Survival of The Illest Tour: East Coast rap fans will flock to this

tour as DMX, Def Squad (Eric Sermon, Redman and Keith Murray) and Onyx bring

some energetic new-school flavor to a town near you.

Survival of The Illest Tour Dates:

June 16; Roanoke, Va., Civic Center

June 17; Hampton, Va., Convocation Center

June 18; Richmond, Va., Coliseum

June 19; Philadelphia, Pa., Dell East

June 20; Atlanta, Ga., Lakewood Amphitheatre

June 21; Providence, R.I., Lupo's

June 25; New York, N.Y., Summer Jam

June 26; Detroit, Mich., Harpo's

June 27; Chicago, Ill., International Amphitheatre

June 28; Cleveland, Ohio., Agora Theatre

June 29; Rochester, N.Y., War Memorial

July 2; Fayetteville, N.C., Cumberland City Arena

July 3; Charlotte, N.C., Grady Cole Center

July 4; Winston-Salem, N.C., Coliseum

July 5; Baltimore, Md., Club Paradox

Originators Of Hip Hop Tour: Rap pioneers the Sugar Hill Gang and

Grandmaster Melle Mel are taking that old-school sound on tour,

so come out and give 'em their props!

Originators Of Hip Hop Tour Dates:

June 17; Spartanburg, S.C., Magnolia Street Pub

June 18; Columbia, S.C., Pavlov's

June 19; Murrells Inlet, S.C., Sandpiper's

June 20; San Antonio, Texas, Sunken Garden Amphitheatre

July 4; Edgartown, Mass., Hot Tin Roof

July 17; Woodstock, N.Y., Joyus Lake

July 18; Hartford, Conn., To Be Announced

July 20; Philadelphia, Pa., To Be Announced

July 23; Santa Monica, Calif., Santa Monica Pier

July 24; San Francisco, Calif., To Be Announced

Tricky: They're calling Angels With Dirty Faces his White

Album and his Black Album. He's touring North America this

summer just so you can see what the fuss is all about.

Tricky Tour Dates:

July 13; Toronto, Ont., Warehouse

July 14; Montreal, Que., Metropolis

July 17; Boston, Mass., The Roxy

July 18; Philadelphia, Pa., Electric Factory

July 20; Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club

July 21; New York, N.Y., Hammerstein Ballroom

July 23; Pontiac, Mich., Clutch Cargo

July 24; Cleveland, Ohio, Odeon Concert Club

July 25; Chicago, Ill., Vic Theatre

July 27; Minneapolis, Minn., Ground Zero

July 29; St. Louis, Mo., Mississippi Nights

July 31; Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle

Aug. 1; New Orleans, La., House of Blues

Aug. 2; Houston, Texas, Numbers

Aug. 4; Austin, Texas, La Zona Rosa

Aug. 5; Dallas, Texas, Deep Ellum Live

Aug. 7; Denver, Colo., Ogden Theatre

Aug. 12; Los Angeles, Calif., Mayan Theatre

Aug. 13; Los Angeles, Calif., Mayan Theatre

Van Halen: In the end, you know it doesn't matter who fronts Van

Halen, and Gary Cherone does it just as well as anyone else. Bring on the

guitar solos!!

Van Halen Tour Dates:

July 1; Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Sky

July 3; San Diego, Calif., Del Mar Fairgrounds

July 4; San Bernardino, Calif., G.H. Blockbuster Pavilion

July 5; Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre

July 7; Concord, Calif., Concord Pavilion

July 8; Sacramento, Calif., Arco Arena

July 10; Portland, Ore., Portland Meadows

July 11; George, Wash., The Gorge

July 14; Salt Lake City, Utah, The Canyons

July 16; Denver, Colo., Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre

July 18; Kansas City, Mo., Sandstone Amphitheatre

July 19; St. Louis, Mo., Riverport Amphitheatre

July 21; Cincinnati, Ohio., Riverbend Music Center

July 22; Indianapolis, Ind., Deer Creek Music Center

July 24; Pittsburgh, Pa., Star Lake

July 25; Columbus, Ohio, Polaris Amphitheater

July 26; Hershey, Pa., Hersheypark Stadium

July 28; Scranton, Pa., Montage Mountain

July 30; Charlotte, N.C., Blockbuster Pavilion

July 31; Atlanta, Ga., Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre

Aug. 2; Nashville, Tenn., Starwood Amphitheatre

Aug. 12; Montreal, Que., Molson Centre

Aug. 13; Mansfield, Mass., Great Woods

Aug. 15; Wantagh, N.Y., Jones Beach Amphitheatre

Aug. 16; Holmdel, N.J., P.N.C. Bank Arts Center

Aug. 18; Raleigh, N.C., Walnut Creek Amphitheatre

Aug. 19; Virginia Beach, Va., Virginia Beach Amphitheatre

Aug. 21; Bristow, Va., Nissan Pavilion

Aug. 23; Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Performing Arts Center

Aug. 25; Darien Center, N.Y., Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

Aug. 26; Toronto, Ont., Molson Amphitheatre

Aug. 31; Syracuse, N.Y., New York State Fair

Sept. 2; Grand Rapids, Mich., Van Andel Arena

Sept. 3; Rochester, Mich., Pine Knob Amphitheatre

Sept. 5; East Troy, Wis., Alpine Valley Amphitheatre

Hayden: The brooding singer/songwriter is touring America this

summer, playing a few Fleadh Festival dates along the way.

Hayden Tour Dates:

June 12; Philadelphia, Pa., Pontiac Grill

June 14; New York, N.Y., Fleadh Festival

June 15; New York, N.Y., Mercury Lounge

June 17; Baltimore, Md., Fletcher's

June 19; Detroit, Mich., Shelter

June 20; Chicago, Ill., Fleadh Festival

June 21; Chicago, Ill., Schuba's

June 23; Minneapolis, Minn., 400 Bar

June 28; San Jose, Calif., Fleadh Festival

June 29; Sacramento, Calif., Valley One Shop

July 1; Los Angeles, Calif., Troubador

July 3; San Francisco, Calif., Bimbo's

July 5; Portland, Ore., La Luna

July 7; Seattle, Wash., Crocodile Cafe

Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley is a gunslinger, Bo Diddley is a legend, Bo

Diddley is touring this summer -- still rocking worlds after all these years.

Bo Diddley Tour Dates:

June 12; Fairbanks, Alaska, Blue Loon

June 13; Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage Blues Festival

June 27; Nantucket, Mass., Nectarfest

June 28; Nantucket, Mass., Nectarfest

July 8; Pleasanton, Calif., Alameda County Fair

July 9; Santa Monica, Calif., Santa Monica Pier

July 11; Costa Mesa, Calif., Orange County Fair

July 25; Newport, R.I., Gibson Guitar Festival

July 31; Bossier City, La., Casino Magic

Aug. 14; Chicago, Ill., House of Blues

Aug. 15; St. Paul, Minn., Riverfest

Aug. 16; Pittsburgh, Pa., Three Rivers Stadium

Sept. 5; Earlville, N.Y., Earlville Opera House

Sept. 6; Galveston, Texas, Moody Gardens

Oct. 16; Huntington, N.Y., IMAC

Oct. 17; Purchase, N.Y., SUNY Purchase Arts Center