MUSIC NEWS: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015
DIXIE CHICKS ARE READY TO PARTY
The Dixie Chicks are ready to party in the U.S.A.
The Grammy-winning group will kick off its ``DCX MMXVI World Tour'' on June 1 in Cincinnati. It wraps up the tour Oct. 10 in Los Angeles.
Tickets go on sale Friday.
The group will visit more than 40 cities, including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, Dallas, and Toronto.
The Dixie Chicks are Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire. Their last album _ ``Taking the Long Way'' _ was in 2006.
Robison and Maguire, who are sisters, teamed up to form the duo Court Yard Hounds and released two albums. Maines released a solo album in 2013.
(The Associated Press)
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PARIS - ATTACKS - EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
A publicist for Eagles of Death Metal confirms Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age was not performing with Eagles of Death Metal during the terrorist attack at their show in Paris Friday. All members of the band are safe. Eighty-nine people inside the Bataclan concert hall were killed when three attackers opened fire. One of the victims was Nick Alexander, who staffed the band's merchandise table. It's unclear how many people were inside the club during the sold-out show. Eagles Of Death Metal are a side project that Homme founded with his friend, Jesse Hughes.
Homme plays only occasionally with Eagles of Death Metal because of commitments to other bands.
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PARIS - ATTACKS - DEFTONES
Members of Deftones are breathing a sigh of relief at how close they were to tragedy. Singer Chino Moreno tells KHTK-TV in Sacramento, California, members of the Deftones were at the Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on Friday, but they left early. Eagles of Death Metal were several songs into their set when three attackers opened fire. Deftones were scheduled to play the Bataclan on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. All members of Deftones and of Eagles Of Death Metal are safe. Deftones are next scheduled to play in Berlin on Wednesday but travel out of the country is difficult.
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PARIS - ATTACKS - THE ARCS
Singer Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys says he has ``survivor's remorse'' because his new band, The Arcs, was also playing in Paris on Friday when the Eagles of Death Metal concert was attacked. Auerbach says The Arcs were playing at Le Trianon, about three miles away. They were finished with their set when they heard sirens and people talking about a shooting. Auerbach says when he heard it involved Eagles of Death Metal, he texted singer Josh Homme (HOH'-mee) to ask if he was all right. Homme texted back, ``Yeah, I'm in L.A. Why?'' Homme is not touring with the band.
Auerbach says their tour manager got The Arcs and the crew on a bus, and they made it to Milan without incident. Auerbach says he can't figure out why it happened at the other club instead of where he was, and he's ``brokenhearted'' about the people who were killed.
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PARIS - ATTACKS - MUSIC EVENTS - CANCELED
U2 were supposed to play in Paris on Saturday for a concert that would be shown on H-B-O. They called it off out of respect for the victims of the terrorist attacks the night before.
U2 say they will reschedule the show ``at the appropriate time.''
Foo Fighters were supposed to play in Paris tonight, but they've called off the rest of their European tour. Motorhead could not get into France in time to play a scheduled show in Paris last night.
Brantley Gilbert has called off the rest of his European tour.
Simple Plan were set to play a private event in Paris tonight but cancelled. Former U-S Vice-President Al Gore had planned to host a Live Earth webcast from Paris over the weekend that featured music performances from around the world, but cancelled it out of respect for the victims. The ``24 Hours of Reality'' webcast was supposed to feature Elton John, Pharrell Williams, Mumford and Sons, Walk The Moon, Duran Duran, Vance Joy, Florence and the Machine, Neil Young and Bon Jovi, among others.
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PARIS - ATTACKS - MADONNA
Madonna had considered calling off Saturday's concert in Stockholm out of respect for the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks on Friday. She told the audience, ``Why am I up here dancing and having fun when people are crying over the loss of their loved ones?'' She says all the people killed had gone out intending to have fun that night. She decided the show must go on because she won't let the terrorists stop her and her fans from ``enjoying freedom.'' Madonna asked the crowd to say a prayer for the victims and said, ``Only love will change the world.'' She resumed the show with ``Like A Prayer.''
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CHRISTINA AGUILERA - SHELTON - STEFANI
A few weeks ago, Blake Shelton would show Christina Aguilera tabloid stories that had wedding pictures of him and Gwen Stefani, and Aguilera would laugh and say, ``You wish!''
Now Aguilera wonders if that should have been her tip-off of their budding romance. Aguilera supports their dating and tries to help as they both negotiate divorces. Aguilera went through a divorce herself, so she tells them to avoid reading stories about their divorces because it will just sap their energy. She says Shelton and Stefani are both great people and they deserve happiness like anyone else. Aguilera, Shelton and Stefani know each other through their work on ``The Voice.''
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JUSTIN BIEBER - PURPOSE
Canadian pop-star Justin Bieber gathered thousands of fans in Los Angeles on Friday to talk about redemption.
Bieber held a 90-minute fan event to answer fan questions and perform five songs from his new ``Purpose'' album. The Stratford, Ontario native says he lost his place for a while, but he wants people to know if they feel they don't have a purpose, ``there's a light at the end of the tunnel.'' Among the questions fans asked are, ``Will you marry?'' and ``Are you happy?'' Bieber said yes to both.
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CELINE DION
Celine Dion has extended her concerts in Quebec next summer.
The Canadian pop superstar has added five more shows to her spin through the province, which begins July 31st in Montreal.
Promoters say she's added four concerts in August at the Bell Centre in Montreal, and one more at Centre Videotron in Quebec City.
Earlier this week, Dion had announced six Canadian dates.
Tickets for all shows are now on sale. (The Canadian Press)
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JOHN LENNON BIRTHDAY
John Lennon's 75th birthday will be celebrated in New York City where he was murdered by gunman Mark David Chapman.
A concert will feature Willie Nelson, the Roots, Steven Tyler and Sheryl Crow.
The show will tape at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on December 5th.
Lennon died on December 8th, 1980 at age 40 -- he would have turned 75 last month. (The Associated Press)
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JIMMY BUFFETT - HARMONICA PLAYER
The University of Southern Mississippi plans to put up a marker where Jimmy Buffett first met Coral Reefer Band harmonica player Greg ``Fingers'' Taylor in the early 1970s.
Buffett had already graduated and was playing outside the student centre between night classes. Taylor was a student and asked if he could join in. Taylor joined the Coral Reefer Band in 1974 and has retired after coming down with Alzheimer's disease. A Taylor relative will attend the ceremony. Buffett is not expected to attend.
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CRYSTAL GAYLE THEATRE - OPENS
Crystal Gayle now has a theatre named after her.
The Wabash County Historical Museum in Wabash, Indiana, unveiled the Crystal Gayle Theatre and an exhibit about her over the weekend.
Gayle's family is from Kentucky but they moved to Wabash in search of work when the coal mines closed. Gayle says Wabash has always welcomed her with open arms and she's proud to be part of the museum.
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