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Concert news: Seal, Dierks, Staind coming

By Jon Bream

February 18, 2009 at 2:25PM

Seal arrives for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, in Los Angeles.The singer lost his bid Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, to overturn a British court ruling ordering him to pay his ex-manager commissions on earnings from his first two albums. Court of Appeal Judge Roger Toulson dismissed the singer's challenge to a High Court ruling in June that his former manager John Wadlow was entitled to unpaid commissions due under a 1995 agreement. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Casino concerts aren't just for oldies acts. Mystic Lake Casino is getting more aggressive in booking current stars, landing country favorite Dierks Bentley for April 25-26 and rockers Staind and Hoobastank for April 20. Vince Gill, Nashville's most well-rounded talent for decades, is set for May 1-2 at Mystic. Tickets for those shows are on sale now at Ticketmaster outlets.

In other concert news, Seal will open his North American tour March 31 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. He is promoting his sixth CD "Soul," featuring covers of R&B favorites. Tickets will go on sale at noon Saturday.

about the writer

Jon Bream

Critic / Reporter

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.