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Allman Brothers Reveal Wanee Festival Details

Photo: Ufberg/WireImage As they’ve done since 2005, the Allman Brothers Band will headline two nights at the fifth annual Wanee Music Festival in Live Oak, Florida, on June 5 and 6th. This year’s Wanee fest is especially noteworthy as it coincides with the band’s yearlong 40th anniversary extravaganza, which includes a 15-night run at New York’s Beacon Theatre. Helping the Eat A Peach rockers celebrate at Wanee are Gov’t Mule, the Doobie Brothers, Toots and the Maytals, the Drive-By Truckers and many more jam-happy artists spread over the fest’s two days. Plus, the Derek Trucks Band will perform a special midnight set on Friday night and the Wailers will perform Exodus in its entirety. Tickets go on sale March 7th. Check out the full Wanee lineup below: Wanee Festival The Allman Brothers Band Gov’t Mule The Doobie Brothers Toots And The Maytals Little Feat Umphrey’s McGee Susan Tedeschi Arc Angels (Featuring guitarist and singers Doyle Bramhall II and Charlie Sexton and two former members of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s band Double Trouble, drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon) The Wailers (Performing Exodus) Drive-By Truckers Bill Kreutzmann (featuring Oteil Burbridge and Scott Murawski) Keller Williams Grace Potter & The Nocturnals Jorma Kaukonen Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk Col. Bruce Hampton & The Quark Alliance The Lee Boys with Oteil Burbridge Hill Country Revue (Formed by Cody Dickinson from The North Mississippi Allstars, also features Chris Chew from The Allstars, Kirk Smithhart, Ed “Hot” Cleveland and Dixie Dan Cobur) Devon Allman’s Honeytribe Bonobos Convergence Mocean Worker The Derek Trucks Band The Radiators

Published: 2009-02-27 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Tour Tracker: James Blunt, CSS and U.S. Air Guitar Tour

James Blunt travels around with Sheryl Crow and Toots & the Maytals, CSS briefly defect from Brazil for a North American jaunt and the U.S. Air Guitar Tour promises to rock air guitarists and people who can’t afford Guitar Hero 3. The full dates after the jump. James Blunt July 24 - Nashville, TN @ Sommet Center July 26 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino July 28 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheatre July 29 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Center July 30 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center July 31 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ SPAC August 2 - Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts August 3 - Canandaigua, NY @ Constellation Performing Arts Center August 5 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre August 6 - Green Bay, WI @ Resch Theatre August 8 - Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center August 9 - Minneapolis, MN @ Northrop Auditorium August 10 - Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Pavilion August 14 - Houston, TX @ The Woodlands August 15 - Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Amphitheatre August 18 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sandia Casino Amphitheatre August 19 - Tucson, AZ @ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre August 21 - San Diego, CA @ Concerts on the Green – Qualcomm August 22 - Las Vegas, NV @ Theatre for the Performing Arts August 23 - Lake Tahoe, NV @ Harvey’s Outdoor Amphitheatre August 25 - Salt Lake City, NV @ USANA Amphitheatre August 27 - Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion August 28 - Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery August 29 - Portland, OR @ Edgefield Amphitheatre August 30 - Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre CSS July 30 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue July 31 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall August 1 - Chicago, IL @ Grant Park (Lollapalooza) August 4 - Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival August 5 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus August 8 - Jersey City, NJ @ All Points West Festival August 9 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium August 10 - Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues September 14 - Morrison, CO @ Monolith Festival September 15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue September 17

Published: 2008-04-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

The Roots, Ziggy Marley, Menudo To Honor Earth Day and Certain Green Plants

Eight U.S. cities will host festivals on April 20th to honor Earth Day. The Green Apple Festival and Earth Day Network will stage the events, which will feature performances by the Roots, Gov’t Mule, Mickey Hart’s Mass Drums, Ziggy Marley and other jam-happy acts spread over the eight cities. Hmm, a bunch of jam bands playing ecologically friendly venues to hippie crowds on April 20th? Sounds like the concertgoers will be celebrating something other than Earth Day. It’s not all thirty-minute guitar solos, however: Arrested Development and Menudo will headline the Miami show, while the Chicago event at the Lincoln Park Zoo boasts a special emcee appearance by Chicago Bears backup quarterback Kyle Orton. And don’t even get us started on the prospect of Big Head Todd & the Monsters rocking NY’s Central Park. To get the full break down of who’s playing where, follow the jump. 2008 Earth Day Network/Green Apple Festival Free Line-up NEW YORK Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Big Head Todd and the Monsters Vusi Mahlasela Vienna Teng WASHINGTON, DC The Roots & Friends Gov’t Mule Toots and the Maytals Thievery Corp - DJ set Warren Haynes - solo acoustic set Umphreys McGee DC Boys Choir City Dance CHICAGO Derek Trucks Band Dirty Dozen Brass Band Meshell Ndegeocello Chicago Afrobeat Orchestra Miss Lori Holton Nash The Gwalla Gwallas Event MC- Kyle Orton - Chicago Bears MIAMI Menudo Arrested Development Baby Loves Salsa Caravan of Thieves DALLAS Los Lonely Boys Martin Sexton Junior Brown Cas Haley The Steps George Stanford DENVER The Neville Brothers The Benevento/Russo Duo Rose Hill Drive SAN FRANCISCO Mickey Hart’s Mass Drums Yonder Mountain String Band Brett Dennen LOS ANGELES Taj Mahal Ziggy Marley solo acoustic Juliette and the Licks School of Rock Hollywood Allstars The Frequency Coby Brown [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-03-25 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Wilco Add Spring ‘08 Tour Dates, Rolling Stones Make Solo News, Bonnaroo Date Confirmed

Having already pledged his allegiance to Barack Obama, Jeff Tweedy will rejoin his Wilco mates for a two-week tour of the States in February/March 2008. The band will play Cleveland, Philadelphia and New Haven, CT before heading down for a week in the southern states. Check the full dates after the jump. Two long-unreleased Keith Richards songs will finally hit eardrums on December 11th when iTunes makes available Richards’ versions of Chuck Berry’s “Run Rudolph Run,” originally recorded in 1979, and a cover of Toots & the Maytals’ “Pressure Drop” from 2003. iTunes is also in talks to acquire Radiohead’s In Rainbows, a move that would be a thaw in the icy relationship between the band and the music service (Radiohead refuse to sell their songs individually). In other Rolling Stones news, Ronnie Wood is looking to collaborate with South Carolina’s Band of Horses after hearing the band perform on Jools Holland. Band of Horses also perform Wood’s “Act Together” in concert. The seventh annual Bonnaroo festival will place on June 12th to 15th, 2008, in Manchester, Tennessee. Whether or not Led Zeppelin and Metallica will be performing remains unknown — but unlikely. Is Jay-Z on his way out of his CEO seat at Def Jam? According to reports, with Jigga’s contract expiring at the end of the month, the rapper demanded more money than Universal Music was willing to offer, given the current climate in the music industry. Wilco Tour Dates: February 22 Cleveland, OH - Lakewood Civic Auditorium February 23 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre February 24 New Haven, CT - Schubert Theater March 2 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium March 3 Mobile, AL - Mobile Civic Center March 4 New Orleans, LA - Tipitina’s March 5 New Orleans, LA - Tipitina’s March 7 Houston, TX - Verizon Theater March 8 Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom March 9 Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom

Published: 2007-12-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup, Radiohead's "In Rainbows"