Rev Rock Report

Rock band America performs onstage at The Canyon Club on October 26, 2019 in Agoura Hills, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) America is hitting the road on a new tour in 2026.The band, best known for such classic tracks as “A Horse with No Name” and “Sister Golden Hair,” has announced dates for The Happy Trails Tour 2026. The trek will kick off March 7 in Highland, California, and wrap […]

The Who on stage during a fundraising concert for the Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall in London. (Photo by David Jensen/PA Images via Getty Images) The Who is revisiting their 2017 performance of Tommy at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and they want their fans to join them.The band has announced a Tommy: Live at Royal Albert Hall global watch party streaming Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. ET on […]

Elwood Francis (L) and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage at Viejas Casino & Resort on November 02, 2025 in Alpine, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) ZZ Top’s first shows of 2026 have been revealed.The Texas rockers are set to hit the road with county star Dwight Yoakam on the Dos Amigos Tour, which will have them playing shows in the Midwest, South and East Coast.The 15-date tour […]

Freddie Mercury of British rock group Queen performs at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London, 13th July 1985. The concert raised funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Photo by Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images) The late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury is the latest rock star to be honored by The Royal Mint with a U.K. coin.The coin features an etching of Mercury midperformance, and the studs on […]

Artwork for David Byrne single 'T Shirt' (Matador Records) David Byrne is out with a new single.The Talking Heads frontman has released the new track “T Shirt,” which he co-wrote with producer Brian Eno. The song is described as “a classic piece of electro-pop wrapped in lightly humorous, but always earnest, political commentary.”The video for the song features a drawing of a T-shirt with a variety of messages, including “well-behaved women seldom make […]

Carlos Santana Oneness tour admat (Courtesy of Santana) Carlos Santana has announced a 2026 leg of his Oneness tour.The 78-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has booked 10 new shows, kicking off March 28 in Thackerville, Oklahoma, with stops in Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina and Florida. The tour wraps April 11 in Hollywood, Florida.A fan presale for tickets begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale […]

Welcome to Rockville 2026 lineup. (Danny Wimmer Presents) Foo Fighters and Guns N' Roses are headlining the 2026 Welcome to Rockville festival, taking place May 7-10 in Daytona Beach, Florida.They join the previously announced headliners My Chemical Romance and Bring Me the Horizon.The rest of the bill includes Five Finger Death Punch, Turnstile, Breaking Benjamin, A Day to Remember, Godsmack, The Offspring, Motionless in White, Rise Against, Staind, Parkway Drive, Lamb […]

On This Day, Nov. 18, 1978…Billy Joel landed his first #1 album with 52nd Street, his sixth studio album. The record spent eight weeks on top of the charts.The album, one of the first to be commercially released on CD, featured three top-40 singles: “My Life,” which peaked at #3, “Big Shot,” which hit #14, and the ballad “Honesty,” which went to #24.It would go on to earn Joel two […]

Mötley Crüe The Return of the Carnival of Sins tour admat (courtesy of Live Nation) Mötley Crüe is hitting the road in 2026 to celebrate some big milestones.The band has announced dates for The Return of the Carnival of Sins tour, celebrating both the band’s 45th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of their 2005-06 Carnival of Sins tour.The 33-city North American tour, with special guests Tesla and Extreme, will kick […]