 pm Greek Theatre-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 28, 2008
Saturday, 7:30 pm Harvey's Outdoor Arena - Lake Tahoe NV
Stateline, NV VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss June 30, 2008
Monday, 7:00 pm Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay
San Diego, CA VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss July 1, 2008
Tuesday, 7:30 pm Dodge Theatre
Phoenix, AZ VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss July 7, 2008
Monday, 8:00 pm NOKIA live at Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX VIEW
Robert Plant
July 8, 2008
Tuesday, 7:30 pm Mud Island
Memphis, TN VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss July 10, 2008
Thursday, 8:00 pm Chastain Park Amphitheatre Peter Conlon Presents
Atlanta, GA VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss July 11, 2008
Friday, 8:00 pm RBC Center
Raleigh, NC VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss July 12, 2008
Saturday, 8:00 pm Mann Music Center
Philadelphia, PA VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss July 14, 2008
Monday, 8:00 pm Molson Amphitheatre
Toronto, ON VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss July 15, 2008
Tuesday, 8:00 pm Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
Cleveland, OH VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss July 18, 2008
Friday, TBA Rupp Arena
Lexington, KY VIEW
Robert Plant
and Alison Krauss July 19, 2008
Saturday, 8:00 pm Sommet Center
Nashville, TN VIEW

BELMONT STAKES tickets call 1.800.688.4000

UPDATE: BELMONT STAKES RESERVED SEATS ARE SOLD OUT
You can always enjoy our spacious viewing areas - grandstand, beautiful backyard and trackside (Apron
Area).
There are plenty of free seats (benches, chairs, picnic tables) available in these areas (non-reserved, firstcome).
All Reserved Seats are either sold through our Belmont Stakes’ Reserved Seating Lottery
(applications received by March 31st, 2008 or applications with a postmarked date before March 31st,
2008) or through our Post Lottery Sales (all applications received after the Lottery closed).
Tickets are currently being processed and mailed. All Lottery applicants that selected “next best”
have seating. Requests received Post Lottery will be processed in order of receipt.
Admission IS INCLUDED with all Reserved Seats Sales for the Belmont Stakes. The small part at the
bottom of the souvenir ticket is the Admission portion. It should read: “Clubhouse Admission” for
clubhouse admission or “Grandstand Admission” for general or grandstand admission.
LATEST UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE AT:
Belmont Park General Information:
http://www.nyra.com/Belmont/GeneralInformation/GeneralInformation/GeneralInformation.shtml
Belmont Stakes General Information:
http://www.nyra.com/Belmont/GeneralInformation/GeneralInformation/BelmontStakes_EventMap08.pdf
Belmont Directions & Maps:
http://www.nyra.com/Belmont/GeneralInformation/Directions/Directions.shtml
RESERVED SEATS:
Reserved seating sections are a two to three character code. The first character, a digit, designates
the floor (1st or Apron), 2nd, 3rd). The second character, a letter, is the section on the floor.
Sections run east to west following the alphabet (A,B,C...X,Y,Z,AA,BB,CC,DD). If there is a third
character, a letter, it signifies our portable seating.
Rows run north to south following the alphabet (A, B, C...), with ‘A’ closest to the northern end or
track.. Third floor sections with rows “NNN,NN,N-Z” are located in our third floor upper tier area,
east or west of the Garden Terrace.
Seats run east to west in numerical order (1, 2, 3...), with ‘1' closest to the eastern end of the facility.
Locations - CH or Clubhouse, our eastern end of the facility (seating sections A-J)
- PGS or Preferred Grandstand, the middle portion of our facility between the
finish line and the 1/8 pole (seating sections J-R)
- GS or Grandstand, the western end of our facility, (seating sections S-DD)
- HC or Handicapping Seats, first floor and second floor Clubhouse
DINING INFORMATION:
Restaurants open at 10:30 a.m.; Continental Breakfast service at 11:00 a.m.
Reservations MUST be claimed by NOON.
Buffet hours 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
PARKING:
Parking Gates Open at 8:15 a.m
General Parking is $10.00
Preferred (Silver, Red and Beige) Parking is $25.00 (includes $10.00 general parking)
Clubhouse (Gold and Orange) is $40.00 (includes $10.00 general parking)
NO VALET PARKING available.
NO OVERNIGHT RV Parking available.
Before 6:00 p.m., limousines, taxis and other car services may drop off at our building entrances.
After 6:00 p.m., expect to walk to your vehicle parked on our grounds. Also, expect to walk to your vehicle
NOT parked on our grounds. For your convenience, plan a pickup point NOT on our grounds.
ADMISSION:
Admission Gates Open at 8:30 a.m.
Admission (Clubhouse and Grandstand) and Reserved Seats are separate items. Admission does not
include any reserved seating. Reserved seating is purchased separately and includes the appropriate
admission fee (see “Reserved Seats”).
General Admission grants access to a large portion of the facility (three floor building and surrounding
backyard and apron areas). There are plenty of free seats (benches, chairs, picnic tables) available in these
areas (non-reserved, first-come).
Clubhouse Admission grants access to a smaller portion of the facility (three floor building and surrounding
apron area). There are free seats (benches, chairs, picnic tables) available in these areas (non-reserved, first
come).
Reserved Seats are individual stadium style seats that may be purchased for the day.
General or Grandstand Admission is $10.00 (a Backyard Picnic Area, a Trackside Apron Area and Three
Interior Levels are ALL included in general admission)
Clubhouse Admission is $20.00 (a Trackside Apron Area and Three Interior Levels are ALL
included in clubhouse admission)
No Infield Access.
Personal Cameras are allowed.
NO FLASH IS ALLOWED. NO PICTURES OF MUTUEL AREAS ARE ALLOWED.
There will be thirteen (13) races
First Post is 12:00 noon
First Stakes Race is approx. 3:15 p.m.
Belmont Stakes Post is approx. 6:40 p.m.
Last Post is approx. 8:00 p.m.
$1 Million Guaranteed Pick 6 Pool begins on Race 6.
$1 Million Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool begins on Race 8.
Attire: Box Seats - Suits or Sport coats required. Absolutely no shorts or jeans
Garden Terrace Restaurant - Absolutely no shorts or jeans. Gentlemen: Suits or Sports coats
required. Ladies: Dresses, skirts, or slack outfits.
Clubhouse – Proper attire required at Management’s discretion. No abbreviated wear.
Gentlemen: No tank tops.
Grandstand – Shirts and shoes required.
ATM MACHINES
For your convenience, ATM machines are located at the following locations:
* First floor Grandstand near the end mutuel window closest to finish line.
* Second floor Grandstand opposite the Belmont Grill.
* Second floor Clubhouse opposite the Clubhouse elevator.
* Third floor Clubhouse opposite the Clubhouse escalator.
Small fold out chairs are allowed in the Grandstand Backyard area ONLY.
NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE PERMITTED INTO THE FACILITY.
(A variety of beverages are available for purchase.)
Personal food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed throughout the facility (except in dining areas).
All coolers, bags, purses, containers, tote bags, backpacks, etcY are subject to search.
NO OPEN FLAMES (Grills, Fires, Bar-B-Q, etcY) ARE PERMITTED ANYWHERE.
NO CANOPIES or TENTS ARE PERMITTED ANYWHERE.
NO GLASS CONTAINERS ARE PERMITTED ANYWHERE INCLUDING THE PARKING
LOTS.
Cooler Do's and Don't on Belmont Stakes Day
Do's
Coolers are allowed in the Grandstand Backyard area, only.
Coolers are permitted through the West End (Bus and LIRR Train) or Paddock Entrances, only.
Soft Packs (six pack size only) are allowed in the building and under your seat.
Don'ts
NO coolers are permitted in the Clubhouse, including the Clubhouse apron and Clubhouse backyard areas.
NO coolers are permitted in the Grandstand Apron.
NO coolers (plastic, hard or Styrofoam of any size) are allowed in the building, or under any reserved
seating.
NO glass containers are allowed anywhere.
NO alcoholic beverages of any kind may be brought into the facility.
Handicap Information
There are twelve (12) reserved disabled parking spaces in the Clubhouse lot. Another three (3)
spaces are reserved (via cones) for disabled vans. Additionally, between fifteen (15) and twenty (20)
disabled vehicles are parked along the outer roadway (excludes Belmont Stakes’ Day). The West End lot
has fifty (50) disabled spaces. There are twenty-two (22) disabled spaces in the Preferred Lots (B=10;
D=12). Each bus stop in the Yellow, Green and Blue Fields has four (4) disabled spaces at their bus stops.
All parking spaces are available on a first-come first-serve basis after the parking gates open for our
customers. All disabled spaces pay the appropriate parking fees.
Wheel chair locations are available on the Third Floor behind Section ‘E’ in the Clubhouse and
behind Section ‘O’ in the Grandstand. The wheel chair locations are complimentary and become available
on a first-come first-serve basis after the admission gates open. No portable seating is allowed in the wheel
chair areas.
On Belmont Stakes’ Day, we have a designated area for wheelchairs on our apron. It is located
trackside between the horse path and the Winner’s Circle.
Hotel & Local Information: Hotel and other area information are available at:
Long Island: http://www.discoverlongisland.com/home.cfm
New York City: http://www.nycvisit.com/home/index.cfm
MASS TRANSIT: Because of the expected large crowd, fans are encouraged to make use of mass transit
on Belmont Stakes Day. For information on trains, call the Long Island Rail Road at (718) 217-LIRR.
Passengers can board the LIRR at Penn Station, Woodside or Jamaica. Residents of Brooklyn, Forest Hills
and Kew Gardens can make connections at Jamaica Station.
For the LIRR schedule: http://www.mta.info/lirr/Timetable/Belmont.htm or call (718) 217-LIRR or (516)
822-LIRR or (631) 231-LIRR.
DIRECTIONS:
By Charter Bus: Queens Midtown Tunnel to Long Island Expressway East, to Clearview Expressway
South, to Springfield Blvd. South, to Hempstead Turnpike East. Enter at Gate #1. Park along roadway to
Green Field as directed by Security and parking personnel.
By Car From Manhattan: Queens Midtown Tunnel to Long Island Expressway, East to Cross Island
Parkway, South to Exit 26D.
From Brooklyn: Belt Parkway, East to Cross Island Parkway, North to Exit 26D, or Brooklyn - Queens
Expressway to Long Island Expressway, East to Cross Island Parkway, South to Exit 26D.
From Queens: Grand Central Parkway, East to Cross Island Parkway, South to Exit 26D or Belt Parkway,
East to Cross Island Parkway, North to Exit 26D.
From Staten Island: Verrazano Bridge to Belt Parkway, East to Cross Island Parkway, North to Exit 26D.
From Long Island: Northern State Parkway or Long Island Expressway, West to Cross Island Parkway,
South to Exit 26D or Southern State Parkway, West to Cross Island Parkway, North to Exit 26D.
From New Jersey: (North) George Washington Bridge to Cross Bronx Expressway to Throgs Neck
Bridge to Cross Island Parkway, South to Exit 26D. (South) Any interstate bridge to Staten Island
Expressway to Verrazano Bridge to Belt Parkway, East to Cross Island Parkway, North to Exit 26D.
From Connecticut & Westchester: Any route to Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Island Parkway, South to
Exit 26D.
By Subway: Take the F Train to 169th Street or 179th Street then take the N6 or the Q2 bus to Belmont or
take the E Train to Jamaica Center (Parsons Blvd.) and then take the Q110 bus to Belmont.
By Bus: N6 (MSBA Line) - Operates along Hempstead Tpke between Hempstead, West Hempstead,
Franklin Square, Elmont, Hollis and Jamaica. Q110 (Jamaica Bus Company) - Service provided every 20
minutes, available at Parson Blvd. and Hillside Ave (E & F subway line stops). Q2 (NYC Transit) -
Originates at Jamaica Bus Terminal (165th Street and 89th Ave).
For your protection, the NYRA may record incoming calls to our Reserved Seat Office, PLEASE send any
correspondence certified, the NYRA is not responsible for mailing errors.
Thank you,
The New York Racing Association Inc.
Switchboard: (516) 488-6000

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More back stgae stuff from Stone Temple pilots PNC arts center show

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Stone Temple Pilots...and Yes Scott is a rock star ...

I do agree that the one hour wait between Filter and STP was insane, but something was definitely up. I've seen tons of STP shows over the years, and this is not something that STP would pull. Clearly Scott's struggling right now. The show itself was amazing though. STP played some great old tunes that we haven't heard in a while, and there was lots of energy coming from that stage. Scott was clearly out of it. He forgot the lyrics a few times (I was sitting right in front of him and watching his mouth the whole time...for more than one reason ;)) and he just looked dazed and confused. Dean, Rob and Eric rocked, but Scott was clearly out of it. It's so sad. I've been a HUGE Stone Temple Pilots fan since they released Core back in 92, and Scott needs so much help right now. I just hope he realizes at some point that beating drug addiction is a daily battle and you have to love yourself more than the dope if you wanna survive.

All that aside, I need more STP and I need it now. How awesome was it to see the guys back together again after nearly 6 years?!?! I hope they book some NYC club gigs in the fall. I am sooo there. LOVE THEM!! Here's a pic I took tonight on my cell cam -