Sunday, March 31, 2019

Top 100 Songs Of All Time! Part 5: songs 21-25

On the latest episode of their discussion series "Top 100 Songs of All Time,"  TJR and Robert Kinsler celebrate their respective favorite 21-25 songs.


Friday, March 29, 2019

Billie Eilish releases album today. Reveals new single & video for 'bad guy'

One of the essential artists I plan to catch when I cover Coachella next month is Billie Eilish. I've been enjoying her new album and below are more details on this exciting young artist from Los Angeles...


Coachella-bound songstress Billie Eilish releases debut album 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'
(DARKROOM/INTERSCOPE RECORDS)
 
New single and video for "Bad Guy" is out today





ALL IMMERSIVE BILLIE EILISH EXPERIENCE STARTS TODAY IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – SPOTIFY LAUNCHES BILLIE EILISH EXPERIENCE PLAYLIST HERE

DEBUT ALBUM BREAKS APPLE MUSIC RECORD WITH MORE THAN 800,000 PRE-ADDS

SOLD OUT‘WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP 
WORLD TOUR STARTS MAY 29– 
COACHELLA DEBUT IN INDIO, CA NEXT MONTH

PERFORMED ON 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!' LAST NIGHT AND SET TO APPEAR ON THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW AS PERFORMER AND SPEAKING GUEST MONDAY, APRIL 1


WATCH
‘bad guy’

LISTEN 

‘WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?’

Apple Music | iTunes | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Pandora | YouTube
 
 

“A voice of a generation that desires authenticity above all.” - TIME Magazine
"The debut album from the meteoric pop star lives in a world of its own: gothic, bass-heavy, at turns daring and quite beautiful.” - Pitchfork
"Noir pop with teeth." - Rolling Stone
“Thrilling Gen Z terror-pop.” - Guardian 
 
"A collective middle finger to the strictures of teen-pop sex appeal." - The New York Times

"She's the real deal." - Variety
"Billie Eilish’s time is now...She’s no longer a phenomenon coming up from behind — she is here, fully formed, ready to dominate.” - Stereogum
"'When We All Fall Asleep' is an album full of dressed-down avant-pop with DIY immediacy and intimacy that can still hold its own amid pop maximalists like Ariana Grande and Halsey." - Rolling Stone

"A Pop Star Is Born." - Billboard


Vinyl lovers can get Billie Eilish's new LP 'When We
All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" on yellow vinyl.
 
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Darkroom/Interscope Records artist Billie Eilish has released her highly anticipated debut album, accompanied with a brand new music video for her latest single ‘bad guy,’ out today.

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Is out now on all platforms worldwide and features global smashes “bury a friend,” “you should see me in a crown,” when the party’s over,” and “wish you were gay,” plus 10 previously unheard tracks including Billie’s latest single “bad guy,” which comes with an official video, directed by MTV VMA-winner (Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Humble’) Dave Meyers.

Watch the official video for “bad guy” HERE.

Yesterday, Billie Eilish made her Jimmy Kimmel Live! debut and performed “bury a friend” in-front of a live audience. On Monday, April 1 she will be a talking guest performing live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (check your local listings).

This weekend, in partnership with Spotify, and curated entirely by the 17-year-old artist, The Billie Eilish Experience boasts a fully immersive, highly visceral “enhanced album experience.” The labyrinth of rooms hosted at The Stalls at Skylight Row in Downtown Los Angeles will converge art, technology and the unexpected, creating a cerebral storytelling experience that is authentically Billie Eilish. Listen to the Billie Eilish Experience Playlist on Spotify HERE.

In other news, Billie Eilish shattered Apple Music’s record, amassing more than 800,000 Pre-Adds on the album. Listen to the album on Apple Music HERE.

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? comprises of fourteen tracks that materialize as ghostly genre-less pop projections of life’s firsts for the multi-platinum songstress as she ruminates on her first brushes with loss and love amidst the monsters under her bed and the triumphs at her feet.

“Nobody knows what the fuck dreams are, dude,” she exclaims. “You can’t give me a good enough answer as to what dreams are. Nobody can. Dreams are a big thing in my life though. They’ve always really occupied me. It’s all in the music.” One daydream manifested to set the stage for such provocation. Within three years since her 2015 debut, Billie quietly, yet unapologetically infiltrated the forefront of pop. Along the way, she and her chief collaborator, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and big brother Finneas O’Connell crafted what would become WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO? Keeping the creativity in-house, literally, they retreated back to Billie’s childhood home. Once again, they worked in Finneas’ bedroom—two feet from Billie’s room—where the songs not only came to life, but also all of the dreams. “There were a lot of opportunities and things I said, ‘No to,” she grins. “We had to do this album our way. I realized how lucky I am to have my brother in this. If I didn’t have him, I would have to figure out what the hell I was doing without someone else there with me!

"I want people to listen,” she leaves off. “I want to be heard, and I want people to feel heard. Nothing on this album sounds the same, but it all adds up to a whole. Since I first started doing music, my life has changed a lot. One thing that hasn’t changed in my music is that I still just do me.

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? is out everywhere now.
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PRE-ORDER
 1. !!!!!!!
2. bad guy
3. xanny
4. you should see me in a crown
5. all the good girls go to hell
6. wish you were gay
7. when the party’s over
8. 8
9. my strange addiction
10. bury a friend
11. ilomilo
12. listen before i go
13. i love you
14. goodbye

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
04/13 – Indio, CA – Coachella Festival – SOLD OUT
04/20 – Indio, CA – Coachella Festival – SOLD OUT
05/29 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – SOLD OUT
05/31 - Portland, OR - Moda Center – SOLD OUT
06/01 - Vancouver, BC - PNE Amphitheatre*– SOLD OUT
06/02 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Amphitheater– SOLD OUT
06/04 - Magna, UT – The Great Salt Air – SOLD OUT
06/05 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre– SOLD OUT
06/07 - Kansas City, MO – Silverstein Eye Centers Arena – SOLD OUT
06/08 - Minneapolis, MN - The Armory – SOLD OUT
06/09 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom – SOLD OUT
06/11 - Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage – SOLD OUT
06/12 - Laval, QC - Place Bell – SOLD OUT
06/14 - Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion – SOLD OUT
06/15 - Philadelphia, PA – Metropolitan Opera House – SOLD OUT
06/18 – Pier 17 – New York, NY – SOLD OUT
06/19 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall – SOLD OUT
06/20 - Washington, DC - The Anthem – SOLD OUT
06/21 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater – SOLD OUT
06/23 - Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park – SOLD OUT
07/09 – Shrine Expo Hall – Los Angeles, CA – SOLD OUT
07/10 – Shrine Expo Hall – Los Angeles, CA – SOLD OUT
07/11 - Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre – SOLD OUT
07/13 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – SOLD OUT
*Finneas supporting.

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“dont smile at me” EP

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

Keane set to return with new album; announces tour dates!

This news definitely made my day. It is wonderful that one of England's greatest musical exports of the 21st century is set to return. I first caught Keane on the main stage at Coachella in April 2005 and was immediately floored; I purchased their debut album 'Hopes and Fears' the next day! Read my review of the band's 2009 concert in Anaheim here. I last caught Keane in concert in early 2013; read a short recap of that event here.



Keane To Release New Album
Summer Festival Dates Announced



Keane is officially back!


Keane performing in Southern California in January 2013.
Photo: Kim Kinsler
Keane, one of Britain’s best and most beloved bands, are currently putting the finishing touches to a brand new studio album, their first since Strangeland in 2012, set for release later this year.

A stunning recent appearance on the BBC’s Comic Relief, performing ‘Somewhere Only We Know’, sent fans on social media into overdrive. It was like they’d never been away.

After releasing two highly successful solo albums during Keane’s hiatus, frontman Tom Chaplin found himself meeting up with Tim Rice-Oxley, Keane’s songwriter and pianist, and listening to songs that Tim had planned on releasing as part of a solo project. Tom was incredibly moved by the honesty of the writing and knew immediately that he wanted to help bring these emotional songs to life.

“I thought it was the most personal, most vulnerable set of songs that I’d ever heard,” says Tom Chaplin, “and I was very drawn to that. It felt like a story that I could help articulate.”

Tom and Tim soon found themselves in the studio with their old mates, drummer Richard Hughes and bassist Jesse Quin, working on an album that they’re all extremely proud of.

Keane have already announced European festival appearances for the summer including a headlining appearance at Cornbury Festival July 6th and British Summer Time Hyde Park as special guests to Robbie Williams July 14thFull festival dates below:
June
9th - Hello Festival, Emmen, Netherlands

July
6th - Cornbury Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
14th - BST Hyde Park, London, UK (supporting Robbie Williams)
19th - MEO Marés Vivas, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
20th - Noches del Botanico, Madrid, Spain
21st - 4Ever Valencia, Spain

September
7th - Live On The Beach, Den Haag, Netherlands

More news and live dates will be announced in due course.
 

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

'Begin the Begin: R.E.M.'s Early Years' coming on May 14, 2019

While it doesn't seem likely that R.E.M. will ever perform together again, it's great that new details about the groundbreaking American rock troupe continue to come to light. I read the excerpt of 'Begin the Begin: R.E.M.'s Early Years' and the book promises to provide fans of the group with plenty of cool insight...Robert Kinsler


Begin the Begin: R.E.M.'s Early Years
Coming via Verse Chorus Press on May 14
 
 Excerpt HERE courtesy of Dangerous Minds


Begin the Begin is the first biography of R.E.M. wholly researched and written since they disbanded in 2011. It offers by far the most detailed account of the group's formative years--their early lives, their first encounters with one another, their legendary debut show, early tours in the back of a van, initial recordings, their shrewdly paced rise to fame. 

The people and places of the American South are crucial to the R.E.M. story in ways much more complex and interesting than have previously been presented, claims Robert Dean Lurie; he explores the myriad ways in which the band's adopted hometown of Athens, Georgia--and the South in general--shaped its members and the character of their art. The South is much more than the background here; it plays a major role: the creative ferment that erupted in Athens and gripped many of its young inhabitants in the late 1970s and early '80s drew on regional traditions of outsider art and general cultural out-thereness, and gave rise to a free-spirited music scene that produced the B-52's and Pylon, as well as laying the ground for R.E.M.'s subsequent breakout success. 

R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe performing at
Atlanta Civic Center in December 1984.
Photo credit: Joanna Schwartz
Lurie has tracked down and interviewed numerous figures in the band's history who were underrepresented in, or absent from, earlier biographies--they contribute previously undocumented stories and cast a fresh light on the familiar narrative.

Advance Praise for Begin the Begin

"Meticulously researched and always elegantly written, Begin the Begin is a critical but glorious tribute to its subject."
--Christopher Sandford, author of Bowie: Loving the Alien

"Hope, yearning, and fear are visceral here, and the portrait painted is of something joyous, mad, and brilliant all at once." 
--David Guterson, author of Snow Falling on Cedars

"This beautiful, joyful book is more than a biography--it's a deep exploration of art and its bloody relationship with business, a meditation on the South, on youth and love, on family and fame, and an intelligent return to the soundtrack of the 1980s." 
--Rebecca Lee, author of Bobcat and Other Stories   

Pre-order the book HERE

Learn more at www.robertdeanlurie.com and www.versechorus.com

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Record Store Day Preview


Music lovers will want to start making plans to get select, one-of-a-kind titles being released from the far-flung likes of Pearl Jam, U2Courtney BarnettNoel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Weezer and Elvis Costello on Record Store Day on Saturday, April 13.


Concertgoers lucky enough to be at Coachella on April 13 can hit the air conditioned pop-up record shop on the Empire Polo Club festival groups that will be carrying Record Store Day exclusives along with new releases from Coachellafest artists (this writer was fortunate to pick up an autographed Gary Clark Jr. audio CD when the emerging artist performed there for the first time in April 2012). There will also be 30,000 vintage releases in the store, all curated by Coachella staff. Additionally, there  will be merchandise like tees and totes that can only be purchased on that date.

Here is a roundup of some of the high-profile releases available on Record Store Day.




Blues harmonica legend James Cotton (who passed away in 2017) will be celebrated via Late Night Blues (Live At The New Penelope CafĂ©)captured in Montreal, Canada back in 1967. Being released on vinyl for the first-time ever, all 14 tracks of the recording reportedly feature Cotton's incredible talents on the blues harp.

Michigan-spawned rockers Greta Van Fleet's outstanding 2017 LP From the  Fires will appear on vinyl for the first time. 

Pearl Jam's live performance at Seattle's Easy Street Records shop in 2005 will be released on vinyl for the first time.

Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett will issue a new single titled "Everybody Here Hates You"; the release features hand-illustrated artwork by the artist. The 12-inch vinyl is limited to only 2,000 copies.



The album cover artwork of Sigur RĂ³s 'Lunar Halo.'
Sigur RĂ³s is celebrating this year's event with two exclusive vinyl albums, each limited to 2,000 copies and produced on black heavyweight 12-inch vinyl with a spined sleeve and printed with special inks. 22° Lunar Halo is a brand new dance work by leading Taiwanese choreographer CHENG tsung-lung, who selected his favorite music from throughout the Icelandic troupe's career; those recordings were then twisted, bent and broken and then recreated into something new. The second release is Variations On DarknessSigur RĂ³s' soundtrack to a series of choreographed performances from the Iceland Dance Company.

Coachella-bound Weezer will be featured on the RSD exclusive Dusty Gems and Raw Nuggets, a collection of rarities housed on limited-edition vinyl.




On a related note, April 13 will see the release of Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Weezer. The latest in CMH Label Group's Rockabye Baby series aimed at little listeners, parents and tots can check out re-imagined classics such as "Island in the Sun," "Beverly Hills," "Buddy Holly" and "Undone - the Sweater Song."  

Elvis Costello & the Imposters' Purse EP is essential for fans of the songwriting great; the title collects songs that Costello wrote with Burt Bacharach, Sir Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.


The cover of the vinyl edition of 'Stroke Manor' being
released on Record Store Day, April 13, 2019.

One of the most important releases coming on RSD arrives via Yep Roc Records, which is issuing a new disc from The Minus 5, the aptly-titled Stroke Manor. In November 2017, musician Scott McCaughey was nearly killed after suffering a stroke that also wiped out his musical memory (he was a member of the Minus 5 and long-time touring member of R.E.M.). While still in the Intensive Care Unit he began writing down thoughts that came into his mind; those stream-of-mind thoughts jotted down onto a notebook anchor "Stroke Manor," which will be issued on both audio CD (2,500 copies worldwide) and vinyl (2,000 copies). The disc features contributions from Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Corin Tucker, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) and others.



Omnivore Recordings is issuing four eagerly-anticipated titles on vinyl for RSD. I Don't Like the Way This World's A-Treatin' Me is a four-song tribute to Woody Guthrie. Pioneering L.A. Americana troupe Lone Justice's previously-unreleased Live at the Palomino, 1983 should generate renewed interest in the groundbreaking group (read my review of the group's 2018 release The Western Tapes, 1983  here). Culture's The Nighthawk Recordings is a seven-song EP featuring four unreleased songs; Dennis Quaid & the Sharks' terrific 2017 album Out of the Box (you can read my recent review of Quaid and company's album here) rounds out the list.


Island Records, Interscope and UMC have also announced that U2: The Europa EP, a new 3-track EP, will be released on April 13. The Europa EP: Side A features an exclusive new mix of previously unreleased material from U2's recent eXPERIENCE +iNNOCENCE Tour: Charlie Chaplin's electrifying speech from the movie The Great Dictator (1940) underscored with a mash-up of Songs Of Experience album track Love Is All We Have Left and 1993 classic Zooropa, leading into a performance of New Year’s Day recorded live in Dublin, Ireland on Nov. 5, 2018.


Side B is comprised of two "Euro"-tinged remixes: St. Francis Hotel's mix of the original album version of "New Year's Day" and Jon Pleased Wimmin's Euromantic mix of "Love Is All We Have Left."

The EP cover art (seen on the right) is a Chaplinesque homage to the Europe-themed artwork of U2's 1993 album Zoorapa and features the figure 130, in celebration of Chaplin's 130th birthday which falls of April 16, 2019.


Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds will use the occasion to release their Wait and Return EP — a special remix collection of tracks which will be released exclusively for Record Store Day 2019

Released as a limited edition 12” pressed on teal-colored vinyl with new sleeve artwork by Gareth Halliday, it will feature three new remixes of tracks taken from the #1 UK album, Who Built the Moon? London-based French DJ/producer Nicolas Laugier, aka The Reflex, provides remixes of “She Taught Me How to Fly” and “Keep on Reaching,” while British artist Richard Norris reworks “Black & White Sunshine.” The forthcoming release follows the huge success of last year’s 12” of “It’s a Beautiful World,” which was the UK's biggest-selling vinyl single of 2018.

The full track-listing for the Record Store Day exclusive vinyl is: 

A1. ‘She Taught Me How To Fly’ (The Reflex Revision)
A2. ‘Keep On Reaching’ (The Reflex Revision)
B1. ‘Black & White Sunshine’ (Richard Norris Remix)

Noel says: “I love Record Store Day. It gives us, the artists, a chance to put music out there that otherwise might never see the light of day. I love the fact that the items are very limited edition and I do utter the phrase ‘I’ll save that for Record Store Day’ a LOT.'”

“She Taught Me How To Fly” was the third single to be taken from the album Who Built the Moon?, which also features the other tracks remixed on the EP. The album debuted in the UK at #1, achieving gold certification in less than two weeks after its release— making it a hat-trick of #1 UK albums for Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. The Mercury-nominated Who Built the Moon? was also a record-breaking 10th consecutive chart-topping studio album in the UK For Noel— no other artist has achieved such a feat. 


Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds recently announced new UK tour dates for summer 2019 with support from Gaz Coombes— with all shows now sold out. The 11-piece line-up will perform in more intimate venues in Edinburgh, Llandudno, Hull, and— for the first time ever for Noel—The London Palladium in May. With Noel currently recording new material in studios in London and LA, the shows are a chance for fans to potentially hear the new material for the very first time.


For more information, including a complete list of stores across the U.S. participating  on April 13, visit RecordStoreDay.com.



Monday, March 25, 2019

Mark Farner thrills faithful with classic rock favorites

Mark Farner's American Band
With: 7Horse
Where: The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA
When: Sunday, March 24, 2019


Mark Farner's American Band in concert at The Coach House.


Walking around the legendary Coach House on Sunday night, I took some time to soak in the sight of some of the hundreds of signed photos of artists who have played at the venue over the past 30 years. Dick Dale  who passed away at the age of 81 on March 16  is the latest of the countless notables whose pictures line the walls of the Coach House who are gone. 
Mark Farner displaying a sense
of fun at The Coach House.

Flint, Michigan-spawned rocker Mark Farner was the headliner this night and his inspired performance was a powerful reminder that legendary artists are worth catching whenever possible (Farner had a pacemaker installed earlier this decade). The former lead singer and lead guitarist for '70s hitmakers Grand Funk Railroad, Farner and his excellent two-man backing band delivered a stellar 100-minute acoustic set that hit all the high points with the near-capacity crowd.

To be sure many came to hear the hits that were a part of their formative years, but were also surely impressed that the 70-year-old Farner has the energy, vocal range and sharp guitar chops of a musician half his age. 
Mark Farner unleashing a solo.

Opening with the apt cut "Are You Ready," Farner played the first of may snappy guitar solos that would bolster the set. 

"Thank you! It's good to be back here," Farner said after the audience greeted the opening number with loud cheers and strong applause. 

The next song, "Aimless Lady," found Farner pushing his talents even higher. This was a night where Farner would perform memorable versions of some of his best-known Grand Funk Railroad songs, and also share magical stories of his early days including fascinating tales of hanging out with Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King and Janis Joplin.

Among the early standouts of the set were the blues-heavy "Mr. Pretty Boy," classic rock-styled "Little Johnny Hooker," infectious "Hooked on Love" and jazzy-rocker "Creepin'," the latter which featured Farner masterfully working his Korg keyboards.

Of course the night's biggest songs were still to come, including a shimmering power-pop worthy take on "Bad Time," a joyful clap-along of "The Loco-Motion," soulful version of "Some Kind of Wonderful" and chilling home run with the night-ending "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)." And throughout the entire show, Farner displayed a genuine sense of fun  something that is all too rare at rock shows nowadays.


7Horse tearing it up at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano.
Phil Leavitt of 7Horse on March 24, 2019.

Opening the concert was the blues-rock bending powerhouse trio 7Horse. Comprised of dada's Joie Calio (guitar, vocals) and Phil Leavitt (percussion, vocals) and Michael "MK" Kelly (bass, vocals), the group's razor-sharp songs and performance quickly won over the crowd. 


Joie Calio at The Coach House.

"Low Fuel Drug Run" opened 7Horse's 45-minute epic outing; the crowd were rewarded with an intoxicating track best described as having a driving rhythm, searing slide work and sublime harmonies.

Other great originals included the melodic "Two-Stroke Machine," spirited "All My Friends (Hate Me in the End)," a cover of Johnny Cash's "Man in Black" and the ferocious set-capping "Meth Lab Zoso Sticker" (the latter featured in director Martin Scorsese's film The Wolf of Wall Street.



Review by Robert Kinsler

Photographs by Bob Steshetz

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Phil Collins...Still Not Dead Yet, Live! coming this fall

This will likely be the biggest music release of the day, so I wanted to share it early!



PHIL COLLINS… STILL NOT DEAD YET, LIVE!

THE LEGEND RETURNS TO THE U.S. FOR EXCLUSIVE 2019 RUN

“Collins proved once again to be the show stopper we all know him to be” – Setlist.FM
“There was something in the air as Collins and band created the ultimate fan experience” (Consequence of Sound)

Citi Presale Begins Tuesday, March 26 at 10 a.m.

Tickets On Sale for Verified Fans Friday, March 29 at 10 a.m.

General On Sale Begins Saturday, March 30 at 10 a.m.



LOS ANGELES, CA (Mar 21, 2019) – Due to overwhelming demand, Live Nation and S2BN Entertainment today announced a limited run of Phil Collins Still Not Dead Yet, Live! dates have been confirmed for fall 2019. The 15-city limited engagement will kick off September 23rd in Dallas, TX and make stops in Houston, Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, New York City, Louisville, Omaha, Denver, Phoenix, and San Francisco before wrapping October 19th in Las Vegas, NV. Tickets for all dates will go on sale starting Friday, March 29th.

One of the world’s most acclaimed hitmakers with over 100 million record sales and an unstoppable catalogue of Number 1 albums, Phil Collins Still Not Dead Yet, Live! follows his highly successful Phil Collins Not Dead Yet 2018 outing which included multiple sold out dates and will once again feature Phil Collins accompanied by longtime guitarist Daryl Stuermer, keyboardist Brad Cole, bassist Leland Sklar, percussionist Richie Garcia), 4 piece horns & stellar backup vocalists with Phil’s son Nicolas once again handling the iconic drum beats Phil himself made so famous and compelling a generation before.

“The atmospheric and electrifying In The Air Tonight was magnificent. Collins, poignantly, stood to sing this classic. His thousand-yard stare penetrated those in the far-flung seats facing the stage and his haunting vocals were sung with an intensity that had many fans standing and swaying on their feet, eyes closed, mesmerised.” (The Herald, AU).
Phil Collins Still Not Dead Yet, Live! will continue to be a celebration of his epic career. With more top 40 hits than any other US artist in the 80’s crowd pleasers “Against All Odds,” “Another Day in Paradise,” “I Missed Again,” “Follow You Follow Me,” “In the Air Tonight” “Invisible Touch” and “Easy Lover” amongst others had the rapturous crowds air drumming and dancing in their seats.
Citi is the official credit card for the Phil Collins Still Not Dead Yet, Live! Tour, and as such, Citi cardmembers can take advantage of a special Citi Presale powered by Verified Fan opportunity for tour dates in the United States. Citi cardmembers can register now through Sunday, March 24 at 11:59PM ET to unlock access to tickets and use their Citi card to complete the ticket purchase if verified. The Citi Presale begins Tuesday, March 26 at 10AM and will continue through Thursday, March 28 at 5PM. To register for the Citi Presale powered by Verified Fan visit: citiprivatepass.com.
Additionally, fans may register now through Sunday, March 24th at 12am local time at https://philcollins.ontouraccess.com/  to unlock tickets for the Verified Fan on sale Friday, March 29that 10am through 11:50pm at www.ticketmaster.com. If tickets remain, general on sale will begin Saturday, March 30th at 10am local time at LiveNation.com.
The tour is presented by Live Nation & S2BN Entertainment Studios by Arrangement with Solo & Tony Smith Personal Management.

PHIL COLLINS STILL NOT DEAD YET, LIVE! TOUR 2019 DATES:
Monday, September 23, 2019
Dallas, TX
American Airlines Center
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Houston, TX
Toyota Center
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Tampa, FL
Amalie Arena
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Atlanta, GA
Infinite Energy Center
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Charlotte, NC
Spectrum Center
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Detroit, MI
Little Caesars Arena
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA
PPG Paints Arena
Friday, October 4, 2019
Buffalo, NY
KeyBank Center
Sunday, October 6, 2019
New York, NY
Madison Square Garden
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Louisville, KY
KFC Yum! Center
Friday, October 11, 2019
Omaha, NE
CHI Health Center
Sunday, October 13, 2019
Denver, CO
Pepsi Center
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Phoenix, AZ
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Thursday, October 17, 2019
San Francisco, CA
Chase Center
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Las Vegas, NV
T-Mobile Arena

For complete tour and ticket information visit: www.PhilCollins.com & www.LiveNation.com