Malaysia cancels 'too sexy' Avril Lavigne concert (USA Today)
Malaysia on Tuesday canceled a concert by Canadian rock singer Avril Lavigne, saying it may taint the Muslim-majority country's independence day celebrations after the Islamic opposition slammed her show as being "too sexy."
Staind schedules concert in Greensboro (The Fayetteville Observer)
Staind has a concert scheduled Oct. 7 at the Greensboro Special Events Center. Special guests will be Seether and Papa Roach. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster outlets and at livenation.com.
SLPS Students Get Concert Tickets For Good Attendance (FOX 2 News St. Louis)
The St. Louis Public Schools plans to reward student with good attendance with a hip hop concert. In an effort to keep the attendance up, district officials say students with the best attendance records through September get to attend a concert by hip-hop artist Shorty in October. Students with perfect attendance through September will receive VIP tickets.
Concert in Cary is cancelled (The Fayetteville Observer)
The G. Love & Special Sauce and John Butler Trio concert scheduled Thursday at Cary's Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park has been cancelled. Tickets will be refunded at point of purchase starting Wednesday.
Concert tickets still available (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
PORTAGE | Just before Labor Day the season admission cards for Portage Live Entertainment Assoc. subscribers will go into the mail so that these members may attend the concerts in reciprocity venues (Valparaiso, Michigan City, Munster ad LaPorte) which occur during the month of September and before the first concert in Portage on Oct. 10.
Tickets still available for tonight's Springsteen show in Richmond (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Tickets are still available for tonight's performance by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band at the Coliseum in Richmond. A check of ticketmaster.com this morning showed single tickets available in the upper-level seating area. But a search for two or more tickets together showed nothing available. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis public schools offering concert tickets for attendance (KMOV St. Louis)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis public school district says it will give out concert tickets to students with exemplary attendance. Students with the best attendance records through September will be invited to a concert by hip-hop artist Shorty.