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Sun, fun and concert tours

By Times Staff Writer
Published June 9, 2005

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Destiny’s Child

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	Toby Keith

Most of the big names in music on tour this year will make a stop in the Tampa Bay area this summer, if they haven't already.

We've been one of the first stops of the season in the past month for acts including Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Carlos Santana and Velvet Revolver. On the horizon: Def Leppard, Dave Matthews, Toby Keith, Paul McCartney and many more.

A couple of the hot summer tours - the Zooma Tour, the Black Eyed Peas - never got off the ground. The Zooma Tour, which was to have featured Trey Anastasio and Ben Harper, didn't sell enough tickets; the Peas opted to tour with the Rolling Stones instead of solo.

And don't think of summer concerts as those between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Most of the tours do occur in June through September, but some summer tours extend into winter, i.e. the Rolling Stones, coming to Tampa on Oct. 16, and U2, performing a soldout show in Tampa on Nov. 16.

Here's a list of the biggest tours hitting these parts in the next few months, followed by some anticipated tours within easy driving distance of the bay area.

Def Leppard with Tesla, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. $36.75-$46.75.

Alanis Morissette, June 25, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. $59.50-$69.50.

Rock Never Stops Tour with Cinderella, Ratt, Quiet Riot and FireHouse, 7:30 p.m. July 8, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. $21.75-$51.75.

American Idols Live, 7 p.m. July 13, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. $35-$45.

Stevie Nicks, 8 p.m. July 13, Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa. $29.50-$69.50.

Dave Matthews Band, 7 p.m. July 14, Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa. $40-$57.50.

Destiny's Child, 7 p.m. July 16, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. $43.25-$63.25.

The Anger Management Tour with Eminem and 50 Cent, 7 p.m. Aug. 1, Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa. $53.50-$83.

Vans Warped Tour with Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, MXPX, Relient K, Dropkick Murphys, more, noon, Aug. 5, Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg. $27.75.

Toby Keith, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6, Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa. $32.50-$68.75.

Avril Lavigne, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20, Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa. $25.50-$44.50.

Coldplay, 7 p.m. Sept. 14, Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa. $35-$70.

Paul McCartney, 8 p.m. Sept. 17, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. Sold out.

Rolling Stones, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. $60-$400.

Hilary Duff, Aug. 2, American Airlines Arena, Miami, and Aug. 3, Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee.

Ozzfest, Sept. 4, Sound Advice Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach.

Duran Duran, July 18, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando.

Motley Crue, Sept. 13, T.D. Waterhouse Centre, Orlando.

Green Day, Aug. 26, Office Depot Center, Sunrise.

Atlanta's Music Midtown Festival runs from 5 p.m. Friday through 9 p.m. Sunday with artists including Lou Reed, Interpol, Trace Adkins, Keith Urban and the White Stripes on Friday; Darryl Worley, John Fogerty, the Killers, Alan Jackson, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the Pixies on Saturday; Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Doug E. Fresh, Jo Dee Messina, the Lemonheads, Def Leppard, Devo, Public Enemy and Kid Rock on Sunday. Tickets are $75 for the weekend. No single day tickets are available. Concerts are spread among six venues downtown. Full schedule and information at www.musicmidtown.com

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