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Getty ImagesMulti-platinum, REO Speedwagon will return to The Venetian Resort Las Vegas for six nights next year. Frontman Kevin Cronin commented: “We had so much fun, the audience response was mind-blowing, and all the love and hard work we put into this production more than paid off. We are very proud of this special production…

Getty ImagesFor its 3rd anniversary, Paul McCartney is issuing a limited edition of McCartney III, referring to it as the 3×3 Edition. It will be released in three randomly distributed configurations, with unique combinations of multi-color vinyl and prints of Paul’s handwritten draft lyrics. Additionally, it will feature new cover art. The album is the…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters added three new headline dates to their Everything or Nothing At All Tour. May 1st in Dallas; May 7th in Raleigh, NC; and May 9th in Charlotte, NC. Support on the new dates will come from Nova Twins. Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, December 14th. The band is currently winding…

Getty ImagesLate Doors frontman, Jim Morrison would have been 80 years old last Friday, December 8, and both of the band’s surviving members… guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore, honored his memory. Densmore took part via Zoom in a special Q&A and screening event at the Orpheum Theatre in Saugerties, New York. He chatted…

Getty ImagesNeil Young has released a new album titled Before And After. Most of the songs are performed alone and acoustically. In describing it, he said: “The feeling is captured, not in pieces, but as a whole piece – designed to be listened to that way. This music presentation defies shuffling, digital organization, separation. Only…

PRPhotos.comOver the weekend, David Lee Roth dropped a very untraditional bluesy Christmas song. In a low raspy voice he tells the story of getting trashed with Santa Claus and Elvis. He sings that the paparazzi shows up and then he gets interviewed by Oprah. It’s an acoustic performance with harmonica. The “original audio” song, “Talking…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have added a Las Vegas stop to their 2024 World Tour. Marking their triumphant return to Las Vegas for the first time in over 20 years, Springsteen will perform at T-Mobile Arena on March 22nd. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, December 14th.

PRPhotos.comJulien’s Auction of The Collection Of Dusty Hill Of ZZ Top, netted more than $3 million. The auction made history with his signature 1953 Fender Precision Bass Guitar, his most played instrument, as it sold for $393,700. The price was second only to Paul McCartney’s Yamaha BB-1200, which sold for $496,100, 2 years ago. Other…

PRPhotos.comJudas Priest revealed the full track list of their upcoming album, Invincible Shield. 14 songs in all, three of them are deluxe edition bonus tracks. It comes out on March 8. Rob Halford first announced the new music back in October while performing at The Power Trip Festival. So far, they’ve released two singles from it, “Trial…

Getty ImagesAerosmith surpassed the extreme milestone of a billion Spotify streams. About writing it, Steven Tyler said, “I was seventeen or eighteen… It was just this little thing I was playing, and I never dreamed it would end up as a real song or anything… It’s about dreaming until your dreams come true.” That was…