Subject: Jobing.com Arena

• Phoenix Coyotes vs. Edmonton Oilers

  February 12, 2009

• Phoenix Coyotes vs. Los Angeles Kings @ Jobing.com Arena

  December 25, 2008

• "It's All a Bunch of Hipsters": The Stray Cats, the Pretenders, and Don Henley @ the Jobing.com Arena

  August 9, 2007

• Future Shock: Stevie Wonder, Seether, Authority Zero, and more

  November 5, 2007

• Future Shock: Tom Waits, Tina Turner, Coldplay, and more

  May 9, 2008

• Concert Schedule for this Weekend

  August 8, 2008

• Metallica madness hits the Valley this week just in time for the release of Death Magnetic

  September 10, 2008

• Concert Calendar for This Weekend

  September 12, 2008

• Concert Schedule for This Weekend: Fear Before, High Places, The Bakerton Group, and Jonas Brothers

  October 10, 2008

• Tour de farce: the corporate-sponsored tours we don’t want to buy tickets to

  May 29, 2008

• Nov. 24 In Blogs: Shaq, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Starbucks and Gay-Bashin'

  We understand that 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:  Valley Fever:Hope for the Phoenix Suns was Reborn Against Portland -- Despite 18 Turn-Overs Phoenix Touts Artwork Embedded in ASU's New Journalism Building  Up on the Sun:  Illumination 2.0  Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Jobing.com Arena on Sunday, November 23  Chow Bella:Pure Sus

  November 24, 2008

• Over the Weekend: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Leesa Irwin Benefit, Illumination 2.0 and Dale Chihuly

  Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Jobing.com Arena on Sunday, November 23   Read: about the Christmas wonder rock that is Trans-Siberian Orchestra.  See: a slide show of shots from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert.  Irwin Benefit Boasts Two Brash Female Voices   Read: about what went down at the benefit concert.  See: a slide show of shots from the benefit concert featuring Black Carl, What Laura Says and Dry River Yacht Club.  Illumination 2.0   Read: about what it was like to be par

  November 24, 2008

• Show Announcements: Slipknot, The Maine, Dark Star Orchestra

  By Martin CizmarNot a huge week for show announcements, what with the holiday and all, but we have a few, including Slipknot (with Coheed and Cambria!), Dark Star Orchestra and The Maine.I'm most excited about The Maine, who will be at The Venue of Scottsdale the day after Christmas. Here's their video for the acoustic "Daisy" with the rest of your announcements on the jump. By the way, if you go over to The Maine's Myspace you can click links to follow them all on twitter, which I think is pret

  November 28, 2008

• Over the Weekend: Dir en Grey, Deerhunter, Night Train and More

  Whoa! A little turkey and merriment and next thing you know it feels like months since we were hitting the blogosphere full force with all the music, arts and culture it can handle. We've got a lot to catch up on:  Night Train Up on the Sun is counting down to the Light Rail opening on December 27 with a massive pub crawl. 28 days, 28 stops, 28 drinks. Not every stop on the 20-mile track will be glamorous. Some will involve drinking things you've never wanted to drink in places you'd rather no

  December 1, 2008

• Britney Spears Coming To Glendale on April 24

  We honestly can't imagine too many people care at this point, but we've been wrong before, so, in case you do, that chick who had Kevin Federline's children is coming to Jobing.com Arena on April 24. Britney Spears is back with her "The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour" - her first arena tour in five years. Her new album, Circus, came out yesterday. She sure has been productive lately, but I guess it's not like she's got children to worry about, thanks to our wise and benevolent court

  December 3, 2008

• Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Gilby Clarke, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Sarah Brightman, Agnostic Front, And More

  Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is scheduled to perform on Friday, December 19, at the Celebrity Theatre. As we get closer and closer to Christmas (just seven days to go), the number of regular concerts tends to dwindles off, and the number of holiday-themed performances increases substantially. Which means, if you're into carols and choral groups, then right now is truly the most wonderful time of the year. But for rock and hip-hop gigs? Eh, not so much. Still, there are a handful of noteworthy shows h

  December 18, 2008

• Concert of the Year Countdown: #1 Kanye West

  Show: Kanye West's Glow In The Dark Tour at Jobing.com Arena on June 8 The year was only half over, but I knew this was the best show I'd see back in June. Of course, I never knew how many shows I'd be seeing, employed as feature writer at The East Valley Tribune at the time. Still, Kanye, Lupe, Rihanna and N.E.R.D. kept the lead long after I started seeing three plus shows a week. The bill was great from top to bottom - N.E.R.D. was a disappointment, but not bad, per say - and Kanye's space op

  December 31, 2008

• Concert of the Year Countdown: #5 Metallica

  Show: Metallica at Jobing.com Arena on October 21Unlike Niki, I'm not much of a metalhead, but this should was truly brilliant. In fact, I found myself listening to Death Magnetic for weeks afterwards, and was fond of saying things like "I feel like I just discovered this new band... Metallica! They're awesome, if you haven't heard them, check them out!" It was an amazing three hours of thrashing, headbanging, firework-and-laser accented awesomeness, the only low-point coming, ironically, when

  December 27, 2008

• Sean Hannity, Oliver North, Charlie Daniels and Assorted Redneck Musicians Invade Glendale

  BYOPOC: Bring Your Own Plug o' ChawA dental student's worst nightmare. That's what you can expect come August in Glendale as a snaggle-toothed horde of trailer park refugees descends on the Jobing.com Arena for Freedom Concert '09, a benefit show sponsored by Fox News wing-nut poster boy Sean Hannity and Phoenix's official Republiloon radio station KFYI 550 AM. Think of it as cross between the Grand Ole Opry and the Taliban wing of the GOP, with bearded anti-immigrant yahoo Charlie Daniels, Lee

  January 26, 2009

• Concert Calendar for this Weekend: NOFX, Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcherry, Goblin Cock, and More

  Bay area punkers NOFX are scheduled to perform on Saturday at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe. We'll give you three guesses as to why there's only one concert listed on Sunday (and the first two don't count). As music editor Martin Cizmar reported earlier this week, no one wants to compete with the Arizona Cardinals' Super Bowl battle with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the lone exception of the Graf Orlock show going on at Modified. On Friday and Saturday, however, there's a full slate of

  January 29, 2009

• Just Announced: Leonard Cohen, Depeche Mode, Forever the Sickest Kids

  Today Dan Gibson, a Phoenix-based contributor to Idolator, e-mailed me about two shows we haven't mentioned here yet, but which are definitely worth telling you about.Leonard Cohen is coming to Dodge Theatre on April 5 (presale tickets Tuesday) and Depeche Mode is coming. We didn't get the Depeche Mode press release, and their site doesn't have it, but the e-mail I got from Dan says they're coming on August 23. What else was announced this week? Well, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, for one. Als

  February 20, 2009

• Surprise! The Phoenix Coyotes are Seven Months Behind on Rent, and Glendale's Been Footing the Bill

  Jobing.com Arena: Sport squats here. The Phoenix Coyotes are seven months behind in rent to Jobing.com Arena, and the city's been footing the bill, the Glendale City Council found out through 12 News.According to this story on AZCentral.com, Glendale's been letting the team play rent-free at the stadium. The story estimates the team's break on rent from the city could add up to about $4 million over the course of a year, and quotes some unhappy City Council members, who said they wer

  February 24, 2009

• Slipknot Makes 'Em Mosh at Dodge

  Luke HolwerdaI've been in my fair share of mosh pits, but I'm pretty thankful that I wasn't in any of the three or four that raged on all through Slipknot's show at Jobing.com Arena on Thursday night. Swirling like tornadoes full of teen angst and shirtless fat dudes, the pits dominated the already chaotic arena floor and provided countless examples of what happens when keeping it real goes wrong. Detractors (myself included) can say all they want about Slipknot's music or image, but the visce

  March 6, 2009

• Goldwater Institute "Not Ruling Out" Legal Action Against Phoenix Coyotes and Glendale

  Jobing.com Arena, where the Phoenix Coyotes play. The Goldwater Institute has submitted a public records request to the City of Glendale, asking for information on lease negotiations between it and the Phoenix Coyotes. Goldwater attorney Clint Bolick told the Phoenix Business Journal that the institute is not ruling out legal action regarding the lease terms between the Coyotes and Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, and wants to examine whether the terms violate state gift laws.

  March 10, 2009

• Need More to Do This Weekend? Try the Gibson Jazz & Blues Festival

  Yeah, I see it, too. It's a dijeridou. Just use your own discretion this weekend.As already revealed by Martin Cizmar, this weekend holds a bevy of entertainment for the Valley. Tempe has it's annual Music Fest and Florence will cast some Country Thunder down upon the masses. If neither of those spark your fancy and you want a fun (and cheap) way to enjoy the weekend weather while hearing some tunes, then make the trek on out to Glendale. This Saturday and Sunday mark the 26th Annual Gibson Jazz

  April 3, 2009

• Bruce Springsteen Makes Everyone a Little Nostalgic at Jobing

  Victor PalaganoSee more shots from the show in our Bruce Springsteen slide show. Maybe it was the bouncing beach balls that reminded me of my first concert experiences (seeing the Kokomo-era Beach Boys) or maybe it was the inclusion of a relatively obscure song by glam-punks D Generation (the band who headlined my first-ever club concert) in the before-set house music, but something about Bruce Springsteen's show at Jobing.com Arena last night got me feeling no

  April 4, 2009

• Tempe Music Festival, Country Thunder, Bruce Springsteen and (Way) More Over the Weekend

  Wait! Before you check out all the content from our weekend coverage, grab a big cup of coffee and relax. It was a big weekend and as such, there's a lot here. Take it in and enjoy it.  Tempe Music Fest 2009 This weekend Tempe Music Fest 2009 united us once again from scattered Valley citizenry to one cohesive force bent on rocking the hell out. This year Fergie and My Chemical Romance got traded in for straight ahead rock-'n'-rollers Kid Rock and 3 Doors Down with a couple of All-American Re

  April 6, 2009

• Phoenix Coyotes vs. Nashville Predators @ Jobing.com Arena

  December 18, 2008

• What's Age Got to Do with It?

  Superfly songstress is still rocking it at 68

  October 23, 2008

• Sweet Spot

  Breath of fresh air for a chain-choking 'hood

  January 25, 2007

• Creed Reunites, Plans to Rock Glendale

  Scott Stapp: apparently quite sad that Creed is getting back togetherIn what has to be the biggest music news since the band formed in 1995, Creed has reunited. All four members are back at it, including lead singer/public drunkard Scott Stapp, since they parted ways in 2004. But wait, the good news doesn't stop there, Valley rock fans. That's right, Creed has planned a reunion tour that will make its way through Glendale, no doubt with arms wide open (zing!). That show will be Tuesday, Septembe

  April 30, 2009

• 'Idols Live' tour to Hit Glendale

  If you've been trolling the streets of Scottsdale in the hopes of bumping into hometown American Idol also-ran Scott MacIntyre, at the very least now you know where to find him July 20. MacIntyre, along with the other eight runners-up and whoever the Idol winner ends up being (cough--Adam Labert--cough), will swing by Glendale's Jobing.com Arena as a stop on their 50-city tour. Whip out your coveted Kris Allen coin purse, kiddies--tickets, which go on sale Saturday, start at $40.50.

  May 5, 2009

• Protesters Asked to Destroy Their BlackBerry Phones at Tomorrow's "Save the [Phoenix] Coyotes" Rally

  Wikimedia Commons A BlackBerry Curve costs a couple hundred bucks, but is team spirit priceless?BlackBerry CEO Jim Balsillie's bid to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes and move them to Canada is far from a done deal, but that hasn't stopped Valley hockey fans from organizing a "Save the Coyotes" rally for tomorrow, or requesting that attendees bring their BlackBerry phones to be destroyed in protest.

  May 15, 2009

• Taylor Swift Sweet as Sugar at Glendale Show

  By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Country star Taylor Swift has to be the coolest 19-year-old who admittedly didn't have any friends in junior high. Now, she has famous friends like Garth Brooks and Miley Cyrus define the word "fearless" -- also the title of her latest album -- in a pre-show video. She rocks the acoustic guitar and sings teen-ready anthems so sweet it'll cause cavities. But underneath, the leggy blonde is still a music nerd at heart and the 15,000 or so kids in the audience of her

  May 22, 2009

• Just Announced: Miley Cyrus, Bo Bice, Juvenile

  I've never been sure why there isn't more of a rivalry between Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, but, aside from some boy drama, the two country-tinged pop princesses seem to co-exist happily.If you missed Swift's excellent show at Jobing.com Arena last month, you'll have a chance to check out what I can only imagine will be a much, much shoddier performance by Billy Ray's spawn in September.A pretty poor substitute if you ask me, but still one of the more interesting shows in this week's slate of a

  June 5, 2009

• Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood are Musical Chameleons

  Luke HolwerdaEric Clapton and Steve Winwood play together, just like their Blind Faith days. See more shots in our slide show.Clapton began his career with the bluesy stylings of The Yardbirds and then segued into John Mayall's Blues Breakers. In his days with Cream, he slid headfirst into psychedelic rock and later even touched on reggae. To Winwood's credit, he led a similar trek, dabbling in the blue-eyed soul of the Spencer Davis Group and psychedelic rock with Traffic. Both musicians, who

  June 27, 2009

• The Sun Sessions: The Sugar Thieves Play Eric Clapton

  Jonathan McNamara Out of the dozen or so talented locals we've featured thus far in our ongoing Sun Sessions series, Mikel Lander and Meredith Moore (a.k.a. The Sugar Thieves) have a singular distinction unmatched by the rest.A major-label contract? Distribution through Hop Topic? Nope, even better. The rootsy blues duo, who can be seen with their full backing band every Wednesday at Tempe's Sail Inn, participated in a "Sun session" of a different kind earlier this year when the

  June 25, 2009

• Super Heroes, Eric Clapton, So You Think You Can Dance and June in Photos Over the Weekend

  Super Hero Battle at Scottsdale Fashion Square Improv AZ and AZ Cacophony hatched a sinister plan for last weekend: assemble a cast of violent villains and honorable heroes and have them duke it out at Scottsdale Fashion Square. The result will come to be known as the "Super Hero Battle" of Saturday, June 27, 2009...see photos So You Think You Can Dance Auditions at Phoenix Convention Center Hundreds of aspiring dancers lined up at Phoenix Convention Center Friday morning for the "So You Think

  June 29, 2009

• Jonas Brothers to Come to Valley and Play, Yes, Kickball

  In what will probably be described sarcastically as a "dream come true," by fathers of 10-year-old girls across the Valley, the Jonas Brothers are scheduled to play in a public kickball game in Peoria in August. The pop-tarts -- who vehemently campaign for chastity, clean living, and just about everything else the rest of us mortals do to have fun -- have agreed to play a game of kickball at the Peoria Sports Complex on August 11th against 104.7 KISS deejays Jo

  July 24, 2009

• Where It’s Legal to Sleep with a Jonas Brother

  August 6, 2009

• Incoming: Kiss, Gogol Bordello and King Khan & BBQ Show

  Kiss is bringing their over the top stage act to Glendale this December as part of their Kiss Alive 35 Tour​Get excited, Kiss Army, because the Starchild, the Demon, the Spaceman and the Catman are on the prowl yet again. Seminal 70s rockers Kiss have just announced their Kiss Alive 35 Tour and it's rolling through Glendale.Not a fan of overblown pyrotechnics and Jewish dudes in 1970s facepaint? Then let gypsy rockers Gogol Bordello's high-energy, oft-bizarre stage act satiate your needs. The

  August 24, 2009

• Nickelback Auction Off Guitar, Meet and Greet, For Ear Candy

  Nickelback's ability to line-up high profile support is well-known -- just look at the above video. Ear Candy's Nate Anderson has proven he isn't far behind though, lining up an impressive array of stars to help the charity he founded, which funds music education programs for children. Now the two are teaming up, as the Phoenix-based charity offers the Ultimate Nickelback Fan Package before Tuesday's show at Jobing.com Arena.The package, up for auction at EarCandy's site includes an autographed

  September 3, 2009

• Coyotes Ugly

  September 10, 2009

• Star Wars: In Concert at Jobing.com Arena: Lucasfilm Ganks More Money Outta Geekdom

  Benjamin LeathermanLast night's performance of Star Wars: In Concert at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale. See more pictures from the show in our slideshow.​Say what you will about George Lucas' skills as a film auteur or storyteller, but the man definitely knows a thing or two about marketing. For the past three decades, the "Great Bearded One" has been on a Jedi-like quest to separate Star Wars fans from their paychecks by any means necessary. His unabashed over-licensing has even exceeded Krust

  October 5, 2009

• Star Wars, Haunted Houses and First Friday Over the Weekend

  ​Star Wars: In Concert at Jobing.com Arena: Lucasfilm Ganks More Money Outta Geekdom For the past three decades, the "Great Bearded One" has been on a Jedi-like quest to separate Star Wars fans from their paychecks by any means necessary. His unabashed over-licensing has even exceeded Krusty the Clown-like levels of hucksterism at times, as evidenced by such WTF? merchandise as green-friendly organic products from a galaxy far, far away...full story Also: Star Wars: In Concert at Jobing.c

  October 5, 2009

• October 5 In Blogs: Arpaio, Star Wars, Dine Out with the Chefs, and Mixed Martial Arts

  ​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:Joe Arpaio Defiant on 287(g), Vows "Nothing Will Change," Threatens to Deport Mexicans Himself Up on the Sun:Star Wars, Haunted Houses and First Friday Over the Weekend Star Wars: In Concert at Jobing.com Arena: Lucasfilm Ganks More Money Outta Geekdom Chow Bella:Dine Out with the Chefs Im

  October 5, 2009

• Alpha Dog

  October 8, 2009

• Hot Links: Flu Shots, Potato Fire, and $20 Parking for U2

  ​More than 13,000 students in the Glendale Elementary School District will receive free seasonal flu vaccinations from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. All shots will be administered by November 6, and parents must sign a permission form for their child to get the shot...The Potato Fire that broke out north of Flagstaff early Monday morning is about 20 percent contained, firefighters say. The fire reportedly destroyed two empty cabins, and officials believe it was caused by a c

  October 20, 2009

• Bon Jovi Comes To Glendale on February 24

  ​If this week's U2 stadium show didn't slake your thirst for overblown artists from yesteryear, the coming weeks and months will undoubtedly satisfy your cravings for throwback acts: KISS is on their way to the Valley, as well as The Misfits, Y&T, MC Hammer, Cameo, and Brian Setzer. You can scribble in Bon Jovi on said list as the Jersey fivesome are coming to Glendale early next year on their upcoming world tour. John Francis Bongiovi, Richie Sambora, and the boys have reserved a date at

  October 22, 2009

• It's Reining Men

  November 5, 2009