Idina Menzel lauches her fall tour October 30 at the House of Blues in Orlando. She recently perform at Andrew Lloyd Webber's Birthday Celebration in London's Hyde Park.

For more info visit www.idinamenzel.com

Avenged Sevenfold deeply regret that they must cancel their U.S. shows on the band's current fall tour in order for frontman M. Shadows to rest his voice.

Shadows first began to experience problems singing during the band's show on September 6th in Huntington, West Virginia. After being unable to perform the next night at a show in Baltimore, Shadows flew home to see his doctor, who diagnosed vocal fatigue. Fortunately there is nothing on Shadows' vocal chords that requires surgery, but he has been prescribed vocal rest so that he will be able to resume touring without interruption.

Though Avenged Sevenfold feel terrible that they have to disappoint fans who bought tickets for the first leg of the tour, the band are happy to report they will be able to return to the road in October. The tour will resume on October 15th in Osaka, Japan, and the band will back touring the U.S. with Buckcherry, Shinedown and Saving Abel starting on November 4th in Casper, Wyoming.

M. Shadows adds "I feel as if I'm letting so many people down, especially the fans we were supposed to see this month, but after a little rest it'll be back to the usual craziness everyone expects of A7X. All of us are so excited about going out with Buckcherry in November; our fans will love them as well as Shinedown and Saving Abel".

Metallica have announced that tickets for the band’s first proper tour of the United States and Canada in four years will go on sale on September 13th. The first leg of the tour begins on October 21st and will cross North America through fall and early winter before concluding on January 21st. Support bands are Down, The Sword, Lamb of God, and Machine Head.
Metallica’s upcoming North American tour dates are as follows:
With support from Down and The Sword :
October 21 - Glendale, AZ Jobing Arena
October 23 - Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
October 25 - Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
October 26 - Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
November 1 - Portland, OR Rose Quarter
November 3 - Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
November 4 - Denver, CO Pepsi Center
November 6 - Omaha, NE Qwest Center
November 8 - Moline, IL iWireless Center
November 9 - Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
November 17 - St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
November 18 - Tulsa, OK BOK Center
November 20 - Houston, TX Toyota Center
November 22 - Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena
November 23 - New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

With support from Lamb of God and The Sword:
December 1 - Seattle, WA Key Arena
December 2 - Vancouver, BC GM Place
December 4 - Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
December 7 - Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
December 12 - Ontario, CA Citizens Bank Arena
December 13 - Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
December 15 - San Diego, CA Cox Arena
December 17 - Los Angeles, CA The Forum
December 20 - Oakland, CA Oracle Arena

With support from Machine Head and The Sword:
January 12 - Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
January 13 - Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
January 15 - Washington, DC Verizon Center
January 17 - Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
January 18 - Boston, MA TD Banknorth Center
January 26 - Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
January 29 - Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
January 31 - Newark, NJ Prudential Center

Up-and-coming artist Jason Reeves will hit the road with fellow singer-songwriter Tyrone Wells for a two-month tour that launches August 28th in San Francisco. Reeves is touring in support of his major label debut album, The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache (and Other Frightening Tales), which will be released on Warner Bros. Records September 9th.

Tour dates:
8/28 San Francisco, CA, Café Du Nord
8/30 Spokane, WA, The Big Easy
9/03 Portland, OR, Aladdin Theatre
9/05 Provo, UT, Velour
9/07 Boulder, CO, B-Side Lounge
9/09 Denver, CO, Walnut Room
9/11 Santa Fe, NM, Santa Fe Brewing Company
9/12 Phoenix, AZ, The Clubhouse
9/13 Pomona, CA, The Glass House
9/14 San Diego, CA, SOMA
9/25 Tucson, AZ, Congress Hotel
10/7 New York, NY, Knitting Factory
10/9 Boston, MA, 939 Café
10/10 Philadelphia, PA, World Café
10/11 Hoboken, NY, Maxwells
10/15 Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University
10/16 Vienna, VA, Jammin Java
10/17 College Park, MD, Santa Fe Café
10/18 Pittsburgh, PA, Hard Rock Café
10/20 Indianapolis, IN, Birdy’s
10/22 Chicago, IL, Beat Kitchen
10/23 Iowa City, IA, The Englert
10/27 Minneapolis, MN, Varsity Theatre

(photo credit: Jill Augusto)

American Bang starts its fall tour tomorrow, August 15 in Knoxville, TN.

Visit www.americanbangrock.com for more tour dates and info.

Against Me! singer Tom Gabel and guitarist James Bowman hangin' out at Vans Warped Tour.

(photo credit: Ryan Russell)

Hey folks...
I just wanted to pass along the news that my album is coming out digitally TODAY via Warner Bros Records! It's my first record on a major label and I'm beyond excited about it. And since you've all been so amazing on the road so far, we also added a bunch of new tour dates this August/September. I'll be winding along the old road again with Tyrone Wells so come out and sing with us...or dance...or stand however you please.. ;)

Have fun and be loved...
-j.

New Tour Dates!!! I’ll be playing the following cities w/ Tyrone Wells:
8/28 - Café Du Nord - San Francisco, CA 8/30 - Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA 9/3 - Aladdin Theatre - Portland, WA 9/5 - Velour - Provo, UT 9/7 - B-side Lounge - Boulder, CO 9/9 - Walnut Room - Denver, CO 9/11 - Santa Fe Brewing Company - Santa Fe, NM 9/12 - Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ 9/13 - The Glass House - Pomona, CA 9/14 - SOMA - San Diego, CA 9/25 - Club Congress - Tuscon, AZ

Hope to see you out there..!!

(photo credit: Jill Augusto)

Watch the volume on this very important The Veronicas annoucement!

The Veronicas tour dates with Jonas Brothers are as follows:

Aug 22: Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center
Aug 23: Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena
Aug 24: Chicago, IL, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug 26: Pittsburgh, PA, Post-Gazette Pavilion
Aug 27: Camden, NJ, Susquehanna Bank Center
Sept 2: University Park, PA, Bryce Jordan Center
Sept 4: Tampa, FL, Ford Amphitheatre
Sept 5: West Palm Beach, FL, Cruzan Amphitheatre

www.theveronicas.com

Get ready to rock!
10/21 Glendale, AZ Jobing Arena with Down
10/23 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum with Down
10/25 Kansas City, MO Spring Center with Down
10/26 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena with Down
11/1 Portland, OR Rose Quarter with Down
11/3 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena with Down
11/4 Denver, CO Pepsi Center with Down
11/6 Omaha, NE Qwest Center with Down
11/8 Moline, IL iWireless Center with Down
11/9 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center with Down
11/17 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center with Down
11/18 Tulsa, OK BOK Center with Down
11/20 Houston, TX Toyota Center with Down
11/22 Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena with Down
11/23 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena with Down
12/1 Seattle, WA Key Arena with Lamb Of God
12/2 Vancouver, BC GM Place with Lamb Of God
12/4 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome with Lamb Of God
12/7 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place with Lamb Of God
12/12 Ontario, CA Citizens Bank Arena with Lamb Of God
12/13 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center with Lamb Of God
12/15 San Diego, CA Cox Arena with Lamb Of God
12/17 Los Angeles, CA The Forum with Lamb Of God

Idina Menzel performs in Chicago, as she makes her way to the finish of the tour at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theatre on August 15.

www.idinamenzel.com
Photo: Scott Harrison