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Concert Review: No Doubt - Fiddler's Green, Denver,

Article Author: Michael Bialas

With a high-profile marriage, two kids, rock megastar status and a successful fashion line, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to believe Gwen Stefani when she sings “I’m just a girl.”

But the sold-out crowd for the May 27 No Doubt show at Fiddler’s Green bought it, so what’s the problem? On a pleasant night at the 16,000-plus-seat venue just south of Denver, where the estrogen flowed as freely as the energy, Stefani was the embodiment of female empowerment.

Judging by the many female tweens, teens, and more mature Gwen wannabes in attendance, this no longer is “a man’s world.” And now that Madonna has turned 50, it’s time for The Material Girl to



pass on her royal crown as ruler of the magic kingdom. Gwen (below), who’ll turn 40 on Oct. 3, is the new Rock ‘N’ Roll Queen, but just one of three attractive and powerful women who took center stage this night.

Paramore’s Hayley Williams and The Sounds’ Maja Ivarsson were also in the house, fronting their respective bands during short but appealing sets. They paved the way for Stefani’s first appearance with No Doubt in Denver since a performance in the cozier Denver Coliseum on November 6, 2002, during their formidable Rock Steady tour.

The SoCal group, also including guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young, officially began this reunion tour May 16 in Las Vegas and will continue as one of the hottest acts of the summer until at least Aug. 11-12, when they are scheduled to perform in Honolulu



No telling what will happen after that. Stefani’s story (and she’s sticking to it) is the group decided to come together in order to find time to write and record a new album. That might be a remarkable accomplishment even for this Wonder Woman, who is trying to do it all while raising her 3- and not-quite-1-year-old boys while hubby Gavin Rossdale plays elsewhere during a scaled-down and far less-ambitious tour.

After a five-year absence, during which Stefani started a family and kicked a solo career into high gear, the band returned looking and sounding better than ever. While Young’s appearance (bare chest, heavy makeup and a gelled Mohawk) remains full-on flaky, Stefani, Dumont (right) and Kanal were resplendent in white-hot attire matching a well-designed and wide-open-spaces stage that allowed


for a lot of running, high-kicking, and group calisthenics. Near the end of the 90-minute show, before performing “Just A Girl,” Stefani even dropped down and gave the audience eight solid pushups, proving she’s still in amazing shape. No Doubt about that.

There was no fresh material – unless you consider a cover of Adam and the Ants’ “Stand and Deliver” new. But the familiar hits (“Spiderwebs,” “Simple Kind of Life,” “Hey Baby,” “Don’t Speak”) and occasional misses (“End It On This,” “Different People”) were bolstered by a powerful sound system, some creative and colorful videos (that sometimes served as a huge backdrop of nostalgia) and the group’s seemingly endless amount of energy. Not bad for a bunch of almost- or (in Dumont’s case) already-fortysomethings.

Stefani constantly stalked the stage, taking only two brief breaks for costume changes. The first came during the instrumental “Guns of Navarone,” which provided a showcase for percussionists/horn players/unofficial members Stephen Bradley and Gabe McNair, who strutted their stuff and lent some swanky ska and stylin’ funk to the event.



Yet, it was the still-smoking Stefani nearly everyone came to see. Her pretty blond hair bundled up in a series of complex braids, the fashion icon added some color to her all-white ensemble, taking off her classy jacket to reveal a neon green bra with straps that often were visible underneath her tank top tee. She first returned with a sequined black-and-white checkerboard outfit with black tights, then, for the three-song encore, a cute and glittery polo shirt with two-toned pants and sporty white boots.



Gwen (with Kanal, above left) and the guys, already hugely popular as Grammy-winning and multi-platinum selling artists before the hiatus, have apparently cleaned up their act.

Well, except for Young, who was good-naturedly called out by Stefani. “Adrian,” she asked early on, “Is this where you got arrested in the snow?” The tattletale went on to say the incident happened during a previous band visit to Colorado because the often scantily clothed drummer “was a little bit warm in the van, so he decided to go outside in the snow without any clothes.”


Young (right) provided comedy relief this night, too, parading around during the “Stand and Deliver” encore with a snare drum, tutu and world-champion Lakers T-shirt, the latter certainly worn to incite the hometown fans who didn’t care enough about their Nuggets to stay home and watch the crucial Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. Bradley countered by wearing a No. 7 Chauncey Billups Nuggets jersey.

For better or worse, Stefani no longer is the foul-mouthed beach blanket bingo babe with an attitude. Gentle Gwen speaks fondly of spending off days with her kids at the aquarium, introduces her parents in the audience, continually thanks the adoring audience and displays an enriched voice with passionate feeling. Maybe a renewed sense of being brings a different meaning to the lyrics of a song such as “Simple Kind of Life,” which she dedicated to her sons Kingston and Zuma.

The wild child of the Eighties might be long gone but this “Hey Baby” Mama hopefully is here to stay. Welcome back, Gwen, or as they liked to say back in the day, “You go girl.”



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Adrian Young and Gwen Stefani have a laugh while Tom Dumont, Gabe McNair and Tony Kanal take their final bows at Fiddler's Green south of Denver, May 27, 2009.


Adrian Young, Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, Gabe McNair take a bow at the end of No Doubt's show at Fiddler's Green, May 27, 2009.


Stephen Bradley, playing with No Doubt at Fiddler's Green, May 27, 2009, wears a No. 7 Chauncey Billups jersey in honor of the Nuggets, who played the Lakers in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals that night.



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• For news, concert dates and more, go to No Doubt’s website or MySpace page.
• See a video of No Doubt performing “Spiderwebs during a recent appearance on NBC’s Today show.
• See more concert photos of No Doubt, Paramore and The Sounds from Fiddler’s Green here

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KINGSTON ROSSDALE

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No Doubt’s new pop ex-ska-vaganza is its best show ever

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Thursday night, 24 hours before No Doubt would play only its third proper show since launching its first tour in five years, I finally found out after weeks of asking that I would indeed have a ticket to review the band’s first Southern California stop, at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater in Chula Vista.

Thanks to the good people at Atlantic Records, that is, who are eager to see their ND-influenced band Paramore get plenty of attention on this ginormous outing, certainly one of the hottest tickets of summer.

The next day, however, 30 minutes before I was about to hop on I-5 and lurch along in stop-and-go traffic for four hours, I learned in a polite e-mail that said ticket had been taken away.

Don’t ask me why, I couldn’t tell you –- though it probably still has something to do with this not-exactly-pleasant column from two years ago, or this behind-the-scenes follow-up. To say the Register has had a love/hate relationship with the most popular band to ever emerge from Orange County is putting it mildly.

I ruffled feathers by loathing their Tragic Kingdom homecoming in ’97 at the Pond -– but I remain a big fan of Return of Saturn and absolutely loved Rock Steady and the tour that ensued in ’01-’02. I got a sticky-sweet rush out of Gwen Stefani’s first solo pop confection -– but I despised her reunion-delaying second disc and its wide-eyed autobiographical centerpiece “Orange County Girl.” I thought she was convincingly Madonna-esque in her Hollywood Bowl debut in ‘05 — and I thought she was utterly delightful at Verizon in summer ’07 when she wrapped her solo touring (for now) and briefly reteamed with Tom, Tony and Adrian during encores.

I like to think I approach her/them fairly, digesting each new move as its own feast and then judging -– just like any other critic would. I’d also like to think any bad blood would be water under the bridge at this point.


But now I’m left wondering just who it is in the No Doubt camp –- their label, their management, Gwen and the guys themselves –- that didn’t want me to trek down to San Diego to see what a terrifically impressive performance they gave Friday night before 19,000 shrieking, ecstatic fans.

I’d hope you (and they) would know my rants and raves well enough to realize I’d never kiss their derrieres just to get in their good graces. Honestly, after this last-minute lock-out, which left me driving to nowhere wondering if I’d get in … well, that can leave even the most balanced scribe eager to tear his subject apart.

Not that I had the slightest trouble once I arrived in Chula. Pulled into VIP parking for $20, closest to the venue just in case I’d only be able to hear what went on, then I strolled toward the box office and instantly scored a pit ticket for $86, a mere $12 over face value. I’d probably have paid more in Ticketmaster fees if I had purchased it the proper way.

As Paramore ripped into the third or fourth song of its aggressive yet tentative set –- so soon into the tour, they’re still a tad overwhelmed by the enormity of it all — I waltzed right up to a curiously unpacked pit and secured a spot left-of-center along the barrier. I wouldn’t have been this close if No Doubt’s publicist had comped me. (Forgive the sameness of my pics … I’m no photographer.)

Given all this prologue, believe me when I make this bold statement: Friday’s 19-song, roughly 90-minute set was so strong, in fact –- so crisply conceived and sharply executed, with one eye cast toward modern pop dazzle, the other toward traditionalism –- that I haven’t the slightest reservation in declaring this the best show I’ve ever seen No Doubt give in more than a decade of following the group.

“We’re just trying to get inspired,” Gwen said between “Hey Baby” and “Different People” midway into the set, reiterating the reason they opted not to hunker down in a studio all year to record a long-overdue follow-up to Rock Steady, but rather got back out on the road to re-energize themselves and see what their chemistry could yield as they enter their 40s. (Tom Dumont’s already there, at 41; Gwen and Adrian Young hit the big four-oh in October and August, respectively; and Tony Kanal’s only a year behind.)

They needn’t have worried about seeming rusty, however –- I’ve never heard them sound so rich and full and precise. What’s more, they’re already busy revamping and remixing. “Excuse Me Mr.” is now much snakier, subtly skanking across funky ’60s-soul horn blats. The soothing “Underneath It All” has been updated as well: its lulling reggae lilt now shifts to a wicked Jamaican proto-ska groove dappled with Caribbean flavors, so expertly executed it would make the Aggrolites jealous.

But it’s the stark, striking look of the show itself that really grabbed me.

With the entire thing played out in a black-and-white (mostly white) motif –- the only color comes from videos on a giant screen behind them, like the spy-noir go-go fun of “Ex-Girlfriend” or the then-to-now evolution footage aired during “Running” –- No Doubt has crafted a bright dazzler that superbly evokes the traditionalism they’ll never leave behind while elevating the group’s ska-rock aesthetic to a high level of class, with kudos due Gwen’s 2Tone-goes-L.A.M.B. attire. (Her entrance clothes, white pants and a tight-fitting white coat hiding a white wife beater, was standard Stefani gear. But her second outfit, a checkered and sequined harlequin get-up in short-shorts and black tights, made her look like the hottest diva the Selecter never had.)

Madness and the Specials and the English Beat would be proud to see the impeccable joy they’ve wrought –- and No Doubt itself should be applauded for so unabashedly returning to their roots and refreshing them with a decade of experience, wisdom and chops development. (“This song means so much more these days,” Gwen said of “A Simple Kind of Life.” You can tell how deeply heartfelt its achin’-to-be lyrics are now that she has little Kingston and Zuma.)

Hit after hit after sharply delivered hit –- from a menacing “Hella Good” to a jaunty “Bathwater” to ripping renditions of “Sunday Morning” and “New” and a beautifully belted “Don’t Speak,” with Gwen’s face in close-up the whole time on the video screen -– all suggested No Doubt is more than ready to move forward. They’ve never played so effortlessly, yet they’re hardly coasting; when Gwen fearlessly raced up to the lawn to get up and close with fans during “Just a Girl,” I could tell just how hard they’re trying to reconnect.

So soon into a comeback tour, and they’re already at the top of their game. “Feels good, yeah?” Gwen asked pretty early on, after one of the few non-smashes in the set list, “End It on This.”

She said it again, almost purring with happiness: “Feels gooooood.”

It does indeed, Gwen. Welcome back.

(No Doubt, with Paramore and the Sounds, returns to play July 22, 27-28 at Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk … July 31-Aug. 2 and Aug. 4 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, with Katy Perry joining on the last date … Aug. 5 at Santa Barbara Bowl … and a return to Cricket Wireless Amphitheater on Aug. 8.)

No Doubt at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater, Chula Vista, May 22, 2009
Main set: Spiderwebs / Hella Good / Underneath It All / Excuse Me Mr. / Ex-Girlfriend / End It on This / A Simple Kind of Life / Bathwater / New / Hey Baby / Running / Different People / Don’t Speak / It’s My Life / Just a Girl
Encore: Rock Steady / Stand and Deliver / Sunday Morning
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No Doubt is planning to have some fun

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LOS ANGELES, California(CNN)

— If a kewpie doll sang in a band and had two kids, she’d be Gwen Stefani.

The pop star and style icon turns 40 this fall, but she still uses words like “you know” and “like” at least five times a minute. That’s part of Stefani’s charm, and her carefree teenybopper mentality is one of the many reasons fans are excited about her first tour with No Doubt in half a decade.

It’s been 14 years since the quartet busted out of Orange County, California, with its signature sound of sunny, ska-influenced pop. In 2004, No Doubt went on hiatus as Stefani launched the first of two successful solo albums. In the meantime, drummer Adrian Young and guitarist Tom Dumont worked on side projects and watched their families grow. Stefani and her husband — former Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale — welcomed two sons, while bassist Tony Kanal is the only member to remain single and child-free.

No Doubt is currently in the midst of a 53-date North American tour, for which they’ve dusted off such classic hits as “Just a Girl,” “Spiderwebs” and “Bathwater.” Each member now travels in their own individual tour bus — a must for an entourage that includes kids, toys and nannies.




CNN: You’d hear rumors every once in a while that you guys were breaking up, or had broken up. Were those annoying, or did you kind of roll your eyes and say, “That’s part of the game?”

Adrian Young: I think we expected it. And there might even be some people that will think that we broke up, and that this is a reunion tour — and it’s just not the truth. We went 17 straight years without stopping, and we started having families, and we were burnt and we needed to do our own thing for a while.

CNN: What was it like to get all four of you together in a room again?

Tom Dumont: It’s kind of like an old glove. It just fits.

Young: Like an O.J. glove?

Dumont: No, no, no. I know it’s a weird analogy, but in the sense of — you know, it fits.

Tony Kanal: You know when somebody says “glove” now, you immediately think of O.J.

Young: “If it fits, you must acquit.” That’s our band motto now.

Dumont: We’re not going to quit. We’re just great old friends. It’s almost like we’re brothers and sister, and it’s great to be having fun together again.

Young: I feel more like we’re married.

CNN: I hear it’s a little bit different this time. Instead of sharing a tour bus, you’ll each have your own individual buses.

Kanal: This will be our first time on separate buses, only out of necessity. Everyone’s bringing their family.

CNN: Are you just trying to get away from the kids, is that what you’re saying, Tony?!

Kanal: No, no, no! I would love to be on the bus with them.

Gwen Stefani: Tony’s going to be making kids on his bus.

Kanal: Yeah, maybe my girlfriend and I will be in the process of starting our family.

Stefani, Young and CNN (in unison): Really?!

Kanal (ignoring everybody’s reaction): But by default, I’m putting a studio on my bus. Because I don’t have a crib on my bus — they have cribs on their buses — I’m putting a studio on my bus so we can keep writing if the inspiration comes, and we feel like doing it.

Stefani: We’re just putting the studio out there so we can pretend we might go out there and write songs, but we’re really just going to have fun. … We like writing songs, as well [but] I have to tell you, it’s a very tortured process. There is nothing more rewarding when you know you’ve written a hit, and you know this magic happened.


CNN: Did you guys really go to group therapy?

Kanal: No. … We had some self-imposed therapy sessions where we were trying to write music, and we were sitting in the room together, and a lot of stuff came out, and you know, it was kind of an emotional venting. We got rid of a lot of stuff. It was good.

Stefani: We spent a lot of time together in the last 12 months. Right when I came off tour (from her second solo album, “The Sweet Escape”), we started to write, and I was pregnant (with her second son, Zuma), and we did a lot of eating, a lot of chatting — and then we had this magic 15 minutes from 4:45 to 5 o’clock where music would actually come out for a minute.

One day, I was like, “Argh! I’m in this room still! Let’s go on tour!” And everyone was like, “OK!” It was very spontaneous, and it’s all kind of geared towards getting out there … and getting inspired, and hopefully coming out of the other side and making an album.

CNN: Gwen, when you were off doing the two solo albums, did you feel guilty at all? Because I know you all were trying to get back together for a couple of years.

Stefani: I’m one of those people that I have to follow the inspiration when it strikes. …

These guys are just very supportive. We’ve been together forever — forever, forever — since we were kids, and this is just the one time in our lives we’ve had a break from each other. Everybody did their own thing. And I think all of us doing our own thing makes us even more grateful for each other, and kind of definitely not taking each other for granted — not that we ever did before. … But it’s even more intense right now.

CNN: Things have changed since the last time No Doubt was on the road, and there a lot of people who don’t have that disposable income to spend on tickets for concerts.

Young: One of the things we did for this tour for some of the venues is we have $10 lawn tickets for people that maybe want to come to the show, but they’re strapped — and we’ve never done that before as No Doubt, and it feels really good to do that.

CNN: I was calling this a reunion. Was that bad?

Stefani: We don’t really care. We’re just so happy that people want to come out and see the show, whatever they want to call it. We’re just happy that people still are even talking about it. … Even if you didn’t really like our songs, or you had this kind of idea about us, come see us live, and we’ll slap you around. You might have some fun, you know.

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Gwen Stefani Takes the Kids to Kimmel

Showing her boys what a rockstar their mommy is, Gwen Stefani was spotted outside the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” studio in Hollywood last night following a live performance (May 18).

The “Hella Good” songstress held her oldest Kingston (almost 3 yrs old) in her arms as she chatted up the paparazzi and signed autographs.


Meanwhile, her youngest Zuma was tended to by a nanny, and it looks like he was trying to keep up with his big brother’s funky hairstyle by sporting a faux hawk of his own.

Gwen recently reunited with her band No Doubt and kicked off a major North American tour ahead of recording a brand new studio album.



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5/16/2009 Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center (Tiger Jam XII)

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Gwen Stefani and No Doubt: Back on Tour

They’ve always been known for their killer live show, and over the weekend Gwen Stefani and a newly reunited No Doubt kicked off their new tour.

The “Hella Good” rockers were all dressed in white as they took the stage at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas as part of the 12th annual Tiger Jam, playing a 90-minute set.

And apparently Gwen was pleased with the turnout, as she announced to the crowd, “You always remember your first show of any tour, and so far, so, so, so good!”

A few celebrities were spotted in the crowd including Tiger Woods, Sean Diddy Combs, Cassie, and a bunch of professional athletes.


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Gwen Stefani: Balancing Family with No Doubt-shopping at The Grove

The family outing (sans hubby Gavin Rossdale) comes just after Gwen and her No Doubt bandmates made their much-awaited return to the stage on the Today Show earlier this week.

Also appearing on “American Idol” during the course of the week, Gwen was asked by host Ryan Seacrest why the group is touring for the first time in over five years despite not releasing a new album.

Stefani quickly replied, “My fault, my fault, my fault. I had all the babies and all that and then I was home. ... I just said let’s just go on tour. I don’t want to be home writing. I just want to get out there, see everybody, get inspired and kind of do it backwards.”

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Tony Kanal and Gwen Stefani- Stand and Deliver.

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No Doubt Drummer Adrian Young's Tutu - Fantastic Or Fail?

After a rousing performance on The Today Show last week, No Doubt proved that they're ready to rock again; and on last night's American Idol results show the band was energized performing their hit "Just A Girl" (video below). Last week we asked about lead singer Gwen Stefani's new hairdo, and this week we want to know what you think of ND drummer Adrian Young's taste in fashion (we're going with fantastic!)

Any No Doubt fan knows about Young's eclectic and outrageous fashion choices (the thongs, the mohawk), but we think last night's stripes & tutu takes the cake! What do you think? Check out the source-starpulse.com

No Doubt “American Idol” VIDEO (”I’m Just A Girl” Performance)

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If you missed Wednesday night’s American Idol Results Show, don’t forget to check out this video of Gwen Stefani and the boys of No Doubt forging ahead with their “comeback” with a performance of “I’m Just A Girl” live on the Idol stage.
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Kingston and Zuma Take Their American Idol Back to LA

After performing with No Doubt on the Today show on Friday, Gwen packed up Kingston and Zuma and headed back to LA earlier this week. Last night she took the boys out to dinner, but in a few hours she'll back up on stage with her band members. No Doubt will be performing on the American Idol stage tonight before we say goodbye to one of the final four. Gwen and her boys seem like the perfect choice for rock and roll week, especially since so many of you are interested in checking out their tour.

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Gwen Stefani and her sons grabbed dinner at Buddha’s Belly, May 5th.

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Tom Dumont-Transparent White DuoTone Custom Guitar

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If you've been following Tom Dumont's blog, you know that we've built two new guitars for the No Doubt tour that is underway now. The third guitar is a refinish job on one of Tom's DuoTones. Because the tint is translucent, it was a little tricky to get the white to balance out between the spruce top (which is quite bright) and the mahogany back (which is dark) but Gary got it just right.


The DuoTone was originally conceived in 1991, which makes it one of the first workable "hybrid" guitars. The idea came to me in a dream... sort of. Styx/Damn Yankees guitarist Tommy Shaw had asked me to design and build a doubleneck that was half acoustic and half electric. It was the age of the "power ballad" and Tommy wanted to begin a song with an acoustic and then switch to electric part way through.


I was working on an altogether different project for Ovation at the time—a solidbody acoustic guitar code-named Viper. I'd had really good success with a kynar sensor imbedded in a spruce topped and chambered body prototype. Rob Turner at EMG and I had developed the electronics and eq needed to produce a really great flat-top sound, but didn't make the connection as I worked on both projects.


Then it hit me in the middle of the night! I literally sat up in bed and realized that if I put a discrete magnetic pickup system on the Viper, Tommy could just flip a switch instead of having two necks. That day I called Tommy and asked him if he liked the idea, and he agreed. I set about adapting the concept (which included my "cantilever bridge" idea) to a Hamer double cutaway. We built the first prototype immediately, and sent it out to Tommy. The rest is history—the DuoTone was born, and adapted by a whole bunch of artists including Ty Tabor, Stone Gossard, Chris Cornell, Mike Keneally, Dwezil Zappa, Jeff Tweedy, Elvis Costello and of course, Tom Dumont.


Thanks to my good friend Tommy Shaw for allowing me to dream big, and good luck on tour to Tom Dumont.
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Check it out! Tortoise shell pickguard and binding, Duncan Fat Cat pickups, Transparent Arctic White over African Limba wood ( also known as Korina). Hot from the factory and ready for the road. See me play it tomorrow morning May 1, 2009 on the Today show, hear it live on tour with No Doubt all summer.-Tom

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'Gossip Girl': Peep 'No Doubt' performing on next week's ep...

I love that Gwen Stefani is supposed to be playing a rocker chick from the 80s on next week's episode of "Gossip Girl" and yet she's styled no different than what she'd normally wear on stage today.

Watch the clip to get an early look at "No Doubt"'s guest appearance and Brittany Snow in action as young Lily...



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No Doubt Aim To Get Pregnant -- Musically -- On Tour This Summer

'It is like having a baby, in a way,' Gwen Stefani says of songwriting process.
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash


The No Doubt reunion tour is finally on. With a pair of high-energy shows — Saturday at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and a Sunday night headlining slot at the Bamboozle Festival — the O.C. hitmakers officially returned to the road.

Though their summer tour with Paramore doesn't kick off until May 16 in Fresno, California, the guys (and gal) are already getting their tour legs back. Since they're bringing their families on the road with them this time around, that means getting used to doing things a little bit differently.

"I think we're gonna sleep a lot less than we ever have," Gwen Stefani joked. "Normally, you sleep the whole day, which was my favorite part about touring, but that's a thing of the past. We get to see a lot more of the country, though, [because] we're actually leaving the hotel room."

"We have a bet about the nannies. Who can score the most nannies within the band?" drummer Adrian Young added. "We haven't started it yet, but I'll make some predictions when we're off camera."

And though there's going to be babies and nannies galore this summer, ND swear they're not using the tour solely as family time. No, this jaunt is also about reconnecting with their fans and their music. The end goal, they say, is to get inspired to write a new album.

"These are all steps in the process of making the record," bassist Tony Kanal said. "That's what this tour is. And it's kind of cool, because it's nontraditional. Usually, you make a record, and you go on the road. And there's something sort of challenging and exciting about the fact that we're doing it a little bit differently this time around. And, of course, when we do something, we can't really do it small, so here we are doing 55 huge shows, but I think it's going to lead into us making a great record, and I really honestly believe that. Once we reconnect onstage and reconnect with all the people who have supported us, I think it's going to inspire us to make an amazing record."

So even though they've already got plenty of babies in tow, No Doubt plan to get positively pregnant this summer — with songs, at least.

"I think it's really super-rewarding to write music," Stefani said. "For me, personally, it's the magic of the whole thing. It's something you don't have control over. Every time that I've ever written a song, it's always a miracle. I go, 'Wait, how did I write that?' ... And I think that's the journey we're on right now, is to figure out how to do it again. And I do that every time, and I know that, but it's this whole writer's block, frustrating and tortured process. But the reward of that — especially if it's a hit, and you know it right away when you write it if it's going to be — there's kind of nothing like that, because you're creating something. It is like having a baby, in a way, because it's something that's there permanently, that you created and comes through you and ... I think that's what we're all aiming towards."

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Live photos from SPIN-No Doubt: Reunion Tour Opening Weekend

Hey Baby!

The band is wearing all white attire on their 2009 reunion tour -- but bassist Tony Kanal still got to play his hot pink bass.

Hey Baby
Gwen takes the stage at New Jersey's Bamboozle fest on May 3, making 30,000 rain-soaked concertgoers very, very happy.
Bromance
Tom Dumont and Tony Kanal pound it out onstage at the Bamboozle.
Simple Kind of Life
Gwen surveys the scene at Bamboozle.
Air Tony
Kanal gets airborne onstage at Bamboozle.
No shirt (or pants) required
At the Bamboozle, Adrian Young helps No Doubt stay rock steady.
All the boys get the girls in the back
Gwen commands the Bamboozle stage, even getting all the boys to say they were "just a girl."
Atlantic City Afterparty!
The night before the Bamboozle, after playing their big comeback show in Atlantic City, all of No Doubt hopped a platform at the Borgata Casino's mur.mur nightclub and danced the night away.
Rock Steady
At the afterparty, Gwen and a half-naked Adrian get down while Tony looks on.
Santeria
Gwen danced and sang along to Sublime's "Santeria" -- and anything else the DJ would play.

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NO DOUBT NEWS-No Doubt Launch No Doubt Foundation also VIP Meet And Greets On eBay

Welcome to NoDoubtFoundation.org!
No band member or representatives will keep a dime of money raised by the No Doubt Foundation.

There are two reasons for holding onto 40% of proceeds raised.

First, there are a lot of charities out there in need of funds. This auction enables us to immediately give a big chunk of money to four different charities we're close to. Outside of that, we want to hold onto some funds to help out other charities throughout the year. Additionally, there are emergency situations that arise unexpectedly. Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami in Southeast Asia and the fires in San Diego are all examples of tragedies that leave many people in need of help. We want to hold onto a portion of proceeds raised so that we can help these additional causes.

Second, there are hard costs to keeping this charitable organization up and running. Things like the development of this website, the charity’s administrator, etc. all cost money. We hold back a portion of proceeds to cover these expenses.

We will post a full accounting of funds at the end of the year for fans to review. Our goal is to continue raising money for worthwhile charities in the years to come. Thank you for helping us make a difference in the world today and in the future.

nodoubtfoundation.org,

No Doubt are auctioning off VIP tickets for select cities on eBay

No Doubt Make Reunion Official With Pumped-Up Bamboozle Gig

As Gwen Stefani said during the Bamboozle festival’s Sunday closer, this was No Doubt’s “second show in five fucking yeeeeeeears.” And the intrepid band made sure their headlining set picked up exactly where they left off. This was the return of No Doubt the Billboard-dominating party band, not the continuing adventures of Gwen Stefani, globe-trotting pop star and fashion mogul. Stefani was looking as punky and spunky as she was in 1997: tight ponytail, trademark sleeveless white shirt and some chains flopping by her sides. With gusto, she bounced around, skanked like a ragdoll, banged her head, flailed her arms and basically ran around like a white blur straight through opening tracks “Spiderwebs,” “Hella Good” and “Bathwater.” Somehow she never appeared out of breath.

The band hammered away with a set made up exclusively of their voluminous catalog of hit singles — excepting a quick detour into Tragic Kingdom album track “Different People” and a lively cover of the Skatalites 1964 first-wave ska classic “The Guns Of Navarone.” “Underneath It All” was greeted with a shimmy and “Excuse Me Mr.” got a radical makeover, slowed down and skanked up until it sounded like the English Beat.

Stefani seemed almost perversely excited to be performing onstage with a band again, spending the show running out into the crowd, pointing out audience members she recognized from the previous night’s Atlantic City warm-up show, and screaming “I fucking love… this… song” before launching into their hit cover of Talk Talk’s “It’s My Life.” The reason she’s so excited, she intimated, was because touring gives No Doubt inspiration to record music — so expect the long-awaited follow-up to 2001’s Rock Steady sooner than later. After nine very sultry push-ups and launching herself up the scaffolding for “Just A Girl,” the band gave the audience a sneak peek of their drum-heavy cover of Adam & The Ants’ “Stand And Deliver,” which they’ll be performing on an episode of Gossip Girl on May 11th.

No Doubt set list

“Spiderwebs”
“Hella Good”
“Bathwater”
“Underneath It All”
“Excuse Me Mr.”
“Ex-Girlfriend”
“Simple Kind Of Life”
“Guns Of Navarone” (The Skatalites)
“Hey Baby”
“New”
“Running”
“Different People”
“Don’t Speak”
“It’s My Life” (Talk Talk)
“Just A Girl”
(encore)
“Stand And Deliver” (Adam & The Ants)
“Sunday Morning”

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No Doubt Fan Posts-Bamboozle Festival - Meadowlands Sport Complex

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5/03/2009 East Rutherford, NJ Bamboozle Festival - Meadowlands Sport Complex

alexintragickingdom - THANK YOU NO DOUBT!!

Tonight was absolutely amazing...I can't even begin to explain it. I obviously can't speak on behalf of the band, but this is the most fun i've seen them have on tour before! (The whole band and audience skanking in the middle of the setlist to the musical stylings of stephen and gabe, tom chasing tony, the whole band pretty much pulling a "stomp" for Stand and Deliver, Gwen climbing up the scaffold, adrian running into the crowd with his drum, gwen running into the crowd, gwen's profanity, and gwen screaming....THERE WAS SO MUCH ENERGY!! No Doubt, I know the audience surprised you tonight but I don't think anyone could've been prepared for this amazing, flawless, and UNBELIEVEABLE performance! YOU ARE AWESOME and see you on 6/11! (Sorry for making another thread about the bamboozle, but trust me you guys are going to be blown away when you see them again!) ,>

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No Doubt Bamboozle Encore Day 2 May 3 2009 Stand and Deliver


No Doubt Gwen Stefani Climbing on the Stage During Just A girl Bamboozle Day 2



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5/03/2009 East Rutherford, NJ Bamboozle Festival - Meadowlands Sport Complex

NoDoubtArion- No Doubt, I Just got back from bamboozle!!!!

Just felt like writing my experience here since this was the FIRST TIME IV EVER GOT TO SEE NO DOUBT!!!!!!!!! Since I was 4, I had been waiting for this moment and as the lights triggered around 9:20, my heart pounded really quick. Before them, I was at Bamboozle since 11 AM, and hadent sat, eaten or drinked SINCE... The two main stages had the best bands/most well known at least and me and my friend Kaitlin saw Wicker Hollow, The Ataris, Billy Talent, The Sounds, 3OH!3, Sum41, The Used, Face To Face, Rise Against and of course No Doubt! In between those bands, a lot of them were crap especialy when the day began, and this is coming from a person who isnt too concert experienced especially rock concerts. Billy Talent was incredible and sounded powerful, The Sounds were one of my all time favs and I loved the lead singer. Sum41 had one of the most crowd action, I actually got injured in the mouth cuz of the body surfing and moshing, lol. They were good tho. 3OH!3 had the funniest crowd and their music was fun. The Used and Rise Against seemed a bit poor, but I think it was totally a technical problem since the music got muffled and the mic volume was poor, so I couldnt hear much, just sounded like a bunch of monotonous punk noise. Got me worried about No Doubt and if their sound check would be ok, but once they came on it was INCREDIBLE, and easily the best of the whole night, HANDS DOWN When I saw Gwen for the first time 2 yrs ago on her solo "sweet escape" tour w/ Akon, I loved it but her vocals kept me from enjoying the whole show. Its not good to nitpick mistakes at shows, but her singing distracted me from all the energy and I didnt think she was up to par, but TODAY...she proved me wrong, she was flawless!!!! And I couldnt find any mistakes...the audience was insane and I pretty much lost my voice and feet, lol. The music sounded loud and crystal clear, it was obvious they were the most skilled musicians there and had more range musically than any other band. SONG SPOILERS***** They kicked it off w/ Spiderwebs, then Hella Good. They also played Bathwater, Ex-Girlfriend, Underneath It All, Excuse Me Mr. (diff version), It's My Life, Different People, Don't Speak, Just A Girl, Running and Hey Baby. I may have a forgot a few, but the encore was Stand and Deliver as im sure u guys heard, and yes, Gwen played the drums in the beginning w/ Tony!!! It looked and sounded SICK, and yes, Adrian went into the crowd and did the drums! He looked awesome...black lipstick again, and that new mohawk hair! Tom and Tony were smiling throughout the ENTIRE set, and Gwen had so much energy and movement. They all looked nostalgic. They finished w/ Sunday Morning! I asked Kaitlin what she thought, coming from a person who's been to Warped Tour over 9 times and massive festivals, and Heavy Metal shows...she said they were easily one of the best bands she's ever seen as of now. Better than LAMB OF GOD!! This is seriously just the beginning, and they just started feeling their way back in. I cant wait till Camden and PNC...their gonna own the whole state of NJ!!!! ROCK THE FUC* OOOON

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OldSchoolNewWaver- OMG! ND were AMAZING at Bamboozle!!!!!

I just got back from Bamboozle.

I was actually kind of dreading it...it was a rainy day...& the thought of being stuck all day at a festival where I didn't know most of the bands & didn't like the ones I'd heard of...all of this made worse by the fact that my friend who was driving is not as big a fan as I am & probably wouldn't be as willing to make the sacrifices that I might to be able to see them.

The only other band we might have wanted to see were The Sounds, but they were playing at 2:40pm & the thought of having to wait 6 hours out in the rain listening to music I don't like before seeing No Doubt made us decide to only aim to see No Doubt.

We left Queens at like 5:30pm & even with the traffic we hit getting into the Lincoln Tunnel, we still made through to the parking at 6:30pm.

Once we were inside the festival, boy did we feel old...I've never seen so many hoodies in my life...at least at Coachella & Lollapalooza, they book bands that people my age actually like.

We walked around the grounds...found nothing really interesting & then made it over the Wonka Stage, right after The Used had finished playing. We made it right in front of the control tower & sat through Rise Against there, lucky that the random circle pits that were starting near us never came right to where we were.

As soon as Rise Against finished & many of their people were leaving, people who were there to see No Doubt surged forward & we were able to get remarkably close, considering we hadn't suffered through the pit all day. We just waited there while Taking Back Sunday played their set on the nearby Imagination Stage.

Taking Back Sunday ended at about 9:20 & you could tell No Doubt were about to come out...all of a sudden The Smiths "What Difference Does It Make?" came on really loud over the sound system, followed by some reggae song I wasn't able to identify...then the intro music for No Doubt started while they all walked out on stage (there was no curtain).

They came out wearing all white as they have been...Adrian's version was white long underwear with the knee-high black socks pulled over them..Tony had a white button-down shirt with a black square at his chest...Tom's was like a white Fred Perry polo...Stephen ended up with a black Fred Perry polo, but I don't know if he had something white on top when they first came out...Gwen was wearing tall black boots, with black jeans that were ripped all on the front thighs, & a plain white "wife-beater" tank top with a green bra under (I can't remember what jacket she was wearing over it when she first came out.

The crowd was insane for them the whole time...if I'd detected a lack of energy & a feeling that they were just going through the motions on the Today show, well that totally wasn't the case here...their energy level was incredible...their musicianship was impeccable with none of the mistakes from the Today show & they sounded PERFECT amplified so LOUD over that excellent sound system in a night that ended up feeling beautiful by the time they came on (the steady drizzling rain had pretty much ended by the time they came on). After hearing at least 5 bands that all sounded EXACTLY the same (& where all their songs sounded alike), it was so refreshing to see a band where by the 4th song, I'd already heard elements of ska, funk, new wave, reggae, synth-pop, punk, & classic rock (I know it can't be just because of my age that I couldn't relate to any of the other crappy bands playing the festival).


I may have some of the order wrong, but this was pretty much the set list:

"Spiderwebs"
"Hella Good"
"Bathwater"
"Underneath It All"
"Excuse Me Mr."
"Ex-Girlfriend"
"Simple Kind of Life"
"Guns of Navarone"
"Hey Baby"
"New"
"Running"
"Different People"
"Don't Speak"
"It's My Life"
"Just a Girl"

"Stand and Deliver"
"Sunday Morning"

There was no "Happy Now?" or "End It on This"

Highlights (some of which are the same as what I've read about the Borgata show):

The whole huge crowd jumping together during "Spiderwebs" & "Hella Good" (my friend & I even got separated from the jumping to "Hella Good"

Gwen doing Lady Saw's part from "Underneath It All" (she sounded perfect doing it! & it's so much better tha just a trumpet solo which always left me wanting more)...they also went into a little ska interlude during this song

The new version of "Excuse Me Mr" which I really liked with its reggae/post-punk feel to it.
During "Ex-Girlfriend", I believe she chaged the lyric to "Why'd you have to go and fuck me?" & at the end of the bridge, she never got to say "I should've thought of that before we fucked", because she kept screaming "I'm so jealous!" after the "I'm the most gorgeously jealous kind of ex-girl" lyric
In "Simple Kind of Life", I noticed a lot more of the acoustic guitar strumming through it...of course the audience went crazy cheering when she sang "I always thought I'd be a mom"...and the ending with the flute-like keyboards sounded just like the recorded version
She said "This is the part of the show when we skank! I wanna see you all skanking" & Stephen shouts "Guns of Navarone" as they start playing the classic instrumental by the legendary Skatalites...a few skanking circle pits opened up near us in the crowd where we were packed like sardines who couldn't really even move our arms
During "New" she let out a loud scream & then went down this security corridor that ran through the middle of the crowd & sang some of it way out in the crowd

She intoduced "Running" by saying "Tony & I wrote this song in 10 minutes"
She introduced "Different People" by saying "this is one of the first songs I ever wrote" then screaming "Old School No Doubters!" as the song started...then she introduced Adrian, Stephen, Gabriel & Tony - then Tony introduced her - then she introduced Tom, before finally having us jump (even though this performance wasn't as much about the jumping as it had been in the 4 shows I saw during the Rock Steady era).
"Don't Speak" sounded great...she ended it the way she usually does (not the way she did on the Today show).
She introduced "It's My Life" by screaming "I fucking love this song!"
She started "Just a Girl" doing the whole "You talkin' to me?!" (like Robert DeNiro in Taxi Driver) thing she does...then she did a few of the push-us before starting singing...then she did what she did when I saw them perform "Just a Girl" exactly 7 years ago at SunFest in West Palm Beach, Florida (May 2, 2002), which was to climb all the way up on the scaffolding on the side of the stage (I'm sure their managers/insurers were flipping out, especially since I'm sure everything was slippery from the rain)...while she was up there, she had all the guys sing "I'm just a girl!" then said "That was god, but you haven't fuckin heard anything yet!" & proceeded to have all the girls sing it.
They went off stage & after a while of the audience screaming for them to come back out, they came out...She said "This is the first time we're gonna do this song...if you guys like it, maybe we'll keep doing it"...Adrian was wearing a big drum strapped to his chest, Gabe was playing Adrian's drum set & everybody else was banging their drumsticks together then played those big garbage-can looking drums...I can't begin to explain how AMAZING all those drums made "Stand and Deliver" sound!!!...so much BETTER than the recorded version (which I might add, sounded so much better blasting through my friend's car stereo than on my shitty laptop speakers)..my friend & I were going crazy for it, since we're both huge fans of the original...during the second verse Adrian played the drum that was strapped to him as he went down through that security corridor that ran through the middle of the audience...& the song ended powerfully with everybody drumming again!
Finally, they ended with "Sunday Morning"...they played the same arrangement from the Rock Steady Tour (not the arrangement from Live in the Tragic Kingdom which they had also used on The Singles Tour)
At some point earlier when talking about Borgata, she said "we played this little show last night, to make sure we wouldn't suck for you guys tonight"
Right after they played "Prince Charming" by Adam and the Ants over the sound system (a reference that I'm sure was lost on 99.9% of that crowd.

In retrospect, after dreading the show earlier, I'm so glad I was able to go & see them packed in with such a huge crowd in a General Admission setting (the crowd-surfing was the only thing that was really ANNOYING!)...& it will be nice to compare it to the experience of having reserved seats for the Jones Beach show on June 27th.

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No Doubt Return To The Stage (For Real) At The Borgata

Published by James Montgomery on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 10:30 am.

Forget Friday’s three-song warm-up on the “Today” show; this was the real return of No Doubt: Saturday night at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the O.C. hitmakers blasted back with full force, skanking and strutting their way through a ridiculously tight, upbeat, 90-something-minute workout in front of a raucous, fist-pumping crowd.

It was full-speed ahead, all hits, no misses. Gwen and the guys looking (and sounding) like they hadn’t missed a beat, despite the fact — as Stefani pointed out — that it was their “first show in five f—ing years.”

Taking the stage to a super-heroic instrumental track (DUNNN-DAAA-DUNNNNNN!) and the delighted squeals of long-waiting No Doubt fanatics, the band made up for their half-decade hiatus. Wasting nary a word (aside from Stefani’s shouted instructions for the crowd to “put your hands in the air!”), they launched headlong into “Spiderwebs,” all breezy horns and ska-stroked guitars, Stefani bobbing and weaving across the stage, bassist Tony Kanal and guitarist Tom Dumont popping in place and grinning like kids.

And the energy didn’t let up for a second.


“Hella Good” was next, all bleepy and funky, followed by a breezy take on “Bathwater” and a dub-ified version of “Underneath It All.” Stefani removed her white coat and stalked the stage, looking lithe in a wife-beater — blue bra straps, too, if you’re keeping score at home — and baggy pants, shiny suspenders dangling behind her (the rest of the guys followed her lead, decked out in white from head-to-toe). Only after powering through four tunes did she stop and address the crowd, dropping the “five f—ing years” line” then joking, “I betcha didn’t think I was really gonna do this … I toldya so!” to gratuitous amounts of cheers.


From there, they worked their way through a new version of “Excuse Me Mr.” (very Police-y, right down to the “Eeee-yo-ooohs!”), which segued into the dubby, stop-start intro to “Ex-Girlfriend” the entire band sounding tighter than the slots on casino floor. Then it was on to a sweet and soulful “Simple Kind Of Life,” which Stefani introduced by saying “This is the first time I’ve sung this one since the two babies came out of my belly

The entire band was showcased on a seriously fun cover of the Skatalites’ “Guns of Navarone.” Then Kanal and Dumont traded a goofy ska-shuffle on “Hey Baby” (Stefani also showcased her rather impressive hip-shaking techniques), then a racing version of the underrated “New,” from the equally underrated 1999 flick “Go.” All of which were received with overwhelming “WHOOO”s and the flashes of a million camera phones … a couple of which Stefani also grabbed and snapped with.

Then, it was time to take this thing home. “Don’t Speak” was as heart-wrenching today as it was 14 years ago, and Kanal — in a delightfully retro move much in spirit with the evening — thrust a lighter aloft and waived it side to side, a move mimicked by many in the audience. “Just A Girl” closed out the set, Stefani bounding and posing, the girls in the crowd screaming along to her every word. Then they embraced, thanked the crowd and departed.

Of course, there was an encore, featuring a smooth “Rock Steady,” a fun take on “Different People” (complete with soul-review-style introductions of the entire band by Stefani) and then “Sunday Morning,” which shook the Borgata floor.

And then, it was over, and the reunion was officially under way. One show in the bag, and what a show it was. No Doubt sounded great, brought the energy and looked like they were having an absolute blast (and the crowd did too). In fact, it felt as if they hadn’t been away at all — or, at least, not for five f—ing years.

No Doubt at The Bamboozle

by Matthew Oshinsky\The Star-Ledger
Sunday May 03, 2009, 11:36 PM

The reunited No Doubt electrified The Bamboozle festival tonight, bringing this massive, sprawling, waterlogged festival to a close. A night after performing a sparkling show at the Event Center of the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City - the band's first since going on hiatus in 2004 - the California quartet offered the shivering crowd in East Rutherford a heart-warming dose of power pop, ska, and soul-inflected gems.

By 9:30, the rain had stopped and only a chilly breeze remained in the night sky. With no new material to play (the band has said that it plans to write a new record while on tour), No Doubt was free to give the thousands who had braved the weather all day exactly what they wanted: a collection of old favorites and radio hits to sing along with.


The band opened with one of its earliest hits, the ska-flavored "Spiderwebs," before moving onto the crunky dance track "Hella Good." Two songs in, No Doubt had already displayed more musical range than many of the bands that preceded them at The Bamboozle. The slow-burning reggae tune "Underneath it All" was next, followed by "Excuse Me Mr.," which the band transformed from a straight-ahead rocker into a Police-style, "Message in a Bottle" arpeggio piece.

In the hours before No Doubt took the stage, a number of bands in the same musical tradition did their best to warm the dampened masses. Southern California scene veterans Face to Face - contemporaries of No Doubt - made their own case for being the best punk band to escape the West Coast in the last 20 years, pummeling the crowd (many of whom weren't born when the band started in 1991) with a fierce and rapid assault of genuine three-chord malice.

They were followed by Chicago punk heroes Rise Against. who played their own rendition of '90s-style punk-core on such favorites as "Re-Education" and "Ready to Fall." Lead singer Trevor Keith challenged the crowd to form the biggest circle pit possible, with the stage left crowd facing off against the stage right crowd. Anyone who witnessed who won is a braver person than I.

In the 7 p.m. slot, one of the best bands of the festival appeared on one of the smallest stages. They may not have been the most powerful or the most experienced, but Care Bears on Fire, comprised of three teenage girls from Brooklyn, wowed the sparse crowd gathered before them with some of the most authentic, classic punk music at The Bamboozle. Eschewing the cookie-cutter pop-punk sound that dominated the festival, Care Bears on Fire played riff-ready, 1-2-3-4 punk rock, and were the closest thing to the Ramones one was likely to find. Before one tune, drummer Izzy said, "This next song is about something everyone can relate to, because we all did at one point: gym class." Rock 'n' roll high school, indeed.


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No Doubt launches comeback at Borgata

by Jay Lustig/The Star-Ledger
Sunday May 03, 2009, 12:40 PM

Before singing "Simple Kind of Life" Saturday night at the Event Center of Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani said that this was the first time she had sung it in public since her two sons were born, in 2006 and 2008.


Originally released on No Doubt's 2000 album "Return of Saturn," this is a bittersweet ballad where she yearns for motherhood, and describes herself as selfish for putting it off too long.

If she had any trouble getting into the spirit of the song, which no longer applies to her personal life, she didn't show it. Similarly, the band -- presenting the first show of a reunion tour that also comes to Holmdel and Camden in June -- basically picked up where it left before it went on hiatus in 2004. It was a high-energy, glitch-free tour opener, with the band, lacking new material, free to focus on highlights of its previous years together.


When the band announced the tour schedule, in February, its festival-closing appearance at the Meadowlands' Bamboozle festival tonight was the first show. Then it added, as a warmup, the concert at the Event Center, which has a capacity of 3,000. It will spend most of the tour headlining amphitheaters that have a capacity of five or more times that.

Originally the band planned to release an album before touring, but the songs turned out to be frustratingly long in coming. Stefani said, from the Borgata stage, that the band hoped to get inspiration from the tour to write some new music.


So the show was devoted to old stuff: hits like "Don't Speak," "Just a Girl," "Underneath It All" and "Spiderwebs," as well as more obscure songs like "Excuse Me Mr." "Different People" and "End It On This," and a cover of the Talk Talk new-wave hit, "It's My Life." There was a bouncy, retro feel to "Bathwater," a celebratory, good-time groove to "Hella Good," and some venomous anger to "Ex-Girlfriend."


Throughout the show, the band moved smoothly from reggae to ska, punk-pop and power ballads, with Stefani, bassist Tony Kanal, guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young ably supported by longtime associates Stephen Bradley and Gabrial McNair on backing vocals and a variety of horn, keyboard, string and percussion instruments.


Stefani, who established herself as a successful solo artist during the band's hiatus, couldn't have looked happier, back onstage with her old friends, and with many of the group's longtime fans crowding close to the stage. She beamed when fans sang along, and graciously took audience members' cameras and snapped photos of herself, with them behind her. Before the sarcastic feminist anthem "Just a Girl," she flexed her biceps, showed off her rock-hard abdominal muscles, and dropped to the floor to do 10 push-ups - a 39-year-old mom, still feeling empowered by the song's defiant message.


The new intergenerational power-pop supergroup Tinted Windows opened the show. Taylor Hanson of Hanson sang lead, James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins played guitar, Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne handled bass and most of the backing vocals, and Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick was on drums.


The group, which released its self-titled debut album on April 21, seemed modeled, to a large degree, on the clever-but-catchy formula of Fountains of Wayne; that's not surprising, since Schlesinger is the primary songwriter. Still, the group had a personality of its own, with Iha's guitar riffs flirting with dissonance, and Carlos, with his unwaveringly buoyant playing, adding more personality than your average drummer.


The musicians' other commitments will likely make Tinted Windows a fleeting side project. But this is a band worth checking out, for as long as they may stay together.


No Doubt


Where and when: June 11 (with Paramore and the Sounds) at Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden; June 26 (with Paramore and Janelle Monae) at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel


How much: $12-$82 for Camden. Holmdel ticket information TBA. Call (877) 598-8696 or visit livenation.com.

No Doubt Still Know How To Party!

No Doubt kicked off their new world tour at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ, on Saturday night! Little Zuma Rossdale was in the crowd with big blue headphones.

Gwen looked out into the crowd and told her fans, "Its so good to be back after five fucking years" and "I forgot how adorable you all were!"

Later they partied on at club mur.mur in the Borgata, sans Zuma.

And, as you can tell by the pics, a good time was had by all!!!


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No Doubt Performs At The Borgata

No Doubt Performs At The Borgata
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No Doubt Play First Show in 5 Years

It Happened Last Night
No Doubt Play First Show in 5 Years
Gwen Stefani and Co. are back! Get the scoop on their loaded-with-hits comeback set in Atlantic City.
By Peter Gaston 05.04.09 10:06 AM

Gwen Stefani strutted to the front of the stage Saturday night at Atlantic City's Borgata Events Center, copped a dude-on-the-street-corner pose in her baggy boyfriend jeans, and pulled up her white wife-beater, showing off her can't-believe-she-popped-out-two-kiddies washboard abs. She nodded her head knowingly, then pumped and flexed her biceps. If anyone remained unsure whether Gwen, playing live with No Doubt for the first time in five years, was still the fittest rock singer this side of Madonna, she dropped to the ground and banged out a dozen pushups before popping back up to coo the first words of the band's breakthrough hit, "Just a Girl."

But she, of course, is far more than just a girl. Since the last time No Doubt toured the world, Stefani's become a mom (Kingston, 3, Zuma, 8 months), fashion mogul, and chart-topping solo artist -- basically, a bona fide superstar, but, thankfully, not at all in the band-destroying manner portrayed more than a decade ago in the band's video for "Don't Speak." And while they're going to great lengths to convey their unity visually -- they've got semi-matching, all-white stage duds, and all four members now sport platinum blonde hair -- it's plain to see that Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young simply love being No Doubt.

Even with the color-coordinated outfits and coiffure, though, No Doubt remain Gwen Stefani's show: She led her posse through supercharged song after song, commanding the stage like a cool-as-fuck cheerleader, and dishing out one confessional song after another. (Poor Tony -- all these years, and he still has to listen to Gwen revisit their tumultuous romance every night onstage. Here's hoping they've got the vocals turned down in his monitors.) When she wasn't breaking Tony's heart again, Gwen stopped to offer aww-shucks one-liners: "This is the first time I've sung this since the babies came out of my belly," she whispered before "Simple Kind of Life." And doe-eyed flattery to the fans: "You're even more adorable than I remember!"

Yes, we were. Thanks for noticing! But No Doubt were also decidedly more awesome than we remembered. The quartet -- with a notable assist from longtime touring keyboardists/vocalists/horn players Stephen Bradley and Gabriel McNair, whose contributions help No Doubt fully realize their live sound -- romped through a supremely crowd-pleasing setlist packed with hits (14 of the 19 songs appear on the band's 2003 singles collection), and thankfully devoid of their newest song, a lackluster cover of Adam & the Ants' "Stand and Deliver" recorded for their appearance on Gossip Girl later this month.


It was an auspicious beginning to an epic summer tour -- the kind that might burn out a band that has been away from the road for half a decade, especially one whose members have families and loads of other interests. But then, at the afterparty at the Borgata's subterranean mur.mur nightclub, we looked up from our vodka sodas and made a shocking discovery: Decidedly not tired Gwen, Tony, Tom, and a mostly-naked Adrian, dancing on a platform two feet from our table, singing along to the sounds of Sublime's "Santeria," blasting from the club's sound system.

A hella good start, indeed.

No Doubt set list:
"Spiderwebs"
"Hella Good"
"Bathwater"
"Underneath It All"
"Excuse Me Mr."
"Ex-Girlfriend"
"Happy Now?"
"Simple Kind of Life"
"Hey Baby"
"New"
"Running"
"End It On This"
"Don't Speak"
"It's My Life"
"Just a Girl"

Encore:
"Rock Steady"
"Everything in Time"
"Sunday Morning"

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No Doubt Fans posts-Borgata

ND FORUM FANS POSTS

gwenabee10 -Posting live from the pit!!!

hey at the borgota pit rite now!!! I'm on Tonys side. I'm one row of people back! It's packed in here. Just wanted to update you all!!!

http://forums.nodoubt.com/forums/1967579/ShowPost.aspx

gwenabee10 Re: Posting live from the pit!!!

Ok I'm back! Let me just say it was fuckin AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Set awesome they sounded great looked even better remixes were great. Gwen came do to the crowd rite in my face! AWESOME!!! Don't know what else to say but that everyone will totally be rocked! She had lots of fan interaction. More than u have ever seen. If I knew how I would put up pics but I don't know how with the iPhone. Sorry! Just thought u would like to hear bout the show.

http://forums.nodoubt.com/forums/12/1967579/ShowPost.aspx#1967579

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limabean-Borgata- Pics & Some Vid
Im Uploading the pics and vid now..but here are some that are finished.....I was lucky enough to be close to the center but right in front of tom <3>

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Thanks to jenpero for the following videos
No Doubt Intro Spiderwebs Borgata Casino Atlantic City NJ

Sorry for a few seconds security guards are in my way cause some girl decided to push her way through and attack me for my spot lol. 05/02/09
No Doubt Bathwater Borgata Casino Atlantic City NJ

No Doubt Exgirlfriend Borgata Casino Atlantic City NJ

No Doubt Running Borgata Casino Atlantic City NJ

No Doubt Different People Borgata Casino Atlantic City NJ

No Doubt Hey Baby Borgata Casino Atlantic City NJ

No Doubt Don't Speak Borgata Casino Atlantic City NJ

photos taken by Jenpero - here
photos by Imravin - here
Jalapeño -here
videos by SillyLina - here

5/02/2009 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata One Borgata Way 08401 w/ Tinted Windows

Musician Gabrial McNair of No Doubt backstage during Behind-the-Scenes at No Doubt's 2009 Tour at the Bamboozle Festival

Drummer Adrian Young of No Doubt Behind-the-Scenes and onstage at the Bamboozle Festival on May 2, 2009 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

I Finally Got To See No Doubt!

Published byMTV News on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 2:02 pm.
By Melanie Wolfson

It has been 14 years since No Doubt released Tragic Kingdom, which was one of the first CDs I ever bought (well, my mom did) back in the days of Discman. As an album I still listen to (now on my iPod), I have been a fan of No Doubt since Gwen Stefani vented about being “just a girl” and when wearing overalls was still considered cool.

Now, after more than a decade, I can finally say I saw No Doubt, because I made sure to nab a spot in the crowd at today’s “Today Show.”

As the kickoff to both the show’s summer concert series and the band’s national tour, No Doubt took the stage for the first time in four years, and I was blown away.

I honestly cannot remember the last time I felt like a nerdy fan who was so excited to see a show that I actually had trouble sleeping the night before, but I guess that’s just the power of Gwen! And after all these years, I still think she’s the coolest rocker chick in the world.

When the band emerged from building, the crowd went absolutely wild, with arms wailing, signs waving, and screams radiating throughout Rockerfeller Center.

Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont sported snazzy white suits, while the leading lady donned a black polo, black and white tie-dye jeans, a pair of black heeled boots as well as her signature bright red lipstick — a look I admit I have tried to copy in the past.

From behind the black curtain, shielding any premature views of the band from the crowd, my spot near the press pen gave me a “behind the scenes” look at the band, and I watched them jump around and get rid of any pre-performance jitters.

The band opened with “Spiderwebs” and followed with “Don’t Speak” and “It’s My Life.” At the first sound of Gwen’s voice I was mesmerized, watching a woman who I waited nearly half my life to see. And yes — it was certainly worth the wait!

For taking four years off from playing together, No Doubt was incredible. Their chemistry as a band has not changed, and neither has their appearance. Gwen and the boys are still looking good and rocking out just like it’s still the mid-90s, and I absolutely can’t wait for their tour this summer!

No Doubt Return To The Stage On 'Today' Show

Band tears through 'Spiderwebs,' 'Don't Speak' and 'It's My Life.'
By James Montgomery
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The wait is over: No Doubt officially ended a nearly five-year concert hiatus on Friday (May 1), taking the stage on the "Today" show for a three-song set that showed they haven't missed a beat.

Though the skies over New York's Rockefeller Center were overcast, ND were sunny enough to cut through the dark clouds, beaming, rocking and swaying — and sounding great — much to the delight of the squealing audience, some of whom had been waiting since 2 a.m. to catch the return of the Orange County legends.

"This is amazing, it feels so good to know they're back together," Carly Balusco, who slept on the sidewalk to catch the show, yelled. "I just saw them backstage, and they look amazing. Can't wait to see the tour. My heart's pumping so hard right now."

"This is my 13th No Doubt show. I'm seeing them tomorrow, I'm seeing them at Bamboozle, and I had to see them today, for the first show," added Elle Lensith, who was jammed in near the stage, added. "It's so awesome they're back. They're timeless, and they'll always be great."

And they were. The band — Gwen Stefani in a black Fred Perry top, bleached-out jeans, platforms and red suspenders, the rest of the guys wearing white from head-to-toe (aside from drummer Adrian Young's striped knee-socks) — kicked things off with "Spiderwebs," bobbing slowly to the ska guitar rhythm and breezy horn lines. Stefani ordered the audience to throw their hands up (and boy, did they), then pogo'ed from side-to-side. Bassist Tony Kanal and guitarist Tom Dumont exchanged giddy smiles, and the crowd sang along with every word. It was like it was 1995 all over again.

"Don't Speak" was next. Stefani clutched the microphone tight, closed her eyes and belted it out, as the thousands of No Doubt fans packed into Rockefeller served as her back-up singers.

They closed with "It's My Life," their Talk Talk cover from 2003. Again, the audience sang along loudly, but Dumont, Kanal and Young — plus ND's two auxiliary musicians — really got the chance to shine here, creating a muscley bit of New Wave shimmer that seemed to lift the clouds, if only for a second.

And then, with the audience cheering and chanting their names, No Doubt embraced in the middle of the stage, waved their hands and departed. A pair of warm-up shows await: Saturday at the Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey; and then Sunday at the Bamboozle Festival at the Meadowlands. Then it's on to their big summer tour with Paramore. Judging from what fans saw today, ND are more than ready right now.

"They'll always stick together, they'll always be a family. They'll always be great," Jennifer Sanduca, told us after the performance. "It's like they never took a break, seeing them up there today."


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Rollingstone-No Doubt Return to Stage With “Today” Performance

After a five-year hiatus, No Doubt returned to the stage this morning on NBC’s Today show, performing three songs to a packed crowd at New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza. Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young treated fans to three songs, starting with their 1995 hit single “Spiderwebs,” which had Stefani bouncing around the stage and at one point letting the crowd fill in the lyrics.

Next up was another song off the band’s breakthrough album Tragic Kingdom, “Don’t Speak.” The band, who were dressed in all white except for Stefani, closed out their televised set with their cover of Talk Talk’s “It’s My Life,” off the band’s The Singles 1992–2003. As Rock Daily reported yesterday, No Doubt will start work on their first new album since 2001’s Rock Steady while touring this summer. The band has already recorded one new track, a cover of Adam & the Ants’ Stand and Deliver, for a May 11th episode of Gossip Girl.

The band has two more shows this weekend in the tri-state area: First a concert tomorrow night, May 2nd, at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and then a headlining slot at Sunday’s Bamboozle Festival at East Rutherford, New Jersey’s Meadowlands complex. From there, No Doubt head west with opening act Paramore in tow to really kick off their summer reunion tour. We’ll be at Bamboozle this weekend to catch performances by No Doubt, Fall Out Boy and many more, so check Rock Daily next Monday for the full report.

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NO DOUBT LIVE-TODAY SHOW-FAN POSTS

RockSteadyVybes(Nick)- Just got back from THE TODAY SHOW *UPDATED* with pics AND vids


Ok...I haven't slept in 26 hours...bare with me...

Left my friends apartment at midnight to head there and this was after many, many beers because it was his birthday (kid then goes and FALLS ASLEEP when hes supposed to be right behind me....ughhhh)

Got to the line and was maybe like 20-something in line. Then I went for a walk to party more with some friends. By the time I got back to the line there was like 30 people maybe. The Today Show people then took all us VIP-ers to another line where we waited. And waited. And waited.

I think Jose covered the part about Soundcheck....they had to do Spiderwebs twice cuz her mic was totally off. So we saw them do 4 songs in the soundcheck and then the broadcasted performance was AMAZING as you saw... BUT...as much as I love It's My Life, it doesn't seem like they've totally perfected it yet. And I could be totally wrong, but did Gwen screw up the lyrics twice?

Anyways....Tony was SO HAPPY. He was smiling the entire time. Gwen looked FANTASTIC. I have INSANE pictures. Insane. Buuut I haven't slept in 26 hours. I'm going to get these up ASAP, but I also have to go through 372 photos (yikes!)

And it was so awesome meeting Wendy! =) I'm sorry I was a complete drunken mess when we first met...that's not a good first impression! I promise I'm not a total screw up haha Have fun at the Yankees game!

I'm not sure if I saw anyone else....I was wearing the Fan Forum shirt but I'm not sure if you could see it on TV....I didnt watch it yet myself so I don't even know if my face is there.

Below you can see just three of Nick,s great photos go to the Forum to see more

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videos also thanks to Nick (RockSteadyVybes) for the videos
No Doubt - It's My Life - Sound check for The Today Show Performance

No Doubt - It's My Life The Today Show

This is the actual performance that was broadcast on the show...
No Doubt - Don't Speak - Live Today Show Performance


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beacondude- I just got back from Today show...updates here!!
so yeah I just got back from the Today show,,,I was right up front of the catwalk...I was lucky enough to have a fan pass but had to camp out trough the night and havent had any sleep...but it was fun...Jenslack is the girl who made the trapped since 1995 sign but Claudia was holding it up cuz she had other stuff to hold..I was wearing an OC baseball hat and holding up an old school ND crossing shirt..I was right between ND buddy and Jenslack..we were allowed in for sound check,,,,,,,they did spiderwebs twice for soundcheck ..dont speak and its my life.....the for the show they did the same 3 songs......I got Adrians drumm stick and it has his name on it and Donny gave me 3!!!! guitar picks that say Tom Dumont 09..afterwards the band came out and met briefly w some of us,,,,,,it was so rad!!!! I wanna see the footage

beacondude
we were all so tired from the camping out..made it trough the rain and all but it was soooo worth it,,,,also it was very cool all the interest from the media on NDs "reunion" there was a lot of media and Paparazzi there to document this ocation

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ndbuddy - THE TODAY SHOW EXP!
show was soooo fun. got there around 9pm night prior...camped out the whole night (just woke up from a much needed nap) the stage was very intimate... the band looked wonderful.... flattered that gwen handed me the mic during spiderwebs.... tomrorow should be fun! pics to come soon! ND has arrived...2009 here they come!!! -G-

RockSteadyVybes
haha ndbuddy! that was cool...you rocked the miiiiiiic
I was standing right behind you when that happened

taran80
just woke up from a nap too! great show! we got there at 12:30 am, but was in the front row, so it was worth it! was so happy they came out to sign autographs afterwards, it was my first time meeting them. very unexpected and cool of them. tara

SkaSkecher
i was right behind you too...remember you told me that my sign was upside down lol
its awesome to share such great experiences with other ND fans!



alexintragickingdom
The show was amazing!!!! The band looked better than ever, and Gwen sounded great!! I yelled for Tony during the sound-check and he looked at me (well, at least in my general direction) and Gwen kept coming to our side and was singing right to us! It was just surreal to actually see No Doubt performing again!

wippasnappaSteph
I was so excited that they didn't leave immediately afterward and came out to the side door to sign autographs... They all were so nice to the fans and I truly believe that is why they're still around and supported after all these years... Long live No doubt! :)
And despite being stuck far in the back for the show and only catching glimpses of the band during the show, they played awesome and I am soooo glad I got up early to go see! (and meeting them after kinda made up for it as well)

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Drum Kit Autographed by No Doubt This Weekend at Bamboozle!

If you are lucky (and smart!) enough to get out to Bamboozle this weekend in Jersey, stop by friends of Fox, Keep a Breast and check out what they have cookin along with this cool drum kit they did with Kill Brand! Artists will be stopping in to slap the skins a bit and autograph the kit. You ahve a chance to make them yours after the show by bidding on them! A lovely addition to any household!

For auction info head to Keep a Breast!

No Doubt Performs On NBC's "Today"

Tom Dumont,StephenBradley,Adrian Young,Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal and Gabrial McNair

Gwen Stefani performs with her group No Doubt at the Today Show in New York City. After years focusing on her very successful solo career, fashion line and family with hubby Gavin Rossdale, Gwen Stefani is back performing with No Doubt. This is just months after giving birth to her second son adorable Zuma.

No Doubt perform on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Center

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NO DOUBT NEWS

As we prepare to launch the 2009 Summer Tour, we wanted to remind everyone of the upcoming No Doubt TV appearances. The band will be performing on several TV shows in the next few weeks so be sure to check them out. Check your local listings for additional information.
Fri 5/1 : Today Show - NBC
Wed 5/6 : American Idol - Fox at 9pm/8pm central time
Tue 5/19 : Ellen - Check your local listings for time and channel
Wed 5/20 : Jimmy Kimmel Live - Fox at 12:05am
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