Israel News Agency Publisher Joel Leyden interviews Israel producer David Zarzevsky on creating the largest, historic cultural event in the Middle East, or as some now refer to as the “Israeli Woodstock” – Sir Paul mccartney Tel Aviv Israel Concert. www.israelnewsagency.com

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Rockers Bon Jovi on Thursday announced a world tour of almost two years to promote their 11th studio album “The Circle”.

The band have not revealed the length of their run, but it is expected to rival the 21-date string of shows which Prince played in 2007.

AEG Live promoter Rob Hallett said: “Bon Jovi are the best live band in the world. This one could run and run.”

The Grammy-award winning band, one of the top five touring acts worldwide in 2008, will perform 135 shows in 30 countries starting in Seattle in February

2010.

The tour includes a “residency” in June 2010 at the O2 arena in London, following a trend blazed by Prince who played 21 nights at the O2 in 2007 and the

planned run of 50 concerts by Michael Jackson before his sudden death in June. Bon Jovi is expected to play at least five dates in London.

The band, led by Jon Bon Jovi, have sold 120 million albums around the world and performed more than 2,600 concerts.

Michael Jackson had been due to play a record-breaking run of 50 dates at the south east London venue, starting this summer, but died just days before the

shows were due to begin.

Other acts have since announced concerts there, including a planned Christmas gig by Sir Paul McCartney, but Bon Jovi are the first to secure a residency.

The O2 gigs will be their only European dates of 2010.

Bon Jovi Tickets for the tour go on sale on Nov 9.

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Paul McCartney, is an English singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record and film producer, painter, and animal rights and peace activist. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings, Paul McCartney is the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music. McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Paul McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of rock music. After leaving The Beatles, Paul McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. Paul McCartney has worked on film scores and classical and electronic music, released a large catalogue of songs as a solo artist, and taken part in projects to help international charities.

Paul McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the most successful musician and composer in popular music history, with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles. His song “Yesterday” (credited to Lennon/McCartney, but composed entirely by Paul McCartney is listed as the most covered song in history—by over 3,500 artists so far—and has been played more than 7,000,000 times on American television and radio. Wings’ 1977 single “Mull of Kintyre” became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK, and remains the UK’s top selling non-charity single.According to britishhitsongwriters.com he is the most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history, based on weeks that his compositions have spent on the chart.

Following the death of his first wife Linda in 1998, Paul McCartney married Heather Mills in 2002. They divorced in 2008. McCartney is now partners with Nancy Shevell. McCartney practices meditation, using the mantra that the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi gave him when The Beatles went to a TM seminar in 1967. McCartney is an advocate for animal rights, vegetarianism, and music education; he is active in campaigns against landmines, seal hunting, and Third World debt. He is a keen football fan, supporting both Everton and Liverpool football clubs. His company MPL Communications owns the copyrights to more than 3,000 songs, including all of the songs written by Buddy Holly, along with the publishing rights to such musicals as Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, and Grease. McCartney is one of Britain’s wealthiest men, with an estimated fortune of £750 million ($1.2 billion) in 2009.

Paul McCartney tickets, in one form or another, have been available for decades. McCartney’s life is one of the most interesting in the music world, and his music is revered. Even now, as he nears his mid-60′s, McCartney still draws a huge crowd wherever he plays, which is why the music world is once again abuzz in his regard, as he’s hitting the stage once again. A look at his life will help to explain how he became such an icon.

Paul McCartney has decided to finish off his European tour with a performance at the O2 Arena on December 22. The concert will be his only UK gig of the year and also his first public appearance at the venue. He had last done an arena show in London almost six-and-a-half years ago.

The “Good Evening Europe” tour will also see the legend revisit the location at Hamburg in Germany, where ‘The Beatles’ had first played before achieving mainstream success. “This is my chance to bring our current show home to where it all began. Starting in Hamburg, ending in London and rocking everywhere in between. I”m very much looking forward to ending the year on a high,” the Daily Express quoted him a saying.

He has seven arena shows in the tour list apart from a performance in Dublin, Ireland. Meanwhile, Paul McCartney is ready to release live album ‘Good Evening New York City’, which was recorded at New York”s Citi Field venue.

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Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender advocates The Human Rights Campaign have taken a bold step in supporting the Democratic vote in the 2008 presidential election. The group has organized an awareness-raising concert featuring Melissa Etheridge that will be held in Denver during this yearâ??s Democratic National Convention.

Rock to Win at the DNC features Etheridge at her best, performing her classic folk-rock songs at the event. Also featured will be a special screening of the new Gus Van Sant-directed film â??Milk,â? about the assassination of former San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk, who worked tirelessly to promote GLBT rights. According to IMDB.com, Sean Penn has been cast in the title role, with Josh Brolin and Diego Luna in supporting roles.

This event is aimed at making a change in the current political climate and help gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender people live as freely and openly as anyone else.

â??All of America, and the world at large, has so much at stake in this year’s election,â? said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese in a press release for the event. â??Four years ago, GLBT issues were used by the right wing in an attempt to distract and manipulate voters, and we vowed to fight those forces and continue to educate the electorate on the road to equality. We have largely succeeded in reshaping the political landscape. ‘Rock to Win’ is a celebration of our growth and progress, and a grand kickoff to hard work ahead in the general to elect a new president of our nation.”

If youâ??re a fan of Melissa Etheridge, or if youâ??re hoping to take an active role in reshaping the political landscape, than Rock to Win at the DNC tickets may be just what you need for this summer. Donâ??t pass up this historic opportunity to see one of musicâ??s most prominent and respected artists jamming in front of a pumped crowd for a cause you believe in. Tickets to this event are sure to sell fast, considering all the interest in the presidential election, so youâ??d better act now!

Concert ticket stubs are excellent collectible items. Items like show flyers, handbills, and movie posters, football programs and other rock memorabilia, especially are old concert tickets are colorful, fun and reminders of musical milestones in our culture. Some people like to paste them into scrapbooks as memory anchors of a favorite concert. Others throw concert tickets away as soon as the show is over. Of course both approaches help to establish the rarity of the concert ticket collectible and of course its price.

How is the concert ticket stub market? How much would you be willing to pay for a 20 year-old ticket stub from a concert by your favorite rock star? This of course is one of the key things that determines the price of those used concert tickets

Like all rare cultural artifacts, the popularity and scarcity of concert ticket stubs will impact the price. Who is the artiste? How often did they tour and how big were their audiences? Concert tickets for the ‘Hall of Famers’ such as The Beatles, The Mammas and Pappas, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, are highly prized. Concert tickets for the sound track of the baby boomer generation are rare treasures that can only gain in value with time.

All those baby boomers should be advising their concert ticket buying offspring to put the present day tickets in their own scrapbooks and memory boxes. For sure they will want to look back on and pay for Green Day or Shania Twain concert ticket stubs in 20 years time.

Of course the way the modern youngster acquires their concert tickets could not be more different from that of their parents. The Internet has revolutionized the concert ticket buying process as it has revolutionized so much else. No more sleeping bags and tents for overnight stays to be sure of first place in the queue at the box office. Live music fans these days have the whole world of concert tickets on offer at numerous online concert ticket sites.

In terms of concert ticket collectibles some key factors are. How old is the concert ticket? The earlier in the artist’s career the more desirable the ticket is. Everybody wants to be able to say they were there at the beginning.

What is the condition of the concert ticket? Is it faded to illegibility, stained or crumpled? Are the corners sharp or rounded? Does the back of the concert ticket have sticky residue from being pulled from a scrapbook? Has the ticket been written on? An autograph is good but a love note to your ex is not.

Sometimes the venue for the concert ticket can determine the price. Tickets from events at CBGBs, The Fillmore or The Whisky A Go Go can bring something extra to shows by the same artist in the same year at lesser locations or even larger arena type venues.

“Picture” concert tickets are better than pure texts. These are tickets that show a likeness of the artiste or the venue on the front of the ticket. These are more common in Europe but there is a famous one of Woodstock in 1969.

Fox Theatre

The preservation of the Fox Theatre is one of Detroit’s proudest achievements. The 5,000-seat palace of the arts, arguably the most opulent in the nation when it opened in 1928, was designated a national landmark in 1989 after an $11 million renovation. The Fox is now busy with concerts, family-oriented shows and a wide variety of other offerings. It’s the anchor of the Theatre District and perhaps Detroit’s greatest civic treasure. In 2008, the Fox welcomes American pop band The Jonas Brothers; Grammy award-winning R&B, soul and jazz singer Jill Scott; and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, recipients of the 2007 Grammy award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, for the track Gone Gone Gone. Audiences can also catch big-name entertainers like comedians Chris Rock and Frank Caliendo.

Joe Louis Arena

Home of the 10-time Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings, Joe Louis Arena proudly stands along the banks of the Detroit River. The 20,058-seat arena is Detroit City’s largest indoor venue and regularly hosts exciting attractions, including professional sports, college hockey, concerts, circuses, and even Disney on Ice shows. The People Mover stops at its door, so concert goers can park elsewhere downtown and reach the arena quickly. The Foo Fighters are set to rock Joe Louis Arena in 2008. Def Leppard with REO Speedwagon and Styx will also make an appearance here and later in the year, Rush makes a stop at Joe Louis during their extended Snakes & Arrows World Tour.

Cobo Arena

Situated near the Detroit River, the Cobo Arena is one of Michigan’s finest event sites, entertaining national and international audiences for over four decades. While the Detroit Basketball Championships are held here, so are some of the greatest rock and roll concerts in the world – Slipknot, Madonna and KISS, to name a few. Contemporary bands such as Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, Bush, Oasis, Blink 182, and the Goo Goo Dolls, as well as seasoned veterans like Bob Dylan play here. Cobo hosts several sporting and civic events, rallies, gatherings, and location shoots.

DTE Energy Music Theatre

Originally known as the Pine Knob Music Theatre, due to its proximity to the nearby Pine Knob ski area and golf course, the DTE Energy Music Theatre was renamed in 2001 when DTE Energy purchased the area’s premiere outdoor amphitheater. Despite this change, many people still continue to call the venue “Pine Knob” or “the knob.” Many of music’s greatest stars have performed at the theater, including Chicago and Eddie Money. The Detroit venue is also on some of the biggest tours of the summer concert season, including Ozzfest, Gigantour, and Reggae Sunsplash. Canadian power-trio Rush have regarded the DTE as their favorite venue to play in the United States. The blockbuster Police tour makes its stop at the DTE in the summer of 2008. Tim McGraw and Gingantour with Megadeath are also scheduled to appear during the May to September concert season.

Meadow Brook Music Festival

Located at Oakland University, the Meadow Brook Music Festival accommodates up to 8,000 in the expansive outdoor pavilion and lawn seating area. The Meadow Brook Music Festival is the official summer home of the renowned Detroit Symphony Orchestra, in addition to being one of the top concert venues in Michigan, showcasing the musical talents of James Taylor and His Band of Legends in 2008.

Palace of Auburn Hills

Detroit’s premier auditorium-style concert venue is often referred to simply as the Palace, and is home of the Detroit Pistons and hosts numerous concerts and special events throughout the year. Some of the venue’s past big-name entertainers include Sting, David Lee Roth, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. In early 2008, the Spice Girls performed at the Palace as part of their reunion tour The Return of the Spice Girls to a sold-out crowd. The 2008 season also includes Avril Lavigne, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Santana, Kanye West, Tom Petty, and Celine Dion.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Founded in 1914, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is one of the United States’ most prestigious and accessible orchestras. In 2003, it launched the Max M. Fisher Music Center, a performing arts complex, which has become a popular venue for musical concerts of various genres, including some of the most popular jazz concerts in town. The Max houses the famous Orchestra Hall, the Music Box, Atrium, and Allesee Hall. Excellent acoustics and state-of-the-art facilities make every performance memorable. The Max also has facilities to host conferences, private concerts, banquets and weddings. The Chieftans, Ireland’s musical ambassadors, make their appearance at the Fisher in 2008, as well as five-time Academy award-winner John Williams, followed by New Orleans Jazz and the Mambo Kings.

Don’t you just love that movie ‘High Fidelity’ where the hero is constantly making lists of his top 5 all time favorite records, girl friends, meals and whatever. I save all the concert tickets from the concerts that I have been to and I can’t help but make up my top five classic concerts and wish I had the concert tickets to go with the memories.

Classic concert ticket number 5: U2 plays on an L.A. liquor store rooftop, March 27, 1987. They were atop a liquor store rooftop, Los Angeles. It may not have had The Beatles’ originality, but Bono and the guys surely enjoyed their 20 minutes on top of the LA world nevertheless. The Irish super group was about four songs into the gig on an L.A. liquor store rooftop when the city police decided to end their impromptu performance and spoil the fun for the fans that had gathered below. Strictly speaking this wasn’t a concert with proper concert tickets but I love the video “Where The Streets Have No Name”, which was the point of the whole exercise.

Classic concert ticket number 4: George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh, August 1, 1971 at Madison Square Garden, New York City. What had initially been conceived as a small political fundraiser aimed at bringing humanitarian relief to the refugees in breakaway Bangladesh quickly turned into one of the biggest rock fundraisers of the 1970s. Although Lennon and McCartney never ended up signing on to Ravi Shankar’s cause, many other stars did, including George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston, and Eric Clapton, who actually collapsed onstage as a result of his protracted bout of heroin addiction but still managed to proceed with the concert. The 40,000 or so fans who crowded New York’s Madison Square Garden witnessed some rare performances, including a 25-minute Indian recital by Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” and Ringo Starr’s “It Don’t Come Easy.”

Classic concert ticket number 3: Pink Floyd break visual barriers with The Wall shows between February 1980 and June 1981. It was a World tour. Pink Floyd’s visual theatrics took a turn for the legendary with their infamous The Wall concerts, which were the last shows Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Dave Gilmour, and Nick Mason performed together before the Live 8 show in July 2005. Each show required timed performances and unprecedented cooperation between the musicians, concert crew, lighting engineers, and computer programmers. In fact, extended instrumentals and Roger Waters’ impromptu introductions often served to cover up stage fires and other technical difficulties, which seemed inevitable when putting together a show that included a 30-foot-high teacher puppet, a scorpion wife and other such animated characters.

Classic concert ticket number 2: Jimi Hendrix wows Woodstock, August 18, 1969 at Woodstock, New York. After plowing through three days worth of rain, mud, minbending drugs, and music, the 30,000 or so diehard fans who chose to brave one more night for Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock closer were not disappointed. In fact, those who stuck around to witness Hendrix’s mind-blowing rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” cannot deny its importance on the festival’s soundtrack; it became the eternal anthem of a generation of civil rights crusaders, anti-war protestors and music lovers everywhere. Now I know this was a ‘free’ concert but it didn’t start out that way and there were actual concert tickets issued for Woddstock.

Classic concert ticket number 1: The Beatles sell out Shea Stadium August 15, 1965 in New York City. After a thundering welcome at JFK airport, the American release of Help! And an electrifying appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Beatles’ success at Shea Stadium, the first-ever stadium concert of its kind, was all but guaranteed. In fact, the sell-out crowd of 55,600 was so deafening that the The ‘Fab Four’ could barely hear themselves play throughout their 30-minute set. Instead, The Beatles’ grand armored van entrance, John Lennon’s ‘Jerry Lee Lewis’ onstage freak-out and the event’s record-setting gross revenues stole the show.

My husband ordered the tickets and off I was with the kids.  My daughter was nice enough to drive, I bought a couple of Beatles cd’s and we listened to the Beatles music all the way to Maryland where Paul would be playing at the Redskin Fed Ex Stadium.  My family and I battled the traffic, got to the motel, got dressed and patiently made it through more traffic to see our concert.

The stadium was beautiful  (I am a big Redskin fan), all decorated in Redskin colors so I really felt at home.  The stadium quickly filled with wall to wall Paul McCartney fans of all ages.  The moment that I had anticipated finally came and Paul came onto the stage speaking person ably to the enormous crowd as if he knew each and every one of us.  I had to remind myself that this kind hearted bigger than life entertainer was a Beatle because he was so humble and wonderful.  He sang song after song sometimes incorporating a little story like one about a song he wrote after John Lennon passed.

Paul McCartney put in a mixture of songs of his time with the Beatles, songs from the group Wings, and songs from a new CD that is coming out.  The band was excellent and I loved the way Paul changed instruments throughout the show.  The light show was superb when Paul sang “Live and Let Die” my kids and I were in awe.  Paul sang “My Love”, another favorite of mine which he wrote for the love of his life, his first wife, Linda.  Paul came out for two encores and sang several  more of my favorites.

They say you can’t go back in time but this concert did bring me back to our little house in Canada where my sister and I sat in front of a black and white television set with our parents anxiously the performance of the best band ever,  “The Beatles.”