Subject: Cricket Wireless Pavilion

• Future Shock: Projekt Revolution, Hank III, Otep, and more

  April 4, 2008

• Future Shock: Annuals, Jimmy Eat World, Times New Viking, and more

  April 18, 2008

• Future Shock: The Helio Sequence, Ted Nugent, Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, and more

  April 25, 2008

• Tonight's Avril Lavigne show canceled

  May 1, 2008

• Concert Schedule for this Weekend

  July 11, 2008

• Concert Schedule for This Weekend

  July 18, 2008

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  August 15, 2008

• This Weekend: Manzanita Speedway, Dave Matthews Band and Across the Universe

  August 22, 2008

• Concert Schedule for This Weekend

  August 22, 2008

• Over the Weekend: Dave Matthews Band, Rage in the Cage and Manzanita Speedway

  August 25, 2008

• Judas Priest Singer Rob Halford’s Phoenix Favorites

  August 27, 2008

• Concert Schedule for This Weekend: Jimmy Fallon, The Donnas, Cattle Decapitation, and The Blood Countess

  October 3, 2008

• Rihanna, Katy Perry, Fall Out Boy and Pussycat Dolls coming for Phooson fest on Dec. 5

  October 19, 2008

• Dave Matthews Band Coming To Cricket on May 6

  It's not even Christmas, but we have our first piece of big summer concert news today: Dave Matthews Band is coming to Cricket Wireless Pavilion on May 6.Yes, it's time for "Dave" again, already.DMB's first studio record in four years (oddly produced by Rob Cavallo of Green Day and My Chemical Romance fame) is slated for release in April, so they'll be touring in support of that, not that they ever need a reason to hit the road, playing shows that make frat boys feel semi-intellectual for an hou

  December 15, 2008

• Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Celine Dion, David Banner, The Hanson Brothers, Wu-Tang Clan, and more

  DJ Deadmau5 is scheduled to spin tonight at Myst in Scottsdale. While we're sure most of you are gonna be heading out west to the Cricket Pavillion to check out tonight's mega-sized Phooson shindig, there's more than just that concert going on this weekend. Here's our weekly rundown of the weekend's major music events. Be sure to click the links for ticket availability.

  December 5, 2008

• Merriweather Post Pavilion Already Best Album of 2009

  The Jury may still be out on whether Merriweather Post Pavilion is the best album of 2009, but the band has best album art of the year, or the past few years for that matter, locked up in some people's eyes, including mine.As Domino Records gets ready to release the vinyl version of Animal Collective's intense and melodic new album, many have already touted it as 2009's best album a mere 6 days into the year. The album shows a solid progression with the band's direction, evolving from loud freak

  January 7, 2009

• Dodge Theatre Dumps Ticketmaster, Other Live Nation Venues To Follow

  The Internet age has finally done what Eddie Vedder couldn't: Break Ticketmaster's stranglehold on concert ticket sales.Starting now, tickets to Dodge Theatre will be available only through Livenation.com. Sarita Ray, public relations coordinator, says Cricket Wireless Pavillion, the mega-promoter's other big Valley venue, will have its own system sometime soon, though details aren't yet available. We have a call in to a spokesman at the Beverly Hills-based company's headquarters for more info b

  January 6, 2009

• Rascal Flatts Coming to Cricket March 12

  It's probably an oddity that Columbus, Ohio had a reputation for producing quality country music for so long, but that's what spawning Dwight Yoakam does for you. But whatever country cred the giant-Applebee's-of-a-city had through Yoakam was quickly squandered in 2004 when Rascal Flatts' "Mayberry" undid it all as quickly as you can chug an ice cold cherry.... coke.The Rascal boys are coming to Cricket Wireless Pavillion with Jessica Simpson on March 12. Tickets are $34.25 to $78.75 plus fees a

  January 9, 2009

• Jimmy Buffett Coming to Phoenix on May 14

  Jimmy Buffett is coming to Cricket Wireless Pavilion on May 14 as part of the inimitably named "Summerzcool Tour." Tickets go on sale next Monday at livenation.com. Expect lots of hats like those pictured above.

  February 3, 2009

• No Doubt Coming to Cricket on May 23

  Gwen Stefani is reuniting with her backing band. Kidding! Seriously, folks, No Doubt announced a summer tour today, stopping in Phoenix's Cricket Wireless Pavilion on Saturday, May 23. Paramore and The Sounds join them. Tickets go on sale next Saturday at noon here.

  February 25, 2009

• Just Announced: Former Formatter's New Band Fun Coming to Tempe

  The Format's breakup left a huge hole in the local music scene last year. Just when the duo seemed poised to put Phoenix on the map when they split up, but hopefully Nate Ruess's New York-based band Fun can alleviate some of that pain. They've booked a Valley show with Manchester Orchestra, Audreye Sessions, & Winston Audio for Sunday, May 24 at The Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe. What else was announced this week? Click the jump for full listings including Def Leppard, The Fray and Mastodon

  March 9, 2009

• Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction Coming to Cricket on May 15

  Wikimedia Commons The über-moody Trent Reznor. Nine Inch Nails will supposedly be making their final appearance in the Valley for the foreseeable future on Friday, May 15, at Cricket Wireless Pavillion. I say "supposedly" because of the following: A). The date hasn't been confirmed by the venue or its management (but has been reported here, here, and here). B). Because we all know how final "final" concert tours can be. The recently reunited Jane's Addiction (featuring its original line

  March 9, 2009

• Concert Calendar for This Weekend

  As Tall As Lions is scheduled to perform on Sunday at the PHiX.

  March 12, 2009

• Just Announced: Nine Inch Nails, The Atomic Punks, Magnolia Electric Co.

  Not too many acts have as streaky a career as Nine Inch Nails. One tour they're playing the Marquee, the next they're headlining at Cricket Wireless Pavilion with Jane's Addiction, as they will in May. The bands are joined by Tom Morello's new band Street Sweeper. That show is just one of the big concerts announced last week. Read on for full listings and a vintage NIN video.

  March 16, 2009

• 10 Emo Songs That Don’t Suck

  March 5, 2009

• From BFE to PHX

  December 4, 2008

• This is Not Spinal Tap

  May 22, 2008

• St. Patrick's Day Guide

  March 6, 2008

• No Doubt Tax Day Special: $15 Lawn Seats

  Right now, if you were to amble over to Live Nation's No Doubt page you'd see that lawn tickets for Gwen Stefani's band's show at Cricket Wireless Pavilion are $25. Not tomorrow. In a promotional effort tied to tax day they'll be a more modest $15. For the band that brought you "Spiderwebs," "Hey Baby," "Bathwater," Don't Speak," "Simple Kind of Life," etc. etc. etc.? That's like $1 a hit single!

  April 14, 2009

• Just Announced: Third Eye Blind, Aerosmith, Erykah Badu

  Third Eye Blind: Still alive.Did you know that Third Eye Blind is still around? Yeah, me either, but the "Semi-Charmed Life" guys (they were crystal meth before crystal meth was cool!) are still a band and still touring, apparently at venues as large as the Marquee. Go figure. What other bands you used to listen to are not dead? Read on for a full run-down of last week's concert announcements.

  April 27, 2009

• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Style

  Wikipedia One tequila, two tequila, three tequila...floor. Stuff some cab money in your pocket, grab your dorkiest sombrero, and get ready to suck down some cerveza. It's Cinco de Mayo and the tequila's gonna be flowing like water today at bars, restaurants, and drinkeries throughout the Valley. Looking for a place to party? Click here to persue our annual Cinco guide, or check out some of these additional affairs that are happening today:

  May 5, 2009

• Dave Matthews at Cricket Wireless Pavilion: Observed

  Jonathan McNamaraDave on stage at Cricket... probably at least two violin solos in to the show.A collection of observations from the Dave Matthews Bands' performance at Cricket Wireless Pavilion, time-stamped by solo:Time: First violin solo (presumed)As DMB hit stage promptly at 8 p.m., the ticket line is not moving. The reason? A graying gentleman with a backwards Callaway ballcap, sunglasses perched on it even though it's dark outside, is having a problem with his tickets. "Hey, it's not my fa

  May 7, 2009

• May 7 In Blogs: Eyes Set to Kill, NIN, Travel Channel, Dave Matthews Band and More

  In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio Fanboy/Neo-Nazi "Vito Lombardi" Is Thomas Vito Coletto, Alleged Columbine Copycat Up on the Sun: Tempe's Eyes Set to Kill to Release New Album in June Nine Inch Nails/Jane's Addiction Tour Conquers the Internet Chow Bella: Travel Channel Coming to Tammie Coe Today Cafe:

  May 7, 2009

• The Sun Sessions: Bargrass Revival Does "Margaritaville"

  Jonathan McNamaraBargrass RevivalLast week I sent out a Twitter (twitter.com/martincizmar) asking: "Anyone know a local band that can capture the soul-crushing pain of alcoholism, as documented in J.W. Buffett's 'Margaritaville,' in a cover?""Bargrass Revival" is what we got back, so we lined them up. This Tempe-based bluegrass act is as much a collective as a band, bringing seven people to record their Sun Session (they left a couple behind, they say) which they absolutely killed. Jimmy Buffet

  May 13, 2009

• Cheeseburger in Purgatory

  May 14, 2009

• Wilco Is Dave Matthews Band – And That’s Okay

  May 14, 2009

• Examining Why We Go Absolutely Nuts for Certain Musicians

  Oh Jimmy Buffet, you clever man you, naming your backing band the "Coral Reefer Band" For those of you living under a rock or just emerging from a coma, Jimmy Buffett will be playing tonight at Cricket Wireless Pavilion, much to the delight of seemingly tens of thousands of Valley Parrotheads. I must admit -- the number of my friends attending tonight's show is shockingly large. It seems half of people's status updates on Facebook and recent tweets on Twitter go something like "Buffett to

  May 14, 2009

• No Doubt, Fun., Pool Parties and Taylor Swift Over the (Memorial Day) Weekend

  Girl Power: Females Flock to Cricket Wireless Pavilion for No Doubt and Paramore Right now my ears are ringing something fierce after enduring a non-stop auditory assault of thousands of tweens and teenyboppers girls screaming in absolute elation during No Doubt and Paramore's show at Cricket Wireless Pavilion on Saturday night. Girl power was in full effect, as roughly two-thirds of the near-sellout crowd was made up of chickadees that turned out en masse to get their fill of female-fronted po

  May 26, 2009

• Vans Warped Tour at Cricket Wireless Pavilion: The Maine, Dear and the Headlights, and Popsters Aplenty Entertain the Twees

  The local heartthrobs of The Maine: Better than NOFX and Bad Religion. Until yesterday, I used to loathe the Warped Tour. Not because of the bands or music, mind you, but rather because of some bad experiences I'd had while attending the annual summertime mega-tour. When the Warped Tour first came to Phoenix in July 1996, I'd spent every last dime I had in the world to get my 20-year-old ass out to Desert Sky Pavilion (which is what Cricket was called back in the day). I'd never seen Fishbo

  July 1, 2009

• July 1 In Blogs: Courtney Marie Andrews, Jay-Z, Twilight Farmer's Market, and Van's Warped Tour

  In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: More Shawna Fordes in the Making? Violent Rhetoric and Unbalanced Actions from Phoenix Nativists Up on the Sun: Courtney Marie Andrews Offers Free Mp3 From New Album Jay-Z's Official DJ Visits Tonight's Groove Candy Chow Bella: Behind the Bar: Mike Bunker, The Mission Tonight: Glendale's Twi

  July 1, 2009

• Incoming: Lil Wayne, Daughtry, Cherry Poppin Daddies

  Robert Brandon MartinezLast time Lil Wayne came to town he was two hours late to the stage, causing a chain reaction of show-stalling shenanigans that involved the opener, T-Pain, coming back on stage wearing pajamas and a scarf to dance in a futile effort to quell the crowd. None of it worked and, as things wore on, the crowd chanted "this is bullshit" and booed Weezy who was, apparently, stuck at a border checkpoint.After all that, maybe you'd expect to see something else leading this week's s

  July 6, 2009

• Slayer Plays Through The (Dry) Heat

  SlayerTwo stages, 13 bands, more than nine hours of music, and yet the Rockstar Mayhem Festival could easily be summed up in one word: SLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unfortunately, New Times doesn't pay me for one-word reviews, and to be honest, a handful of other bands on the bill definitely made an impression over the course of this sweat-soaked festival. But if T-shirt counts are any indication, Slayer was far and away the main draw at this all-day metal extravaganza. In fact, I'd go so far as to sa

  July 18, 2009

• Aerosmith Drummer Joey Kramer Signs Book Before Show Monday

  Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer will meet fans before the band's show at Cricket Wireless Pavilion Monday, signing copies of his recently released book, Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom At the Top. The car-dealin', debt-collectin' car lover is the man who came up with the name "Aerosmith."The catch? You have to have a ticket, though you're welcome to bring a copy of The Krame Dog's book you already own for signing. Additional copies will be available for purchase on site. Janie's Got A Gu

  July 24, 2009

• Aerosmith and ZZ Top Prove They're Real Guitar Heroes at Cricket Wireless Pavilion

  Luke HolwerdaSteven Tyler of Aerosmith​ A funny thing has happened to the recording industry lately. Video games have begun to influence to music sales. Don't believe me? Consider that the re-release of the entire Beatle Catalogue is scheduled for the exact same day as the release of The Beatles Rock Band, a music simulation game featuring The Beatles music and instrument-shaped controllers. Consider also the latest tour from the fab fivesome, Aerosmith, is presented by Guitar Hero: Aerosm

  July 28, 2009

• July 28 In Blogs: David Irving, The Wiggles, Comic-Con, and Aerosmith

  ​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: David Irving, the Cowardly Holocaust Denier, and His Gal Friday Jaenelle Antas Up on the Sun: The Wiggles at Dodge Theatre: Rock Out With Plenty of "Wiggle" Room to Make It Home For Bedtime Geek Beat: Comic-Con Q&A with Monster Commute's Daniel Davis Chow Bella: Now Open Downtown: Nine

  July 28, 2009

• Lil Wayne at Cricket Wireless Pavilion In Photos

  Luke HolwerdaLil Wayne on stage at Cricket Wireless Pavilion​Lil Wayne and his entourage fired up Cricket Wireless Pavilion with pyrotechnics, giant screens and all the hot dance moves they could Flash for the "America's Most Wanted Tour" on Wednesday. Check out shots from the show in our Lil Wayne slide show.

  August 13, 2009

• Toby Keith Talks About Him (and the Army) at Cricket

  Jessica TestaToby Keith on stage at Cricket Wireless Pavilion in Phoenix.​It's a shame Toby Keith will always be The Angry American. In mainstream consciousness, the Oklahoma-born country singer is a Bush-loving neocon who's always ready to put his boot in Osama bin Laden's ass, thereby making his best effort to preserve The American Way.Though it's certainly arguable that society needed a self-appointed Director of Jingoistic Activities to rally around eight years ago -- and that Toby, thou

  August 15, 2009

• Poison, Def Leppard, Against Me! Love Mania Pool Party, and "Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures" Over the Weekend

  ​Poison and Def Leppard at Cricket Wireless Pavilion After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in my review of last Saturday's show at U.S. Airways Center, I saw a rare chance to subject one of my statements to some scrutiny this Saturday as Poison and Def Leppard show played Cricket Pavilion...full story See: Poison and Def Leppard In Photos ​Against Me! Proves They're Punk's Best Band at Phoenix Show ​There are probably some peop

  August 31, 2009

• Bret Michaels Vs. Billie Joe Armstrong: Poison at Cricket Pavilion Reviewed

  Luke HolwerdaBret Michaels was the star of the show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night.​In the messy science of music criticism it's not often a writer gets to test his hypotheses as directly as he'd like. After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in my review of last Saturday's show at U.S. Airways Center, I saw a rare chance to subject one of my statements to some scrutiny this Saturday as Poison and Def Leppard show played Cricket Pavilion. A

  August 30, 2009

• Please Don't Call Chickenfoot a “Supergroup”

  September 17, 2009