Rock N Roll Triple Play Balpark Tour with Live, Counting Crows, and Collective Soul

As a huge baseball fan, it is really cool to me to see fairly local York, PA band Live, Counting Crows, and Collective Soul (is it 1994 again?) touring for The Rock 'N Roll Triple Play Ballpark Tour, which will hit 23 East Coast and Midwest cities, first stepping to the plate July 22 in Wilmington, DE (go Delaware! Go Blue Rocks!) and ultimately sliding home Sept. 2 in Fargo, ND.

Live has been together for 20 years, still in their original lineup, and still sell out small nightclub venues regularly when they tour. I am reasonably confident these three bands can sell out minor league ballparks.

The tour will hit minor league ballparks all over, including the Aberdeen Ironbirds and Frederick Keys here in Maryland.

July 22: Wilmington, DE, Daniel S. Frawley Stadium/ Home of the Blue Rocks
July 24: Eastlake, OH, Classic Park / Home of the Lake County Captains
July 25: Washington, PA, Consol Energy Park /Home of the Wild Things
July 27: Dayton, OH, Fifth Third Field / Home of the Dragons
July 28: Comstock Park, MI, Fifth Third Ballpark / Home of the West Michigan Whitecaps
July 31: Erie, PA, Jerry Uht Park / Home of the Seawolves
August 1: Buffalo, NY, Dunne Tire Park/Home of the Bisons
August 3: Louisville, KY, Louisville Slugger Field/Home of the Bats
August 4: Indianapolis, IN, Victory Field/ Home of the Indians
August 7: Sauget, IL, GCS Ballpark/ Home of the Gateway Grizzlies
August 8: Tulsa, OK, Drillers Stadium/ Home of the Drillers
August 11: Des Moines, IA, Principal Park/ Home of the Iowa Cubs
August 14: Aberdeen, MD, Ripken Stadium/ Home of the Ironbirds
August 15: Frederick, MD, Harry Grove Stadium/ Home of the Keys
August 17: Manchester, NH, MerchantsAuto.com Stadium/Home of the NH Fisher Cats
August 18: New Britain, CT, New Britain Stadium/ Home of the Rock Cats
August 21: Altoona, PA, Blair County Ballpark/ Home of the Curve
August 22: Lakewood, NJ, First Energy Park/ Home of the BlueClaws
August 24: Pawtucket, RI, McCoy Stadium/ Home of the Paw Sox
August 25: Wappingers Falls, NY Dutchess Stadium/Hudson Valley Renegades
August 30: Ft. Wayne, IN, Memorial Stadium/ Home of the Wizards
September 1: St. Paul, MN, Midway Stadium/ Home of the Saints
September 2: Fargo, ND, Newman Outdoor Field/ Home of theRedhawks

New Orleans Jazz Fest - April 27-29 and May 4-6, 2007: Harry Connick, Jr., Jerry Lee Lewis, Better Than Ezra. . .Just Look!

For two weekends in the spring, fans will descend upon New Orleans for the New Orleans Jazz Fest. The festival will again be held at the Fair Grounds Race Course and run from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. daily. Harry Connick, Jr. will be closing the fest on May 6. Tickets to the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival go on sale today at http://www.nojazzfest.com and Ticketmaster.

Just look at this artist listing:
Harry Connick Jr., Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, Norah Jones, ZZ Top, John Legend, Van Morrison, Brad Paisley, Jill Scott, Ludacris, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, New Edition, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Irma Thomas, Jerry Lee Lewis, Counting Crows, Allman Brothers Band, Allen Toussaint, George Benson, Pharoah Sanders, George Thorogood, Stephen Marley featuring Jr. Gong, Better Than Ezra, Joss Stone, Banda el Recodo, Calexico, Taj Mahal, Johnny Rivers, Lucinda Williams, Branford Marsalis, Richie Havens, Soulive, Cowboy Mouth, Percy Sledge, Tony Joe White, Gillian Welch, Bobby Jones & the Nashville Super Choir, T-Bone Burnett, Rebirth Brass Band, Galactic, Mose Allison, Marcia Ball, Roy Hargrove, Chuck Leavell, Arturo Sandoval, The Holmes Brothers, Snooks Eaglin, Dr. Lonnie Smith, The New Orleans Social Club, James Carter, The Radiators, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Lucky Peterson, Darrell McFadden, Sonny Landreth, Danilo Perez, Ivan Neville, Dottie Peoples, Davell Crawford, Ba Cissoko of Guinea, George Porter, Jr., Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste, Tab Benoit, Les Amazones of Guinea, World Saxophone Group, John Mooney & Bluesiana, Buckwheat Zydeco, Anders Osborne, Elder Baab & the Madison Bumble Bees of Winnsboro, Eddie Bo, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Rosie Ledet, Amanda Shaw, The Iguanas, Marva Wright, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Deacon John, Donald Harrison, Nicholas Payton, Terence Blanchard, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews & Orleans Avenue, Bob French, Elysian Fieldz, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Ellis Marsalis and over 500 more groups!

The biggest news to me is an appearance by The Killer himself, Jerry Lee Lewis, who is a rock and roll icon, and a hero in my eyes. Go the the festival's site for a more complete lineup.