NYS Music 2023

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  • John Mayer Announces First Solo Acoustic Tour With Fall MSG and UBS Arena Dates

    John Mayer has announced his first ever solo acoustic tour for spring 2023. 20 years in the making, this audacious trek features solo performances by Mayer, leaning heavily on his acoustic guitar work with special performances on piano and electric guitar, in arenas throughout the U.S. and Canada.

    The tour kicks off at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, on Saturday, March 11 and includes a stop at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Wednesday, March 15. Tickets go on sale starting on Friday, February 3 at 9 AM at Johnmayer.com. Due to demand, a fall leg has been announced, with encore performances at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4, and a stop at UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY, on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Presales start on Wednesday, March 29 at 9 AM and run through Thursday, March 30 at 10 PM.  Fans can sign up now to receive a unique code to access presale tickets here.

    “I began my career on stage with only a guitar and a microphone. A lot has changed since then, but I knew one day I’d feel it in my heart to do an entire run of shows on my own again, just like those early days,” Mayer wrote on his social media. “It took a couple of decades, but I feel it now. I’ll be playing old songs. Newer songs. Songs you haven’t heard yet that I’ll be road testing – all on acoustic, electric, and piano.”

    A Show Twenty Years In The Making

    Known for an effortless blend of mind-blowing guitar playing, soulful voice and impeccable songwriting abilities, Mayer has lit up the charts with numerous massive hits such as “New Light,” “Gravity,” “Love on the Weekend,” “Heartbreak Warfare,” “Daughters,” “Waiting on the World to Change,” “Last Train Home,” and “Your Body Is a Wonderland,” while playing lead guitar in Dead and Company since 2015.

    The 2023 tour has been 20 years in the making and will feature rare, full acoustic sets from John Mayer performing these songs, and many more. Singer-songwriters Lizzy McAlpine, Alec Benjamin, and a special guest to be announced at a later time, will open these concerts.

    Presales start Wednesday, February 1 at 9 AM and run through Thursday, February 2 at 10 PM. Fans can sign up to access presale tickets via seated now at Johnmayer.com. A limited number of VIP packages will also be available.

    Two pairs of front-row tickets will be auctioned off for each show on the tour through charityauctionstoday.com. All proceeds from the ticket auctions will go to the Back To You Fund, which has supported many charities, including John’s Heart & Armor Foundation, as well as programs supporting at-risk youth and the homeless.

    Check Johnmayer.com for full tour and ticketing information.

    John Mayer Solo Acoustic Tour Dates

    Saturday, March 11 Newark, NJ Prudential Center

    Monday, March 13 Boston, MA TD Garden

    Wednesday, March 15 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

    Saturday, March 18 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena

    Monday, March 20 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena

    Wednesday, March 22 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena

    Friday, March 24 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena

    Saturday, March 25 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

    Monday, March 27 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena

    Wednesday, March 29 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center

    Friday, March 31 Chicago, IL United Center

    Saturday, April 1 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center

    Monday, April 3 Denver, CO Ball Arena

    Wednesday, April 5 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center

    Thursday, April 6 Palm Desert, CA Acrisure Arena

    Saturday, April 8 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center

    Monday, April 10 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

    Tuesday, April 11 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena

    Friday, April 14 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum

    Fall 2023 Leg

    Tue, Oct 3, 2023

    New York, NY

    Madison Square Garden

    Wed, Oct 4, 2023

    New York, NY

    Madison Square Garden

    Fri, Oct 6, 2023

    Boston, MA

    TD Garden

    Sat, Oct 7, 2023

    Philadelphia, PA

    Wells Fargo Center

    Wed, Oct 11, 2023

    Nashville, TN

    Bridgestone Arena

    Fri, Oct 13, 2023

    Tampa, FL

    Amalie Arena

    Tue, Oct 17, 2023

    Indianapolis, IN

    Gainbridge Fieldhouse

    Wed, Oct 18, 2023

    Chicago, IL

    United Center

    Fri, Oct 20, 2023

    Baltimore, MD

    CFG Bank Arena

    Sat, Oct 21, 2023

    Belmont Park, NY

    UBS Arena

    Mon, Oct 23, 2023

    Charlotte, NC

    Spectrum Center

    Wed, Oct 25, 2023

    Atlanta, GA

    State Farm Arena

    Sat, Oct 28, 2023

    Dallas, TX

    American Airlines Center

    Mon, Oct 30, 2023

    Houston, TX

    Toyota Center

    Wed, Nov 1, 2023

    Austin, TX

    Moody Center

    Sun, Nov 5, 2023

    Salt Lake City, UT

    Vivint Arena

    Tue, Nov 7, 2023

    San Francisco, CA

    Chase Center

    Fri, Nov 10, 2023

    Los Angeles, CA

    Kia Forum

  • New York Lawmakers Looking to end Madison Square Garden’s use of Facial Recognition to Deny Entry

    Madison Square Garden fell into controversy recently after using facial recognition technology to identify lawyers at firms in litigation with owner James Dolan, then removing them from MSG and Radio City Music Hall. New York lawmakers have now introduced a new bill to ban these practices at MSG’s sporting events.

    Madison Square Garden
    Exterior of MSG, 2012

    State Senators Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D), representing Lower and Midtown Manhattan, Liz Krueger (D), representing the East Side of Manhattan, and newly-elected Assemblyman Tony Simone (D), representing Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and Midtown, introduced the bill on Monday, January 23. The bill refers to New York Civil Rights Law Section 40-b, with the current language of the law stating that theaters, music halls, and concert halls cannot deny entry to legitimate ticket holders. The proposed bill will add “sporting events” to the list.

    The proposal comes after Madison Square Garden had removed at least four lawyers from its venues since October due to their firms’ active legal action against MSG. The venue appeared to use facial recognition to identify the attorneys, and while this technology improves security at events, critics fear there is potential for abuse.

    Rolling Stone reported that Grant & Eisenhofer attorney Barbara Hart- whose firm is working against MSG but who is not working on the case herself- told them that security officials stopped and identified her at Brandi Carlile’s MSG show in October, without even seeing her ID. Hart said that “This is retaliatory behavior of powerful people against others, and that should be concerning to us. It was a very eerie experience to be on the receiving end of at that moment.”

    Others who have been reported as being kicked out include Kelly Conlon, an associate at Davis, Saperstein and Solomon. She was attending a Radio City Rockettes show at Radio City Music Hall in December before being kicked out due to a personal injury lawsuit her firm is working on.

    MSG claims they deploy biometric technology for the benefit of public safety when they remove sports fans from the Garden. This is absurd given that in at least four reported cases, the patrons who were booted from their venues posed no security threat and instead were lawyers at firms representing clients in litigation with MSG. Our legislation will close the loophole in state law that allows MSG to remove fans from the Garden and encourage an end to surveillance for non-security purposes.

    NY State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal

    The proposal is the latest effort from the three state representatives to stop MSG’s policy. Kruger, Hoylman-Sigal, and Simone have also protested outside MSG alongside other lawmakers, including Congressman Jerry Nadler. Hoylman-Sigal spoke about why they are putting the effort into proposing this bill.

    Many law firms have sued MSG over the policy, and in November a judge ordered a preliminary injunction to the firms that said that MSG has the right to revoke and refuse to sell tickets to customers but that it couldn’t deny the lawyers entry at the door, given they provided a valid ticket, only applying to concerts and theatrical performances. Both the firms and Madison Square Garden appealed this to New York’s Appellate court.

    Larry Hutcher’s firm is representing ticket resellers in a suit against MSG Entertainment. He sued the company over the policy and appealed the judge’s ruling to try and include sporting events. He hopes it will get passed so it will stop the venue from barring him and his coworkers from attending events. “We argued that Madison Square Garden, because it holds both concerts and sports, should be considered as one venue, but the judge limited our right to go to concerts. We are extremely happy that the legislature is recognizing that this is easily cured, and they’re taking steps to do that.”

    Hutcher also believes that the facial recognition technology MSG uses needs to be focused on as he is concerned it violates privacy rights. “They got that facial recognition picture from our website,” Hutcher says. “They have taken that they have misused it, and they have created what is in essence a digital fingerprint of me. I have no idea what they’re doing with that. The fact that they have taken this information and put it in a system without my consent or without my knowledge is extremely disturbing.” He also went on to describe it as “dystopian.”

    Madison Square Garden Company has denied this facial recognition policy violates the law, under the guise of facial recognition technology images not being retained unless they have been banned from an MSG venue or identified as a security threat. James Dolan, CEO of MSG, doubled down on using it on Good Day New York, saying “The real issue is our policy of not letting attorneys who are suing us into our building until the litigation is done. When it’s done, they’re very much welcome back. This is not discriminatory and we will not back down – The Garden has to defend itself – our values are important to us.”

    This is an ongoing issue between lawmakers and Madison Square Garden, and the firms’ fight will continue as long as the law allows MSG to continue its practices. As facial recognition software is a newer technology, there are many concerns. Could these be used to limit people based on race or gender from entering establishments, and use claims such as security matters as reasoning? What do these corporate entities do with the database collected with these photos, taken without us knowing? These questions and more will be asked as the use of this technology expands.

  • Beck and Phoenix Announce Co-Headlining Tour Coming to MSG on September 9th

    Grammy award-winning artists Beck and Phoenix have announced a co-headline tour; Beck & Phoenix: Summer Odyssey. The tour will stop at Madison Square Garden on Sept. 9.

    Beck & Phoenix

    Eight-time Grammy-winning artist Beck and French band Phoenix announced their upcoming co-headline tour. Beck is a 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee, and his single “Loser” in 1994 catapulted him into the rock scene. No record sounds quite like the rest as he changes up his sound frequently. However, The New York Times noted “Though Beck’s records through the years have tended toward maximalism, a kind of meticulous sonic gorgeousness, melody remains central to his art.”

    Phoenix is a critically-acclaimed band from France and has been nominated twice for Grammy awards, winning “Best Alternative Album” in 2010 for their album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. They also won “Best Rock Album” in 2014 for Bankrupt! at the French Victoires de La Musique. They have also headlined festivals including Coachella, Rock en Seine, and Governors Ball, and have sold out Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl.

    The 19-city run tour will hit Madison Square Garden on Sept. 9, with special guest Weyes Blood. Tickets go on sale starting on Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. here.

    SUMMER ODYSSEY 2023 TOUR DATES: 

    Tue Aug 01 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena ^#

    Thu Aug 03 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater ^#

    Sat Aug 05 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion ^#

    Mon Aug 07 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum ^#

    Tue Aug 08 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena +#

    Wed Aug 09 – Orange County, CA – OC Fair*

    Fri Aug 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center +#

    Sat Aug 12 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena +#

    Tue Aug 15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre +#

    Fri Aug 18 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP ~#

    Sun Aug 20 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ~#

    Mon Aug 21 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion ~#

    Tue Aug 22 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ~#

    Thu Aug 31 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion #

    Sat Sep 02 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre ~#

    Sun Sep 03 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage ~#

    Tue Sep 05 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway ~#

    Fri Sep 08 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann ~#

    Sat Sep 09 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden ~

    Sun Sep 10 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion ~#

    Support Key

    ^ Jenny Lewis

    + Japanese Breakfast

    ~ Weyes Blood

    # Sir Chloe

    * Fair Date

  • Madonna Announces Tour with Several Stops at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center

    Madonna announced Madonna: The Celebration Tour, taking fans through the catalog of her past 40-plus years of music.

    Madonna
    Madonna, photo by Ricardo Gomez

    Madonna is the best-selling female solo touring artist of all time, with 38 top 100 hits on Billboard. Some of her hits include “Vogue,” “Music,” “Crazy For You,” “Like a Virgin,” “Like a Prayer,” “Justify My Love,” “Live to Tell” and “Papa Don’t Preach.” Madonna states that she is “excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for.” The tour will also “pay respect to the city of New York, where her career in music began.”

    The Celebration Tour will offer a one-of-a-kind experience with special guest Bob the Drag Queen a.k.a. Caldwell Tidicue across all dates on the global tour. In her announcement video, she featured many prominent figures, including Diplo, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Bob The Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, Eric Andre, and more. The 35-city global tour will kick off in North America on Saturday, July 15 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC with a stop at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, and Thursday, Aug. 24, with added shows on Aug. 26 and Aug. 27 due to demand. She will also come to Barclays Center on Dec. 13 and 14.

    Tickets go on sale starting Friday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. local time. For more information about the tour and to purchase tickets, go here.

    HE CELEBRATION TOUR NORTH AMERICAN DATES:

    Sat Jul 15         Vancouver, BC            Rogers Arena                                      SOLD OUT

    Tue Jul 18        Seattle, WA                  Climate Pledge Arena                         SOLD OUT

    Wed Jul 19       Seattle, WA                  Climate Pledge Arena

    Sat Jul 22        Phoenix, AZ                 Footprint Center                                   On sale Jan. 27/23

    Tue Jul 25       Denver, CO                  Ball Arena                                             On sale Jan. 27/23

    Thu Jul 27       Tulsa, OK                     BOK Center                                           On sale Jan. 27/23

    Sun Jul 30       St. Paul, MN                 Xcel Energy Center                              On sale Jan. 27/23

    Wed Aug 02    Cleveland, OH             Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse              On sale Jan. 27/23

    Sat Aug 05      Detroit, MI                    Little Caesars Arena                             On sale Jan. 27/23

    Mon. Aug 07   Pittsburgh, PA             PPG Paints Arena                                 On sale Jan. 27/23

    Wed Aug 09    Chicago, IL                   United Center                                      SOLD OUT

    Thu Aug 10      Chicago, IL                   United Center

    Sun Aug 13      Toronto, ON                 Scotiabank Arena                                 SOLD OUT

    Mon Aug 14     Toronto, ON                Scotiabank Arena                                SOLD OUT

    Sat Aug 19       Montreal, QC               Bell Centre                                            SOLD OUT

    Sun Aug 20     Montreal, QC               Bell Centre                                          SOLD OUT

    Wed Aug 23    New York, NY              Madison Square Garden                      SOLD OUT

    Thu Aug 24     New York, NY              Madison Square Garden                      SOLD OUT

    Sat Aug 26      New York, NY              Madison Square Garden                      SOLD OUT

    Sun Aug 27     New York, NY             Madison Square Garden

    Wed Aug 30    Boston, MA                  TD Garden                                          SOLD OUT

    Thu Aug 31      Boston, MA                  TD Garden

    Sat Sep 02      Washington, DC          Capital One Arena                                On sale Jan. 27/23

    Tue Sep 05     Atlanta, GA                   State Farm Arena                                 On sale Jan. 27/23

    Thu Sep 07      Tampa, FL                    Amalie Arena                                        SOLD OUT

    Sat Sep 09      Miami, FL                      Miami-Dade Arena                               SOLD OUT

    Sun Sep 10      Miami, FL                     Miami-Dade Arena

    Wed Sep 13     Houston, TX                 Toyota Center                                     SOLD OUT

    Thu Sep 14      Houston, TX                Toyota Center

    Mon Sep 18     Dallas, TX                     American Airlines Center                    SOLD OUT

    Tue Sep 19      Dallas, TX                    American Airlines Center

    Thu Sep 21      Austin, TX                    Moody Center                                     SOLD OUT

    Fri Sep 22        Austin, TX                    Moody Center

    Wed Sep 27    Los Angeles, CA          Crypto.com Arena                               SOLD OUT

    Thu Sep 28      Los Angeles, CA          Crypto.com Arena                               SOLD OUT

    Sat Sep 30      Los Angeles, CA          Crypto.com Arena                               SOLD OUT

    Sun Oct 01       Los Angeles, CA          Crypto.com Arena

    Wed Oct 04     San Francisco, CA       Chase Center                                      SOLD OUT

    Thu Oct 05      San Francisco, CA       Chase Center                                      SOLD OUT

    Sat Oct 07       Las Vegas, NV             T-Mobile Arena                                   SOLD OUT

    Sun Oct 08      Las Vegas, NV             T-Mobile Arena

    THE CELEBRATION TOUR NORTH AMERICAN DATES (PART TWO):

    Wed Dec 13                Brooklyn, NY              Barclays Center                      On sale Jan. 30/23  

    Thu Dec 14                 Brooklyn, NY              Barclays Center                      On sale Jan. 30/23                                                              

    Sun Jan 7 2024          Los Angeles, CA         Kia Forum                               On sale Jan. 30/23                 

    Mon Jan 8 2024        Los Angeles, CA         Kia Forum                               On sale Jan. 30/23                 

    THE CELEBRATION TOUR EUROPE DATES:

    Sat Oct 14        London, UK                  The O2                                                  SOLD OUT     

    Sun Oct 15       London, UK                  The O2                                                 SOLD OUT

    Tue Oct 17       London, UK                  The O2                                                 SOLD OUT

    Wed Oct 18      London, UK                  The O2                                                SOLD OUT

    Sat Oct 21        Antwerp, BE                 Sportpaleis                                            SOLD OUT

    Sun Oct 22      Antwerp, BE                 Sportpaleis

    Tue Oct 24      Copenhagen, DK         Royal Arena                                          SOLD OUT

    Thu Oct 25      Copenhagen, DK         Royal Arena                                          On sale Jan. 27/23

    Sat Oct 28       Stockholm, SE             Tele2 Arena                                          

    Wed Nov 01     Barcelona, ES              Palau Sant Jordi                                   SOLD OUT

    Thu Nov 02     Barcelona, ES              Palau Sant Jordi

    Mon Nov 06    Lisbon, PT                    Altice Arena                                        SOLD OUT

    Tue Nov 07     Lisbon, PT                    Altice Arena                                        On sale Jan. 27/23

    Sun Nov 12      Paris, FR                       Accor Arena                                          SOLD OUT

    Mon Nov 13     Paris, FR                       Accor Arena                                          SOLD OUT

    Sun Nov 19      Paris, FR                       Accor Arena                                         On sale Jan. 27/23

    Wed Nov 15     Cologne, DE                Lanxess Arena                                      SOLD OUT

    Tu. Nov. 16      Cologne, DE                Lanxess Arena                                    

    Thu Nov 23     Milan, IT                        Mediolanum Forum                              SOLD OUT

    Sat Nov 25      Milan, IT                       Mediolanum Forum                             SOLD OUT

    Tue Nov 28     Berlin, DE                     Mercedes-Benz Arena                         SOLD OUT

    Wed Nov 29    Berlin, DE                    Mercedes-Benz Arena                    

    Fri Dec 1           Amsterdam, NL            Ziggo Dome                                          SOLD OUT

    Sat Dec 2        Amsterdam, NL            Ziggo Dome

    Tues Dec 5      London, U.K.               The O2                                                On Sale Jan 27/23