Classic Rock News

Las Vegas just hosted the 2024 iteration of the emo-themed music festival When We Were Young two weeks ago, yet event organizers already revealed the 2025 lineup on Instagram on Tuesday (October 29). The lineup is led by headliners and Vegas natives Panic! At The Disco, who will be performing their debut album A Fever…

In a new interview with The London Standard, Pete Townshend shared that he has been in contact with Roger Daltrey, and the two rock legends want to bring the Who back in 2025. The band hasn’t been active of late, as Daltrey did a series of solo acoustic dates and Townshend was involved in the…

Pixies took to Instagram on Tuesday (October 29) to announce unique plans for their 2025 North American tour. The 24-show run will see the alt-rock icons performing their classic albums, Bossanova and Trompe Le Monde, in full during two-night stands in 14 different cities throughout the US and Canada. Night one will feature Pixies performing…

London’s summer concert series BST Hyde Park announced on Instagram on Friday (October 25) that Zach Bryan will be one of the headliners during their 2025 live schedule. The country superstar will perform on Saturday, June 28, with opening acts set to be announced soon. Bryan joins the only other act announced so far for…

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon initially reached out to Bonnie Raitt to see if he could clear a sample of her 1989 classic, “Nick of Time,” for Charli XCX’s remix of Brat’s emotional standout, “I Think About It All The Time.” And between Charli introducing a new generation to Raitt, and Maggie Rogers honoring her by…

Following a Forbes report in July which claimed that Bruce Springsteen had an estimated fortune of around $1.1 billion, the Boss denied those figures in a new interview with The Telegraph. “I’m not a billionaire. I wish I was, but they got that real wrong,” says the 75-year-old music legend. Springsteen neglected to share a…

On October 18, Tom Petty’s beloved 1982 album, Long After Dark, was reissued with a bonus disc filled with previously unheard television performances and studio takes that Petty considered including on the original record. Tom’s eldest daughter, Adria Petty, has taken the lead on working on archival projects like this, and she remains careful to…

Alice Cooper announced on Instagram on Monday (October 28) that he will embark on a brief  US tour in the winter of 2025. This new leg on Cooper’s ongoing Too Close For Comfort Tour will hit cities in the south, with a majority of the shows scheduled to take place in Florida. The legendary shock-rocker’s…

In a new Substack post, Faith No More’s keyboardist/rhythm guitarist Roddy Bottum shared an update on his long dormant band. FNM haven’t played a show together in nine years, and Bottum says his musical plans for the future does not include playing with the 90s alt-rock legends, whose breakthrough hit “Epic” reached No. 9 on…