Pearl Jam took to Instagram on Thursday (December 5) to announce new Dark Matter US tour dates for 2025. The 10-date run kicks off with a pair of concerts in Hollywood, Florida on April 24 and 26, followed by two shows each in Atlanta (April 29 and May 1), Nashville (May 6 and 8), Raleigh…… MORE
Surviving Soundgarden members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, and Ben Shepherd are reuniting for a benefit show at the Showbox in Seattle on December 14th. The band will be performing under their old alias – and Soundgarden anagram – Nudedragons at the 13th annual SMooCH concert, which benefits Seattle Children’s Hospital’s uncompensated care fund. Nudedragons made…… MORE
In an interview on The Jesea Lee Show, Hinder drummer Cody Hanson shared a feisty interaction he had with Chad Kroeger while his band was on tour with Nickelback. “We always loved Nickelback growing up,” shared Hanson, revealing that Hinder recorded in Vancouver, including at Kroeger’s house, so “we’d kind of become buddies with them.”…… MORE
The long-rumored and highly-anticipated documentary, Becoming Led Zeppelin, finally has a release date on the big screen, as well as an official trailer to build excitement for the film’s premiere. Distribution rights for Becoming Led Zeppelin were acquired earlier this year by Sony Picture Classics, and they will release the rock doc exclusively in Imax…… MORE
Sum 41 have been forced to cancel their entire upcoming tour of Australia due to frontman Deryck Whibley’s health issues. The band had previously cancelled a scheduled show at Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley Music Hall on December 4 “due to Deryck being diagnosed with pneumonia,” while revealing that the singer “is receiving the best possible local…… MORE
Reading & Leeds Festival announced the first round of artists set to appear at their 2025 joint events. The headliners for these celebrated English music festivals will be Travis Scott, Chappell Roan, Hozier, and Bring Me the Horizon. Those artists will top the bill at the dual-festivals held in Reading, Berkshire, and Leeds, Yorkshire, on…… MORE
Chappell Roan took to Instagram on Wednesday (December 4) to share an awesome throwback photo of the future pop superstar, as well as the results of her Spotify Wrapped year-end round-up. Her most-listened to artists shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, though one classic band stood out from the rest. Chappell shared her personal…… MORE
U2 impersonators confused and angered music fans with a series of spontaneous performances around Paris earlier this week. One specific fan-captured clip captured Bono impersonator Pavel Sfera and the Edge lookalike Steve Richards performing “One” outside of the Bataclan concert hall. That venue is where 89 fans were tragically murdered in 2015 at an Eagles…… MORE
British indie rock band Sports Team shared frightening footage on Instagram of the group getting robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday (December 3), while they stopped to get coffee at a California gas station. The band had just started their current U.S. tour, and were alerted to thieves breaking into their tour van at “9am at…… MORE
Coldplay have been announced as live performers during the upcoming 2024 Billboard Music Awards. The chart-topping British band will be making their performance debut at the BBMAs, with their segment shot during a sold-out show on their record-setting, Music of the Spheres Tour, in Australia. Coldplay will be performing selections from their new album, Moon…… MORE
2025 will mark the 10th anniversary of the formation of the Grateful Dead offshoot, Dead & Company. And to celebrate the grand occasion, the psychedelic rock supergroup announced on Instagram on Wednesday (December 4) that they have scheduled a new Dead Forever 2025 residency at Sphere Las Vegas. Dead & Company’s new residency consists of…… MORE
Axl Rose has settled a lawsuit brought on by former model Sheila Kennedy, who accused him of sexual assault in November of 2023. The 62-year-old Guns N’ Roses singer had previously worked with his legal team to attempt to have the lawsuit dismissed back in March 2024. Despite the settlement, Rose maintains his innocence. “As…… MORE
In an interview with NME, Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan shared memories of his friend and collaborator Mark Lanegan, who died on February 22, 2022, at the age of 57. The conversation took place ahead of a tribute show for the former Screaming Trees’ singer set to take place at the Roundhouse in London on…… MORE
Pierce the Veil announced details for their 2025 I Can’t Hear You World Tour on Instagram on Tuesday (December 3). The San Diego hard rock band have planned career-spanning shows to celebrate their 18-year history on this tour. Sleeping With Sirens will serve as the opening act for all North American dates, with additional support…… MORE
Guns N’ Roses bandmates Duff McKagan and Slash have partnered with Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian on a new benefit single called, “I Can Breathe.” It’s the latest release in a series of charity songs put out under the Gibson Band moniker. “I Can Breathe” features McKagan on vocals, Slash on lead guitar, and Gueikian on…… MORE
Staind took to Instagram on Tuesday (December 3) to announce their upcoming co-headlining U.S. tour with Breaking Benjamin in the spring of 2025. The groups’ Awaken The Fallen Tour reprises their joint tour together from the fall of 2024, and this time out will feature opening acts Wage War and Lakeview. The 20-date jaunt kicks…… MORE
Goo Goo Dolls postponed their upcoming shows in South Africa after singer John Rzeznik was hospitalized with pneumonia. Reznik made the announcement in an Instagram video from his hospital bed, where he apologized to fans for the sudden tour postponement. “I’m truly sorry that I cannot be there, but I wound up going to the…… MORE
On Tuesday (December 3), Ryan Seacrest announced the stacked music lineup that will bring 2024 to a rousing close during the annual holiday TV special, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest. Country superstars Cody Johnson and Thomas Rhett, R&B sensation Tinashe, and chart-topping “Lose Control” singer Teddy Swims will all be performing during the…… MORE
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin came together in Paris over the weekend to celebrate their 20-year-old daughter, Apple, who made her society debut at the Le Bal des Débutantes on Saturday (November 30). The ex-couple, who finalized their divorce back in 2015, spent time around Paris with the two kids they share together, Apple and…… MORE
U2 just released a 20th anniversary reissue of their Grammy-winning 2004 album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. In a new feature in Record Collector, Bono writes about that period for the band and how their raucous lead single, “Vertigo,” almost didn’t come together. Bono says “Vertigo” was initially called “Native Son,” which the band…… MORE
