Anyone who caught the MTV Video Music Awards last week knows the other big story – besides Britney Spears’ “performance” – was the row between Kid Rock and Tommy Lee, a pair that makes most pro wrestlers look like British lords.
The fight netted Rock misdemeanor battery charges, and the circus only grows: Las Vegas promoter Jeff Beacher recently offered the rockers a $1.5 million bout on New Year’s Eve at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. And yes, they’re considering accepting.
You’ll have your chance to check out Rock when he hits the Paramount Theatre on
Nov. 6 to promote his modestly titled new disc, “Rock N Roll Jesus.”
Hey, no one ever said Rock had a small ego. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($47.50, TicketHorse)
Neil Young added a second show to his Wells Fargo Theatre appearance. The Nov. 5 concert is sold out, but passes for the folk-rocker’s Nov. 6 date are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($64-$104, Ticketmaster)
Maroon 5 follows Kelly Clarkson and Underworld in switching to much smaller venues. The L.A. pop act, formerly slated to play the cavernous Pepsi Center, will now perform at the Fillmore Auditorium. Previously purchased tickets for the Oct. 29 date are still good for the all-ages show, and refunds are available. ($50.50, Ticketmaster)
Yonder Mountain String Band will play a three-night stint at the Fillmore Auditorium Dec. 29-31. Tickets for the Colorado jamgrass band’s sets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($29.50-$55, Ticketmaster)
The Jesus and Mary Chain more or less invented the brand of gauzy, guitar- driven squall that seems to come back into fashion every few years. Hipsters will rejoice to hear the reunited act visit the Fillmore on Oct. 28 with the Lemonheads. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($35, Ticketmaster)
James Taylor’s sensitive, intimate folk-pop plays surprisingly well at larger venues, at least if past reviews are any indication. Tickets for Taylor’s Nov. 2 show at Colorado Springs’ World Arena are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($39.50-$79.50, Ticketmaster)
Brian Regan ought to have honorary residency here, considering how many times he regularly comes by. The squeaky-clean comic, last here in March, will visit Greeley’s Monfort Concert Hall on Nov. 15 and Boulder’s Macky Auditorium Nov. 16. Tickets are on sale at noon Saturday. ($35.75-$39.50, or Ticketmaster)
