Touring news

Simple Plan and Good Charlotte are teaming up for the "Green Day Lite Tour." OK, I'm kidding about the name of the tour, but they are teaming up for one. The tour will happen this spring, and thousands of teenagers are bouncing in their seats for it.

Motley Crue is going on a Carnival of Sin later this year, as they announced the addition of a new U.S. tour later this year. I guess the tour is going well, so far, with reports of sellouts or near sellouts in just about every city they're playing.

Alter Bridge - Creed, but without the whine of Scott Stapp - is going to headline the sixth Jaegermeister Music Tour this year. Past headliners have included Slipknot, Saliva and Hatebreed, leaving many music fans wondering, "Huh?"

B.B. King is going to turn 80 this year, and is still touring the country. If that doesn't say something about love for music, I don't know what does.

Nine Inch Nails has announced their tour plans, with briefs runs in the U.S. and Europe. This band disappears for years at a time, and then only announces tour dates in 14 U.S. cities? I hope they add more. . . soon. . . and in North Carolina would be nice too.

Dave Matthews' annual summer pavilion tour will go on as usual, tons of people will buy tickets, the shows will sell out, and if you're lucky, his tour bus won't dump any waste on your head.