Briefly: Johnny Cash, Limp Bizkit, Blue Man Group, Source Awards
Acts are beginning to line up to perform at a memorial service and concert in honor of country great Johnny Cash .
Artists already confirmed for the event--which has been moved up two days to Nov. 10--are Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Hank Williams Jr., Sheryl Crow, Rosanne Cash, Jack Clement, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam and Larry Gatlin.
The show takes place at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the former home of the Grand Ole Opry. A limited number of free tickets will be distributed to the public through a lottery system, the details of which will be announced on Oct. 13 at the Ryman Auditorium's website.
Fans who attended a Chicago-area Limp Bizkit concert in July have filed a class-action lawsuit against vocalist Fred Durst and the band's corporation, claiming that they were short-changed when Durst ended the band's performance after less than 20 minutes.
The suit claims Limp Bizkit was contracted to play for 90 minutes at the Summer Sanitarium tour, and seeks a $25 refund for each of the approximately 40,000 fans that attended the show.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Durst was pelted with debris and subjected to a chorus of boos and chants during the performance. He stormed off the stage after reportedly fanning the flames by "encouraging the catcalls and flying trash, then swerving into a bizarre tirade against the crowd and city."
Blue Man Group issues its first concert DVD, dubbed "The Complex Rock Tour Live," on Nov. 25. The disc features 90 minutes of performance footage that was culled from the group's Aug. 13 and 14 performances at NextStage in Grand Prairie, TX.
The DVD also features music videos, interviews and a three-song surround-sound sampler of the group's "The Complex" album.
The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards will be handed out at Florida's Miami Arena on Monday (10/13). Among the acts scheduled to perform at the event are Nelly & Murphy Lee, Fabolous & Tamia, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Cam'ron & The Diplomats, Youngbloodz, Wyclef Jean, Trina and Ja Rule .
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