FALL OUT BOYWITH SPECIAL GUESTS +44, THE ACADEMY IS..., PAUL WALL and COBRA STARSHIP SUNDAY, MAY 6THPACIFIC COLISEUMVANCOUVER, BCDOORS: 5:00 PM SHOW 6:00 PM **GENERAL ADMISSION FLOOR/RESERVED STANDS** While walking across the stage to receive the MTV2 Award for "Sugar,We're Going Down," the only thing on Fall Out Boy bassist and lyricist PeteWentz's mind was "please don't drop an f-bomb." Shortly thereafter the band,originally from suburban Chicago, was nominated for a Grammy Award for BestNew Artist. But the accolades didn't stop there. Fall Out Boy won 3 TeenChoice Awards, and the video for "Dance, Dance" won the MTV Video MusicAwards for Viewer's Choice, and was nominated for Best Group Video. The success of their mega hit album From Under the Cork Tree hasn't beentaken for granted. Instead of resting on their laurels, Fall Out Boy hasopted to go immediately back to work in spite of a hectic tour schedule byreleasing their next album, Infinity on High. "If you have the songs there,why not record them?" says Wentz. The group's prolific nature can best besummed by says Patrick Vaughn Stump, lead singer and guitarist, whoenthusiastically proclaimed, "fuck down time," when asked if he'd like abreak from the busy schedule. The first single from Infinity On High, "ThisAin't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" is a tongue-in-cheek look at "the way weare so addicted and obsessed with new arts, cultures and loves" Wentz says. This album is a departure from the band's previous work, marking CorkTree producer Neal Avron's return along with smash hit making R&B producerBabyface for the first time. "We love his approach to melody," Wentz says onworking with Babyface. "Patrick will sing with a greater range and more soulin our new songs and we wanted to find someone to drive that." For all their success, the band members have stayed true to their roots;not in the sense that they haven't changed, but in the sense that they'remaking music they love to hear and aren't changing to appease the tides oftrend. Fame has never been the driving force behind the music for the band,and all the recent success hasn't quite sunk in yet. "I don't think of musicas a career," Wentz says, "until certain things jar it for you." +44 features members of Blink 182, The Casualties and The NervousReturn. The band was formed in 2005 and released their debut album, When YourHeart Stops Beating in September 2006. +44's first ever gig was a sold-outshow on Spetmeber 7th, 2006 at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angles, which wasquite a feat considering only one song from the unreleased album had beenreleased. +44's When Your Heart Stops Beating was ranked number 2 in MaximMagazine's top 10 music for 2006. Don't miss this great lineup with Fall Out Boy, +44, The Academy Is...,Paul Wall and Cobra Starship at the Pacific Coliseum on May 6th!TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24th at 10AMTickets: $45.50 & $32.50 + s/c + f/f Tickets available at all Ticketmaster Outlets or Charge-by-phone 604-280-4444Order on-line www.ticketmaster.ca or www.hob.ca
VAN MORRISON TAKES THE STAGE AT 7:30PMAN EVENING WITHVAN MORRISON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26THGENERAL MOTORS PLACEVANCOUVER, BCDOORS: 6: 30 pm SHOW: 7:30 pm **RESERVED SEATING**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SHOW WILL START PROMPTLY AT 7:30PM. THERE IS NO OPENINGACT AND LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE SEATED.TICKETS ON SALE NOW Tickets: $49.00, $79.00, $119.00 & $149.00 (INCL. GST) + s/c Available at all Ticketmaster outlets or Charge By Phone 604-280-4444 Order on-line at www.ticketmaster.ca or www.hob.ca
JOHN MAYERWITH SPECIAL GUEST KATHLEEN EDWARDSTUESDAY MAY 1ST PACIFIC COLISEUMVANCOUVER, BCDOORS 6:30 PM SHOW 7:30 PM **RESERVED SEATING **Continuum, John Mayer's latest album, caught many critics and casuallisteners by surprise. Combining his signature pop sound with the feel,sound, groove, and sensibilities of the blues, the disc marks a change indirection from Mayer, whose popularity arose from two previous studio albumsof sensitive, meticulous singer-songwriter pop. But Continuum has met withwidespread acceptance, taking home a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album. Thedisc's first single, "Waiting on the World to Change," was the third mostdownloaded song on iTunes its week of release and debuted at #25 onBillboard's Hot 100 chart.His 2001 record Room for Squares introduced the Connecticut-raised musicianto the public. The disc spawned several radio hits, including "No SuchThing", "Your Body is a Wonderland", and "Why Georgia" and, in 2003, he wonthe Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The follow-up album HeavierThings featured the single "Daughters", which yielded him yet another GrammyAward for Song of the Year in 2005. He also won Best Male Pop VocalPerformance. John has collaborated with hip-hop acts Kanye West and Common,as well as blues musicians Buddy Guy, B.B. King and Eric Clapton. Touringpartners include jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and Sheryl Crow. Whilemaintaining a reputation as a sensitive, meticulous singer-songwriter, Mayerhas also gained distinction as a guitarist--a talent that is especiallyhighlighted live, in the interplay between himself and his John Mayer Triocohorts, bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Steve Jordan.Don't miss John Mayer with special guest Kathleen Edwards on May 1st at thePacific Coliseum.TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd @ 10:00AMTickets: $65.50 & $45.50 (INCL. GST) + s/c + f/f + artist charityTickets available at all Ticketmaster Outlets or Charge-by-phone 604-280-4444Order on-line www.ticketmaster.ca or www.hob.ca **RESERVED SEATING**
JARVIS COCKERWITH SPECIAL GUESTS TUESDAY, MAY 1STCOMMODORE BALLROOMVANCOUVER, BCDOORS: 8:00 PM SHOW 9:30 PMAs frontman for Pulp, Jarvis Cocker made some of the most sophisticated,cheeky, and catchy pop to come out of Britain in the last 15 years. From theband's 1982 debut mini-album It 'til its unofficial swan song We Love Life in2001, the Sheffield act captured the hearts and minds of Britpop lovers athome and abroad. The song "Common People" (later covered by William Shatner!)and the 1995 Mercury Prize-winning record Different Class placed the band inthe upper echelons of British pop bands of the '90s.Through it all, Jarvis has maintained a reputation as one of the world's mostquotable, enigmatic, and fascinating pop stars. His long-awaited solo album,simply called Jarvis, was released last year and rose to #37 in the U.K.charts. Says Amazon.com in its review of the album, "Cocker is a greatwriter, and possesses the ability to make the listener laugh and cry,sometimes at the same time... best of all, the quality of his lyrics is oftenmatched by the strength of the tunes. This is a superb album, one that shouldbe listened to for generations to come."Don't miss Jarvis Cocker with special guests on Tuesday, May 1st at TheCommodore Ballroom.TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd at 10:00AMTickets: $28.50 + s/c + f/f Tickets available at all Ticketmaster Outlets or Charge-by-phone 604-280-4444Order on-line www.ticketmaster.ca or www.hob.ca Tickets also available at Zulu
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