Lollapalooza Single-Day Passes Sell Out

Lollapalooza Single-Day Passes Sell Out. Single-day tickets for Lollapalooza sold out in less than two hours on Wednesday.

The single-day passes for the music festival in Grant Park went on sale at 10 a.m., and by 11:45 a.m., the promoters announced tickets had sold out.

Three-day passes also sold out last month, in less than three hours; VIP passes sold out on Tuesday.

The only tickets left for Lollapalooza are through pricey Travel Packages, which include three-night stays at Chicago hotels, plus general admission or VIP tickets for the festival. Prices for Travel Packages begin at $1,599 for general admission tickets for two people, and run as high as $9,299 for VIP platinum packages for two people.

Running from Aug. 2 to Aug. 4, Lollapalooza is being headlined this year by Nine Inch Nails, The Killers, Mumford & Sons, The Cure, Phoenix, Postal Service, Vampire Weekend, New Order, the Lumineers, and Queens of the Stone Age.

Lollapalooza Tickets Sell Out

That's it, Lollapalooza fans. Tickets to the Chicago music festival are sold out. Single-day passes sold out about an hour after they went on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday at lollapalooza.com. Saturday passes went first, selling out in about 30 minutes.

"Lollapalooza 2013 GA 3-Day, 1-Day, and VIP Passes are now completely SOLD OUT!" the message reads on the festival's Facebook page. "Thanks to everyone who will be joining us in Grant Park this August. Stay tuned for giveaways and contests all summer..."

If you missed out, you're not the only one. Weekend passes sold out in record time. Festival organizers said it was the first time in festival history that three-day passes sold out before the lineup was released.

The full lineup and schedule were unveiled this week featuring The Cure, Mumford & Sons, The Killers, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, The Postal Service and Vampire Weekend as headliners.

The daily lineup was released more than a week early, possibly after a photo of a magazine ad depicting the lineup went viral.

The festival will be held August 2-4 in Grant Park.

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Shain Gandee Dead - MTV Buckwild Star Dies at 21

Shain Gandee Dead - MTV Buckwild Star Dies at 21. MTV Buckwild star Shain Gandee and two others were found dead in his car in West Virginia on Monday. He was 21. Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper of West Virginia, where Gandee lived, told People magazine that the reality TV personality was discovered unresponsive in his car with his uncle, David Gandee, 48, and another person.

Carper said that the family notified authorities on Sunday that they were missing since Saturday.

He added that MTV had been filming all weekend with Shain, who was last seen with the duo at Larry’s Bar in Sissonville, West Virginia.

An MTV rep said in a statement: “We are shocked and saddened by the terrible news about Shain Gandee Dead, and those involved in this tragic incident.”

“We are waiting for more information, but at this time, our main concern is for the Gandee family and their friends,” rep wrote.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Shain had a magnetic personality, with a passion for life that touched everyone he met and we will miss him dearly,” the rep added.

Shain Gandee cause of death confirmed

Authorities in West Virginia say a star of the MTV reality show "BUCKWILD" and two passengers all died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Twenty-one-year-old Shain Gandee, his uncle and another passenger were found dead Monday. Gandee's 1984 Ford Bronco was stuck in a mud hole, its tail pipe submerged. It's possible the gas could have filled the cabin because of the clogged exhaust pipe.

The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department says autopsies completed today confirmed the three men died from the gas.

Their deaths have been ruled accidental. The victims' bodies have been released to funeral homes, but no arrangements have yet been announced.

Shooting for the second season of the show set around Sissonville and Charleston has been suspended.

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Mark Cuban may draft Brittney Griner

Mark Cuban may draft Brittney Griner - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban would be willing to give Baylor women's star Brittney Griner the opportunity to prove she could play in the NBA.

Cuban said he would consider selecting Griner, a 6-foot-8 three-time All-American and Big 12 player of the year, in the second round of the NBA draft. If the Mavs don't draft her, Cuban said he would have "no problem whatsoever" inviting Griner to try out for a spot on Dallas' summer league team.

"If she is the best on the board, I will take her," Cuban said before the Mavs' Tuesday night game against the Los Angeles Lakers. "I've thought about it. I've thought about it already. Would I do it? Right now, I'd lean toward yes, just to see if she can do it. You never know unless you give somebody a chance, and it's not like the likelihood of any late-50s draft pick has a good chance of making it."

Griner dominated women's college basketball with her size and athleticism, scoring 3,283 points and blocking 748 shots in her career. She also had 18 dunks, including 11 her senior season.

Griner would love the opportunity. "I would hold my own! Lets do it." she wrote on Twitter on Tuesday night in response to Cuban.

A woman trying out for an NBA team is not unprecedented. Former UCLA star Ann Meyers tried out for the Indiana Pacers in 1979.

Cuban said it's difficult to evaluate whether Griner could play in the NBA because of the caliber of her competition, comparing it to scouting players from small schools. However, Cuban said he was absolutely serious about at least extending an invitation for Griner to try out this summer.

"She'd still have to make the team," Cuban said. "I'm not going to carry her just to carry her. I don't think, anyways. But I certainly wouldn't be opposed to giving her the opportunity."

Cuban acknowledged that Griner playing in the NBA's Las Vegas summer league would have tremendous marketing potential.

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Finding Dory, sequel to Finding Nemo, due for 2015 release

Disney Pixar have announced that Finding Dory, the sequel to the studio's classic 2003 animation Finding Nemo, will be released in cinemas in 2015.

Finding Dory

Finding Nemo's long-anticipated sequel has been announced. It is called Finding Dory, stars Ellen Degeneres and will be released in November 2015. 

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who voiced Dory in the original film, thrilled Nemo fans when she spoke publicly about the film for the first time.

DeGeneres said the time Pixar had taken to make the sequel was "worth it", adding: "The script is fantastic. It has everything I loved about the first one: a lot of heart, it's really funny, and the best part is it's got a lot more Dory."

Dory is a blue tang fish with short-term memory loss who accompanies Nemo's father Marlin on his adventure to find his son. Although they are an unlikely pair, Dory's enthusiasm spurs them on to find Nemo. At the end of the first film, which won an Oscar for best animated feature, Dory befriends vegetarian sharks Bruce, Anchor and Chum.

No plot details have been revealed about Finding Dory yet, but the film is set on the California coast a year after Finding Nemo, so there is may be a chance to see how young turtle Squirt and Nemo's friends from the first film have grown up. 

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Guitarist Jay Smith Found Dead in Hotel Room

Guitarist Jay Smith was found dead in an Edmonton hotel room Wednesday morning after performing with Matt Mays & El Torpedo, according to the band’s Facebook page.

A cause of death for the East Coast musician, who was in his early 30s, hasn’t been disclosed. But foul play is not suspected, the CBC reported.

Smith leaves behind two children.

“As you can all imagine, we are completely devastated,” singer Mays wrote on Facebook.

“However, in our heart of hearts we know that we need to Play on. Jay’s family as well as the band know he would have wanted it that way. All the proceeds from the remaining shows will be put into a trust for his two beautiful children,” he wrote.

Smith performed with his own band Rock Ranger from 1999 to 2007 before joining El Torpedo and later released his own solo album. He was also honoured by the East Coast Music Awards for songwriting, taking home SOCAN Songwriter of the Year for co-writing Gordie Sampson’s single We Are Young And So Is The Night.

El Torpedo played during Canadian Music Week in Toronto last week.

“Jay’s wit, charm, and unparalleled love of music will never be forgotten. He was our brother and he will live in our hearts and song forever,” Mays wrote.

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