Author Archives: Staff report
-
Jeff Lynne announces final ELO tour, Chase Center date
Jeff Lynne’s ELO performs at Wembley Stadium in London on June 23, 2017. Courtesy Carsten Windhorst. Jeff Lynne has announced his final tour with ELO. The 27-date The Over and Out Tour will kick off on Aug. 24 and will stop at Chase Center on Sept. 1. There will…
-
Foo Fighters coming to Toyota Pavilion in Concord
Foo Fighters perform during Dreamfest benefitting Benioff Children’s Hospitals at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 13, 2023. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. The Foo Fighters, who had previously announced the summer North American leg of the Everything or Nothing at All Tour, have added a new show at Toyota Pavilion in…
-
Sting bringing power trio to the Masonic this fall
STING 3.0, courtesy Carter B. Smith. Sting is hitting the touring trail once again, but this time with a power trio rather than a full band. His Sting 3.0 Tour runs from September to November, including two shows at the Masonic in San Francisco on Nov. 6 and 7.…
-
Weezer taking the Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr. on the road to celebrate debut album
Weezer, courtesy. Weezer will be hitting the road later this year to mark the 30th anniversary of its self-titled debut LP, known as the Blue Album. The alt-rockers will play the album in full, along with other hit and fan favorites. To top it off, they’re bringing The Flaming…
-
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals mark annual Notes & Words benefit with Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson of Semisonic, courtesy. Semisonic frontman and acclaimed songwriter Dan Wilson will headline UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals’ 15th annual Notes & Words show at the Fox Theater in Oakland on May 11. The benefit concert will include performances by the Bay Area’s Curtis Family C-Notes (who appeared on…
-
Kid Cudi announces Insano World Tour, Chase Center date
Kid Cudi performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Aug. 21, 2022. Rapper Kid Cudi has announced a tour in support of his ninth album, Insano, which includes both North American and European legs. The Grammy winner will play 43 shows, starting in June. The San Francisco date falls…
-
Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa rebranding as Black Radio Experience in year 3
Robert Glasper performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival at Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif. on July 29, 2023. The event will return in a new form as the Black Radio Experience in 2024. Derek Fisher/STAFF. Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa, which debuted in 2022 with pianist, producer and songwriter…
-
Herbie Hancock, Maze, The Family Stone to play San Jose Jazz Summer Fest
Herbie Hancock performs at The Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Aug. 23, 2019. The jazz icon will perform at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest in August. Sean Liming/STAFF. Fourteen-time Grammy-winning jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, soul and funk group Maze honoring Frankie Beverly (who will pass the microphone to Tony…
-
‘Barbie’ music going on tour, coming to Shoreline
Barbie The Movie: In Concert The music of “Barbie” is going on tour, performed by an all-female orchestra, and coming to Shoreline Amphitheatre in July. Barbie The Movie: In Concert is a tour that will feature the music from the Warner Bros. Pictures film—alongside the film—with a performance by…
-
Kacey Musgraves announces Deeper Well World Tour, San Francisco date
Kacey Musgraves performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Feb. 19, 2022. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. Singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves has announced her her Deeper Well World Tour, supporting recently announced new album Deeper Well. The multi-Grammy winner will perform at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 24. After a tour…