RumBum.com to Host the Live Stream of the Lollapalooza Music Festival
On the weekend of August 7 tens of thousands of music lovers will descend upon Chicago’s Grant Park for the legendary Lollapalooza Music Festival. For those who can’t make it to the windy city, RumBum.com will broadcast the best of the fest live from Chicago.
And this one should be good. Lollapalooza will have eight stages playing host to more than 100 bands and DJs ranging from the obscure to the established. Andrew Bird will be there and so will Of Montreal, Kings of Leon, Ben Folds, Depeche Mode, TV on the Radio, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Neko Case, Lou Reed, The Killers, and of course, Jane’s Addiction.
RumBum.com will be doing it the same way they always do – broadcasting the live stream, interviewing the bands, photographing the shows and sending updates from the ground – so that viewers at home can get closer to all the festival action.
RumBum.com has been doing it all summer, starting with the ROTHBURY Music Festival, in Rothbury, MI and then onto the Mile High Music Festival in Denver, CO, and to the All Points West Music Festival in New Jersey’s Liberty State Park. And they’re looking forward to doing it again at Lollapalooza.
“The entire Rum Bum team has been having a great time this summer, traveling to some of the country’s best music festivals and capturing all of the excitement for viewers at home,” says Luis Bacardi, the original Rum Bum and creator of RumBum.com. “Lollapalooza is one of the biggest festivals there is, so we’re very excited to have the opportunity to broadcast the live stream.”
After Lollapalooza, RumBum.com will finish out the festival season in Austin, Texas with the broadcast of the live stream for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, October 2-4.
Top 20 albums in the UK this week
Top 20
01 Michael Jackson – The Essential – (Epic)
02 Florence & The Machine – Lungs – (Island)
03 Lady Gaga – The Fame – (Interscope)
04 Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up – (Atlantic)
05 La Roux – La Roux – (Polydor)
06 Michael Jackson – Thriller – (Epic)
07 Michael Jackson & Jackson Five – The Motown Years – (Motown)
08 Black Eyed Peas – The End – (Interscope)
09 Noisettes – Wild Young Hearts – (Vertigo)
10 Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum – (Columbia)
11 Jordin Sparks – Battlefield – (Jive)
12 Michael Jackson – Off The Wall – (Epic)
13 Cascada – Evacuate The Dancefloor – (AATW / UMTV)
14 Michael Jackson – The Collection – (Epic)
15 Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night – (Hand Me Down)
16 Take That – The Circus – (Polydor)
17 Lily Allen – It’s Not Me It’s You – (Regal Recordings)
18 New Seekers – It’s Been Too Long – Greatest Hits – (UMTV)
19 Beyonce – I Am Sasha Fierce – (Columbia)
20 Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown – (Rep)
White Lies for Austin City Limits Festival
White Lies
White Lies have been confirmed for this year’s Austin City Limits Festival during their tour with Kings of Leon across America in September and October.
The band will play the Ladybird Lake Stage at 3pm on Sunday 4th October, joining Kings of Leon, Sonic Youth, Bon Iver, Trail of Dead at the three day event.
More information can be found here and full running order for the festival – which is held at Zilker Park in Austin Texas – can be found at www.aclfestival.com
In Other White Lies news the Wild Beasts and Post War Years have been confirmed as the supports for White Lies second show on Nov 20th at London Brixton Academy.
New Kings Of Leon songs for Rock Band 2! and more
Kings Of Leon
The Kings Of Leon hits “Crawl,” “Molly’s Chambers,” & “Sex on Fire” will be available later this week for Xbox 360 (July 21) and PS3 (July 23) for Rock Band 2.
See who else will be on the new Rock Band HERE.
The NME recently ranked the performers at this year’s T in the Park. And guess who made Number 1…That’s right! The Kings Of Leon!
NME attributes their top rank to their combination of musical talent, struggle in the business, and so much more.
Kings Of Leon announce US Tour
Kings Of Leon
The Kings Of Leon have today announced a 30-plus-date North American arena tour for later this year.
The announcement comes just as their 2008 album “Only By the Night” has been certified platinum by the RIAA — the first U.S. platinum certification for a band that has sold millions internationally.
After a July 31 appearance on the Today Show, the tour will kick off August 7 with the band’s headlining stint at Lollapalooza in Chicago and continue through October.
They will also perform on the “Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” on August 24.
Here are the Kings of Leon’s tour dates:
August 7: Chicago, IL (Lollapalooza)
August 9: Morrison, CO (Red Rocks Amphitheater)
August 12: Edmonton, AB (Rexall Place)
August 13: Calgary, AB (Pengrowth Saddledome)
August 15: Vancouver, BC (General Motors Place)
August 16: Vancouver, BC (General Motors Place)
August 19: Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
August 21: San Diego, CA (Cox Arena)
August 22: Los Angeles, CA (The Forum)
Sept. 8: Columbia, MD (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
Sept. 9: Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
Sept. 11: Mansfield, MA (Comcast Center)
Sept. 12: East Rutherford, NJ (Izod Center)
Sept. 14: Uniondale, NY (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Sept. 16: Montreal, QC (Bell Centre)
Sept. 17: Ottawa, ON (Scotiabank Place)
Sept. 19: Hamilton, ON (Copps Coliseum)
Sept. 20: London, ON (John Labatt Centre)
Sept. 22: Auburn Hills, MI (The Palace of Auburn Hills)
Sept. 23: Columbus, OH (Schottenstein Center)
Sept. 25: Noblesville, IN (Verizon Wireless Music Center)
Sept. 26: Milwaukee, WI (Bradley Center)
Sept. 28: Minneapolis, MN (Target Center)
Sept. 30: St. Louis, MO (Scottrade Center)
Oct. 2: Austin, TX (Austin City Limits Festival)
Oct. 3: Oklahoma City, OK (Ford Center)
Oct. 6: Houston, TX (Toyota Center)
Oct. 7: Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center)
Oct. 9: Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
Oct. 10: Lexington, KY (Rupp Arena)
Oct. 13: Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
Oct. 16: Nashville, TN (Sommet Center)
Oct. 20: Guadalajara, MEX (Telmex Arena)
Oct. 22: Mexico City, MEX (Sports Arena)
Oct. 24: Monterrey, MEX (Arena Monterrey)
This week’s top selling UK albums and singles
Top 20
This week’s Top 20 selling singles in the UK.
01: JLS – Beat Again – (Epic)
02: Cascada – Evacuate The Dancefloor – (AATW / UMTV)
03: Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling – (Interscope)
04: La Roux – Bulletproof
05: Lady Gaga – Paparazzi – (Interscope)
06: David Guetta Ft Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Ove (Positiva/Virgin)
07: Chicane – Poppiholla – (Modena)
08: Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror – (Epic)
09: Pitbull – I Know You Want Me – (Calle Ocho)(Positiva/Virgin)
10: Chipmunk Ft Emeli Sande – Diamond Rings – (Jive)
11: Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow – (Interscope)
12: Keri Hilson/Kanye West/Ne-Yo – Knock You Down – (Interscope)
13: Beyonce – Sweet Dreams – (Columbia)
14: Agnes – Release Me – (3 Beat/AATW)
15: Jordin Sparks – Battlefield – (Jive)
16: Florence & The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) – (Island)
17: Pussycat Dolls – Hush Hush Hush Hush – (Interscope)
18: Daniel Merriweather – Red – (J)
19: Dizzee Rascal/Armand Van Helden – Bonkers – (Dirtee Stank)
20: Veronicas -Untouched – (Sire)
This week’s Top 20 Selling albums in the UK
01: Michael Jackson – The Essential – (Epic)
02: Florence & The Machine – Lungs – (Island)
03: Michael Jackson – Thriller – (Epic)
04: Michael Jackson & Jackson Five – The Motown Years -(Motown)
05: Lady Gaga – The Fame – (Interscope)
06: Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up – (Atlantic)
07: Michael Jackson – Off The Wall – (Epic)
08: La Roux – La Roux – (Polydor)
09: Cascada – Evacuate The Dancefloor – (AATW / UMTV)
10: Michael Jackson – Number Ones – (Epic)
11: Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum – (Columbia)
12: Take That – The Circus – (Polydor)
13: Black Eyed Peas – The End – (Interscope)
14: Dead Weather – Horehound – (Columbia)
15: Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night – (Hand Me Down)
16: Noisettes – Wild Young Hearts – (Vertigo)
17: New Seekers – It’s Been Too Long – Greatest Hits – (UMTV)
18: Lily Allen – It’s Not Me It’s You – (Regal Recordings)
19: Jim Reeves – The Very Best Of – (Sony M)
20: Michael Jackson – King Of Pop – (Epic)
Kings Of Leon say sorry for festival cancellation
Kings Of Leon
Kings Of Leon have apologised to fans for axing their slot at Benicassim Festival in Spain after the event was hit by severe thunderstorms.
The group were due to play the outdoor event on Friday but both bands had to pull out at the last minute when the festival was hit with severe weather conditions.
Organisers had hoped to appease angry fans by rescheduling the Kings Of Leon’s headlining act for Saturday (18Jul09).
But the group were unable to perform, as its equipment had already been shipped to Switzerland for a set at the Gurtenfestival tonight.
Drummer Nathan Followill writes on his Twitter.com page, “I’m sad to say that we aren’t playing Benicassim. We are so sorry and bummed about last night. Our gear is already headed to Switzerland.”
Radiohead to score Twighlight soundtrack
Radiohead
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has expressed interest in writing the score for the forthcoming movie, The Twilight Saga: New Moon that is to be released in November.
Director Chris Weitz told Rotten Tomatoes that Kings of Leon had also been approached about contributing to the movies soundtrack.
“The criterion will still always be what’s right for the movie at that given moment, but Thom is interested,” Weitz said.
”We might, if we’re very lucky get the Kings Of Leon to do something.”
Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill has told EW that the band were to busy to contribute to the soundtrack at the moment.
“I would have to write a song in my hotel room, which I think we might could do, but I don’t know,” he said.
“As of right now I’m more focused on getting some rest and writing another Kings Of Leon album.”
New Moon is the second part of the four-part Twilight Saga, which tells the story of a vampire who falls in love with an ordinary schoolgirl.
The soundtrack to the first film featured songs by Muse, Paramore and Pattinson.
Kings Of Leon & Maximo Park forced to pull out of Benicassim
Kings Of Leon
Kings Of Leon and Maximo Park were both forced to pull their performances last night (July 17) at Benicassim due to bad weather.
Organisers pulled both shows and said in a statement, the weather was too extreme to continue.
Many fans were furious with the decision, resulting in many booing and leaving the site en masse.
Organisers are hoping to stage Kings Of Leon’s headline performance and Maximo Park’s show at the Spanish festival tomorrow (July 18).
The cancellation comes on a difficult day for the festival after a huge fire broke out earlier in the evening close to the festival.
Luckily Paul Weller carried on the event on the Escenario Verde stage with no interruptions.
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