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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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Bon Jovi brings “The Circle” to Seattle
The circle is still unbroken for Bon Jovi, the pop-metal band that made its debut in 1984 with the hit single “Runaway.”
Twenty-six years later, Bon Jovi is back on tour with its latest album, “The Circle,” a collection of arena-rock anthems that carry on the traditions of this solidly mainstream American band.
Over the last three [...]
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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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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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KISS concert lights up KeyArena
Seattle rock photographer “Iron Mike” Savoia, an event photographer for KISW 99.9 FM, captured these photos of the KISS concert Sunday night (Nov. 15) at KeyArena.
The theatrical heavy-metal band entertained the crowd with a colorful, tongue-wagging performance.
Did you go to the concert? What did you think? Comment in the box below.
Here’s a 2006 concert video [...]
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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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Jay-Z makes his KeyArena debut
Jay-Z, rap’s billion-dollar baby and husband of singer-actress Beyonce Knowles, makes his Seattle debut in concert Saturday night at KeyArena.
The superstar rapper comes to town following the release of “The Blueprint 3,” his 11th album. You can listen to song samples on Myspace.
Born Shawn Corey Carter in 1969, Jay-Z is as much a businessman as [...]
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