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CONCERT REVIEW: Bon Jovi’s explosive tour kickoff at KeyArena in Seattle
Some bands merely grow old, others grow up.
Today’s Bon Jovi, among the premier pop-metal bands of the 1980s, has a depth that wasn’t apparent in its younger days. Once defined by the album “Slippery When Wet,” Bon Jovi is now more socially adept. Or at least more socially conscious.
Among the new songs from the band’s [...]
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Piano men Elton John and Billy Joel: musical soul mates at KeyArena
Elton John and Billy Joel turned KeyArena into the city’s biggest piano bar last night, serving up more than 30 classic songs in a double-shot cocktail of musical nostalgia dubbed “Face 2 Face.”
Though the superstar piano duo has performed this same basic show countless times over the last two decades, it’s still a great value [...]
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Disney characters rock the house in new road show
Mickey Mouse is now a rock star?
Apparently there’s nothing Mickey Mouse about it.
The famous cartoon character takes the stage in the “Disney Live! Rockin’ Road Show” appearing at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at ShoWare Center in Kent; and at the same times Sunday, Jan. 31, at Comcast Arena in Everett.
Mr. Mouse and [...]
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Winter Wonder Slam tour slides into Kent’s ShoWare Center
The Winter Wonder Slam tour featuring Toby Mac, Relient K, Kutless (continuing with the car themes), Stephanie Smith and B. Reith rolls into the Seattle area for a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 12) at Kent’s ShoWare Center. Tickets: $28-$78.
It’s one of the biggest Christian-music tours of the year. And though it was launched [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Kelly Clarkson hooks up with fans at WaMu Theater
Would my life suck without Kelly Clarkson?
Probably not.
But for nearly an hour and a half Tuesday night at WaMu Theater, the former “American Idol” proved indispensable in keeping me and thousands of her fans entertained with an onslaught of such past and present hits as “Breakaway,” “Behind These Hazel Eyes,” “I Do Not Hook Up” [...]
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Elton John, Billy Joel reschedule ‘Face 2 Face’ concerts at KeyArena
Promoter Live Nation and KeyArena have announced that the Elton John-Billy Joel “Face 2 Face” concerts originally set for November 4 and 7 have been rescheduled Feb. 3 and Feb. 6 at KeyArena.
Tickets for the postponed Nov. 4 concert will be honored at the Feb. 3 concert. And tickets for the Nov. 7 concert [...]
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Kelly Clarkson gets what she wants; Seattle show Tuesday at WaMu
Texas native Kelly Clarkson is among the most successful “American Idol” winners. And, of course, she was the first, taking the prize in 2002.
Despite many ups and downs — and a genuine career crisis in 2007 when she released “My December” despite label objections — Clarkson has survived and thrived in the pop universe. Her [...]
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KISS ‘Alive 35′ tour hits Seattle Sunday
The KISS “Alive 35″ tour rolls into Seattle for a show at 7:30 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 15) at KeyArena.
For ticket information, following this link.
The heavy-metal band known for its ghoulish facepaint and pyrotechnically enhanced shows is always popular in Seattle. Here’s a Seattle Post-Intelligencer review of the group’s 1997 show at KeyArena.
Rolling Stone magazine reviewed [...]
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POSTPONED: Elton John and Billy Joel at KeyArena
A serious case of e-coli infection combined with the flu has caused Elton John to postpone his Face 2 Face concerts Nov. 4 and 7 with Billy Joel at KeyArena.
Live Nation is working to reschedule the dates. Ticketbuyers are being asked to hold onto their tickets until more information is available.
The Seattle postponement follows a [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Heart at the Puyallup Fair
For tireless troupers Ann and Nancy Wilson, the Puyallup Fair was close enough to call home.
The Wilsons, of Seattle-based rock band Heart, have been on tour for many months, and a sun-drenched Puyallup Fair grandstand packed with excited fans was like a homecoming party.
“I can’t tell you how good it is to be home,” Ann [...]
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