The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is usually the one that is honoring the best in the industry. This time the tables were turned and the honoring was for the Hall of Fame. After 25 years I think it’s well deserved. Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Stevie Wonder were amongst those who celebrated the hall’s 25th birthday with a concert that included all-star collaborations, spellbinding guitars and plenty of high notes. Happy 25th to Rock & Roll’s Hall of Fame. Read More.
Bon Jovi put on a great show for a crowd of thousands outside the new $1.6 billion Meadowlands stadium in New Jersey on October 22, 2009. It was just a mini concert to announce a bigger gig that will be taking place there when the stadium opens in the summer of 2010. Bon Jovi will be the first band to perform there, and that will also be the bands kick off for their world tour.
On December 11 Will and Jada Pinkett Smith will host the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway. The winner of the award will be announced on October 9, 2009. They wait until December 1oth to hand out the award in memory of the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death in 1869. The concert the following day will have guest performers such as: Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith, Donna Summer, Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi as well as Amadou & Mariam, a blues and jazz duet from Mali. For interesting facts on the Nobel Peace Prize visit: www.nobelpeaceprize.org
