Neil Young has openly criticized ticketing giant Ticketmaster, blaming them for killing concert touring. Early this month, The Cure announced a North American tour. Even after the band opted out of Ticketmaster’s “dynamic” pricing structure, fans were charged exorbitant service fees. Young responded to the developments in a recent post on his website, titled “Concert…… read more »
Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx recently revealed that he has contributed to Dolly Parton’s upcoming rock album. Sixx revealed the news on Twitter: “Played bass on a song for Dolly Parton yesterday,” he said among other things. In January, Parton revealed that her upcoming rock album, titled Rock Star, will also feature Paul McCartney, Stevie…… read more »
New wave rock group Devo are getting a new documentary. Simply titled Devo, the first-ever fully authorized Devo documentary is currently in production. The movie will be directed by Chris Smith, popular for American Movie, Fyre, Tiger King. The documentary will be produced by VICE Studios and Library Films in association with Mutato Entertainment. It…… read more »
U2’s Songs Of Surrender has debuted on top of the official U.K. Albums Chart. This marks the Irish rock band’s 11th U.K. No. 1 album. U2 is now tied with David Bowie, with each having 11 chart-topping LPs to their credit. Songs of Surrender also becomes U2’s first chart-topping LP in over a decade; the…… read more »
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. has announced that by overwhelming demand, legendary musician Billy Joel has added another show as part of his record-breaking residency at Madison Square Garden. The September 10 show will mark Joel’s 94th monthly performance as the “Countdown to 100” begins – marking the milestone 100th show of the beloved residency…… read more »
Darius Rucker and The Black Crowes are among the artists named to perform at the 2023 CMT Music Awards that will air live from Moody Centre in Austin, Texas, on April 2 on the CBS Television Network. The Black Crowes will team up with “CMT Performance of the Year” nominee and longtime friend Rucker for…… read more »
Frontiers Music Srl has announced that Neal Schon’s Journey Through Time, a 2018 live concert featuring Journey classics and deep cuts, will be released on May 19. Journey Through Time is a live concert recorded on February 9, 2018, at The Independent in San Francisco, CA. This is the show where Neal Schon first debuted…… read more »
Eric Church, James Taylor and Imagine Dragons are among the headliners named for the upcoming Summerfest festival, scheduled to take place over three weekends in June and July. The festival, which will celebrate its 55th anniversary this year, will see performances from over 100 artists. Church, Taylor and the Zac Brown Band (with Marcus King)…… read more »
Peter Gabriel has announced 13 additional shows on his massive North America run of “i/o – The Tour.” Newly added shows on the Live Nation produced “i/o – The Tour” include Washington, D.C., Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Palm Springs, Denver, Austin, Dallas and Houston. Gabriel will play new material from his…… read more »
Daryl Hall is set to perform at the 2023 BST Hyde Park festival on July 7, supporting Billy Joel. Hall will join Joel onstage at the event presented by American Express, giving fans an opportunity to see the iconic rockers performing together. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee is also set to perform…… read more »
