"Hewlett, founder of John's Children, and a deal from Island Records, thanks in part to the exposure garnered by their BBC Two ""Whistle Test"" performance, they placed an ad in music weekly ""Melody Maker"" (""Wanted bass player for Sparks. Must be beard free and exciting"") and through this hired Martin Gordon. With Adrian Fisher on guitar and Norman ""Dinky"" Diamond on drums, in the midst of power cuts and a threatened vinyl shortage, they recorded their breakthrough ""Kimono My House"" in 1974, scoring a No. 2 hit with the single ""This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"", despite"
"flamboyant and hyperactive stage presence which contrasted sharply with Ron's deadpan scowling. He has recorded 23 albums with his band, Sparks. The band has a cult following around the world and are best known for the song ""This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"" which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The pair appeared as themselves in the 1977 disaster film ""Rollercoaster"", performing live. They also appeared in episode twenty-two of season six of the ""Gilmore Girls"". In June 2018, Edgar Wright announced he is making a documentary on the cult pop-rock band Sparks. He had"
": ""There’s nothing better than commerciality crossed with an interesting mind"" and named ""This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us"" as an instance, qualifying it as one of these ""Trojan singles"". Siouxsie and the Banshees recorded a version of the first Sparks' success as the opening song of their covers album ""Through the Looking Glass"". Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth also included this Sparks' single in his list of all-time favorite songs. Thurston Moore would later perform the song with Sparks during their ""Revenge of Two Hands, One Mouth"" Tour at Union Chapel in London in 2013."
"Angeles, Ron and Russell Mael were invited by Mike Patton and Co. to perform the Sparks' classic hit ""This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us."" They reprised the song that also appears as a collaboration with Faith No More on Sparks' 1997 album ""Plagiarism"" and had also been released as a single. In 2012 Ron and Russell collaborated with singer Gemma Ray who released a limited 12-inch single titled ""Gemma Ray Sings Sparks (with Sparks),"" which included Ray's covers of Sparks' """"How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall"""" and """"Eaten by the Monster of Love."""" Though the songs"
"duo would only speak ""two or three"" times a year. In the 1970s, the duo reunited several times. Their first reunion was a benefit concert for presidential candidate George McGovern at New York's Madison Square Garden in June 1972. In 1975, they reconciled when they visited a recording session with John Lennon and Harry Nilsson. For the rest of the year, they attempted to make the reunion work, but their collaboration only yielded one song, ""My Little Town"", that was featured on Simon's ""Still Crazy After All These Years"" and Garfunkel's ""Breakaway"". It peaked at number nine on the Hot"
"Leave This Town Tour The Leave This Town Tour was the first headlining concert tour, as well as first international tour, by American rock band, Daughtry. The tour was in support of the band's second album, ""Leave This Town"" (2009). The first North American leg kicked off in Kansas on October 19, 2009. The band then toured Europe, serving as the opening act on Nickelback's Dark Horse Tour. The North American shows resumed with a more extensive second leg, which concluded in Summer 2010. The 2010 North American leg of the tour grosses $11.4M and was the 60th best selling"
"power was cut to the entire Newport, Rhode Island area. As the stage the band was performing on had no generators, the band played unplugged. They performed for over an hour with such songs as ""Frankie's Gun!"" and a sing-a-long to ""This Land Is Your Land"". The Felice Brothers joined Old Crow Medicine Show, Justin Townes Earle and the Dave Rawlings Machine for a nine-city package tour called The Big Surprise Tour, after the lead track from the ""Yonder is the Clock"" album. Kicking off on August 4, 2009 at the Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, the tour"
"North American tour in 2010. Leave This Town Tour The Leave This Town Tour was the first headlining concert tour, as well as first international tour, by American rock band, Daughtry. The tour was in support of the band's second album, ""Leave This Town"" (2009). The first North American leg kicked off in Kansas on October 19, 2009. The band then toured Europe, serving as the opening act on Nickelback's Dark Horse Tour. The North American shows resumed with a more extensive second leg, which concluded in Summer 2010. The 2010 North American leg of the tour grosses $11.4M and"
"a return batch of concerts in British theatres. The 40th anniversary of the group in 2009 was celebrated by a 35-date UK concert tour, which began at London's Shaw Theatre on 31 January and continued throughout the year. In July 2009, an album was released; ""It's Been Too Long – Greatest Hits and More"", comprising the group's hits and some new recordings. It became a success by entering the UK album charts at No.17 – their first album to enter the chart for 35 years. In 2011 and 2012 Marty Kristian released two albums of demo recordings from the 1970s"
"he suited the material perfectly"". Sparks became a UK teen sensation, appearing on the cover of ""Melody Maker"", ""Record Mirror"" and many other pop magazines, both in the UK and Europe. Hits such as ""This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"", ""Amateur Hour"" and ""Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth"" led to many appearances on the BBC's flagship music show ""Top of the Pops"". Gordon and Fisher were later replaced, but Diamond temporarily survived the cull. In 1975 the revised band, including Diamond, toured the US promoting the ""Kimono My House"" and ""Propaganda"" albums. Diamond had enjoyed"
"from 6 concerts (verified by comparison with audience recordings from the tour): ""A Little Is Enough"" and ""Won't Get Fooled Again"" come from Pontiac, MI, 25 July; ""Eminence Front"" and ""5.15"" - Raleigh, NC, 27 July; ""Rough Boys"" - Tampa, FL, 29 July; ""Trick of the Light"" - Vancouver, BC, 19 August; ""Face the Face"", ""Join Together"" and ""You Better You Bet"" come from the show on 22 August at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego; """", ""I Can See for Miles"", ""Love Reign O'er Me"" and ""Behind Blue Eyes"" come from the show at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los"
"which became the group's fourth chart topper on the ""Billboard"" Adult Pop Songs chart in August 2009. All three peaked within the top 40 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and within the top 5 on both Adult Pop and Adult Contemporary. The album was released to generally mixed reviews, with critics noting the lack of progression from their previous album. It fared better commercially, debuting atop the ""Billboard"" 200 and selling over 1.3 Million copies in the US alone. ""Leave This Town"" has been certified Platinum by both the RIAA and Music Canada. Chris Daughtry announced on his Twitter that"
"single ""Down the Road"". Chesney's 2009 tour was titled the ""Sun City Carnival Tour"" and featured both small and large venues in order to keep his ticket prices down. The tour included a performance at Gillette Stadium again, marking the fifth year in a row that he played at the Foxboro, Massachusetts football field. In May 2009, Chesney released his second compilation album, ""Greatest Hits II"". This album included the No. 1 hit, ""Out Last Night"", as the lead single. On May 19, 2010, this album was re-released with two new tracks ""This Is Our Moment"" and ""Ain't Back Yet"","
"in addition to Tammy Glover on drums. Long-time fan Morrissey invited Sparks to perform at the 2004 Meltdown Festival, of which he was curator. They performed their breakthrough ""Kimono My House"" album, followed by ""Lil Beethoven"", both in their entirety. Also in this period, the duo appeared in the music video for the Darkness' Justin Hawkins's cover of ""This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"", in which Ron and Russell play the referee and MC at a darts match between Hawkins and darts champion Phil Taylor. This version of ""This Town"" reached No. 6 in the UK charts."
"2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City which raised funds for an environmental organization founded by Seeger to preserve and protect the Hudson River. Mellencamp performed solo acoustic renditions of Seeger and Lee Hays' ""If I Had a Hammer"" and his own ""A Ride Back Home."" In the summer of 2009, Mellencamp embarked on a tour of minor league ballparks with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson that ran from July 2 – August 15. While he was on tour, Mellencamp recorded a new album titled ""No Better Than This"" that was again produced by T Bone Burnett. The"
"buzz surrounding the surprise reunion of the two singers helped to generate anticipation for each of their solo albums, which were released within a few weeks of the performance on ""Saturday Night Live"". Credited on both albums as being performed by 'Simon & Garfunkel', ""My Little Town"" became the duo's eighth top-ten hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in late 1975, peaking at number nine. It spent two weeks atop the ""Billboard"" adult contemporary chart, and was their second number one on this survey as a duo. Both singers have hit number one on the adult contemporary chart as"
"for the album. The song quickly became a fan favorite, despite not having much mainstream success, and drew a rousing reaction from crowds when it was used as the band's opening song on the Get a Grip Tour. The band has played the song several times on the Route of All Evil Tour, despite being generally limited to a 13-song setlist. The song was featured on the band's 1994 Geffen Records-era greatest hits album ""Big Ones"" as well as the first song on the live double-album ""A Little South of Sanity"". On ""Get a Grip"", the song is preceded by"
"tour in 2010 and released a greatest hits album. McMahon announced during an August 3, 2010 visit to Milwaukee that the band had collectively sold over 1 million total records in the band's ten years of existence. Andrew McMahon and Brian Ireland had a class together at Dana Hills High School, during which the pair often talked about music. Ireland received a drum set for Christmas, and the pair subsequently started a band with bassist Kevin ""Clutch"" Page. The group, known as Left Here, was formed for a Battle of the Bands contest. Despite winning, the ended up breaking up"
"2009 by ""Spin"" magazine, ""The Philadelphia Inquirer"", the ""Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"", and the ""Chicago Tribune"". Springsteen himself remained quite interested in his and the band's commercial fortunes. He said before the tour's start that remaining popular had been one of his motivations for the Super Bowl appearance: ""I've said no for about 10 years or however long they've been asking, but, I tell you, we played on the last tour and there were some empty seats here and there and, well, there shouldn't be any empty seats at an E Street Band show. I hold pride that we remain one of"
"Little Bit Longer"" (2008). Subsequently, in the same month, one final date was annexed, and the American band Everlife was announced to as the final opening act. One dollar from each ticket purchased was donated to the City of Hope National Medical Center, a center dedicated to the prevention, treatment and research for the cure of cancer. In total, the Best of Both Worlds Tour raised over US $2 million for the center. The tour was titled Best of Both Worlds Tour after the song of the same name, which was the theme to ""Hannah Montana"" and was released on"
"topping that in 2009 with another 200 shows in 16 countries. They played shows with, amongst others, Hell Is For Heroes (on their farewell tour) and Tubelord. In 2010 they achieved a support slot on the Biffy Clyro European tour, which ultimately lead to the demise of the band, which they announced on their Myspace blog. The band split up mid-tour following the departure of guitarist and vocalist Sam Manville. They had been scheduled to play shows in Tokyo and Osaka later in the year with 65daysofstatic. Plans were also shelved to record their 2nd album, again in Seattle with"
"their past few records. Following the conclusion of the Warped Tour, they embarked on their 2nd headlining tour, which took place throughout the fall of 2009, called the ""Not Fucking Around tour."" It was named after the track on the new album (in the same way ""the Steady Riot tour"" supported ""Strictly Rude""). illScarlett served as direct support for the majority of the tour. Sean P. Rogan departed the band in 2009. After Rogan's departure Suburban Legends' Brian Klemm filled in as touring guitarist through 2010. Then in 2011, Nick Pantazi from the seminal Boston ska band Big Lick joined"
"Night"" and ""Backyard"") have been released to radio, although none have charted. For the single ""Superman 14"" a live music video was made. In 2009, they went on tour with opening act The Alternate Routes. In August, at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, Alberta, Costner and the band were scheduled next on stage when a severe thunderstorm struck, collapsing the stage and stands on the main stage. One person was reported dead and forty injured. Later, an auction was held to raise money for the two young sons of the woman killed. A dinner with Costner was auctioned off"
"Came For"" on ""The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien"" on Wednesday, 26 August 2009. The band appeared on Radio 1's live lounge performing their second single No You Girls, and did a cover of Britney Spears' comeback single ""Womanizer"". In February 2009, Glastonbury Festival announced Franz Ferdinand as the first major band playing at that year's festival. The band also unveiled a 19-date tour of the USA during the spring, in support of the new album. The tour included a set at the Coachella Festival. The band were also one of the main stage acts performing at Radio 1's Big"
"on to the U.S. East Coast in October 2016, based on their Official Website, and performed Breast Cancer Fundraising Concerts in Philadelphia, New York City, Brooklyn, Asbury Park, Washington DC, Buffalo, and Boston. The Show (U.S. band) The Show is a band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band is best known for the singles ""I Don't Mind"" and ""To Save My Soul"" from their 2009 debut LP ""Here's to Your Jigsaw"", and also for their single ""Don't Ask Don't Tell"" (2013). Johnny Saint-Lethal (born William John Ainsworth III) and Brandon Mitchell formed The Show in 2007 while on tour in New"
"death of the band's ""dear friend"" to the crowd. Despite Moore's death, the band continued to play the rest of the tour, cancelling only two shows. They concluded the tour with a benefit concert for lung cancer research (Stand Up For A Cure) at Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 10, for which tickets were exclusive to members of the band's fan club, Warehouse. The band's next album, titled ""Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King"", was released on June 2, 2009, coinciding with a supporting summer tour, slated to run through early October. The band named this"
"songs that haven't been played in years, such as ""A.N.I.C."", ""Hyper-Insomnia-Para-Condrioid"", ""No Reason"" and ""Rhythms"", with the setlist varying almost every night. On September 10, 2012, the band announced their first full headlining North American tour in 4 years, being the Does This Look Infected? 10th Anniversary Tour, in which the band is set to play the whole ""Does This Look Infected?"" album, as well as their greatest hits and songs from ""Screaming Bloody Murder"". <br> Screaming Bloody Murder Tour The Screaming Bloody Murder Tour is a concert tour by rock band Sum 41, taking place between 2010–11 and resuming"
"This lineup toured throughout 1979, including stops at Madison Square Garden and New York City's Battery Park for the No Nukes benefit shows with like-minded artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Stills & Nash, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen and John Hall. 1980 marked LaKind's return to the lineup as a full-time member and the Doobies' ninth studio album, ""One Step Closer"". The LP featured the hit title track and the Top 10 smash ""Real Love"" (not to be confused with the John Lennon composition) but did not dominate the charts and the radio as ""Minute by"
"Russell continued touring in the duo format for a second round. The tour was titled ""The Revenge of Two Hands One Mouth."" The two-and-a-half-month tour started with shows in the US and Canada. Sparks played in Los Angeles (The Fonda Theatre), New York City (Webster Hall), Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Mountain Oasis Electronic Summit in Asheville, Atlanta, Boston, Washington D.C. (), Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, and Pontiac. The tour then continued to Europe, where they played three nights at Union Chapel in London (where Thurston Moore (ex-Sonic Youth joined them to play guitar on """"This Town Ain't Big Enough"
"A Bigger Bang (concert tour) A Bigger Bang was a worldwide concert tour by The Rolling Stones which took place between August 2005 and August 2007, in support of their album ""A Bigger Bang"". At the time, it was the highest grossing tour of all time, earning $558,255,524. It has since been surpassed by U2's 2009 to 2011 U2 360 Tour, now placing second. In 2005, the Stones announced plans for another world tour starting 21 August at a press conference and a mini concert at the Juilliard School in New York City. The A Bigger Bang Tour was expected"
"and as a couple. It played 74 shows in 56 cities, and sold 1.1 million tickets. The tour grossed almost $89 million during 2006. For the year, it was the third-highest grossing tour in North America (behind The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang Tour and Barbra Streisand's ); and the fifth-highest grossing tour in the world for 2006. Soul2Soul II Tour 2006 became the highest-grossing country music tour of all time, a position it still holds as of December 2007. For its accomplishments, it received Pollstar's top Concert Industry Award, the Major Tour of the Year Award, for 2006. The"
"The Second Coming Tour The Second Coming Tour is the seventh concert tour by American rock band, Faith No More. The tour supported their sixth greatest hits album, ""The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection"" (2009). The tour primarily visited Europe with additional shows in Asia, Australasia and the Americas. Beginning in June 2009, the tour played over fifty shows, with a majority being an appearance at a music festival. It marks the band's first tour after over a decade hiatus. The band garnered media attention, when talks of a tour in the United Kingdom began to circulate in"
"times, but their tour in the fall of 2006 showcased them in additional inland and coastal towns. After that, they went on international tour and were in Portugal in 2007. In 2008, they began a tour of Europe and North America that ended at the end of summer 2009. The band opened for No Doubt alongside Paramore during a U.S. tour over the summer of 2009. These proved to be successful exposure for them as their popularity on myspace, Twitter, and their Street Team increased dramatically. Most of the shows on their tour involved opening for No Doubt, while some"