* Sabrina Carpenter will be serving up a fresh round of “Espresso” on the new fall leg of her Short n’ Sweet Tour, which will begin Oct. 23 in Pittsburgh. The outing will also include two-night runs in Nashville and Toronto and three-night stands at New York’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. Click here for tickets. The European leg of the tour, titled after Carpenter’s Grammy-winning album of the same name, starts March 3 in Dublin.
On Saturday, Carpenter will perform at the O2 Arena in London as part of the BRIT Awards, where she’s nominated for International Artist of the Year and International Song of the Year for “Espresso.” She’ll also receive the Global Success award in recognition of the massively popular Short n’ Sweet album.
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* After being forced to miss its headlining performance at the 2024 edition of the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Ky., due to a Hurricane Helene-powered storm, the reunited Slayer will try again at this year’s event, which will take place Sept. 18-21. Also high up on the stacked, 160-act bill are Rob Zombie (playing the album Astro-Creep: 2000 in its entirety), Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Marilyn Manson, Avenged Sevenfold, Breaking Benjamin and Sleep Token.
* Jack White, Lord Huron, André 3000, Lucy Dacus, Turnpike Troubadours, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Thee Sacred Souls, Madi Diaz and Margo Price will all be on hand for the first Back Cove Music & Arts Festival, which will be held Aug. 2-3 at Payson Park in Portland, Me. Tickets go on sale March 6.
“Producing a music and arts festival with the city of Portland is a great privilege for us,” said organizers Jordan Wolowitz and Tyler Grill. “Portland is made up of an incredible community of creatives, home to a world class food and beverage scene, and it doesn’t hurt that it’s in one of the most beautiful areas in the country. We are thrilled to introduce the Back Cove Music & Arts Festival to the city, and through it, put a focus on the musicians, restaurants, food trucks, breweries and artists that make Portland and the great state of Maine such a special place.”
* Can’t make the Garden State 20th anniversary concert on March 29 at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre? Your life can still be changed by viewing the event via streaming platform Veeps starting on April 6. Tickets, some of which include exclusive merchandise, can be obtained by clicking here.
The Epic Records soundtrack to Zach Braff’s 2004 directorial debut helped make indie rock a mainstream concern thanks to the presence of the Shins, Iron & Wine, Frou Frou, Thievery Corporation, Remy Zero, Cary Brothers and many others. Nearly every artist from the album will assemble for the first time at the Greek, with proceeds benefitting the Midnight Misson’s work to provide resources to the homeless in Los Angeles. Braff was introduced to the charity through Brothers, who also came up with the idea to stage the 20th anniversary event and donate the proceeds.
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