Paul McCartney’s On The Run tour has added second shows in Montreal and Chicago. The newly announced dates are July 27 at the Bell Centre in Montreal and August 1 at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.

Paul McCartney live 11/10/10 Bueno Aires. Courtesy of Nasty Little Man publicity

According to McCartney’s publicist. tickets for the additional shows are on sale now: Chicago tickets can be purchased at Tickets.com and via 1-800-THE-CUBS, while Montreal tickets are available at the Bell Centre Box Office, by phone at (514) 790-2525 or 1 877 668-8269, or online www.evenko.ca

The new shows bring Paul McCartney’s On The Run tour to a tally of eight North American dates, kicking off July 15 and 16 with McCartney’s first ever shows at Yankee Stadium in New York City, and proceeding through July 24 at Comerica Park in Detroit, July 26 and 27 at Montreal’s Bell Centre, July 31 and August 1 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, and August 4 at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

Each and every one of this summer’s On The Run dates can safely be predicted to feature nearly three hours of the world’s most familiar music, with hits, deep cuts and surprises spanning McCartney’s unrivaled catalogue of Beatles, Wings, solo and Fireman classics.

As on his Live 2009 tour and Up and Coming’s 2010 run and every Paul McCartney tour since 2002, Paul will be backed by the combo the LAS VEGAS SUN called “his best band since, well, the Beatles”: Paul “Wix” Wickens (keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica, backing vocals), Rusty Anderson (guitar, backing vocals), Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums, backing vocals) and Brian Ray (guitar, bass, backing vocals).

McCartney kicked off his 2011 live agenda last month with his first ever show in Peru, his first Chilean gig since 1993, and two blockbuster shows at Rio de Janeiro’s Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange, which also resulted in the first ever concert to be broadcast live on the internet throughout Latin America–allowing over 1.5 million fans who were unable to snap up one of the 100,000 tickets to share in the magic.

PAUL McCARTNEY ON THE RUN TOUR 2011:

July 15 New York NY Yankee Stadium (SOLD OUT)

July 16 New York NY Yankee Stadium

July 24 Detroit MI Comerica Park

July 26 Montreal QE Bell Center

July 27 Montreal QE Bell Center

July 31 Chicago IL Wrigley Field

August 1 Chicago IL Wrigley Field

August 4 Cincinnati OH The Great American Ballpark

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Richard Thompson was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) today for his “singular and substantial contribution to music.” The award was presented by Queen Elizabeth during the special investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace

Crowning an extraordinary week, Thompson will also be bestowed with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Aberdeen on July 5th, for his “exceptional and distinctive contribution to contemporary music, (which) places him among a very distinguished group of honorary graduates from the arts.”

Richard Thompson first emerged in 1967 as a founding member of British folk rock innovators Fairport Convention.

The newest OBE recipient has produced a body of work that challenges, delights and amazes in equal measure. He has written and recorded over 400 songs, all marked by consistent intelligence, taste and emotional resonance and is widely hailed as one of the most distinctive and iconoclastic guitar virtuosos– whether playing acoustic or electric guitar, performing solo or in a group. Richard Thompson has been awarded an Ivor Novello award for his songwriting, the Orville H Gibson Best Acoustic Guitarist Award, the 2010 Mojo Les Paul Award, plus a spot on Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Top 20 Guitarists of All Time” list. Last summer he was selected to be the artistic director of London’s prestigious Meltdown Festival at the South Bank Centre.

Richard Thompson will be on a solo tour of the US and Canada starting August 26, throughout the fall.

Among the confirmed dates are:

August
26 Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
27 Festival Pier, Baltimore, MD

September
2 Lowell Music series, Lowell, MA
3 Rhythm & Roots Festival, Charlestown, RI
10 Ellnora Guitar Festival, Champaign, IL

The tour will continue throughout October. December 2-3-4 will see Richard Thompson’s almost-annual run at the Montalvo Winery in Saratoga, CA, performing all-request shows.

Full biography and tour dates: www.richardthompson-music.com

Seminal British rockers UFO have confirmed a new run of North American dates kicking off this September in Santa Rosa, CA.   The band will be touring North America in support of their greatest hits collection “Best of a Decade” which is out now on SPV/Steamhammer.  UFO is also in the process of working on a new studio album which is scheduled for release in early 2012.

Providing direct support on the tour with be Brazilian rockers MINDFLOW.

UFO ON TOUR WITH MINDFLOW
9/15: Santa Rosa, CA @ Last Day Saloon
9/16: Sacramento/Orangevale, CA @ Boardwalk
9/17: Santa Clara, CA @ Avalon
9/19: Portland, OR @ The Aladdin Theater
9/21: Modesto, CA @ The Fat Cat
9/23: Las Vegas, NV @ Boulder Station Casino
9/24: Los Angeles, CA @The Key Club
9/29: San Juan Capistrano, CA @ The Coach House
10/1: San Bernadino, CA @ Orange Raceway
10/6: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/7: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio
10/8: San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live

For more info visit:
http://www.ufo-music.info

MÖTLEY CRÜE are now on the road, having launched their summer headlining U.S. tour last week. The group’s

Crue drummer TOMMY LEE rides his first drum loop on the 360 drum coaster.

combination of hit songs (all fan-picked), sound and visual effects–including “The 360” drum coaster–is drawing rave reviews from fans and critics nationwide.

On Tuesday night (June 14), the ’80s rock band hit the Hollywood Bowl for the first time–with a set list encompassing the below fan favorites and classics:

Motley Crue, Tuesday, June 14–Los Angeles, CA–Hollywood Bowl:

1) Wild Side
2) Saints of LA
3) Live Wire
4) Shout At The Devil
5) Same Old Situation
6) Primal Scream
7) Home Sweet Home
Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
9) Looks That Kill
10) Dr. Feelgood
11) Too Young To Fall In Love
12) Girls, Girls, Girls
13) Smokin’ In The Boys Room
14) Kickstart My Heart

Highlights from the Hollywood Bowl show included Cee Lo Green joining onstage for a crowd-pleasing mash-up of “Girl Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)” and “F**k You.” Friends such as Dane Cook, Slash and Perla Hudson, Danny Masterson, Chris Jericho, Criss Angel and many others caught the Los Angeles show. On Sunday night (June 12) in Albuquerque, NM, actors Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner–in town filming the Avengers movie–caught the show:

Pictured from L-R: Nikki Sixx, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Tommy Lee, Mark Ruffalo, Vince Neil and Mick Mars.* Photo credit: Bobby Hewitt.