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Roger Waters Performs “The Wall” in Buffalo October 8

Roger Waters, front man of the classic rock band, Pink Floyd, is set to perform in Buffalo, NY on October 8, 2010 (Friday) as part of his “The Wall” 2010 tour. He will be performing in the HSBC Arena (End Stage) in Buffalo at exactly 7 PM. No front acts or guest performances were announced for this concert. Waters will pull off an all-nighter, one-man show singing all the tracks from Pink Floyd’s timeless and highly successful 1979 album, The Wall. The album has been performed live in its entirety for only 31 times, mostly during Floyd’s 1980 tour.

Tickets will go on sale on Monday, May 10, 2010 at 10 AM. AMEX cardholders can get themselves early bird or presale tickets only from May 3 10 AM until May 9 10 PM. iTunes, Live Nation, Radio, Venue and AOL are also offering presale tickets. Log on to Tickets.com for more details and even avail of VIP ticket packages. Ticket prices for the Buffalo show are from $235 to $1145.

The show in Buffalo is one of the stops in Roger Water’s 33-city “The Wall” 2010 tour, which will kick off in Toronto on September and will run throughout the fall until early winter. To view the full list of dates and venues for the said tour, log on to Roger Waters Tour.

John Mayer Conquers Buffalo with “Battle Studies” August 10

Grammy award winner and chart topping singer and songwriter John Mayer will be on a summer tour that gets underway on July 16 in Charlotte, NC in support of his latest studio release, the Billboard chart topper “Battle Studies”.

As part of Mayer’s 34-city trek across the US which also includes a few stops Canada, he will be performing in Buffalo, NY at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on August 10, Tuesday at 7 PM.

John Mayer Tickets go on sale on April 24, Saturday at 10 AM EDT via Ticketmaster. Mayer’s official website will be holding a presale event on April 19, Monday at 10 AM EDT. Citi cardholders can also avail of presale tickets on April 21, Wednesday at 10 AM EDT. Live Nation will also be offering access to presale tickets on April 23, Friday at 10 AM EDT. Tickets are priced at $36 for the lawn seating areas.

“Battle Studies” is Mayer’s follow-up to his critically and commercially successful 2006 studio effort “Continuum”. Whereas “Continuum” is more R&B and soul, “Studies” is greatly influenced by the music icons of the 70s and the 80s like Neil Young, Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac.

Log on to John Mayer’s website for more details on his upcoming summer tour.

Green Day’s Wall of Sound Smacks Buffalo August 5

Grammy award-winning band Green Day has just announced its North American summer tour which will be launched on August 3 in Camden, NJ and will conclude with a show in Chula Vista, CA on September 2.

The 14-city tour will involve a stop in New York’s Darien Lake Performing Arts Center at the Darien Center on Thursday, August 5. They are scheduled to perform at 7 PM. The band AFI is also set to perform as support act.

Tickets go on sale to the public on April 17, Saturday at 10 AM EDT through Ticketmaster. Presale tickets are available for Citi Cardholders beginning on April 14, Wednesday at 10 AM EDT. Early bird tickets are also available through the AFI Fan Club starting on April 15, Thursday at 12 PM EDT and through the Live Nation presale starting on April 16, Friday at 10 AM EDT.

Ticket prices are from $20 to $35 for the lawn areas.

Green Day is expected to sing tracks from their current chart-topping album, “21st Century Breakdown”, which was released in May 2009.

Meanwhile, a theatrical adaptation of the band’s 2005 hit single “American Idiot” is set to open in Broadway on April 20. Reviews for the said musical are also expected to come out later in the week.

Check out the band’s complete tour schedule via Green Day Tour.

Kings of Leon Rocks Darien Lake PAC on July 30

Nashville rockers Kings of Leon aren’t slowing down their engine one iota as the white-hot band prepares for its coming 32-city trek across North America. The band is slated to be at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on Friday, July 30 at 7:30pm. For a full listing of KOL tour dates, visit Kings of Leon Tour. The band continues to tour in support of their latest effort “Only by the Night” which was released in September 2008 and has turned platinum four times over.

Tickets for the Darien Lake date go onsale to the general public through Ticketmaster on Saturday, March 27 at 10am. There will be two presales for Citicard members. The first is the standard Citi presale on Friday, March 26 at 10am and the later is a Citi Preferred presale at Saturday, March 27 at 10am. Ticket prices range from $56.50 to $36.50, and there is an 8 ticket limit per household for this event.

Paramore, Tegan & Sara in Buffalo for “Honda Civic” Tour

The band that gave us the hits “Decode” and “I Caught Myself” – Paramore, is now prepping for an all-US city tour in partnership with auto giant Honda for the annual Honda Civic Tour which will also feature rock band Tegan and Sara as support act.

The tour will kick off on July 23 and will conclude on September 19. The tour will be brought to New York’s Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on August 8, Sunday at 6:30 PM, where both bands will be singing their hits live.

Tickets for the event go on sale on March 27, Saturday at 10 AM EDT via Ticketmaster. The event’s website will be the first to offer presale tickets on March 23, Tuesday at 3 PM EDT. Citi, Live Nation and radio will all be holding presale events on March 26, Friday at 10 AM EDT. Ticket prices are from $37 to $48.50. Full tour details can be viewed at Paramore Tour.

A Honda Civic Si Coupe will also be raffled on the tour’s final show in Anaheim on September 19. For those who want to have a chance to own a new Civic, simply become a fan of the event’s Facebook fan page and just follow the instructions posted there.

The Honda Civic Tour started in 2001 with Blink 182 headlining the trek. It was held annually except for last year. Its most recent outing was in 2008 with Panic at the Disco at the helm.

Paramore is currently furthering “Brand New Eyes” reach, their third studio album which took the no.2 spot on the Billboard 200 upon its release last fall. It features the tracks “Ignorance” and “Brick by Boring Brick” which are also now streaming at the band’s website.

Pearl Jam Drops the Hammer on HSBC Arena May 10

Pearl Jam is getting ready to rock the HSBC Arena like it was 1994. The Seattle grunge icons have laid out 10 cities they’ll call home this May, and on Monday, May 10 at 7:30pm they’ve decided to settle into Buffalo. The band is touring in support of their latest album “Backspacer” which was released last fall. It climbed to number 1 on the Billboard Album Charts in its first week of release. Band of Horses will be offering opening support for Pearl Jam on their upcoming tour. For more information on tour stops, checkout Pearl Jam Tour.

Tickets go onsale to the general public through Tickets.com on Saturday, March 20 at 12pm. Ticket prices have yet to be released for this date.

Tom Petty to Break Hearts at Darien Lake PAC August 14

Tom Petty is readying his first studio album in 10 years. The album entitled “Mojo” doesn’t have a release date, but that hasn’t stopping Petty from hitting the road to support his coming work. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have outlined a 36-city tour that will make its way to Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on Saturday, August 14 at 7:00pm. For information on other stops on the upcoming tour, visit Tom Petty Tour.

Tickets for the Darien Lake show go onsale to the general public via Ticketmaster on Monday, March 15 at 10am. Fan club members will have a shot at presale tickets on Wednesday, March 10 at 10am as will Citi cardholders who will get access on Thursday, March 11 at 10am. Tickets top out at $131 for front pavilion seating and the general admission lawns will set you back $41.

Dave Matthews Band Returns to Darien Lake PAC on June 2

What summer tour would be complete without a helping of the Dave Matthews Band? They will be making their annual trek through Buffalo on Wednesday, June 2 at 7pm. It will be just one stop on a 40-city tour which will carry them through September. The group continues to tour in support of their latest album ‘Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King’ that was nominated for two Grammy Awards. DMB has tabbed an assortment of musicians to help them out on the road including Ben Harper, Zac Brown Band, Gov’t Mule, Brett Dennen and Raphel Saadiq. No word on who will be present for the Atlanta show. For up-to-date tour info, check out Dave Matthews Band Tour.

Tickets go onsale to the general public on Friday, February 26 at 10am. If you weren’t fortunately enough to take advantage of the DMB Warehouse fan club presale, you can still score advanced tickets via the American Express presale on Monday, February 22 at 10am. Ticket prices run from $70 to $40.

Elton John, Billy Joel Play HSBC Arena on March 9

After a spate of illness sidelined the Buffalo date from Elton John and Billy Joel’s Face 2 Face Tour last December, the dynamic duo finally reach Buffalo on Tuesday, March 9 at 7:30pm. The world tour has now covered over a year on the road for the pair. The format for the show is both will come together at the beginning to play a set of duets together for breaking out for solo sets only to rejoin together for the big finale. Buffalo and Albany will be some of the last dates played by the pair before going their separate touring ways in 2010. Visit Elton John Tour for additional upcoming tour dates.

Tickets are currently onsale via Tickets.com. Ticket prices range from $179.50 for floor and select lower level seating to $99.50 and $49.50 for upper level seating.

David Gray Draws the Line at the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts on March 29

British singer-songwriter David Gray has extended his “Draw the Line” tour and added a date for the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts on Monday, March 29 at 8pm. Gray has recruited Phosphorescent to serve as opening musical support for the show. His latest album “Draw the Line” was released in September and is Gray’s first slate of new material since 2007’s “Life in Slow Motion.” David Gray’s Buffalo stop is part of a world tour that has been running since October. Visit David Gray’s website for more information on upcoming tour dates.

Tickets go onsale to the general public through Ticketmaster on Friday, December 11 at 10am. Tickets will run from $57.50 to $40 for seating on the floor and $27.50 for upstairs seating.