The owner of one of the most legendary voices in heavy metal is playing a string of European club dates in June. Of course, we're talking about Ronnie James Dio. New dates for Mr. Dio include May 28 in London, June 2 in Malmo (Sweden), June 3 in Copenhagen, June 4 in Stockholm, and June 6 in Oulu (Finland). Ronnie also plays Oslo, Norway, on August 30.
Point Of Grace plays a variety of venues across the country, including performing arts centers, parks and churches. New on the schedule is July 20 in Westfield, NY; July 26 in Sydney, OH; August 10 in Arnolds Park, IA; and September 11 in Fletcher, NC. Point of Grace also has some new dates for December, playing cities like Midland, MI; Lexington, KY, Lenexa, KS; Lincoln, NE, Barlett, TN and Florissant, MO.
Paramore tweak their schedule with a few more new dates for Europe and the U.K. Stops now include U.K. towns Portsmouth (June 4) and Nottingham (June 5). Other new listings include Copenhagen (June 11), Amsterdam (June 17) and Paris (June 18).
Finally, one of the hardest working people in the biz updates with several new shows. The latest update for Rhonda Vincent & The Rage shows gigs in places like Scottsville, VA (June 8), Parsons, WV (August 1), Breckenridge, CO (August 17), South Boston, VA (October 26) and La Plata, MO (November 9).
During the past couple of hours we also updated the schedules for Robots In Disguise, MGMT, Marc Cohn, Nas, Michael Flatley's "Lord Of The Dance," Johnny Truant, Katie Melua, Kelly Richey, Lil' Wayne, Henry Cho, Hoots And Hellmouth, Jeff Martin, Head For The Hills, Finch, Disco Biscuits, Die Arzte, Die Arzte, David Copperfield, Beatsteaks, Status Quo, The Railbenders, Theresa Andersson and Will Hoge.
But it ain't over until the fat promoter sings. Or something like that. Don't miss your last update of the day - The Closing Bell - coming up around 5 pm (PDT), from Pollstar.com!