MLS’ San Jose Earthquakes pay tribute to Grateful Dead with new kit

February 11, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes are paying tribute to the Grateful Dead with their brand-new kit.

The team has just debuted a new secondary jersey, which is purple and blue tie-dye with the Grateful Dead skeleton logo on a patch on the sleeve.

According to a post on Instagram, the new kit celebrates “the spirit of the Bay Area and the enduring connection between music, culture, and community.” It’s described as a “collaboration that bridges the gap between the Grateful Dead’s legendary counterculture and the relentless spirit of Soccer in San Jose.”

The kit is currently available for preorder and will officially be available starting Saturday.

And the Earthquakes aren’t the only team paying tribute to an artist with their new kit. The St. Louis City SC has debuted a secondary kit paying tribute to Tina Turner, featuring a patch with her portrait on the sleeve and her name embroidered on the back. It is available now.

The Smashing Pumpkins announce 35th anniversary vinyl ‘Gish’ reissue

February 11, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a vinyl reissue of the band’s 1991 debut album, Gish, in honor of its 35th anniversary.

The package will be available May 29 in independent record stores and frontman Billy Corgan’s Madame ZuZu’s tea shop in Highland Park, Illinois, on limited-edition gray with pink and purple splatter vinyl.

The reissue will also be released on standard black vinyl.

You can preorder your copy now.

Gish includes the singles “I Am One” and “Siva,” and is certified Platinum by the RIAA. It was produced by Butch Vig, who would go on to produce Nirvana’s Nevermind, released later in 1991.

On This Day, Feb. 11, 1965: Ringo Starr marries first wife Maureen Cox

February 11, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

On This Day, Feb. 11, 1965…

The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, born Richard Starkey, married hairdresser Maureen Cox at Caxton Hall in London.

Beatles manager Brian Epstein served as Ringo’s best man, with John Lennon and George Harrison both acting as witnesses.

The couple had three children, future drummer Zak Starkey, born in 1965, Jason Starkey, born in 1967, and Lee Starkey, born in 1970.

The couple divorced in 1975. Cox died from leukemia in December of 1994.

Cox will be portrayed by British actress Mia McKenna-Bruce in Sam Mendes’ four Beatles films, The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, which will hit theaters in April 2028. Starr will be played by Barry Keoghan.

In April 1981, Starr married actress Barbara Bach, who he met on the set of the film Caveman. They are still married to this day.

Eagles extend Las Vegas residency to April

February 11, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

The Eagles have decided to extend their stay in Las Vegas yet again.

Although the band initially announced that their March dates at the Sphere would be their final shows at the venue for 2026, they have now added two new dates, April 10 and 11.

A presale for tickets begins Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. PT, with tickets going on sale to the general public Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. PT.

The new additions will bring the Eagles’ total Sphere shows to 58, extending their record for the longest-running residency at the venue. They launched the residency Sept. 20, 2024.

The Sphere extension comes just days after Don Henley told CBS Sunday Morning that he believes that 2026 “will probably be it” for the band.

“And I’ve said things like that before, but I feel like we’re getting toward the end,” he said.

The Eagles’ next show at the Sphere is set for Feb. 20. In addition to the Vegas dates, they will play New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 2. A complete list of dates can be found at Eagles.com.

Heart’s ‘Dreamboat Annie’ among this year’s Grammy Hall of Fame inductees

February 11, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Heart’s debut album, Dreamboat Annie, is one of 14 recordings chosen this year for induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Inductees must be at least 25 years old and are chosen because they “exhibit qualitative or historical significance,” according to a release. Although Heart has never won a Grammy, Anne Wilson and Nancy Wilson were previously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023.

Released in September 1975, Dreamboat Annie was a top-10 hit for Heart, peaking at #7 on the Billboard 200. It features two songs that would go on to become Heart classics: “Magic Man,” which was their first top-10 single, and “Crazy on You,” a top-40 hit.

Overall, nine albums and five songs have been chosen for induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year. Other 2026 inductees include Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, Radiohead’s OK Computer, Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me and Lucinda Williams’ Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.

“It’s a privilege to recognize these influential recordings as the 2026 Grammy Hall Of Fame inductees,” Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. “Each selection reflects the creativity, craft and cultural impact that recorded music can carry across decades.”

He adds, “We’re honored to help preserve these works and celebrate the artists and communities behind them, so their legacies continue to inspire generations to come.”

This year’s inductees will be honored at a gala taking place May 8 in Beverly Hills.

Billy Corgan reflects on one-year anniversary of ’The Magnificent Others’ podcast

February 11, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is marking the one-year anniversary of his podcast, The Magnificent Others.

Among the guests Corgan has interviewed since the series premiered in February 2025 are Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Yungblud and Sharon Osbourne.

“Given the tremendous support for my show’s first season, the goal now is to expand the reach and scope of our guests to something far more universal and dare I say, spiritual,” Corgan says in a statement. “For even if one does not believe in the oft-discussed ‘higher power,’ there’s no denying the might of the human spirit at work.”

Indeed, Corgan told ABC Audio upon the podcast’s launch in 2025 that he hoped to eventually widen the types of guests he interviews.

“Obviously music and the arts is the easiest lane for me to jump into, but I would love to get to the point where I’m talking to authors, and historians and scientists,” Corgan said.

Even if he still sticks to mostly interviewing musicians, Corgan doesn’t envision running out of potential guests anytime soon.

“As far as the list of people I have, just musicians alone, it’s hundreds long,” he said. “I mean, there’s so many people I would love to talk to.”

Report: Billy Joel takes Long Island home off the market

February 11, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Billy Joel seems to have taken a break from trying to sell his Long Island estate.

The New York Post reports that the “Piano Man” has pulled his compound in Oyster Bay, Long Island, named MiddleSea, off the market.

Joel originally put the 26-acre estate up for sale in 2023, while it was undergoing renovations. He was asking a little less than $50 million for the property, but got no buyers. Then last year Joel attempted to sell it in three different pieces, the 14-acre main house, at a price of $29.9 million, plus two three-acre buildable lots at $4.95 million each.

The new approach didn’t work either, so the main house was dropped to $25 million, with still no takers.

The Post says the home is now no longer up for sale, although there’s no word on whether the rocker plans to relist it at a later date.

The property, which Joel bought in 2002 for $22.5 million, includes a 20,000-square-foot home with five bedrooms and eight bathrooms. It also has a spa, ballroom, pool, tennis court, bowling alley and more. It’s the home he’s seen being interviewed in for much of the HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes.

David Bowie to be subject of a new immersive experience

February 11, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

David Bowie is going to be the subject of a new immersive experience in London.

David Bowie: You’re Not Alone, opening April 22 at Lightroom in London, is described as “both a multimedia spectacle and an intimate and revealing self-portrait.” It combines rare performance footage, photos, drawings, lyrics and more to delve into the rock star’s career and artistry.

The multimedia experience features footage selected from the David Bowie Archive in New York, including rarely heard interviews and never-before-seen material. All will be projected on the expansive walls and floor of Lightroom, combined with spacial audio, to offer fans an immersive exploration of the late rocker.

The experience is broken down into different thematic chapters, with the description noting that it “brings insight into Bowie’s perspective on the subjects most important to him, including: theatricality, spirituality, songwriting, and the transformative power of creativity.”

Tickets for David Bowie: You’re Not Alone are on sale now.

Robin Trower’s ‘Live!’ album getting 50th anniversary reissue with full Stockholm concert

February 10, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Former Procul Harum guitarist Robin Trower is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his album Live! with the release of a new deluxe expanded edition.

The original 1976 vinyl of Live! featured only seven songs from the Robin Trower Band’s concert at Sweden’s Stockholm Concert Hall on Feb. 3, 1975. The new expanded edition will feature five previously unreleased performances, giving fans a chance to enjoy the entire concert for the very first time.

Robin Trower Live! [50th Anniversary Edition] will include both the original mix and a 2026 remix of the album, along with a booklet with new liner notes and previously unseen photos. It will be released April 3 in a two-CD package, two-LP package and digitally.

As a preview of the release, the 2026 mix of “Bridge of Sighs” has now been released to digital outlets.

Robin Trower Live! [50th Anniversary Edition] is available for preorder now.

The Police’s Stewart Copeland announces first North American spoken word tour

February 10, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

The Police drummer Stewart Copeland has announced dates for a 2026 tour.

Have I Said Too Much – The Police, Hollywood, and Other Adventures will be Copeland’s first spoken word North American tour and will have him visiting 34 cities. The show is described as an evening of conversation with Copeland. It will include photos and videos, along with a Q&A.

The trek kicks off June 3 in Orlando, Florida, hitting such cities as Dallas, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and Nashville before wrapping Aug. 7 in Hopewell, Virginia.

An artist presale begins Thursday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

A complete list of dates can be found at StewartCopeland.net.

Next up for Copeland, he’ll be taking part in Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp’s Masters of Rock: Volume II in Los Angeles Feb. 19-22. More info can be found at RockCamp.com.

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