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REM forced to move Cardiff show due to poor ticket sales

REM's upcoming gig at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium has been switched to a smaller indoor venue in the Welsh city subsequently sluggish ticket sales.


The demonstrate, due to take place on August 25, will instead be at the nearby Cardiff International Arena. Tickets are still valid, but fans can get a refund if they wish.


About 18,000 tickets had already been sold for the stadium, against a capacity for the show of about 35,000.

Bob Gold, the band's European manager, told the BBC sales had not met expectations and it was decided it was punter for the band and the audience to move into "a smaller, more intimate venue".


Fans world Health Organization have already bought tickets have been contacted about the change.


They can function their stadium tickets, or get a refund, and have been offered discounts on other REM shows at Twickenham and Southampton.

Gold blamed the general economic situation for the deficiency of gross sales, although he said tickets for REM's other UK shows were "satisfactory".

REM play four shows on the second leg of their European turn, having already played a headline one-armed bandit at the T In The Park festival in Scotland last month (July 13).


The dates are:

Manchester Lancashire County Cricket Club (August 24)

Cardiff International Arena (25)

Southampton Rose Bowl (27)

London Twickenham Stadium (30)


To check the availability of REM tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.



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Mindy Mccready - Mccready Released From Jail After Probation Violation

Fallen country music star MINDY MCCREADY has been released on bail following yet another arrest, this time for violating the terms of her probation, according to reports.

MCCready turned herself into authorities in Williamson County, Tennessee on Monday evening (23Jun08) and posted bail two hours later, according to website TMZ.com.

Police officials have reported to the site that MCCready was suspected of falsifying information on her community service report.

The singer was released from jail last December (07) after serving a six month sentence following an earlier parole violation after allegedly assaulting her mother.

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Artist: Rooney

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Discography:


   
 Calling the World

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 12

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The retro-leaning pop/rock lot Rooney is comprised of Robert Carmine (vocals/guitar), Taylor Locke (guitar), Matt Winter (bass), Louie Stephens (keyboards), and Ned Brower (drums). Inspired by the Beach Boys, ELO, Superdrag, and the quintet's hometown of Los Angeles, Rooney held their earlier practices in Locke's service department in 2000. From the start, however, the mathematical group enjoyed connections that most garage bands deficiency: Carmine is the younger brother of actor/ex-Phantom Planet drummer Jason Schwartzman (not to mention the boy of actress Talia Shire, cousin of Nicholas Cage, and nephew of Francis Ford Coppola), and both he and Brower had previously enjoyed acting careers (Brower briefly starred opposite Katie Holmes in Dawson's Creek, while Carmine enjoyed medium-sized roles in The Princess Diaries and The Virgin Suicides). The connections paying off, and Rooney made their live debut opening for Phantom Planet in 2002.


More live dates would follow, including tours with Weezer and the Vines, and it wasn't long in front Rooney enlisted the avail of Keith Forsey (Baton Idol, the Psychedelic Furs, Simple Minds) to record real for their commencement full-length album. Spring 2003 sawing machine the exit of Rooney's sunny self-titled debut, whose gross revenue spiked well when the band appeared on The O.C. (the first in a long communication channel of indie acts of the Apostles to do so) in 2004. Later that year, the DVD Spit and Sweat arrived, collection live performances, music videos, and interviews. Rooney began recording their bit record album late in 2004 with producer Tony Hoffer, just the album -- tentatively titled The Kids After Sunset -- was scrapped, contempt several songs beingness posted on the band's MySpace page in 2005. More tracks from the roger Huntington Sessions leaked onto the Internet and were dubbed The Lost Album. The band attempted to record their second album over again in fall 2005 with Howard Benson in the producer's seat. The album was slated for a 2006 exit simply was likewise scrapped due to the band and label's inability to agree which songs should come along on it. In 2006, Rooney toured with Kelly Clarkson and returned to the studio with producer John Fields for a third -- and successful -- effort at their second album. Calling the World was released by Cherrytree Records in summer 2007.

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Rolling Stones - Richards Not A Bowie Fan

ROLLING STONES star KEITH RICHARDS has ridiculed fellow British rocker DAVID BOWIE for his love of attention-seeking.

Richards, 64, admits he is "not a huge fan" of Bowie because he would rather pose than perform, reports GigWise.com.

He says, "It's all pose. It's all f**king posing. It's nothing to do with music. He knows it too."

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Josh Groban - Groban Takes Dating Tips From Mayer

Singer JOSH GROBAN is attempting to adopt pal JOHN MAYER's carefree attitude to relationships - because he hopes it will lead him to beautiful women.

The 27-year-old has his own theories on why Mayer attracts a string of beauties - including Jessica Simpson, Minka Kelly and his current girlfriend Jennifer Aniston.

And Groban is eager to emulate Mayer's success with the opposite sex by copying his friend's "swagger".

He tells People.com, "John's got a swagger that I've noticed. He's got a ?tude (attitude) that I have to try and learn how to get. It's that 'I may talk to you, I may not talk to you,' kind of thing."

But Mayer has played down his babe-magnet status and insists there are no set rules to landing a date with a sexy woman.

He says, "I don't have a secret. I don't think about it like that. I think about it as just being nice. All you have to do is just be polite and treat people really well."

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