Classic Rock News

Sammy Hagar is returning to Las Vegas.

The former Van Halen frontman has announced a new set of dates for his The Best of All Worlds Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM.

The latest Vegas stint will be made up of 11 shows, taking place March 11-21 and Sept. 18-26. Sammy will once again be joined by the Best of All Worlds Band, made up of Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, guitar great Joe Satriani, drummer Kenny Aronoff and multi-instrumentalist Rai Thistlethwayte.

“I can’t tell you how hard it’s been not to leak this announcement,” Sammy says. “Those last nine shows were some of the best shows I’ve done in my life.”

He adds, “I love this band like no other and can’t wait to do it again. One listen to the live residency record coming out and you will understand this is my idea of retirement! Beats golf any day.”

That live residency recording is Sammy’s upcoming album, Sammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band – The Residency, dropping Oct. 10.

A Citi presale for residency tickets begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT. After a variety of other presales, tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. PT.

Sammy debuted his The Best of All Worlds residency in April. A complete list of new dates can be found at RedRocker.com.

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Paul McCartney is getting ready to kick off a North American leg of his Got Back tour, but before that happens, he’s going to be treating fans in California to a much more intimate show.

The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced he’ll headline a one-night-only show on Sept. 26 at the Santa Barbara Bowl. The show will be a phone-free event and all those attending will have to lock their phones in secured Yondr pouches.

In order to nab tickets, folks must register ahead of time starting Monday at 8 a.m. local time at PaulMcCartneyGotBack.com. Registration will be open until Tuesday at 10 p.m. local time.

McCartney’s North American Got Back tour, which will have him playing stadiums and arenas, kicks off Sept. 29 in Palm Desert, California. It wraps with two shows in Chicago, Nov. 24 and 25. A complete list of dates can be found at PaulMcCartney.com.

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Neil Young is being sued over the name of his latest band, Chrome Hearts.

A luxury brand based out of Los Angeles, also named Chrome Hearts, is suing the rocker for trademark infringement in California federal court.

According to the suit, Young and the band’s “continued use of the confusingly similar name in commerce violates Chrome Hearts’ valuable intellectual property rights,” contending that the rockers have “intentionally and knowingly capitalized off of confusion between” the brand and the band.

Chrome Hearts, the brand, has been in business since 1988 selling Chrome Hearts-branded clothing items. The suit notes it has worked with several A-list celebrities, including Madonna, Rihanna, Lou Reed and Cher, and mentions that Timothée Chalamet even wore its clothes to the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The suit claims the clothing company reached out to Young and the band in July about its trademark rights, asking them to stop using the Chrome Hearts name, but they are continuing to not only perform under the name, but sell merchandise with the name on it.

The brand is asking the court to order Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts to stop using the name, to award it financial damages and to reimburse it for legal expenses.

Young began touring with Chrome Hearts — organist Spooner Oldham, guitarist Micah Nelson, bassist Corey McCormick and drummer Anthony LoGerfo — in 2024. They released their first album together, Talking to the Trees, in June.

They wrap their Love Earth tour on Monday in Los Angeles and play Farm Aid on Saturday in Minneapolis.

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Bruce Springsteen fans got their first preview of Jeremy Allen White singing as The Boss in a new trailer for the much-anticipated film Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.

The clip debuted during the Emmy Awards Sunday night, and in it you can hear White singing the “Atlantic City,” a track from Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska, the making of which is the central focus of the film.

“It’s a hard thing, realizing people aren’t who you want them to be,” White says in the opening of the trailer. “It feels different coming home; there’s a real emptiness.”

After Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau, played by Jeremy Strong, tells Bruce that the label wants the first top-10 hit from him, Springsteen pushes back.

“These new songs, they are different. But they’re the only thing making sense to me right now,” he says. “The only thing I can still believe in.” To which Landau replies, “Then we’ll get it. Whatever it takes.”

Later, when the label exec calls the album a “highly unorthodox career move,” Landau says, “That’s the point. He’s channeling something deeply personal,” adding, “but in this office, my office, we believe in Bruce Springsteen.”

“This film takes a couple years out of my life and looks at them very closely, a time when I made Nebraska and went through some personal difficulties,” Springsteen shares. “I’m so appreciative of Jeremy Allen White and the entire cast for their wonderful and moving performances—and (director) Scott Cooper, one of the most generous collaborators I’ve ever worked with.”

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere opens Oct. 24.

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New Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin has shared an Instagram post reflecting on his first show with Dave Grohl and company.

“Last night with @foofighters could not have been a better time,” Rubin wrote Sunday. “After keeping my head down for a couple wild months and throwing myself into the material, that first show was such an incredible release of energy.”

“I’ve been taken aback by all the positivity and support, and I just wanted to say thanks!” he continues. “Excited for all the volume and sweat that lies ahead.”

Rubin, who played with Nine Inch Nails for over 10 years, made his live debut with the Foos during a last-minute show Saturday in San Luis Obispo, California. The “Everlong” rockers will play another underplay concert Monday in Santa Ana, California.

Rubin takes the place of Josh Freese, who’d joined the band in 2023 following the 2022 death of Taylor Hawkins. Freese was let go from the Foos in May, and has since rejoined Nine Inch Nails after previously playing with them from 2005 to 2008.

Foo Fighters will launch a tour of Asia in October.

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Eagles founding member Bernie Leadon is getting ready to drop Too Late To Be Cool, his first solo album in 20 years, and he’s just shared another track from the record.

The latest single is “Go On Down To Mobile,” which Leadon describes as a song “about a clueless guy having a long-distance relationship” with a gal in Alabama.

This is the third track Leadon has released from Too Late To Be Cool, which is due out Oct. 10. He previously released the emotional song “Too Many Memories,” which Leadon says can be somewhat misunderstood.

While the video is sprinkled with archival footage of his time with the Eagles, Leadon tells ABC Audio the song is about more than just that period of his life.

“I mean, it’s about my entire life. I’ve done a lot of things that weren’t even music necessarily, including family and traveling all over the place,” he says. “And, you know, I’ve had a really wide, varied life.”

He adds, “That’s why the second verse talks about ‘I’ve lived many lifetimes in a single go.'”

Leadon also released the track “Just a Little,” a fun song about being angry, which he says he enjoyed writing.

“I tried to think of every single possible non-profane way to say I’ve been royally messed over,” he shares. “And so it was a lot of fun to do that.” 

Too Late To Be Cool is available for preorder now.

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Foo Fighters returned to the stage Saturday for a show the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California. It marked their first performance with new drummer Ilan Rubin, who previously played with Nine Inch Nails.

In video posted to the band’s Instagram Story, Grohl is seen introducing Rubin to the crowd.

“We get to say, who our f***** drummer is,” Grohl said. “Everybody else has said it. I finally get the opportunity to say, ladies and gentlemen, would you please welcome the most bad*** mother*****, Ilan Rubin, is playing drums in the Foo Fighters right now.”

This was the Foo’s first show since August 2024, and the night kicked off with Grohl acknowledging their absence from the stage.

“Oh my f***** God,” Grohl said when he first came walked out. “It’s been a while. It’s f****** been a while, huh”

The band then treated the crowd to 25-song set, featuring Foo favorites like “All My Life,” “My Hero,”  “Times Like These,” “Learn to Fly,” “The Pretender,” “This Is A Call,” “Stacked Actors” and “Monkey Wrench,” ending the night with the classic “Everlong.”

The Foos also performed several songs they haven’t played in a while, including “Have It All,” which, according to setlist.fm, was the first performance of the One by One track since 2015. They also revisited two songs from their 1995 debut album: “Alone + Easy Target” and “Exhausted,” last played since 2018 and 2014, respectively.

In addition, the night included a performance of “Winnebago” — which Grohl recorded under the pseudonym Late! — for the first time since 2014.

Saturday night’s concert, which was announced Friday, was the band’s first since Grohl’s 2024 infidelity scandal.

Foo Fighters are due to kick off a tour of Asia in October.

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Foo Fighters are returning to the stage, and some lucky fans in California won’t have to wait very long to see them.

Dave Grohl and the gang announced on social media that they’ll be playing a surprise show Saturday at the historic Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California.

Tickets for the show will be sold at the box office only, with a two-ticket limit per person. Sales begin at about 8 a.m. PT, with doors opening for the show at 7 p.m. PT.

The news comes about a week after Foo Fighters teased some upcoming news on social media, telling fans “Make sure you’re subscribed to the newsletter for info you won’t want to miss… just sayin’…” They also posted several pictures from the studio.

The Fremont show will be the band’s first with their new drummer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, sitting behind the drum kit will be Ilan Rubin, who previously played with Nine Inch Nails, but that hasn’t been confirmed by the Foos.

The previous Foo Fighters drummer, Josh Freese, was let go from the band in May and has since rejoined NIN, with whom he played from 2005 to 2008. The concert will also be the band’s first since Grohl’s 2024 infidelity scandal.

So far, the San Luis Obispo concert is the only U.S. show on the Foo’s schedule for 2025. They are due to kick off a tour of Asia in October.

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The Tom Petty estate has shared another previously unseen clip from his Wildflowers era.

The estate has been dipping into the Wildflowers vault in celebration of the album’s 30th anniversary. The latest clip is a performance of the album’s title track, with a post on Instagram describing it as a “bird’s-eye view of a soundstage rehearsal for the Dogs With Wings Tour in 1995.”

More archival footage is expected to be released in the coming months, and fans can get their first look at it by joining Tom Petty Nation, the rocker’s free, exclusive fan club.

The video’s release coincides with Friday’s Blu-ray release of the documentary Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers, directed by Mary Wharton.

The film, originally released on YouTube, follows Petty as he works on Wildflowers with producer Rick Rubin. It features archival footage of the pair in the studio, which was unearthed following Petty’s death in 2017.

Released in November 1994, Wildflowers was the first of three Petty albums produced by Rubin. The album peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200. It featured the singles “You Don’t Know How It Feels,” “You Wreck Me” and the title track.

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Lenny Kravitz’s fourth studio album, Circus, is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and to mark the occasion, the rocker is set to release a digital deluxe edition of the album.

“Circus was a pivotal and incredibly dynamic time in my life,” says Lenny. “My experiences were expanding in so many directions which directly influenced the music.”

Dropping Sept. 19, Circus (Digital Deluxe Edition) will feature 13 bonus tracks that were previously unavailable for streaming. Included among the bonus material is a previously unreleased acoustic version of the album’s title track and a trio of songs — “Another Life,” “Confused” and “Is It Me, Is It You?” — that were previously only available on a limited-edition 10-inch EP and the 2018 vinyl pressing of the album.

The reissue also features nine live recordings, including performances of non-Circus hits “Are You Gonna Go My Way,” “Let Love Rule” and “Always on the Run.”

Circus (Digital Deluxe Edition) is available for preorder now.

Released Sept. 12, 1995, Circus peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200 Album chart, becoming Kravitz’s first top-10 album in the U.S. It also hit #5 in the U.K.

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