Rev Rock Report

On This Day, Oct. 29, 2009 ...A two-day celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame kicked off at New York’s Madison Square Garden.Night one featured performances by such artists as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Billy Joel and John Fogerty.Night two’s lineup included Aretha Franklin, Metallica, U2, Mick Jagger, Springsteen, Jeff Beck, […]

Sting performs onstage during his "STING 3.0" World Tour at Eventim Apollo on October 26, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns) Sting is headed to San Francisco for Super Bowl weekend.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to headline Super Bowl LX Studio 60, an exclusive concert put on by On Location, the official hospitality partner of the NFL.The private concert is happening Feb. 6, the Friday before […]

(L-R) Ronnie Wood, Steve Jordan, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform onstage at SoFi Stadium on July 13, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) The Rolling Stones have found a new way to make their fans look cool.The legendary band has teamed with Revo, makers of high-performance polarized eyewear, for a new line of glasses.The Rolling Stones x Revo collection features nine designs, each […]

Cover of KISS' 'Dressed to Kill'/(UMe) KISS just released a 50th anniversary deluxe edition of their third studio album, Dressed to Kill, and in a message to fans, honored their late bandmate Ace Frehley, who passed away Oct. 16.“Just over a week ago we lost one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time, Ace Frehley, leaving behind a legacy that has reshaped rock forever,” read a post on Instagram. “As we honor […]

Musician Jackson Browne performs onstage during the Wild Honey tribute to Warren Zevon benefiting the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and the Ed Asner Family Center at The Granada Theatre on September 27, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Jackson Browne, Stephen Stills and The Killers' Brandon Flowers are among the artists performing at an upcoming benefit concert marking the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 Los […]

Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar and Kenny Aronoff perform during opening night of The Best Of All Worlds Stays In Vegas - The Residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM on April 30, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) Sammy Hagar is bringing his Best of All Worlds Tour to the U.K.The former Van Halen frontman has announced a four-city tour that […]

Kim Thayil of Soundgarden performs with MC50 during the Kick Out The Jams: The 50th Anniversary Tour at Variety Playhouse on September 7, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Chris McKay/Getty Images) Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil has announced a new memoir.The book, titled A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond, is due out May 19. As Thayil explains, it "tells my story as an American son of immigrants growing up […]

Bon Jovi Forever Tour admat/(courtesy of Live Nation) Bon Jovi has added two more dates to their Forever Tour in 2026.The trek’s only U.S. shows are happening at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Due to overwhelming demand, the New Jersey rockers have added two more dates to the stint, July 16 and 19.The six-night New York stand will kick off July 9 and will be followed by shows in Edinburgh, Scotland, […]

Kirk Hammett on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) Exit electricity, enter Kirk Hammett's new limited-edition Gibson acoustic guitar.The Metallica shredder has announced the launch of the Raven, featuring a design inspired by Hammett's love of horror and "The Raven" poet himself, Edgar Allan Poe. It's described as a counterpart to Hammett's previous Gibson acoustic, the Hummingbird.The Raven was created with the Gibson Custom shop and is limited to just 100 pieces. It […]