At least one person was injured and many more were injured when the roof of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Ill. collapsed on Friday night (March 31). The sold-out concert featured a lineup of metal bands, including headliner Morbid Angel and support acts Revocation, Skeletal Remains and Crypta. According to CBS Chicago, “the collapse happened […]
Queen and Adam Lambert have announced eight additional shows for their 2023 tour. New dates have been scheduled in Baltimore, New York City, Boston, St. Paul, Minn.; Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. You can view a complete list of 2023 show dates, with the newly added concerts in bold, below. More information on tickets […]
Guns N’ Roses will release previously unheard, newly mixed footage from their Aug. 31, 1991, Wembley Stadium concert on the limited-edition London 1991 CD. The six-song disc is available to members of the Nightrain Fan Club who joined or renewed their membership after Feb. 16. It will ship ahead of the band’s 2023 world tour, which begins […]
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons are among the artists who will honor Lynyrd Skynyrd during the CMT Music Awards. Joining the guitarists for the performance will be Wynonna Judd, Allman Brothers Band members Chuck Leavell and Warren Haynes, Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers, country singer Cody Johnson and LeAnn Rimes. According […]
Keith Reid, the primary lyricist for Procol Harum, has died at the age of 76. The songwriter’s passing was confirmed by the band, who posted a tribute to Reid on their Facebook page. “We are sad to hear of the death of Keith Reid,” the message began. “An unparalleled lyricist, Keith wrote the words to […]
Ace Frehley has given Paul Stanley seven days to apologize for insulting him during Kiss‘ recent appearance on the Howard Stern show, and vowed to reveal “some dirt” if his former bandmate doesn’t comply. Earlier this month, Stern asked Stanley why he and Gene Simmons refused to play alongside fellow founding members Frehley and Peter […]
AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden and Metallica have each posted teaser videos for the Power Trip festival, leading many to conclude the legendary rock groups will be among the performers. Each teaser video shows the same thing – pictures of the words “power” and “trip,” along with images of various musical gear and cacti, all […]
When Jimmy Page was first considering how best to sequence Led Zeppelin‘s fifth album, he was hoping to feature a beginning segment of some kind. “My original idea for the opening tracks for Houses of the Holy was that a short overture would be a rousing instrumental introduction with layered electric guitars that would segue into ‘The Seasons,’ […]
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said he’s heard Roger Waters‘ upcoming re-recording of The Dark Side of the Moon and thinks that it’s “absolutely brilliant.” Earlier this year, Waters revealed that he had re-recorded the entire 1973 Pink Floyd album, a project Mason said he was vaguely aware of. “I heard the rumor that Roger was working on […]
Tom Leadon, guitarist and founding member of Tom Petty‘s first band, Mudcrutch, has died. He was 70. “It is with great sadness, but profound love and gratitude for his life, that the family of Tom Leadon … announce his passing on March 22, 2023, peacefully of natural causes,” his brother, Mark Leadon, posted on Facebook. “Tom Leadon was my deepest guitar […]