JACK’s 2nd favorite time of year is nearing, the concert pre-season. Most artists don’t dare venture into Chicago winters for fear of 20 inches of snow or sub-zero temps.
Although we’re hosting a few good shows this winter (ahem, Bret Michaels, Eddie Money and Huey Lewis). We enjoy February because we get to start dreaming about the warm weather outdoor concert venues, swarms of people in our personal space and people passed out in the lawn from a few too many brew-skis. We’ll undoubtedly keep you posted on the many shows to be announced over the next few weeks, and there are several more good ones coming.
But for now we want to let you know that Chicago, the band, will be playing a killer show with The Doobie Brothers on Friday, July 16th at Charter One Pavilion. Potentially our favorite outdoor venue.
You can purchase tickets starting Saturday, February 27th starting at 10am at www.Livenation.com, the House of Blues Box Office, or charge by phone at (800) 745-3000.
Just like most other shows to come, JACK will be offering up some free tickets – including tickets in our own made up section 104.3. Keep an eye out for details starting next week.
If you’re feeling the Chicago Blues because of the city of Chicago’s recently cancelled 3rd of July fireworks, then we may have the solution for you.
Dave Matthews Band, the top touring band of the decade – reeling in more than 17 million tickets sold to date – are headed to the Alpine Valley Music Theatre on Saturday, July 3rd and Sunday, July 4th in support of their 2009 album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Opening the shows will be special guests, Zac Brown Band.
Tickets go on-sale next Friday, February 26th starting at 10am at www.Livenation.com. Reserved seats and a General Admission pit are going for $75 and Lawn seating is $40.
If tickets are too expensive for your light wallet, stay tuned, 104.3 JACK FM will have some free tickets for you in the next week.
Join the Chicagoland Chapter of Autism Speaks to change the future for all who struggle with autism by participating in the Chicago Walk Now for Autism Speaks (THREE-MILE) walk on (Saturday), May 15 at (Soldier Field, CHICAGO). Working together, we will find the missing pieces of the puzzle.
The Chicago Walk Now for Autism Speaks is a family-friendly community event that welcomes 15,000 participants annually, including hundreds of area families. Funds raised through the Walk Now for Autism Speaks support research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; raising awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocacy for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. The event brings hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder.
• DATE: Saturday, May 15
o Registration – 8:00 a.m.
o Start of Walk – 10:30 a.m.
• LOCATION: Soldier Field, Chicago
There is no fee to register, but participants are encouraged to collect donations and pledges for the noncompetitive walk along the Lakefront Path. A commemorative T-shirt is given to walkers who raise $150 or more.
In 2009, more than 320,000 walkers across the United States collected more than $24 million at 80 Walk Now for Autism Speaks events. To register or for more information, visit www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/chicago or call 224-567-8573.
There are several Chicago athletes currently competing in the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. And they currently are cleaning up. Just goes to show, we might not be able to host the games… but that doesn’t mean we can’t destroy the competition.
In case you were wondering, that picture above is in fact someone ski-jumping in old Soldier Field in 1954 – how awesome is that?
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Evan Lysacek
The 24-year-old Naperville native took home Gold last night in the Men’s Skating competition, beating out the Russian favorite Evgeny Plushenko by .55 points. It is the first time the United States has won Gold in the event since Brian Boitano in 1988. The fact that Lysacek beat out Plushenko who is the current World Champion is a pretty big underdog story… it’s sort of like Rocky IV on Ice.
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Patrick Kane
Chicago Blackhawk star Patrick Kane is getting shots in at the Canada Hockey Place. The sole Chi-town member of Team USA, Kane is credited with a goal in the win over Norway to extend USA to a perfect 2-0. The team needs some work, but at least Kane (who is the youngest member of Team USA and the top American-born scorer in NHL) is looking good. Sunday, Team USA takes on the hometown heroes, Team Canada, for a prime-time showdown at 6:30pm.
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Shani Davis
The southside speedskater already has one Gold on his mantle from 2006. On Wednesday he won another Gold in Vancouver for the 1,000m speedskate and now he’s on track to take home first again this Saturday in the 1,500m.
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Wilco
It isn’t just athletes that are destroying the games. Chicago band Wilco kicked off it’s 2010 “Tundra Tour” by playing a free show in Vancouver to celebrate the start of the Games on February 14th. What we want to know is… where are all the Canadian musicians? What, Nickelback was busy? Avril Lavigne had something better to do than sing for her country? Just another reason Chicago is superior to our northern neighbors.
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So, do you think having Slash in your band would help you make it big (YES!)? Guitar Center is having a contest that gives you the chance to record with one of the world’s greatest guitarists. You can ENTER HERE. Good Luck!
The winner will receive:
- A 3-song E.P. produced by legendary producer Mike Clink (Guns N’ Roses, Megadeth, Mötley Crüe)
- Slash will write, record and perform on your single
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- Feature of your single on iTunes
- World-wide digital distribution of your music through Tunecore
- $10,000 Guitar Center shopping spree
- $10,000 in new gear and endorsement deals from Ernie Ball Music Man
- The opening slot on Slash’s Monster Energy Bash
- An editorial feature on your band in Guitar World magazine
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO TIGER WOOD’S LIVE APOLOGY! VIEW PHOTOS OF TIGER.
Tiger Woods is to return to therapy after he speaks publicly for the first time about his infidelity, according to a letter from PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem that was obtained by The Associated Press.
Finchem’s letter to the PGA Tour policy board and other officials explained why Woods chose Friday to make his first public comments, which are to be televised live by all the major networks.
Woods’ statement comes during the Match Play Championship, sponsored by Accenture, the first company to drop Woods as a pitchman.
“As we understand it, Tiger’s therapy called for a week’s break at this time during which he has spent a few days with his children and then will make his statement before returning,” Finchem said in a letter Thursday. “Accordingly, there was very little flexibility in the date for the announcement.”
Woods is to speak at 11 a.m. ET today from the clubhouse at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., home of the PGA Tour. It’s the next major step in image rehabilitation, since his adultery scandal exploded last November, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann.
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