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Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has added a second Fenway Park show to his upcoming tour itinerary. The pre-sale for the new show, set for June 8th, goes on sale today — Monday, February 28th — for American Express Card Members at 12 noon local time. General on-sale begins Friday, March 4th at 10 a.m. local time.…

PRPhotos.comSlash, whose signature look is a black top hat, says that was never the plan. His first top hat, that he wore with Guns N’ Roses was stolen from a Los Angeles store. The day he stole it, he said the hat just spoke to him. He put it on and walked out the door…

PRPhotos.comRob Halford thinks it’s time for Judas Priest to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and is urging fans to help. Halford said, “I think we do deserve to be in there. Because I look at the list of people that are in there, and I feel that we have a…

PRPhotos.comDef Leppard’s Rick Allen, says that without Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts, he would have never become a drummer. He said that when Watts died, it was the end of an era and that meeting him was truly an honor. Allen recently created an art piece dedicated to his musical hero called Saint Charlie. It’s…

PRPhotos.comRobert Plant says that meeting bandmate John Bonham led to an encounter with the law. When Bonham started playing with the band, Plant didn’t have enough money for gas to pick him up for the gigs, so he ended up stealing the gas and got caught by the police. Plant said that after Bonham died,…

Getty ImagesBilly Gibbons was on line this week promoting his Texas History Experience at The Bryan Museum in Galveston, Texas. Fans can check out the legend’s exhibit that includes his personal items like equipment and song lyrics. The display is focused on how some of the most famous lyrics from his music with ZZ Top…

PRPhotos.comGreen Day posted a snip of new music on their social media pages. The short video is the latest in a series of teasers from the band in recent months. This new 10-second clip features the logo of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s defunct Adeline Records, some footage of graffiti being sprayed, a studio, and the…

Getty ImagesIn an interview posted on Blabbermouth.com, Sammy Hagar spoke about playing shows during the pandemic. He said he’s been lucky that nobody in his band has had Covid. He says he’s careful and even keeps his mask on when hugging and finds himself constantly washing his hands. He said, “It’s horrible, if you want…

PRPhotos.comAfter decades spent rocking out on stage, night after night, Dave Grohl says that he’s lost some of his hearing because of it. Foo Fighters frontman, told Howard Stern, half joking, that he has a hard time talking to people wearing masks because he’s been reading lips for the past 29 years. He says he…