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To: JakeStraw who wrote (25881)	4/19/2001 1:22:27 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

Thanks, sounds great. I will get it.

To: JakeStraw who wrote (25881)	4/20/2001 12:27:27 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

Chilly forecast for summer tours LOS ANGELES (Variety) - After a white-hot economy and a raft of blockbuster acts powered last year's gross receipts past the billion-dollar mark, the summer concert season - long considered the tentpole of the live music cycle - has a tough act to follow in 2001. With the economic outlook ranging from sluggish to dismal, many in the concert biz are looking for a summer take that's flat at best, and possibly a good deal lower at worst. Many acts, from newer talent to road-proven stage veterans, are scaling down their expectations, often playing in smaller venues to keep the seats filled, say market watchers. Still, the forecast is by no means all gloom and doom. For the whole of 2000, the North American concert take topped $1.7 billion - nearly 15% higher than 1999's equally record-breaking $1.5 billion, according to figures from Pollstar. Some of the highest-grossing acts of all time will be hitting the road once again in 2001, including boy-band phenomenon 'N Sync, whose last two tours brought in $76 million and $55 million, respectively. ======================================================= Spinal Tap to headline Carnegie Hall NEW YORK (Billboard) - Beloved hard rock veterans Spinal Tap will set off on the six-date Back From The Dead tour this summer, including a June 4 appearance at New York's famed Carnegie Hall as part of the ninth annual Toyota Comedy Festival. All three principal members of the group - Michael McKean (David St. Hubbins), Christopher Guest (Nigel Tufnel) and Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls) - will be on hand for the tour; a drummer has yet to be named. Spinal Tap was immortalized in the 1984 mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap," which was re-released on VHS/DVD and in theaters last year. The tour promises "special surprise guests" and hints that director Rob Reiner, who portrayed filmmaker Marty DiBergi in the original movie, may "return with film crew in tow." Last summer, the group launched Tapster, its own Napster-style music sharing service, to make the new song "Back From The Dead" available online.