June 2009 Nite Crawl
By Roger Anderson

Green Day releases “21st Century Breakdown,” “How fitting is that?” . . . Flip Saunders takes on the Washington Wizards as head coach. See ya! How about Tubby Smith? . . . Tattoo You Twin Cities 1 at the Medina Entertainment Center June 12-14th w/ Dawgwild & TNT on Friday plus Knight Crawler & 10,000 Days on Saturday – www.tattooyouminnesota.com . . . Music in the Zoo Highlights include Tower of Power, June 16th; The Derek Trucks Band 6/12; Los Lonely Boys 6/26 & 7/2 Soul Asylum. For a complete schedule go to www.suemclean.com . . . Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood Together Live @ Xcel Entergy Ctr. Thursday, June 18th . . . the closest living guitarist to Hendrix –Robin Trower live @ Fitzgerald Theater June 28th . . . Chicago & Earth Wind & Fire, July 1 at Target Center . . . . Bob Dylan / Willie Nelson / John Mellencamp at Milwaukee’s Summerfest July 1st. Bon Jovi, Keith Urban, No Doubt, the Fray, Kid Rock, Def Leppard also hit the shores . . . Cirque Du Soleil Kooza opens July 3rd under the Grand Chapiteau at the Broadway/Kellogg lot in downtown St. Paul, 1.800.678.5440 . . . No Doubt w/very special guest, Paramore @ XCel Energy Center July 5th . . . The Rock of LOVE Bus Tour feat. Bret Michaels to headline Taste of MN Sunday, July 5th, very special guest Adler’s Appetite . . . The Jonas Brothers & the pleasingly plump, Jordin Sparks @ Target Center July 8th . . . The Cities 97 Block Party features the Jayhawks / Black Crowes on July 10th (We miss you Kate Hudson) followed by the Counting Crows & Hold Steady on the 11th . . . Get your motor runnin’ with John Kay & Steppenwolf July 11th at Grand Casino Hinckley . . . Roadtrip: Hericane Alice @ Rocklahoma July 11th in Pryor, OK . . . the incredible Beyonce IAM Tour Thursday, July 16th @ Target Ctr. www.beyonce.com . . . 10,000 Lakes Festival, 4 days of music + Camping, July 22-25 @ Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, MN. Headliners include the Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic & Wilco, www.10klf.com . . .Gretchen Wilson July 18th @ Grand Casino/Hinckley . . . John Legend at Mystic Lake July 22nd . . . Halfway Jam/Royalton, MN features Great White, Dokken & Skid Row on the 24th & The Sweet, April Wine & Jackyl on Sat. the 25th. . . 2008 Idol alumni, David Cook Friday, July 24th @ Mystic Casino meanwhile Godsmack rocks the Myth . . . The Moody Blues @ Target Ctr. Aug. 6th . . . Toby Keith, Brooks & Dunn, Tim McGraw , Trace Adkins, Taylor Swift, Big & Rich, Sawyer Brown, Heidi Newfield, Kellie Pickler, Clint Black & Craig Morgan confirmed at the 27th Annual We Fest Aug. 6-8 in Detroit Lakes . . . Rod Stewart at Target Center Aug. 18th –www.rodstewart.com . . . Scarlet Haze to headline Tattoo You in Carlton, MN at Blackbear Casino Aug. 22nd . . . MN State Fair Highlights include Bonnie Raitt/Taj Mahal 8/27; Kid Rock/Lynyrd Skynyrd 8/29; Kelly Clarkson 8/30; Jackson Browne 8/31; REO/Styx/38 Special –Sept 5th For a complete schedule go to www.mnstatefair.org . . . RnR Hall of Famers, Aerosmith & ZZ Top Sept 6th at Xcel Energy Ctr, tix $59.50-$200 . . . Scarlet Haze at Chilifeed in Ellsworth, WI, Sept. 11th . . . Creed blesses the TC with a reunion appearance in Oct . . . 2009 Rock and Roll Hall off Fame inductees, Metallica performing on the road on their World Magnetic Tour Oct. 13th at Target Center performing songs off the new disc “Death Magnetic” . . . UFO Oct 17th, The Outlaws w/Chain Lightning Oct. 24 & Little River Band at the Medina Ballroom Nov. 14th. . . 65M to Kenny Chesney last year for the top grosser in the Country Music field. Taylor Swift made 18M & Carrie & Sugarland tied at 14M. Now that is some country beans . . . Welcome to the new & improved “Out & About” Issue Tres Hombres!!!