Subject: U.S. Airways Center

• Future Shock: Mandy Moore, Kelly Clarkson, Citizen Fish, and more

  September 14, 2007

• I feel like a train hit me

  October 12, 2007

• NO OFFENSE

  AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM. AMERICAN WEST ARENA DOESN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES---LIKE BEING NOTICED.

  August 5, 1992

• A HAWKER IN EX-AISLEBANNED BY THE FIREBIRDS, THE RED LICORICE MAN AWAITS THE CALL TO THE BIGS

  November 17, 1993

• BUY ME OUT FOR THE BALLPARK

  IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT MORE THAN PEANUTS AND CRACKER JACK TO BUY THE LAND FOR THE DOWNTOWN STADIUM.

  December 8, 1993

• Pic Hits for the week

  December 7, 1995

• Pic Hits for the week

  November 28, 1996

• Where's the Cream?

  May 8, 1997

• Calendar for the week

  August 28, 1997

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  July 17, 2003

• BEST FLAN

  Havana Cafe

  September 30, 2004

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

  May 29, 2008

• What's The Big Announcement?

  So we Phoenix media types have been summoned to the U.S. Airways Center Thursday for "a major 2009 concert announcement" at 11:30 a.m. And oh what a press conference it will be, with free lunch and entertainment by The Big Bang as well as the Phoenix Suns dance team and their Gorilla mascot.This morning, our contact over at Live Nation, the always-charming Sarita Ray, even dropped off a box with two chocolate pianos (white and milk) and a paper flier.I'm not sure if I'm excited or frightened. Le

  December 2, 2008

• Billy Joel and Elton John Coming to U.S. Airways Together

  On Tuesday we told you about the big announcement we'd been summoned down to U.S. Airways Center for: free lunch, entertainment by The Big Bang as well as the Phoenix Suns dance team and their Gorilla mascot. Hell, they even brought us two little chocolate pianos and a flier to promote the press conference.And what was the big news? As predicted in the comments section, it's the Billy Joel and Elton John Face To Face 2009 tour, a reprisal of their team tours begun in 1995 and last on the roa

  December 4, 2008

• Concert of the Year Countdown: #3 Blue Man Group

  Show: Blue Man Group at US Airways Center, January 14.I couldn't tear myself away from this show, not even after I drank a few beers and had to pee. The concept for the show was "How to Be a Megastar," and included all manner of interactive multi-media, from how-to video clips on giant screens to showers of confetti bombs and demonstrations where Blue Man Group spit paint balls onto volunteers from the audience. Of course, there were also plenty of flamboyant musical numbers, featuring all manne

  December 29, 2008

• Does This Show Make Me Look Fat?

  This could be you! Not that you're fat or anything...Dear readers, we here at Up on the Sun love you all and think you are all beautiful people. So believe us when we tell you that this heads-up about The Biggest Loser auditions being in the Valley this weekend has nothing to do with our personal feelings toward you. Hell, we could all stand to lose a few lbs. We just thought that for those of you who have taken the whole "sitting-around-watching-American-Idol-while-eating-whipped-cream-out-of-c

  March 6, 2009

• Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Billy Joel, Elton John, JFA, Mega 104.3's Spring Jam, and More

  The Lives of Famous Men are scheduled to perform tonight at Chyro Arts Venue in Scottsdale. As music editor Martin Cizmar mentioned in his post earlier today, the slate of concerts scheduled to go down from tonight until Sunday kinda pales in comparison to the overwhelming assortment of superstars who'll be in town next weekend. But while this weekend's line-up of major music and comedy events doesn't have any major music festivals, it does boast a few big names (such as the piano-pop pairing

  March 26, 2009

• All-Star Schedule

  February 12, 2009

• Overtime Flies

  Suns, Mavs aren’t the same, but hey, it’s still Suns-Mavs

  January 8, 2009

• Ghosts of Christmas Past

  December 25, 2008

• Phoenix Mercury vs. San Antonio Silver Stars @ U.S. Airways Center

  July 10, 2008

• Storm Warning

  May 22, 2008

• Ladies First

  Who won Phoenix’s inaugural b-ball title? Hint: It wasn’t the Suns.

  May 15, 2008

• Fair Weather Fools

  C’mon, folks. We have a winner in town. Remember?

  April 24, 2008

• Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Hornets

  January 31, 2008

• Got Game?

  Dodgeballs to the wall

  October 20, 2005

• Without Reservations

  Native Americans shoot hoops at AWA

  June 23, 2005

• Metal and Might

  Copperstate Football likes its grass stains the old-fashioned way

  January 20, 2005

• Size Matters

  October 21, 2004

• Wild Stallions

  August 12, 2004

• Net Results

  July 22, 2004

• Nightlife

  June 3, 2004

• Fang Base

  May 6, 2004

• Colangelo's Not the Real Local Hero

  April 29, 2004

• For Those About to Rock . . .

  . . . they'd better stretch first

  January 8, 2004

• Dark Impulses

  At night, downtown Phoenix is a ghost town – except for a few bright spots

  December 11, 2003

• Sorry, We're Closed

  Downtown businesses are struggling to stay afloat

  November 6, 2003

• High Hoops

  Tourney debuts for Native American teens

  July 10, 2003

• Been There, Dung That

  Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

  June 22, 2000

• Dunk Food

  May 18, 2000

• Mealing and Dealing

  March 28, 1996

• STRIKE THREE, YOU'RE ART

  April 6, 1994

• PICS HITS AND THRILLS

  January 26, 1994

• Just Announced: Tool, Blink 182, Tori Amos

  It always catches us off gaurd, but Arizona-based winemaker and film producer Maynard James Keen occasionally still dabbles in his side project, making spooky prog metal with his band Tool. The band's show at U.S. Airways is this week's biggest show announcement, headlining a list of thin summer offerings that also includes (gulp) Sugar Ray. Read on for full listings or watch Tool's "Stinkfist" video above.

  May 22, 2009

• Purple Reign

  May 28, 2009

• Beyonce Gets Emotional Over Michael Jackson At U.S. Airways Show

  Victor J. PalaganoBeyonce busted out several gold dresses for her show at U.S. Airways Center... and we mean "busted."Given that yesterday was the day the world said goodbye to Michael Jackson with a glitzy, arena-sized sendoff, it shouldn't have been surprising to see Beyonce dedicate a song to the late King of Pop at last night's U.S. Airways Center show. And, with emotions running high, it also shouldn't have been surprising when she got a little verklempt at the start of the newly-improvised

  July 8, 2009

• July 22 In Blogs: George Gascon, Yo La Tengo, Lisa G's, and Tool

  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: Neo-Nazi Oi Fest II Scheduled for October 24 in Tonopah, Arizona George Gascon Was Threatened with Termination by Dim Mesa Pols Up on the Sun: Yo La Tengo to Play Marquee in October Beyond The Now: You Asked For It Chow Bella: Lisa G Rallying Restaurant Community for Lionel Geuskens Digesti

  July 22, 2009

• Green Day Brings Classic Rock Feel To U.S. Airways Show

  Luke HolwerdaGreen Day's Billy Joe Armstrong on stage at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix.​Depending on who you ask, there's something either: a) vaguelyorb) obviously and irredeemably pathetic about a 37-year-old man in skinny black jeans. So, yes, Green Day singer Billy Joe Armstrong immediatly looked a little silly strutting on stage at U.S. Airways Center as the piano-driven opening of "21st Century Breakdown," the title track to his band's latest record, played over the PA. It's forgivabl

  August 23, 2009

• Kanye West, Lady Gaga Plot Tour: Phoenix is First Stop

  ​Kanye West and Lady Gaga are coming to U.S. Airways Center on November 10, the first date on their Fame Kills joint tour.Having been blown away by Kanye's last tour, I'm super excited, as you should be, even if that Taylor Swift stunt pissed you off, as it did Michael Lopez.Full concert dates below. Tickets here.

  September 15, 2009

• Phoenix Mercury Defeat Indiana Fever 90-77 to Bring WNBA Championship Game to Phoenix on Friday

  Courtesy of the WNBAMercury guard Cappie Pondexter scored 22 points in game four.​The Phoenix Mercury play their best when their backs are against the wall. Such was the case with game four of the WNBA finals -- the Mercury entered the game down 2-1 to the Indiana Fever in the best-of-five series. The Merc needed to win to stay in -- and they did just that, leading after every quarter and ultimately clinching the game 90-77 to tie the series at 2-2.That means the decisive game five -- the cham

  October 8, 2009