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Neil Young recently told members of his Neil Young Archives site that he was planning some new tour dates this year, and he’s made good on that promise.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced he’ll headline the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, on Sept. 23 and Sept. 24, with backing band The Chrome Hearts, made up of Micah Nelson, Anthony LoGerfo and Corey McCormick.

A Neil Young Archives presale is happening now, with tickets going on sale to the general public Saturday at 10 a.m.

Besides the new dates, Young has only two other shows planned for this year so far. He’s one of the performers at Farm Aid, which is happening Sept. 21 in Saratoga, New York, and will also play the Harvest Moon benefit concert with Stephen Stills on Oct. 5 at The Painted Turtle camp in Lake Hughes, California.

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Mötley Crüe has announced a reissue of their 1989 album Dr. Feelgood in honor of its 35th anniversary.

The set is due out Nov. 22, and includes the original album remastered alongside a batch of bonus demos and live tracks.

The physical vinyl and CD editions come with a variety of memorabilia, including a photo book, a replica backstage pass and a guitar pick.

Dr. Feelgood marked Mötley Crüe’s fifth studio album, and their first-and-only #1 hit on the Billboard 200. It spawned the singles “Kickstart My Heart,” “Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.),” “Without You,” “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)” and the title track.

Meanwhile, modern-day Mötley is prepping a new EP called Cancelled, due out Oct. 4. The three-track collection includes the single “Dogs of War,” which marked Mötley’s first song with new guitarist John 5, and a cover of Beastie Boys‘ “Fight for Your Right.”

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Sammy Hagar is set to play in the desert next year.

The former Van Halen frontman is one of several non-country acts booked to perform at the 2025 Stagecoach country music festival, happening April 25-27 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, the same location as the Coachella music festival.

Hagar is on the bill for Sunday, April 27, which features headliner Luke Combs, as well as Midland, Goo Goo Dolls, The Bacon Brothers and more.

Zach Bryan and Jelly Roll are also set to headline, with the lineup including Brothers Osborne, Tommy James and The Shondells, Lana Del Rey, Creed, Backstreet Boys, Sturgill Simpson, Ashley McBride and T-Pain.

Tickets for the festival go on sale Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. PT.

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The upcoming Bruce Springsteen and The E Street band tour documentary has a release date.

Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, shot during the band’s current reunion tour, will premiere on Hulu and Disney+ Oct. 25.

“Our new film Road Diary will take you on a journey from behind the scenes at rehearsals to shows that we performed all around the world this year,” The Boss shared in a video on social media. “You’ll get to experience a little bit of the fun and magic that we get to experience every night.”

The caption of the post adds that the doc follows Springsteen and the band through “their one-of-a-kind preparation process and onto performances for tens-of-thousands across continents.”

Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, directed by Springsteen’s longtime collaborator Thom Zimny, is set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, which runs Sept. 5-15.

In other Springsteen news … the rocker and his wife, Patti Scialfa, are confirmed to perform at the 18th annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit, happening Nov. 11 at David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. The event, presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival, will also feature appearances by comedians Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart and Jim Gaffigan, as well as Norah Jones and DJ Questlove.

To date, Stand Up For Heroes has raised $84 million to help veterans and military families.

Tickets go on sale Friday.

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On This Day, Sept. 5, 1981 …

Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks topped the chart with her debut solo album, Bella Donna, which was produced by Tom Petty and Jimmy Iovine.

The album featured four hits singles, the highest-charting one being “Stop Draggin My Heart Around,” a Petty-penned track, which she recorded with him and the Heartbreakers. The song peaked at #3.

The other hits included “Leather and Lace,” a duet with Don Henley, which peaked at #6; “Edge of Seventeen,” which hit #11; and “After the Glitter Fades,” which peaked at #32.

Bella Donna, which spent nearly three years on the Billboard 200 Album chart, has been certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA.

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Green Day was briefly removed from the stage during their show Wednesday at Comerica Park Stadium in Detroit due to a drone flying over the venue.

A spokesperson for the Detroit Police Department tells the Detroit Free Press, “There was an individual that flew a drone into Comerica Park, and because of that, Green Day was taken off the stage.”

“DPD did locate the individual,” the statement continued. “He is being detained pending further investigation.”

According to the Detroit Free Press, the show was paused for about 10 minutes before Green Day returned to the stage and resumed their set. 

In a social media post Wednesday night, Green Day apologized for the delay, adding, “Stadium security had us clear the stage while they dealt with  a potential safety issue. DPD quickly resolved the situation, and we were able to continue. Thanks for understanding.”

Green Day has been touring stadiums across the U.S. while supporting their new album, Saviors, while also playing Dookie and American Idiot in full to celebrate their respective 30th and 20th anniversaries.

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Pearl Jam wrapped their two-night stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden Wednesday and were joined by two very special guests, E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt and producer Andrew Watt, who produced the band’s latest album, Dark Matter.

Eddie Vedder gave a shout-out to Little Steven before performing the Dark Matter track “Won’t Tell” and again mentioned him before performing another track from the album, “Waiting for Stevie,” although the song isn’t about him. The performance featured Watt on guitar, and Watt also joined the band for a performance of the Vs. track “Rearviewmirror.”

Eddie again paid homage to Bruce Springsteen’s old friend and guitarist during his solo portion of the encore, performing “I Am A Patriot,” which was written by Van Zandt and made famous by Jackson Browne.

And Little Stevie finally got in on the action during the show’s penultimate song, a roaring rendition of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World,” featuring not only Stevie, but Watt, show opener Glen Hansard and Hansard’s band. 

Elsewhere in the show, Pearl Jam performed the Vs. track “Glorified G” for the first time on the tour, with Eddie letting fans know it was a request from a friend. He also discussed how he doesn’t like performing the song because it’s about guns, mentioning Wednesday’s shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Interestingly, the set also included a performance of the Ten track “Jeremy,” which was inspired by gun violence.

Other highlights of the night included a performance of John Lennon’s “Gimme Some Truth,” Eddie and Glen collaborating on Glen’s tune “Song of Good Hope” and the tour debut of the band’s cover of the Dead Boys’ “Sonic Reducer.” 

Next up, Pearl Jam bring their Dark Matter tour to Philadelphia for two shows, Sept. 7 and Sept. 9.

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Pink Floyd‘s David Gilmour is crediting his wife, Polly Samson, for helping him clean up his act.

In an interview with The Independent, Gilmour reveals that it was an ultimatum from Samson that prompted him to give up his hard-partying lifestyle in the ’80s.

“There was a time when I was letting things go, drinking too much, too much cocaine, all those sorts of things,” he said. “And in my life, that stopped when we [Polly and I] started, pretty much dead on at that time.”

Gilmour said that during the early ’80s he was having trouble dealing with “my pop group, my relationships and all those sorts of things,” noting, “I hit a really torturous time; I didn’t really notice if I was out of control, but I probably was.”

Turning to his wife of 30 years, he said, “I won’t call you a gift, Polly, but something came along into my life that was real, and she wouldn’t stand for it [drugs]. I just needed a little kick, really, in order to put it behind me.”

“I couldn’t do otherwise,” Samson added. “I was a single mother. It was, for me, non-negotiable, and I made that clear.”

Asked if his wife was his savior, Gilmour relied, “Yes, exactly that, and I haven’t been near any of those things for over 30 years. There aren’t many women who would have the strength that Polly had to deal with it.”

Polly then noted, “We saved each other’s lives.”

Gilmour’s new solo album, Luck and Strange, which features songs he co-wrote with Samson, comes out Friday. He has a series of live dates scheduled for this fall in Rome, London, LA and New York. A complete list of dates can be found at davidgilmour.com.

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Scorpions recently canceled a series of September shows in Germany due to an injury suffered by guitarist Matthias Jabs. Jabs is now revealing what happened to him.

A post on social media features a photo of Jabs in a wheelchair with his foot and hand in casts. In the caption he explains that the injury occurred at his rented summer house, sharing, “I fell down the stairs with 16 steps and broke my left pinky twice and I also broke my left heel.”

“I had surgeries on both, hand and foot, by the best specialists I could find in Hamburg,” he said. “Now it is time to heal and start the physical rehabilitation for a speedy recovery.”

Jabs said he’s working on being able to play guitar again “as soon as possible,” but the September shows won’t be happening. 

On a positive note, he wrote, “I am very optimistic that we will see us again very soon.”

As of now Scorpions don’t have any other shows booked for 2024. Back in April and May they headlined a Las Vegas residency, Scorpions – Love at First Sting, at the Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

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Def Leppard is giving fans some insight into how they create their set list for each of their shows with a new video posted to social media.

In the clip, frontman Joe Elliott and guitarist Phil Collen discuss adding another Pyromania track to their concert in Cleveland, with Joe noting they are performing eight songs from the album, leaving out only “Stagefright” and “Action! Not Words.” At one point drummer Rick Allen chimes in, approving of the decision to add a song, noting, “I dig doing all those Pyromania songs.”

But the scene is way more chaotic than it seems, because the discussion is happening as guitarist Vivian Campbell is loudly warming up his vocals in the background, although it doesn’t seem to bother any of his bandmates.

Fans still have a chance to see Def Leppard perform that set list on their Summer Stadium tour with Journey. The tour hits Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday. A complete list of the remaining dates can be found at defleppard.com.

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