1. Justin Timberlake
From mixing songs for Madonna to dating Jessica Biel, 26-year-old Justin Timberlake is as hot as a leather car seat in August. The former ‘NSYNCer’s much-anticipated 2007 FutureSex/LoveShow makes its U.S. debut in his hometown of Memphis on Aug. 6, and by September will have zigzagged from New York (Madison Square Garden) to Los Angeles (Staples Center). Tickets are still available at many of the stops but even with prices hitting as high as $161, they’re selling fast.
2. Beyoncé
Since she last hit the road in support of her 2003 record “Dangerously In Love,” Beyoncé has gone from superstar to superduperstar. The Beyoncé Experience which kicked off April 10 in Tokyo, arrives stateside on Saturday, July 7, and swings through 28 cities and 31 performances before leaving our shores again. The diva’s official Web site offers exclusive information on ticket presales, and VIP packages.
3. Dave Matthews Band
Thirteen years since its first national tour, the Dave Matthews Band continues to attract a fiercely devoted, neo-hippie audience to its jam-heavy and thick-with-(illicit)-smoke gigs. This summer, Matthews and his band will kick off in Illinois and rock 28 locations– 37 performances in all — leaving an army of tailgaters in their wake.
4. The Fray
This radio-friendly four-man band is teaming up with Reverb, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about environmental causes, to insure their tour will be as eco-friendly as possible. The band will be riding carbon-neutral buses during their June 11 – August 6 schedule, though the blogosphere has been buzzing with rumors of potential add-on dates. Special appearances by Ok Go! and Mae have been announced.
