It's been 22 years since David Lee Roth was on stage with Eddie and Alex Van Halen, but after a summer of confirmations and denials, it looks like the Van Halen reunion is definitely going to happen.
It's not the truest form of the original lineup though because the band didn't invite original bassist Michael Anthony along for the ride. Instead, Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang has stepped in on bass duties.
The newly reformed rock 'n' roll legends will play with Ky-Mani Marley on
Dec. 18 at Honda Center in Anaheim, but if you can't wait that long, check out the band on Nov. 20 Van Halen at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Heck, why not just go to both shows?
Tickets are $49.50-$149.50 at both venues and both shows go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday.
Poor Kelly Clarkson. First, she got a bunch of flak for her third album "My December" and then she had to scrap her summer tour because tickets weren't moving at a quick enough rate. Oh well, it's all in the past. Ms. Clarkson seems ready to head back out on the road and will stop at Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk on Nov. 18. Tickets are $29.50-$49.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
OMG! Fall Out Boy's totally coming back to SoCal for another go-around, this time on Nov. 27 at Long Beach Arena with Gym Class Heroes, Plain White T's and Cute Is What We Aim For. It's going to be emo-tastic. I'm probably going to be there and you should be too. Tickets, $30, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Girlfrenzy, featuring Sheryl Crow and Fiona Apple, among others and scheduled for Oct. 27 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, has been postponed until sometime in 2008. Refunds are available at the point of purchase.
Foo Fighters will play a record release show at the Music Box at the Fonda in Hollywood on Sept. 24. Tickets, $20, are on sale now and include the band's latest effort "Echoes Silence Patience & Grace." Sadly, by the time you read this, they may already be gone.
Get down to some old school grooves! The Temptations and the Four Tops are teaming up for a show at the Grove of Anaheim on March 13. Tickets are $47.50-$62.50 and go on sale at noon Saturday.
The part of my heart dedicated to '90s R&B just skipped a beat: Tyrese will headline Hot 92's Al B. Sure's R and B Live!featuring Ginuwine, Tank, Avant and 112 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov. 3. Tickets are $45-$80 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
At the House of Blues Anaheim: Toots & the Maytals, Sept. 26, $26, on sale now; Travis, Maximo Park, Nov. 24, $37.49, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Rihanna, whose date at Gibson with Akon was canceled, will now play the much smaller House of Blues Sunset Strip in Hollywood on Oct. 23. Tickets, $37, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Also: Tribal, Oct. 1, $8; Nikhil Korula Band, Oct. 3, $8; Jill Scott, Oct. 16-18, $45; the Dan Band, Oct. 19, $25; Cypress Hill, Oct. 31, $35; Kelly Rowland, Mario, Nov. 1, $36; all shows are on sale now.
Cheap Trick will play the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana on Dec. 29. Tickets, $78, are on sale now. Also: Squirrel Nut Zippers, Dec. 13, $20, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday; D.I., Sept. 22, $12; Night Rev Club/Car Show, Oct. 15, $15; both are on sale now.
At the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano: Tim Reynolds, Nov. 13, $15; Gene Loves Jezebel, Nov. 25, $15; both shows go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
Silversun Pickups will play the Wiltern LG in Los Angeles on Oct. 20. Tickets, $25, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will play the venue on Nov. 24. Tickets are $28.50-$32.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium: Down, Nov. 23, $30, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Scottish strummer K.T. Tunstall is coming to the Avalon in Hollywood on Nov. 13. Tickets, $20, go on sale at noon Friday. Band of Horses will play the venue with the Drones on Nov. 24. Tickets, $19, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
DJ Quik will bring his rhyme skills to the Vault 350 in Long Beach on Nov. 24. Tickets are $30. Also: the Adicts, Oct. 13, $20.50; the Pack, Oct. 25, $12; TSOL, Oct. 27, $20; Junior Reid, Nov. 8, $20; all shows go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
At the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles: Sia, Oct. 24, $21, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday; VHS or Beta, Dec. 2, $17, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
At the Ivar Theatre in Hollywood: Shelby Lynne, Oct. 30, $29.50, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Andrew Bird will play the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on Dec. 7. Tickets, $27, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Tons of stuff at the Glass House in Pomona: Silverstein, From Autumn to Ashes, Oct. 13, $15; the Pack, Oct. 21, $10; Glassjaw, Oct. 30, $20; Chimaira, Dec. 1, $15; all shows are on sale now; Band of Horses, Nov. 26, $17, on sale at noon Friday; Anti-Flag, Nov. 27, $16, on sale noon Saturday.
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Ducks weigh in on clock talk
ANAHEIM - His Ducks are part of the story only in that they were the opponent-after for Columbus.But Coach Bruce Boudreau couldn't resist taking a shot at his team's crosstown rival in discussing the bizarre events Wednesday at Staples Center."I would probably not feel for them,...
Staples clock problem may not have been the first
Video shows time stopped in Kings' Jan. 21 game against Colorado, but nothing happened that time. While the NHL investigates the addition of one second to the third period of the Kings' game against Columbus on Wednesday, footage has surfaced of another apparent pause by the clock at Staples Center during a game last month.
NHL probes stopped clock
With time winding down at the Staples Center in a game between Columbus and Los Angeles and with the Kings on the power play, the clock appeared to have frozen at 1.8 seconds remaining for more than a full second.
NHL launches probe into stopped clock
With time winding down at the Staples Center in a game between Columbus and Los Angeles and with the Kings on the power play, the clock appeared to have frozen at 1.8 seconds remaining for more than a full second.
SB Nation: Jackets GM accuses Kings of cheating
Updated throughout the day with quick takes from staff. ... not in as many words, but uh, yeah. Scott Howson of the Columbus Blue Jackets thinks the Los Angeles Kings (or the scoreboard staff at Staples Center) were in some way responsible for the clock that froze with 1.8 seconds left on Wednesday night.
NHL launches probe after stopped clock costs Jackets
With time winding down at the Staples Center in a game between Columbus and Los Angeles and with the Kings on the power play, the clock appeared to have frozen at 1.8 seconds remaining for more than a full second.
FCIAC indoor track championships: Staples boys, Greenwich girls win titles
Staples' Mikolaj Kulis competes in the 4X800 relay, during FCIAC Track Championship action at the New Haven Athletic Center in New Haven, Conn. on Thursday February 2, 2012.
Calling All-Stars in Los Angeles
Clippers power forward Blake Griffin leaps for a towering dunk over Nuggets guard Danilo Gallinari in the first half at Staples Center on Thursday night.
Clippers' four-game winning streak ends with a thud against Nuggets
Denver avenges a home defeat four days ago with a 112-91 victory over L.A. at Staples Center.
Staples Announces New E-Commerce Innovation Center to Open in Cambridge, Mass.
Staples, the world’s largest office products company and a trusted source for office solutions, today announced the opening of a new E-Commerce Innovation Center in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
