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Depeche Mode will kick off the North American leg of their Tour of the Universe 2009 tour in Toronto, Canada Friday, July 29th.

Depeche Mode was formed in 1980 by David Gahan, Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher. Depeche Mode has sold more then 80 million albums worldwide since. Their 1st album, released in 1981 Speak and Spell gave them the name of a new genre synth group. Their main albums in the early part of their formation were A Broken Frame released in 1982, Construction Time Again (1983) and Some Great Reward (1984).

Some of Depeche Modes hit singles include Personal Jesus, Faith and devotion, For the masses, Enjoy the silence and Exciter, not to mention countless others.

With the release of Depeche Modes newest album Sounds of the Universe, came the announcement that they would be launching their first ever Stadium tour which would cover 28 cities throughout 21 countries in Europe.

Shortly into their European tour, Depeche Mode announced their plans to tour into North America, touching down in such cities as Toronto, Montreal,  Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlanta and more. After they complete thier North American leg, they will be back off to Europe to finish up the rest.

Depeche Mode in Toronto, Canada is highly anticipated.

To get tickets for Depeche Mode Toronto, or Depeche Mode playing in Toronto, go to www.tritickets.com or 416-504-7777

The seventh studio album by Marilyn Manson began recording sessions following the band’s Rape of the World tour, which ended on March 2, 2008.^[23] On November 29, 2007 at The Heirophant, it was reported that Marilyn Manson planned to begin writing songs for their seventh studio album in January or February (2008).^[24] The actual recording of the album took place at Manson’s Hollywood Hills home between November 2008 and January 5th 2009, the last song on the album, 15, being finished on the evening of Manson’s Jan 5 birthday — hence the name.^[25]

Manson said “after my greatest hits album (Lest We Forget: The Best Of) came out I took a long break from music because it was a period where I was not sure who I wanted to be. I left music for a while but that’s not an error I want to repeat in the future,” and mentioned Kerry King, James Iha former guitarist of The Smashing Pumpkins, and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs as likely contributors.^[26] On January 11, 2008 in the interview Everyone Will Suffer Now at MansonUSA, Manson said “I just feel like there is a big change happening now. It’s going to be the one. Eat Me, Drink Me is opening the window and this is going to be the Hurricane Katrina.” A new single for this album is scheduled to come out in early January. ^[27] Since Manson parted company with Skold and reunited with Ramirez, the two, along with Fish and Vrenna are working on the album in Los Angeles ahead of a planned February 2009 release following soon to be announced tour dates. In an interview with Steppin’ Out, Manson described the new album as, “very ruthless, very heavy, and very violent”.^[28]

Last Marilyn Manson presentation Of Eat Me, Drink Me.

On August 14, 2008, it was announced by Manson at a public interview in Seoul, Korea that former Limp Bizkit guitarist and current Black Light Burns frontman Wes Borland has joined the lineup, replacing Rob Holliday on guitars. The band attended the ETP Festival and are wrapping up production on the new album. However, Borland left the band to reunite with Limp Bizkit for the third time. It is understood that this is on a permanent basis, while it is unknown who will take up Borland’s place as lead guitar player. Borland told Kerrang Magazine in the UK that he quit after having none of the nine songs he wrote for the record make the final cut, and was extremely dissatisfied at the thought of being just a hired gun. A replacement for Borland has yet to be named. ^[29]

On October 5, the band played a special show at the yearly Hot Topic managers meeting. The show took place at the LA Marriott Hotel by the airport. Manson was overheard comparing the new album to Antichrist Superstar in a party for Scream 2008 Awards,^[30] where he also stated the album is “pretty much finished” with him expecting to release a new song before the end of the year and hoping to release the album around Valentine’s Day.^[31] Marilyn Manson has been interviewed in the recent issue of Revolver Magazine (February 2009). Manson briefly discusses the new album and reveals the titles for two new songs, “I Wanna Kill You Like They Do in the Movies” and “Armagoddamnmotherfuckinggeddon”. The albums producer Sean Beavan, posted a Myspace blog revealing two more song titles, “15″ and “Four Rusted Horses”. Manson tells Revolver “I’ve got my fire back,” and the new album “really wipes the floor with everything we’ve done before.”^[32]

A statement was released by Manson on Christmas Eve in order to dispel some rumors that had recently been circulating: “Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d like to make an announcement. The rumors that I found a ‘replacement’ for Evan, or that I have a new girlfriend are absolutely not true. I am finishing up my album, and I also have never even met Ne-Yo. I can assure him that he would not want to be associated with something this godless. Get over the holiday so I can happily ruin the new year for anyone that assumed music was going to stay boring and sweet.”^[33] On January 12, a new song title was released by Rudy Coby, a collaborator and friend of Marilyn Manson. The song is called, “Devour”, and was said that it is the first track on the new album.

It has been announced that Marilyn Manson will join Slayer as headliners for the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour in 2009. The press release for the tour states that “Manson is currently in the studio working on his seventh studio album scheduled for release May 18th on Interscope Records.” On February 2, Rolling Stone confirmed that the new album’s title is The High End of Low. It is currently in the mixing process and that later this month, he will shoot a video for “I Want to Kill You Like they Do in the Movies”.^[34]

On March 18, 2009, Kerrang! reported that the album will contain a total of 15 tracks with the final being titled “15″ as well as revealing a new song entitled “We’re from America” which Manson had this to say about:

“I think a lot of people will hear the track and initially think it’s just political, but it’s not just that, it’s also me describing a lot of fucked-up scenarios that I’m going through in my personal life. Someone asked me, ‘Why are you so fucked up?’, ‘Well, I am from America.’ I hate the fact that so many people have fucked the country up, and so many people fucked up my personal life and I allowed it to happen. So in a way, I feel like America as a whole feels, but in no way does that make me a tree-hugging patriotic freedom rocker.” The track was released exclusively on his official website as a free download on March 27, 2009. Beginning April 7, it will be available for purchase as a digital single.

The album’s official first single “Arma-God-Damn-Mother-Fuckin’-geddon” arrived to radio stations on April 21.^[35]

On April 16, 2009, marilynmanson.com was updated with a new splash page featuring the projected album artwork as well as the track listing for The High End of Low.

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On Friday, August 7th, The Spanish football giant Real Madrid FC, will touch down in Toronto, Canada to play a friendly match vs The Toronto FC.

Real Madrid have won tites in all area’s of football competition. They are 31 La Liga Champions, 17 time Copa del Rey champions, 9 time european cup champions, 3 time intercontinental cup champions, 1 time super cup champions and 2 times UEFA cup champions.

Real Madrid’s recent signings of Portuguese stiker Cristiano Ronaldo & Brazilian super star Kaka has made this game a potential Monster for fans in Toronto. The Madridstas will be out in full force.

As well, Toronto is such a diverse city and has a huge Portuguese community. You can count on them coming out to support Ronaldo in his potential debut here at BMO Field.

The Toronto FC have recently tied for a # 1 spot in their divisional standings in The MLS. They will want to keep the drive going, even in a friendly match against Real Madrid.

De Rosario, Dichio, Gomez, Ibrahim, Serioux and the rest of Toronto’s squad will face a very difficult challenge playing against the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Raul, Pepe, Torres, Van Nistelroy and Benzema from Real Madrid.

Even though this is a friendly, Toronto FC will take this game as seriously as any other.

For tickets to this and all other Toronto FC matches, go directly to www.tritickets.com or call 416-504-7777

Tri-Tickets is a local Toronto based ticket brokerage. We have all seating options at all price levels. Whether it’s group sales, individual or special requests, we will help you get what you are looking for.

Prices for the Toronto FC vs Real Madrid match are as follows,

Behind Goal @ $170 each

Longside @ $200-$325 each

All prices quoted here are in Canadian funds.

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Well, even though we are in the middle of summer, hockey is never too far from our thoughts. The NHL has releases the 2009-2010 schedule. Our local boys, The Toronto Maple Leafs, in turn have released theirs.

Hey guys,

Check out a list which features upcoming sports, concerts & theatre events in Toronto and surrounding area,

Concerts:

7/25/09-Depeche Mode @ Molson Amp
7/26/09-Katy Perry @ Molson Amp
7/30/09-COLDPLAY @ Rogers Centre
8/4/09-Lil Wayne @ Molson Amp
8/4/09-Chickenfoot @ Sound Academy
8/5/09-Tool @ Molson Amp
8/8/09-Blink 182 @ Molson Amp
8/9/09-Nickelback @ Molson Amp
8/10/09-Tori Amos @ Massey Hall
8/13/09-Bryan Adams @ Massey Hall
8/14/09-John Prine @ Massey Hall
8/14/09-Dream Theate with Zappa Plays Zappa @ Molson Amp
8/14/09-Bryan Adams @ Massey Hall
8/14/09-American Idols @ Copps Coliseum
8/15/09-Bryan Adams @ Massey Hall
8/15/09-Jason Mraz @ Molson Amp
8/20/09-Britney Spears @ Copps Coliseum
8/20/09-Kenny Chesney @ Molson Amp
8/21/09-Pearl Jam @ Molson Amp
8/23/09-Blink 182 @ Molson Amp
8/27/09-Blue Rodeo @ Molson Amp
8/28/09-Elvis Costello @ Massey Hall
9/3/09-Aerosmith @ Air Canada Centre
9/4/09-Kid Rock @ Molson Amp
9/6/09-The Killers @ Molson Amp
9/14/09-The Cult @ Massey Hall
9/16/09-U2 @ Rogers Centre
9/17/09-U2 @ Rogers Centre
9/19/09-Tiziano Ferro @ Massey Hall
9/19/08-Kings of Leon @ Copps Coliseum
9/30/09-Pink @ Air Canada Centre
10/03/09-Keith Urban @ Air Canada Centre
10/09/09-Kiley Minogue @ Air Canada Centre
10/22/09-Chris Botti @ Massey Hall
10/26/09-METALLICA @ Air Canada Centre
10/27/09-METALLICA @ Air Canada Centre

Upcoming Theatre:

All Summer-The Sound of Music @ Princess of Wales
July 21-Aug 23-The Harder They Come @ Canon Theatre
All Summer-Jersey Boys @ Toronto Centre for the Arts
Coming soon- Cirque du Soleil OVO-Starting Sept 3, 2009 @ Under Grand Chapiteau (Portlands on Cherry St.) Pre-Order today

Upcoming Sports:

Beyonce will be stopping by Toronto to play a live gig at The Molson Amphitheatre. The I am Sasha Fierce tour has been a smash all over North America and Europe.

Beyonce, Jay Z’s number one squeeze has been working with many different charities across the globe. She is a humanitarian to say the least.

Tickets to The Molson Amp show are completely sold out at the box office. To get your tickets for Monday, July 20th I am Sasha Fierce, go to tritickets.com or call 416-504-7777