System of A Down announced North American tour datesMarch 4, 2011 - 12:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - System of A Down, the legendary rock band comprised on Armenian-American musicians, announced a handful of North American tour dates on its Web site. “We’re excited” the band said to its fans on the date announcement, “before our trip to Europe this summer.” The band also announced that band Gogol Bordello will be joining the our as a special guest. Asbarez com provided the first group of dates, along with on-sale dates and ticketing information: 5/10/11: Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place (on-sale Sat 3/5, 10am MST); 5/12/11: Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena (on-sale Sat 3/5, 10am PST); 5/13/11: Seattle, WA – Key Arena (on-sale Fri 3/4, 10am PST); 5/15/11: Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre (on-sale Fri 3/4, 10am PST); 5/18/11: Denver, CO – Comfort Dental Amphitheatre (on-sale Sat 3/5, 10am MST); 5/19/11: Albuquerque, NM – Journal Pavilion (on-sale Fri 3/4, 10am MST); 5/22/11: Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl (on-sale Sat 3/5, 1pm PST). Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |