Pick(s) of the Week: Vh1 Best Cruise Ever or Authority Zero

See:  3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, Shinedown, Finger Eleven, Carolina Liar, Secondhand Serenade, Safetysuit and many many more.

We all need a vacation right?

The cruise sets sail from Tampa April 15 to the 19 and there are still spots available!  www.Vh1BestCruiseEver.com We’ll be there and will share experience with you, but why not join in on the fun?

Stuck in town?  Don’t miss this show: Authority Zero w/ Voo Doo Glow Skulls, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, VeraGroove, The Heartless, The Bend Marquee Theatre, Tempe All Ages

It’s Official! We’re going on the Vh1 Best Cruise Ever and you should too!

We’re booked and ready to go and so should you! 

VH1 Best Cruise Ever,  will be the first-ever official VH1 entertainment cruise sets sail in just a few weeks but cabins are still available!   This music festival at sea, hosted by 3 Doors Down, also features Lifehouse and Shinedown, sets sail from Tampa, Florida to Grand Cayman April 15-19, 2010 on the Carnival Inspiration. 

In addition to 3 Doors Down (who if you missed the 2009 Tempe Music Festival put on an AMAZING show), Lifehouse and Shinedown, the VH1 Best Cruise Ever will also include performances by special guests Finger Eleven and VH1′s “You Oughta Know” artists Carolina Liar and SAFETYSUIT and several other artists.

There’s also a tons of other events taking place on the cruise.  Check out the schedule for yourself!  We’ll be sure to give you an update on all of the performances held on this festival style cruise, but why wait to hear it from us, when you can see it all for yourself!Cabins for VH1 Best Cruise Ever are currently on sale and start at $799 per person based on double occupancy plus taxes and fees. For more information, go to www.vh1bestcruiseever.com

Nickelback Confirms 2010 Dark Horse Tour Dates With Special Guests Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown

Nickelback Confirms 2010 Dark Horse Tour Dates With Special Guests Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown

Tickets go on sale in select markets beginning December 4th at LiveNation.com

LOS ANGELES — Grammy-nominated, mega-platinum rock powerhouse Nickelback, has announced the 2010 North American leg of their Dark Horse World Tour, a Live Nation produced event. The tour will feature special guests Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown with the opening act and additional dates to be announced. The newly confirmed dates are hot off the heels of their summer and fall dates where the band played to sold out crowds around the world. Tickets go on sale beginning December 4th in select markets at LiveNation.com.

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Nickelback fan club members will have access to presale tickets beginning November 27th in select markets. Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning November 30th at 10am local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Additional information on the tour, ticket on sales, fan club membership and VIP packages is available at Nickelback.com and LiveNation.com.

  NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 2010 TOUR:
  April 6           London, ON           John Labatt Centre
  April 8           Toronto, ON          Air Canada Centre
  April 9           Montreal, QC         Bell Centre
  April 11          Ottawa, ON           Scotiabank Place
  April 13          Washington, DC       Verizon Center
  April 14          Hampton VA           Hampton Coliseum*
  April 16          Greenville, SC       BI-LO Center*
  April 17          Greensboro, NC       Greensboro Coliseum Complex*
  April 19          Orlando, FL          Amway Arena*
  April 21          Atlanta, GA          Philips Arena
  April 24          Tulsa, OK            BOK Center
  * Shinedown not included.

The latest single from Dark Horse, “Never Gonna Be Alone,” is already top 15 at Hot A/C and heating up quickly at Top 40. Last week also saw the premiere of the video for “Never Gonna Be Alone.” Added out of the box at VH1 and Fuse, both channels will start airing it on November 23rd. The video can currently be seen via Nickelback.com, RoadrunnerRecords.com and YouTube. Look for the broadcast premiere November 23rd. The video was shot by veteran director and longtime Nickelback friend Nigel Dick.

Nickelback is one of the biggest rock bands in the world, with over 35 million albums sold. The band’s latest album, Dark Horse, produced by the legendary Mutt Lange, debuted at number two on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and has remained on the Top 200 for 50 weeks selling over 2.4 million albums in the US alone. Nickelback is currently nominated for a 2009 American Music Award in the Pop/Rock category for Favorite Band, Duo or Group.

Nickelback has enjoyed unprecedented success with their last album, All The Right Reasons, which has been RIAA certified 8X platinum. The six singles from the album totaled 12 million downloads and 6 million ringtones. All proceeds of digital single and video sales for “If Everyone Cared” between February 1 and July 31, 2007 were donated to charity, equally distributed between Amnesty International and International Childrens’ Awareness Canada. Each of the five videos from All The Right Reasons has reached #1 on VH1′s playlist: “Photograph,” “Savin’ Me,” “Far Away,” “If Everyone Cared” and “Rockstar.” In 2006 Nickelback was awarded a World Music Award for “World’s Best Rock Group,” a Billboard Touring Award for “Breakthrough Artist,” an American Music Award for “Favorite Pop/Rock Album” and a People’s Choice Award for “Best Rock Group.”