"America: A Tribute to Heroes" to be released on CD
The Sept. 21 benefit concert, America: A Tribute to Heroes, will be released as a two-CD set and DVD/VHS on Dec. 4, with sales proceeds going to the Sept. 11 Telethon Fund, Rolling Stone reported. Interscope and Universal will release the CD set, featuring twenty-one songs from the broadcast. Sony will begin the international distribution of the album on Dec. 3. Warner Bros. will release the DVD/VHS, which will include the event in its entirety, including words of inspiration from Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, among others.
Nickelback donates to N.Y. Firefighter Fund
Rock group Nickelback has set up a collection for the New York City Firefighter Sept. 11 Disaster Relief Fund at its shows, Launch.com reported. The band started collections at the Boise, Idaho show on Nov. 11 and will continue to do so at all their shows until Nov. 30. At that time they will hand the proceeds to the firefighters during the band's show at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom. "That feels good for sure, because people need it," Nickelback's singer/ songwriter Chad Kroeger told Launch.com. "We've been feeling that ever since the attack. We've been playing shows where the crowd's responses have been just fantastic." Nickelback's tour will end Dec. 12 in Philadelphia.
Scott Weiland to undergo knee surgery
Stone Temple Pilots' singer Scott Weiland is going under the knife to repair a bum knee after the band finishes its current string of live dates, the band's official Web site, www.stonetemplepilots.com reported. The band ends its run on the Family Values Tour on Nov. 17 in Tacoma, Washington and then will play two short shows in Las Vegas on Nov. 19 and 20. Not to worry, devoted STP fans will be able to see the band in action again after Weiland's surgery. The band will perform at a New Year's Eve show at Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
U2 extends Elevation tour
U2's third leg of their Elevation tour, which began on Oct. 10 and was slated to go through mid-November, will now wrap up on Dec. 2 in Miami, Fla., Allstar.com reported. No Doubt is currently serving as the band's opening act, but it is still unknown who the opening band for the tour's extension will be.