Mixtape Festival, the ultimate fangirl fest, is returning to Hersheypark Stadium this June after a one year hiatus. We’re not “festival people,” but we will make an exception for Mixtape, which brings together the best in 90s pop for an unforgettable weekend. We went to the inaugural fest in 2012 and saw NKOTBSB, LL Cool J, and 98 Degrees’ first show post- reunion. Needless to say, it was AMAZING, and we’re thrilled that Mixtape Festival is back in 2015! Check out the lineup below – tickets go on sale Saturday, January 31st.
2015 Mixtape Festival Lineup
NKOTB
TLC
Nelly
Sugar Ray
Vanilla Ice
Salt-n-Pepa
Mixtape Festival is great because all of the artist play full sets, not abbreviated festival sets. There are usually fun activities to go along with the concert, like boyband vs. boyband dodgeball games and VIP afterparties. Visit MixtapeFestival.com for more info on tickets and VIP packages!
NKOTB don’t just have concerts, they throw massive block parties. In 2011, they joined forces with Backstreet Boys to create the supergroup NKOTBSB, AKA the greatest event that has ever occured in fangirl history. 2013 brought us The Package Tour, as NKOTB recruited Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees into their boyband posse, for yet another unforgettable tour.
This summer, NKOTB are bringing TLC and Nelly out on The Main Event Tour! It’s their first North American tour in two years, and features an all new, 360 in the round stage. And if you’ve ever seen the New Kids on tour, you know that they totally BRING IT each and every night on stage. We can’t wait to see what happens on tour, especially anything involving Donnie or Jordan. Welcome to the Block Party.
Pre-sales start this Thursday, January 22nd for Blockhead members, and the public on sales are January 31st. Visit NKOTB.com for more info.
The Main Event Tour with NKOTB, TLC & Nelly May 1 – Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV – Buy Tickets May 2 – Honda Center – Anaheim, CA – Buy Tickets May 3 – SAP Center – San Jose, CA – Buy Tickets May 5 – Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC – Buy Tickets May 6 – Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, WA – Buy Tickets May 9 – The Forum – Los Angeles, CA – Buy Tickets May 11 – Viejas Arena – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets May 12 – Gila River Arena – Phoenix, AZ – Buy Tickets May 14 – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets May 15 – Smoothie King Center – New Orleans, LA – Buy Tickets May 16 – Toyota Center – Houston, TX – Buy Tickets May 18 – Chesapeake Energy Arena – Oklahoma City, OK – Buy Tickets May 19 – Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO – Buy Tickets May 20 – Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, MN – Buy Tickets May 22 – Scottrade Center – St. Louis, MO – Buy Tickets May 23 – Allstate Arena – Rosemont, IL – Buy Tickets May 26 – U.S. Bank Arena – Cincinnati, OH – Buy Tickets May 27 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN – Buy Tickets May 29 – The Palace of Auburn Hills – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets May 30 – Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, MI – Buy Tickets May 31 – Bankers Life Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, IN – Buy Tickets Jun 2 – Time Warner Cable Arena – Charlotte, NC – Buy Tickets Jun 4 – BB&T Center – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Buy Tickets Jun 5 – Amway Center – Orlando, FL – Buy Tickets Jun 6 – Phillips Arena – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets Jun 7 – KFC Yum Center – Louisville, KY – Buy Tickets Jun 9 – Norfolk Scope Arena – Norfolk, VA – Buy Tickets Jun 10 – Verizon Center – Washington, DC – Buy Tickets Jun 12 – Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT – Buy Tickets Jun 13 – Sands Bethlehem Events Center – Bethlehem, PA – Buy Tickets Jun 14 – Consol Energy Center – Pittsburgh, PA – Buy Tickets Jun 16 – Nationwide Arena – Columbus, OH – Buy Tickets Jun 17 – Quickenloans Arena – Cleveland, OH – Buy Tickets Jun 19 – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets Jun 20 – Nassau Coliseum – Uniondale, NY – Buy Tickets Jun 21 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY – Buy Tickets Jun 22 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY – Buy Tickets Jun 24 – TD Garden – Boston, MA – Buy Tickets Jun 27 – Mixtape Festival – Hershey, PA – Buy Tickets Jun 28 – Air Canada Center – Toronto, ON – Buy Tickets Jun 30 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC – Buy Tickets Jul 2 – First Niagara Center – Buffalo, NY – Buy Tickets
Few artists can get the internet buzzing like Shawn Mendes. Within minutes of announcing something big was coming, #ShawnsFirstHeadlines was trending worldwide. Shawn revealed the dates one by one, sending the internet into a frenzy by giving only coordinates as clues or things like “We heard there’s some pretty awesome food here.” (Which we immediately and accurately guessed as Paris because yes, the food there is AWESOME, and Shawn you must try some Pierre Herme macaroons while you’re there.)
The new shows are an extension of Shawn’s first headlining shows last fall, where he hit New York, Los Angeles and Toronto. Be ready to buy tickets because those shows sold out in minutes, and we’re sure this next round will too! The first 50 ticket buyers in each city will also get a free meet & greet with Shawn at the show! Everyone will get a copy of Shawn’s debut album when it’s released. Tickets go on sale on January 24th at 12pm local time for the US, and January 23rd 9am local time for dates in the UK and Europe. Set those alarms! Visit ShawnMendes.com for more info.
Shawn Mendes #ShawnsFirstHeadlines Tour Dates Feb 23 – Debaser Strand – Stockholm, Sweden Feb 25 – Franz – Berlin, Germany March 1 – Le Boule – Paris, France March 4 – Dingwalls – London, UK April 8 – Fillmore – Miami, FL April 10 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA April 11 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN April 12 – The Pageant – St Louis, MO April 14 – Northrop Auditorium – Minneapolis MN April 15 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI April 17 – Ogden Theater – Denver, CO April 19 – McFarlain Memorial Auditirum – Dallas, TX April 21 – LiveWire – Phoenix AZ April 22 – Observatory – Anaheim, CA
Watch Shawn’s latest video for “Something Big” below.
Country music is everywhere these days: from Nashville to NYC, and every US city in between. It’s even making it’s way to Europe, with more and more artists heading overseas for shows. Sam Hunt is the latest to announce a gig in the UK. His first UK show will be at the Borderline in London on March 9th!
The show is part of Sam’s first headlining tour, the Lipstick Graffiti Tour, which kicks off later this month in Los Angeles. (Nearly every date sold out within minutes of going on sale). Tickets for the London show go on sale January 20th at 9am local time. Get ’em while you can!
Sam Hunt
Borderline – London, U.K.
March 9th at Buy Tickets
Watch Sam performing his latest single “Take Your Time” in NYC last Fall.
TLC announced they are working on their 5th and final album – but they need your help! They launched a Kickstarter campaign today to fund the album, and are asking fans to contribute. Why? This way fans can be involved and TLC will maintain creative control. As they wrote, “While major labels offer artists multimillion dollar recording and marketing budgets, they don’t often give artists complete control of their own music. It is ESSENTIAL that we create our final album completely on our own terms, without any restrictions, with YOU.”
This will be the first TLC album recorded by Chilli and T-Boz as a duo. Like with any Kickstarter, you can get rewards for your contribution, ranging from a digital copy of the album once it’s released, to a TLC slumber party. You can contribute to TLC’s Final Album HERE! The campaign ends on February 19th, with a goal of $150,000.
We hear TLC might be heading out on tour soon … stay tuned for an announcement and practice singing “Waterfalls!”
NYC pop trio AJR are celebrating the release of their debut album, “Living Room,” with a hometown concert! The band will be playing a CD release show on March 5th at The Studio at Webster Hall. Tickets go on sale Jan 19th at 10am local time.
AJR “Living Room” Release Show
The Studio at Webster Hall
March 5th at 7:30pm Buy Tickets
Not in NYC? You can pickup a copy of the album when it’s released on March 3rd!
It’s totally possible to have an adventure through Europe without even leaving your couch. Here are some of our favorite movies that will take you to Rome, Paris & beyond.
1. The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Ah, Rome. The Eternal City. The land where they invented spaghetti. Whatever you want to call it, this movie is like taking a tour through the city. And no trip to Rome is complete without running into an Italian pop star who wants you to pose as his singing parter who’s like totally your twin and perform at the IMVAs so you don’t loose your record deal, right?
2. Monte Carlo
Sure, it’s basically the same plot as The Lizzie McGuire Movie. But this one takes place in Paris, and of course Monte Carlo. And stars Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy, Leighton Meester, and some really well cast male leads. Beau-jo-lais, y’all.
3. The Cheetah Girls 2
Sometimes you gotta strut down those streets and let Barcelona know the Cheetahs have arrived. The Cheetah Girls travel to Spain to compete in a talent show, almost get disqualified, meet some cute boys, and end up having a Cheetah-licious summer!
4. Chasing Liberty
Mandy Moore goes everywhere from Prague to Venice and back with Matthew Goode. Sure she may be on the run from her secret service body guards, but a romantic gondola ride never hurt anybody!
5. What A Girl Wants
Amanda Bynes goes to London to find her father, Colin Firth and meets a cute British boy, who also happens to be a musician. Believe it or not, no Christina Aguilera songs are in this movie, despite the title. (Didn’t you just read the title to the tune of “What A Girl Wants?” Us too.)
Fall Out Boy keep surprising us with tour dates and today they announced the “Boys Of Zummer Tour” featuring Wiz Khalifa and Hoodie Allen! This tour will be hitting amphitheaters around the US all summer long. Presales begin January 20th at 3pm EST and general on sales begin January 23rd at 10am local time. Check out all of the tour dates below!
Fall Out Boy “Boys Of Zummer Tour” 2015
June 10th – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ – Buy Tickets
June 13th – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ – Buy Tickets
June 14th – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA – Buy Tickets
June 16th – Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Buy Tickets
June 17th – Molson Canadian Center – Toronto, ON – Buy Tickets
June 18th – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center – Darien Lake, NY – Buy Tickets
June 20th – Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion – Portland, ME – Buy Tickets
June 23rd – Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY – Buy Tickets
June 24th – Nikon at Jones Beach – Wantagh, NY – Buy Tickets
June 26th – Xfinity Theatre – Hartford, CT – Buy Tickets
June 27th – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD – Buy Tickets
June 28th – Farm Bureau Live – Virginia Beach, VA – Buy Tickets
June 30th – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH – Buy Tickets
July 1st – Klipsch Music Center – Noblesville, IN – Buy Tickets
July 2nd – First Niagara Pavilion – Burgettstown, PA – Buy Tickets
July 3rd – Giant Center – Hershey, PA – Buy Tickets
July 4th – Pavilion @ Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA – Buy Tickets
July 10th – DTE Energy Music Theater – Clarkston, MI – Buy Tickets
July 11th – First Midwestern Bank Amphitheatre – Tinley Park, IL – Buy Tickets
July 12th – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN – Buy Tickets
July 14th – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – St. Louis, MO – Buy Tickets
July 15th – LC Pavilion – Columbus, OH – Buy Tickets
July 17th – Aaron’s Amphitheater @ Lakewood – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets
July 19th – PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC – Buy Tickets
July 21st – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre – Bonner Springs, KS – Buy Tickets
July 22nd – BOK Center – Tulsa, OK – Buy Tickets
July 25th – Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets
July 26th – Austin360 Amphitheatre – Austin, TX – Buy Tickets
July 28th – Isleta Amphitheatre – Albuquerque, NM – Buy Tickets
July 29th – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre – Denver, CO – Buy Tickets
July 30th – USANA Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT – Buy Tickets
Aug 1st – Amphitheatre Northwest – Ridgefield, WA – Buy Tickets
Aug 2nd – White River Amphitheatre – Auburn, WA – Buy Tickets
Aug 4th – VENUE TBD – San Francisco, CA
Aug 5th – Sleep Train Arena – Sacramento, CA – Buy Tickets
Aug 7th – Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV – Buy Tickets
Aug 8th – Sleep Train Amphitheatre – Chula Vista, CA – Buy Tickets
Aug 10th – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA – Buy Tickets
Preorder your copy of Fall Out Boy’s new album “American Beauty/American Psycho” on iTunes or Amazon now.
Brit pop band Rixton just released their video for “Hotel Ceiling” from their debut album “Let The Road,” due out March 3rd. The song was co-written by Ed Sheeran and features a pretty crazy storyline in the video. We definitely did not expect that twist!!
Watch the official video for “Hotel Ceiling” below!
Pre-order your copy of “Let The Road” on iTunes or Amazon now.
Fall Out Boy recently announced their new album “American Beauty/American Psycho” will be released January 20th worldwide. The band also released a string of UK tour dates for this October! Tickets go on sale January 16th at 9AM local time. Check out the flyer and full tour dates below.
Fall Out Boy “American Beauty/American Psycho UK Tour” 2015
Oct 3rd – Leeds First Direct Arena – Buy Tickets
Oct 4th – Aberdeen AECC GE Oil & Gas Arena – Buy Tickets
Oct 6th – Birmingham Barclaycard Arena – Buy Tickets
Oct 7th – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena – Buy Tickets
Oct 9th – Manchester Arena – Buy Tickets
Oct 10th – Bournemouth International Centre – Buy Tickets
Oct 11th – London The SSE Arena Wembley – Buy Tickets
Watch the official video for “Centuries” below.
Preoder the new album “American Beauty/American Psycho” on iTunes or Amazon now!
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