For the international juggernaut known as Swedish House Mafia, it will end where it all began. The trio will wrap their final One Last Tour at both weekends of the 15th annual Ultra Music Festival, set for March 15, 16 and 17 and March 22, 23 and 24, 2013 at Bayfront Park in Miami, FL. They will bookend the festival with sets on the opening and closing nights on Friday, March 15 and Sunday, March 24, respectively. This marks a significant milestone in their career together as Ultra was where Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso made their Swedish House Mafia North American debut in March 2010.
This final stop of Swedish House Mafia’s One Last Tour will be highly emotional as the group bids farewell to their followers across the world and promises to create unrivaled memories for fans and them alike. After exploding on to the North American scene in 2010 at ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL with a main stage performance, the Swedes followed up their huge genre-defining club track “One” with the worldwide platinum-selling single “Miami 2 Ibiza” featuring Tinie Tempah, their first single to hit #1 on the Billboard club chart.
Limited tickets still remain for both weekends of ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL, exclusively at www.ULTRAmusicfestival.com.
After giving his inaugural concert performances back in September, Jay-Z looks to head back to Barclay with Coldplay for a New Year’s Eve concert. Two years ago, Jay-Z and Coldplay performed at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas for NYE which held surprise appearances from Beyonce, Kanye and John Mayer. Tickets info can be found here.
After recently wrapping up the U.S. portion of their tour, The xx recently took to their Facebook and announced that they’ll once again be coming back in 2013. In addition to announcement of the new dates, the band also shared that they’ll be making up the shows that were cancelled in Philadelphia and Baltimore due to safety issues caused by Hurricane Sandy. Following their current European tour, The xx looks to return to the states on January 27 at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia. You can view the entire list of tour dates and locations for U.S. tours down below, and for those looking for tickets, you can purchase them now from select venues by clicking here.
Courtney Love is allegedly planning a musical based on her relationship with Kurt Cobain. Although the project is only at an embryonic stage, the singer’s co-manager said they hope to turn the story into a stage musical or feature film.
"[We] are currently working on a possible motion picture or Broadway musical based on the Nirvana catalogue, based on [Courtney's] life and Kurt Cobain’s," Sam Lufti said. He wasn’t talking idly: Lufti made the comments under oath, as part of his lawsuit against ex-client Britney Spears.
Pursued by the New York Daily News, Lufti made it clear that it will be a long time before we see something like Heart-Shaped Box: The Tale of Kurt and Courtney. "It’s an idea," he said outside the courtroom. "I’m sorry. I can’t say anything more." An unnamed "insider" explained that Love has been "talking about doing a movie or play about her life with Kurt for a long time" and that it’s "her dream" to tell "her side of the story".
Love and Cobain were together for only a few years: they started dating in 1991, married and had a child in 1992, before Cobain killed himself in 1994. But Love has maintained her role as the steward of Cobain’s memory, suing video-game makers, criticising his bandmates and accusing the Muppets of "raping" her husband with a rendition of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Love also has a rocky relationship with her daughter; earlier this year, Frances Bean Cobain took over as the legal custodian of her father’s publicity rights. If Love and Lufti move ahead with plans for a Kurt Cobain musical, they would probably require his daughter’s approval.
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In the premiere episode of ON THE ROAD, JAY Z’s Life+Times rides out with rapper Kendrick Lamar and his T.D.E. crew. as they get ready for the release of Kendrick’s debut album “Good Kid m.A.A.d City.”
While folks from all over the country (even abroad) have been attending Jay-Z’s kickoff series of concerts, in celebration of the Barclays Center opening in Brooklyn over the last week, this Saturday Hov invites viewers from all over the globe to celebrate with him as he’s now set to stream his performance live. With a total of eight shows taking place at the new Barclays arena, the final show will be open to the global Hip Hop audience. Check out the trailer above for details and here.
Ben Harper has selected his favorite ballads for a career-spanning retrospective titled By My Side, to be released October 16. The collection features 12 of Harper’s most unforgettable songs, including “Forever,” “Diamonds On The Inside,” and “Waiting On An Angel,” and also introduces a new ballad, “Crazy Amazing,” which is exclusive to this release. By My Side also includes a rare studio version of “Not Fire Not Ice,” previously unreleased in the U.S., which until now was available only on the international single for “Ground On Down.”
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival’s promoters Golden Voiceare looking to expand on the widely viewed festival in years to come. The Los Angeles Times reports that with their contract up for renewal with the city of Indio in 2013, Golden Voice is looking to lock down the Empire Polo Club location until 2030, and have laid down even bigger plans to the event that already runs on consecutive weekends in April.
Detailed in documents released by the city of Indio pending approval, Empire Polo Club could play host to two additional festivals on top of the two already Coachella holds, as well as the country music-focused Stagecoach Festival. Three of the festivals would happen in the spring and two in the fall, of the latter, one would hold a capacity of 99,000 and the other 75,000.
The proposal serves as a 180-degree turn for Golden Voice and the city of Indio, after talks of a rift between the two over a potential “amusement tax” being imposed by the city. It seems the matter has now been resolved and both parties are looking to a few more prosperous years together.
Further information on the potential expansion can be found on the Los Angeles Times.
In what has to be one of the best live pairings of the year, Nas and Lauryn Hill will hit stages across the US together later this fall, on their Life Is Good/Black Rage tour. Check out the tour dates after the jump.
The 5th Annual Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF) comes to the heart of Williamsburg for a multi-night, multi-venue takeover on November 9 and 10, 2012. Taking place across Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn Bowl, Public Assembly, Glasslands, Cameo and The Villain Loft; BEMF will premiere the most talked about and about-to-break talents in electronic music in addition to presenting some of the dance world’s veteran favorites. Over the past several years MeanRed-produced BEMF has proven its ability to curate an event that is culturally stimulating and sonically satisfying, with live sets and performances from Four Tet, Matthew Dear, The Juan McLean, Fischerspooner, Hudson Mohawke, Lauren Flax, Daedelus, Reggie Watts, Azari + III, Kid Sister, Sinden, Treasure Fingers, Javelin, Tittsworth, and more.
Some of this year’s acts will include Nicolas Jaar (live), Gold Panda (live), Jackmaster, Photek, Benji B, Baths, Onra, Nick Hook, and Hiawatha with many more to be announced.
As done in years past, in addition to sculpting an electronic music environment, BEMF will continue to feature other local Brooklyn businesses and mediums for artistic expression, including a food truck lot, curated art experiences, and more.
This article titled “Courtney Love planning Kurt Cobain musical, says manager” was written by Sean Michaels, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 26th October 2012 10.35 UTC
