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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will be playing more shows than previously announced for their… All The Good Times: Farewell Tour. There are 11 additional dates, including stops in Napa Valley, Denver, Tucson. So far, they’ve announced 42 concerts that run March through September. The band says they’re not retiring from performing, just retiring from long…

Getty ImagesJoined by Cheap Trick, Journey will be bringing their 50th Anniversary Freedom Tour to the UK and Ireland. They’ll play 11 arena shows in October and November. Guitarist, Neal Schon commented through a press release: “It’s been too long since we’ve seen you all. We are all very excited to be coming back to…

Getty ImagesJason Bonham, the son of Zeppelin’s John Bonham, has announced his Led Zeppelin Evening Tour. The band will play 12-cities in North America this spring.  The trek kicks off on April 16th in Montreal and runs through May 3, with stops to include Portland, Vancouver, Minneapolis, and Tacoma. Jason spoke of the tour in the past…

Getty ImagesOn April 26th, for the 40th anniversary of the release, Def Leppard will reissue Pyromania as a Super Deluxe Edition Box Set. The 4 CD package with Blu-ray, will contain unheard demos, rough mixes, and live shows from that era, with performances from Germany and Los Angeles. Originally released in 1983, the album sold more…

Ross Valory, original bassist for Journey, has released a video for “Wild Kingdom”. It’s the second single from his debut solo album, All Of The Above, due out on March 1. Valory says the song is a good example of the album and it’s his first venture into authentic Latin rhythms. Through a press release,…

Getty ImagesFor years, in interviews, Paul McCartney rejected the notion that “Yesterday” was inspired by his mother. Well, in a recent edition of the podcast McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, He said: “Some did suggest to me that this was a “losing my mother song”. Which I always said, ‘No, I don’t think so,’ But…

Getty ImagesOriginal Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm has released a video message expressing his gratitude for the band’s nomination for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. In a one minute clip, he thanked The Rock Hall, as well as fans and his band members. He also acknowledged Mick Jones “for his courage as he faces…

Getty ImagesFor years, in interviews, Paul McCartney rejected the notion that “Yesterday” was inspired by his mother. Well, in a recent edition of the podcast McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, He said: “Some did suggest to me that this was a “losing my mother song”. Which I always said, ‘No, I don’t think so,’ But…

PRPhotos.comKid Rock revealed that he received 100 cases of Bud Light from Anheuser-Busch for his birthday last year. The gift stemmed from Rock’s shooting up cases of Bud Light with his machine gun, which went viral. It started over his disapproval of trans activist, Dylan Mulvaney appearing in a Budweiser promotional campaign. Kid Rock has…

PRPhotos.comFrontman, Brent Smith says Shinedown is working on new music. In an interview posted by Blabbermouth.net, he said: “We’re already in the studio. We’ve been working on new material for a while and starting the architecture on what’s gonna be the international plan for 2025 and 2026. Smith described the plan as… “quite massive”. He…