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The Rolling Stones opened their North American 50 and Counting tour in Los Angeles on Friday in a packed house, but only after websites slashed ticket prices and the band released additional cheap seats at the last minute.
The 17-date tour is the Rolling Stones’ biggest in six years and follows a handful of dates in London, Paris and New York at the end of 2012 marking 50 years since they burst on to the music scene at London’s Marquee Club in 1962.
Only one week ago the band said it was slashing the ticket price of thousands of premium seats to avoid playing to half empty arenas.
The Rolling Stones opened their 50 and Counting tour in LA after being forced to slash ticket prices to ensure full houses
“Total disaster, too expensive and no vibe,” a source told The Observer, adding the band could see their $20 million tour fee revised.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are each 69 years old, and Charlie Watts is 71, but they transformed into their younger selves for the night.
Sir Mick Jagger might not hit all the notes he once did, but he still busted out his almost spastic, serpentine dance moves on song after song. He’s impossibly thin, and his spine showed through the light shirt he wore.
Staples Center was packed to capacity for the concert, the first of 17 dates the Stones are set to play throughout the US.
The stage was modeled after the band’s iconic logo, with lips and teeth above the stage and a tongue-shaped platform that extended into the crowd.
A video of famous folks sharing their favorite Rolling Stones memories played before the band took the stage, with Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese, Perry Farrell and others, reminiscing about their favorite tunes.
Actress Cate Blanchett recalled “just how skinny they were”.
“It really, really pisses me off,” she said.
Other videos showed the aging rockers as young men.
Jack Nicholson was among the stars in the audience, and fans welcomed him with a round of applause as he took his seat.
“It was either us or the Lakers, so now you got us,” Mick Jagger said early in the show, referring to the basketball playoffs that forced the band to postpone its opening concert from Thursday to Friday.
“It doesn’t matter to Jack Nicholson because he was coming to both of them,” Mick Jagger continued.
Jack Nicholson wasn’t the only star in the house. Gwen Stefani, wearing long blond hair and a bedazzled Rolling Stones tank top, joined the group onstage to sing Wild Horses.
“I’ve got to get one of these T-shirts,” Mick Jagger said, admiring her top.
Keith Urban played guitar and sang backup on Respectable.
Former Stones member Mick Taylor added guitar to Midnight Rambler.
Keith Richards sang a pair of tunes: Happy and Before They Make Me Run. Mick Jagger also played guitar and harmonica, and came out in a floor-length marabou cape to perform Sympathy for the Devil.
“We first played in LA in 1965,” Mick Jagger said.
“Thank you for keeping on coming to see us.”
The Rolling Stones’ tour continues through June 21.
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The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards are set to go live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
The videos have been reviewed, the list has been narrowed and you are now looking at the full list of nominees for the 29th annual MTV Video Music Awards.
Rihanna and Drake lead the pack with five nominations each, followed by VMA darling Katy Perry with four and a bumper crop of new and veteran faces with three noms each.
While new acts like the Wanted, Carly Rae Jepsen, A$AP Rocky, Frank Ocean and Gotye are looking for their first taste of Moonman gold, they’ll be facing some wily veterans in the form of Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Usher, Maroon 5, Linkin Park and Coldplay.
Rihanna and Drake lead the pack with five nominations each at 2012 MTV VMA
The full List of 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees:
Video of the Year
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Best New Artist
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
The Wanted, “Glad You Came”
Best Hip-Hop Video
Childish Gambino, “Heartbeat”
Drake feat. Lil Wayne, “HYFR”
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
Watch the Throne, “Paris”
Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, “Beez in the Trap”
Best Male Video
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Usher, “Climax”
Best Female Video
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Katy Perry, “Part of Me”
Beyoncé, “Love on Top”
Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
Selena Gomez & The Scene, “Love You Like a Love Song”
Best Pop Video
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”
Best Rock Video
Coldplay, “Paradise”
The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
Linkin Park, “BURN IT DOWN”
Jack White, “Sixteen Saltines”
Imagine Dragons, “It’s Time”
Best Electronic Dance Music Video
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
Calvin Harris, “Feel So Close”
Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)”
Martin Solveig, “The Night Out”
Avicii, “Le7els”
Best Video With a Message
Demi Lovato, “Skyscraper”
Rise Against, “Ballad of Hollis Brown”
Kelly Clarkson, “Dark Side”
Gym Class Heroes, “The Fighter”
K’Naan feat. Nelly Furtado, “Is Anybody Out There?”
Lil Wayne, “How to Love”
Best Art Direction
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”
Regina Spektor, “All the Rowboats”
Of Monsters & Men, “Little Talks”
Best Choreography
Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
Beyoncé, “Countdown”
Avicii, “Le7els”
Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull, “Dance Again”
Best Cinematography
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Adele, “Someone Like You”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, “Princess of China”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”
Best Direction
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, “Princess of China”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Watch the Throne, “Otis”
Best Editing
Beyoncé, “Countdown”
A$AP Rocky, “Goldie”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Watch the Throne, “Paris”
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
Best Visual Effects
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
Linkin Park, “BURN IT DOWN”
Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)”
MTV Video Music Awards are back and will take over the Staples Center in sunny Los Angeles for the live show on Thursday, September 6th at 8/7c.
Though voting for the majority of the categories is now closed, you can check out the nominees and cast your vote for Best New Artist and for Most Share-Worthy Video, both of which will be open right up until the start of the live show.
As if the lineup wasn’t knock-your-socks-off good already, superstar Rihanna and ground-breaking singer/songwriter Frank Ocean will all be joining the outstanding list of VMA performers. With an impressive 8 nominations between the two of them, these A-listers each have a shot at leaving Los Angeles with a Moonman in hand. They’ll be joining chart-topper Taylor Swift, VMA vets Green Day and P!nk, songstress Alicia Keys and the Brit boys of One Direction as 2012 VMA performers.
MTV Video Music Awards are back and will take over the Staples Center in sunny Los Angeles for the live show on September 6th
This year’s performers aren’t the only stars that will shine on the VMA stage. With a growing list of powerful presenters from all genres of fame, the Staples Center will house one of the most multi-talented stages ever. The rap game’s
VIP 2 Chainz, wild child Ke$ha, the handsome blokes of The Wanted, and the stars of Celeste And Jesse Forever Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg will join Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, and the Fab Five U.S. Gymnastics gals as presenters. What an eclectic and awesome crowd we’ll have on hand to celebrate the best music videos of 2012.
Following a hilarious appearance at the 2011 show, comedian Kevin Hart will take the lead as our host of the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. Known for his LOL-worthy original standup, as well as his reoccurring role in the Scary Movie franchise, Kevin Hart will bring the giggles to the golden coast when he takes the Staples Center stage.
Keep voting for Best New Artist and be sure to check out the nominees for Most Share-Worthy Video before you vote for the winner through hashtags on Twitter.
Championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2011–12 season has reached its apogee with 2012 Stanley Cup Finals.
This is the first playoff series between the Eastern Conference playoff champion, New Jersey Devils, and the Western Conference playoff champion, Los Angeles Kings.
The Kings enter the game four as favorites and they could complete a sweep of the Devils at the Staples Center in front of the fans who have been waiting 45 years for this chance to celebrate. For Los Angeles team, this is the second Finals appearance, since a five-game Stanley Cup Finals loss to the Montreal in 1993.
Apparently, sweeps are hard to come by in the Stanley Cup finals. NHL squads looking to finish a series with a 3-0 lead are only 17-19 in game four in the last 10 years.
It is a challenge for the Devils to overtake the Kings, but coming back from three games down to win the Stanley Cup is not quite a rarity. However, the only time a team has rallied from 0-3 down to win the Stanley Cup was in 1942, when Toronto overtook Detroit. This is their first since the 2003 Cup win over Los Angeles’s rival Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven games and they have a total of five appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Devils defeated the Kings in both games in this year’s two-game regular season series, but they are the lowest-seeded team to have home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Finals, a record previously held by the Devils when they won the Cup as a fourth seed in 2000.
This combined seeds of the teams, 14, is the highest ever for a Stanley Cup Finals. Regardless of the outcome, the winner of the series will become the lowest seeded team in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup.
Sports betting odds and Stanley Cup Finals
The Los Angeles Kings are -180 (risking $1.80 to win $1) favorites to defeat the New Jersey Devils at the Staples Center and bring the Stanley Cup to the West Coast. In the mean time, the Devils come back at +165. No major profits are expected from betting and the number of people willing to bet is quite low.
In 1993 there was a betting frenzy, bettors wagered on the NHL more than ever, when Wayne Gretzky led the Kings to a Western Conference Championship.
However, it is estimated that a Stanley Cup final game drawn in only a tenth compared to the number of people attracted by a NBA playoff contest.
Before the playoffs started, the Kings odds to win the Cup were 25-to-1, 10-to-1 after defeating the Vancouver Canucks, 3-to-1 after making the Western Conference finals and -170 before the series with New Jersey began. The bettors who have wagered $100 on the Kings in each of their playoff games this year, made a profit of around $1,340.
Odds for gains in single bet are noted in various formats: American format (moneyline odds), European format (decimal odds), UK format (fractional odds). Decimal odds of 2.00 are an even bet. Fractional odds of 1/1 are an even bet. US odds of 100 are an even bet.
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, and will be broadcast on CBS from 8 to11:30 p.m. (live ET/delayed PT).
Also coming back is the nominations special, The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!, which is scheduled for Wednesday, December 5, 2012.
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Los Angeles’ Staples Center
The eligibility year for the 55th Grammys is October 1 2011, to September 30, 2012. This year’s 54th Grammy Awards, which followed Whitney Houston’s death, drew 39.9 million viewers, the largest Grammy audience since 1984 and the second-largest in history.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West as well as Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel sat front row as LA Lakers played against the Denver Nuggets at the Staples Center.
Showing no signs of an earlier spray tan overload, Kim Kardashian and her new beau Kanye West couldn’t get enough of each other as they giggled through the game, missing most of the action on court.
It’s hardly surprising Kanye West, 34, was engrossed in his lady as she displayed an abundance of cleavage.
It’s usually the cheerleaders that prove distracting for the men in the audience but Kim Kardashian made sure all eyes were on her as she donned a skin ensemble.
The leather-clad star looked rather dressed up in a fitted dress which zipped all the way from top to bottom.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West sat front row as LA Lakers played against the Denver Nuggets at the Staples Center
Kim Kardashian, 31, has probably seen far too many basketball games for her liking, her estranged husband Kris Humphries plays for the New Jersey Nets.
Game seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NBA playoffs was clearly not exciting enough for her.
Kim Kardashian opted to let her originally tied-back hair down, kick back in her seat and yawn while an equally bored-looking West stared glumly ahead.
They weren’t the only ones unimpressed with the main event.
Recording artist and actor Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel left their chairs with his fiancées mouth agape as if ready to yawn too.
It was only until the musician got involved in a drumming session that things really spiced up for the comfortable and casual pair.
Other stars watching at the famous California venue included actor Jeremy Renner, Modern Family star Julie Bowen and The Lucky One’s Zac Efron.
