Journey‘s ongoing internal issues aren’t limited to American Express cards. Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon are even arguing over who should play drums. Deen Castronovo missed Journey’s Aug. 2 concert in Toronto for unexplained reasons. (According to setlist.fm, “Journey’s drum tech Steve Toomey filled in due to a family incident.”) He returned a few days […]
Foo Fighters invaded San Diego on Aug. 7, bringing their distinctive brand of area rock to Petco Park. The band’s full arsenal was on display, as they opened their set with the rousing 2002 tune “All My Life.” There would be plenty of further hits throughout the night, including such recognizable tracks as “The Pretender,” […]
Joni Mitchell will release the next installment of her archival series, Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980), on Oct. 4. Highlights from this collection include recordings and alternate takes from three of Mitchell’s albums, Hejira, Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter and Mingus, plus live cuts from various tours, including Bob Dylan‘s Rolling Thunder Revue. […]
Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee has revealed what happened after his band’s notorious gross-out battle with Ozzy Osbourne. It’s a well-worn story that bears repeating: In 1984 the rockers were out together on tour. During one infamous drug-fueled stop, Osbourne snorted a line of ants in an effort to prove he was the wildest man […]
Rod Stewart may think his “days are numbered,” but that’s not keeping him off stage. He announced 12 new dates for 2025 just as a lengthy Las Vegas residency was set to end. “Vegas, I’m having too much fun for this to end so we are coming back for an encore!” Stewart said in a […]
Jay Jay French discussed Twisted Sister’s trick for preventing fans from heading to the restroom when the band played a new song live. It’s an age-old problem for those who’ve become known as “legacy acts”: Their catalog is so well-loved that crowds want to hear the hits, regardless of how much the artists want to pursue […]
Journey has apparently backed out of the U.K. and Ireland leg of their 50th-anniversary tour. These shows are now listed as canceled on Ticketmaster; their London concert no longer appears on the O2’s website. Meanwhile, ticket holders were also reportedly receiving emails today confirming that the 11-date fall trek has been called off: “Due to […]
Metallica‘s Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett gave Boston sports fans a treat Sunday night by leading a “Sweet Caroline” sing-along during the band’s Gillette Stadium concert. For over two decades, Neil Diamond‘s Top 5 1969 hit has been a fixture at Boston’s Fenway Park, with fans singing along with the song in the middle of the eighth […]
Chicago has announced more tour dates for later this year, scheduled for October and November. The band has already been on the road for much of this year, co-headlining the Heart & Soul Tour with Earth, Wind & Fire, which ends Sept. 7. But Chicago is slated to continue touring the U.S. through the rest of the summer into early […]
Sammy Hagar paid tribute to the retiring Aerosmith with a Beatles song on Friday night during his The Best of All Worlds Tour stop in suburban Detroit. And he had a very personal reason for that particular choice. Coming back for the encore at the Pine Knob Music Theatre, Hagar first told the crowd that, […]