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PRPhotos.comA Motley Crue fan fan fell from the upper balcony at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis during the band’s concert there on Tuesday (August 16th) night. According to reports, Motley Crue was about 45 minutes into their set and in the middle of performing “Looks That Kill” when the incident happened. Local police said officers…

Getty ImagesTAYLOR HAWKINS TRIBUTE SET FOR LIVE STREAM The September 3rd Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert at London’s Wembley Stadium will be filmed and streamed live on stream live on Paramount+ and MTV’s YouTube channel, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET. Rolling Stone reported, “A one-hour primetime special featuring highlights from the show will air on CBS…

Getty ImagesGene Simmons makes no bones about the fact that the Kiss’ stage show changed everything that came after it. The band is currently on its extended “End Of The Road” farewell tour and chatted with Classic Rock. Simmons explained, “We wanted to put the band together that we wanted to see on stage. One…

Getty ImagesIn commemoration of 45th anniversary of their first concert, INXS is rolling out a spate of new projects. Set for release on October 28th is the band’s previously unissued collection Live At The US Festival, 1983, which features the band’s complete set from May 28th, 1983 in San Bernardino, California. Also set for release…

Getty ImagesGoldmine magazine contributor Martin Popoff has listed the ‘Top 20 Songs’ by the Who with 1982’s “Eminence Front” topping the list. Coming in second was the band’s 1981 MTV breakthrough hit “You Better You Bet,” 1978’s “Who Are You” rests at Number Three, with 1982’s “It’s Hard” coming in at Number Four,” and the…

Getty ImagesIt was 20 years ago today (August 17th, 2002) that Bruce Springsteen’s post-9/11 requiem, The Rising, hit Number One on the Billboard 200 albums charts for the first of its two-week run. The set, which reunited Springsteen with the E Street Band for the first time on a full studio set since 1984’s Born…

PRPhotos.comOn September 23rd Alice In Chains will issue a remastered 30th anniversary two-LP 12-inch black vinyl edition of their second album, Dirt. The album, which was the band’s last album to be recorded with the Seattle group’s core four founding members — Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney and late-members Mike Starr and Layne Staley. Dirt was…

PRPhotos.comJeff Beck has announced a 29-date fall tour, with select dates featuring ZZ Top and Ann Wilson opening. The tour kicks off on September 23rd in Del Valle, Texas at Germania Insurance Amphitheater and wraps on November 12th at Reno, Nevada’s Grand Theatre in the Grand Sierra Resort. ZZ Top will be on hand for…

Getty ImagesRoger Daltrey shed light on his 60-year-relationship with Pete Townshend during a new chat with Forbes. The Who kicks off its next North American run on October 2nd at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. Although no longer at loggerheads as they were during much of the 1970’s, Daltrey explained that he and Townshend’s connection is solely…

Getty ImagesGene Simmons gave the blueprint of how the Kiss brand may live on after the band wraps its ongoing “End Of The Road ” tour. Blabbermouth transcribed some of the bassist’s comment while appearing on Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk podcast, where he touched on the final Kiss concert: “We don’t know if…