Eddie Vedder, the lead singer for Pearl Jam, will be at Toronto's Massey Hall on Aug. 12 and 13 and in Montreal on Aug. 9 for the second leg of his solo tour. Tickets, from $75, go on sale July 11 through Ticketmaster. The '70s rock troupe Bad Company will reunite for a one-off show on Aug. 8 at the Seminole Hard Rock & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., the group's first performance since 1999. Shakira is joining Madonna and others in signing a contract with promotion giant Live Nation, worth an estimated $70 million to $100 million.Sacha Baron Cohen will star as Sherlock Holmes and Will Ferrell as his assistant Watson in a film comedy inspired by tales of the fictional English sleuth, Columbia Pictures said. Actor Wesley Snipes will be allowed to leave the U.S. for London and Bangkok to work on two movies while his lawyers appeal his tax convictions, a judge ruled yesterday. Rap star DMX was arrested for failing to appear in court, failure to pay fines and driving without a licence at a Phoenix airport yesterday, adding to legal woes that include drug possession and animal cruelty charges. The show will go on. The Actors' Equity Association and the Broadway League, which represents New York producers and theatre owners, reached a tentative agreement yesterday, averting the possibility of a strike. The 39-month contract would increase compensation for actors by 11 1/4 per cent.
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