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ZZ Top The Big One! tour admat/(courtesy of ZZ Top) ZZ Top is headed overseas in 2026. The Texas rockers have announced dates for The Big One! tour, their first European trek in two years.The 23-show tour will have them hitting 13 countries, with a mix of festival appearances and headlining dates. The tour starts June 13 in Estonia and hits Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland […]

R.E.M.'s 'Chronic Town' and 'Murmur' Definitive Sound Series/ (Interscope-Capitol Records) Two of R.E.M.’s early releases are getting a sound upgrade.The band’s debut EP, Chronic Town, and their debut album, Murmur, are being reissued as part of Interscope-Capitol Records’ Definitive Sound Series.The albums will be released together as a two-LP, 180-gram high-definition vinyl set, with the upgraded audio sourced from the original analog master tapes. Mitch Easter, who produced both releases, and Don Dixon, who […]

Ritchie Blackmore of the British band Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow perform live on stage during a concert at the Velodrom on April 18, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns) Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, best known his work with Deep Purple and Rainbow,  has postponed the rest of his tour with his medieval folk-rock band Blackmore’s Night."All Blackmore's Night shows postponed at this point due to medical reasons," read a post on the rocker's social […]

Poster for 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere'/(20th Century Studios) While we have to wait a little longer to see if it gets any Oscar nominations, the Bruce Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere has been recognized by at least one award show.The film earned two nominations for this year’s Movies for Grownups Awards, put on by AARP. The awards honor “outstanding films and television projects that celebrate the voices […]

Ace Frehley performs in concert at Haute Spot Event Venue on July 13, 2023 in Cedar Park, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) KISS fans have a chance to get their hands on a guitar previously owned by the late Ace Frehley.The site Gotta Have Rock and Roll is auctioning off Ace’s Sunburst Gibson Les Paul "Smoker" guitar, which he used during KISS’ 1999 Psycho Circus tour and their 2000 Farewell […]

On This Day, Nov. 19, 1988 ...Bon Jovi topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Bad Medicine,” the lead single from their fourth album, New Jersey.The song, written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, was the band’s third #1 single following the Slippery When Wet tracks “You Give Love A Bad Name” and “Living On A Prayer,” which the trio also wrote.“Bad Medicine” spent two weeks at #1 […]

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 […]