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Alice Cooper and Deep Purple Team Up for August and September Dates

2017-02-01 by CapitalCityTickets.com Staff Leave a Comment

Alice Cooper and Deep Purple are hitting the road together in 2017 and kicking it all off on August 12th in Las Vegas, NV.

Alice Cooper (Vincent Damon Furnier) is an American rock icon. The singer’s career spans over five decades. Cooper was born in Phoenix, AZ and is known for his raspy voice and a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, deadly snakes, baby dolls, and dueling swords. He has been named “The Godfather of Shock Rock”.

Alice Cooper in Concert — Source: Youtube.com

Cooper got his name from his original band, Alice Cooper. He played the harmonica and sang vocals. The original Alice Cooper band released its first album in 1969 but broke into the international music mainstream with the 1971 single “I’m Eighteen” from their album Love It to Death, which was followed by the even bigger single “School’s Out” in 1972. Alice Cooper began selling tickets to larger and larger venues and often played to sold-out crowds. Furnier adopted the band’s name as his own name in the 1970s and began a solo career with the 1975 concept album Welcome to My Nightmare.

In 2011, the original Alice Cooper band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rolling Stone Album Guide calling him the world’s most “beloved heavy metal entertainer”.

Deep Purple are a rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Originally formed as a progressive rock band, the band shifted to a heavier sound in 1970. They are among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock. Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the “unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-70’s”.

Deep Purple has sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

Deep Purple have had several line-up changes over the years and Ian Paice is the only original Deep Purple member still in the band. Right now, Deep Purple is Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey. Deep Purple were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.

2017 Alice Cooper and Deep Purple North American Tour Dates
Aug. 12 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Chelsea At The Cosmopolitan
Aug. 13 – Los Angeles, Calif., Greek Theatre
Aug. 15 – Phoenix, Ariz., Ak-Chin Pavilion
Aug. 16 – Albuquerque, N.M., Isleta Amphitheater
Aug. 18 – The Woodlands, Texas, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 19 – Dallas, Texas, Starplex Pavilion
Aug. 23 – Bristow, Va., Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 24 – Camden, N.J., BB&T Pavilion
Aug. 26 – Wantagh, N.Y., Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 27 – Mansfield, Mass., Xfinity Center
Aug. 28 – Holmdel, N.J., PN.C. Bank Arts Center
Aug. 30 – Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center
Sept. 1 – Burgettstown, Pa., KeyBank Pavilion
Sept. 2 – Toronto, Ontario, Budweiser Stage
Sept. 3 – Clarkston, Mich., DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sept. 6 – Tinley Park, Ill., Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sept. 8 – Maryland Heights, Mo., Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sept. 9 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Blossom Music Center
Sept. 10 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center

The Chainsmokers Announce Massive North American Tour in 2017

2017-01-31 by CapitalCityTickets.com Staff Leave a Comment

The Chainsmokers are hitting the road in North America in 2016 and kicking it all off on April 13^th in Miami, FL at the AmericanAirlines Arena.

The Chainsmokers in Cocnert — Source: Youtube.com

The Chainsmokers are an American DJ duo consisting of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall.

The artists perform a type of genre of music defined as electronic music that was developed in Detroit, MI the mid-1980. The Chainsmokers use synthesizers, keyboards, samplers, drum machines, and sequencers to create its distinct sound.

Their 2014 song “#Selfie”, rose the group to international fame. In 2015, they released their debut EP, Bouquet. The album contained three highly popular singles in “Roses”, “Don’t Let Me Down”, and “Closer”, featuring vocals from Halsey.

Special guest Kiiara appears on all dates.

2017 The Chainsmokers “Memories: Do Not Open” Tour Dates
April 13 – Miami, Fla., AmericanAirlines Arena
April 14 – Tampa, Fla., Amalie Arena
April 15 – North Charleston, S.C., North Charleston Coliseum
April 18 – Charlottesville, Va., John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ Arena)
April 20 – Bridgeport, Conn., Webster Bank Arena
April 21 – Albany, N.Y., Times Union Center
April 22 – Pittsburgh, Pa., PPG Paints Arena
April 25 – Cleveland, Ohio , Wolstein Center At Cleveland State University
April 26 – Cincinnati, Ohio , U.S. Bank Arena
April 27 – Detroit, Mich., Joe Louis Arena
April 28 – Madison, Wis., Alliant Energy Center
April 29 – Rosemont, Ill., Allstate Arena
April 30 – Des Moines, Iowa , Wells Fargo Arena
May 2 – Salt Lake City, Utah , Maverik Center
May 4 – Sacramento, Calif., Golden 1 Center
May 5 – San Francisco, Calif., Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
May 6 – San Francisco, Calif., Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
May 8 – San Diego, Calif., Valley View Casino Center
May 9 – Glendale, Ariz., Gila River Arena
May 11 – San Antonio, Texas , Freeman Coliseum
May 13 – New Orleans, La., Smoothie King Center
May 16 – Tulsa, Okla., BOkla. Center
May 17 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center
May 18 – St. Louis, Mo., Scottrade Center
May 19 – Memphis, Tenn., FedExForum
May 20 – Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center
May 23 – Columbia, S.C., Colonial Life Arena
May 24 – Raleigh, N.C., PN.C. Arena
May 25 – Hampton, Va., Hampton Coliseum
May 26 – Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion
May 30 – Toronto, Ontario , Air Canada Centre
June 1 – Montreal, Quebec , Bell Centre
June 2 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
June 3 – Philadelphia, Pa., The Liacouras Center
June 4 – Philadelphia, Pa., The Liacouras Center
June 7 – Providence, R.I., Dunkin’ Donuts Center
June 9 – Queens, N.Y., Forest Hills Stadium
June 10 – Queens, N.Y., Forest Hills Stadium

John Mayer Announces 2017 April “The Search for Everything Tour” Dates

2017-01-30 by CapitalCityTickets.com Staff Leave a Comment

John Mayer is finally heading out on tour as a solo artist again in 2017. “The Search for Everything Tour” kicks off on March 31st in Albany, NY at Times Union Center.

Born in Bridgeport, CT, John Mayer may be one of the country’s top guitarist and songwriters of all time. He constantly fills venues and arenas by fans from all over the world buying concert tickets to see the artist in action. After dropping out of Berklee College of Music in Boston a friend and him moved to Atlanta, GA to create Lo-Fi Masters and begin their musical journey. Mayer was discovered during a gig at the South by Southwest Festival an eventually signed with Columbia Records in 2001. After two short years, he released “Your Body Is a Wonderland” which went on to win him a Grammy Award for “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance”. His career was off to a hot start.

Mayer began his career in the acoustic rock genre but eventually moved to more blues music playing with artists like B. B. King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton. After releasing several more albums including the Grammy Award winning album, Continuum, Mayer had the number one grossing tour in 2009 by selling out venues worldwide.

After a vocal cord injury and media spats, Mayer took himself out of the public eye and retreated to Paradise Valley, MT where he began recording and writing on his own again. He has sold over 20 million records worldwide and has begun branching out in terms of genre and performances. In 2015 he began performing with Dead & Company which toured in support of the Grateful Dead music catalogs.

2017 John Mayer Tour Dates
March 31 – Times Union Center in Albany, NY
April 1 – Bell Centre in Montreal, QC
April 3 – Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON
April 5 – Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
April 6 – Verizon Center in Washington, DC
April 7 – Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
April 9 – TD Garden in Boston, MA
April 11 – United Center in Chicago, IL
April 12 – Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH
April 14 – Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO
April 15 – Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN
April 17 – Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB
April 19 – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC
April 21 – The Forum in Inglewood, CA
April 22 – T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

Idina Menzel to Set Out on Her “World Tour” in 2017

2017-01-28 by CapitalCityTickets.com Staff Leave a Comment

Idina Menzel is hitting the road in 2017 and kicking it all off on April 7th in Uniondale, NY at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Idina Menzel in Concert — Photo Credit: YouTube

The set list for the excursion will feature songs from her new album, idina, and other selections from her catalog, along with classic pop and musical theatre favorites.

Idina Menzel is an actress and singer-songwriter from Queens, NY. Menzel gained national fame as her role as Maureen Johnson in the musical Rent where she won a Tony Award in 1986. In 2003, Menzel originated the role of Elphaba in the Broadway musical Wicked. She won an Academy Award for singing the hit single ‘Let It Go’ from the Disney film, Frozen.

2017 Idina Menzel Tour Dates

April 7 – Uniondale, N.Y., Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 14 – Los Angeles, Calif., Greek Theatre
May 19 – Richmond, Va., Altria Theater
May 20 – Atlantic City, N.J., Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa / Event Ctr.
May 24 – Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Broward Ctr. Au-Rene Theater
May 25 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
May 26 – Saint Augustine, Fla., St. Augustine Amphitheatre
May 27 – Sarasota, Fla., Van Wezel Perf. Arts Hall
July 07 – Mashantucket, Conn., Grand Theater
July 08 – Boston, Mass., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
July 09 – Oxon Hill, Md., MGM National Harbor
July 11 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts
July 12 – Cleveland, Ohio, Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
July 14 – Toronto, Ontario, Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
July 15 – Canandaigua, N.Y., Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Pa.C (CMass.C)
July 16 – Camden, N.J., BB&T Pavilion
July 18 – Baltimore, Md., Modell Performing Arts Center At The Lyric
July 19 – Raleigh, N.C., Red Hat Amphitheater
July 21 – Charlotte, N.C., Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 22 – Atlanta, Ga., Fox Theatre
July 25 – New Orleans, La., Saenger Theatre
July 26 – Sugar Land, Texas, Smart Financial Centre At Sugar Land
July 28 – San Antonio, Texas, The Tobin Center For The Performing Arts
July 29 – Austin, Texas, Bass Concert Hall
July 30 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
Aug. 01 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
Aug. 02 – Birmingham, Ala., Concert Hall At The BJCC
Aug. 04 – Indianapolis, Ind., Murat Theatre
Aug. 05 – Kettering, Ohio, Fraze Pavilion For The Perf. Arts
Aug. 06 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre
Aug. 11 – Rochester, Mich., Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
Aug. 12 – Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theatre
Aug. 13 – Milwaukee, Wis., Riverside Theatre
Aug. 15 – St. Louis, Mo., Fabulous Fox Theatre
Aug. 16 – Kansas City, Mo., Starlight Theatre
Aug. 18 – Englewood, Colo., Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Aug. 19 – Layton, Utah, Kenley Amphitheatre
Aug. 22 – Redmond, Wash., Marymoor Park
Aug. 23 – Portland, Ore., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Aug. 25 – Reno, Nev., Grand Sierra Resort Theatre
Aug. 26 – Berkeley, Calif., Greek Theatre At UC Berkeley
Aug. 27 – Paso Robles, Calif., Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Sept. 1 – Temecula, Calif., Pechanga Resort & Casino
Sept. 2 – Las Vegas, Nev., Pearl Concert Theater
Sept. 3 – Phoenix, Ariz., Comerica Theatre

Queen and Adam Lambert are Hitting the Road in 2017 with 25 Cities Announced

2017-01-27 by CapitalCityTickets.com Staff Leave a Comment

Queen and Adam Lambert are hitting the road in North America in 2016 and kicking it all off on June 23rd in Phoenix, AZ at the Gila River Arena.

Founded in London in 1970, Queen was made up of the iconic Freddie Mercury along with Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon. Freddie joined the band after hearing the original band Smile (May and Taylor) perform around the city. Their music was originally defined as hard rock and heavy metal but evolved into an arena rock/pop rock sound. In 1974, Queen started to receive international attention with their third and fourth albums, Sheer Heart Attack and A Night at the Opera. A Night at the Opera featured the highly popular single, “Bohemian Rhapsody”.

Brian May (L) and Adam Lambert of the British rock band Queen performs on stage during the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6, 2011. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit: LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

“We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions” were released in 1977 and the band began selling tickets to large arenas worldwide. Those two songs, still till this day, can be heard at numerous sporting events around the world like NHL and MLB games. Their best-selling single of all time, “Another One Bites the Dust”, was released in 1980. The band became one of the biggest bands in the land and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

Unfortunately, Mercury passed away in 1991 of bronchopneumonia and a complication of AIDS. May and Taylor kept performing together occasionally. In 2014, American Idol alum Adam Lambert joined the band and became the perfect stand-in for the iconic Freddie Mercury. They began touring again as Queen and have started selling concert tickets to large venues.

2017 Queen and Adam Lambert Tour Dates

June 23 — Phoenix, AZ at Gila River Arena
June 24 — Las Vegas, NV at T-Mobile Arena
June 26 — Los Angeles, CA at Hollywood Bowl
June 29 — San Jose, CA at SAP Center
July 1 — Seattle, WA at Key Arena
July 2 — Vancouver, BC at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
July 4 — Edmonton, AB at Rogers Place
July 6 — Denver, CO at Pepsi Center Arena
July 8 — Omaha, NE at CenturyLink Center
July 9 — Kansas City, MO at Sprint Center
July 13 — Chicago, IL at United Center
July 14 — St. Paul, MN at Xcel Energy Center
July 17 — Montreal, QC at Bell Centre
July 18 — Toronto, ON at Air Canada Centre
July 20 — Detroit, MI at The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 21 — Cleveland, OH at Quicken Loans Arena
July 23 — Uncasville, CT at Mohegan Sun Arena
July 25 — Boston, MA at TD Garden
July 26 — Newark, NJ at Prudential Center
July 28 — Brooklyn, NY at Barclays Center
July 30 — Philadelphia, PA at Wells Fargo Center
July 31 — Washington D.C. at Verizon Center
August 2 — Nashville, TN at Bridgestone Arena
August 4 — Dallas, TX at American Airlines Center
August 5 — Houston, TX at Toyota Center

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