This season’s lineup: Aaron Carter is a singer and the younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. Natalie Coughlin is an Olympic gold medal swimmer. Mark Dacascos is the chairman of Iron Chef on the Food Network. Tom DeLay is a former Republican Congressional leader. Macy Gray is a famous singer. Ashley Hamilton is the son of George Hamilton and the ex-husband of Shannen Dogherty. Melissa Joan Hart is an actress best known for her role as Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Kathy Ireland is a fashion designer and former supermodel. Michael Irvin is a football player, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys. Joanna Krupa is a model who was on ABC’s The Superstars. Chuck Lidell is a legend in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Debi Mazar is an actress who can currently be seen on Entourage. Mya is a Grammy award winning singer, famous for her hit single “My Love is Like…Wo.” Kelly Osbourne is the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and famous for starring on their reality TV show, The Osbournes. Donny Osmond is a singer and former teen idol, famously from being a member of the Osmonds. Lastly, Louis Vito is a professional U.S. snowboarder who is one of the favorites for the U.S. snowboarding Olympic team in 2010.

Dancing With The Stars obviously benefits from its star power—everyone’s interested in watching celebrities, who by nature are constantly in the public eye. But some of the spectators can’t help but wonder whether contestants’ areas of celebrity affect their chances. It’s possible that a contestant famous for activities involving movement, such as sports, might have an advantage over a contestant involved in politics or cooking. In response, others might say that everyone still has a fairly equal chance, being paired with a random partner and given the same amount of time to practice dance routines. And Dancing With The Stars is a reality TV show after all, and entertainment is just as important, if not more important, than talent and dancing prowess.

The concert dates during Summer of 2007 include venues in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York State, North Carolina, Virginia and Minnesota. Fans from the early days will mingle with younger people who have discovered their music. Older fans may have fond memories of classic gigs from the past such as the 1971 appearance at the famous Fillmore East. This was the place for bands to be seen in that era and a live album was recorded from the performance. These Allman Brothers tickets were like gold dust as the band was the last to play before the venue was closed.

Another famous gig was at the outdoor festival at Watkins Glen in New York State in 1973. The band were at the peak of their powers and their joint appearance with good friends, the Grateful Dead, drew an attendance of 600,000 people. On New Year’s Eve of that year, fans got the chance to hear the Allman’s in concert on national radio. The broadcast came from the Cow Palace in San Francisco and the band jammed with Boz Scaggs and with Jerry Garcia from Grateful Dead.

It is remarkable that the band has revived, given the difficult history. Two original members died in separate motorcycle accidents. Duane Allman was killed in 1971 and bassist, Berry Oakley was killed a year later. Lamar Williams died in 1983 from lung cancer and Allen Woody died in 2000, cause of death was undisclosed. Despite the troubled times, Allman Brothers tickets remain hot property, particularly for the 20th Anniversary Tour in 1990.