Rev Rock Report

Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the Back to the Beginning concert, which took place July 5, 2025, in Birmingham, England. A stacked lineup of hard rock and metal bands led up to the final live performance from the original Black Sabbath lineup and Ozzy Osbourne, who died on July 22, 2025.Several of the participating artists spoke with ABC Audio about their Back to the Beginning experience.Tool's Maynard James Keenan: "In the beginning was […]

Musician Lee Loughnane of Chicago performs on stage at Humphreys Concerts By the Bay on September 14, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) Chicago will help honor America's 250th anniversary with a performance on A Capitol Fourth: 250th Weekend Celebration, taking place on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol building.This isn’t the first time Chicago has performed on the annual special, and founding member Lee Loughnane tells ABC there’s […]

Sir Paul McCartney CH MBE attends the Stella McCartney Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 04, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) A donated copy of Paul McCartney’s 1976 book In His Own Words turned out to be a lucky find for a charity shop in the U.K.The BBC reports that the manager of the Oxfam shop in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, […]

Pop Legend David Bowie In Concert, At The Hammersmith Appollo, In London, Pic Shows: David Bowie (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images) Items from the David Bowie archive went on display in September at the David Bowie Center, part of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Now the V&A has announced that highlights from that exhibit are going on tour in the U.K. David Bowie: On Tour will feature more than […]

Iron Maiden performs at the Metropolitano Stadium, on July 5, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. (Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press via Getty Images) Iron Maiden will be filming their upcoming headlining performance at the band's Eddfest concert on July 11 in Knebworth, England, after their show in Paris was cut short due to a power outage.As previously reported, the Paris concert, which took place on June 22, was set to be filmed for […]

Artwork for Bryan Adams' new single '51st State" (Badams Music Limited)) Wednesday is Canada Day, and Bryan Adams is celebrating with the release of a new patriotic song.The Canadian rocker just released the track “51st State,” which appears to be a response to President Donald Trump's suggestion that Canada should become part of the United States.“Let me give it to you straight/ When you’re talking about my home/ You better […]

On This Day, July 1, 2007…Elton John and Rod Stewart were among the acts who performed at the Concert for Diana at the newly opened Wembley Stadium in London.The concert was a celebration of Princess Diana, who would have turned 46 that year, hosted by her sons Prince William and Prince Harry.Elton opened the show with a performance of "Your Song," and later closed the evening, performing "Saturday Night's Alright […]

'At Montreux Jazz Festival' album artwork. (earMUSIC) Hollywood Vampires, the band featuring Alice Cooper, Aerosmith's Joe Perry and actor Johnny Depp, have announced a new live album called At Montreux Jazz Festival.The set, which was recorded at the famed Swiss festival in 2018, is due out Aug. 7 on digital and Oct. 16 on CD and vinyl.The track list includes a mix of originals and covers, including a never-before-released rendition of […]

(L-R) Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush perform during the opening night of their first American tour in 11 years at The Kia Forum on June 07, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images) Rush was forced to postpone two shows on their Fifty Something tour after lead singer Geddy Lee was diagnosed with laryngitis and bronchitis. The announcement came just hours before they were to take the stage at […]