Rev Rock Report

Photo by Dana Grubb The Moody Blues’ John Lodge has announced a new set of tour dates for the Days of Future Passed tour.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will return to the road for 12 U.S. shows starting Feb. 19 in Port Chester, New York, and wrapping March 24 in Anna Maria Island, Florida. He'll also hit the seas for an appearance at the Rock and Romance Cruise, which leaves March […]

ABC/Randy Holmes Metallica has announced a $500,000 donation to Los Angeles fire relief efforts through the band's All Within My Hands foundation.The metal legends write in a statement, "The fires raging in the Los Angeles area have relentlessly wreaked havoc and widespread destruction since January 7 and, sadly, do not show signs of slowing down.""Despite containment progress over the weekend, officials warn residents to stay vigilant as the Santa Ana […]

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Chicago is extending their 2025 tour.The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band just announced a set of summer dates that kick off June 13 in Waite Park, Minnesota, with stops in St. Louis, Milwaukee, New York, Boston, Denver and more before wrapping Sept. 10 in San Diego.Tickets for most newly announced shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.Next up, Chicago is set to stop by […]

ABC/Randy Holmes Ringo Starr is setting out on another tour with his All-Star Band this summer, and it doesn’t sound like he has plans to stop anytime soon.“What else am I going to do?” Ringo tells the U.K. paper The Times. "The band sounds great. We have a fun time and we just do it.” Ringo and his All-Starr Band — Toto’s Steve Lukather, Men at Work's Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette and Buck Johnson — will hit the road […]

CBS/Recording Academy After much speculation, the Grammys, scheduled for Feb. 2, will proceed as scheduled despite the deadly LA wildfires.In a letter sent out to Recording Academy members on Jan. 13, Academy executives confirmed that the awards show telecast on CBS will "proceed as planned." However, the letter notes that the telecast will "carry a renewed sense of purpose: raising additional funds to support wildfire relief efforts and honoring the bravery […]

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith is one of the many Los Angeles residents whose home was destroyed in the California wildfires, his wife Nathalie Dufresne-Smith revealed on social media.In a post featuring pictures of a sunset, she wrote, "We lost our house,” adding in the caption, “We are safe. We have each other. We will start again. #malibustrong.” She added, “Thank you for your support during these trying times."Before the […]

Dave J Hogan/Getty Images Neil Young has shared his thoughts on the new Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown, and it turns out he’s a big fan. “I love Bob Dylan and his music. Always have. He’s a great artist,” Neil wrote on his Archives website. “Once he was on my bus and I didn’t recognize him and threw him off but that’s another story.” As for the film, which stars Timothée […]

ABC/Paula Lobo Green Day is headlining the 2025 BottleRock Napa Valley festival, taking place May 23-25 in Napa, California.The lineup also includes fellow headliner Noah Kahan, plus Cage the Elephant, Sublime, Kaleo, Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES, The Doors' Robby Krieger and Two Feet.Additionally, you'll find the reunited 4 Non Blondes on the bill. The "What's Up?" outfit last performed together in 2014 after initially breaking up 20 years earlier.Tickets go on […]

Mat Hayward/Getty Images In December, the surviving members of Soundgarden — Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd — reunited for a charity performance under the alias Nudedragons. Joining them on lead vocals was a Seattle musician named Shaina Shepherd, who's now responded to the idea of joining the "Black Hole Sun" rockers full time.She took to the Facebook comments of an article published by the site Hot Metal asking "Should Soundgarden permanently reform […]