The Associated Press

Chris Martin tells the crowd to listen up, because they're getting a special show that Southern California won't since Coldplay has neglected the area on its upcoming tour.

Either way, both Coldplay and Tom Waits' tours are skipping Southern California this summer.

The closest you'll be able to get to Waits' whiskey-soaked voice of all things dark and seedy is Phoenix on June 17 and 18.

As for Coldplay, maybe Chris Martin and Co. are trying to duck the paparazzi of Hollywood and instead they're opting for the glitz of Las Vegas July 19. Now if they brought out showgirls to do a crazy costumed interpretive dance to "Trouble," I would pay good money for that.

And for all of you Pearl Jam fans out there, start looking into your frequent flier miles--the band has only announced east coast shows for the summer, and a handful at that.

For those of you excited about the reunion of Jordan, Jon, Donnie, Danny and Joe, a.k.a. New Kids on the Block, they don't have any L.A. dates either. I'm actually contemplating a trip to Boston to see them myself if my college roommate got the tickets. We might have had a New Kids on the Block dance party to the "Hangin' Tough Live" video instead of studying for finals sophomore year.

On a brighter note, punk stalwarts Rancid FINALLY announced some California shows, and they're even playing the Fonda in Los Angeles on my birthday in October. And tickets for Madonna's Dodger Stadium show go on sale this weekend.

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