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Lady Gaga Hits St Pete’s Times Forum April 16

There clearly is no stopping the one-man – or woman should we say – tour de force that is Lady Gaga, as it seems that her “Monster Ball” tour won’t be wrapping up anytime soon after adding a new set of dates for spring 2011 that will be continuous with her current world tour in support of “The Fame Monster” release, which earned her eight moon men at the recently concluded MTV VMAs in Los Angeles.

Among the long list of new additions to her tour itinerary is a stop in Tampa’s St. Pete Times Forum on April 16, 2011. Show begins at 8 PM with tickets going on sale on October 2, Saturday at 12 PM EDT via Ticketmaster. Presale opportunities include the venue presale on September 30, Thursday at 10 AM EDT and the much earlier and simultaneous presales by Virgin Mobile and Citi on September 28, Tuesday at 10 AM EDT. Tickets cost anywhere from $64.65 to $193.80.

Gaga is expected to stage a semi-theatrical concert with a clear storyline founded on the music of her successful “The Fame Monster” album. But since she has already disclosed the title of her upcoming third album, “Born this Way” which will be released early next year, while accepting the Video of the Year award at the VMAs for “Bad Romance”, she is also expected to belt out at least a cut or two from the said album.

Log on to Lady Gaga Tour for all the latest on her world tour and new album.

Bob Dylan to Perform at USF Sun Dome October 7

Backed up by two new albums both released last year – “Together through Life” and “Christmas in the Heart” – and more than five decades of folk, rock and blues music, guitar great and music icon Bob Dylan and his back-up band is back on the road again, but this time, to perform in front of a crowd that hasn’t been alive yet during the peak of his music career – college students.

His new itinerary will include mostly university auditoriums and stadiums scattered along the Midwest and the south from October to early November. The tour will kick off in Fort Lauderdale on October 6 followed by a show in Tampa the next day, October 7, Thursday, where he is scheduled to perform at the Sun Dome at the University of South Florida. Show starts at 8 PM.

Advance tickets for the show can be purchased through the internet presale on September 8, Wednesday at 10 AM EDT while regular tickets will be available on September 10, Friday at 10 AM EDT through Ticketmaster. Ticket prices are solely for general admission and costs $60 a piece.

For the complete list of cities, venues and show dates and times for Dylan’s fall trek, log on to Bob Dylan Tour.

John Mayer Attacks Tampa with “Battle Studies” September 10

John Mayer has just capped off his spring tour promoting his latest album “Battle Studies”. He will now be taking part in a 34-city summer tour spanning from July 16 in Charlotte, NC until September 11 in West Palm Beach in Florida, still to support his recent release which hit the shelves November last year.

Before he caps off his summer tour on the 11th of September, he will be hitting Tampa first with a one night concert at The Ford Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds on September 10, Friday at 7 PM.

John Mayer Tickets go on sale to the public via Ticketmaster beginning on June 5, Saturday at 10 AM EDT. The numerous presale events include the JohnMayer.com presale which happens on June 1, Tuesday at 10 AM EDT, the Citi presale for Citi cardholders happening on June 3, Thursday at 10 AM EDT, and the Live Nation, radio and venue presale events which will all happen on June 4, Friday at 10 AM EDT.

Tickets are priced at $69.50 for the floor, 1st and 2nd levels, and $36 for the 3rd level and lawn areas. There are no actual seats in the lawn area.

Yo Gabba Gabba Entertains Tampa October 30

DJ Lance Rock and the rest The Gabba Gang will be embarking on a North American tour that will entail performances in 60 cities bringing fun to kids and adults alike with their vibrant and vivid animations and productions.

As part of their 60-city tour entitled “Yo Gabba Gabba Live!: There’s a Party in My City”, they will be performing in Tampa’s St. Pete Time’s Forum on October 30, Saturday at 2 PM and at 5 PM.

Tickets go on sale to the public on June 5, Saturday at 10 AM EDT through Ticketmaster. Early access to tickets will be available to AMEX cardholders on May 20, Thursday at 10 AM EDT.

Tickets are priced from $$37.35 to $57.95. Children who are a year old and older will require a ticket.

Produced by S2BN Entertainment, The Magic Store and Wildbrain Entertainment, The Gabba tour will feature high-tech and interactive animation skits, with sing and dance numbers mostly taken from their shows over at Nick Jr. and from their first album “Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome Volume 1”, which surfaced in the fall of last year. The event will also feature hip-hop great Biz Markie performing along with The Gabba Gang while he teaches the kids in the audience a thing or two about beat boxing.

Check out Yo Gabba Gabba Tour for more tour and show updates.

Roger Waters to Tear “The Wall” Down in Tampa November 16

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters is set to perform in Tampa for an all-night, one-night-only concert entitled, “Roger Waters: The Wall Live”. He is scheduled to perform on November 16, 2010 (Tuesday), at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, FL. Show starts at exactly 8 PM as Waters will be putting a one-man show all throughout the night – no guests, no front acts, just Roger Waters.

Tickets go on sale to the public on May 10, 2010, Monday, at 10 AM EDT. Ticket prices are from $63.30 to $207.40. AMEX cardholders can avail of presale tickets only from May 3 (Monday) 10 AM to May 9 (Sunday) 10 PM. Other presale tickets are available via iTunes (from May 6 at 10 AM to May 9 at 10 PM), Live Nation, Radio, Venue and AOL.

Roger Waters is currently busy preparing for a 33-city tour which will include US and a few Canadian stops, which will kick off this fall. The show in Tampa is one of the stops in the 33-city tour. He is set to perform all 26 songs from “The Wall” album, which was released in 1979 and was performed live in its entirety for only 31 times, until this year’s tour. To view “The Wall”’s complete tour schedule, log on to Roger Waters Tour.

Korn, Rob Zombie Bring Mayhem Festival to Tampa August 10

Korn, Rob Zombie, and other rock acts such as Lamb of God, Five Finger Death Punch, 3 Inches of Blood and many more will be putting up a rock smashing show at the Ford Amphitheatre at the State Fairgrounds in Tampa, FL on August 10, 2010 at 2:15 PM.

Tickets are priced at $53.25 for the pit area, floor level and the first two levels, $39.25 for the third level and $19 for the lawn area.

Tickets go on sale on April 30, 2010 at 10 AM through Ticketmaster outlets. Citi cardholders can take advantage of presale tickets on April 28 at 10 AM. Live Nation and Radio are also offering presale tickets on April 29 at 10 AM.

Korn will soon be releasing their ninth album “Korn III: Remember Who You Are”, produced by Ross Robinson who also produced albums for Limp Bizkit and Slipknot. Rob Zombie is still promoting his current album “Hellbilly Deluxe 2” which is his first release from Roadrunner Records. For complete tour details, visit Korn Tour.

Guitar Virtuoso Santana to Returns to Tampa July 31

It has been four years since rock legend and guitar great Carlos Santana was seen performing in Tampa. And now, he is back together with his eponymous band and British rock act, Steve Winwood to open the show.

Catch Carlos Santana once again in Tampa, FL as he performs his greatest hits, from 1969 to present, in a one night performance at the Ford Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 31 at 7:30 PM.

Tickets go on sale to the public on April 16, Friday at 10 AM through Ticketmaster. Citi cardholders can snag presale tickets starting on April 14, Wednesday at 10 AM. Tickets cost between $19.50 (lawn area) to $119.50 (floor level). Since the event will take place in an open area, please take note that the show will push through, rain or shine.

This event marks Santana’s last stop before he finally concludes his summer tour with Steve Winwood with a show in West Palm Beach, FL, a day after the concert in Tampa.

Santana’s current release, “Supernatural: Legacy Edition” contains digitally re-mastered “Supernatural” tracks and unreleased acoustic tracks which features covers of Bob Marley hits “Exodus” and “Get Up Stand Up”, and a collaboration with another music legend, Eric Clapton.

For the latest on Santana’s music and shows, visit Santana Tour.

Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant to Perform in Clearwater July 30

Robert Plant and his support group, The Band of Joy, had just recently announced their upcoming tour to perform songs from his yet to be titled new album. The tour will include 12 city stops all across the US, including a show in Clearwater, FL before heading to their final road show in Miami.

Plant and his group will be performing on Friday, July 30, 2010 at 8 PM at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL. Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 12 PM EDT. Unfortunately, there are no presale tickets available for this event. Ticket prices are from $49.50 to $99.50.

Plant’s untitled album, which can be previewed during the tour, is set to be released summer of this year by Rounder label. Robert Plant’s last road show was with country sensation Alison Krauss, in 2008. This year’s complete tour schedule can be viewed at Robert Plant Tour.

Maxwell & Jill Scott to Hold Concert in Tampa June 15

Fresh from the success of his 2009 album, “BLACKsummers’night”, Maxwell will now join forces with another R&B siren, Jill Scott, for a spring tour that will include 16 US cities, one of which will be Tampa, FL.

Catch Maxwell and Jill Scott for a night of sexy and cool R&B rhythm and beats when they perform at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 7 PM. Ticket prices are from $53.05 to $182.70. Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 10 AM. Citi cardholders can avail of presale tickets only from Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 10 AM, until Friday, April 9, 2010, 10 PM. Other presale tickets can be availed through Live Nation on the same date and times as for Citi cardholders.

Maxwell will be releasing the second of his 3-part album this year – “BlackSUMMERS’night”. Scott, who just released her first album in three years since releasing “The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol.3” (2007), will be promoting her new record on the tour. Scott’s new album is entitled, “The Light of the Sun”.

Log on to Maxwell Tour for more music and tour updates.

Rihanna Teams with Ke$ha at Ford Amphitheatre July 30

Rihanna has thankfully moved on from the swinging fists of Chris Brown and is promoting her new album “Rated R” by hitting the road for a 25-city concert tour. Rihanna will be hitting Tampa’s Ford Amphitheatre on Friday, July 30 at 7:30pm. A full listing of upcoming dates can be viewed at Rihanna Tour. Rihanna has recruited pop sensation Ke$ha to provide opening support for the upcoming tour although previously announced Nicki Minaj will not be joining the tour due to recording obligations.

Tickets for Rihanna’s Tampa show go onsale via Ticketmaster on Saturday, April 10 at 10pm. There are three presale opportunities including a fan club presale and a VIP presale on Wednesday, April 7 at 10am as well as a Citi Cardmembers presale also on the 7th at 12pm