Classic Rock News

Getty ImagesTwo-time Grammy winner, Smashing Pumpkins, added more shows to their already packed tour. In addition to their dates with Green Day, they’ll now be playing solo arena concerts throughout July, August, and September. The new listings include cities such as Montreal, Kansas City, Cedar Rapids, and St. Louis. Plus, Smashing Pumpkins will close out the…

PRPhotos.comThe Black Keys posted plans for their North American Tour. The announcement comes just ahead of their new album, Ohio Players, which comes out this Friday, April 5. The 31-date run, will kick off in Tulsa, September 17th and stops include New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Portland, Louisville, and Nashville. And a…

Getty ImagesPearl Jam released a promotional trailer for their upcoming one night only theater event to celebrate the release of their new album, Dark Matter.  Over 800 theaters worldwide, including AMC, Regal, and Cinemark are participating in the April 16th debut. Check your local theater for show times. The band is also releasing a special edition of…

Getty ImagesThe Black Crowes kicks off its tour tonight (Tuesday, April 2) promoting its new album, “Happiness Bastards.” The group will play at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, the first of 35 dates that will take the group around North America through May 7, and then to Europe for shows through early June…

PRPhotos.comWhen AC/DC booked their European tour, they knew it was going to be big, but didn’t know how big. The band sold 1.5 million tickets in one day. Booking venues for the tour wasn’t easy to schedule due to Olympic Games in France and the European football championships happening in Germany. And the weather was…

Nikki Sixx is hinting that Motley Crue is making some setlist changes on their tour. He posted: “Great week for Crue,  worked on new songs with John 5 for the summer shows. Me and Tommy Lee, came up with a cool setlist and the stage set is moving along nicely.” He mentioned they have some…

PRPhotos.comIn an interview posted by Blabbermouth.net, Papa Roach frontman, Jacoby Shaddix spoke about the band’s touring and recording plans. He said: “We’ve gone into the studio three times now so far, and we’ve got about seven pieces of music. Four of ’em are finished up.”  He described one of the new songs as one of…

PRPhotos.comStaind frontman Aaron Lewis has topped the charts with the release of his solo album, The Hill. It’s #1 on the iTunes All Genre chart and iTunes Country chart.  He has a writers credit on all 10 tracks and commented about that, he said: “Music has always been my escape, my way of expressing the things that…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters’ Dave Grohl can be heard back behind the drum kit on St. Vincent‘s new single “Flea.” The song also features bass player, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, who in the past has worked with Nine Inch Nails among others.  St. Vincent performed with Dave Grohl in 2014 at Nirvana’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.…

Getty ImagesZach Bryan surprised fans at his concert in Brooklyn on Wednesday night (March 27). The fast-rising country star invited Bruce Springsteen to join him for a mini-set for his encore.  Springsteen is currently touring on the west coast and he flew to New York between concert dates to appear with Zach. The Barclay Center…