Classic Rock News

My Morning Jacket have just announced their 2025 US tour, in support of their upcoming album, Is. The 18-date jaunt kicks off on April 1st in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and wraps up with a set at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 5, hitting a variety of cities along the way, including Austin, Dallas,…

Bourbon & Beyond music festival has revealed its lineup for 2025, featuring headliners Jack White, Phish, Noah Kahan, Sturgill Simpson (as Johnny Blue Skies), and the Lumineers. Alongside these acts, the festival will include performances from Alabama Shakes, Cage the Elephant, Pixies, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Benson Boone, Third Eye Blind, Gin Blossoms,…

Benmont Tench, longtime keyboardist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, is releasing his first solo album in over a decade titled, The Melancholy Season, on March 7th via Dark Horse Records. The celebrated musician has also announced a 2025 tour in support of his forthcoming record, and shared a music video for the title track,…

The original members of Black Sabbath are reuniting for a historic benefit concert dubbed Back to the Beginning. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward are reforming Sabbath for what is being hailed as Osbourne’s final concert, which will take place at Villa Park in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, England on July…

To honor Bob Marley’s 80th birthday, his estate has organized a series of events to celebrate the legacy of the reggae legend. The festivities start up on Thursday (February 6) – Marley’s birthday – with the ‘Uprising’ Tribute Concert livestream from the family’s iconic Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, Jamaica, featuring performances from a series…

On Wednesday (February 5), Elton John and Brandi Carlile announced that they are releasing a collaborative album, Who Believes in Angels?, on April 4. The real-life besties also shared the title track of their upcoming 10-track record, which was created in a 20-day whirlwind with Elton’s longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin and producer Andrew Watt.…

Elton John has hinted that a new album is on the way through a series of personalized letters sent out to fans. The letters detail Sir Elton’s plans for the future, as well as teasing a forthcoming album that features collaborations with Brandi Carlile and producer Andrew Watt, along with his longtime songwriting partner Bernie…

Numerous artists are taking part in a 90-track benefit compilation titled, Good Music to Lift Los Angeles, which will raise funds to support wildfire victims. R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie + The Postal Service, Modest Mouse, Jason Isbell, Dawes, Interpol, and many others have shared previously unreleased material which will be included on the Bandcamp-exclusive…

In a new interview with Classic Rock, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson reflected on the challenges of heavy metal touring throughout the 1980s and beyond. The singer shared the importance of maintaining your physical and mental well-being while on the road. He singled out the destructive behavior of Mötley Crüe as an example of what eventually…