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Queen fans, you may want to look into making some travel plans for September as the band has officially announced a birthday party to celebrate the 80th birthday of Freddie Mercury. Scheduled to take place on September 5, at the Casino Barrière located in Montreux, Switzerland, the city where Freddie Mercury spent his final years, his 80th birthday celebration is officially titled and announced as (per  Queen's post on social media): "The Official Freddie Mercury Birthday Party 2026 …

Megadeth lead singer, guitarist and founder, Dave Mustaine, has officially confirmed that their upcoming farewell tour will be their last. His reasoning for stating this is to make sure fans understand that Megadeth will not be following in the footsteps of some of their heavy metal contemporaries such as Slayer or Motley Crue, who returned to touring after making big announcements of, and subsequently peforming, final tours.  In his own words, Mr. Mustaine has said “You see the scut …

                                        RIP ANTONY PRICE Who is Antony Price exactly, you may be asking?  Regularly referred to as the greatest designer you never heard of, Mr. Price was a fashion pioneer best known for dressing some of the biggest names in rock music, including Duran Duran, David Bowie and Mick Jagger, to name a few.  You can also throw in Roxy Music and a lot of superm …

Two of the biggest names in classic rock are hitting the road, pretty extensively, in 2026. Both Styx and Cheap Trick have a thorough line-up of dates, 5 of which find them performing together next year.   Starting with Cheap Trick: they have a new studio album scheduled to be released next year, titled All Washed Up, and they'll be spending much of the first half of 2026 performing, in support of it.  Starting in late January, at The Sylvee in Madison, Wisconsin, the band will b …

  Somewhat fresh off the heels of both a European and Latin American tour, Guns N' Roses have announced a 60-date world tour scheduled for 2026. The classic rock band, who have been performing pretty regularly since original members Slash and Duff McKagan rejoined back in 2016, will be revisiting both Europe and Latin America.  In addition, the upcoming tour will find the band performing in North America as well - their first time since 2023.  In advance and in support of the tour …

Classic rock legends, AC/DC, have confirmed that their immensely successful Power Up World Tour is continuing into 2026.  Performed to promote their latest album, also titled Power Up, which reached #1 in 26 countries, the band will be returning to both North and South America for a 21-date set of shows and stadium concerts.   Click here for our collection of AC/DC shirts and fashion accessories. Here is the full list of scheduled dates, cities, and venues: February 24:  …

Classic rock superstars and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Bon Jovi, have announced a small residency and European tour for 2026. Starting in July of next year, the band will perform a 4-night residency at New York City's Madison Square Garden which will be quickly followed by a small number of dates in the UK.  It's called the Forever Tour, after the name of the album the band released in June, 2024 but were unable to support with a tour, due to Jon Bon Jovi's vocal struggles. As y …

Ace Frehley, the founding guitarist of KISS, who donned the makeup and outfit of the Spaceman, has passed away after suffering injuries following a fall at his home.  The classic rock legend was 74. Ace, whose real name is Paul Daniel Frehley (Ace is a nickname he picked up in high school due to his success at landing dates), was heavily inspired by Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page and made sure that KISS kept a foot in the door of hard rock.  He officially joined KISS at the age of 21 aft …

I guess what she said is true - that girls just wanna have fun. And performing live is what the legendary Cyndi Lauper considers fun.  I can tell you from personal experience that watching her perform live is fun – she’s great live! The superstar has, literally, just wrapped her farewell tour, appropriately titled the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, named in honor of her debut single that catapulted the relatively unknown singer to global superstar.  And she has o …

If you're looking for the perfect holiday (or late 2025 birthday) gift for yourself, or your favorite Jimi Hendrix and/or classic rock fan, then we may just have the ideal solution: the Jimi Hendrix Experience Bold as Love box set. I say holiday (or late 2025 birthday) as there is one caveat - it's not available until November 7, but if you, or a loved one, are a fan of the original Axis: Bold as Love album, then I can assure it is very much worth the wait.  Of course, being a box set, you …