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Getty ImagesSPRINGSTEEN WRAPS NORTH AMERICAN LEG IN NEW JERSEY Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band closed out the first leg of their 2023 tour on Friday night (April 14th) at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. The home-state show opened with Springsteen saluting the crowd by playing a rearranged version of his 1992 Lucky Town…

Getty ImagesDef Leppard is trying to break new ground with their upcoming first foray into orchestral collaboration. On May 19th, the band will release Drastic Symphonies featuring, “tracks dramatically reimagined by London’s iconic Royal Philharmonic Orchestra” — along with new vocals and instrumentation from the band. Frontman Joe Elliott spoke to Classic Rock and said…

Getty ImagesKiss was forced to briefly pause their concert on Wednesday (April 12th) in in Manaus, Brazil after Gene Simmons fell ill, according to Blabbermouth. Paul Stanley addressed the situation, telling fans: “We’re gonna have to stop. We know how much you love Gene. He’s obviously sick, and we’re gonna have to stop to talk…

Getty ImagesDYLAN COVERS THE DEAD Bob Dylan proved there are more than a few surprises still up his sleeve. Despite the legendary singer /songwriter playing a pretty static setlist over the past few years, on Wednesday night (April 12th) during his concert at Tokyo’s Tokyo Garden Theater, Dylan performed the Grateful Dead’s 1970 American Beauty…

Getty ImagesIt was 60 years ago today (April 14th, 1963) that the Beatles and the Rolling Stones first met. The Beatles, who were new on the scene in London, had heard about the group through word of mouth, and were in the audience at the Stones’ show in Richmond at the Crawdaddy Club at the…

Getty ImagesThe wait is over — as Metallica releases the band’s 11th studio album, titled 72 Seasons today (April 14th). The set marks Metallica’s first studio collection since 2016’s Hardwired… to Self-Destruct. Upon announcing the set, James Hetfield said in a statement, “72 seasons — the first 18 years of our lives that form our…

PRPhotos.comMadonna’s album, Like a Virgin, Mariah Carey’s single, “All I Want For Christmas is You,” and Queen Latifah’s album All Hail The Queen, have been added to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. Other notables include Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven,” Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville.” John Lennon’s “Imagine.” is the first recording by…

PRPhotos.comOn Wednesday, April 12, Foo Fighters shared a cryptic message on social media that their fans understood to be an announcement of new music. In a message that was so faded in color that you could barely see, the Instagram post read: “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Fans flooded the comments section with excitement…

PRPhotos.comOn May 13th, Sammy Hagar will headline the eighth “Acoustic-4-A-Cure” benefit at San Francisco’s The Fillmore with proceeds going toward the Pediatric Cancer Program at the University of California San Francisco’s Benioff Children’s Hospital. Rolling Stone reported Hagar will be joined by Michael Anthony, Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir, Heart’s Nancy Wilson, Don Was, Chris…