Pop star Kylie Minogue, currently in the top ten with comeback single 2 Hearts, has announced a bunch of European concerts for 2008.
The 24-date tour kicks off in Paris on 6 May and will touch down in Germany, Finland and Sweden, among others.  This is very exciting news for all her fans and supporters.

Branded KylieX2008, the tour hits the UK in June, culminating in 2 nights at the O2 arena in London.  The Australian singer, 39, promised fans a “fresh, exhilarating and innovative” set.

Minogue’s last tour was postponed after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005.  Following treatment, she returned to the stage in Sydney last December with a revamped show designed to be less physically demanding.

Despite the scaled-back dance numbers and the introduction of an interval, Minogue had to cancel two concerts in Manchester in January 2007 after contracting a respiratory infection.  The dates were later rescheduled.

The star, whose tenth album, X, was released on Monday, said her new tour “will be a look to the future but will definitely include favourites alongside the new”.  Tickets for the UK dates go on sale on Monday 3 December and like most every fan I can’t wait!

High kicking action movie star Jackie Chan has recorded an officially-endorsed song which will count down to the Beijing Olympics, he has said on his website.  He revealed in a blog entry that he had spent three hours recording We Are Ready on a trip to the Chinese capital.  Oh boy, get ready to cover your ears.

The song was written by Peter Kam, who won a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival last year for his score to the production Isabella. And an English-language version of it was planned, Kam told Associated Press.  He added that a second Chinese version had been sung by more than 100 pop stars.

Bon Jovi embarks on a world tour of more than 10 countries, beginning with the United States and Canada this fall. Following its 10-night stand at the $375 million, 18,000-capacity Prudential Center, which ends Nov. 10, the Bon Jovi Lost Highway World Tour will visit North American arenas through April 8. Tickets for U.S. dates go on sale Nov. 3, with additional markets to follow in the coming weeks.

AEG Live, the live entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, will produce the tour in North America and Europe. The tour is scheduled to make stops in Japan, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Holland and Austria, among other countries. The trek is in support of Bon Jovi’s latest album, “Lost Highway,” which has sold 862,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Here are Bon Jovi’s North American concert dates: You can bet I will try and see at least two of them.

Oct. 26, 28, 30, Nov. 1, 3-4, 7, 9-10: Newark, N.J. (Prudential Center)
Nov. 14-15: Montreal, Quebec (Bell Centre)
Nov. 17: Ottawa, Ontario (Scotiabank Bank Place)
Nov. 19: London, Ontario (John Labatt Centre)
Dec. 6-7: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
Dec. 9: Winnipeg, Manitoba (MTS Centre)
Dec. 10: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Credit Union Centre)
Dec. 12: Edmonton, Alberta (Rexall Place)
Dec. 13: Calgary, Alberta (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Dec. 15-16: Vancouver (GM Place)
Feb. 18: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center)
Feb. 20: Detroit (the Palace of Auburn Hills)
Feb. 23-24: Chicago (United Center)
Feb. 28: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
March 2-3: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
March 5: Pittsburgh (Mellon Arena)
March 10: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
March 18: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
March 31: Denver (Pepsi Center)
April: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
April 4-5: Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center)
April 8: Phoenix (Jobing.com Arena)
April 9: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
April 14: Dallas (American Airlines Center)
April 15: Oklahoma City (Ford Center)
April 20: Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center)
April 22: Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena)
April 24: Nashville (Sommet Center)
April 26: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (BankAtlantic Center)
April 27: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
April 30: Atlanta (Philips Arena)

Promoters are taking action after tickets for a rumoured Led Zeppelin comeback gig are being advertised.   Despite no official confirmation from the band, hotel and ticket packages are being sold for upwards of £269 for gigs at London’s O2 Arena.

The company offering the deal has now been reported to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).    Promoter Harvey Goldsmith has issued a statement to warn the fans not to fall victiom to ticket touts:

“There have been at least four events advertised which I suspect either don’t exist or where no tickets are on sale or indeed dates finalized. These are the very people whom our industry has spent over a year trying to convince the DCMS to instigate outlawing.  The media should consider the consequences of giving credibility to those who rip the public off.

There are NO packages or tickets for some the events advertised at all, nor do some of the events even exist. We are concerned that the public will be fleeced. The bottom line is that unless official adverts have appeared for concerts, tickets are not on sale. Do not buy from unauthorized sources.”

Goldsmith is promoting Bruce Springsteen’s date and confirms that tickets are sold out and that there are no packages available at this time.   There is still no official word on whether Led Zeppelin’s rumoured comeback will happen.  So there is still hope!