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  • Anita Baker Announces Live Tour 2023

    Eight-time Grammy Award-winning superstar Anita Baker has announced performance dates for 2023. The Songstress’ tour will tour 15 different cities, and even making a stop at the UBS Arena in Elmont, on Friday May 12th, 2023.

    Anita Baker Preforms Live May 2023

    The tour celebrates Baker’s 40 years as a music icon in the industry since the release of her debut album, The Songstress, which released in 1983. These dates mark the first time she has been on a full tour since 1995 and it is also the first time The Songstress will be performing her classic hits live since winning back the rights to her masters.

    “Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans, on tour in 2023!! ….Gonna, bring some new music & some special guests, too.” 

    -ABXO
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUSddpvB4X0

    Anitia Baker, originally born in Toledo, OH, and raised in Detroit, MI, is one of the most popular singers of soulful ballads during the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983.

    In 1986, Baker rose to stardom following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single “Sweet Love.” Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has four Platinum albums. Baker is a contralto, with a vocal range that extends her register to at least three octaves. 

    Anita Baker’s The Songstress Tour Dates: 

    Sat Feb 11 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live* 

    Tue Feb 14 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena 

    Fri Feb 17 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center 

    Wed May 10 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center 

    Fri May 12 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena 

    Sun May 14 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena 

    Fri Jun 30 – Chicago, IL – United Center 

    Sun Jul 02 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre 

    Sat Nov 18 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex 

    Wed Nov 22 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum 

    Fri Nov 24 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena* 

    Fri Dec 15 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center 

    Sun Dec 17 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center 

    Fri Dec 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena 

    Sat Dec 23 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena 

    Tickets go on sale starting on Thursday, November 17th at 10 AM. Click the link here for more information and to purchase tickets.

  • Ghost ‘Imperatour’ to Appear at Belmont Park’s UBS Arena

    Swedish rock band Ghost has announced dates for Imperatour, a trek across North America that features Atlanta metal band Mastodon as a special guest.

    The tour, which is in promotion of their fifth album released in March, Impera, begins August 26 in San Diego and finishes September 23 in Green Bay, WI. This includes a stop at Belmont Park’s UBS Arena in Elmont, NY on September 10.

    ghost imperatour

    Information regarding tour dates and tickets can be found on Ghost’s website.

    Produced by Klas Åhlund and mixed by Andy Wallace, Impera‘s subject matter focuses on the fall of empires. Upon release it swept album charts internationally, debuting at number one in five different countries including Sweden and coming in at number two in the U.S.

    Singles from the record also found commercial success, with “Call Me Little Sunshine” and “Hunter’s Moon” both hitting number one on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.

    Mastodon has had recent success of their own as well. Their ninth album Hushed and Grim, released in October 2021, debuted at number one on Billboard’s Hard Rock Albums chart and number 20 on the Billboard 200.

    Ghost Imperatour Tour Dates:

    Fri Aug 26 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena San Diego

    Sat Aug 27 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Convention Center Arena

    Tue Aug 30 – Austin, TX – Moody Center

    Wed Aug 31 – Corpus Christi, TX – American Bank Center Arena

    Fri Sep 2 – Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Center’s Propst Arena

    Sat Sep 3 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena

    Sun Sep 4 – Asheville, NC – ExploreAsheville.com Arena

    Tue Sep 6 – Tampa, FL – Yuengling Arena

    Thu Sep 8 – Danville, VA – BLUE RIDGE ROCK FEST*

    Fri Sep 9 – Trenton, NJ – CURE Insurance Arena

    Sat Sep 10 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena

    Mon Sep 12 – Providence, RI – Dunkin Donuts Center

    Tue Sep 13 – Bangor, ME – Cross Insurance Center

    Thu Sep 15 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre

    Fri Sep 16 – Laval, QC – Place Bell

    Sat Sep 17 – Toronto, ON – Coca Cola Coliseum

    Mon Sep 19 – Saginaw, MI – Dow Event Center

    Tue Sep 20 – Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre

    Wed Sep 21 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Arena

    Fri Sep 23 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center** 

    *Ghost and Spiritbox only **Ghost, Spiritbox and special guest Carcass 

  • Manilow: Hits 2022 Tour Announced For August

    Grammy award winner and music Icon Barry Manilow has just announced a special six show arena tour, Manilow: Hits 2022. Manilow’s tour is taking place this August with special guest David Koz.

    Barry Manilow Engagement Arena Tour 2022

    Having sold more than 85 million albums worldwide, Barry Manilow is one of the world’s all-time bestselling recording artists. Some of his hit recordings include “Could It Be Magic,” “Mandy,” “I Write the Songs,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” and “Copacabana.” 

    The show will be located at the UBS Arena  at Belmont Park, a place located in Queens that was made for music and built for hockey. The $1.1 billion multi-purpose, state of the art arena opened in November 2021 and has welcomed top artists including Harry Styles, Sebastian Maniscalco, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Genesis and TWICE.  

    He’s had an astonishing 50 Top 40 singles including 12 #1s and 27 Top 10 hits. Manilow is ranked as the #1 Adult Contemporary Artist of all-time, according to Billboard and R&R magazines. Growing up in a lower-class neighborhood in Brooklyn, Barry made a name for himself. His abilities made him a famous American pop singer and songwriter who specialized in elaborately orchestrated romantic ballads. Thus, winning him a wide audience in the 1970s. 

    MANILOW: HITS 2022 TOUR DATES:  

    Thu Aug 04 – Boston, MA – TD Garden 

    Fri Aug 05 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center 

    Sat Aug 06 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena 

    Fri Aug 12 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center 

    Sat Aug 13 – Providence, RI – Dunkin’ Donuts Center 

    Sun Aug 14 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center 

    Tickets go on sale starting Friday, May 13th at 11AM on Ticketmaster. For more information and to buy tickets, click the link here.  

  • Eagles Add Belmont Park and Buffalo Shows To Hotel California Tour

    The Eagles have added two NY dates to their Hotel California tour, Belmont Park and Buffalo. The shows on this tour will feature a live performance of the album in its entirety, with an orchestra and choir, along with a full set of hits.

    The Eagles consist of Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit. They were the best-selling American band of the ’70s, and their album Hotel California is the third best-selling U.S. album in history and won two GRAMMY Awards.

    Hotel California Eagles tour
    The Eagles by Ron Koch.

    The Eagles have added a show at UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Long Island on April 23. The venue is home to the New York Islanders and hosts a variety of sports and entertainment events. This will be the first time in 16 years that the Eagles have performed in Long Island. The band also added a show at the Keybank Center located in downtown Buffalo.

    Hotel California Eagles tour
    The Eagles by Ron Koch.

    The tour so far has received great praise, with Billboard saying, “The band performed the album from front to back, following with a blazing greatest hits set that had the audience at the sold-out arena constantly on its feet.” The LA Times said, “From the title track — a 6 1/2-minute flamenco-reggae ballad— to the elegiac closer ‘The Last Resort,’ it’s consummately performed.”

    Tickets to the Hotel California Tour are found here, along with VIP Tickets. The newly added shows will be on sale January 14.

    The Eagles Hotel California Tour Dates

    Feb. 19 — Savannah, Ga. @ Enmarket Arena
    Feb. 21 — Charlotte, N.C. @ Spectrum Center
    Feb. 24 — Orlando, Fla. @ Amway Center
    Feb. 25 — Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. @ FLA Live Arena
    Feb. 28 — Tampa, Fla. @ Amalie Arena
    March 2 — Raleigh, N.C. @ PNC Arena
    March 4 — Atlanta, Ga. @ State Farm Arena
    March 17 — Cleveland, Ohio @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse***
    March 19 — Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
    March 22 — Indianapolis, Ind. @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
    March 24 — Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena
    March 26 — Pittsburgh, Penn. @ PPG Paints Arena
    March 28 — Philadelphia, Penn. @ Wells Fargo Arena
    April 19 — Columbus, Ohio @ Nationwide Arena
    April 21 — Buffalo, N.Y. @ Keybank Center
    April 23 — Belmont Park, N.Y. @ UBS Arena
    April 28 — Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
    May 14 — Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center
    May 16 — Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center
    May 19 — Austin, Texas @ Moody Center
    May 20 — Austin, Texas @ Moody Center
    May 25 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
    ***tickets not available on Ticketmaster

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9xLiMrRMp8