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...fans accept no rivalry that is not against New York. Men, women, and children of all ages stand along Yawkey Way before and after every game, hawking bootleg “Yankees suck” T-shirts. A week ago I went to an Allman Brothers concert at the Tweeter Center—a four-hour lovefest of billowing marijuana smoke and pricey hot dogs—and as I headed for the exit, do you know what the aging hippies were chanting? Not “Duane lives!” or “Bring back Dickey...
...profanity and high velocity associated with punk rock are all in place, but the subject matter is often the stuff of Freddie Prinze Jr. movies. Nearly every song is concerned with a universal adolescent experience: a terrifying first date; a holiday with grotesque relatives; a romance at a rock concert. Anthem Part Two presumes to whine on behalf of everybody under 18: "Corporate leaders, politicians/ Kids can't vote, adults elect them... If we're f___ed up, you're to blame." As John McCain does with the G.O.P., singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge, 25, singer/bassist Mark Hoppus, 29, and drummer Travis...
...Concert promoter John Giddings says the prevalence of veteran artists like Dylan on the summer circuit is nothing new. They tour, he says, because "they're the acts that can still sell vast amounts of tickets." Of course some relative newcomers such as Robbie Williams may be able to pull off stadium shows in certain markets; he will tour Britain and Ireland in July and August (including stops at Glasgow and Cardiff). But it's mostly the older bands - the likes of AC/DC and the Eagles, which are both touring Europe - that have achieved the critical fan mass to fill...
...council will contribute $5,000 per concert...
...Though plans for a second concert in May fell through, HCC has signed the popular band Dispatch to perform in the fall...