Steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band performs onstage during the “Summer Stadium” tour at Truist Park on July 13, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Steve Miller has announced his first concerts of 2026.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to return to the Rose Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City on Oct. 9 and 10.
Miller first played the Rose Theater back in 2016 and has been performing at the venue for nearly a decade. According to a post on Instagram, the shows will have Miller honoring his “blues and jazz heroes.”
The October dates are the only shows Miller has on his schedule for 2026. In July 2025 he abruptly canceled the planned Steve Miller Band tour, blaming the extreme weather conditions hitting the U.S.
“The combination of extreme heat, unpredictable flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and massive forest fires make these risks for you our audience, the band and the crew unacceptable,” read his post on Instagram. “So… You can blame it on the weather…The tour is cancelled.”
Jon Bon Jovi on the cover of ‘People’s’ June 29, 2026 issue, on newsstands nationwide Friday. (Photo Credit: Michael Schwartz)
Bon Jovi is set to launch their Forever Tour in July, their first tour since frontman Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022. In a new interview with People, the rocker is letting fans know he’s ready to get back onstage.
“I’m fully recovered,” he tells the mag in their latest issue, on newsstands Friday. “It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith.”
Jon reveals he was a bit surprised when he found out he had a damaged vocal cord.
“I’d often joked and said the only thing that’s ever been up my nose was my finger. I never did anything to hurt the cords; I didn’t have any excesses. I’m a trained vocalist. I’ve practiced the craft,” he says. “So when a doctor had to explain to me that one of the cords was literally atrophying, it was confusing.”
While it took a lot of hard work to get him ready to tour again, Jon says his bandmates were confident it would happen.
“They never doubted [me] and never looked for work or decided to retire,” he says. “The sacrifices that each one of them have made to be there for me is on a whole ’nother level. They said, ‘No, we’re with you.’ Every day of every rehearsal they were there with me. My love for them has only deepened.”
As for getting back onstage again, Jon notes, “I think that this is a rebirth,” adding, “It is simply about the joy.”
Bon Jovi’s Forever Tour kicks off July 7 with a nine-show stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The tour is also headed to the U.K., wrapping in September with three shows at Wembley Stadium in London.
A complete list of dates can be found at BonJovi.com.
: Walter Parazaider of Chicago performs at the 31st Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 8, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Walter Parazaider, founding member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Chicago, died Wednesday at the age of 81.
His death was confirmed by his daughter Felicia Parazaider on Facebook, who wrote, “My father, my hero, is gone. He went peacefully about 20 minutes ago. There’s no more pain. No more struggle.”
Parazaider was part of the original lineup of Chicago, which was formed in its namesake city in 1967. Other original members included Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow and Danny Seraphine. He, Loughnane and Pankow made up the band’s brass/woodwind section, while Parazaider played a variety of instruments, including saxophone, flute and clarinet.
Chicago — best known for such hits as “Saturday In The Park,” “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day,” “If You Leave Me Now,” “25 or 6 to 4,” “You’re The Inspiration” and more — sold over 40 million units in the U.S. and had five consecutive #1 albums on the Billboard 200 between 1972 and 1975.
They were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
Parazaider retired from Chicago in 2017 and announced in 2021 he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
“This was the worst six years. The hardest season of my life,” Felicia wrote in her post on Facebook. “And I’m so grateful that my dad is not suffering anymore.”
Pink Floyd wrapped the 31-date The Wall Tour at London’s Earl’s Court, the final show of a five-night stand at the venue. It was Roger Waters’ last full concert with the band.
The tour launched in February 1980 in support of Pink Floyd’s concept album, The Wall, visiting the U.S., the U.K. and Germany. It featured pyrotechnics and elaborate staging, including an airplane that flew over the audience and crashed into a giant wall onstage. The wall also got torn down at the end of each show.
Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985, two years before their next tour, 1987’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. He later reunited with his bandmates to perform at Live 8 in July 2005.
While Ohana means family and family means nobody gets left behind, not everyone will get to attend Eddie Vedder’s 2026 Ohana Festival — three-day tickets are already sold out. However, here’s your chance to win a VIP experience to the festival.
Pearl Jam has announced a raffle offering two three-day VIP Ohana 2026 passes, along with round-trip travel to Los Angeles and four-night hotel stay. The winner will also receive a limited-edition poster signed by the PJ members, artist lounge passes, a backstage tour and even surfing lessons.
The raffle is being hosted by the platform Fandiem, and you can enter by donating to Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation. It’ll be open through Sept. 4.
Ohana 2026 takes place Sept. 25-27 in Dana Point, California. Along with headlining sets from Pearl Jam and Vedder, the bill includes Bad Religion, Fontaines D.C., Alabama Shakes, Rilo Kiley, The Format and Billy Idol.
Pearl Jam’s performance is set to mark the debut of their new drummer. Matt Cameron, who manned the PJ kit for 27 years, announced his departure from the band in 2025.
Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery (Courtesy Chipster P.R.)
Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett has teamed with Steve Rothery, the original guitarist for progressive rock band Marillion, for a brand-new instrumental album, The Roaring Waves.
The album, being released Aug. 28, is made up of seven songs that are described in a statement as ranging “from the dexterously ridiculous to the brilliantly sublime, though with one common theme: the profundity of the sea.”
Hackett and Rothery first had the idea of making an album together about 11 years ago, although they’ve been working on it for the past eight, getting together for months at a time when their schedules allowed.
“It was a bit old school our approach, like the idea of mates getting together in the garage and playing and hanging out,” says Hackett.
They plan to release the first single from the record on June 26, which is also when the album will be available for preorder.
Hackett toured Europe in May and June, and has U.K. dates booked in October. A complete list of dates can be found at HackettSongs.com.
Former President Barack Obama on April 18, 2026 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Angelina Katsanis – Pool/Getty Images)
Former President Barack Obama has confirmed the performance lineup for the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
In a post on Instagram that included a video of a proposed group chat with all the performers, Obama reveals that Bruce Springsteen, U2’s Bono and The Edge, and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder are among those confirmed for the event.
Other performers include Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Common, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Marc Anthony, The Roots and Tems.
In the video, Obama texts, “Thanks again for performing at the Grand Opening!” Springsteen replies, “Is this really happening??” And Vedder adds, “So it’s official then?”
Michelle Obama later chimes in “Thank you all for agreeing to perform!” Bono and The Edge text, “It’s an honor to stand with you!”
The Obama Presidential Center opens Friday in Chicago. The opening ceremony will take place Thursday starting at 11 a.m. CT and will stream live online.
tewart Copeland speaks onstage during the “An Audience with Stuart Copeland” panel discussion on day two of SXSW London 2025 at Shoreditch Town Hall on June 03, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images for SXSW London)
A new documentary about The Police drummer Stewart Copeland is getting its world premiere in London.
The film, Copeland, will premiere as part of the Raindance Film Festival, with screenings on Friday and Saturday.
According to U.K. outlet The Independent, Copeland talks in the film of being “heartbroken” by what happened when The Police were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
While Copeland, Sting and Andy Summers did reunite to perform three songs together at the ceremony, afterward Sting and Summers simply walked off the stage, with Copeland noting, “I never saw The Police again that night.”
“I was heartbroken,” he says. “Does that mean nothing? Come on, guys. And I never saw them again.”
“It was strange that we came together and went apart, you know?” Copeland tells The Independent. “I hung out with The Clash instead … I felt more bonhomie with The Clash than I did [with] my own band.”
The trio did eventually get back together for a reunion tour in 2007, which lasted until 2008.
Copeland is currently on his Have I Said Too Much? – The Police, Hollywood, and Other Adventures spoken word tour. His next show is Tuesday in Phoenix. A complete list of dates can be found at StewartCopeland.net.
Roger Daltrey at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction (Disney/Eric McCandless)
Roger Daltrey has added a new show to his upcoming A Great Night Out solo tour.
The Who frontman will now bring the tour to Shelbyville, Delaware, on Oct. 3, with a ticket presale starting Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Daltrey has also announced the special guests who’ll be joining him on the tour, including Dan Bern, Jeffrey Gaines, Amy Helm and Leslie Mendelson on various dates.
Daltrey’s A Great Night Out tour kicks off Aug. 23 in Mesa, Arizona, and includes a three-night stand at the Encore Theater at the Wynn in Las Vegas. The tour also includes shows at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Sept. 9 and Town Hall in New York City on Sept. 27.
A complete list of dates can be found at TheWho.com.
When announcing the tour, Daltrey hinted that it may be his last.
“Well it’s one more for the road,” he said. “After finishing The Who’s final tour of the U.S., it’s time for me as a solo artist to possibly do the same.”
The Who wrapped their final tour of North America in 2025.
Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer of KISS perform during KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
KISS has announced some of the activities fans will get to enjoy at the 2026 KISS Kruise: Landlocked in Vegas, taking place Nov. 13-15 at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.
It was previously revealed that the weekend will include two unmasked KISS shows featuring Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, as well as an all-star tribute to KISS founding member Ace Frehley, who passed away in 2025.
Now it’s been revealed that Simmons will also be hosting Gene Simmons’ Private KISS Collection Show & Tell, giving fans a look at rare pieces of his personal memorabilia, as well as sharing the untold stories behind them. Stanley is also set to host a KISS Cook Off, where participants will be challenged to recreate one of his signature dishes.
Other activities include KISS Army Live Band Karaoke, hosted by Thayer, and the KISS Kruiser Drum Off Competition and Q&A with Singer.
The weekend will also include performances by Night Ranger, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, Slaughter and Faster Pussycat. There will also be a preparty on Nov. 12 featuring the Ace Frehley Band, Enuff Z’Nuff and others.
In other KISS news, in honor of the 30th anniversary of KISS’ MTV Unplugged live album, the band is set to release two limited-edition vinyl editions of the record: a deluxe two-LP picture disc and a premium two-LP yellow and red swirled color vinyl. In addition, KISS has been posting remastered clips of their Unplugged performances on YouTube, including a making-of video.
KISS’ MTV Unplugged, recorded in August 1995, reunited Simmons and Stanley with original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. The performance led to a full reunion tour.
