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Posted on: Saturday, June 6, 2009

Stefani & Co. add 2nd Honolulu concert


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A second No Doubt show has been added in Honolulu, concert promoter Tom Moffatt said. And fans purchasing tickets online for the Aug. 12 show will receive a free download of the band's entire digital audio catalog.

No Doubt and lead singer Gwen Stefani, with guest Matt Costa, will perform Aug. 11 and 12 at the Blaisdell Arena. Tickets are $78, plus applicable service charges. Download codes will be e-mailed later to ticket buyers, and will be valid for 30 days after the tour ends.

Tickets for the Aug. 12 show go on sale today at 9 a.m. at the Blaisdell box office, Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com and 800-745-3000.

COLBERT GOES 'COMMANDO' IN BAGHDAD

Stephen Colbert will broadcast four shows next week from Baghdad, where he says he'll be "Bob Hoping" it for the troops.

Colbert arrived at the former Al Faw Palace at Camp Victory yesterday. For weeks, he's promoted the trip on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," but because the military urged caution, he only trumpeted it as a vague trip to "the Persian Gulf."

The shows, each to be taped in front of an audience of about 450 troops, have been dubbed "Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando."

NATIONAL TV GIG A SLAM-DUNK FOR ALLEN

"American Idol" winner Kris Allen is taking part in a fiercely contested competition watched by millions, but this time, he'll have nothing to do with the outcome.

Allen will sing the national anthem tomorrow before Game 2 of the National Basketball Association finals on ABC. The Los Angeles Lakers have a 1-0 lead over the Orlando Magic.

Having "American Idol" winners sing at the basketball championship series has become something of a tradition. Every winner except Fantasia has done it.

Allen won the "Idol" crown last month over Adam Lambert.

BINGO SCUFFLE GETS BARON COHEN SUED

The lawyer for a woman suing actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen over a scuffle at a charity bingo tournament said yesterday that his client suffered "life-altering injuries."

Her attorney released a statement asking for privacy for Richelle Olson, who filed suit against Baron Cohen on May 22 in Lancaster, Calif. Olson, 39, claims Baron Cohen and a camera crew ambushed her on the stage of a bingo tournament she had organized to raise money for nursing students. The lawsuit says Olson suffered brain injuries in a fall caused by the actions of Baron Cohen and the film workers, and that she now has to use either a walker or a wheelchair.

NBC Universal called the suit's allegations "completely baseless."