Music news and notes 3/14/07

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- Police reports stated that Boston vocalist Brad Delp died from carbon monoxide poisoning and according to his family whom Delp left two notes for Delp committed suicide. "He was a man who gave all he had to give to everyone around him, whether family, friends, fans or strangers," the family statement said. "He gave as long as he could, as best he could, and he was very tired. We take comfort in knowing that he is now, at last, at peace."

-- The Who had to halt their show on Monday night in Tampa's Ford Amphitheatre after Roger Daltrey went offstage during the band's first song. Daltery was said to be suffering from bronchitis and Pete Townsend came back onstage explaining Daltrey's situation and said the group would be back on 3/25.

-- An updated list of bands (and dates they'll be playing) confirmed for this summer's Warped Tour:
A Static Lullaby Jul 24 - Aug 25
The Actual Aug 10 - Aug 25
Agent Orange Aug 23 - Aug 25
Alesana Jun 28 - Jul 27
Alkaline Trio Jul 31 - Aug 7
All Time Low Entire Tour
The Almost Jun 28 - Jul 15, Jul 24 - Aug 25
Amber Pacific Entire Tour
Anberlin Jun 28 - Jul 27
As Cities Burn Jun 28 - Jul 15
As I Lay Dying Aug 4 - Aug 25
The Automatic Jun 28 - Jul 24
Bad Religion Entire Tour
Bayside Entire Tour
Biffy Clyro Jul 28 - Aug 15
Big D And The Kids Table Entire Tour
Bleed The Dream Entire Tour
Bless The Fall Entire Tour
Boys Like Girls Entire Tour
The Briefs Jun 28 - Jul 24
The Briggs Jun 28 - Jul 17
Buck O Nine Jun 28 - Jul 1, Aug 23 - Aug 25
Cinematic Sunrise Jul 24 - Aug 5
Circa Survive Entire Tour
Coheed And Cambria Entire Tour
The Confession Jul 27 - Aug 25
Cute Is What We Aim For Entire Tour
The Dear And Departed Jun 28 - Jul 26
Drop Dead Gorgeous Jul 28 - Aug 25
Envy On The Coast Aug 4 - Aug 25
Escape The Fate Entire Tour
Evaline Entire Tour
The Fabulous Rudies Entire Tour
The Fall Of Troy Aug 4 - Aug 25
Family Force 5 Jul 1 - Aug 10 (Excluding 7/11, 12, 20, 28 & 8/2)
Fishbone Aug 23 - Aug 25
Flogging Molly Aug 7 - Aug 25
The Fold Aug 4 - Aug 25
Funeral For A Friend Jun 28 - Aug 3
Gallows Entire Tour
The Graduate Jul 18 - Aug 3
Haste The Day Jun 28 - Jul 27
Hawthore Heights Jul 18 - Aug 25
Hot Rod Circuit Entire Tour
Human Abstract Jun 28 - Jul 27
I Am Ghost Jun 28 - Jul 15
K-os Entire Tour
Madina Lake Jul 18 - Aug 3
Mayday Parade Jul 18 - Aug 3
Maylene And The Sons Aug 4 - Aug 25
The Matches Entire Tour
Meg And Dia Entire Tour
My American Heart Entire Tour
New Found Glory Entire Tour
New Year's Day Jun 28 - Jul 15
Norma Jean Jul 18 - 22
Paramore Entire Tour
Parkway Drive Jul 7 - Aug 12
Pennywise Jun 28 - Jul 25, Aug 17 - 25
Pepper Entire Tour
Pistolita Jun 28 - Jul 15
Play Radio Play Jun 28 - Jul 15
POS Jul 25 - Aug 25
Poison The Well Aug 7 - Aug 25
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Entire Tour
Scary Kids Scaring Kids Jun 28 - Jul 27
Set Your Goals Jun 28 - Jul 15
Spill Canvas Entire Tour
So They Say Jul 28 - Aug 25
The Starting Line Jul 3 - Aug 25
Straylight Run Jul 18 - Aug 5
Supernova Aug 23 - Aug 25
The Toasters Jul 18 - Aug 12
Throw The Fight Entire Tour
Tiger Army Entire Tour
Underoath Jul 24 - Aug 9
The Used Jun 29 - Jul 3, Jul 7 - Jul 15
The Unseen Entire Tour
Valencia Jul 26 - Aug 5
Vincent Black Shadow Entire Tour
The Vandals Jun 28 - Jul 1
Yellowcard Jun 28 - Jul 19

-- Got a hundred thousand dollars? You can purchase an eight-seat box at the Metropolitan Opera for the opening night of Lucia di Lammermoor which includes eight tickets for the pre-opera cocktail reception and eight places at the post-opera black-tie dinner with the performers coming to about $12,500 a seat which is twice the cost of last year's opening night price of $5,000.

-- Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle will be on Rockline Wednesday from 11:30PM-1AM EST. Future guests include: Papa Roach (3/19); REO Speedwagon (3/21); Stone Sour(3/26); Paul Rodgers (3/28); Chevelle (4/2); Hell Yeah! (4/9); Heaven & Hell (4/11); Tom Morello (4/23); Lindsey Buckingham (4/25); Bullet For My Valentine (4/30); Chuck Panozzo-STYX (5/16); Doobie Brothers (5/23)

-- Ozzfest dates(No bands announced at press time):
- 7/12/2007 THU White River Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA
- 7/14/2007 SAT The Gorge, George, WA
- 7/17/2007 TUE Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA
- 7/19/2007 THU Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
- 7/21/2007 SAT Hyundai Pavilion, Devore, CA
- 7/24/2007 TUE Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
- 7/26/2007 THU Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM
- 7/28/2007 SAT Coors Amphitheatre, Denver, CO
- 7/30/2007 MON Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Kansas City, MO
- 8/02/2007 THU Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX
- 8/04/2007 SAT Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX
- 8/06/2007 MON Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis, MO
- 8/08/2007 WED Germain Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH
- 8/10/2007 FRI First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL
- 8/12/2007 SUN Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
- 8/14/2007 TUE Verizon Wireless Music Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
- 8/16/2007 THU PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
- 8/18/2007 SAT New England Dodge Music Theatre, Hartford, CT
- 8/20/2007 MON Tweeter Center, Boston, MA
- 8/22/2007 WED Tweeter Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 8/24/2007 FRI Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA
- 8/26/2007 SUN DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI
- 8/28/2007 TUE Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
- 8/30/2007 THU Sound Advice Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL

-- Snoop Dogg Held Overnight in Sweden

-- RIAA Sues Stroke Victim in Michigan

-- The Band drummer Helm sues over TV ad

-- Soul band Drifters in car crash
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