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Getty ImagesFoo Fighters are set to play the first concert at The Atlantis, a new venue next to the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, opens on May 30th. According to Billboard, the venue will be near a replica of the original 9:30 Club and will host up to 450 concertgoers. This is also one of…

Getty ImagesFleetwood Mac member Christine McVie’s cause of death has been revealed nearly six months after her death. According to The Blast, reported by People magazine, McVie died of an ischemic stroke, which is when a “vessel supplying blood to the brain is obstructed.” Around the time of her passing, McVie’s family said she had…

PRPhotos.comJohn Perry and Ronnie Wood have been added to the lineup for the upcoming Jeff Beck tribute. The tribute concert is scheduled for May 22nd and 23rd at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The concerts are being led by Beck’s Yardbirds predecessor, Eric Clapton. Other confirmed guests include former Jeff Beck Group singer Rod…

Getty ImagesA new excerpt from an April 1963 Beatles recording has surfaced the internet. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, a 15-year-old student named John Bloomfield at the Stowe all-boys boarding school in Buckinghamshire recording the performance when the Beatles performed at the school’s theater. The performance took place after another student had written a letter…

Getty ImagesMetallica has donated $150,000 to three separate organizations to provide assistance and relief to areas affected by severe weather in the United States. The first two organizations to receive $50,000 each are Team Rubicon and Direct Relief. The funds will assist in their recovery efforts related to the thunderstorms which swept through Mississippi and…

Getty ImagesTears For Fears have announced a North American tour for this summer. Beginning in June, The Tipping Point Tour Part II will hit 22 cities including NYC’s Madison Square Garden. Other concert sites include Austin, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Denver, Seattle, and Toronto. Pre-sale begins on Thursday, April 6th, followed by a public on-sale…

Getty ImagesAnthrax is headed to the studio this month to start work on a new album. In an interview with Metal Rules, drummer Charlie Benante revealed that it will probably be released sometime next year. It’s been seven years since their 2016 release of For All Kings. As for the time between albums, he said,…

PRPhotos.comFollowing the death of co-founder, Gary Rossington and lots of speculation from fans, Lynyrd Skynyrd has made some decisions about the future of the band. In a press statement on Monday (4-3) they announced that the Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour featuring ZZ Top will go on as scheduled. It will kick off July 21…

Getty ImagesA Twitter post from Nikki Sixx got fans excited about potential new music from Motley Crue. He wrote: “Great day in the studio writing random riffs with J5.” He was referring to John 5 who recently joined as a touring guitarist in place of Mick Mars. Crue’s most recent release was in 2019 for…