Business Frame Weekly – Smash Mouth Frontman Steve Harwell Dies at 56 / Taylor Swift Announces Eras Tour Concert Film

Smash Mouth Frontman Steve Harwell Dies at 56

Jimmy Buffett Dies at 76

Taylor Swift Announces Eras Tour Concert Film

In this newsletter:

• Smash Mouth Frontman Steve Harwell Dies at 56
• Jimmy Buffett Dies at 76
• 8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Slowdive, Speedy Ortiz, Jeff Rosenstock, and More
• Playboi Carti Reschedules Antagonist Tour Into 2024
• Taylor Swift Announces Eras Tour Concert Film

September 5, 2023

Smash Mouth Frontman Steve Harwell Dies at 56

Steve Harwell, the founding singer of Smash Mouth, died today at his home in Boise, Idaho, of liver failure, The New York Times reports. The musician was 56 years old. Harwell dealt with alcoholism and numerous health issues in the years preceding his death. In 2013, he was diagnosed with a heart condition (cardiomyopathy) and a neurological condition (acute Wernicke encephalopathy). He collapsed onstage during a concert a few years later, and, in 2021, he retired from performing following a difficult show in New York. “Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of being a Rockstar performing in front of sold-out arenas and have been so fortunate to live out that dream,” Harwell said at the time. “To my bandmates, it’s been an honor performing with you all these years and I can’t think of anyone else I would have rather gone on this wild journey with.”

Jimmy Buffett Dies at 76

Jimmy Buffett, the singer-songwriter who built an empire off his catalog of escapist listening tunes, has died of Merkel cell carcinoma. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” reads a message posted on his website and social media pages. “He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.” Buffett was 76 years old. While a cause of death was not provided, Buffett had canceled a show in Charleston, South Carolina, in May, having been hospitalized upon returning from a vacation in the Bahamas. “Growing old is not for sissies, I promise you,” he said in a statement at the time. Buffett had previously canceled a handful of shows in October 2022 after another unexpected hospitalization.

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Playboi Carti Reschedules Antagonist Tour Into 2024

Playboi Carti has rescheduled his Antagonist Tour into 2024. The tour was originally set to begin September 6 in Denver, Colorado, and stop in more than a dozen U.S. cities before moving to Europe. Now, the tour will start with a European leg in November, with North American dates kicking off in mid-January. See a full list of the updated dates below. First announced in July, the Antagonist Tour features support on select dates from Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang, all of whom are signed to Playboi Carti’s Opium Records. The tour is Carti's first set of headlining dates since he was arrested in 2022 on felony assault charges after allegedly choking his pregnant girlfriend. The rapper’s lawyer has denied the allegations.

Taylor Swift Announces Eras Tour Concert Film

Taylor Swift is bringing an Eras Tour concert film to theaters from Friday, October 13. Watch a trailer below. AMC is scheduling at least four daily showings in its U.S. theaters between Thursday and Sunday upon opening. The film will also screen in Canada and Mexico. On social media, Swift wrote, “The Eras Tour has been the most meaningful, electric experience of my life so far and I’m overjoyed to tell you that it’ll be coming to the big screen soon. Starting Oct 13th you’ll be able to experience the concert film in theaters in North America! Tickets are on sale now at taylor.lnk.to/TSTheErasTourFilm. Eras attire, friendship bracelets, singing and dancing encouraged 🫶 1, 2, 3 LGB!!!! (iykyk).” (That last part refers to a catchphrase of Swift’s, “1, 2, 3, let’s go, bitch!”) The movie is directed by Sam Wrench, whose recent credits include Billie Eilish’s Live at the O2.

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