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Lollapalooza 2011 is due to announce its 20th anniversary lineup in just a few days on April 26, but before they do, they’re having a little fun.

Some of the headliners – Eminem, Foo Fighters and Muse – have been previously announced, but now Lollapalooza is giving fans a chance to guess more of the lineup through a trivia game.

The game asks new trivia questions daily and some of the questions unlock clues. For example, one of the clues given reads: “Name aside, her skies are looking very blue these days.” Lolla fan sleuths have decoded this to mean Skylar Grey would be performing this year.

The game also gives you a chance to win a flyaway, hotel and tickets for two. There will also be ticket giveaways daily until the lineup is revealed.

To play the game, go here.

The 2011 festival is August 5-7 in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois.

Buckcherry is on the road for the 2011 Jägermeister Music Tour featuring The Damned Things and ALL THAT REMAINS. In addition, each stop of the tour features a different local band.

The tour is a party – it even has Mr. Dee Jay, Brian Barr, spinning between the sets to keep the party going. But what happens when you go home from the tour? PopWreckoning wants to help you keep the party going and that’s why we’re giving you an exclusive Buckcherry prize pack.

We’re offering up an autographed drumhead and a Buckcherry t-shirt (M). To win, all you have to do is comment and tell us what you’d do if you got to personally have a party with Buckcherry.

Submissions must be in by Friday, February 4 at 12 p.m. CDT. We’ll pick a winner at that time.

You must use a valid email address so we can contact winners and you must be a North America resident.

Be sure to check out this tour when it comes to your town. Full dates are below or you can visit www.jagermeistermusictour.com for more information.

Full Jagermeister Music Tour Dates:
Jan 19 San Diego CA 4th and B
Jan 21 Anaheim CA The Grove of Anaheim
Jan 22 Las Vegas NV The Joint
Jan 23 Reno NV Grand Sierra Resort
Jan 25 Salt Lake City UT The Great Salt Air
Jan 27 Denver CO Fillmore
Jan 28 Kansas City MO Midland Theatre
Jan 29 Des Moines IA Seven Flags Center
Jan 31 Peoria IL East Peoria Civic Center
Feb 01 Chicago IL Congress Theatre
Feb 02 Waterloo IA McElroy Auditorium
Feb 04 St Louis MO Pop’s
Feb 05 Minneapolis MN 1st Avenue
Feb 08 Youngstown OH Covelli Center
Feb 11 Myrtle Beach SC House of Blues
Feb 12 Baltimore MD Rams Head Live
Feb 13 Sayerville NJ Starland Ballroom
Feb 15 New York NY Best Buy Theatre
Feb 16 Uncasville CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Feb 18 Albany NY Northern Lights
Feb 19 Philadelphia PA Electric Factory
Feb 20 Manchester NH Verizon Wireless Arena
Feb 22 Charlotte NC Fillmore
Feb 23 Orlando FL Hard Rock Live
Feb 24 Atlanta GA Tabernacle

PopWreckoning is giving away tickets to see songwriter Chuck Ragan, the former guitarist/singer for punk rock band Hot Water Music, on August 6 at the Riot Room in Kansas City, MO.

We only have a three pairs of tickets up for grabs. The contest will end at 2:00 p.m. the day of show (August 6). The show is 21 and over. Winners’ tickets will be at the door when you arrive at the show. Please also include your full name and email in the comment so that we can get in touch with the winners of the contest.

Winning is easy, simply complete the following steps:

1. Comment in this article and tell us your favorite Chuck Ragan song and why? PopWreckoning staff will read your answers and choose from our favorite ones the day of show.

2. Repost this article on either your facebook, twitter, myspace, blog, website or other social media tool. Spread the wealth, then send us the link (by posting it in your comment).

Then, best (and easiest) of all, show up at the venue and enjoy the show, compliments of PopWreckoning. Good luck!

PopWreckoning is giving away tickets to see Canadian alternative rockers Tokyo Police Club on July 31 at the Record Bar in Kansas City, MO. They’re playing with the Postal Service-esque Freelance Whales, so it will be an all-around awesome show.

We only have a few pairs of tickets up for grabs. The contest will end at 3:00 p.m. the day of show (July 31). Winners’ tickets will be at the door when you arrive at the show. Please also include your full name and email in the comment so that we can get in touch with the winners of the contest.

Winning is easy, simply complete the following steps:

1. Comment in this article with your answer to this: Is your English good? Are you the Nature of the Experiment? Comment and tell us what school course you’d take with the boys in Tokyo Police Club whether it’d be an English, Science or Music course. It could even be Partying 101. PopWreckoning staff will read your answers and choose from our favorite ones the day of show.

2. Repost this article on either your facebook, twitter, myspace, blog, website or other social media tool. Spread the wealth, then send us the link (by posting it in your comment).

Then, best (and easiest) of all, show up at the venue and enjoy the show, compliments of PopWreckoning. Good luck!

Glam rockers A.F.I. are working their way around the country on tour and we’ve got tickets.

PopWreckoning is giving tickets to the A.F.I. show on June 6 at Sokol Auditorium in Omaha, NE. There are three pairs of tickets up for grabs, and the contest will end at 4:30 p.m. CDT, Friday, June 4. Winners’ tickets will be at the door when you arrive at the show. Please also include your full name and email in the comment so that I can get in touch with the winners of the contest.

Winning is easy, simply complete the following steps:

1. Comment in this article with the answer to this question: For what do the letters A.F.I. originally stand? PopWreckoning staff will read your answers and choose from the correct ones the day of show.

2. Repost this article on either your facebook, twitter, myspace, blog, website or other social media tool. Spread the wealth, then send us the link (by posting it in your comment).

Then, best (and easiest) of all, show up at the venue and enjoy the show, compliments of PopWreckoning. Good luck!

English pop and jazz crooner Jamie Cullum‘s voice knows how to make you feel comfortable. So we’ve got the perfect contest to keep you cozy by your CD players.

We’ll give one lucky winner a copy of Cullum’s latest release The Pursuit and we’ll even keep your feet cozy and comfortable with a new pair of Converse shoes.

The contest is limited to US residents only (sorry out-of-country readers) and the winner will get to select the style, size and color of their Converses. You can browse their selection at converse.com.

To win a copy of Jamie Cullum’s The Pursuit and a free pair of shoes, comment and tell us what famous actor/director Cullum collaborated with on one of The Pursuit‘s bonus tracks as well as the name of the track. Use a valid  name and email address and comment before Wednesday, May 5 at 12 p.m. CDT. We’ll pick a winner at that time.

You can sample Cullum’s music at jamiecullum.com and  in the music video for “No Wheels” below:

PopWreckoning has been given a grand opportunity, thanks to Velocity Media, to give fans the chance to see garage rockers The Whigs and Band of Skulls for free.

The show will take place at The Riot Room (KCMO) on Monday, April 12 at 9:00 p.m. PopWreckoning will be giving away 4 pairs (8 total) of tickets to the show.

This contest will end at 6:00pm the day of show. Winners’ tickets will be at the door when you arrive at the show. Please make sure you include your full name and email in the comment, otherwise I cannot get in touch with you to tell you that you have won.

Winning is simple (and only two steps).

1. Comment in this article the answer to the following question: Band of Skulls says their “Friends” are all so “beautiful,” but now describe your “Friends” in a word replacing beautiful. PopWreckoning staff will read your opinions and choose the best four day of show.

2. Repost this article on either your facebook, twitter, myspace, blog, website or other social media tool. Spread the wealth, then send us the link (by posting it in your comment).

Then show up at the bar and have fun watching a great band on us.

Though it’s been awhile since the last the White Stripes show, as of March 16, fans will be able to enjoy the White Stripes live from the comfort of their living rooms.

The White Stripes are releasing their first-ever official live album of 16 songs recorded during their 2007 Canadian tour on both vinyl and CD (full track list below). This was the tour where they planned to perform in every province and territory in that nation. In addition to the live CD, they’re including a DVD release of their 10th anniversary show as well as a DVD of the Emmett Malloy documentary, Under Great White Northern Lights. The CD/DVD box set is officially released March 16 in various packages on whitestripes.com.

In celebration of the release, we’re giving away a copy of Under Great White Northern Lights DVD and the live CD. To win, correctly answer the following question by Monday, March 15 at 12 p.m. CDT: During their 2007 Canadian tour, the White Stripes set a world record by doing what in St. John’s, Newfoundland? We’ll pick one winner from the correct answers.

Track Listing:
1. Let’s Shake Hands
2. Black Math
3. Little Ghost
4. Blue Orchid
5. The Union Forever
6. Ball and Biscuit
7. Icky Thump
8. I’m Slowly Turning Into You
9. Jolene
10. 300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues
11. We Are Going to Be Friends
12. I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself
13. Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn
14. Fell In Love With a Girl
15. When I Hear My Name
16. Seven Nation Army

Don’t forget that Under Great White Northern Lights is screening at U.S. theaters beginning March 11, at midnight! Check here to find a showing near you. Can’t find one? Apply to host your own.