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Taylor Hill/WireImage Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be spending even more time in Europe next year.The rockers had already planned to be overseas in 2025 to make up for three 2024 shows that had to be postponed due to vocal issues, and now they’ve expanded the trek, adding eight new dates in cities they’ve never played before.The tour will kick off with a two-night stand in Manchester, England, on May 17, with new […]

Island Records Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of U2’s fifth studio album, The Unforgettable Fire.Following their fourth studio album, War, which featured future classics “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “New Year’s Day,” U2 decided on a change in direction, replacing longtime producer Steve Lillywhite with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois in hopes of moving them away from the more conventional hard rock sound of their previous release.The album, recorded at Dublin’s Slane Castle and Windmill Lane Studios, produced […]

Courtesy of Reybee The Alarm’s Mike Peters has shared the good news that he is in complete remission following his latest battle with cancer. Peters was first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2005; in April he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of blood cancer known as Richter's syndrome. But now he says that after completing a blood cancer clinical trial and chemotherapy at The Christie Hospital in Manchester he is in remission.“This […]

ABC/Randy Holmes Lenny Kravitz is showing love for Frankie Valli after the pair saw each other out in public. The rockstar bumped into the The Four Seasons frontman while at the airport, prompting Kravitz to snap selfies of the pair and pen a message to the 90-year-old music great, which was posted to Instagram on Saturday."Just ran into the legendary Frankie Valli at the airport," wrote Kravitz. "Nothing but respect for […]

Geffen/UMe A previously unreleased video from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers has just been released. The clip, “Between Two Worlds (French TV),” is a newly rediscovered video that was shot at the Record Plant in 1982 for French TV and features never-before-seen footage from the Petty Archive. The track is one of 12 rediscovered tunes included in the upcoming deluxe edition of Petty’s 1982 album, Long After Dark. Also included are Petty's versions of his songs […]

Rick Diamond/Getty Images Artists like U2, John Mellencamp, Sammy Hagar and more have taken to social media to pay tribute to actor/singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson, who passed away Sept. 28 at the age of 88.U2 shared a picture of frontman Bono and Kristofferson, along with a clip of Bono singing an a cappella version of the Kristofferson-penned tune “Help Me Make It Through The Night.” They captioned the clip, “Kris, may you rest […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Billy Joel has announced two new shows for 2025, which he says will be his only European dates for the year.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to play Scottish Gas Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland, on June 7, and Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England, on June 21.Tickets for both shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.The two new shows are just the latest additions […]

Courtesy of the Nicky Hopkins Family Archive Imagine playing with The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who and The Kinks, and then going on to play with all four Beatles separately — not to mention Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart, Peter Frampton, Jerry Garcia, The Jefferson Airplane and more. Such was the life of piano player Nicky Hopkins, one of the most prolific and gifted session men in rock history. His story […]

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic The Black Crowes have been forced to cancel an upcoming concert in Kentucky due to the devastation of Hurricane Helene.“Due to travel complications caused by Hurricane Helene, The Black Crowes show scheduled for Oct. 1 in Pikeville, KY at Appalachian Wireless Arena has unfortunately been canceled,” reads a message on the band’s Instagram Story. All ticketholders will receive refunds for their purchase.The Black Crowes kicked off the second leg of their Happiness […]