Classic Rock News

On the first episode of The Osbournes Podcast since Ozzy Osbourne’s death in July, his family revealed that two weeks before his “Back to the Beginning” farewell concert on July 5, the heavy metal legend was secretly hospitalized for an undisclosed illness. Osbourne battled numerous severe health issues in recent years, including pneumonia, sepsis, blood…

The soundtrack for the new Michael Showalter film, Oh. What. Fun., is set to be released alongside the movie on December 3 via Sony Music Masterworks. The collection features covers of holiday classics by St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy, Fleet Foxes, as well as two festive original new songs by Gwen Stefani, “Shake The Snow Globe”…

Micky Dolenz will celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Monkees in 2026 on his just-announced 60 Years of The Monkees Tour The 23-date jaunt begins on February 12 in Solana Beach, California, and concludes on November 6 in Northfield, Ohio, with the tour including a special show in Los Angeles on September 12, marking the…

On Wednesday (November 12), nearly 400 bagpipers gathered in Melbourne’s Federation Square to set a new world record by performing AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top,” surpassing the previous record of 333 pipers set in Bulgaria in 2012. The oldest bagpiper who took part in the record-setting performance was 98-years-old. The event, dubbed…

Ignacia Fernández, a 27-year-old death metal singer and lead vocalist of the band Decessus, won the Miss World Chile 2025 pageant on Sunday (November 9) after impressing judges and audiences with her powerful extreme metal performance during the semifinals. After that viral performance, Fernández shared that, “Metal has been a fundamental part of who I…

During a new interview with “Cutter’s Rockcast,” guitarist Mark Tremonti revealed that he plans to start working on new Creed music with singer Scott Stapp in mid-2026, following the success of their 2023 reunion and ongoing tours. While the band hasn’t released new material since 2009’s Full Circle, Tremonti has been developing numerous riffs and…

The Eagles have extended their historic Sphere Las Vegas residency in 2026 with four final shows scheduled to take place on March 20-21 and 27-28. This brings the classic rock band’s total dates at the immersive venue to 56, after initially beginning their Sphere run back in September 2024, which has since been attended by…

Six iconic singers from 1970s and 1980s rock bands – Chicago’s Jason Scheff, REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin, the Romantics’ Wally Palmar, Loverboy’s Mike Reno, Journey’s Jason Derlatka, and former Kansas vocalist John Elefante – will unite for a one-night-only performance at figure skating icon Scott Hamilton’s annual cancer fundraiser on November 23 at Nashville’s Bridgestone…

On Monday (November 10), Three Days Grace announced the dates and details of their 2026 Alienation World Tour. The 62-date international jaunt kicks off in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on February 21, hitting a string of U.S. cities before traveling through Canada and Europe in the spring and summer, then launching another U.S. leg in the…