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Getty ImagesWhen Joe Perry worked as a waiter at a fast food bar, he first met Steven Tyler as a rowdy customer. Perry told Blabbermouth.com that he did everything from making the French fries to sweeping the floor and taking out the trash. Steven’s family had a place near the lake in New Hampshire and…

PRPhotos.comCheap Trick just announced new headlining dates for this fall. The next leg begins October 2 in in Springfield, Missouri, and wraps on Oct. 22 in Reno, Nevada. Tickets go on sale Friday the 14th. Between headlining tour stops, Cheap Trick will spend all of August opening for Rod Stewart. One of their most notable…

PRPhotos.comPretenders’ Chrissie Hynde posted a photo with rocker, Lucinda Williams. She wrote: “Look who I bumped into at the airport in Bilbao (Spain).” Hynde is leaned over hugging and kissing Williams on the cheek as she’s seated. Hynde continued to give a health update: “Still rocking and still on tour (despite her recent stroke). Her…

Getty ImagesOzzy Osbourne has canceled his October 6, headlining appearance at the Power Trip Festival in Indio, California. On Monday (7-10), he released a statement online that read: “As painful as this is, I’ve had to make the decision to bow out.” He said that his original plan was to return to the stage in…

Getty ImagesIron Maiden hit Gold status in the U.K. with their album, Senjutsu. They were presented the award for selling over 100,000 physical copies at the first of their two sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena over the weekend. They posted a photo online of them receiving the plaque from their label, Warner Music. Lead…

Starting next month, Modern English will be headlining festivals and touring the U.S. The band’s first show will be August 26 at the Evolution Festival in St. Louis. The tour will make stops across the Midwest, east coast and in the South through the end of September, wrapping on the 30th in Virginia Beach. The…

Getty ImagesForeigner officially kicked off their farewell tour. The first show was in Atlanta (on 7-6) and the band played a 13-song set. Bassist Jeff Pilson told Ultimate Classic Rock, “The audience was fabulous. You could really kind of feel the emotions of people knowing that this is the beginning of our farewell tour.” As…

PRPhotos.comJethro Tull’s album, The Broadsword And The Beast will be rereleased as a 40th Anniversary deluxe edition. Leader and flutist, Ian Anderson said, “There was some great playing on it by the band. I think that was very much to do with the rhythm section of Dave Pegg and Gerry Conway. it was very solid…

PRPhotos.comOver the weekend, Dio announced the return of The Bowl For Ronnie, an annual event which raises funds for cancer research. The non-profit was formed in honor of lead singer Ronnie James Dio, who died of stomach cancer in 2010, he was 67. The date is set for November 16 in Studio City, California. More…

Getty ImagesOlivia Rodrigo is on the August cover of Vogue, and went record shopping with the magazine for the accompanying feature promoting her upcoming second album, GUTS. She got on the topic of Bruce Springsteen after coming across one of his live albums from 1984. “He’s my biggest celebrity crush of all time,” she gushed.…