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Justin Bieber to play iwC on July 2

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:48:43 GMT

Get ready for another tween idol to hit the i wireless Center in Moline.

Justin Bieber, a 16-year-old Canadian whose debut album was No. 6 on Billboard's album charts and was named the hottest star of 2009 by J-14 magazine, will perform on July 2, according to information posted at TicketMaster.com. Tickets range from $49.50 to $29.50, and will go on sale in an online promotion beginning this week, then to the general public on March 27.

Henry Rollins to play the Capitol

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:03:19 GMT

Now here's something different.

Punk poet/singer/songwriter/spoken-word artist Henry Rollins will perform at the Capitol Theatre in Davenport on Saturday, May 15, as part of his "Frequent Flyer Tour." Judging from the first part of the tour, it's an all-spoken word show.

I haven't had enough exposure to Rollins' work yet to gauge my opinion on him, but I do enjoy his work as one of the commentators on the VH1 "I Love the (insert decade here)" specials.

Tickets for the show are $25, and go on sale at noon Friday.

Putnam IMAX gets "Avatar"

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:22:30 GMT

Three and a half months, $700 million-plus and three Oscars after it first appeared in theaters, "Avatar" will debut at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport.

The James Cameron movie will open March 26 and will be in 3D.

Putnam officials had originally planned its first day-and-date release, "How to Train You Dragon" that day, but once again have faced a conflict with the owners of the Showcase Cinemas in Davenport. Like previous owners National Amusements, the new owners -- Rave Motion Pictures -- is apparently putting a window between the dates they open a movie and when the Putnam can play it in IMAX.

Country news: No Alan Jackson

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:37:44 GMT

An Alan Jackson concert at Moline's i wireless Center in April announced on the singer's Web site last week isn't going to happen. iwC executive director Scott Mullen said yesterday he was surprised to see Moline's name on the list, since talks for the show have fallen through.

In other country news, Luke Bryan ("All My Friends Say," "Do I," "Country Man") has been announced as the opening act for Miranda Lambert's May 6 concert at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. Tickets are $39.75, $34.75 and $29.75, and go on sale March 19.

Lambert has a new single called "The House That Built Me" that concert promoter Brad Garrett predicts as the "career song" for the performer. I talked to Mullen and Garrett recently for a story about the popularity of country in the Q-C that will appear in print soon.

C'mon Get Happy!

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:09:40 GMT

If this morning's reunion of "The Partridge Family" on the "Today" show whetted your appetite for '70s nostalgia, then you'll be thrilled to learn David Cassidy will perform Friday, April 23, at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf.

Tickets for Cassidy are $35 for general admission and $30 for IsleOne members through April 15; $45 and $40 after tax day.

Miranda Lambert at the Adler

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:33:41 GMT

The good news continues to roll in for country music fans in the Quad-Cities.

After listing Davenport among tour stops on Miranda Lambert's tour, the Adler confirmed today the singer will perform there on Thursday, May 6.

No info on ticket prices or on-sale dates at the moment.

Jackson's 'Freight Train" rolls into iwC

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:57:50 GMT

The i wireless Center continues to have good news for country music fans.

Moline is a stop on Alan Jackson's "Freight Train" tour on April 30, a month after the release of his new album of the same name. The opening acts are Josh Turner and Chris Young.

Jackson hasn't played at the i wireless since 2004, but did set a record of 31,200 fans in the grandstand at the Mississippi Valley Fair in 2008.

No word yet on on-sale date or prices -- The i-wi, in what as far as I know is a first, sent out a survey asking if fans would pay $35 for a Jackson/Turner/Young show.

The announcement on Jackson's Web site comes days after Rascal Flatts' concert at the arena, and before Taylor Swift (May 8) and Toby Keith/Trace Adkins (Aug. 25).