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Staff/Mirrorpix via Getty Images Forty years ago Sunday — July 13, 1985 — Live Aid, the massive all-star charity concerts, took place in London and Philadelphia. Organized by Bob Geldof to raise money for African famine relief, the shows featured anyone who was anyone in music at that time, from legends like Bob Dylan, Elton John, Queen, Tina Turner and David Bowie to younger acts like Madonna, U2, Bryan Adams and Duran Duran. Sting performed at the London show, both solo and with Dire Straits and Phil Collins."I can't believe […]

Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Grateful Dead has announced details of the next release in their Dave’s Picks bootleg series.Dave’s Picks Vol. 55 will feature the complete and unreleased show from Oct. 28, 1990, at Le Zénith in Paris, France.The concert had the band playing with two new keyboardists, Vince Welnick and Bruce Hornsby, who were filling the spot left by Brent Mydland, who died in July 1990. The Paris concert, the second of a two-night […]

Xavi Torrent/Redferns The Pretenders made a surprise appearance during Bill Burr’s comedy show in London on Wednesday.Frontwoman Chrissie Hynde shared the news on her Facebook page, writing that Burr had asked them to join him for a few tunes at his show at the Hammersmith Odeon, which is now known as the Eventim Apollo. She noted that one of the songs they played was Motörhead’s "Ace of Spades," because she had […]

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Toni Cornell, daughter of the late Chris Cornell, has released a cover of the Beach Boys song "God Only Knows."The rendition is dedicated to late Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson, who died in June."Thank you for writing one of the most beautiful songs ever," Toni says. You can listen to the cover now via Toni's Instagram.Toni previously covered the Leonard Cohen song "Hallelujah" in 2017 in honor of her […]

Jo Hale/Redferns Bob Dylan is headed overseas this fall.The 84-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced a new leg of his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour, with dates in Europe, the U.K. and Ireland.The tour will kick off Oct. 16 in Helsinki, Finland, with stops in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Brussels, Paris and Amsterdam. Dylan then heads to the U.K. on Nov. 7 for shows in Brighton, Swansea, Coventry, Leeds and Glasgow.Dylan […]

Cat-O-Log Records/A&M/UMe Yusuf/Cat Stevens is set to release his memoir, Cat on the Road to Findout, in October, and ahead of the release he’ll be looking back on his 60 years of music with a new greatest hits compilation.The artist is set to drop On the Road to Findout: Greatest Hits on Sept. 5, a 24-track career-spanning release covering songs from his debut album, 1967’s Matthew & Son, to his most recent […]

Grand Central Publishing For a man who just retired from the live stage, Ozzy Osbourne sure has a lot going on.The Prince of Darkness, who played his final gig July 5 during Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning farewell concert, has announced a new memoir called Last Rites.In the book, due out Oct. 7 via Grand Central Publishing, Ozzy details his recent health struggles."People say to me, if you could do it […]

On This Day, July 10, 2010…Roger Waters joined his Pink Floyd bandmate David Gilmour at a benefit concert for the Hoping Foundation in Oxfordshire, England.The performance was the first time the two had performed together since 2005’s Live 8 concert, which was the first time in 24 years that Waters performed with the members of Pink Floyd.Waters and Gilmour performed four songs at the benefit, including Pink Floyd classics "Wish […]

Jo Hale/Redferns Paul McCartney is returning to America.After teasing fans on social media with the possibility of new tour dates, the Beatles legend has announced a new North American leg of his Got Back tour.McCartney is set to play 19 shows, hitting both the U.S. and Canada. The tour kicks off Sept. 29 in Palm Desert, California, and hits Las Vegas, Denver, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Nashville and more, before wrapping with a two-night stand […]