Breaking news from the concert-ticket trade
By WILL SPITZ | May 15, 2006
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PINK | July 18 at Avalon, Boston | $25.25 | on sale Friday at 10 am | 617.931.2000 | DEF LEPPARD + JOURNEY | September 23 at the Tweeter Center, Mansfield | $25-$75 | on sale Friday at 10 am | 617.931.2000 | PAUL SIMON | July 8 at the Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH | $39.50-$74.50 | on sale Friday at noon | 617.931.2000 | FOO FIGHTERS + FRANK BLACK | August 22 at the Wang Theatre, Boston | $40.50-$48 | on sale Friday at 4 pm | 617.931.2000 | BLOC PARTY | July 28 at Bank of America Pavilion, Boston | $30 | on sale Saturday at 10 am | 617.931.2000 | ROGER WATERS | September 9 at the Tweeter Center, Mansfield | $37-$132 | on sale Saturday at 10 am | 617.931.2000 | FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL | June 28–July 9 in Montreal | 888.515.0515; www.montrealjazzfest.com| FUTUREHEADS | July 1 at the Paradise, Boston | $13 | 617.931.2000 |MISSION OF BURMA | July 13 at the Paradise, Boston | $22 | 617.931.2000 | CANDLEBOX | July 29 at Avalon, Boston | $18 | 617.931.2000 | EDITORS | July 30 at the Paradise, Boston | $15 | 617.931.2000 | DUNKIN’ DONUTS NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL | August 4-6 in Newport, RI | $30-$75 | 866.468.7619; http://www.festivalproductions.net/ | JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL-NEWPORT | August 11-13 in Newport, RI | $30-$85 | 866.468.7619; http://www.festivalproductions.net/
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