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Paramore tour dates have been announced and the Grammy nominated band will begin the tour on April 26th in Knoxville, TN. Paramore will be touring in support of their new album from 2009 Brand New Eyes and they will be playing larger venues on this tour than they have previously headlined.

Originally from Franklin, Tn, the group has released two other albums, 2005’s All We Know is Falling and in 2007 Riot! Concert tickets for Paramore are on sale soon!

Paramore tour dates:
4/26, Knoxville, TN (Knoxville Civic Coliseum)
4/28, Charlottesville, VA (John Paul Jones Arena)
4/30, Atlantic City, NJ (Trump Taj Mahal / Mark G Etess Arena)
5/1, East Rutherford, NJ (The Bamboozle New Jersey / Meadowlands Sports Complex)
5/3, Columbus, OH (The LC Amphitheatre)
5/4, Grand Rapids, MI (DeltaPlex)
5/6, Rockford, IL (Rockford MetroCentre)
5/7, Moline, IL (Wireless Center)
5/8, Council Bluffs, IA (WestFair Amphitheatre)
5/10, Salt Lake City, UT (E Center)
5/12, Seattle, WA (WaMu Theater)
5/15, Bakersfield, CA (Rabobank Arena)
5/16, Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)

The Zac Brown Band will be hitting the West Coast for the first time on their “Breaking Southern Ground” tour that begins at the San Diego Sports Arena on March 2nd and goes through the 21st at the Comcast Arena in Everett, WA.  The last album the band released was “The Foundation” released in 2008.

On Sunday the Zac Brown Band will be at the 2010 Grammy Awards after being nominated for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for the song “Chicken Fried”, Best Country Album for “The Foundation” and Best New Artist.

The Zac Brown Band sounds a bit like Jimmy Buffet on country, and some lucky fans will be able to experience Browns style of “meet and greet” or “eat and greet” as he calls it, if they get invited backstage. Tickets for the Zac Brown Band at the Arco Arena, Gibson Amphitheatre and all the Zac Brown tour dates can be purchased online or charge by phone.

The Zac Brown Band Tour Schedule:

March 2010
2 – San Diego, CA – Sports Arena
3 – Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theatre
4 – Las Cruces, NM – Pan American Center
5 – Colorado Springs, CO – World Arena
6 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Rail
9 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
10 – San Jose, CA – Event Center
11 – Sacramento, CA – Arco Arena
12 – Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre
13 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
17 – Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theatre
18 – Bakersfield, CA – RaboBank Theater
19 – Redding, CA – Redding Convention Center
20 – Salem, OR – Armory Auditorium
21 – Everett, WA – Comcast Arena

Ticketmaster  was given a slap on the wrist by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday after they have been found to be sending their customers via links on the Ticketmaster website to deceptive rewards cards companies according to the Toronto Sun. Twenty one other companies including Budget, Staples and Avon were similarly found to send their customers to these companies.

Affinion, Vertrue and Webloyalty were singled out for inviting shoppers to receive a discount on an item they were purchasing online. Then they signed them up for a free trial membership that automatically charged them a monthly membership fee, unless the customer phoned in to cancel.

Ticketmaster has been under fire from consumers for years for their high service fees and it’s unlikely that the public will feel any better about them after this. Ticket brokers such as Preferred Seating tickets have been experiencing greater sales with the poor customer satisfaction that the large ticket companies such as Ticketmaster provide.