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  • Cher, Foreigner, Mary J. Blige, Dionne Warwick inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

    Cher, Foreigner, Mary J. Blige, Dionne Warwick inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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    CLEVELAND (AP) — Pure pop kicked off the inductions at the the Rock & Roll Hall Fame induction ceremony on Saturday as Dua Lipa and Cher sang “Believe” before ceding the stage to a medley of rump shakers by funk masters Kool & the Gang, rock classics by Foreigner and Peter Frampton, and a powerhouse performance by gospel icon Dionne Warwick, bringing the house down at 83.

    The inductees this year in a ceremony that stretched over five hours also included: Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and posthumous recognition for Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Norman Whitfield and Big Mama Thornton.

    “Where do I even begin? Cher is not one person,” Zendaya said when inducting Cher. “Her name is just as legendary as her legacy.” Zendaya noted that Cher, 78, is the only woman to have a No. 1 hit on a Billboard chart in each of the past seven decades. “Cher has got the goods,” Zendaya said before the singer performed a rocking version of “If I Could Turn Back Time.”

    In her speech, Cher said she was inspired by Cinderella and thanked her mother for instilling in her to always get back up after defeat. “The one thing I got from my mom is to never give up,” she said. “I never give up. I’m talking to the women — down and out, we keep going.”

    Julia Roberts helped induct the Dave Matthews Band — she’s a self-avowed superfan and she appeared in the band’s video for the 2005 single, “Dreamgirl.” Roberts, wearing a band T-shirt, said the appeal of the group is “spontaneous abandon” and added that the first time she danced with her husband was to a Dave Matthews Band song.

    The jam band, with their mix of funk, folk-rock, jazz, blues and pop, then played “Ants Marching” — asking the crowd to sing the chorus — “Crash” and “So Much to Say.” The arena was still full when they hit the stage after midnight, with the crowd singing along and swaying.

    Matthews hugged Roberts, handed out the trophies to his bandmates, and called the class of 2024 impressive. “We’re swimming in very deep water here,” he said. He thanked the current and former members of the band and the bar owner who gave them a home in Charlottesville, Virginia. When he thanked the fans, they roared back.

    Dr Dre inducted Blige, who is credited with creating a completely new category of music — hip-hop soul. The nine-time Grammy-winner’s best-known song is ”Family Affair″ from her triple-platinum 2001 album “No More Drama.” “When you listen to Mary, you understand you’re not alone in heartbreak,” Dre said.

    Blige, wearing shiny black hat, a sparkly dress and long black gloves and boots, sang a mix of her hits, including “Love No Limit,” “Be Happy” and “Family Affair.” At the end of her set, a dancer brought up a cloak to wrap around her, in an echo of James Brown. She thanked her fans, her mom — a single mother raising children in the projects — and Method Man and Dr. Dre, who helped her earn a Grammy and an Emmy. “Move with grace. Trust the journey,” she advised. “You are worthy.”

    Chuck D inducted Kool & the Gang, saying “This is a long-due celebration.” The band had 12 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 including the 1980 chart-topper “Celebration” as well as “Cherish,” “Get Down On It,” “Jungle Boogie,” “Ladies Night” and “Joanna.” They’ve been eligible for the hall since 1994.

    The Roots helped the band do a medley of hits that got the crowd grooving led by Robert “Kool” Bell — bass guitarist, co-founder and last original member — and longtime singer James “JT” Taylor. Confetti shot into the arena and Taylor asked the crowd to use their cellphone lights as he read off the names of 10 members who were critical to the band’s success.

    Warwick arrived at the ceremony only a few days after attending a memorial to her longtime friend and collaborator, Cissy Houston, in Newark, New Jersey. Teyana Taylor called her “truly one of a kind” as well as telling off the teleprompter operator for not putting “Ms.” before her name. Jennifer Hudson sang “I’ll Never Love This Way Again” and was joined by Warwick, who also sang “Walk On By.”

    Warwick said this year was the third time she was nominated for the Hall. “I am so pleased to be here,” she said. “I’m just going to say this and get off the stage: Thank you, thank you, thank you.”

    • Cher, left, and Dua Lipa perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • Cher, left, and Dua Lipa perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • Cher, left, and Dua Lipa perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 19: Mary J. Blige attends the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
    • CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 19: Zendaya speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
    • CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 19: Flavor Flav attends the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
    • James “J.T” Taylor, left, and Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool & The Gang speak during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • James “J.T.” Taylor, left, and Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool & The Gang speak during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • James “J.T.” Taylor, left, and Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool & the Gang perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • Dionne Warwick, left, and Teyana Taylor embrace during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 19: Teyana Taylor speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
    • CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 19: Dionne Warwick performs onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
    • CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 19: Chuck D speaks in the press room during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
    • CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 19: Dionne Warwick and Jennifer Hudson perform onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Kane/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
    • CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 19: Tom Morello speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Kane/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
    • James “J.T.” Taylor, left, and Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool & The Gang perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • Lou Gramm, left, and Annabelle Dexter-Jones, daughter of Mick Jones, of Foreigner speak during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • Slash, left, and Sammy Hagar perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • Chad Smith, left, on drum, and Demi Lovato perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 19: (L-R) Jelly Roll and Sammy Hagar attend the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
    • Chad Smith, from left, on drums, Kelly Clarkson, and Lou Gramm of Foreigner perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • Keith Urban, left, and Peter Frampton perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • Lou Gramm, left, and Annabelle Dexter-Jones, daughter of Mick Jones, of Foreigner speak during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    • Dave Matthews performs during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

    Dave Chappelle helped induct A Tribe Called Quest — Q-Tip, Jarobi, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and the late Phife Dawg — the lone hip-hop group to make the cut this year. Chappelle said the group incorporated “jazz and soul in a way hip-hop had never seen” and they also proved you could be “cool and not necessarily gangster.” Queen Latifah, Busta Rhymes, Common, The Roots and De La Soul were on hand to perform a medley of Tribe hits, including “Bonita Applebum,” “Scenario” and “Can I Kick It?”

    Sammy Hagar introduced Foreigner, and thanked their fans for their tenacity to demand inclusion. The English-American rockers — with hits like “Cold as Ice,” and “Waiting for a Girl Like You” — topped the charts in the 1970s and ’80s but never made it into the Hall — much less a ballot — until last year, despite being eligible for more than 20 years.

    Hagar noted that Foreigner currently tours without any original members. “That’s how good the songs are,” he said. “Who deserves this more than Foreigner?” Demi Lovato and Slash joined the touring Foreigner for “Feels Like the First Time” and Hagar then took lead for “Hot Blooded.” Kelly Clarkson thrilled with a powerful “I Want to Know What Love Is” but the arena erupted when original singer Lou Gramm joined her. Gramm thanked guitarist Mick Jones, sidelined in New York by Parkinson’s disease.

    Saturday’s induction ceremony was held at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, where the Hall has promised to return to every few years. A TV special with performance highlights will air on ABC on Jan. 1.

    Roger Daltrey of The Who inducted Frampton. “It’s about bloody time!” he said. “Peter has had the most amazing career of all time. It’s probably easier to name the people he hasn’t worked with than the people he has,” Daltrey said.

    Frampton earned his way into the Hall in large part on the strength of his 1976 live double album “Frampton Comes Alive!,” buoyed by the hit songs “Show Me the Way” and ″Baby, I Love Your Way.” Daltrey noted Frampton has always played with a wide smile.

    A fittingly grinning Frampton — who played at last year’s ceremony to honor Sheryl Crow — brought on Keith Urban to trade licks on “Do You Feel Like I Do” and showed why he is considered one of rock’s great guitarists. He hooked up his famous talk box effect and the crowd roared. “I really am a lucky guy to have this amazing career,” he said, thanking David Bowie for resurrecting his professional life after it had spun out.

    Dave Matthews — before his band’s inducement — helped honor Buffett with an acoustic version of the late singer-songwriter’s “A Pirate Looks at Forty.” James Taylor then came out to call Buffett — who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist song “Margaritaville” — “larger-than-life but at the same time right-sized and always authentic.” Taylor, Kenny Chesney and Mac McAnally then performed Buffett’s “Come Monday.”

    Musician-actor Jack Black toasted Osbourne, saying that “heaven opened up above me” when he first listened to the album “Blizzard of Ozz.” Black called Osbourne “the Jack Nicholson of rock” and joked that his reality TV show “The Osbournes“ was possibly “the most evil thing he ever did.”

    Osbourne, seated in a throne, credited the late guitarist Randy Rhodes and his wife, Sharon, for career and life. This is the second time Ozzy has entered the Hall, the first time being in 2006 with the seminal metal band Black Sabbath, A tribute band to the Prince of Darkness — including Jelly Roll, Billy Idol, Maynard James Keenan, Wolfgang Van Halen, Steve Stevens, Robert Trujillo and Chad Smith — played “Crazy Train,” “Mama, I’m Coming Home” and “No More Tears.”

    The In Memoriam section included tributes, among others, to Kris Kristofferson, Cissy Houston, David Sanborn and Liam Payne. Dave Matthews Band performed “Burning Down the House” as fans filed out.

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  • Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Agrees to Coat Glass to Prevent Bird Collisions

    Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Agrees to Coat Glass to Prevent Bird Collisions

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    The exterior of the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse will, after years of workarounds, be coated in a protective film to prevent bird collisions.

    Birders can rejoice: one of the most lethal buildings to our feathered friends will not be as deadly anymore.

    Well, at least come this fall, when Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse plans to coat the majority of its surrounding glass facade with a bird-protective film, which would save tens of thousands from smacking into it in the first place.

    As Signal Cleveland first reported Wednesday, the Gateway Economic Development Corporation signed off on a deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers to pay $845,975 to wrap the Cavs’ home in Bird Divert, a thin film that acts as a caution light to birds while remaining relatively invisible to the human eye.

    That expenditure, following two years searching for a workaround, comes as a gigantic win for Lights Out and other bird advocacy groups who work to prevent collisions. Delisting the FieldHouse as a building-of-concern that is, several sources said, a direct result of advocacy work in the past year.

    “That’s by large the biggest offender in terms of bird collisions,” Matthew Schumar, a program coordinator at the Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative, told Scene on Thursday. “On a busy day you can stand there on Huron, and watch as birds fall all around you.”

    “This is great,” he added, “this is a huge step forward.”

    Roughly 1.7 billion to 2 billion birds collide with buildings in America every year, according to the Audubon Society, mostly with glass-heavy, low-rise structures that blind eyes mid-flight. Most collisions happen just after dawn, and during the high migratory months in spring and early fall.

    In Downtown Cleveland, one of the urban areas most prone to collisions in the Midwest, a handful of volunteers at Lights Out has been patrolling streets in the wee hours to rescue stunned birds, and preserve dead ones. Yet, due to the high amount of walking, lack of pay and early start time, the patrol group is hard pressed to fill its ranks.

    “This should help though,” Tim Jasinski, a wildlife rehabilitation specialist at Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, said regarding the FieldHouse’s purchase. “What I’ve learned [with glass protection], is that there’s a really low chance a bird will smack that window—unless they’re being chased by a hawk and trying to get away.”

    click to enlarge Advocacy work from Lights Out, shown here attempting to rescue a warbler in front of the FieldHouse last year, influenced the Cavs' decision. - Mark Oprea

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    Advocacy work from Lights Out, shown here attempting to rescue a warbler in front of the FieldHouse last year, influenced the Cavs’ decision.

    Lights Out, which Jasinski helps manage, will still monitor the FieldHouse after Bird Divert is installed. Since March 15, the usual start of the spring migration, Jasinski said Lights Out’s catalogued “probably over 300” birds thus far, which was fewer than those collected in 2023.

    And not just due to a skewed pattern. “A lot of it is just not having enough people,” he said.

    Despite the short staff, Jasinski and his colleagues have worked in the past few years to put pressure on downtown property owners to consider making their windows less deadly. Those with high amounts of reflective, blinding glass, and near to open green spaces with trees to nestle in.

    It was sometime in 2022 when, according to Schumar, he and others began talks with FieldHouse staff regarding the deadliness of their exterior. Schumar cited the Minnesota Vikings’ U.S. Bank Stadium, found to kill 100 birds a year, as good enough reason to reshape the arena.

    Due to the costliness of installing Bird Divert—or Feather Friendly, its commonly-used competitor—Schumar said that FieldHouse’s team, lead by Michael Lathrop, the FieldHouse’s lead architect, tried to find cheaper workarounds. Turn their lights on earlier. Play a “predator-type” of sound, “like a raptor,” to scare birds away from collision.

    “Anything they could try,” Schumar said, “before the step of having to treat the glass.”

    In an interview with Scene, Susan Oguche, a spokesperson for the Cavs and the FieldHouse, admitted that Jasinski, Schumar and others at Lights Out played a part in the Bird Divert expenditure.

    “I think when we realized it was an issue, we sought a community organization to partner with on a solution,” Oguche said. “The team is so relieved that we’ve been able to find a solution.”

    Schumar sees it a different way. “It’s a PR move,” he said. “They can use it to their advantage.”

    Manufactured in New Jersey, Bird Divert is a thin film that reflects ultraviolet light via a matrix pattern of hollow glass spheres about the size of dimes. It’s different than the light-diffusing stuff installed on the Cuyahoga County building or the Huntington Convention Center.

    Bird Divert, Oguche confirmed, is planned to be installed this summer.

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  • The Black Keys release new album, announce tour stop in Cleveland

    The Black Keys release new album, announce tour stop in Cleveland

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    CLEVELAND (WJW) – The Black Keys, a band originally formed in Akron, will be making a stop in Cleveland in October during its 2024 International Players Tour.

    The Black Keys will play at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Saturday, October 12, according to Live Nation. 

    The International Players Tour is supporting their new album, “Ohio Players,” Which is set to be released on April 5. 

    Announced Monday, this 31-date tour is presented by Live Nation. The Black Keys will also be joined by The Head and The Heart throughout the tour. 

    General ticket sales begin on April 5 at 10 a.m. Click here to get your tickets now and click here for presale ticket information.

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  • MAC Tournament kicks off busy downtown season

    MAC Tournament kicks off busy downtown season

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    CLEVELAND (WJW) – Cleveland is well-known for being a great sports town and hosting big time events. But this spring, things are ramping up to new heights thanks to a busy schedule filled with high-level events, including multiple opportunities to watch championship basketball.

    The MAC Conference Tournament is already underway, running from March 13-16, and serves as the springboard for a busy spring where tens of thousands of people will visit the Forest City.

    Bunches of eager fans filed into Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Thursday for the first day of the Men’s MAC tourney.

    “I’m really excited,” Akron Zips fan Scott Buckosh said. “I love the March Madness. I always have four TVs set up in my basement and I’ll be doing that next week. So, this is kind of the kickoff to that. We got the Cavs playing well, we got the Women’s Final Four and got MAC action today.”

    The MAC Tournament leads straight into a massive event in Cleveland, the NCAA Women’s Final Four – an event that hopes to see college stars like Iowa’s Caitlyn Clark or LSU’s Angel Reese to town for the championship. No matter who makes the Final Four, it’s expected to be sold out.

    “What a time to have the world’s eyes on Cleveland,” Greater Cleveland Sports Commission Vice President of Business Development Monica Gustin said.

    Gustin is serving as the Executive Director for the 2024 NCAA Women’s Final Four Tournament in Cleveland. Gustin, along with many, expect this tournament to be one of the biggest in NCAA Women’s history, which will have a tremendous economic impact on Cleveland.

    “So in 2018, we were estimating $22 million of economic impact,” Gustin said. “Now we could be looking at upwards of $30 million.”

    Restaurants, bar, small businesses and hotels are expected to see huge boosts from traveling fans, but not only from the sporting events, but the total solar eclipse event on April 8. When you couple a potential Cavs playoff run and Guardians Opening Day, it makes for a great situation for the city.

    Downtown Marriott General Manager Bob Megazzini said hotels are going fast.

    “We are sold out for the women’s tournament,” Megazzini said. “We are almost sold out for the eclipse. And then as Cavs playoffs get announced, that’ll be you know, we’ll fill up on those days as well.”

    The economic boost is a welcome sign after a tough stretch through the pandemic. Downtown Cleveland Vice President of Economic Development Audrey Gurlach said it’s taken a lot of effort to get crowds to return downtown after such a challenging period.

    “Because of the confluence of so many big events, I think we’re going to be putting our best face forward and downtown and all of our partner organizations and small businesses will be as well,” Gurlach said. “So, I think we’re riding such a great wave with that.”

    She said that 90% of activity has returned to downtown.

    City of Cleveland Chief of Integrated Development Jeff Epstein said he feels like downtown is fully rejuvenated thanks to everything that’s happening.

    “The confluence of events here is a great win,” Epstein said. “Opening day, the MAC Tournament, the NCAA Women’s Final Four. Great mix of things that really help us continue our rebound from COVID in downtown Cleveland. We know that the more times visitors come to Cleveland, the more they spend and the more they like to come back. Because our research shows that when visitors come to Cleveland, they like what they see, and they want to come back, and they tell their friends.”

    Fans are ready to ride the wave of excitement.

    “It’s a great time to be down here and you get to see some exciting basketball as well2, so it’s great,” Justin Brownlow said. 

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  • Jennifer Lopez cancels concert in Cleveland, among others: Reports

    Jennifer Lopez cancels concert in Cleveland, among others: Reports

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    CLEVELAND (WJW) – Jennifer Lopez has canceled several shows on her “This Is Me… Now” summer tour, including a stop in Cleveland, according to multiple reports.

    Lopez was supposed to bring her tour to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Aug. 20.

    As reported by Rolling Stone, however, the singer and actress canceled the last seven shows of her tour, including Cleveland, Nashville, Raleigh, Atlanta, Tampa, New Orleans and Houston.

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    Ticketmaster.com lists several of the tour dates as “canceled,” while the Cleveland stop isn’t listed at all.

    Lopez announced the upcoming tour in celebration of her new album back in February.

    A new post on Lopez’s social media pages excludes the seven canceled tour dates and some fans have taken to the comments to share their frustrations.

    “I had tickets for Cleveland, but we got an email that it was cancelled, not sure why, wish she would of made a statement of why some of her shows are cancelled,” one commenter said on Facebook.

    “Had tickets to Atlanta, but it was cancelled. I’m so upset, because it was my anniversary present,” another said.   

    Rolling Stone reports that ticketholders were recently notified of the cancellations, but it’s unclear why the shows were dropped from the tour.

    FOX 8 reached out to Live Nation for a statement.

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  • Northeast Ohio concerts you shouldn’t miss in 2024

    Northeast Ohio concerts you shouldn’t miss in 2024

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    CLEVELAND (WJW) – Even more concerts and musicians will be appearing in the home of rock & roll and neighboring cities in 2024.

    Concerts include huge musicians such as Justin Timberlake at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Red Hot Chili Peppers at Blossom Music Center and Three Dog Night at Goodyear Theatre.

    Check out the current lineup at local venues:

    Cleveland Browns Stadium:

    June 15: Rolling Stones

    Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse:

    Feb. 24: Drake with J. Cole

    March 9: Avenged Sevenfold

    May 30: Lauren Daigle

    June 25: Janet Jackson + Nelly

    June 27: AJR

    Adam, Jack and Ryan Met backstage before the LIVE Streamed iHeartRadio performance of AJR at The Mission Ballroom on December 16, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

    July 7: Justin Timberlake

    Aug. 20: Jennifer Lopez

    Blossom Music Center:

    May 28: Noah Kahan

    May 31: Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show

    June 1: NEEDTOBREATHE

    June 12: Foreigner & Styx with John Waite

    June 14: New Kids On The Block with Paula Abdul & DJ Jazzy Jeff

    June 21: Hank Williams Jr.

    June 25: Dave Matthews Band

    June 26: Niall Horan

    July 5: Third Eye Blind

    July 11: Norah Jones

    July 15: Train and REO Speedwagon

    July 16: Chicago And Earth, Wind & Fire

    July 17: Alanis Morissette

    THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW — Episode 7I008 — Pictured: Alanis Morissette — (Photo by: Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

    July 22: Red Hot Chili Peppers

    July 29: SAMMY HAGAR The Best of All Worlds Tour with special guest Loverboy

    August 6: Hozier

    August 7: Thirty Seconds To Mars

    August 11: Kidz Bop Live 2024

    August 15: Hootie & the Blowfish

    August 22: The Doobie Brothers with special guest Steve Winwood

    August 28: Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper

    September 6: Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits Tour

    November 22: Creed with 3 Doors Down and Mammoth WVH

    The Agora:

    Feb. 22: Static-X and Seven Dust

    Feb. 24: October London

    March 6: BabyTron

    March 8: Alkaline Trio 

    March 14: KMFDM

    March 20: KK’s Priest

    March 23: KAI WACHI 

    March 29: JJ Grey & Mofro

    April 18: Alvvays

    April 19: Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band

    May 10: Our Last Night

    May 16: Blind Guardian

    House of Blues:

    Feb. 26: Cold War Kids

    March 2: Silversun Pickups

    March 3: DESTIN CONRAD

    March 6: Bryce Vine

    March 8: Solid Pink Disco with DJ Trixie

    March 10: Matisyahu

    March 12: Kim Dracula

    March 15: Otoboke Beaver

    March 23: Little Stranger 

    March 26: flipturn w/ Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners 

    March 28: A Flock of Seagulls

    March 30: Set It Off

    Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

    June 12: Jacob Collier

    June 29: Brothers Osborne

    Aug. 24: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

    Aug. 25: O.A.R.

    Goodyear Theater:

    March 10: Three Dog Night

    March 30: Adam Ant and English Beat

    Adam Ant, leader of the British rock group Adam and the Ants, poses in front of the band’s posters in Los Angeles, Ca., in April 1981. (AP Photo)

    April 26: Todd Rundgren

    July 12: Brad Williams

    The Kent Stage: 

    Feb. 28: Eric Gales

    March 14: The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

    March 21: Here Come the Mummies

    March 27: Samantha Fish

    March 29: Colin Hay

    April 13: Suzanne Vega

    April 29: Joanne Shaw Taylor

    May 8: Rufus Wainwright

    Beachland Ballroom

    May 5: Ty Segall

    Oct. 20: Osees