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Neil Young during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) Neil Young has just added two new shows to his 2026 schedule.The rocker and his band The Chrome Heart will play two co-headlining dates with Willie Nelson and the Family in the lead-up to the 2026 edition of Farm Aid.The shows are happening Sept. 22 at […]

Frank Beard, longtime drummer for the legendary blues rock trio ZZ Top, has died at age 77."It was announced today that Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s drummer for the past 56 years, has died. He was in hospice care when he passed away at his ranch in Richmond, TX with family members at his side," according to a statement Tuesday from the band's publicist.A message posted on the band's official X […]

Rock guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) caught mid guitar-break during his performance at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 1970. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) A documentary about Jimi Hendrix’s performance at Woodstock will have its streaming premiere Tuesday in celebration of the 57th anniverary of the festival.Jim Hendrix: Live at Woodstock – A Second Look will debut on YouTube at 9 p.m. ET. It features black-and-white […]

Bon Jovi 'Slippery When Wet' (Island Def Jam) Bon Jovi is marking the 40th anniversary of their breakthrough album, Slippery When Wet.The band marked the milestone with a post on Instagram Tuesday, writing, “Slippery When Wet turns 40 years old today! We’re grateful to everyone who’s been part of this journey and kept these songs alive for 40 years.”The post also included photos from the era, as well as clips from the music […]

Admat for Allman Betts Family Revival (courtesy of The Allman Betts Family Revival) The music of the Allman Brothers Band will once again be celebrated at the 10th annual Allman Betts Family Revival, a 20-date tour launching in November.This year’s trek, hosted by Gregg Allman’s son Devon Allman and Dickey Betts' son Duane Betts, is titled A Decade of Revival, inspired by the Allman Brothers Band’s 1991 compilation, A Decade of […]

Billy Corgan performs onstage during the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 11, 2026 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for for Songwriters Hall of Fame) The Smashing Pumpkins will launch their Rats in a Cage tour in September. Each show will feature one set dedicated to the 1995 Pumpkins album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in honor of its […]

Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/Ume Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles project recently filmed a very iconic moment in Beatles history.Video posted to social media shows the cast — Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr — walking through the crosswalk by the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London. A photo of that infamous walk, of course, would go on to become […]

Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on February 6, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Chad Buchanan/Getty Images) Ozzfest will officially be making its return in the hometown of its late namesake, Ozzy Osbourne.The famed heavy metal festival, which has been dormant for nearly eight years, is confirmed to take place at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, in 2027.A post to the Ozzfest Instagram teases […]

Ritchie Blackmore at the Velodrom on April 18, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns) Ritchie Blackmore is reflecting on his recent reunion with Deep Purple.Blackmore joined the band onstage at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, on Aug. 12 for a performance of “Smoke on the Water," his first performance with the band in over 30 years.“It was very moving because I went on very quickly and had […]