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On This Day, Aug. 25, 1970 ...Elton John played his first-ever live show in North America, kicking off a six-night stand at The Troubadour in Los Angeles.According to setlist.fm, Elton’s nine-song set opened with the now-classic “Your Song” and also featured “Border Song,” “Take Me to the Pilot” and “Burn Down the Mission.” He also performed a cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Woman.”Elton played shows in San Francisco, New York and Philadelphia, […]

Neil Young performs on the Pyramid stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Samir Hussein/WireImage Neil Young played his song "Long Walk Home" for the first time in 36 years during his concert in Wantagh, New York, on Saturday."Long Walk Home" was originally recorded for Young's 1987 album Life with Crazy Horse, and he last performed it in 1989. In breaking […]

Cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run'/Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings It was 50 years ago — Aug. 25, 1975 — that Bruce Springsteen released his third studio album, Born to Run, which was a massive hit. But it turns out, it was a make-or-break album for the New Jersey rocker.After the commercial failure of his first two albums, 1973’s Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, Bruce was in […]

Poster for 'Message In a Bottle'/Mercury Studios and Sadler’s Wells A dance production set to Sting’s music is coming to Blu-ray.Message in a Bottle, which debuted in London in February 2020 and toured the U.K., Europe and North America, will be released on Blu-ray and TV On Demand on Oct. 10. It features a dance theater production choreographed by Kate Prince, described as “an imagined story about one displaced family, and a universal tale of […]

Cover Art for Warren Haynes' 'The Whisper Sessions'/Fantasy Records Warren Haynes has shared a new track from his upcoming album, The Whisper Sessions, which features stripped down versions of songs from his 2024 solo album, Million Voices Whisper.The latest is the song “From Here On Out,” which is available via digital services. A performance video is on YouTube.“‘From Here On Out’ was composed during the COVID‑19 lockdown, capturing the shared emotional landscape of that period,” Haynes says. “The […]

Cover art for Cheap Trick's 'All Washed Up'/ BMG Cheap Trick is back with new music.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are set to release their 21st album, All Washed Up, on Nov. 14 and have dropped the record’s first single, "Twelve Gates." Bassist Tom Petersson calls it "one of our best yet.""I really love how this song came out," he adds. "It's one of my favorites on the album.""Twelve Gates" is now available, with […]

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform with Jon Button and Scott Devours at Parco Della Musica on July 22, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images) The Who have canceled a second show on their The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour.After postponing their Thursday night concert in Philadelphia, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced they are also canceling their […]

Cover art 'Sammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band - The Residency'/ Big Machine Rock Sammy Hagar is giving fans a taste of his The Best of All Worlds residency with a new live album.The rocker is set to release Sammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band - The Residency on Oct. 10, capturing performances from his 2025 Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM.The album features 19 tracks […]

Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment Patti Smith’s debut album, Horses, is turning 50 this year, and to celebrate the album is being reissued with some added extras.Legacy Recordings is set to rerelease Horses as a two-LP and two-CD set on Oct. 10. It will feature a remastered version of the album, along with previously unreleased outtakes and rarities. The bonus material includes eight never-before-released songs, which include Smith’s 1975 RCA audition tape.And one of those never-before-released songs is […]