Read more concert tour stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30115/concert-tour.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:36:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72588/concert-earnings-defy-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConcert tours remained surprisingly strong this year despite the weak economy, with slightly more people heading out to see their favorite acts than in 2008. Gross revenue held steady at $1 billion for the period from May 1 to Sept. 1, matching earnings a year earlier. Big-name acts like Kenny...http://www.newser.com/story/72588/concert-earnings-defy-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 15:51:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72312/inside-gagas-delicious-tour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLady Gaga's upcoming tour is more than just a series of concerts—it's a pop-electro opera, "a truly artistic experience that is going to take the form of the greatest post-apocalyptic house party that you've ever been to," she tells Rolling Stone . The Monster Ball launches Nov. 27, four days...http://www.newser.com/story/72312/inside-gagas-delicious-tour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 10:18:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70781/west-gaga-tour-canceled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKanye West and Lady Gaga aren’t hitting the road together after all, but there’s no word tonight on what might have been the death knell for the Fame Kills Tour. The circus was to have opened Nov. 10, but in addition to rumors it was on thin ice after West’s...http://www.newser.com/story/70781/west-gaga-tour-canceled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 19:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70648/u2-tour-costs-750k-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRolling Stone goes behind the scenes—and tags along in a private jet—for its cover story on the U2360° Tour (aka “the biggest rock tour of all time”), which is comprised of a 170-ton stage carted around by 200 trucks, 250 speakers, almost 400 employees—and $750,000 a...http://www.newser.com/story/70648/u2-tour-costs-750k-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 11:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70041/earth-wind-fire-flower-again-in-obamas-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEarth, Wind & Fire is back on top again in its 40th year, playing stadiums for the first time in a quarter-century. And their resurgent success, the band tells Newsweek , is based on a mixture of '60s idealism and the good favor of the president. Barack Obama has always been...http://www.newser.com/story/70041/earth-wind-fire-flower-again-in-obamas-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 14:29:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69816/leonard-cohen-collapses-in-spain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLeonard Cohen collapsed onstage in Spain last night and was rushed to a hospital with stomach pain, the CBC reports. The 75-year-old singer, who fainted while singing "Bird on the Wire," suffered from stomach cramps and vomiting before losing consciousness. Cohen was released this morning and said he wants to...http://www.newser.com/story/69816/leonard-cohen-collapses-in-spain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 17:26:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66868/tyler-just-glad-he-didnt-break-his-neck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteven Tyler’s fall from the stage last week brings an early end to Aerosmith's summer tour, Entertainment Tonight reports. “Words can't express the sadness I feel for having to cancel this tour,” Joe Perry wrote on the band’s website. Tyler also spoke out for the first time since the accident,...http://www.newser.com/story/66868/tyler-just-glad-he-didnt-break-his-neck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 8:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64855/beastie-boy-yauch-has-cancer-group-cancels-dates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeastie Boy Adam Yauch has been diagnosed with cancer of the salivary gland and will undergo treatment, Billboard reports. The surgery and radiation forced the group to cancel summer tour dates and postpone the release of a new album. The outlook, though, is good. “It’s a pain in the ass,...http://www.newser.com/story/64855/beastie-boy-yauch-has-cancer-group-cancels-dates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 13:34:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64642/second-person-dead-in-madonna-stage-collapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe collapse of a stage where Madonna was to perform this weekend has claimed a second victim. A 32-year-old British citizen has died, CNN reports. The first casualty was a 53-year-old Frenchman who died yesterday; three more are in the hospital in Marseille, and seven were treated and released, says...http://www.newser.com/story/64642/second-person-dead-in-madonna-stage-collapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 8:23:39 CDT