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America’s #1 show comes to Portland tonight at 7:30p. American Idol Live! Tour 2010 features American Idol Season 9 top 10 contestants Didi Benami, Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Michael Lynche, Siobhan Magnus, Katie Stevens, and Tim Urban. We had the privilege of catching up with Didi, Aaron, Tim, Casey, and Crystal earlier today.

This entire experience has taught the Idol contestants to become stronger individuals as they have been pulled in many different directions. Tim Urban says, “One thing I learned about myself throughout my time on American Idol was to maintain my core – who I am and what I believe in.” He admits that the spotlight can definitely allow you to get carried away and distract you from who you really are and that is when it becomes difficult to stay on top of your game.

For the American Idol contestants one of the common misconceptions of the show is how much work actually goes on behind-the-scenes. They state that after watching previous seasons, the idols did not realize how busy they would be. Didi Benami says, “All you see is the contestant perform one song, but you don’t realize that every minute of every day is planned out for us; we don’t just practice one song for the entire week.”

The American Idol contestants are all excited to be performing for their fans in Portland. Casey James’ most memorable fan moment was when he went to a secret screening of Shrek 4 and Antonio Banderas came to tell him that his wife had asked him to personally tell Casey hello. Casey could not believe that they actually had a conversation about him and that Antonio Banderas’ wife was a fan of his. So, let’s get out there and create more memorable fan moments as we support our American Idol contestants!

Tickets are priced at $70.50, $50.50, $40.50 and $31. Tickets are still available at the Rose Quarter Box Office.

With their marathon winter-spring concert tour crossing North America, Irish Music phenomenon Celtic Woman has extended their current itinerary into summer due to overwhelming popular demand. Fresh off their wildly successful 60-city tour that just ended in Salt Lake City on May 22, the group have added another 47-cities to their schedule including a stop at the Theater of the Clouds Wednesday, August 25.

Excitement for Celtic Woman has spread worldwide and the Rose Quarter wants to know why you like Celtic Woman. Leave a comment below explaining your favorite thing about Celtic Woman for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see them live in the Theater of the Clouds on August 25!

Thousands of screaming girls, homemade shirts and signs. What do this things have in common? This was the scene at the Justin Bieber Concert, July 14, 2010. At 7pm, the experience began. The Stunners came out and showed their stuff. Although many don’t know of this girl band, they rocked the house. Up next was Jessica Jarrell. She brought great energy to the crowd and got everybody ready for what was coming, Sean Kingston. Sean did a great job and really seemed to interact well with the audience. He was definitely my favorite opening act. He did a great job on stage and he had a surprise no one saw coming. About half way into his performance he brought out an artist he has signed to his record, no one expected Iyaz to come out. He shocked the crowd and everyone was ecstatic! He preformed some of his songs and then Sean was back to finish off his turn on the stage. And then the countdown began. During the set change everyone was anxious and ready to see their idol, role model, son-in-law, husband, boyfriend, Justin Bieber. Five, four, three, two, one, The screaming really kicked up. Justin had wonderful energy. He really kept everyone on their feet. He surprised girls by throwing some of his personal belongings into the crowd, people went crazy! He made it feel as if he was just singing to you, with no one else in the arena just you and him, and his wonderful hair. He seemed to be able to make a real connection with his fans, he knew how to captivate them with song and dance. By far, one of the crowds, and mine, favorite songs were ”Never Let You Go” and “Favorite Girl”. Here was the first time he used a type of chair that was suspended in the air and made him fly over his audience. Throughout the whole concert, Justin was always complimenting his fans telling them that they are beautiful and they look even more gorgeous in person. He always kept the energy flowing during the show, and there was never a dull moment. With this tour, Justin is proving he is a true performer. With the singing, dancing, and all the compliments he had a wonderful show. If I had to pick the best part of the show, I probably couldn’t. The experience as a whole cannot be divided up into my least and most favorite, that’s how good the show was. I have been to many concerts, and this, by far, is the best one I have ever gone to. I would highly recommend this show to any people who doubt Justin’s abilities and talents as an artist. With this show i think Justin has proved all his haters wrong. And showed his fans why they love him, not just for his amazingly good looks, but also for his touching music. I would like to thank Justin Bieber for letting his fans go into his world with this tour, and the Rose Quarter for giving me the wonderful opportunity to go to his concert. Thank You!

Dew Tour makes its return to Portland August 12-15. To help celebrate, the Rose Quarter is having a contest; we want videos and photos of local skaters and BMX riders. Send us your original photos or videos for a chance to win tickets to the Wendy’s Invitational, a Dew Tour Prize Pack, Meet and Greet, and have your images featured on the Rose Quarter social media sites.

There are two separate categories for this contest. There will be a winner for photos and a winner for videos. Submissions are due by 11:59pm Sunday, August 8 and winners will be announced Monday, August 9.

To enter, send your photos or videos to rosequarterpdx@gmail.com

Congrats to Stacy Sanchez for winning the Justin Bieber Jr. Blogger Contest! Stay tune to see her review.

Justin Bieber Junior Blogger Contest

Excited for Justin Bieber? Enter our Junior Blogger Contest to see him live on July 14. The winner will receive a pair of tickets and is required to write a review post that will be featured on rosequarterblog.com. For a chance to win, enter your name in the comment section and explain in 50-200 words why you want to be the Rose Quarter’s Junior Blogger. The contest ends July 12 at noon.

The Eagles are almost here, don’t miss out on your chance to see some true rock ‘n’ roll  at the Rose Garden this Saturday! Tickets are still available at the Rose Quarter Box Office (M-F 10a-5p), all participating Safeway/ TicketsWest outlets, by calling 877.789.ROSE (7673), or at ComcastTIX.com.

Get your tickets!

-The Eagles  play there hit Hotel California-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDRWMnfEAw

The Eagles concert scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to an illness. Rescheduled date TBD. Tickets for 5/17 concert will be honored at the rescheduled date.

STRIKEFORCE Challengers takes the mat on Friday at 8:00pm (pre-lims at 6pm) with weigh-ins on Thursday. Time TBD. Come out and see Portland native Matt Linland take on Kevin Casey! Tickets are priced at $65, $35 & $25.

Tim McGraw with special guests Lady Antebellum and Love And Theft come to the Rose Garden on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are priced at $65.75 & $49.75.

Tickets can be purchased the Rose Quarter Box Office (M-F 10a-5p), all participating Safeway/ TicketsWest outlets, by calling 877.789.ROSE (7673), or at ComcastTIX.com. Prices do not include service charges.

It will be an exciting week at the Rose Quarter. We hope to see you here!

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will bring his “Under The Big Top” Tour to Portland on October 9th! Tickets for the legendary show will go on sale Monday, April 26 so don’t miss out.

Check out this video and start getting excited for Jimmy Buffett to hit the northwest.

With 3 hours left until Michael Buble, don’t miss out on your chance to come see great music at the Rose Quarter this weekend with Michael Buble performing tonight at 8pm, and MUSE tomorrow at 7pm!

Check out these videos:
MUSE

Michael Buble

We’ll See You at the Show! And have a blast!

-RQ

Mothers and “Daughters” in Portland have been listening to their John Mayer albums “Over and Over” in preparation for tonight’s show at the Rose Garden. Mayer’s fans will go the “Distance” and “Go Anywhere” to see him live in concert; they will even get “Covered in Rain” as they wait to enter the arena. Once they arrive in the “Great Indoors,” they will get “Comfortable” in their seats and watch opener Michael Franti. But, fans will feel like “Something’s Missing” until John hits the stage and sings some of his classic hits including “Your Body Is A Wonderland” and “Gravity.”

There will be thousands of screaming girls at tonight’s show, but I know my fair share of guys who like John Mayer too *cough…Mick and Josh…cough*. Women adore him because he is charismatic on stage and sings about all of their favorite things including love. The men appreciate John Mayer because he has mad guitar skills and he makes their girlfriends happy. In addition to gaining worldwide success as a songwriter and musician, John Mayer has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine’s in the February 2007′s “Guitar Heroes” and was the cover of their annual “Guitar” issue in May 2008. The guitarist and vocalist has sold nearly 12.5 million albums worldwide and earned seven Grammy Awards.

So instead of “Waiting on The World to Change,” head down to the Rose Quarter Box Office and get your tickets for tonight’s show. Tickets are priced at $66, $51 and $36. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Rose Quarter Box Office, all participating Safeway/ TicketsWest outlets, by calling 877.789.ROSE (7673), or at ComcastTIX.com.

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