Classic Rock News

Looks like Lenny Kravitz is working on a new album.

The rocker teased fans with news of a new record in a recent post on Instagram featuring a photo of him behind the drum kit and his dog sitting beside him. Kravitz captioned the photo, “Jojo vibing on the new tracks for the upcoming album.”

This isn’t the first time this year that Kravitz has hinted at new music. Back in January he posted a photo from inside the studio, captioning the shot, “Studio. New music. New love. Let Love Rule. Always!”

So far Kravitz hasn’t revealed any specific details about a new album. When it does get released it will be his first album of new material since 2024’s Blue Electric Light.

Kravitz has a trio of shows in Mexico that kick off March 8 in Guadalajara. He returns to the U.S. to play Atlantic City, New Jersey, on May 16, and then heads to Europe for a tour that begins June 12 in Italy.

A complete list of dates can be found at LennyKravitz.com.

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Sting has announced some new North American dates for his Sting 3.0 tour.

The new fall leg will launch with a two-night stand in Vancouver, Canada, on Oct. 5 and 6, with the first U.S. shows happening Oct. 8 and 9 in Seattle.

The new leg includes a six-night mini residency at the historic Brooklyn Paramount in Brooklyn, New York, running from Nov. 11 to 18, with special guests Fiction Plane, which features Sting’s son Joe Sumner. The tour wraps Nov. 24 in Tampa, Florida, which is a rescheduled show.

Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m. local time. A complete list of dates and info on presales can be found at Sting.com.

The Sting 3.0 tour has Sting backed by longtime guitarist and collaborator Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas.

Sting is currently in the middle of an eight-show residency in Paris, with his next show happening Monday. A North American spring leg of the tour kicks off May 6 in Hollywood, Florida.

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On this Day, March 2, 1962 …

John Francis Bongiovi Jr. was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, later changing his name to Jon Bon Jovi for his musical career.

In 1983 he formed Bon Jovi with keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres; they were later joined by guitarist Richie Sambora. They released their self-titled debut album in 1984, which featured the top-40 hit “Runaway.”

The band has gone on to release 16 studio albums, including 1986’s Slippery When Wet, which spent eight weeks at number one, and 1988’s New Jersey, which also went to number one and produced five top-10 hits, including two #1 songs: “Bad Medicine” and “I’ll Be There for You.” 

Bon Jovi released their latest album, Forever, in 2024.

Bon Jovi is set to return with their Forever tour, which kicks off July 7 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. It is the band’s first tour since Jon underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022.

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The reformed Sex Pistols featuring vocalist Frank Carter have announced rescheduled dates for their postponed U.S. tour.

The trek, the first full-length Pistols run stateside in over 20 years, was originally set to launch in 2025 before guitarist Steve Jones broke his wrist. It’ll now kick off Sept. 11 in Dallas and will wrap up Oct. 18 in Los Angeles.

“Mr. Jones here with an update on my wrist, I think it’s good enough to do the upcoming tour,” Jones says in a statement. “Now if I can just stop my legs from buckling up, I think I’ll be in good shape.”

Previously purchased tickets to the originally scheduled shows will be valid for most of the new dates. Tickets to newly added stops will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit SexPistolsFeaturingFrankCarter.com.

The Pistols currently consist of original members Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock along with Carter, who’s fronting the band in place of vocalist John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon. For each show, the Pistols will be performing their iconic one-and-only album, 1977’s Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols, in full.

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Eric Clapton has added some U.S. dates to his 2026 tour.

The three-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced six new U.S. shows, starting Sept. 6 in Detroit. The tour will hit Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, Minnesota, before wrapping Sept. 17 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Jimmie Vaughan will be the special guest on all dates.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

The new dates are Clapton’s only 2026 shows in the U.S. He’s due to kick off a tour of the U.K. and Europe on April 20 in Guilford, U.K.

A complete list of dates can be found at EricClapton.com.

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Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder are releasing two new CDs exclusively in Japan to celebrate Vedder’s upcoming debut solo tour in the country.

One of the CDs is a reissue of Pearl Jam’s 2003 live album recorded at the famed Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. The set includes performances of songs such as “Even Flow,” “Alive,” “Better Man,” “Corduroy” and “Daughter.”

The other CD is an expanded edition of Vedder’s 2022 solo album, Earthling, which also includes his 2020 Matter of Time EP, and his 2024 covers of “Room at the Top” by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and “Save It for Later” by The English Beat.

If you don’t live in Japan, limited quantities of both CDs are available to preorder for members of Pearl Jam’s Ten Club.

Vedder’s Japan tour kicks off in April.

In related news, Vedder’s Ohana Festival has announced the date for its 2026 event. It will return to Dana Point, California, Sept. 25-27.

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The Black Crowes just received their second nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and guitarist and founding member Rich Robinson tells ABC Audio he feels honored to be recognized.

Rich says he thought last year’s nomination was amazing as well, and while they didn’t get in the first time around, he really is happy “just to be nominated” again.

“I know when people used to say that, I used to always roll my eyes and be like, ‘Yeah, whatever,’” he says. “But, you know, it feels that way.”

Rich says recognition like the Rock Hall nomination, and their Grammy nod this year for best rock album for Happiness Bastards, really means something to the band.

“It’s just like, ‘Holy s***, that’s — 40 years in this is pretty amazing to be nominated and recognized by our peers.’ And that’s a really cool, amazing thing,” he says. “I have the utmost respect for it.”

Should they get voted in, Rich says he hasn’t really thought about who he and his brother, bandmate Chris Robinson, would want to handle their induction.

“I don’t really think about that stuff,” he says. “You know, Chris will have more ideas for that kind of thing.”

“I’m just happy to be nominated,” he reiterates. “It’s kind of cool … it’s a huge honor for us and I hope it goes well.” 

Fan voting for this year’s class is now open. Inductees will be announced in April, with the induction set to take place this fall.

The Black Crowes will release the new album A Pound of Feathers on March 13 and will kick off The Southern Hospitality tour, with country rock band Whiskey Myers, on May 17 in Austin, Texas. A complete list of dates can be found at TheBlackCrowes.com.

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The Grateful Dead have a loyal fan base, and a new movie about them is set to hit theaters this summer.

Summer Tour, directed by Mischa Richter and co-produced by actress Chloe Sevigny, focuses on the Deadhead community as they follow Dead & Company on the band’s final tour in 2023.

The film debuted at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival and was just acquired by Utopia. As a shout out to Deadheads, the company plans to roll out the film this summer with a multi-city tour across America that will include screenings and performances by Dead-inspired bands.

“We are so happy that Summer Tour has found a home with Utopia,” says Richter. “We can’t think of a better fit for our film due to Utopia’s experience with and love for music documentaries.”

“Summer Tour is a lovingly crafted hang-out documentary that roadtrips alongside such an iconic music fandom,” Utopia’s Charlie Sextro notes. “There’s a timeless quality to Mischa’s film. It’s a love-letter to community, music, alternative lifestyles and gathering together irl.”

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Aerosmith is set to reissue their self-titled debut album in March, and they are giving fans a preview of the bonus material that will come with it.

The Boston rockers have released “Walkin’ The Dog (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)” to digital outlets. It’s part of the limited-edition five-LP Aerosmith (Legendary Collector’s Edition), dropping March 20.

In addition to the 1973 live performance at Boston venue Paul’s Mall on black vinyl, the set includes the original album remastered on clear vinyl, along with a 2024 Album Mix on translucent red vinyl. The set also includes unreleased studio tracks on black vinyl and a UV cloud-effect 12-inch vinyl, featuring both the 2024 remaster and mix of the band’s iconic single “Dream On.”

The set also comes with a hardcover book featuring never-before-seen photos, plus liner notes with new interviews with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer. There are also contributions from musicians like Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, Dolly Parton, The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash and more.

In addition to the Collector’s Edition set, Aerosmith will release Aerosmith (Legendary Edition) as four-LP and three-CD sets, as well as digitally, as a single CD and as a single LP, available in both black and translucent red.

All formats are available for preorder now.

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The Zombies are revisiting their debut album with a new reissue.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are set to reissue 1965’s Begin Here remastered in mono on April 17. This follows the September release of a mono remaster of their iconic sophomore album, Odessey & Oracle.

The reissue of Begin Here, the second of four planned reissues, will feature all 17 tracks from the U.K. and U.S. versions of the album, with new liner notes by rock journalist David Fricke.

“Thinking of The Zombies’ first album Begin Here immediately triggers wonderful memories of late-night sessions in Decca’s West Hampstead studio fueled by pure excitement and adrenaline,” The Zombies’ Colin Blunstone says. “These tracks changed all of our lives forever and I am forever grateful. I look back on them with wonder and a great deal of affection!”

The band is previewing the reissue with the release of the mono remastered version of “It’s Alright With Me,” which is now available via digital outlets.

Begin Here (Mono Remastered) will be released digitally, and on CD and vinyl. It is available for preorder now.

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