Robert Plant and Saving Grace to perform on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’

April 7, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Robert Plant is headed to late-night TV.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and his band Saving Grace are set to perform on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday.

Plant previously appeared on The Late Show back in November, sitting down for an interview with Colbert in which they nerded out over The Lord of the Rings and author J.R.R. Tolkien.

Robert Plant and Saving Grace with Suzi Dian are set wrap a U.S. tour on Tuesday at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. They then bring their tour to Argentina and Brazil starting May 10 in Buenos Aires, followed by dates in Croatia, Greece and more in June and July. A complete list of dates can be found at RobertPlant.com.

Robert Plant and Saving Grace released their self-titled debut album in September. The album, which was recorded between April 2019 and January 2025, has them covering songs by Memphis Minnie, Bob Mosley of Moby Grape, Blind Willie Johnson and more.

Sebastian Bach and Twisted Sister’s Eddie Ojeda perform ‘I Wanna Rock’ in Nashville

April 7, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Sebastian Bach gave music fans a taste of what his upcoming shows with Twisted Sister may sound like.

The former Skid Row frontman was headlining a solo show in Nashville Monday, and was joined for a song by Twisted Sister guitarist Eddie Ojeda. Fan-shot footage posted to social media shows the pair teaming up for a performance of the Twisted Sister classic “I Wanna Rock.”

Twisted Sister original members Dee Snider, Jay Jay French and Ojeda were supposed to launch a reunion tour in April, but the tour was canceled after frontman Snider pulled out due to health issues. Then in March, Ojeda and French announced that Bach would be taking over lead singer duties for “a handful of select dates this fall.”

Snider later revealed on social media that he approved of Bach stepping in for him, noting, “He’s a true fan & will honor what I did with every show!”

Twisted Sister/Bach shows begin Sept. 4 in Palmer, Arkansas. Bach’s next solo show is Friday in West Wendover, Nevada. A complete list of Bach dates can be found at SebastianBach.com.

Watch Foo Fighters’ ‘Other Voices’ performance, featuring ’Your Favorite Toy’ songs

April 7, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Foo Fighters’ episode of the Ireland music performance series Other Voices is now streaming online via the RTÉ Player.

The set includes a rendition of an unreleased song called “Of All People,” which will appear on the upcoming new Foos album, Your Favorite Toy, as well as the record’s title track.

A standalone video capturing the “Of All People” performance will premiere on YouTube Wednesday at 9 a.m. ET.

The Other Voices concert also features an opening performance of the song “A320,” which the Foos recorded for the 1998 Godzilla movie. As Dave Grohl tells the crowd, Foo Fighters hadn’t played “A320” live in about 25 years.

Your Favorite Toy is due out April 24. Foo Fighters will play a one-off show in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 28, followed by headlining sets at the Welcome to Rockville and BottleRock Napa festivals in May. They’ll launch a full North American stadium tour in August.

See who won the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame fan vote ahead of induction announcement

April 7, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2026 inductees will be announced during the April 13 episode of American Idol, and fans will no doubt want to see if the nominees they supported in the online fan vote have managed to get in.

After more than 9 million votes were cast, the act that ended up on top of the leaderboard is R&B group New Edition, who scored just over 1 million of those votes. In 2023, New Edition inducted The Spinners into the Hall and performed in their honor.

Coming in at #2 is Phil Collins, who is already in the Hall as a member of Genesis. The drummer, singer, songwriter, producer and actor, who has sold over 100 million records as a solo artist, received close to 901,000 votes.

Pink came in at #3 with over 850,000 votes, while Shakira was #4 with 738,000 votes. The late Luther Vandross was just behind Shakira at #5, with just under 733,000 votes.

Australian rockers INXS were #6, followed by British group Sade at #7. The top seven vote-getters were highlighted on the leaderboard because all actual voting members were each allowed to vote for seven acts.

However, it’s worth noting that the act that comes in at #1 on the fan vote isn’t guaranteed induction. That’s because all the fan votes together are tallied as one single ballot, joining the 1,200 ballots submitted by the actual voting members of the Hall of Fame.

As for the rest of this year’s nominees, here’s how they stacked up:
8. Wu-Tang Clan
9. Billy Idol
10. Mariah Carey
11. Lauryn Hill
12. Iron Maiden
13. Melissa Etheridge
14. The Black Crowes
15. Oasis
16. Joy Division + New Order
17. Jeff Buckley

On This Day, April 7, 1990: Bonnie Raitt hits #1 with ‘Nick of Time’

April 7, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

On This Day, April 7, 1990 …

Bonnie Raitt landed her first-ever #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with her 10th studio album, Nick of Time.

The album’s success was aided by a popular video for the track “Thing Called Love,” a cover of a John Hiatt tune. The video featured actor Dennis Quaid as a bar patron who flirts with the bar’s singer, played by Raitt.

The album was Raitt’s first release after getting sober and enduring years of professional struggles, including getting dropped from her label, Warner Bros. Records.

The record, her first with new label Capitol Records, turned out to be a breakthrough for the artist. Not only did it sell five million copies, but it earned Raitt three Grammys including album of the year.

In 2022, Nick of Time was chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry.

Billy Idol announces new leg of the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again! tour

April 7, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Billy Idol is hitting the road again this summer.

The “Rebel Yell” rocker has announced dates for a new leg of the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again! tour, kicking off Aug. 7 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The trek will hit cities in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and more, before wrapping Sept. 27 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

A Citi presale for tickets begins Wednesday at 12 p.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 12 p.m. local time.

Idol launched the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again! tour in April 2025. In addition to the newly announced shows, he will headline the weeklong Hot in the City Las Vegas residency at the Fontainebleau from Aug. 28 to Sept. 5.

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

Idol is currently nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Inductees will be announced April 13 on American Idol. In addition, his new documentary, Billy Idol Should Be Dead, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, is currently streaming on Hulu.

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo to serve as ‘American Idol’ mentors for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame episode

April 7, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are set to appear on this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-themed episode of American Idol, airing April 13 live on ABC.

The pair, who were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, will perform on the show and serve as mentors to Idol’s top 11 finalists, who will perform songs from previous Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees.

The episode will also feature the live announcement of the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class.

This year’s Rock Hall nominees include Phil Collins, Billy Idol, The Black Crowes, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, New Edition, INXS, Iron Maiden, Melissa Etheridge, Jeff Buckley, Pink, Shakira, Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, Mariah Carey, Joy Division/New Order and Sade.

Jon Bon Jovi takes fans inside Forever Tour rehearsals

April 7, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Jon Bon Jovi is giving fans a peek inside rehearsals for Bon Jovi’s upcoming Forever Tour.

The “Livin’ on a Prayer” rocker shared a short video from inside rehearsals on social media, captioning the post, “We cannot wait to see you all this summer .. Get your tix !!”

“Hey everybody, JBJ coming to you almost live from rehearsal,” Jon says in the clip, as he gives fans a look at the rehearsal space. “Me and the boys getting ready to be back on the big stage.”

“See you on the big stage soon,” he adds.

As he pans the room you can see keyboardist David Bryan and guitarist Phil X in the background.

The Bon Jovi Forever Tour kicks off with a nine-show stand at New York’s Madison Garden, running July 7-26. It then heads to Edinburgh, Scotland, and Dublin, Ireland, before wrapping with three shows at London’s Wembley Stadium, starting Sept. 4.

The tour is the band’s first trek since Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022.

Foo Fighters announce ’Your Favorite Toy’ in-store listening parties

April 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Here’s your chance to hear Foo Fighters’ Your Favorite Toy in your favorite store.

Dave Grohl and company have announced a series of listening parties for their new album held in record shops around in the U.S. on April 24, 25 and 26.

For the full list of participating locations, check out the Foo Fighters’ Facebook.

Your Favorite Toy, the follow-up to 2023’s But Here We Are, will officially drop on April 24. So far, three songs from the record have been released: “Asking for a Friend,” “Caught in the Echo” and the title track.

Foo Fighters will play a one-off show in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 28, followed by headlining sets at the Welcome to Rockville and BottleRock Napa festivals in May. They’ll launch a full North American stadium tour in August.

Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson discuss plans to pay tribute to Neil Peart during Fifty Something tour

April 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson plan to pay tribute to their late drummer, Neil Peart, during their upcoming Fifty Something tour, and in an interview with the Brazilian TV show Fantástico, they share some insight into how they plan to do that.

“Well, we’ve been talking about certain songs that we feel really, really give us the vision of Neil,” Lee says, noting, “twice a night we will pick a song to play sort of for him and we’ll present a visual tribute behind us, to Neil, whether it be to his lyrics or just to his playing or whatever.”

He adds they’ll “take a moment, you know, play these songs with him in mind, so the whole audience and us can remember him.”

Lifeson calls the tribute “a celebration of who he was as a person and a drummer, not so sad anymore.”

Drummer Anika Nilles will be sitting in at the drum kit in place of Peart, who died in 2020, and Lee and Lifeson say they considered whether or not to call themselves Rush on this tour without Peart.

“Of course there was a lot of discussion,” says Lee. “(At) one point we were coming up with all these ways of not calling it Rush. And then it seemed ridiculous because when you’re learning 40 Rush songs, what the hell are you supposed to call this thing you’re doing?” He jokes, “Yeah, let’s say we’ll go out, we’ll play 40 Rush songs, we’ll call it Iron Butterfly.”

He adds using the name Rush “was just the natural thing to do.”

Rush is set to kick off their Fifty Something tour on June 7 in Los Angeles with North American dates running through Dec. 17. The tour will also hit Europe and South America.

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