Weekend Ticketing: The Killers, Paul McCartney, Snow Patrol, Slipknot, The Breeders
Las Vegas-based alt-rockers The Killers will return to the road following a three-month hiatus for a one-off performance in early August, and a more formidable North American trek that gets underway at the end of that month.
Tickets go on sale Saturday (6/27) for shows in San Diego and Las Vegas, as well as in Orlando, Tampa and Miami, FL.
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Paul McCartney continues to build his non-tour into a respectable summer itinerary, adding a new August show--this one a benefit gig--in Atlanta's Piedmont Park, as well two August dates at Boston's Fenway Park.
Tickets roll out Friday (6/26) for a previously announced performance in Landover, MD (via Live Nation); and Monday (6/29) on-sales are set for Macca's upcoming benefit concert in Atlanta, as well as for the two-night stand in Boston.
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Snow Patrol has announced a headlining tour of North America this fall behind the group's latest album, last year's "A Hundred Million Suns."
The UK alt-rockers will return to the States for a 22-city outing beginning Sept. 10 in Saint Paul, MN, including a trio of two-night stands as opening support for U2's 360 Tour Sept.
Tickets roll out Friday (6/26) for a headlining date in Indianapolis, and Saturday (6/27) on-sales are planned for tickets to shows in Maplewood, MN; New York City; Columbus, OH; Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; Portland, OR; Detroit (via Live Nation); Upper Darby, PA (via Live Nation); Atlanta (via Live Nation); Denver (via Live Nation); Los Angeles; and San Diego. Tickets surface Sunday (6/28) in Oakland, CA.
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Currently in the middle of a European festival run, Slipknot has revealed plans for a late-summer trek of the western US behind last year's "All Hope is Gone." The masked metal-heads will begin the stateside outing Aug. 22 in Seattle, working their way through 11 cities before the final tour stop Sept. 5 in Milwaukee.
Tickets go on sale Friday (6/26) in Rochester, MN; Fargo, ND; and Kennewick, WA; and on Saturday (6/27) in Milwaukee and West Valley City, UT.
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Led by anchorwomen Kim and Kelly Deal, The Breeders will set out in August on a North American trek that supports the group's recently released EP, "Fate and Fatal."
Tickets are set to roll out Friday (6/26) in Boston; New York City; Newport, KY; St. Louis; and Minneapolis; and on Saturday (6/27) in Columbus, OH.
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Ticket on-sale information for many other artists--including Celtic Thunder , Heart , Counting Crows , Britney Spears and Rascal Flatts --is available at LiveDaily's Ticket Report.
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- Artist Links:
Paul McCartney plots European course before year's end [October 2009]
Paul McCartney culls album from New York concerts [September 2009]
The Killers Gallery Spotlight: Sacramento, CA - Sept. 22, 2009 [September 2009]
Slipknot celebrates anniversary with fall tour [September 2009]
Sublime reforms for SoCal Smokeout [September 2009]
The Breeders swap bassists for summer run's final shows [August 2009]



























































































