luni, 23 mai 2011

Sound barrier built around Zone Arena for the Roxette concert in Bucharest, Romania

Even if we want to see more and more bands playing live in our city, it seems that sometimes, there are some others that feel the need to complain. It is not that the international stars are not quewing in order to get our attention, it is not that Bucharest still doesn`t have a propper stadium to accomodate the heards of people flocking in order to see their idols on stage, but it seems that now, some people are bothered by the noise those concerts produce. Yeah, you heard very well, it is the noise that it is bothering them.

So was the case after Ozzy Osbourne`s live performance in Bucharest, on Zone Arena, when some people living near-by, started complaining that the concert is too noisy. It is a rock concert, god dammit, it is supposed to be noisy. But, if the people complain, the organisers have to obey, or that is what the law is saying.
As a result, the organisers of the concert are building a wooden fence, 8 m in height and 100m in length as a sound barrier, so the people living near-by will not complain anymore. Needless to say that even if this wall is being built, you will be able to hear the concert even if you are 5 killometers away from the area where the concert is taking place. But, well, as I said, if the law sais that the wall should be built, the organisers have to comply and build it.

Roxette plays live in Bucharest for the first time, on May 30th. This is part of the worldwide promotional tour for their last album,`Charm School`.

The tickets for the show are available on myticket.ro, or in the Diverta Bookshop Network, at Sala Palatului, in the Mihai Eminescu Bookshop, Musica Store and at The Ark. There are several cathegories, depending on location and price:
Golden VIP (seat included, in front of the stage) - 350 lei( 85 euros)
Tribuna VIP (seat included, in the tribunes) - 250 lei (65 euros)
Gazon A (lawn, standing) 120 lei (30 euros)

Vlad Piriu
The Beatfucker - The Party Rocker

VH2 and Magnolia, opening act for Roxette on May 30th @ Zone Arena, Bucharest - Romania

VH2 and Magnolia are to open the first Roxette concert in Bucharest, Romania, on May 30th at Zone Arena.

The Bucharest concert, organized by EMagic and supported by Avon and Ciuc Premium, brings Roxette in its 10th live tour around the world.
On May 18th, VH2 has launched a new disk, named `2-VH2`, the newest tracks on this album being available for listening during the live performance opening for Roxette.

A even newer presence to the local musical scene, Magnolia, bears the signature of Raluca Leahu, known for her musical carreer as a DJ, TV and Radio presenter.

Together with Dan Leahu – quitar and synth, Radu Anghel - bass and Bogdan Morosanu - drums, Magnolia juggles with the sounds and takes the music to a new realm, where the sound is fresh, refreshing and charming.

At the end of last year, Magnolia performed live as opening act for I Blame Coco`s live performance in Bucharest. I Blame Coco is Sting`s daughters project. After the Bucharest performance, she has launched her debut single `Music`.

The tickets for the show are available on myticket.ro, or in the Diverta Bookshop Network, at Sala Palatului, in the Mihai Eminescu Bookshop, Musica Store and at The Ark. There are several cathegories, depending on location and price:

Golden VIP (seat included, in front of the stage) - 350 lei( 85 euros)
Tribuna VIP (seat included, in the tribunes) - 250 lei (65 euros)
Gazon A (lawn, standing) 120 lei (30 euros)

Vlad Piriu
The Beatfucker - The Party Rocker

Sting and the The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra hit Europe with a Bang


Live Nation has announced that Sting, together with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, is extending the number of areas that his world tour is going to visit. As a result, a number of performances have already taken place in Europe and United Kingdom.

The Symphonicity Tour, that started almost a year ago, on JUne 2nd in Vancouver, included a full series of sold-out concerts in USA along the entire summer. This way, a very large number of people had the opportunity to listen to some of his best hits, sung in a completelly new manner, the symphonic way.

The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra is and has been directed by Steven Mercurio (known for his work with names such as Pavarotti, Bocelli).

The european tour has started last year, on September 3rd, at Konserthus, Oslo, followed by a majestique performance on September 5th at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. On October 5th, Sting and the Northern Simfonia Orchestra amazed the audience from The Sage Gateshead with an amazing performance.

Live performances have been announced for some of the most prestigious venues in Europe, such as The Royal Albert Hall in London, on October 1st or the Verdi Theatre in Florence, Italy on October 25th, The Arcimboldi Theatre in Milan, on November 2nd and Santa Cecilia in Rome, on November 10th.

The tour has stopped in cities such as Stockholm, Helsinki, Berlin, Koln and Paris, followed by concerts in Dublin, Nantes, Antwerp, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart in October, ending with Venice and Turin in November.

After a unmatched carreer, that has produced countless albums rewarded with platinum disks, a impressive collection of songs that reached the first position in the international charts, global sales exceeding 100 million disks, a collection of Stings best songs are being played it a complete new manner, orchestrated by Jorge Calandrelli, David Hartley, Michel Legrand, Rob Mathes, Vince Mendoza, Steven Mercurio, Bill Ross, Robert Sadin and Nicola Tescari.

The special playlist put together especially for this event includes hits such as "Roxanne”, "Next To You,” "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” and "Every Breath You Take,” next to hits from his solo carreer, such as"Englishman in New York,” "Fragile,” "Russians,” "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You,” "Fields of Gold,” or "Desert Rose.”

In order to support the long waited Sting World Tour, Deutsche Gramophon has launched the Symphonicities CD last summer.

The new studio album takes the live experience further, so the first single"Evey Little Thing She Does Is Magic” has already been launched on digital support on May 24, 2010. Also, you can find on this exceptional disk you can find songs from The Police era, such as"Roxanne” and "Next To You”, and also from the Solo period, such as "Englishman in New York,” "I Burn for You,” "Why Should I Cry for You” or "She’s Too Good For Me”. Symphonicities was produced by Rob Mathes and Sting and was mixed by Elliot Scheiner (Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac) and Claudius Mittendorfer (Interpol, Franz Ferdinand).
Sting started being interested in adding the orchestral side to his music, in 2008, after being invited to sing on the same stage with the legendary Chicago Symphony Orchestra. After remixing and arranging songs from his extended repertoir, Sting has met with the Orchestra for a concerts that gave birth to a very unique experience for him, making him eager to explore new potential collaborations with the symphonic music. As a result, the Philadephia Orchestra has invited him to join them in order to celebrate the 153rd Anniversary of the Music Academy.

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra has worked in the past with some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel, Renee Fleming, Kiri Te Kanawa and the regreted Luciano Pavarotti, to Burt Bacharach, George Benson, Michel Legrand, Diana Krall, Tina Turner or Randy Newman. The Orchestra has 45 members and will be following Sting on all his 45 concerts in USA.
Sting will be joined by the qwartet Dominic Miller (Sting`s guitar player), David Cossin (a renowed percutionist specialized in experimental music and member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars), Jo Lawry (vocalist) and Ira Coleman (bass player).

His first adventure with the classical music started with his successful album, "Songs from the Labyrinth" that represented a fold reinterpretation of the XVIth century music, by the composer John Dowland, launched in 2006 by the Deutsche Grammophon. After ending his extraordinary tour along with hie fellow members from Police, Sting has returned to his old dear passion of bringing together some of the most diverse musical genres, in one of his latest albums,"If On A Winter's Night...", album that has taken the international charts by surprise, landing on some of the highest places and also on the Billboard Classic.

The tour has been organized by Live Nation and produced by RZO Entertainment Inc in association with Universal Music Classical Management & Productions and is presented by Xerox.

The new Sting album, SYMPHONICITIES, was launched last summer at Deutsche Grammophon.

Vlad Piriu
The Beatfucker - The Party Rocker

joi, 19 mai 2011

New Tickets Cathegory for BON JOVI OPEN AIR, JULY 10th BUCHAREST


It seems that the voice of the poeple has been once again, heard. This time, it seems that some people were annoied when the orgianizers of the BON JOVI concert in Bucharest have decided to introduce a new cathegory of tickets and in the same time, a new zone.

The new zone was called Diamond Circle, and was supposed to occupy all the immediate front area of the stage, so its inhabitants would have the best vision. It was a bit infuriating, since there already a lot of people, and I am talking about the people that have bought all the tickets that were assigned for the Golden Circle, were hopping to get the best seats. And all of a sudden, they didn`t have the best seats.
So they started quarelling on the social sites, and, as a result, the organizers have decided to call it off and forget about the Diamond Ring.

Innitially, the organizers, announced on 18th of May that starting with that day, the people could buy a whole new cathegory of tickets, a far better one, than the ones sold before. Of course, it was all about the Diamond Gircle, a place where 700 very lucky people could be as close to their idols as possible, off course if they could afford to pay the price - 798.8 lei ( approx 200 euros). Pretty big, no?
But I mean, who are we to judge, if you have the money, why wont you go and sit on the stage, if you can. But here were the people that have already bought all the tickets from the Golden Circle area, which was supposed to be the best place, till the Diamond Circle came about. So those people got pissed and started quarellyng.

Finally, the wise decision was taken and the organisers announced that the Diamond Circle tickets would not be sold anymore.

In an official statement, Denisa Sandulescu, spokeswoman for DD EAST ENTERTAINMENT, has declared that the Diamond Circle is something that comes with the Open Air concept, worldwide. That particular area was designated as such by the sponsors of the tour and was supposed to offer a greater confort and a better view for those willing to pay the price. But that decision came too late, unfortunatelly, when the Golden Circle area was already sold-out, and when the people already have paid good money for the best seats in the house. So Denisa Sandulescu has decided to stop the process of selling the tickets for the Diamond Area and to give up this cathegory of tickets for good. Those that already have bought the tickets for this area, will receive a Golden Circle ticket instead, and the rest of the money.

As a plus, the organisers have decided to add the 700 Diamond tickets to the Golden Circle existing ones so they supplimented the Golden Circle tickets. This is a good decision, since there are a lot of fans willing to pay the price and be as close as possible to the New Jersey Cowboys.

If you want your ticket, you still can find tickets in the other cathegories, as follows:
VIP - 479,3 lei(125 euros)
Tribuna - 372,8 lei (85 euros)
Golden Circle - 298,2 lei (70 euros) SOLD OUT
Normal Circle - 186,4 lei (46 euros)
Peluza Parlament - 159,8 lei (38 euros)

The tickets can be bought direct from the Germanos, Orange, Vodafone, Domo Stores and the Humanitas and Carturesti Bookstores from all over Romania. If you are abroad, you can find them online from www.eventim.ro.

The concert is presented in Romania by East European Entertainment and Marcel Avram, in a joint venture with D&D East Entertainment.

Vlad Piriu
BeatFucker - The Party Rocker

luni, 16 mai 2011

BON JOVI LIVE IN BUCHAREST UPDATES: Golden Circle Sold Out and BON JOVI is interested in the Romanian culture and places


The Bon Jovi concert that is about to take place on July 10th in Piata Constitutiei sells like fresh bread.
After no more than two weeks from the moment the tickets went on sale, the promotional cathegory was sold out. What is notable here is that this meant that over 10 000 tickets were sold in no more than 2 weeks. Maybe that is nothing in western countries, where entire concerts sell out in a couple of hours, but for Romania, given the economical crisys still bothering us, we can say that this is something quite fantastic. We are very glad to say that not only the romanian fans are waiting for this concert, but also the bulgarian ones, 1500 tickets being bought online from Bulgary.

Besides Bulgary, tickets to the Bucharest BON JOVI concert, have been sold in Serbia, Hungary or Austria.

Over 2000 tickets were sold at the promotional price, and right now the Golden Circle tickets are sold-out also.
Until now, around 20000 tickets were sold. If you want your ticket, you still can find tickets in the other cathegories, as follows:
VIP - 479,3 lei(125 euros)
Tribuna - 372,8 lei (85 euros)
Golden Circle - 298,2 lei (70 euros) SOLD OUT
Normal Circle - 186,4 lei (46 euros)
Peluza Parlament - 159,8 lei (38 euros)

The tickets can be bought direct from the Germanos, Orange, Vodafone, Domo Stores and the Humanitas and Carturesti Bookstores from all over Romania. If you are abroad, you can find them online from www.eventim.ro.

The band doesn`t want to come to Romania empty handed and also they want to visit the country a little bit, so they said into a interview on Antena 1, that they started documenting, using father Google as guide in their endeavour to understand as much as possible our country. They said that they were possitive that in all the 27 world wide tours they have visited every country on Earth, but then they have discovered Romania.
So they want to know about Romania, more than the usual Dracula stories. So if you want to see the band playing live in Bucharest, on July 10th go online and grab your ticket and let us meet there, and let us have the time of our lives.

The concert is presented in Romania by East European Entertainment and Marcel Avram, in a joint venture with D&D East Entertainment.

Vlad Piriu
BeatFucker - The Party Rocker

Bon Jovi rocks our hearts on July 10th in Piata Constitutiei, Bucharest - Romania

Bon Jovi plays live in Romania for the first time, on Sunday July 10th 2011. The Concert will take place at Piata Constitutiei, Bucharest. Since Romania still doesn`t have a propper stadium ready yet, we see Piata Constitutiei more and more these days. This is the same place where legendary voices and bands have plaied and we will name only a few: AC/DC, Shakira, Sarah Brightman and so on.
Going back to Bon Jovi, the band has added Romania to their incredible long list of places that they are going to visit this year, during their present worldwide tour. Their decision comes as a result of a very long list of requests from their enthusiast romanian fans. As a result, Romania was added to the list on February 4th,2011.

The tour has already registered an incredible success, after a very good 2010, when the band, according to Billboard and Pollstar, took the lead and became the band with the biggest winnings in 2010. Bon Jovi won this title for the second time in three years. The band is going to perform live in USA, Canada and Europe. Winner of a Grammy award, Bon Jovi has sold over 125 de millioan albums, and plaied live in over 2,700 concerts in over 50 countries and in front of over 35 million rock hungry fans.


Their last album, “BON JOVI GREATEST HITS” was launched on top positions in worldwide music charts, in November 2010. The album looks back to the biggest hits of the band and in the same time comprised a carreer of 30 years of pure rock music, an incredible and unique sound that took the band on the top of the charts in the whole wide world. The album was sold in a week in a equal amount to the number of copies being sold from the album Cross Road, launched in 1994, a number reaching over 21 million disks over the entire year. Prior to that, “Lost Highway Tour” has reached the top position in 2008.

After 3 decaded of incredible musical carreer, Bon Jovi comes to Bucharest with a majestic live performance.

The concert is presented in Romania by East European Entertainment and Marcel Avram, in a joint venture with D&D East Entertainment.

One of the attractions of this event is that the organisers arranged for special means of transportations for those yearning to see Bon Jovi live in Bucharest on July the 10th. Those interested in such delicacies can buy special transport vouchers to get to Bucharest and then to the Concert area. The vouchers can be bought online, through the Eventim network (eventim.ro): Germanos, Vodafone, Orange, Domo Storea and the Humanitas, Carturesti Bookstores from all over the country, but also online on eventim.ro.
The vouchers cover the most important cities in Romania, and they come at different prices, depending on how far you are from Bucharest, as follows:

Cluj – Sala Sporturilor, Splaiul Independentei, Embarking time: 05.00 a.m. Departure time 05:30 a.m. - Price VOUCHER: 126 RON (30 euros)

Brasov – OMV GAS Station, near the train station - Bd-ul Garii 7A, Embarking time: 11.00 a.m., Departure time 11:30 a.m. - Price VOUCHER: 67 RON (15 euros)

Sibiu – Hotel Continental Forum, Unirii nr. 10, Embarking time: 09.00, Departure time 09:30 am - Price VOUCHER: 85 RON (20 euros)

Timisoara – Eurolines BUs Station, Embarking time: 04.00; Departure time 04:30 am - Price VOUCHER: 136 RON (42 euros)

Tg. Mures – Continental Hotel, Piata Teatrului nr.6, Embarking time: 08.00 a.m. Departure time 08:30 am - Price VOUCHER: 94 RON (23 euros)

Constanta – Constanta Train Station, Embarking time: 10.00 a.m.; Departure time 10:30 am - Price VOUCHER: 76 RON (18 euros)

Iasi – Palatul Culturii, Embarking time: 06.00 a.m.; Departure time: 06:30 am - Price VOUCHER: 108 RON (26 euros)

Bacau – Arena Mall Parkinglot, Embarking time: 08.00; Departure time: 08:30 am - Price VOUCHER: 90 RON (22 euros)


All the routes end in areas near Piata Constitutiei, and for the retour specific areas are to be announced, depening on the local authorities. The estimated return departure time is 01.00 am, on July 11th, 2011.
There are several terms and conditions available if you choose to use those means of transportation, to the Bon Jovi Concert, but one is more important than the others. Buying a transport voucher doesn`t grant you the access to the concert area!!

Get your tickets and let`s meet on July 10th and spend a great time with one of the hottest rock bands in the entire world, BON JOVI!!

Vlad Piriu
BeatFucker - The Party Rocker

SCORPIONS LIVE IN BUCHAREST :Meet & Greet Packs available starting May 13th and one ticket cathegory solds out

For the special concert that Scorpions is playing in Bucharest on June 9th, The organizers of the show have prepared an incredible surprise for some of the Scorpions fans. Even if 13th calls for a bad day, some of the fans will be so lucky to have the opportunity to be as close of possible to their idols. How is this possible, can you be one of the lucky one?

Well, as we were saying, even if 13 is a bad omen, starting with May 13th, the fans have available 25 Meet & Greet Packs containing personalized photos with the members of the band, VIP tickets and access to the VIP area, free catering in the special area, your own signed poster with the band, signed CD, all these at the inimaginable small price of 1000 lei(250 euros). If you want to be the lucky owner of such a blessing, call the following number, if abroad: +40758 388 388 or 0758 388 388 if you are travelling in Romania. Also, you can order Meet & Greet Packs by email at :dumitru.sohan@biletoo.ro.

Scorpions have announced their retirement in a very glorious period of their carreer. As they are still up and rolling, they have decided to call it even with their musical carreer and retire through a worldwide farewell tour “Get Your Sting And Blackout World Tour”, including Romania. After 40 years of rocking our hearts with the winds of change, thousangds of life performances worldwide, Scorpions decided to exit their musical adventure the front door, with a already very popular album „Sting In The Tail”!

The farewell concert will bring almost 30000 fans at Zone Arena, Bucharest - Romania. The gig will be opened by two romanian bands Trooper and Christian Becker & Avenue.

The tickets can be aquired from various places in Bucharest, online and direct, from the BILETOO Shop from the Unirea Shopping Center, Adevarul Bookshops, Diverta Bookshops, etc. Online you can buy the tickets from BILETOO.ro, bilete.ro, myticket.ro, blt.ro, biletfan.ro or ticketpoint.ro.

The tickets are as follows:
- 128 lei(30 Euros) – Gazon B
- 190 lei(45 Euros)– Gazon A (SOLD OUT)
- 265 lei(65 Euros) – Golden Circle
- 350 lei(85 Euros) – Tribuna

Since the news spreaded out, the romanian fans and not only, have already bought themselves more than 12000 tickets, making one entire ticket cathegory absolete, the Zone A one. The other cathegories, in the B,C, and D Tribune, are also, very few left and on the lawn, Zone B there are around 200 tickets left. So if you want to see Scorpions live in Bucharest, you gotta hurry.


The Scorpions event is brought in Romania by Project Events.

Vlad Piriu
BeatFucker - The Party Rocker

miercuri, 11 mai 2011

Alice Cooper uita de maniere in "No more mister nice guy!" si ne viziteaza la Arene


Jack Daniel’s Studio No. 7 prezinta Alice Cooper, „No More Mister Nice Guy: The Original Evil Returns!”, un turneu de senzatie la Bucuresti! Pe 14 iunie, la Arenele Romane, Alice Cooper isi da din nou intalnire cu fanii heavy-metalului din Romania. Concertul este organizat de Events.

Fara Alice Cooper, probabil n-ar fi existat niciodata KISS, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Motley Crue, Slipknot ori Rob Zombie ... poate nici chiarDavid Bowie, sau cel putin nici Ziggy Stardust. O legenda a hard-rockului, veteranul care a inventat literalmente conceptul “rockul ca si teatru” se intoarce la ce stie sa faca el mai bine cu turneul „No More Mister Nice Guy: The Original Evil Returns”. Inclus in martie in Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, regele heavy-metalului socant a declarat ca a fi alaturi de The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys “este un sentiment incredibil... S-a spus despre trupa Alice Cooper ca a revolutionat experienta rockului live – daca e adevarat si asta ne-a adus acest premiu, singurul lucru de spus ar fi ca "There's no business like show business!". De la primul sau album solo, din 1975, Welcome to My Nightmare, pana la albume precum 1994 “The Last Temptation” si albumul din 2000 “Brital Planet”, albumele-concept au fost specialitatea lui Alice. Ultimul sau album de studio, “Along came a Spider” 2008 , se concentreaza pe istoria unui ucigas in serie - o panza de intrigi, infasurata in jurul unui hard-rock de calibru greu. Co-produs de Alice impreuna cu echipa Dany Saber [Black Grape, Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie] si Greg Hampton [Bootsy Collins, Buckethead], piese precum deschiderea "I Know Where You Live" si "Vengeance Is Mine," evoca imnuri clasice din cariera lui Cooper, precum as "Is it My Body," si "Under My Wheels". Din 12 mai, cei mai infocati fani au la dispozitie doar 4 zile (12 -16.05) pentru a cumpara bilete cu 15% reducere! Cumparatorii pot alege dintre urmatoarele categorii de locuri: Golden Ring – 136 lei, Tribuna (cu loc) – 119 lei sau Regular – 102 lei. Din 17 mai, tichetele vor fi disponibile la pret intreg: Golden Ring – 160 lei, Tribuna (cu loc) – 140 lei sau Regular – 120 lei. Biletele se gasesc in reteauaEventim

Hooverphonic ne provoaca la o plimbare pe campiile Edenului, pe 10 iunie in Fratelli

Vineri, 10 iunie 2011, trioul belgian Hooverphonic va susţine un concert live înFratelli Studios din Bucureşti.

Concertul Hooverphonic din Capitală face parte din turneul de promovarea al ultimului lor album „The Night Before”.

Trupa şi-a extins repede stilul spre punctul în care nu mai poate fi inclusă în nici un gen muzical. De la trip-hop-ul de pe albumul lor de debut, „New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular” (1996) la fusion-ul electro de pe „Blue Wonder Power Milk” (1998), sau la aranjamentele acustice de pe „The Magnificent Tree”(2000), sound-ul trupei este într-o continuă evoluţie.

Hituri precum “Eden”, “Mad About You”, “2 Wicky”, “Vinegar and Salt” sau coverul după “Skake The Disease” al celor de la Depeche Mode au rulat intens la posturile de radio şi televiziunile muzicale româneşti.

Single-ul „The Night Before”, lansat la sfârşitul anului trecut, în octombrie 2010, a constituit primul pas al trupei alături de solista actuală, Noémie Wolfs. Albumul cu acelaşi nume a fost lansat în noiembrie 2010 şi a câştigăt discul de platină în Belgia la scurt timp dupa lansare.

Bilete Hooverphonic

Biletele pentru concertul Hooverphonic sunt disponibile în reţeaua Eventim şi online pe www.eventim.ro.

Categoria I (Podium) – 180 lei
Categoria a-II-a (Ring) – 110 lei

Biletele Hooverphonic pot fi achiziţionate şi în două rate lunare, doar prin CardAvantaj, la sediul Events din Bd. Lascar Catargiu nr. 15 A sau la sediul Eventim din str. Polonă nr. 15.

Club Fratelli: Str. Glodeni nr. 1, Bucureşti.