Robert Plant and Suzi Dian of Saving Grace perform on stage during Day four of the Womad Festival 2019 at Charlton Park on July 28, 2019 in Malmesbury, England. (Photo by C Brandon/Redferns )
Robert Plant has announced a new U.K. tour with his band Saving Grace, featuring Suzi Dian.
The tour kicks off Dec. 8 in Portsmouth, with shows in such English cities as London, Birmingham and Manchester, as well as stops in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland, before wrapping Dec. 23 in York.
Tickets for all shows go on sale Sept. 18.
Robert Plant and Saving Grace are set to release their self-titled debut album on Sept. 26. Anyone who preorders the album by Monday will have early access to tickets for the tour.
Plant and the band will launch their first U.S. tour in support of the album on Oct. 30 in Wheeling, West Virginia, with dates confirmed through Nov. 23 in Valley Center, California. A complete list of dates can be found at RobertPlant.com.
David Gilmour attends the UK Premiere of David Gilmour’s “Live At Circus Maximus, Rome” at the BFI IMAX Waterloo on September 10, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/WireImage)
It sounds like Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour would be open to an ABBA-like avatar show.
Louder Sound reports that at the premiere of his concert film Live At Circus Maximus, Rome at London’s BFI IMAX, Gilmour was asked how he’d feel about playing some modern venues, like the Sphere in Las Vegas. And he had an interesting take on it.
“Well, you know, I’m hoping, one of these days, to go there and sit and watch myself doing it, which is something I’ve always wanted to do,” he said. “My avatar, you know? So I don’t actually have to get up and do it.”
Live at Circus Maximus, Rome hits theaters and IMAX on Sept. 17. It is a recording of a concert on Gilmour’s 2024 Luck and Strange tour at the famed Italian venue set against the backdrop of the ancient ruins of Rome.
And in Pink Floyd news, fans think the band has been teasing an upcoming announcement with some cryptic posts on social media and digital services.
The band has blacked out the cover photos on their social media pages, and on digital services the covers of all their albums have been replaced with black squares with one line descriptions of the cover art. For example, on Wish You Were Here it reads “two men in suits shaking hands one man is on fire.” The Wall reads, “A wall of white bricks with red graffiti.”
Although there’s no word on what they could be teasing, Friday marks the 50th anniversary of Wish You WereHere, so it could be related to that milestone.
Pictured (L to R): Bert Berns and Atlantic Records Jerry Wexler (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Bert Berns Family)
Legendary songwriter and producer Bert Berns has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization revealed Thursday.
Berns, who passed away in 1967 at age 38, was responsible for writing such iconic tunes as “Twist and Shout,” “Piece of My Heart,” and “Hang on Sloopy.” His songs were recorded by such artists as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and David Bowie.
Berns’ induction was celebrated during an intimate ceremony at 54 Below cabaret club in New York City on Wednesday, hosted by musician Paul Shaffer and Berns’ son Brett Berns and daughter Cassandra Berns.Cassandra also performed at the event.
The evening included video tributes from fellow Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees Paul McCartney andMorrison.
Musician David Bowie speaks onstage while accepting the Webby Lifetime Achievement award at the 11th Annual Webby Awards at Chipriani Wall Street on June 5, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Items from David Bowie’s archives will be on display at the new David Bowie Centre in London, and one of those pieces gives fans insight into the legendary singer’s musical tastes.
According to Rolling Stone, on display will be a document titled “Memo for radio show – list of favourite records,” which reveals Bowie’s top 15 songs.
Songs on the list include The Beatles’ “Across the Universe,” Little Richard’s “True Fine Mama,” Jeff Beck’s “Beck’s Bolero,” Sonic Youth’s “Tom Violence,” Miles Davis’ “Some Day My Prince Will Come” and Ronnie Spector’s “Try Some, Buy Some.”
The David BowieCentre, which will be the home of the David Bowie Archive, is set to open at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London on Saturday. Located at the V&A East Storehouse, the David Bowie Centre will feature nine rotating displays, with the museum having access to over 90,000 items in the Bowie Archive.
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs at The GRAMMY Museum on April 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Mike Campbell and his band The Dirty Knobs are heading out on the road this December for a very special tour, in which Campbell will be performing and sharing stories from his memoir, Heartbreaker, which was released in March.
The former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist has announced dates for what he’s calling A Semi-Acoustic Evening with Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs – Songs and Stories from Heartbreaker.
“Your expressions of support for my memoir ‘Heartbreaker’ have meant the world to me,” he shared on Instagram. “I’m excited to announce that the Dirty Knobs and I will bring the book to life on a short tour this winter.”
The tour consists of five shows, kicking off Dec. 3 in Santa Barbara, California. They’ll then play El Cajon, California, on Dec. 5, Las Vegas on Dec. 6, San Francisco on Dec. 9 and Los Angeles on Dec. 11.
Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday at 9 a.m. PT.
Just nine months after releasing his debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.,Bruce Springsteen released the follow-up, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle.
Although the album received critical praise, it wasn’t a commercial success upon its initial release. After the release of Springsteen’s next album, the commercial hit Born to Run, songs on The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle began getting radio play, and the album has since gone on to be certified double platinum by the RIAA.
The album features the Springsteen classic “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” as well as fan favorites like “4th of July Asbury Park (Sandy),” “Kitty’s Back” and “Incident on 57 Street.”
Lynyrd Skynyrd has shared a new music video for their classic track “Gimme Three Steps.” It captures their live performance of the song at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville during the band’s 50th anniversary concert, which took place in November 2022.
The Ryman concert was filmed before the 2023 death of guitarist Gary Rossington, the last founding member of Skynyrd, and he is seen front and center in the video.
The performance is part Celebrating 50 Years – Live at the Ryman, a special live album and DVD of the concert that was released in June. In addition to “Gimme Three Steps,” the album and DVD feature performances of Skynyrd classics like “Freebird,” “Sweet Home Alabama” and “A Simple Man.”
The concert also features guest appearances by 38 Special’s Donnie Van Zant, Jelly Roll, Brent Smith of the rock band Shinedown, country star John Osborne of Brothers Osborne and Marcus King.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is currently on a Canadian tour; their next show is Thursday in Edmonton. Their next U.S. show is set for Oct. 2 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. A complete list of dates can be found at LynyrdSkynyrd.com.
Pearl Jam may have a song called “Rats,” but now some cats are being housed at the band’s headquarters.
The Seattle rockers revealed on Instagram that a tuxedo cat was found earlier this summer sunbathing in the parking lot of the band’s headquarters, and the group’s team helped get her and her kittens to safety.
The band shared video of the litter, writing, “Meet the Purrl Jam Family.” The mom has been named Mamasan, after the Mamasan trilogy, the first three songs (“Alive,” “Once” and “Footsteps”) that Eddie Vedder wrote lyrics to for the band. The kittens are named after three of the band’s songs: Dark Matter, the title track of their 2024 album; Gremmie, after the Lost Dogs B-side “Gremmie Out of Control”; and Bugs, after the track of the same name from 1994’s Vitalogy.
“With the help of @alleycatproject, a local non-profit organization dedicated to humanely reducing Seattle’s feral cat population, Mamasan and her 3-boy litter were safely captured and brought inside,” reads the post, noting that the cats were spayed and neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.
While Mamasan, who they say is a “true feral,” was ear-tipped and returned to the outdoors, her “tuxedo trilogy” will remain at Pearl Jam headquarters until they are ready to be adopted.
The band notes that the kittens are staying at their headquarters because their aren’t enough foster homes to help all the animals in need, asking fans to donate to Alley Cat Project or purchase supplies on their wish list to help the organization.
Elton John wears a Watford FC scarf at team’s Vicarage Road stadium in 2014 (Stephen Pond – EMPICS / Contributor)
Some people say music is life. According to Ted Lasso, football is life. But if you’re an Elton John fan, you can now combine those things.
As Elton fans may know, the Rocket Man became the chairman of Watford Hornets, his favorite football club — what Americans would call a soccer team — in 1976. He served until 1990, then returned as chairman from 1997 to 2002. He’s still the club’s honorary life president.
To celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of Elton joining the club’s management, which literally turned their fortunes around, the players will be wearing Elton-inspired uniforms during their championship game on Saturday — and you can buy your own version.
According to the team, Elton was “heavily involved” in the design of the uniforms, which were inspired by the cover of his Diamonds greatest hits album. The uniform jerseys are blue with a star design and feature Elton’s “E” logo, the Watford crest and the hornet logo the club used in 1976. On the back of the shirts is a line from Elton’s hit “Your Song”: “How wonderful life is while you’re in the world.”
You can preorder the collection, which also includes shorts and socks, now. The uniforms will become available online on Friday.
A 60th Anniversary Doors Celebration tour artwork/Courtesy of Robby Krieger
The Doors’ Robby Krieger has revealed the special guests joining him for his upcoming show celebrating 60 years of the band’s legacy.
Artists confirmed for A 60th Anniversary Doors Celebration on Oct. 30 at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre include Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell, former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler, Stone Temple Pilots’ Robert DeLeo, Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley, Candlebox’s Kevin Martin and Adam Kury, Vanilla Fudge’s Carmine Appice, X’s John Doe and Orianthi. More artists are still to be announced.
The guest performers will join Krieger for a night of Doors’ music, with the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer planning to highlight the band’s 1970 album, Morrison Hotel, as well as other Doors hits.
“Sixty years or so ago when The Doors were happening, I had no idea that in the next century, we would still be talking about and playing The Doors records,” Krieger says. “I feel so blessed that just about every day someone stops me and recognizes me and wants to talk about The Doors and to thank me for making the music that they love still today.”
He adds, “The people that recognize me seem to be getting nicer all the time … I like to say that it’s a good problem to have.”
Opening for Krieger at the show will be the band Tripform, whose members include Pablo Manzarek, son of the late Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek.
Tickets for A 60th Anniversary Doors Celebration are on sale now.
