New data has emerged via Pollstar, documenting the highest-grossing tours of 2025. At the No. 1 spot is Beyonce, whose Cowboy Carter Tour brought in $407,600,113. In second place is Oasis‘ reunion tour with $405,428,435. However, Pollstar‘s data shows that Oasis sold approximately 630,000 more tickets than Beyonce at 2,228,471 to 1,596,165. Will Oasis Continue to […]
Zak Starkey said he remained confused about his double dismissal from the Who earlier this year – but explained why he didn’t hold a grudge against his former colleagues. In April 2025 the veteran band announced they’d let him go. It was speculated that singer Roger Daltrey had made the decision after a London concert […]
Take a walk down memory lane — and try to quell your disbelief — with the following list of 40 classic rock and metal albums turning 40 in 2026. Nineteen eighty-six was a great time to be an adventurous music fan. From pop-rock to thrash to hip-hop, there was something for everybody. READ MORE: 1986’s Best […]
Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour was one of the most popular and analyzed treks of the 21st century. It’s not just that Swift — arguably the most popular artist of her time — was selling out stadiums. The singer developed a unique and engrossing show that chronicled her growth and evolution, highlighting each album and milestone in […]
Perry Bamonte, who played guitar and keyboards for the Cure, has died at the age of 65. “It is with enormous sadness that we confirm the death of our great friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte who passed away after a short illness at home over Christmas,” the band posted on their website. “Quiet, intense, intuitive, […]
Christmas is not the most wonderful time of the year for everyone. Call them scrooges or grinches if you’d like, but there are some people who simply would rather skip the holiday altogether. Two such people: Ozzy Osbourne and Noel Gallagher. Those of you that have seen 2003’s The Osbourne Family Christmas Special probably already […]
Up until now, there never was a music video for Pink Floyd‘s “Wish You Were Here,” the title track from their iconic 1975 album. That has changed. A new music video has arrived featuring animations and archival footage of the band. You can watch the video below. ‘Wish You Were Here’ Tops the Charts…Again Earlier […]
The Black Crowes have spent more than a year on the road in support of Happiness Bastards, but they’re not slowing down in 2026. Rich and Chris Robinson already scheduled headlining shows in Australia, Japan, the U.K. and Europe – and that’s before serving as support for Guns N’ Roses on their long-awaited U.S. tour. […]
Ian Gillan only found out that a classic Deep Purple track had been used by the producers of Stranger Things when he was asked about it in an interview. “Child In Time,” from the band’s 1970 album In Rock, was heard in the trailer for the Netflix show’s fifth and final season earlier this year. […]
UCR’s list of Top 25 Rock Songs of 2025 shows that classic rock is still bucking trends. There are a trio of duets, including one that was tossed off in less than a month and another that was a decade in the making. Two sons of hard rockers go their own way, while another finally […]