Metallica at American Airlines Center

Who: Metallica (myspace, wiki)
Where: American Airlines Center
When: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $49.50-$69.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, April 3, 2009 12:00 PM
Presale: "Met Club" via Ticketmaster (Password required; starts Wednesday, April 1, 2009 10:00 AM)

Meat Puppets at Pontiac Garage

Who: Meat Puppets (myspace, wiki)
Where: Pontiac Garage at House of Blues
When: Friday, June 19, 2009 8:00 PM
With: Retribution Gospel Choir (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $14.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, March 27, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "MT Presale" via Ticketmaster (Password required; ongoing now)

List Update - March 13, 2009

Huge update to the main list (long overdue at that). Here are the highlights:

• Club Dada - Valient Thorr (3/17), Brutal Juice (6/5)
  
• Billy Bob's - Billy Bob Thornton/ZZ Top (3/19)
  
• Bass Performance Hall - Bob Newhart (4/11)
  
• Sons of Hermann Hall - Mark Olson & Gary Louris (4/24)
  
• Poor David's Pub - Iris Dement (4/24)
  
• The Lounge on Elm Street - Man Man (4/24)
  
• Ridglea Theater - Napalm Death (4/29)
  
• Granada Theater - Jason Isbell (5/2), Peaches (6/12), Grizzly Bear (6/15)
  
• The Loft - Kevin Devine (5/13), The Thermals (5/21), Manchester Orchestra (5/27)
  
• Pontiac Garage - Elvis Perkins (5/12)
  
• House of Blues - Live (5/13), Gavin Rossdale (5/25)

And many more on the full list. Also, you might have noticed that I've changed the format of my announcements from a prose-based to a more straightforward facts-only type of post. Hopefully it will get me to make more special announcements. We'll see.

My Bloody Valentine at the Palladium

Who: My Bloody Valentine (myspace, wiki)
Where: Palladium Ballroom
When: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:30 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $37.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, March 13, 2009 10:00 AM (Seem to be available to purchase now)
Presale: "All Access" via Ticketmaster (Password required; ongoing now)

Depeche Mode at Superpages

Who: Depeche Mode (myspace, wiki)
Where: Superpages.com Center
When: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:00 PM
With: Peter Bjorn and John (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $35.50-$89.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: Ticketmaster (Password required; starts Monday, March 16, 2009 10:00 AM)

Indigo Girls at the Lakewood

Who: Indigo Girls (myspace, wiki)
Where: Lakewood Theater
When: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $37.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: Indigo Girls Website (On sale now)

U2 at Dallas Cowboys New Stadium

Who: U2 (myspace, wiki, tour)
Where: Dallas Cowboys New Stadium (Arlington)
When: Monday, October 12, 2009 Time TBA
With: TBA
How Much: $30.00-$250.00 (per Billboard)
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster (link to come)
On Sale: Monday, April 20, 2009 Time TBA
Presale: TBA

David Byrne at the Majestic

Who: David Byrne (myspace, wiki)
Where: Majestic Theatre
When: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:00 PM
How Much: $45.00-$55.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: N/A

Superpages' Summer Calendar Filling Up

Superpages.com Center (as it's been known for the past 2 years) - Dallas's outdoor concrete shed, er, amphitheater - has been filling up its summer calendar the past couple of weeks and I figured it was time for a comprehensive update. Here is what the summer holds for us thus far:

• Saturday, April 11: Nickelback with Seether and Saving Abel - Tickets $35-$75 (on sale now)

• Saturday, May 2: Dave Matthews Band with The Avett Brothers - Tickets $40-$70 (on sale now)

• Saturday, May 30: No Doubt with Paramore - Tickets $??-$80 (on sale March 7)

• Sunday, July 5: Vans Warped Tour (exact venue has not been named but Superpages seems the most likely place). Additionally, the specific artists performing in Dallas are also officially "TBA" but Bad Religion, Flogging Molly and NOFX are some of the bigger names on the tour announced thus far.
  

• Tuesday, July 21: Coldplay with Amadou & Mariam and Kitty Daisy & Lewis - Tickets $35-$97.50 (on sale now)

• Friday, July 24: The Fray with Jack's Mannequin - Tickets $TBA (on sale March 14)

• Saturday, August 8: Crüe Fest 2 with Mötley Crüe and other guests TBA - Tickets $29.50-$95 (on sale March 21)

• Friday, August 14: Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival with Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Bullet for My Valentine, Trivium and more - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

• Friday, August 21: Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick - Tickets $29.50-$125 (on sale March 14)

• Saturday, August 29: Depeche Mode - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

• Saturday, September 12: Brad Paisley with Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

• Sunday, September 20: 3 Doors Down - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

Those are all that have been announced thus far, with many more to be added I'm sure. Hopefully the Nine Inch Nails/Jane's Addiction co-headlining tour will make a stop through at some point. KISS is also supposed to do a full North American tour this summer so I wouldn't be surprised to see them play as well. And we'll get our fair share of Styx/REO Speedwagon-type classic rock packages too no doubt.