NEWS DIGEST: Wednesday, June 11

10:01 AM GMT 11/06/2008

New York Dolls will play three UK shows in July. The dates currently look like this:

Nottingham Rescue Rooms (July 1)
Bristol Thekla (2)
Manchester Academy 3 (3)

The gigs will act as a warm-up for the band's appearance at the Wireless Festival in London on July 4.

Coldplay have postponed their North American tour due to production delays.

A statement from the band revealed “that the show simply won't be ready" in time for their first scheduled show on June 29 in Philadelphia. "We're very sorry, but we promise you a show worthy of your patience and understanding when we start in mid-July” they added.

The tour will now start in Los Angeles on July 14.

All tickets remain valid for the new shows.

Coldplay's trio of free shows in London (June 16), Barcelona (17) and New York (23) will go ahead as planned.

Bob Dylan has announced a series of US tour dates due to kick off in August. He'll play:

Brooklyn, NY Prospect Park Bandshell (August 12)
Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods (15)
Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Resort Spa & Casino Event Center (16)
Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Music Festival (17)
Canandaigua, NY Constellation Performing Arts Center (19)
Cincinnati, OH National City Pavilion (22)
Elizabeth, IN Caesars Indiana (23)
Evansville, IN Mesker Amphitheatre (24)
Little Rock, AR Riverfest Amphitheatre (26)
Tulsa, OK Brady Theater (27)
Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater (28)
Aspen, CO Jazz Aspen Festival (30)
Park City, UT Deer Valley Resort (31)
Temecula, CA Pechanga Resort and Casino (September 3)
San Diego, CA Concerts on the Green @ Qualcomm Park (5)
Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl (7)

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And finally...Happy Birthday Frank Beard! ZZ Top's facial-hair shunning drummer is 59 today. Here are The Top strutting their stuff in 1982...

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 10:01 AM GMT 11/06/2008

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