Madonna has just announced details for the Madonna 2012 World Tour, where you'll be able to see her and her guns up close. Tickets will be going on sale February 13th here in the States, and in New York, her big show will take place on September 6th at Yankee Stadium. Her Madgesty does love the sports as of late and has been known to support the Yankees. more ›

Sometime back in high school we picked up some Zima at a bodega (and Jolly Ranchers, to drop in them, because that is what you did then) and drank our way to Yankee Stadium to see Pink Floyd (some of us were also eating a lot of sandwiches). Now, 18 years later, we can get the gang back together and do it all over again: Roger Waters is bringing "The Wall" to Yankee Stadium! According to the press release: more ›

Oh look at this, according to the NY Times, Van Halen has invited music writers and critics to a short, intimate concert at the 250-capacity Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village this Thursday. Meaning they'll get an up-close and personal look at this! But sadly, it looks like our invitation was lost in the mail. It's cool though, we were Hagar fans anyway—mostly because he feeds us tequila. This concert, however, is a prelude to a tour which will bring David Lee Roth back to the forefront. more ›

The Boss will be back in a big way in 2012—Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, who've been lying low since the death of beloved saxophonist Clarence Clemons this summer, have just announced plans for a worldwide tour and new album in 2012. In a post on the official Springsteen site, the band reports: more ›

Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum went mostly off the grid for over a decade following the 1998 release of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, a move that may have made him even more of a legendary figure in the music scene, even if that wasn't the outcome he was going for. The mysterious musician would pop up now and again at his friend's shows over those years, eventually easing himself back into the public eye with his own smaller shows. Then last month he played at Town Hall. Mangum was noticeably uncomfortable in the venue, asking the house lights to be turned on and for the audience to sing along, in an effort to make the experience "more human." So it was somewhat surprising that he's going back on the road, announcing new tour dates. more ›

These really are the days of lasers in the jungle: on the eve of his 70th birthday, Paul Simon has announced a new box set and tour for the 25th anniversary of his landmark album, Graceland. Simon says he intends to reunite with the musicians who played with him on the album 25 years ago for the tour, including South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. more ›

Andy Warhol scholar Thomas Kiedrowski is launching a new walking tour series based around the artist titled Andy Warhol’s New York City: Four Walks, Uptown to Downtown. According to Untapped (who are collaborating with Kiedrowski), it's all about "bringing enthusiasts to sites Andy Warhol frequented, lived or worked. See Warhol’s Factories, galleries that launched his career, places where he dined and shopped and former homes of his friends such as Halston and Edie Sedgwick." more ›

Note to maudlin, post-punk, goth-rockers, it's time to bust out the black eyeliner: The Cure is coming to town (and they just got nominated to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame). And they're bringing original keyboardist Roger O'Donnell with them (he was fired in 2005, but on September 11th of this year he announced he rejoined the band). They'll be setting up shop at Beacon Theater on November 25th, 26th, and 27th—playing their first three albums in full (they're also doing this iin London and LA). Tickets go on sale on Halloween, at 10 a.m. While we wait... check out Robert Smith in a Rangers jersey during a Radio City Music Hall show in 1996. more ›

We may have lost R.E.M. yesterday, but when God closes a door, He opens a window. And in this case, that window is Axl Rose's promise that Guns n' Roses will be touring the U.S. next year. We take what we can get. The band has spent the past two years touring outside of the States, so hopefully Axl's voice is nice and warmed up. more ›

With the announcement that Radiohead would be opening the upcoming season of Saturday Night Live (tune in on September 24th), the immediate assumption was that the carbon-footprint friendly band would take the opportunity of being over here to play some shows. Because, you know, it's been a while. And now guitarist Ed O'Brien has, possibly accidentally, told the world that the band will indeed be touring, but not until 2012. more ›

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Lindsey Buckingham declared that next year, Fleetwood Mac will be "doing something for sure. I wouldn't be shocked if it was a tour and possibly an album. We'll have to wait and see. Nothing is on the books right now. With Fleetwood Mac, there's a lot of landmines out there politically and it's hard to get everybody on the same page at the same time—but I think this might be one of those years where everyone will want to do the same thing. Whatever that is." YES, as long as it's not collaborating with Bret Michaels. more ›

It seems as though Donald "Enormous Balls" Trump misses the days when he was fake running for president and fake caring about birth certificates; since then, the living hairpiece has begun reasserting himself into political conversations, criticizing Obama, handicapping the Republican candidates, and even fake flirting with a 3rd party run. But who cares about all that when we can take a peek at the "yards and yards of gold silk" inside his private 747 Trumplane! more ›

This morning Gavin DeGraw's publicist sent us a statement announcing that the singer "has been advised by his doctor to take additional time to recover from his concussion, broken nose and other injuries. He will therefore not be able to perform with Train and Maroon 5" until August 24th. more ›

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge—who you know as Will and Kate, or Pippa's relatives—are coming to North America! And their itinerary for their 11-day tour looks something like this: Canada, Canada, Canada, Canada, Canada, Canada, Los Angeles. What gives Will and Kate, New York City showed you so much love prior to your nuptials! more ›

Last night Britney Spears returned to the stage, kicking off her Femme Fatale tour in California, and Tweeting this photo backstage with her boyfriend of two years, Jason Trawick. The caption: "It's Opening Night BITCH!!!!" The 29-year-old landed the amazing Nikki Minaj as her opener on the tour—it may seem like an odd pairing, but the two did collaborate (with Ke$ha, no less) on Brit Brit's new "Til The End of the World" remix—which will soundtrack the inevitable localized Jersey Shore apocalypse. Check out some of her new fist-pumping style from last night: more ›

Bryan Devendorf (drummer for The National, and soon-to-be dad) has once again documented a part of his life on the road for us (read his previous entries from 2007 and 2005). This time around, the Brooklyn-based band was back on tour with Arcade Fire—below is Devendorf's first dispatch from The Road, and we'll have more in the coming days. (Click through for photos and video that accompany the text.) more ›

Come April 3rd, there will be a giant handlebar mustache-sized hole in the heart of Williamsburg, after LCD Soundsystem play their farewell show at MSG and hang up their cowbells for good. But thankfully, hipsters won't have to suffer the indignity of sitting around crocheting bike seat covers to year-old chillwave cassettes: TV On The Radio announced that they will release their fourth album, Nine Types of Light, on April 12th. more ›

Late last month it was announced that the All Tomorrow's Parties festival would move from Kutsher’s Country Club to Asbury Park, NJ. The big names coming out of hiding for this year's fest were also announced: Jeff Mangum, of Neutral Milk Hotel, and Portishead. Today, the festival organizers have announced that, on top of performing at their U.S. fest, Mangum will be "curating one of the two festival weekends of their December festivities at Butlins, Minehead." Closer to home, it was announced that he would be doing a short tour this fall (including one NYC date at Town Hall). The tour dates are below—but expect an LCD Soundsystem-esque disaster when those the tickets go on sale. And for those who don't know who Jeff Mangum is (because... you know), just press play: more ›

Cute, creepy... this could go either way. A new company called Stuffed in the City promises to give your toy the time of its life in the Big Apple, since you can't afford to, or since you suffer from enochlophobia, or whatever. Like the gnome in Amelie, your toy's trip will be visually documented so you can become increasingly jealous of it as it visits all of the landmarks you wanted to see, and could see if only you didn't spend all of your money on useless stuffed animals! Let's face it, there are a lot of blanks to fill in here, so here's what we're told about the tour (which costs $100): more ›

This isn't your grandmother's tour bus! A new interactive theatrical bus tour has arrived; it's officially hitting the streets next month, but it's being unveiled for preview this Thursday. It's called "The Ride" and it's kind of like the Michael Bay of city tourism. more ›

Did you know that the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building is not open to the public, but is open to celebrities? The space is very small, with a thin walkway going around it and hardly any barrier separating you from the thin air. The barrier only comes up to one's knees, if that. Yesterday our intrepid photographer Katie Sokoler braved the vertigo-inducing space during a VIP tour of the iconic building... and you won't see photos like this anywhere else, because most of the other press people were too scared to go outside to experience, or document it! For those who want to get a similar view, we're told for some extra cash the general public can visit the 102nd floor, which is closed in and significantly less scary. more ›

Sex and the City fans have already suffered enough losing Carrie Bradshaw's stoop, but now the show/movie's bus tour is taking Magnolia Bakery off its route. In case you forgot, this is where—while eating a cupcake outside—Carrie first tells Miranda about Aidan. (Relive the magic.) more ›