Classic Rock News

Paul McCartney kicked off the South American leg of his 2024 Got Back Tour on Tuesday in Montevideo, Uruguay, and the former Beatle had something special planned for his fans. McCartney took to his piano halfway through the show and performed the live debut of the “new” Beatles song, “Now And Then.” The track was…

According to reports by the Financial Times, Pink Floyd have put aside years of in-fighting to finally come to an agreement on a deal to sell the rights to their recorded music catalog to Sony Music. The deal is apparently worth around $400 million, and the arrangement also includes Sony acquiring the rights to Pink…

Dave Allison, the original guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, has died at the age of 68. Allison reportedly died following a battle with cancer. Anvil paid their respects to Allison with a statement on Facebook posted on Monday (September 30). “We’d like to send our deepest condolences to the Allison family and…

The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will have plenty of country music flavor throughout the festivities. Keith Urban, Jelly Roll, and Kenny Chesney will each be performing during the ceremony in honor of various inductees, while Mac MacAnally will also be taking the stage. Chesney and MacAnally will join James Taylor…

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have expanded their 2025 European tour with the addition of eight new shows. The new dates join Springsteen’s previously-rescheduled makeup shows in Marseille, Prague, and Milan. Back in May, Springsteen was forced to postpone shows in those three cities due to “doctor’s direction” over vocal issues he was…

The Offspring release their 11th studio album, Supercharged, on October 11. 2024 also marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Smash, the band’s 6x-platinum selling record. Frontman Dexter Holland is justifiably looking forward to the future of the group, while also taking a look back at where they’ve come from and what it took…

Slayer guitarist Kerry King has just revealed details of his 2025 North American tour with his eponymous solo band. King’s group will be joined by Municipal Waste and Alien Weaponry as support acts for the entire tour. The 28-date jaunt starts on January 15 at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco before hitting up major…

Grammy-winning producer Jack Antonoff wants to make recording studios more accessible to those who typically don’t have access to them. The Bleachers frontman has launched his Public Studios initiative, with initial plans to open up recording studios in LGBTQ+ youth shelters before expanding to bring music spaces to cities around the country. “I plan to…

Following the sold-out success of their two “Summer of ’99” cruises earlier this year, Creed have announced the lineup for the 2025 iteration of their floating music festival. Creed will be joined by Sevendust, Hoobastank, Lit, Filter, Alien Ant Farm, Hinder, Fuel, Marcy Playground, Local H, and more, all performing aboard the Norwegian Gem cruise…