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RUSH: Unconfirmed North American Tour Dates

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, the legendary Canadian rock trio has scheduled the following tour dates for this fall: Sep. 07 – Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena Sep. 09 – Washington, DC – Jiffy

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VAN HALEN: 18 New North American Concerts Announced

VAN HALEN has added 18 concerts to its highly successful 2012 North American tour. The newly added dates begin July 7 with an encore performance at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Second shows have also been added in

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MIKE PORTNOY, BILLY SHEEHAN, TONY MACALPINE, DEREK SHERINIAN To Tour Europe And Asia

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD), bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH), guitarist Tony MacAlpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) will join forces this fall, embarking

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KATAKLYSM To Tour North America With ORIGIN, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, ROSE FUNERAL

Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM will embark on a North American summer headlining tour, “The Iron Will Tour 2012″, in August. Support on the trek will come from ORIGIN, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, ROSE FUNERAL and VITAL REMAINS. The dates follow below. With

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DREAM THEATER: North American Tour Dates Announced

DREAM THEATER has annouced a second North American leg of a world tour in support of its acclaimed and globally successful album “A Dramatic Turn Of Events” (Roadrunner). The progressive hard rock icons, who’ve sold in excess of 10 million

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PAIN, MOONSPELL, SWALLOW THE SUN, LAKE OF TEARS To Join Forces For ‘Into Darkness’ Tour

PAIN, MOONSPELL, SWALLOW THE SUN and LAKE OF TEARS will join forces for the “Into Darkness Tour 2012″ in November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 09 – Geiselwind, Germany – Musichall Nov. 10 – München, Germany – Backstage Nov.

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BUCKCHERRY: New Tour Dates Announced

Hard rock outfit BUCKCHERRY will be hitting the road this spring on a headlining tour beginning on April 21 in San Antonio, Texas. The band will be joined by “American Idol” alumnus James Durbin and REDLIGHT KING for a North

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WATAIN Forced To Cancel First Five Shows On U.S. Tour

Swedish black metallers WATAIN have been forced to cancel the first five shows (including one headlining performance) of their previously announced North American tour — scheduled to start tomorrow (Wednesday, April 11) in Columbus, Ohio — due to delays in

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THE DARKNESS To Support LADY GAGA In Europe

THE DARKNESS will support pop superstar Lady Gaga on her “Born This Way Ball” European tour in August-October. Confirmed dates can be found below. After thrilling sold-out crowds with their critically acclaimed U.S. tour in February, THE DARKNESS will return

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SABATON Forced To Cancel First Three Shows Of North American Tour

Swedish metallers SABATON have been forced to cancel the first three shows of their previously announced North American tour — which was scheduled to start tomorrow (April 10) in Tampa, Florida — due to delays in obtaining visas over the

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