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Getty ImagesJohn Mellencamp had some choice words for rowdy fans during his May 25th concert at Cleveland’s Playhouse Theatre. Clevescene.com reported that it was clear that some concert goers chose to ignore the signs in the venue’s lobby declaring, “This show respects theater etiquette.” When a member of the crowd became too boisterous, Mellencamp snapped:…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters were joined by Shane Hawkins, son of late band member, Taylor Hawkins on Friday night (5-26), at the Boston Calling festival. In an emotional moment, lead singer, Dave Grohl described the teenager as, “one of my favorite drummers in the world.” Hawkins performed on the song, “I’ll Stick Around.” He had previously…

PRPhotos.comOver the weekend, Judas Priest announced a series of European shows for next year with Saxon and Uriah Heep. The Metal Masters tour will now kick off on March 2024 in Glasgow, United Kingdom and will wrap in Paris on April 8. In a month’s time, the bands will perform 16 concerts. The announcement follows…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters were joined by Shane Hawkins, son of late band member, Taylor Hawkins on Friday night (5-26), at the Boston Calling festival. In an emotional moment, lead singer, Dave Grohl described the teenager as, “one of my favorite drummers in the world.” Hawkins performed on the song, “I’ll Stick Around.” He had previously…

PRPhotos.comHappy Birthday to 2022 Kennedy Center Award recipient, Gladys Knight, who turns 79 on Sunday (May 28th)!!! Born in Atlanta, Knight got her start performing gospel music in her local church choir, and by the age of seven she won first prize on the TV show Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour. Shortly thereafter, Knight helped…

PRPhotos.comHappy Birthday to John Fogerty — the man Bruce Springsteen has often introduced as “The Hank Williams of his generation” — who turns 78 on Sunday (May 28th)!!! Between 1968 and 1972, John Fogerty wrote and produced such timeless classics for Creedence Clearwater Revival as “Proud Mary,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Lodi,” “Green River,” “Commotion,” “Down…

PRPhotos.comCher has revealed that Tina Turner told her she was “ready” to transition before she died earlier this week at age 83. During an interview with MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber, “She fought this sickness for such a long time and she was so strong as you think she would be.” She continued, “But…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has taken a trip back to the early days of “Beatlemania,” with his first book of original Beatles photos, titled, 1964: Eyes Of The Storm. The tome, which will be published on June 13th, features 275-shots of long unseen “Macca” photographs spotlighting six city portfolios — Liverpool, London, Paris, New York, Washington,…

Getty ImagesThe Who’s Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey took time out on Facebook to salute their old friend and Tommy co-star, Tina Turner. Turner died on May 24th at age 83 “after a long illness” in her home with husband Erwin Bach in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. Pete Townshend wrote: Sad to hear we have…