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Following an in-progress South American leg, Marc Anthony [ tickets ] will tour stateside, visiting a handful of major markets throughout the eastern United States in support of his latest studio set, "Iconos."

The Latin singer/songwriter, who will take the stage Saturday in Ecuador, completes the South American excursion Aug. 29 in Columbia, and will break for two weeks before kicking off the North American jaunt Sept. 10 in New York City. Anthony will touch down in six U.S. cities on the run, which includes a two-night stand Sept. 17-18 in Miami. The full schedule is shown at right. ...continued


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Here's our look at some of the most noteworthy music events scheduled for the coming week.

July 30 Toby Keith [ tickets ], Trace Adkins [ tickets ], Gibson Amphitheater, Universal City, CA Does anyone cater to his audience better than Toby Keith? He opens his show cannon blasts and fireworks, sings in the bed of a pickup truck, he salutes the troops and performs songs that tell stories about drinking, girls and cowboys. With an audience that captive, Keith is no dummy -- he talks about his label and performs "I Love This Bar" while backdrops advertise his chain of restaurants. The audience walks in confident they know what they will be seeing, and 90 minutes later they are probably talking about his show exceeds expectations. It's predictable, but Keith is all about meeting the desires of his fans. ...continued

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Country legend Hank Williams Jr. [ tickets ], who took to the road earlier this year for a roadtrip billed as "The Rowdy Friends" tour, has rolled out a batch of fall dates for the run.

Due to kick off in mid-September, the upcoming shows will feature rotating support from Eric Church, Sunny Sweeney, Gretchen Wilson, Lee Brice, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, The Grascals and Jamey Johnson. Tour dates and details on which acts will appear at each stop are included at right. ...continued


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Ellen DeGeneres has announced that she will not return to the judges' table for the next season of "American Idol [ tickets ]," noting that show was not "the right fit for me." ...continued

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Arcade Fire [ tickets ] fans will be able to Tweet questions to the band prior to their Madison Square Garden concert that will be streamed live on YouTube on Aug. 5. Terry Gilliam ("12 Monkeys," "Brazil") will direct the feed that viewers see.

Arcade Fire has also asked fans to submit photos of their suburbs for possible use onstage during the band's performance of one song off their new album, "The Suburbs." ...continued


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