Saturday 7 June 2008

LiveDaily News Break, June 4: Madonna, Janet Jackson, Sugarland and more

Today's edition features news and tour information about Madonna [ tickets ], Janet Jackson [ tickets ], Busta Rhymes [ tickets ], Less Than Jake and Sugarland [ tickets ].* * *More sellouts mean more shows for Madonna, who'll bring her "Sticky & Sweet" world tour to North America in October and November.Since last check, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has added second nights in Las Vegas, Denver and Oakland, CA. As previously reported, Madonna's North American run is set to launch Oct. 4 in East Rutherford, NJ, and visit cities all over the US and Canada through late November as she backs her recently released chart-topping album, "Hard Candy."* * *Janet Jackson has added another dozen cities to her upcoming tour behind her latest album, "Discipline," which debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart in March. The outing, which is Jackson's first tour in seven years, is still set to launch Sept. 10 in Vancouver, and now includes stops Las Vegas, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Dallas, among others.* * *Rapper Busta Rhymes has joined the lineup for Linkin Park [ tickets ]'s upcoming fifth annual Projekt Revolution tour, which is set to hit two-dozen cities this summer. In addition to Rhymes and headliners Linkin Park, the outing---which launches next month---also features Chris Cornell, 10 Years, Armor for Sleep, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Hawthorne Heights, Street Drum Corps and The Bravery.* * *Less Than Jake will top the roster of this summer's "Sleep It Off Tour," an outing that will also feature Goldfinger, Big D and the Kids Table, Mustard Plug, and Suburban Legends. The run gets underway June 17 in St. Petersburg, FL, and is scheduled to hit 40 clubs and theaters across the US through early August.* * * Sugarland has added several new dates to its in progress tour, an outing that backs the pair's forthcoming album, "Love on the Inside," which is due in stores July 22. The bulk of the country duo's itinerary now stretches into mid-August, and also includes a mid-September make-up date in Asheville, NC, where the pair canceled a show back in April.