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Yes has been forced to postpone the upcoming European and U.K. leg of their Fragile tour so guitarist Steve Howe can undergo “an essential operation that requires recovery time,” according to a post on their official website.

“This decision has been made to ensure that Steve can return to the stage in full health and deliver the performances that fans deserve,” the post continues. “We are working hard to reschedule the UK and EU shows to a later date, with full details to be announced after Easter. Please retain your tickets as they will be valid for the rescheduled dates.”

“Steve Howe and YES would like to thank their UK fans and hope for their continued support at this time,” the post concludes.

The Fragile tour’s European and U.K. leg, in which the band planned to play their 1971 album Fragile in its entirety, was due to begin April 22 in Glasgow, Scotland, and feature two nights at the Palladium in London on May 3 and 4.

The current lineup of Yes is made up of Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen.

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Alice Cooper has announced that guitarist Anna Cara will be joining the shock-rocker’s live band for his upcoming tour.

The 22-year-old Cara will be filling in for Nita Strauss, who is expecting her first child.

“Nita found a brilliant British female guitarist to fill in for her while she is on maternity leave,” Cooper says in a statement. “Anna Cara is a beautiful dynamic shredder in the vein of Nita but with a style of her own. She will fit in with our gang perfectly while Nita is away and we can’t wait for the sick things to meet her. Welcome to the show, Anna!”

“This is like a dream come true, to join Alice and his great band,” Cara adds. “Back when I started playing guitar at 14, I was watching Alice Cooper live shows on YouTube dreaming of joining one day! Nita Strauss is a tough act to follow, and she’s been so encouraging to me this past month, so I am looking forward to showing everyone who I am and what I can do.”

Cooper’s tour launches Thursday in Las Vegas.

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On This Day, April 2, 1991 …

Lenny Kravitz released his sophomore album, Mama Said, the follow up to his 1989 debut, Let Love Rule.

Mama Said, which peaked at #39 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, featured the hit single “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over,” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, making it Kravitz’s first top-10 single, and the highest charting single of his career.

The album also featured the song “Always on the Run,” co-written by Guns ‘N Roses guitarist Slash, who also played on the tune. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

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Bruce Springsteen had some choice words for President Donald Trump and his administration during the opening night of his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour in Minneapolis Tuesday, and now Trump has responded.

During the concert, The Boss noted that America “is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless and treasonous administration,” asking the audience to choose “hope over fear, democracy over authoritarianism, the rule of law over lawlessness, ethics over unbridled corruption, resistance over complacency, unity over division, and peace over war.”

In his response, Trump took aim at Springsteen’s looks and called for a boycott of his concerts.

“Bad, and very boring singer, Bruce Springsteen, who looks like a dried up prune who has suffered greatly from the work of a really bad plastic surgeon, has long had a horrible and incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome, sometimes referred to as TDS,” Trump wrote on social media Thursday.

He then added, “MAGA SHOULD BOYCOTT HIS OVERPRICED CONCERTS, WHICH SUCK. SAVE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY. AMERICA IS BACK!!!”

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s Land of Hope and Dreams American tour hits Portland, Oregon, on Friday. It wraps with an outdoor show on May 27 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. A complete list of dates can be found at BruceSpringsteen.net.

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A woman who has allegedly been stalking former Fleetwood Mac member Lindsey Buckingham is believed to have thrown an unknown substance on the singer-guitarist before running off, sources told ABC News.

The incident unfolded on Wednesday as Buckingham arrived at an appointment in Santa Monica, California, sources told ABC News.

While Santa Monica police are not commenting, sources said the woman is known to law enforcement from previous incidents.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Threat Management Unit is taking the lead on the case. The LAPD said in a statement, “To protect the integrity of the open and ongoing investigation, no further comment will be provided, at this time.”

Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac with his then-girlfriend Stevie Nicks in 1975, and the couple became part of Fleetwood’s best-known lineup, along with drummer Mick Fleetwood, bassist John McVie and singer-keyboardist Christine McVie. Buckingham was a member of the group from 1975 to 1987 and from 1996 to 2018.

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We are getting another look at the upcoming John Lennon and Yoko Ono concert film Power to the People: John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and Special Guests – Live at the One To One Concert, New York City, 1972.

A new clip from the film has just been released, featuring a performance of Lennon’s iconic single “Imagine.” The clip is mostly a tight shot of Lennon’s face as he sings the song seated at the keyboards, although it does cut away at one point to show Ono sitting right beside him.

Power to the People captures Lennon and Ono’s historic August 1972 concerts at Madison Square Garden, which were Lennon’s only full-length performances after The Beatles’ 1970 breakup. The concerts, which raised money for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, featured special guests Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and others.

The footage of the concerts has been restored, re-edited and remixed by a team led by the couple’s son, Sean Ono Lennon. Highlights from the concerts previously appeared in the documentary One to One: John and Yoko, directed by filmmaker Kevin Macdonald.

Power to the People will screen in theaters nationwide on April 29 and May 3. Tickets are on sale now.

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Jethro Tull is set to release a new box set highlighting their 15th studio album, Under Wraps.

Jethro Tull Under Wraps: The Unwrapped Edition is a five-CD + Blu-ray set that will feature a newly remixed version of the album, along with a newly remixed version of frontman Ian Anderson’s 1983 solo release, Walk Into Light.

While they are two separate albums, both represent a change in direction for Anderson, as they relied more on technology, including synthesizers and drum machines. The remixes, by musician Bruce Soord, include both the original drum sounds and 2026 traditional drum recordings.

The set also includes unreleased recordings from 1983, as well as a CD of a live show captured in 1984 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London for BBC Radio 1. In addition, the set includes a Blu-ray with stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes of the albums, plus promotional videos.

Jethro Tull Under Wraps: The Unwrapped Edition will be released May 15 and is available for preorder now.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has shared his thoughts on the new documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel.

The Netflix film focuses on the early days of the Peppers, specifically the artistic vision of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988.

“I’m so grateful [the doc] exists, and that more people will know how much [Slovak] meant and continues to mean to us as a friend and bandmate,” Flea writes on his Instagram Story. “It is a beautifully made film and filled my heart up right to the top, not without a good dose of lifelong melancholy.”

Both Flea and RHCP frontman Anthony Kiedis were interviewed for the film, though when it was first announced they clarified their involvement in the project, saying they “had nothing to with it creatively.” 

Flea, meanwhile, released his debut solo album, Honora, on Friday.

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Ringo Starr is getting ready to share another song from his upcoming solo album, Long Long Road. The Beatles rocker just announced on Instagram that the track “Choose Love” will be released Friday.

“No matter what you choose, – Choose Love,” he wrote in the announcement. “I just love that song – I am Peace & love, that’s what I do.”

This will be the second song released from Long Long Road, following “It’s Been Too Long,” which featured guest appearances by Molly Tuttle and Sarah Jarosz.

Long Long Road, dropping April 24, is Ringo’s second album with producer T Bone Burnett, following 2025’s Look Up. The 10-track album is described as having “roots in Country and Americana.” Other guests on the album include Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent and Billy Strings.

Long Long Road is available for preorder now.

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After performing two shows at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles over the weekend, Paul McCartney headlined a special concert for Apple employees. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer performed a concert Tuesday at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, as part of Apple’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Fan-shot footage from the concert has been showing up on YouTube and social media, including performances of “Let It Be,” “Live and Let Die” and “Hey Jude.”

According to setlist.fm, like his two Fonda Theatre shows, McCartney’s set included Beatles tunes “Help!,” “Got To Get You Into My Life,” “I’ve Just Seen a Face,” “Love Me Do,” “Blackbird,” “Get Back,” “Lady Madonna” and “Now and Then.” He also performed Wings tracks like “Band on the Run” and “Let ‘Em In,” and solo songs “My Valentine,” “Maybe I’m Amazed,” “Coming Up” and “Every Night.”

McCartney ended the night with a trio of Beatles songs, “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight” and “The End.”

The shows came just days after McCartney announced his new solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, which drops May 29.

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