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The legendary rockers are hitting the road again in 2024.Fresh on the heels of the release of their 26th album, Hackney Diamonds, the Rolling Stones have scheduled a set of arena dates here in the US, to begin on April 28, in Houston.  (A complete list of dates is below).The upcoming tour will mark the band's first return to performing in the US, in over 2 years, after the passing of long time drummer, Charlie Watts, back in 2021.  Although Charlie's position in the riser has been repl …

Classic rockers Guns N' Roses have announced a North American tour for later this year, and they're bringing along both Alice in Chains and The Pretenders.I have to say, when I first heard that these bands were going to be performing on GNR's upcoming tour, I was a bit surprised.  Although less so with Alice in Chains.  I'll explain my line of thinking here.  I'll admit that both Alice in Chains and The Pretenders are now considered classic rock, much in the same wa …

Classic rock legends, Aerosmith, are joining their 1970s-1990s hard rock contemporaries (think KISS, Ozzy Obourne) by officially announcing their farewell tour.Called the Peace Out tour, the band will launch a 40-date trek across North America this year, beginning on September 2, in Philadelphia, and wrapping things up on January 26, in Montreal.Now the band hasn't specifically stated if they're going into full retirement, meaning they might still do 1-off shows or record new musi …

There's a new music festival coming this October, and it definitely sounds like it's going to be sonic power trip.  It's called the Powertrip Festival, and it's scheduled to take place at the Empire Polo Club, in Indio, California (home of the Coachella Music Festival), over the weekend of October 6-8, 2023. Essentially an evolution of the Desert Festival which took place in 2016 and featured performances by some of the biggest names in early classic rock, including the  …

From rock and roll royalty to being officially recognized by royalty, Queen guitarist Brian May has led quite a life of achievement. This past week, March 14, 2023, King Charles officially knighted Brian May for both his contributions to music along with as all of his charitable endeavors.   The official announcement about Brian May receiving this honor was released in late 2022, to which the guitarist replied "This is a kind of license, a kind of commission to carry on doing …

Billy Idol is hitting the road this year for a series of shows across North America. Bringing his old buddy and collaborator, Steve Stephens, along, the Rebel Yeller will tour for just shy of 2 months, kicking off the tour in Scottsdale, AZ on March 30 and wrapping things up with an appearance at the classic new wave music festival, Cruel World, in Pasadena, CA on May 20. (All of the confirmed dates are listed below.) While I'm sure the playlist will primarily consist of his classic hi …

    Well, 2023 is off to a bit of a rough start for music legends.  This week along we lost Jeff Beck, Lisa Marie Presley and Robbie Bachman, the drummer of Bachman Turner Overdrive. However, it's not all gloom and doom in this landscape of classic rock.  Billy Idol, who rocked to the top of the charts with his Rebel Yell and his Dancing with Myself, can legitimately claim he is on the Walk of Fame. On January 5, Billy Idol received the first star of 2023, on Hollywo …

Aptly named Two Icons, One Night, legendary singers-songwriters Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel are coming together to co-headline a tour this year, beginning in March.   Both inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, neither artist needs no introduction, although they truly are contemporaries in every sense of the word.  They both had their musical career breakthroughs in the mid-1970s, Billy Joel as a solo artist and Stevie Nicks with Fleetwood Mac.  Their …

    Following up on the success of this past summer's North American Stadium Tour, both Motley Crue and Def Leppard have decided to continue the string of successful shows by confirming a tour of Central and South America, along with Europe, for 2023. Beginning in Mexico City, on February 18, the tour will conclude on July 6 in Glasgow, UK.  Both bands are equally excited about this global trek with Def Leppard's Joe Elliott saying "After finally getting b …

  Classic prog rock band, Yes, are planning to tour this fall in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Close to the Edge. Released on September 8, 1972, Close to the Edge was Yes' 5th studio album and their last with original drummer, Bill Bruford, as he left to join King Crimson.  Featuring an 18 minute title track inspired by Herman Hesse's novel, Siddhartha, Close to the Edge peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 3 on the Billboard 200, due in large part to the …