The 84-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced a new leg of his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour, with dates in Europe, the U.K. and Ireland.
The tour will kick off Oct. 16 in Helsinki, Finland, with stops in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Brussels, Paris and Amsterdam. Dylan then heads to the U.K. on Nov. 7 for shows in Brighton, Swansea, Coventry, Leeds and Glasgow.
Dylan will end his tour in Ireland, with two nights each in Belfast and Killarney before wrapping Nov. 25 in Dublin.
Dylan launched his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour in November 2021. He’s currently part of Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival, which hits Alpharetta, Georgia, on July 25. The tour is set to run through Sept. 19 in Troy, Wisconsin.
A complete list of Dylan dates can be found at BobDylan.com.
Yusuf/Cat Stevens is set to release his memoir, Cat on the Road to Findout, in October, and ahead of the release he’ll be looking back on his 60 years of music with a new greatest hits compilation.
The artist is set to drop On the Road to Findout: Greatest Hits on Sept. 5,a 24-track career-spanning release covering songs from his debut album, 1967’s Matthew & Son, to his most recent release, 2023’s King of a Land. Songs on the album include classics like “Peace Train,” “Wild World,” “Where Do the Children Play?” and “Father and Son.”
“I’m pleased that, at last, a collection of recordings includes some important songs I wrote after my evolvement, ‘Take The World Apart’ and ‘Heaven / Where True Love Goes’ for instance, reflecting the peace and happiness which has since changed my life,” the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer says. “Thank you one and all. It’s really humbling to think about how many souls have been traversing this journey with me.”
On the Road to Findout: Greatest Hits will be released in a variety of formats and is available for preorder now.
Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ memoir, Cat on the Road to Findout, comes out Oct. 7. He’ll embark on a multicity book tour beginning Oct. 2 in Philadelphia.
For a man who just retired from the live stage, Ozzy Osbourne sure has a lot going on.
The Prince of Darkness, who played his final gig July 5 during Black Sabbath‘s Back to the Beginning farewell concert, has announced a new memoir called Last Rites.
In the book, due out Oct. 7 via Grand Central Publishing, Ozzy details his recent health struggles.
“People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything?” Ozzy says. “I’m like, ‘F*** no.’ If I’d been clean and sober, I wouldn’t be Ozzy. If I’d done normal, sensible things, I wouldn’t be Ozzy.”
“Look, if it ends tomorrow, I can’t complain,” the metal icon continues. “I’ve been all around the world. Seen a lot of things. I’ve done good … and I’ve done bad. But right now, I’m not ready to go anywhere.”
Last Rites also includes reflections on Ozzy’s relationship with his wife, Sharon Osbourne; his encounters with fellow rockers Slash, Bon Scott, John Bonham and Keith Moon; and “the harrowing final moments he spent with Motörhead‘s Lemmy Kilmister.”
As if putting out a book weren’t enough, Ozzy’s also announced a collaboration with the chimpanzee sanctuary Save the Chimps. As part of the project, Ozzy painted five pieces that were completed with brushstrokes from chimps saved from laboratories.
“I paint because it gives me peace of mind, but I don’t sell my paintings,” Ozzy says. “I’ve made an exception with these collaborations as it raises money for Save the Chimps, a sanctuary for hundreds of apes rescued from labs, roadside zoos and wildlife traffickers.”
The paintings are up for auction through July 17 via the platform Omega Auctions.
Roger Waters joined his Pink Floyd bandmate David Gilmour at a benefit concert for the Hoping Foundation in Oxfordshire, England.
The performance was the first time the two had performed together since 2005’s Live 8 concert, which was the first time in 24 years that Waters performed with the members of Pink Floyd.
Waters and Gilmour performed four songs at the benefit, including Pink Floyd classics “Wish You Were Here,” “Comfortably Numb” and “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2.”
Gilmour would go on to return the favor in May 2011 performing “Comfortably Numb” with Waters at his performance at The Wall in London. Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason also made an appearance, playing tambourine on “Outside the Wall,” with Gilmour on mandolin.
It would be the last time Waters and Gilmour performed together.
After teasing fans on social media with the possibility of new tour dates, the Beatles legend has announced a new North American leg of his Got Back tour.
McCartney is set to play 19 shows, hitting both the U.S. and Canada. The tour kicks off Sept. 29 in Palm Desert, California, and hits Las Vegas, Denver, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Nashville and more, before wrapping with a two-night stand in Chicago, Nov. 24 and 25.
The new dates mark McCartney’s first North American tour since 2022.
A ticket presale kicks off Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, and fans need to register for access. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting July 18 at 10 a.m. local time.
After launching the Got Back tour in Spokane, Washington, in 2022, McCartney brought the tour to Europe, Australia, Latin America and more. The last leg had him touring Europe for a second time, wrapping the trek in December 2024 with two nights at the O2 in London, which included a reunion with his Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr.
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts will be heading out on the second leg of Billy Idol’s It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again tour in August, and Jett wants to know what fans want to hear.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is encouraging fans to create their dream set list via Spotify. Those who do will automatically be entered into a sweepstakes to win two tickets to any show on the tour between Aug. 15 and Sept. 5. She also wants fans to share those set lists, although there’s no word on whether she’ll follow any of the suggestions.
Entries must be submitted by July 31, with more information on how to enter available at jetlist.com.
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts’ next show is Friday at the Rockin’ Thunder Festival in Edmonton, Canada. She’s set to resume the Idol tour on Aug. 14 in Tinley Park, Illinois, with dates confirmed through Sept. 25 in Inglewood, California. A complete list of dates can be found at JoanJett.com.
A new trailer for the documentary on T-Rex frontman Marc Bolan has just been released.
The film, Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T-Rex, got its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival back in 2022 and is now finally hitting theaters in the U.S. on Aug. 9. It will then be available on demand starting Sept. 5.
The doc uses archival footage, rare interviews and more to tell Bolan’s story. The film is centered around the making of the 2020 tribute album, also titled Angelheaded Hipster, which was produced by the late Hal Wilmer.It featured artists like U2, Elton John, Joan Jett and Nick Cave covering T-Rex tunes.
The trailer features interview clips from Elton, Ringo Starr, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott and Billy Idol.
Bolan and T-Rex were pioneers in the British glam rock movement of the ’70s. They are best known for their 1971 single “Get It On,” which was known as “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” in the U.S., where it peaked at #10 on the singles chart. In 1985 the song was covered by Power Station under the name “Get It On (Bang a Gong),” peaking at #9 on the chart.
Bolan, who died in September 1977 at the age of 29, was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 as a member of T-Rex.
A new box set dedicated to David Bowie’s later career is coming this fall.
I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002-2016) is a massive 12-CD or 18-LP box set that includes Bowie’s last four studio albums: 2002’s Heathen, 2003’s Reality, 2013’s The Next Day and 2016’s Blackstar. It also includes two live albums, two EPs and a new compilation.
The two live albums feature the first official release of Bowie’s 2002 Montreux Jazz Festival performance, and a remastered and re-sequenced version of 2010’s A Reality Tour Live. The set also includes the EPs The Next Day Extra, which was released in 2013 and featured songs from that album’s recording sessions, and 2017’s No Plan, released posthumously on Bowie’s birthday. It featured songs written for the Bowie off-Broadway play Lazarus, which were recorded during the Blackstar sessions.
The set also comes with a companion book that includes essays from Bowie producer Tony Visconti, as well as rare and unpublished photos, memorabilia and more.
I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002-2016), dropping Sept. 12, is named after the final song on Blackstar. In addition to the box sets, it will be available digitally, although some portions of the set are exclusive to the physical copies. All formats are available for preorder now.
I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002-2016) is the sixth and final installment in a series of Bowie box sets released by Parlaphone Records. The series kicked off in 2015 with Five Years (1969-1973).
It looks like Paul McCartney may be hitting the road again in 2025.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer seems to be teasing new tour dates, sharing a photo on his Instagram Story of two picks — one with his name written on it, “Got Back in 2025” written on the other.
The post then links to a registration page for “information on tour dates, pre-sales and much more.”
McCartney launched his Got Back tour in 2022 in Spokane, Washington, wrapping that year with a performance at the Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. The tour has since hit Europe, Australia, Latin America and more, with the last leg touring Europe for a second time. That leg wrapped in December 2024 with two nights at the O2 in London, which included a reunion with his Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr.
Ronnie Wood is known for his work as guitarist in The Rolling Stones and Faces, and now his 60-year career is being celebrated with a new compilation.
Fearless: Anthology 1965-2025 will feature selections from Wood’s solo career, as well as co-writes and important tracks from his work with The Stones, Faces, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane and the Jeff Beck Group.
The compilation will also include new recordings, which are his first solo releases since 2010’s “I Feel Like Playing.” Guests on those new releases include Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde and Imelda May, the latter appearing on the track “You’re So Fine,” a cover of the Falcons‘ 1959 hit, which is now available via digital outlets.
Fearless: Anthology 1965-2025 will be released Sept. 26 on two-LP and two-CD formats. The CD release will take fans back to Wood’s teen years with the addition of songs made in the 1960s with his first band, the Birds, and TheCreation.
