Classic Rock News

Getty ImagesU2 is gearing up for one of their most high-profile weeks in recent years — with their December 4th salute in Washington, D.C., when they’ll receive the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors. An edited version of the event will air later this month on CBS. During a new chat with The Washington Post, Bono revealed…

Getty ImagesLegendary Fleetwood Mac songwriter-keyboardist Christine McVie, died on Wednesday (November 30th) at the age of 79 of undisclosed causes. A message was posted announcing her passing on her Instagram page, which reads: “On behalf of Christine McVie’s family, it is with a heavy heart we are informing you of Christine’s death. She passed away…

PRPhotos.comKenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Richard Marx, and others have joined forces for a new charity version of the 1970 Donny Hathaway classic, “This Christmas.” The new holiday cover also features such notables as Melissa Manchester, Lamont Dozier, Jr., Freda Payne, Frank McComb, the Fifth Dimension’s Florence LaRue, the Tribe, and more, with proceeds benefitting Giving…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has just uploaded a new 12-song Spotify playlist on his official PaulMcCartney.com site. Every month McCartney’s team posts a new Sticking Out Of My Back Pocket tracklist sporting a specific theme — with November tipping its hat to the former-Beatle’s solo singles. Set for release on Friday (December 2nd) is McCartney’s new…

Getty ImagesMötley Crüe has announced a pair of February warmup dates with new guitarist John 5 prior to their massive overseas run with Def Leppard. Ultimate Classic Rock reported the band will play Atlantic City’s scaled-back 7,000-seat Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on February 10th and 11th — marking their first shows without the…

Getty ImagesA new Keith Richards “Essentials” playlist has popped up on Apple Music. The 17-track collection spans Richards’ solo career away from the Rolling Stones — including a pair of live tracks with his band the X-Pensive Winos along with his classic 1978 holiday take on “Run Rudolph Run.” Keith Richards admitted that in the…

PRPhotos.comBret Michaels has rollled out his 2023 “Parti-Gras” North American summer tour dates with road regulars Night Ranger and Jefferson Starship. Joining the festivities at assorted stops throughout the dozen-city trek will be former-Journey singer Steve Augeri and Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath. The Poison frontman said in a statement, “It’s unique, never quite been done…

Getty ImagesPeter Frampton has revealed a career-spanning documentary is in the works. Frampton, who just played his final farewell dates in Europe, published his memoir Do You Feel Like I Do? back in 2020, has been forced to slowly quit the road upon discovering he’s suffering from a degenerative muscle disease called Inclusion-Body Myositus (IBM),…

Getty ImagesA petition to see the release of a trio of professionally recorded soundboards from the Rolling Stones’ November 1969 Madison Square Garden stand has nearly met its goal of 2,500 signatures. Two of the shows were briefly available online as a copyright protection drops before being yanked prior to the masses being able to…