- Friday’s Disney Channel debut of Zac Efron’s High School Musical 2 brought in 17.24 million viewers, making the sequel to last year’s blockbuster made-for-TV musical a bona fide hit. According to reports, these figures put HSM2 ahead of any other show from Friday night by ten million viewers.
- Inspired by her recent visa problems, Lily Allen dedicated a performance of “Everything is Wonderful” to “U.S. immigration officials and George Bush,” at this weekend’s V Fest just after those legal issues forced her to cancel her upcoming U.S. concert dates, including an appearance at MTV’s Video Music Awards.
- No Doubt has posted on the Web a behind-the-scenes video clip from their reunion earlier this year at one of Gwen Stefani’s solo gigs.
- CBS is reportedly picking up six episodes of Man, starring LL Cool J as an undercover LAPD officer who cares for an orphaned boy. The show would air as a mid-season replacement for the upcoming TV season.
- Morrissey has announced his fall tour dates, which includes residencies in NYC, LA and San Francisco, while Regina Spektor has also announced a fall trek. Both sets of tour dates after the jump.
9/20 - Tijuana, Mexico (El Foro)
9/21 - Las Vegas, NV (The Pearl)
9/23 - San Francisco, CA (Fillmore)
9/24 - San Francisco, CA (Fillmore)
9/26 - San Francisco, CA (Fillmore)
9/27 - San Francisco, CA (Fillmore)
9/29 - Santa Barbara, CA (County Bowl)
10/1 - Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/2 - Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/4 - Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/5 - Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/6 - Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/8 - Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/9 - Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/11 - Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/12 - Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/13 - Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/15 - Salt Lake City, UT (Thanksgiving Point)
10/17 Waukegan, IL (Genesee Theatre)
10/19 Royal Oak, MI (Royal Oak Music Theatre)
10/20 Merriville, IN (Star Plaza)
10/22 - New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/23 - New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/26 - New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/27 - New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/28 - New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/30 - Boston, MA (Orpheum)
10/31 - Baltimore, MD (Rams Head)
11/2 - Washington, DC (Constitution Hall)
Regina Spektor Tour Dates:
9/16 - Austin, TX (Austin City Limits Festival)
9/19 - Baltimore, MD (Ram’s Head Live)
9/25 - Northampton, MA (Calvin Theater)
9/26 - Storrs, CT (Jorgensen Center)
9/27 - Upper Darby, PA (Tower Theater)
10/1 - Cleveland, OH (Agora Theatre)
10/2 - Indianapolis, IN (Egyptian Room)
10/3 - Cincinnati, OH (Bogart’s)
10/5 - Omaha, NE (Sokol Auditorium)
10/6 - St. Paul, MN (The Myth)
10/8 - Milwaukee, WI (Eagles Club)
10/10 - Detroit, MI (State Theatre)
10/11 - Toronto, ON (Kool Haus)
10/14 - Boston, MA (Orpheum Theatre)
10/16 - New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/30 - Los Angeles, CA (Wiltern Theatre)
10/31 - Anaheim, CA (The Grove of Anaheim)
11/2 - Salt Lake City, UT (In the Venue)
11/4 - Phoenix, AZ (Orpheum Theatre)
11/6 - Austin, TX (Stubb’s Bar-B-Q)
11/7 - Houston, TX (Warehouse Live)
11/8 - Dallas, TX (House of Blues)
11/11 - Kansas City, MO (Uptown Theatre)
11/12 - St. Louis, MO (The Pageant)
11/14 - Nashville, TN (Ryman Auditorium)
11/15 - Atlanta, GA (The Tabernacle)
11/19 - Norfolk, VA (The NorVa)
11/20 - Richmond, VA (Toad’s Place)
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