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Getty ImagesFoo Fighters and Journey will headline Lollapalooza 2021. The long-running Chicago festival is back this year at Chicago’s Grant Park and will run from July 29th to August 1st. Also appearing are Miley Cyrus, Limp Bizkit, Post Malone, Tyler, The Creator, Modest Mouse, All Time Low, and Young The Giant, among many others. Tickets…

PRPhotos.comLongtime friends John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen will finally appear on the same album, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. During the second installment of Clive Davis’ virtual 2021 Grammy gala, Mellencamp revealed, “Bruce is singing on the new record and is playing guitar. I finished the record a week ago today.” In April, Springsteen had…

PRPhotos.comSix strands of the late-Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain sold at auction for $14,145, according to Blabbermouth. The sale was part of Iconic Auctions’ “The Amazing Music Auction,” that peddled items connected to such legends as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, and Eric Clapton, among others. Iconic posted the backstory to how the hair found…

PRPhotos.comComing on June 18th is Sheryl Crow’s streaming concert performance, titled Sheryl Crow: The Songs And The Stories. Crow will perform the global livestream in the “little church” — a private meditative space on her Nashville property. The show, which will feature never-before-heard stories along with deep cuts and greatest hits, will be filmed “in…

PRPhotos.comHard to believe — but R.E.M. is kicking off its 40th anniversary celebration. This upcoming July 23rd sees the reissue of the band’s 1981 debut single “Radio Free Europe,” along with the band’s 1981 demonstration tape — titled Cassette Set, which is also being made available for the first time. This ultra-rare collection will be…

PRPhotos.comThe Doobie Brothers have rolled out the revamped schedule for its long-delayed 50th anniversary tour featuring Michael McDonald back on keyboards alongside bandmates Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, and John McFee. Best Classic Bands broke the news that the trek will be broken into two legs: a fall 2021 run, and a string of spring 2022…

PRPhotos.comGreen Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer are all hitting the road this summer for the Hella Mega Tour. The U.S. headlining stadium tour will kick off on July 24th in Dallas, Texas and will make stops in Atlanta, Houston. Miami, Flushing, NY, Boston, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles before wrapping in Seattle on…

PRPhotos.comAlice Cooper has announced a 24-date double-bill tour with Kiss co-founder Ace Frehley. Rolling Stone posted the joint dates kick off on September 18th in Gilford, New Hampshire at the Bank of NH Pavilion, and stretch through October 22nd, when the tour hits Tupelo, Mississippi’s Bancorp South Arena. Alice Cooper said in a statement announcing…

PRPhotos.comThe Black Crowes have posted their rescheduled “Shake Your Money Maker” tour dates. The reunion trek between brothers Chris and Rich Robinson was put on ice due to the pandemic, and is now ready to roll with a 37-show itinerary that kicks off over two nights — July 20th and 21st — at Nashville’s Ascend…

PRPhotos.comDavid Crosby has announced the release of his latest solo set, For Free, on July 23rd. The album — named after “Croz’s” cover of the Joni Mitchell classic — features a new cover portrait by Joan Baez, and contributions from his son and bandmate James Raymond, Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, and the Doobie Brothers’ Michael…