Conductor/arranger Brent Havens and his 30-piece orchestra plus a full rock band - featuring singer Randy Jackson's (lead singer of the rock band Zebra) - join forces to perform classic songs of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd in "The Music of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, A Rock Symphony," a brilliant combination of passion and power Sept. 19 at the Washington State Fair.

The Music of Led Zeppelin was first performed in 1996 and was transcribed and scored by Havens, who is guest conducting this performance. The performance features songs from the vast Zeppelin catalog, such as "Kashmir," "Black Dog," "All of My Love" and "Stairway to Heaven."

According to a news release, the "show will include Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album in its entirety for 45 minutes in the first half of the show. A 20-minute intermission follows, then the best of Led Zeppelin follows for 75 minutes in the second half of the show." 

Tickets are $20-$45, and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26 on the Fair website, or by phone (888) 559-FAIR (3247) daily, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival - The world's largest touring heavy music festival - is back for its seventh year with a July 8 date at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn. Crawling around will be Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, Body Count Featuring Ice T, Suicide Silence, Mushroom head and the not scary named Asking Alexandria and Miss May I.

Ticket prices haven't been announced. The show goes on sale through LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster and 1.800.745.3000 at 10 a.m. Friday, April 4.

If you adore loud, aggressive and violent music, then this is your show.

So much for never coming back again.

Christine McVie has officially returned to Fleetwood Mac 16 years after splitting from the group.

The group announced McVie would be joining Fleetwood for a 33-city tour kicking off in September, which includes a Nov. 20 show at the Tacoma Dome.

It's official! After a 16-year absence, Christine McVie will be re-joining Fleetwood Mac band mates Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as they launch the On With The Show Tour. Exclusively promoted by Live Nation, the tour will kick off on Tuesday, Sept. 30 in Minneapolis, Minn. at the Target Center and the reunited band will perform 34 shows in 33 cities across North America. Christine has not toured with the band since 1998's The Dance Tour.

The reunion of the multi-GRAMMY Award®-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and one of rock's most beloved bands was announced during an interview from Los Angeles, Calif. with Carson Daly on NBC's TODAY this morning.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Monday, March 31 at 10:00 a.m. through Sunday, April 6 at 10:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, April 7 through the Live Nation mobile app and at www.livenation.com.

The Eagles are coming to Tacoma Monday, Aug. 25. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, March 29. Let's read the press release...

The Eagles have added late summer and fall concerts to their 2014 "History of the Eagles" tour, which kicked off July 6, 2013 and features classics spanning the band's career, including some that have never been performed live prior to this tour, as well as songs featured in History of the Eagles, the band's acclaimed, top-selling documentary. 

New shows include Monday, August 25 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington; Wednesday, August 27 at the MODA Center in Portland, Oregon; Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30 at Lake Tahoe's Harvey's Outdoor Arena in Stateline, Nevada; Tuesday, September 2 at the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah; Friday, September 5 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska; Saturday, September 6 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa; Monday, September 8 at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Wednesday, September 10 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, September 13 for the fourth History of the Eagles concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York; Monday, September 15 at the TD Garden Arena in Boston, Massachusetts; Wednesday, October 1 at the Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix (Glendale), Arizona; Friday, October 3 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California; and Saturday, October 4 at Viejas Arena in San Diego, California.

Tickets go on sale to the general public for the Tacoma, WA; Portland, OR; Omaha, NE; Phoenix, AZ; and Anaheim, CA concerts beginning Saturday, March 29 at 10 AM local time (live Nation and Ticketmaster).  Advanced tickets will go on sale to American Express® Cardmembers beginning Friday, March 21 at 10 AM through Friday, March 28 at 10 PM.

Check eaglesband.com for tour and ticketing updates.

Eighties rockers Def Leppard will perform with KISS June 29 at the White River Amphitheatre to try to recapture their glory and dominance of the '80s hair metal scene. Gone are the mullets and ripped jeans in lieu of a more contemporary look, but don't be fooled, this is still the same Def Leppard: Joe Elliot's trademark vocals, two wailing guitarists, a driving bass line, and a one-armed drummer.

The two bands decided to support our heroes and honor their dedicated fans in the armed services by partnering with numerous military organizations for the tour. Partnerships will include the USO, Hiring Our Heroes, Project Resiliency/The Raven Drum Foundation, August Warrior Project and the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard Chicago and REO Speedwagon will perform at the Washington State Fair Sept. 9, 2014.

The Chicago and REO Speedwagon concert is part of the Washington State Fair's 2014 Concert Series, Presented by Columbia Bank. Tickets are $80 - Golden Circle, $50, and $40 with reserved seating, and include Fair gate admission. Tickets will start selling on Saturday, March 8 at 10 a.m. on the Fair website, http://bit.ly/1bQ9Z41 or by phone (888) 559-FAIR (3247) daily, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. PST. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Washington State Fair's Box Office at 9^th Ave SW and Meridian Street on Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., and a $1 per ticket service fee will be charged for on-site purchases.

Jack Johnson has announced his summer headline tour in support of his sixth studio album, From Here To Now To You, which includes an Aug. 23 show at the Gorge Amphitheatre.Amos Lee and Michael Kiwanuka will open.

Tickets are $38.50-$80, and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31 at Ticketmaster, LiveNation.com or on the ringy-dingy at 1.800.745.3000.

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International superstar, Katy Perry, will kick off the North American leg of her highly anticipatedPRISMATIC WORLD TOUR on June 22^nd in Raleigh, North Carolina.  The 46-city tour is presented by Goldenvoice, a division of AEG Live.   She will be touring in support of PRISM, which debuted at number one on The Billboard 200 and remains in the Top Ten three months after release.  The platinum album has given Katy her biggest ever single with "Roar", while "Dark Horse" just became her lucky 13th Top Ten hit on The Billboard Hot 100.

One of the 46 cities Kay Perry will visit is Tacoma with a Sept. 13 date at the Tacoma Dome. Tickets will range from $20.50 to $118 at Ticketmaster. No word when the tickets will go on sale.

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Dave Matthews will waddle back to the Gorge with all the hot rock 'n' roll excitement of a beige sweater to kick out the DMB noodle jams Aug. 29-31.

A press release from Live Nation states:

"A Very Special Evening with Dave Matthews Band" will feature the group delivering two sets per evening, performing songs from throughout its career. Dave Matthews Band will wind through numerous configurations - from electric to acoustic, from full-throttle numbers featuring the entire band to more intimate moments featuring small groups of band members - including a stripped-down pairing of Matthews with guitarist Tim Reynolds, performing as an acoustic duo, as they occasionally do when the band is off the road. A variety of guests will join the band throughout the summer.

An online presale for all shows will begin on Thursday, January 16, at 10:00 AM ET at www.warehouse.davematthewsband.com for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association. Citi is the official credit card of the Dave Matthews Band Summer 2014 Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets through Citi's Private Pass Program beginning on Monday, February 3, at 10:00 AM local time for all shows except the August 29-31 dates, which will be available beginning on Monday, February 17, 10:00 AM local time. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
 
Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 7, at 10:00 AM local time for all shows EXCEPT the August 29-31 dates, which go on sale Friday, February 21, at 10:00 AM PT. For further details, see below or visit http://davematthewsband.com.

Matthews, of course, will sell out all three dates.

It was announced today that three Seattle concerts will go on sale this weekend:

Kanye West brings his Yeezus Tour to Seattle's KeyArena Oct. 19. Tickets are $35.50-$194, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. Kendrick Lamar will open.

Slayer announced a Nov. 1 show at Seattle's WAMU Theater. Tickets are $40 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13 through Ticketmaster.

The Jonas Brothers will perform Nov. 6 at the Paramount Theatre. Mystery ticket prices go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at tickets.com.

That is all.