Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Wisin y Yandel Team Up for Summer Tour
Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias have teamed up to co-headline a world tour this summer. They’ll be joined by fellow latin star Winsin y Yandel on the twenty North American stops of their 2012 world tour.
The tour really starts up in South America in June, so they’ll be in full gear when their tour hits North America. Their first show after South America will be July 14th at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. After a series of Canadian dates, they’ll drop down to play Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center July 20th. They’ll be traveling to all major markets across both the U.S. and Canada.
Although Jennifer Lopez has achieved massive success to do a mix of air play, heavy rotation on MTV, as well has her acting career and clothing line, this will really represent her first true tour. She recently told MTV News, “This is my first tour, but I want to give my fans everything that they’re waiting for. All the hits, lots of dancing, all the stuff they love.” She went on to talk about what type of performance to expect, saying: “All the hits, lots of dancing, all the stuff they love. But some new surprises. Lot of energy, lots of great music, obviously. A little bit of English, a little bit of Spanish, a little bit of everything I think that our fans really want.”
Evanescense to Headline ‘Carnival of Madness’ Tour with Chevelle, Halestorm, Cavo, New Medicine
Evanescence is set to headline this summer’s Carnival of Madness hard rock tour. They’ll be joined by fellow rockers Chevelle, Halestorm, Cavo and New Medicine. This year’s tour represents the third annual Carnival of Madness summer rock/metal tour. It all started in 2010 when headliners Shinedown went on the road with Chevelle, Puddle of Mud, Sevendust, and 10 Years. Last year, the tour consisted of Theory of a Deadman, Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry, Adelitas Way and Emphatic.
The tour starts off July 31st at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois before traveling across basically the entire Eastern 2/3s of the United States. The tour will start off in the Midwest, head down to the South West and the South before climbing up the East Coast.
Evanescence will be touring in support of their most recent release, the self-titled album Evanescense. After turmoil within the band following 2007′s ‘The Open Door’ tour, Evanescence released their 3rd studio album on October 7th, 2011. Despite being the band’s first release in five years, it debuted at number one on the charts. Read more
5 Moog Songs in Honor of Robert Moog’s Birthday
Google has done it again, and surprised us with an incredible doodle, paying homage to the late Robert Moog on his 78th birthday. Bob Moog, American pioneer of electronic music and inventor of the Moog, would be proud of Google’s logo, which works as a fully functional synthesizer.
Robert Moog designed the synthesizer alongside Herb Deutsch, back in 1964. It’s commercial breakthrough was made with one of the highest-selling classical music recordings of its era, Switched-On Bach, by Wendy Carlos in 1968. This success triggered a slew of other synthesizer records, which you have surely heard while listening to The Beatles, Kraftwerk, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Abba or more contemporary artists such as Muse, Deadmau5 or Alicia Keys.
Below we’ve included a list of synth-based songs. If you can you think of any more, be sure to share them with us! You can experiment with Google’s replica Moog and then share your very own creations on YouTube!
PINK FLOYD- Wish you were here
THE WHO- Baba O’Riley
THE MONKEES- Daily Nightly
BEE GEES- Sweet Song Of Summer
KRAFTWERK - Autobahn 1974
Memorial Day Weekend Music Guide — 5gig.com
Who doesn’t love Memorial Day, the family get togethers, the barbecues, the unofficial start of summer, but what we at 5gig.com really love are the rockin’ music festivals that go down the entire weekend across the country. Each year there are more festivals, with bigger and badder lineups. People are ready to party hard Memorial Day Weekend, and the majority of the festivals are catered to that, with an electronic, dance, and hip-hop vibe. However, there’s a little bit of everything for everyone, both in festival and concert form.
We’ve prepared a list of the most attractive events going down, including festivals with stacked lineups of all musical styles and genres, and individual concerts with your favorite bands. This list isn’t all-inclusive, but it includes this weekend’s biggest events. Please let us know what we missed, and, more importantly, the events YOU’LL be attending this Memorial Day Weekend, whether they be music-related or not!
Beyonce Adds Fourth Memorial Day Weekend Concert in Atlantic City
We announced several months ago that Beyonce would be playing three shows for the opening of Revel Resort in Atlantic City over Memorial Day Weekend, but it has just been announced that she has added an addition show for Monday, May 28th.
These shows represent Beyonce‘s first run of live concerts since the birth of her and rapper Jay-Z‘s baby, Blue Ivy, and will take place May 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th at the Revel Resort in Atlantic City.
This small series of concerts should be similar to those performed during her small four-gig residency at New York’s Roseland Ballroom this past year, where she played her latest album, 4, in its entirety during those intimate shows, although with a more open setlist.
These four Memorial Day Weekend concerts are her only scheduled appearances at the time and tickets are on sale and available here. Read more
Diverse Lineup for Quebec City Summer Festival
Since 1968, the Quebec City Summer Festival (Festival D’Ete de Quebec) has been put on by local artists and business people as a way to bring tourism to the area through art and music. This year, the Quebec City Summer Festival takes place from July 5th to 15th in Quebec City, Quebec, and each day is a chance for visitors to experience some of the best musicians and artists all in one place.
Some of the musicians who will be performing at this year’s Quebec City Summer Festival include Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Jean Leloup, LMFAO, Inna Modja, Beirut, Mastodon, Sarah McLachlan, Grimes, and a wide variety of other local and world recognized musicians and bands.
Complete Quebec City Summer Festival lineup and tickets. Read more
Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas
America’s largest dance music festival will be hitting Las Vegas this June so if you want the chance for a live music experience by some of the hottest names in dance music, get your tickets now.
The festival, known as the Electric Daisy Carnival, will expand over three nights full of dusk til dawn dance music and exciting stage theatrics that begins on Friday, June 8th and runs through Sunday, June 10th.
The Electric Daisy Carnival includes dance music stars like David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Richie Hawtin, Steve Aoki, Blue Man Group, Carl Cox, Moby, Avicii, Benny Benassi, Bassnectar, Digitalism, ATB, Pretty Lights, Kill The Noise, NERVO, Dirtyphonics, Little Boots, and an endless variety of other dance music artists who will take to the stage to entertain and keep you dancing until the sun comes up.
Tickets are now on sale for all 3 nights of this special event so if you want to experience the excitement of live dance music in one of the most exciting cities in America, get your tickets now.
Electric Daisy Carnival lineup and tickets. Read more
Skrillex, Bloc Party, Boise Noise, Miike Snow Set For LA’s Hard Summer Fest
If you love cutting edge electronic, dubstep or rock music and you’d like to experience these sounds in a live musical setting, there is no other concert event that will be quite like Hard Summer Fest in Los Angeles, California. Hard Summer Fest is a festival of danceable sounds that will take place on 4 different stages on August 3rd and 4th at the LA Historic Park in beautiful and sunny downtown L.A., California.
The lineup for this years fest include the biggest names in electronic and rock music including Skrillex, Miike Snow, Squarepusher, Chromeo, Bootsy Collins & The Funk Unity, A-Trak, Magnetic Man and a seemingly never ending list of musicians that will keep you dancing for two straight days and nights.
For 5 years, Hard Summer Music Festival has been bringing music lovers the best in cutting edge rock and roll and electronic music, and this year will mark the first time this event lasts for 2 whole day.
Full Hard Summer Fest lineup and tickets. Read more
Lollapalooza 2012 Boasts HUGE Lineup. Black Sabbath to Headline.
Lollapalooza is an event that was first created by Jane’s Addiction front man Perry Farrell in 1991, and it is the music fest that first started the concept of gathering many bands together to play in one concert experience. Through the years, Lollapalooza has not only showcased the hottest bands in alternative music, but it has also given recognition to, and boosted the popularity of, lesser known alternative music acts. From older bands like Jane’s Addiction and The Smashing Pumpkins to newer bands like Florence and the Machine and Arcade Fire, Lollapalooza has brought fans the biggest and best names in alternative music for 21 years.
While Lollapalooza used to be a festival that would travel to various cities around the U.S., for the past 8 years it has become an annual event held only at Chicago’s Grant Park. 2012′s Lollapalooza will begin on August 1 and run all weekend long until ending on August 5, and it includes a stellar lineup of musicians like Jack White, The Black Keys, Bassnectar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Franz Ferdinand, Justice, Florence And The Machine, Sigur Rós, M83, Fun., Aloe Blacc, Miike Snow, Metric, Avicii, Toro y Moi, Frank Ocean and a wide variety of other alternative and indie rock musicians, but perhaps the most exciting thing about this year’s Lollapalooza is the reuniting of one of the biggest rock and roll bands ever, Black Sabbath!
That’s right, Lollapalooza 2012 will be stared by a newly reunited Black Sabbath, including Ozzy Osborne. Tickets are currently on sale for this spectacular musical event so if you want to experience a wide variety of the hottest names in music today, snatch ‘em up before they are gone.
Lollapalooza lineup and tickets. Read more
CMA Music Festival Going Down in Nashville June 7th-10th
If you will be in the Nashville area June 7-10, 2012 and are a fan of country music, there will be no better place for you to experience the best in live country music than at the 41st annual CMA Music Festival. The CMA Festival will not only showcase the hottest acts in country music, but it will also be your chance to hang out with other country music fans. Also, to enhance your CMA Music Festival experience, if you have chosen to partake in the Fan Fair Hall autograph pass, your pass will be given to you via an online entry process that will enable you to meet and get an autograph and picture of your favorite country music stars in a safer and quicker way than at CMA Music Festivals of years before.
If that doesn’t sound exciting enough, wait until you hear the lineup at this year’s CMA Music Festival. This year’s CMA Music Festival includes artists like Lady Antebellum, Glen Campbell, Alan Jackson, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Kenny Rogers, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood and many, many more so if you want to combine listening to great live country music with the chance to meet the musicians that make this great music there is no other event that will offer you this opportunity like the CMA Music Festival.
Whether you buy a one day ticket or you buy a 4 day pass that will enable you to experience the entire festival, get your tickets now for a country music experience that is unlike anything else.
