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This guide is published by The Mountain Eagle as a public service to help keep readers informed about entertainment events within driving distance of Letcher County. All dates are subject to change. Always check with the venues listed before traveling long distances.

ROCK, POP, BLUES

RAP, CHRISTIAN

INTERPOL; Fri., Aug. 3 in Covington, Ky., at Madison Theater (730 Madison). 1-859-655-4807 or www.ticketmaster.com

HILARY DUFF; Sat., Aug. 25 in Louisville at the Louisville Palace (625 Fourth Ave.). Tickets on sale to general public Fri., June 29 at 10 a.m. 1-502-583-4555 ext. 221 or www.ticketmaster.com

JOHN PRINE; Sat., Sept. 8 in Louisville at the Louisville Palace (625 Fourth Ave.). 1-502-583-4555 ext. 221 or www.ticketmaster.com

REO SPEEDWAGON; Sun., July 15 in Kettering, Ohio, near Cincinnati, at Fraze Pavilion (695 Lincoln Park Blvd.) 1-937-296-3300 or www.ticketmaster.com

PETE YORN; Sun., July 22 in Louisville at Headliners Music Hall (1386 Lexington Road). 1-502-584- 8088.

TV ON THE RADIO; Thu., Aug. 2 in Cincinnati at Bogarts (2621 Vine Street. 1-513-872-8801 or www.ticketmaster.com

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB; Fri., Aug. 3 in Cincinnati at Bogarts (2621 Vine Street. 1-513-872-8801 or www.ticketmaster.com

THE FUNK BROTHERS; Thu., Aug. 30 in Kettering, Ohio, near Cincinnati, at Fraze Pavilion (695 Lincoln Park Blvd.) 1-937-296-3300 or www.ticketmaster.com

JOHN McLAUGHLIN; Sun., July 22 in Oakley, Ohio (near Cincinnati) at 20th Century Theater (3021 Madison). www.ticketmaster.com

MODEST MOUSE; Tue., Aug. 21 in Louisville at Louisville Gardens (525 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd.) 1-502- 574-0086 or www.ticketmaster.com

HINDER with PAPA ROACH and BUCKCHERRY; Tue., July 17 in Louisville at Louisville Gardens (525 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd.). 1-502-574- 0086 or www.ticketmaster.com

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE; Sun., Aug. 5 in Louisville at Coyotes Niteclub. www.ticketmaster.com or 1-502- 589-3866.

BEN KWELLER with TOM FITE; Sat., Aug. 25 in Asheville, N.C., at the Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall (185 Clingman Ave.). 1-828-232-5800.

DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH; Sun., Sept. 30 in Asheville, N.C., at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (87 Haywood Rd.). 1-828-251-5505.

EARTH, WIND & FIRE; Tue., Aug. 14 in Knoxville, Tenn., at Tennessee Theatre (604 South Gay St.). 1-865-656-4444 or 1-865-684-1200.

TOOL; Sat., July 7 in Huntington, W.Va., at Big Sandy Superstore Arena (1 Civic Center Plaza). www.ticketmaster.com or 1-304-696- 4400.

AMERICAN IDOLS LIVE; Sat., Sept. 15 in Huntington, W.Va., at Big Sandy Superstore Arena (1 Civic Center Plaza). www.ticketmaster.com or 1-304-696-4400.

WEBB WILDER; Fri.-Sat., July 6- 7 in Johnson City, Tenn., at the Down Home. 1-423-929-9822.

CLASSIC ROCK ALL STARS; Fri., August 3 in Prestonsburg at the Eastern Kentucky Fair. Ticket information not yet available.

COUNTING CROWS with LIVE and COLLECTIVE SOUL; Fri., Aug. 3 in Louisville at Louisville Slugger Field (401 E. Main Street). 1-502-212- 2287.

DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH; Mon., Oct. 1 in Louisville at Kentucky Center for the Arts’ Whitney Hall (501 Main Street). 1-800-775- 7777 or www.ticketmaster.com

THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND; Sat., Oct. 13 in Louisville at the Louisville Palace (625 Fourth Ave.). 1-502-583-4555 ext. 221 or www.ticketmaster.com

LUCINDA WILLIAMS with CHARLIE LOUVIN; Tue., July 17 in Lexington at Kentucky Theatre (214 Main Street). 1-859-231-6997.

KELLY WILLIS; Sat., Sept. 29 in Lexington at The Dame (156 West Main). 1-800-594-8499.

KIM RICHEY with TAB BENOIT; Sat., Aug. 11 in Ashland, Ky., at Paramount Arts Center (1300 Winchester Ave.) 1-606-324- 3175 or www.ticketmaster.com

THE FIERY FURNACES; Sunday, July 8 in Asheville, N.C., at The Orange Peel (101 Biltmore Ave.). 1-866-468-7630.

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS; Fri., July 13 in Asheville, N.C., at The Orange Peel (101 Biltmore Ave.). 1- 866-468-7630.

THE WAILERS; Thu., Aug. 9 in Asheville, N.C., at The Orange Peel (101 Biltmore Ave.). 1-866-468-7630.

EARTH, WIND & FIRE; Wed., Aug. 8 in Louisville at the Louisville Palace (625 Fourth Ave.). 1-502-583- 4555 ext. 221 or www.ticketmaster.com

SUMMER JAM 2007 featuring Young Buck, Shop Boyz and Lil Boosie; Fri., July 6 in Louisville at Louisville Gardens (525 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd.). 1-502-574- 0086 or www.ticketmaster.com

VIOLENT FEMMES; Tue., July 10 in Cincinnati at Moonlite Gardens at Coney Island. www.ticketmaster.com

MOE; Tue., July 17 in Cincinnati at Moonlite Gardens at Coney Island. www.ticketmaster.com

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW; Thu., July 19 in Cincinnati at Moonlite Gardens at Coney Island. www.ticketmaster.com

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA; Tue., July 24 in Cincinnati at Moonlite Gardens at Coney Island. www.ticketmaster.com

OVER THE RHINE; Fri., Aug. 31 in Cincinnati at Moonlite Gardens at Coney Island. www.ticketmaster.com

JASON ISBELL (formerly of the Drive-By Truckers) & THE 400 UNIT with CENTROMATIC; Thu., Aug. 23 in Louisville at Phoenix Hill Tavern. Tickets, $10, on sale now at www.ticketweb.com

JASON ISBELL (formerly of the Drive-By Truckers) & THE 400 UNIT with CENTRO-MATIC; Wed., Aug. 22 in Asheville, N.C., at the Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall (185 Clingman Ave.). 1-828-232-5800.

SCOTT MILLER (solo) with CHRIS KNIGHT; Sat., July 21 in Knoxville, Tenn., at the Bijou Theatre. 1-865-656-4444.

ANI DiFRANCO and others; Sat., Sept. 1 in Knoxville, Tenn., at the Bijou Theatre. Procees benefit the Highlander Center in New Market, Tenn. 1-865-656-4444.

THE BLACK CROWES; Wed., Aug. 22 in Knoxville, Tenn., at Tennessee Theatre (604 South Gay St.). 1-865-656-4444 or 1-865-684-1200.

AMERICAN IDOLS LIVE 2007 TOUR; Fri., Aug. 17 in Louisville at Freedom Hall (973 Phillips Lane) for the Kentucky State Fair. 1-800-231- 8085 or www.ticketmaster.com

SOCIAL DISTORTION and THE HANGMEN with THE HEART ATTACKS; Wed., July 18 in Cincinnati at Bogarts (2621 Vine Street). 1-513-872-8801 or www.ticketmaster.com

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS; June 27, 29, 30, and July 2, 3 and 5 in Asheville, N.C., at The Orange Peel (101 Biltmore Ave.). SOLD OUT.

SALIVA with PUDDLE OF MUDD; Mon., July 2 in Cincinnati at Bogarts (2621 Vine Street. 1-513- 872-8801 or www.ticketmaster.com

INCUBUS with THE BRAVERY; Sun., July 29 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1-513-232- 6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

JESSE MALIN; Tue., July 10 in Oakley, Ohio (near Cincinnati) at 20th Century Theater (3021 Madison). www.ticketmaster.com

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO; Fri., Sept. 7 in Louisville at Headliners Music Hall (1386 Lexington Road). 1-502-584-8088.

MARC BROUSSARD with SHANNON McNALLY; Tue., July 10 in Knoxville, Tenn., at the Bijou Theatre. 1-865-656-4444.

CHARLIE DANIELS BAND; Sat., July 21 in Kingsport, Tenn., at J. Fred Johnson Stadium for Fun Fest 2007. Ticket information not yet available.

THE TURTLES (featuring Flo and Eddie) with PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE; Tue., July 3 in Ashland, Ky., on the Riverfront for Summer Motion 2007. Admission is free.

STARSHIP starring Mickey Thomas with LEE GREENWOOD; Mon., July 2 in Ashland, Ky., on the Riverfront for Summer Motion 2007. Admission is free.

TOOL; Fri., June 29 in Cincinnati at U.S. Bank Arena. 1-513- 421-4111 or www.ticketmaster.com

SHERYL CROW; Wed., July 25 & Thu., July 26 in Kettering, Ohio, near Cincinnati, at Fraze Pavilion (695 Lincoln Park Blvd.). 1-937-296-3300 or www.ticketmaster.com

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA; Sat., Aug. 11 in Asheville, N.C., at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (87 Haywood Rd.). 1-828-251-5505.

O.A.R.; Mon., July 16 in Louisville at the Louisville Palace (625 Fourth Ave.). 1-502-583-4555 ext. 221 or www.ticketmaster.com

GORDON LIGHTFOOT; Thu., Sept. 13 in Louisville at the Louisville Palace (625 Fourth Ave.). 1- 502-583-4555 ext. 221 or www.ticketmaster.com

DEF LEPPARD with STYX and FOREIGNER; Wed., June 27 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1-513-232-6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

DEF LEPPARD with STYX and FOREIGNER; Sun., Aug. 26 in Louisville at Freedom Hall (973 Phillips Lane). 1-800-231-8085 or www.ticketmaster.com

CLAY AIKEN; Sun., Aug. 12 in Knoxville, Tenn., at Tennessee Theatre (604 South Gay St.). 1-865- 656-4444 or 1-865-684-1200.

LYLE LOVETT with k.d. lang; Mon., July 2 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1-513-232- 6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

311; Wed., Aug. 8 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1-513-232- 6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

GIN BLOSSOMS; Fri., July 27 in Asheville, N.C., as part of the Bele Chere Festival. Other information not yet available.

THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL; Sun., July 29 in Asheville, N.C., as part of the Bele Chere Festival. Information not yet available.

WILL KIMBROUGH; Thu., July 19 in Asheville, N.C., at the Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall (185 Clingman Ave.). 1-828-232-5800.

THE DETROIT COBRAS; Wed., July 25 in Knoxville, Tenn., at Blue Cats (125 E. Jackson Ave.). 1- 865-544-4300.

SHERYL CROW; Wed., July 25 in Kettering, Ohio, near Cincinnati, at Fraze Pavilion (695 Lincoln Park Blvd.) 1-937-296-3300 or www.ticketmaster.com

ROBERT CRAY; Sun., July 29 in Kettering, Ohio, near Cincinnati, at Fraze Pavilion (695 Lincoln Park Blvd.) 1-937-296-3300 or www.ticketmaster.com

SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS; Thu., June 28 at 7 p.m. in downtown Kingsport, Tenn., for the Twilight Alive Concert Series. FREE ADMISSION.

HACIENDA BROTHERS; Thu., July 5 at 7 p.m. in downtown Kingsport, Tenn., for the Twilight Alive Concert Series. FREE ADMISSION.

RED STICK RAMBLERS; Thu., July 12 at 7 p.m. in downtown Kingsport, Tenn., for the Twilight Alive Concert Series. FREE ADMISSION.

TOMMY CASTRO BAND; Thu., July 26 at 7 p.m. in downtown Kingsport, Tenn., for the Twilight Alive Concert Series. FREE ADMISSION.

CHUBBY CARRIER & THE BAYOU SWAMP BAND; Thu., Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. in downtown Kingsport, Tenn., for the Twilight Alive Concert Series. FREE ADMISSION.

GREAT AMERICAN TAXI; Thu., Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. in downtown Kingsport, Tenn., for the Twilight Alive Concert Series. FREE ADMISSION.

JOHN FOGERTY with LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM; Sun., July 22 in Kettering, Ohio, near Cincinnati, at Fraze Pavilion (695 Lincoln Park Blvd.). 1-937-296-3300 or www.ticketmaster.com

WEIRD AL YANKOVIC; Fri., June 29 in Kettering, Ohio, near Cincinnati, at Fraze Pavilion (695 Lincoln Park Blvd.). 1-937-296-3300 or www.ticketmaster.com

THE B-52’s; Sat., Aug. 4 in Asheville, N.C., at The Inn on Biltmore Estates. 1-800-624-1575.

CHRIS ISAAK; Fri., Aug. 10 in Asheville, N.C., at The Inn on Biltmore Estates. 1-800-624-1575.

CLAY AIKEN; Sat., Aug. 11 in Asheville, N.C., at The Inn on Biltmore Estates. 1-800-624-1575.

MORRISSEY with KRISTEEN YOUNG; Tue., July 10 in Knoxville, Tenn., at Tennessee Theatre (604 South Gay St.). 1-865- 656-4444 or 1-865-684-1200.

TONY JOE WHITE with DAVE BARNES; Thu., June 28 at 7 p.m. in Knoxville, Tenn., for the free Sundown in the City concert series on Market Square.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND with PETE YORN; Wed., Aug. 22 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1-513-232-6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

RUSH; Sat., Sept. 1 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1-513-232- 6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

KUTLESS with K-J and STELLAR KART; Sat., July 21 in Pikeville at Eastern Kentucky Expo Center (126 Main Street) for ‘July Jam’. Tickets, all seats $10, on sale now. 1-606-433-1793 or 1- 606-444-5500 or www.ticketmaster.com

VANS WARPED TOUR ’07; Wed., Aug. 1 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1-513-232- 6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

THE POLICE; Sat., July 14 in Louisville at Churchill Downs (700 Central Avenue). 1-502-636-4400 or www.ticketmaster.com

KENNY G; Fri., July 20 in Kettering, Ohio, near Cincinnati, at Fraze Pavilion (695 Lincoln Park Blvd.). 1-937-296-3300 or www.ticketmaster.com

JIMMY BUFFET & THE CORAL REEFER BAND; Thu., July 26 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1-513-232-6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS MARK CHESNUTT; Sat., Sept. 29 in Whitesburg for the Mountain Heritage Festival.

BLAINE LARSEN; Thu., July 19 in Kettering, Ohio, near Cincinnati, at Fraze Pavilion (695 Lincoln Park Blvd.) 1-937-296-3300 or www.ticketmaster.com

TOBY KEITH; Thu., Sept. 15 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. Tickets on sale Sat., July 28 at 10 a.m. 1-513-232-6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

WILLIE NELSON and MERLE HAGGARD; Sat., Aug. 25 in Huntington, W.Va., at Big Sandy Superstore Arena (1 Civic Center Plaza). www.ticketmaster.com or 1- 304-696-4400.

KENNY ROGERS; Sat., Sept. 1 in Louisville at the Louisville Palace (625 Fourth Ave.). 1-502-583-4555 ext. 221 or www.ticketmaster.com

CONFEDERATE RAILROAD; Thu., Aug. 2 in Prestonsburg at the Eastern Kentucky Fair. Ticket information not yet available.

RASCAL FLATTS; Sat., Aug. 11 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1-513-232-6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

DIERKS BENTLEY, JOE ELY, KELLY WILLIS, VIEUX FARKA TOURE AND OTHERS; Sun., Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. in Bristol, Tenn., at Paramount Center for the Arts (518 State Street) for Mountain Stage Live. Tickets – $30 first 10 rows, $25 all others – on sale now. 1-423-

274-8920.

RASCAL FLATTS; Thu., Aug. 16 in Louisville at Freedom Hall (973 Phillips Lane). 1-800-231-8085 or www.ticketmaster.com

THE WRECKERS; Wed., June 27 in Louisville at Coyotes Niteclub. www.ticketmaster.com

JOE NICHOLS with JAKE OWENS; Thu., July 19 in Kingsport, Tenn., at J. Fred Johnson Stadium for Fun Fest 2007.

BILLY CURRINGTON; Sat., June 30 in Prestonsburg at Mountain Arts Center (50 Hal Rogers Drive). 1-888-622-2787.

SAWYER BROWN; Sat., July 14 in Prestonsburg at Mountain Arts Center (50 Hal Rogers Drive). 1-888-622-2787.

NICKEL CREEK with GLEN PHILLIPS; Sat., July 14 in Ashland, Ky., at Paramount Arts Center (1300 Winchester Ave.) 1- 606-324-3175 or www.ticketmaster.com

TRACE ADKINS with DIERKS BENTLEY and KELLI PICKLER; Sat., Aug. 18 in Louisville at Freedom Hall (973 Phillips Lane). 1-800-231-8085 or www.ticketmaster.com

MARTY STUART; Fri., July 27 in Asheville, N.C., as part of the Bele Chere Festival. Other information not yet available.

J.D. CROWE with THE PLEASANT HILL BAND; Fri., June 29 at 7 p.m. in downtown Kingsport, Tenn., for the Bluegrass on Broad Concert Series. FREE ADMISSION.

KARL SHIFLETT & BIG COUNTRY SHOW; Fri., Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. in downtown Kingsport, Tenn., for the Bluegrass on Broad Concert Series. FREE ADMISSION.

BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES; Sat., Aug. 18 in Kettering, Ohio, near Cincinnati, at Fraze Pavilion (695 Lincoln Park Blvd.) 1-937-296-3300 or www.ticketmaster.com

KENNY ROGERS; Fri., Aug. 3 in Asheville, N.C., at The Inn on Biltmore Estates. 1-800-624-1575.

BRAD PAISLEY with RODNEY ATKINS and TAYLOR SWIFT; Fri., Oct. 5 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1-513-232- 6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION; Tue., July 24 in Lexington at Rupp Arena. 1-859- 233-3535 or www.ticketmaster.com

GEORGE JONES; Sat., July 28 in Kettering, Ohio, near Cincinnati, at Fraze Pavilion (695 Lincoln Park Blvd.) 1-937-296-3300 or www.ticketmaster.com

KENNY CHESNEY with PAT GREEN and SUGARLAND; Thu., Aug. 16 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1-513-232-6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

MARTINA McBRIDE with LITTLE BIG TOWN; Thu., June 28 in Charleston, W.Va., at Charleston Civic Center (200 Civic Center Drive). 1-304-345-1500 or www.ticketmaster.com

THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS with EXILE; Sat., July 28 in Prestonsburg at Mountain Arts Center (50 Hal Rogers Drive). 1-888-622-2787.

JAZZ & CLASSICAL

MOSCOW BALLET’S GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER; Sun., Nov. 25 in Louisville at the Louisville Palace (625 Fourth Ave.). 1-502-583-4555 ext. 221 or www.ticketmaster.com

MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR; Fri., June 29 in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. 1- 513-232-6220 or www.ticketmaster.com

MOSCOW BALLET’S GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER; Wed., Nov. 28 in Asheville, N.C., at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (87 Haywood Rd.). 1-828-251-5505.

STAGE & COMEDY

DISNEY PRESENTS THE LION KING; through July 8 in Louisville at Kentucky Center for the Arts’ Whitney Hall (501 Main Street). 1-800-775-7777 or www.ticketmaster.com

OTHER

SESAME STREET LIVE: SUPER GOVER! READY FOR ACTION; Fri.-Sun., Sept. 21-23 in Pikeville at Eastern Kentucky Expo Center (126 Main Street). Ticket presale underway now. On sale to general public Mon., Aut. 13. 1-606-433-1793 or 1-606-444- 5500 or www.ticketmaster.com

WWE RAW: Biggest Party of the Summer; Fri., Aug. 3 in Huntington, W.Va., at Big Sandy Superstore Arena (1 Civic Center Plaza). www.ticketmaster.com or 1- 304-696-4400.

DOODLEBOPS!; Thu., Nov. 8 in Lexington at Rupp Arena. 1- 859-233-3535 or www.ticketmaster.com

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES; Fri., Aug. 24 in Bristol, Tenn., at Bristol Motor Speedway. www.ticketmaster.com


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