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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Madonna, Chris Rock, Rascal Flatts tickets on sale
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Madonna. Photo: Warner Bros.
The coming weekend will be a big one for ticket sales, with three high-demand shows going on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31.
Madonna will bring her “Sticky & Sweet Tour” to Philips Arena, but you’ll have to hold on to those tickets for a while. Though tickets go on sale Saturday, the show will be just a few days before Thanksgiving, Nov. 24. Ticket prices start at $57 and go up to $352.
Chris Rock was just here in March, but demand was high enough that the comedian’s “No Apologies Tour” will return to the Fox Theatre on July 12. Tickets are $45.50. $55.50 and $75.50.
Country superstar trio Rascal Flatts will bring the “Bob That Head Tour” to Lakewood Amphitheatre on Aug. 1. Young country phenomenon Taylor Swift is also on the bill. Lawn tickets are $30, reserved seats $75.25.
Tickets for all three shows go on sale at 10 a.m. May 31 through the Live Nation site, respective box offices (except the Lakewood box office, which will be closed Saturday) and by phone at Ticketmaster (404-249-6400).
Will you be lining up (or dialing up) for tickets to any of these shows? Is Madonna worth all that cash?
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Mastodon recording with Brendan O’Brien
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mastodon (from left): Troy Sanders, Bill Kelliher, Brent Hinds and Brann Dailor. Photo: Ryan Russell.
Are you adequately prepared to rock? Well, you better be, because Mastodon is back in an Atlanta studio working on the follow-up to 2006’s mighty Grammy-nominated “Blood Mountain.”
For the new album, the megalithic roar of the Atlanta quartet will be produced by another notable local, producer Brendan O’Brien. A post on Mastodon’s official site dated May 26 reads: “sessions will be begin immediately. More details will follow soon…”
Atlanta’s O’Brien has produced Bruce Springsteen’s recent work, but first made his name shepherding albums by ’90s rockers such as Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots and Rage Against the Machine. He’s reportedly involved with the long-awaited new AC/DC album and has re-teamed with Pearl Jam for the first time since 1998.
They’ve just started working on it, so there’s no word on a title or release date for the Mastodon album. But you’ll have plenty of opportunities to catch Mastodon live in the coming months. The band will be playing at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., on June 14 before joining the Mayhem Festival tour with bands such as Disturbed and Slipknot. The Mayhem Festival hits Atlanta on August 12 at Lakewood Amphitheatre. For more info on the Mayhem fest, go to the tour’s site or Ticketmaster.
