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New on sales from Ticketmaster:

Harlem Globetrotters
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Save Mart Center
Fresno , CA

Harlem Globetrotters
Saturday, January 17, 2009 to Sunday, January 18, 2009
ORACE Arena
Oakland , CA

Harlem Globetrotters
Monday, January 19, 2009
ARCO Arena
Sacramento , CA

Harlem Globetrotters
Friday, January 16, 2009 to Saturday, January 17, 2009
HP Pavilion At San Jose
San Jose , CA
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Here’s a look at some of this week’s top concerts:

Dave Matthews Band: Veteran rock band attracts mix of college kids and jam-band fans, 7 p.m., Sept. 5-6, 6 p.m., Sept. 7, UC Greek Theatre, Berkeley, 925-685-TIXS, 415-421-TIXS, 510-625-TIXS, www.apeconcerts.com.

Nine Inch Nails: Trent Reznor returns to share his pain with paying fans, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 5, Oracle Arena, Oakland, $39.50-$55, 925-685-TIXS, 415-421-TIXS, 510-625-TIXS, www.coliseum.com.

Brian Wilson: Beach Boys leader is touring in support of his first new studio album in years, 8 p.m., Sept. 5, Paramount, Oakland, $45.50-$125, 510-465-6400, www.paramounttheatre.com.

Luis Miguel: Latin music superstar who does his best work on romantic ballads, 8 p.m., Sept. 6, HP Pavilion, San Jose, $40-$150, 925-685-TIXS, 415-421-TIXS, 510-625-TIXS, www.hppsj.com.
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What’s in a name? Well, in the case of next week’s Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, quite a lot, actually.

Back in the 1800s, Outside Lands was the name used for what’s now San Francisco’s Sunset District. At that time, the area was covered in sand dunes and was considered uninhabitable. Development changed all that, and the former Outside Lands area is now home to Golden Gate Park.

The name conjures up an image of stark isolation — a place Mel Gibson’s “Road Warrior” might visit — but the Outside Lands festival is not alone. This year has seen the birth of many new, non-touring multi-day music events, to the point where 2008 will be likely be remembered in the industry as the year of the festival.
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New on sales from www.ticketmaster.com.

Thursday June 12, 2008 10:00 AM

Face To Face
Thursday November 6, 2008 8:00 PM
The Fillmore, San Francisco
$25.00

Friday June 13, 2008 10:00 AM

One Dream, One World
Saturday July 19, 2008 7:30 PM
Cow Palace, San Francisco
$88.00-$28.00

Inquietos Del Norte
Sunday July 13, 2008 2:00 PM
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose
$50.00

Randy Travis
Saturday August 16, 2008 6:30 PM
Monterey Fairgrounds, Monterey
$75.00-$30.00

Al Green / Gladys Knight
Friday September 19, 2008 7:00 PM
Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord, Concord
$79.50-$37.50
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(Press release as follows:)

Nine Inch Nails 2008 touring lineup has been completed. Returning member Robin Finck and new addition Rich Fownes will join Trent Reznor, Alessandro Cortini and Josh Freese for a world tour beginning July in North America.

Finck has served in numerous touring configurations of NIN, from tours supporting The Downward Spiral (1994-1997) to The Fragile (2000-2001). More recently, he played in Guns N Roses. Fownes has been performing with UNKLE, and has been a member of With Scissors and The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster.

The upcoming tour will feature the live debut of material from the recently released Ghosts I-IV alongside songs spanning the entire NIN catalogue.

Confirmed dates thus far for NIN’s 2008 world tour are listed below. Additional dates and on-sales will be announced shortly.

07/25/08 - Pemberton, BC - Pemberton Festival
07/26/08 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena at Seattle Center
07/28/08 - Edmonton, ALB - Rexall Place
07/29/08 - Calgary, ALB - Pengrowth Saddledome
07/31/08 - Winnipeg, MAN - MTS Centre
08/02/08 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
08/05/08 - Toronto, ONT - Air Canada Centre
08/07/08 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
08/08/08 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
08/12/08 - Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Civic Coliseum
08/13/08 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena
08/15/08 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
08/16/08 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
08/18/08 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
08/20/08 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
08/22/08 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
08/23/08 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
08/27/08 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
08/29/08 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
08/31/08 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
09/02/08 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
09/03/08 - Salt Lake City, UT - The E Center of West Valley
09/05/08 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
09/06/08 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum

Given the illustrious track record of the event, many folks were expecting that the 20th annual Bridge School Benefit would feature pretty much the greatest musical lineup of all time. Fans were looking for something that would put Woodstock to shame.

Unfortunately, the Beatles, Janis Joplin, Tupac Shakur, Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and, most significantly, Jerry Garcia were unavailable. So we were left with organizer Neil Young, the Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, the Foo Fighters, Brian Wilson and a handful of other top acts _ which collectively turned out to be a mighty fine consolation prize on Saturday at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.

The Bridge concert, which benefited the Hillsborough-based school for students with severe speech and physical impairments, included a few new acts. Most, however, were veterans of past events. Matthews has played the gig several times, including last year. It was the third go-around for the Foos. And Pearl Jam was making its 143,215th annual appearance during this 20th anniversary Bridge.
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