Swedish pop star Robyn is currently on tour in Europe, entertaining fans on Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour. Luckily for us, she’s found time in her busy schedule to pick up a camera and show us around backstage and on the road. Check out her submissions below, and keep coming back for more as the tour rolls on …

Robyn and her band check out the stage they’re about to play on:

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Frequent You R Here contributors Club Kingsnake shot several pictures of Tom Petty at last night’s show in Selma, Texas. Check out the rest of the photos at yourhere.mtv.com…

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Fronted by metal legends Rob Halford, Ronnie James Dio and Lemmy Kilmister, the Masters of Metal Tour steamrolled over and flattened the audience north of San Antonio last night, crushing the fans with monster three-chord metal riffs, blazing lead runs and prolonged percussion assaults. It was a hot, sweltering night for a show but metalheads from far and near turned up to check out Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell, Motörhead and Testament.

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Coachella has the desert, Bonnaroo has the country, Lollapalooza has the Chicago skyline, and now San Francisco has Golden Gate Park to claim for its very own bona fide music festival. Sure, the city jumped into the summer fest smorgasbord in recent years with the Treasure Island music fest, but that lineup has always been ho-hum.

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[Ed. note: Earlier this month, Radiohead also won over You R Here user swick at Lollapalooza. Got your own Radiohead epiphany story? Share it on yourhere.mtv.com!]

I went into Outside Lands with one very clear idea: “Radiohead are overrated. There is no way they are as good as everyone says they are. I refuse to conform to the music-snob masses.” After seeing their set I stand totally corrected. The hype is true. They are one of the best live shows around.

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What do you get when you combine a whole bunch of big-deal bands, hippies, soggy pretzels and foggy weather? The Outside Lands Musical Festival. San Francisco’s inaugural music fest in the heart of Golden Gate Park was completely characteristic to the city. Like most of summer music festivals, its lineup of headliners — Radiohead, Beck, Tom Petty and Jack Johnson — had a little something for everyone.

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You R Here user kelley4021 was at the mtvU VMA Tour at Six Flags America near Baltimore last week and snapped this shot of Katy Perry, plus plenty of pics of Metro Station and Boys Like Girls as well. Check ‘em all out over on yourhere.mtv.com…

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This past Friday I, along with several hundred other 20-somethings relived our childhood when seeing the Backstreet Boys’ show at the House of Blues in Atlantic City. Having been performing for the past 15 years, the majority of them now in their 30s, those Boys proved that they still have it goin’ on.

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On the night of October 1st, 2005, I found myself inside the Hollywood Bowl enjoying one of my favorite bands, Queens of the Stone Age, as the main support to Nine Inch Nails. As smoke from the rampant forest fires across the Southland choked the autumn air, I witnessed a quick and clever set from Queens. It was also the only time I would see keyboard player Natasha Shneider perform in any capacity.

Natasha lost her battle with cancer on July 2nd of this year. To honor her memory and help recover some to the expenses from her fight, Queens of the Stone Age, along with some very special friends, put on a one-of-a-kind memorial Saturday night in Hollywood.

During the two-hour wait between doors and show, we were entertained by a DJ spinning rock over some European cinema. A common idea amongst the crowd was the idea that the film may have been a favorite of Natasha’s. Shortly after 9 p.m., we were greeted by the acoustic comedic heavy metal duo Tenacious D. The D played a very loose set, which lead axe slinger Kyle Gass dubbed their “Bonnaroo set.” With no planned set list, the five -song gig featured classic D songs like “Kielbasa,” “Wonderboy” and “F— Her Gently.”

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Dear members of Skeletonwitch, Early Man & Valient Thorr,

On behalf of the City of Angels, I feel it is my duty to apologize to all of you. I apologize that this city is filled with stupid scenesters who would rather act cool than be cool. Friday night, you came to the corner of Doheny and Santa Monica to share with us your various takes on the art of heavy metal. While some were thankful, most stood and looked on like a dog who was just shown a card trick. Even I was somewhat guilty of being one of these tools on this hot August night. What can I say? Even I sometimes fall victim to group think.

Now guys, I am the first to admit that I don’t know much about your bands. The little I do know was quick research done on the Internet during my last few hours of work. You see, one of my music-biz pals suggested to this movie-studio cubical warrior that we should celebrate the end of a long work week getting sloppy at your party.

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