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Kelly Hansen played his final show with Foreigner Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Fan-shot footage posted to YouTube shows a tearful Hansen thanking the band’s crew, his manager, his friends and, of course, the fans.

“If I could even string together the number of times that I’ve had experiences with fans — or, I don’t like to call you guys fans, I like to call you guys people who love music, appreciate music, you know,” he said. “My whole life since I was 17, it’s been great people who come to shows, thank you for that.”

“Thank you all for all of your support,” he added. “I’ve been in this business I think about 48, 49 years. I’ve put in my time. I spent 20 years with this fantastic band singing a catalog of songs that a singer couldn’t dream of. And thank you.”

The band then began their encore, with Kelly telling the crowd, “Now we have one last job to do. You guys need to be members of the band,” before launching into their #1 hit “I Want To Know What Love Is.”

Hansen joined Foreigner in 2005, following Lou Gramm’s departure in 2003. Foreigner guitarist Luis Maldonado will be taking over frontman duties when they launch a Canadian tour Oct. 21 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. A complete list of Foreigner dates can be found at Foreigneronline.com.

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The Eagles have announced a new set of dates for their residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have added four new shows to their schedule: Feb. 20, 21, 27 and 28.

With the new dates, the Eagles’ residency totals 52 concerts, which now makes them the artists with the longest residency at the Sphere; it launched Sept. 20, 2024. Dead & Company previously held that honor, with 48 shows.

The Sphere opened in 2023 with U2’s U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere, which consisted of 40 dates.

Registration is now open for an artist presale that begins Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets go on sale to the general public Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. PT.

The Eagles’ next residency show is scheduled for Oct. 31. A complete list of dates can be found at eagles.com.

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Now that September’s ended and Billie Joe Armstrong is wide awake, the Green Day frontman made a surprise appearance at Dua Lipa‘s concert in San Francisco on Sunday.

During her ongoing tour, the pop star has been inviting up or covering artists related to the city she’s playing. In introducing Armstrong, who famously is from the Bay Area, Lipa told the crowd, “Immediately when I thought about San Francisco, and I thought about all the incredible music that has come out of here, I thought about one band in particular that would be perfect.”

“I love this band for so many different reasons,” Lipa continued. “I love it because of the rawness, the authenticity, the message behind it, the space that it holds for people who feel sometimes they might not belong. I loved listening to this album in particular when I was little, I would put the CD in the Walkman and just kind of sing my heart out.”

Armstrong then took the stage and joined Lipa for a rendition of the American Idiot single “Wake Me Up When September Ends.”

Green Day, meanwhile, recently wrapped their world tour supporting the band’s latest album, 2024’s Saviors. Their next release is a 25th anniversary reissue of their 2000 album, Warning, due out Nov. 14.

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Carlos Santana wants everyone to know he has no problem with Bad Bunny being the Super Bowl halftime show headliner.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has issued a statement after false reports circulated on the internet that claimed he criticized the NFL for choosing Bad Bunny as the 2026 headliner.

“I congratulate and celebrate Bad Bunny’s success and his position right now with the world and with the Super Bowl,” read the statement. “I feel total oneness with what he’s doing because we are here to utilize art to complement and bring the world closer to harmony and oneness.”

“However, we’re living in a time of fear, division, separation, superiority and inferiority. Fear is the flavor right now,” he continued. “Fear is what motivates ignorant people to put words in my mouth – saying that I didn’t want Bad Bunny to be represented at the Super Bowl. I never said that, nor would I ever.”

“Just to be clear, my heart is in total harmony with Bad Bunny, and I celebrate his success, his triumph and his phenomenal achievement. Anything other than that is coming from people’s ignorance,” he added.

Santana noted that those who believe the “fabricated comments” out there about Bad Bunny “are not in harmony with themselves.”

“The people who make up such things – I invite them to do something more creative with their energy,” he said. “If you’re going to create a dialogue, create a dialogue for America of unity, harmony and oneness. Lord knows we need it right now.”

“In conclusion, let me say this: Santana is all about bringing unity, harmony, oneness, hope, courage, enthusiasm, light, spirit and soul,” the statement concluded. “Peace in your heart, peace in your mind, peace in your family. We are one – peace on Earth!”

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On This Day, Oct. 13, 1986…

The first ever Bridge School Benefit concert was held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.

Organized by Neil Young and his wife Pegi Young, the concert raised money for the Bridge School, which assists children with severe physical impairments and communication needs. Pegi was one of the co-founders of the school and was inspired to start it when she couldn’t find a school for her non-verbal son.

The night’s performers included Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Don Henley and E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren, with the artists performing primarily acoustic sets.

With the exception of 1987, a Bridge School benefit was held every year until 2016, with artists like Billy Idol, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Elton John, R.E.M., The Who, Foo Fighters, Beck and Metallica performing over the years.

The final Bridge School concerts happened Oct. 22 and 23, 2016. In January 2017, following Neil and Pegi’s divorce, they announced the end of the Bridge School concerts.

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the performers and presenters for this year’s induction ceremony on Wednesday, although they didn’t specify who those people would be honoring on induction night. Well, now Bad Company, one of this year’s inductees, is asking fans to guess who’ll be handling the duties for them.

The band shared a video on Instagram featuring frontman Paul Rodgers, who teased, “Yes it’s great that Bad Company are to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and it’s also great that we will be inducted by … I can’t tell you, but you can guess.”

He then seemed to offer up a clue, turning around to show off the jacket he was wearing, which featured the logo for the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.

The caption of the post asks fans to share their guesses for a chance to win a Bad Company T-shirt. They have until Nov. 3 to enter, with winners selected at random.

The initial lineup of performers and presenters for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony include Elton John, Beck, Iggy Pop, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea, The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen and Twenty One Pilots, along with Brandi Carlile, David Letterman, and more.

Bad Company’s fellow inductees include Joe Cocker, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Salt-N-Pepa, Chubby Checker and Outkast. In addition, Warren Zevon is being inducted in the Musical Influence category, while producer Thom Bell, guitarist Nicky Hopkins and bassist Carole Kaye will be inducted for Musical Excellence.

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is happening Nov. 8 in Los Angeles, and will stream live on Disney+ starting at 8 p.m. ET. 

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The Black Crowes have released a new track from the upcoming super-deluxe edition of their third studio album, 1994’s Amorica.

The latest is the track “Exit,” which is part of the set’s The Marie Laveau Sessions. It features seven songs Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson worked on during a soundcheck on their High As The Moon tour and then recorded in New Orleans on a day off from the trek.

“Chris and I wrote this song on the first half of the Southern Harmony tour,” Rich explains. “It was the first song we wrote leading up to Amorica. It’s such a powerful song and a snapshot into the band which was firing on all cylinders.”

“Exit” is available now via digital outlets.

In addition to The Marie Laveau Sessions, the Amorica set features new mixes of the original album, plus a whole lot of bonus material.

Extras include Tallest, nine newly mixed songs recorded during the sessions for Tall, an unreleased album the band worked on before Amorica but was scrapped by the brothers. The set also includes four recordings from a live broadcast from AIR Studios in London.

The Amorica super-deluxe box set will be released Nov. 14 as a five-LP or three-CD set. There will also be two-LP and one-CD editions.

All formats are available for preorder now.

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Moody Blues guitarist and lead vocalist Justin Hayward has paid tribute to his late bandmate John Lodge, whose death was announced Friday.

“I’m very sad and shocked to hear of John’s passing,” Hayward wrote on Instagram, next to a picture of them performing together. “I have such happy memories of making music together. My sincere condolences to his dear wife and family.”

Both Lodge and Hayward joined Moody Blues in 1966, with Lodge replacing bassist Clint Warwick, and Hayward replacing vocalist and guitarist Denny Laine.

With Lodge’s death, Hayward is now the last remaining member of the classic Moody Blues lineup.

Also paying tribute to Lodge on social media is the band Yes, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, who, like Lodge, is a native of Birmingham, England.

Iommi wrote on X, “Sad to hear of the passing of John Lodge of the Moody Blues. I had lunch with him a few weeks ago, so quite a shock. They were another Birmingham band, often overlooked. RIP.”

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Journey’s Jonathan Cain is denying reports that he’s ready to say goodbye to the band.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s spokesperson tells ABC Audio that Cain “remains an active member of Journey, and any reports suggesting otherwise are inaccurate.”

“He is fully dedicated to touring with the band over the next couple of years and has only expressed plans to retire at a later time,” the statement continues.

The statement is an apparent response to social media posts made by Cain’s Journey bandmate Neal Schon.

Schon first shared a post on X, in which he wrote, “Jonathan Cain announced his farewell to Journey tonight. I’m nowhere near done!” He added, “Journey has so much more life ahead! I’m sure we will have a great tour!”

Schon later followed up the post with a clip of an interview Cain recently did in which he said Journey would be going on a farewell tour in 2026. He said in the interview, “So I’ll be saying goodbye to that.” Schon then clarified, “We will be touring with Jon all through 26-27 celebrating the music we’ve created.”

The news comes as Cain is getting ready to release a new song, “No One Else,” which he says was “was written in honor of Charlie Kirk,” the late Turning Point USA founder who was killed in September. The song will benefit TPUSA and is set to drop Oct. 23.

As for Journey, so far they have one show scheduled for 2026. They are playing 2026 Stagecoach festival, in Indio, California, on April 25.

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Cheap Trick has shared another track off their upcoming album, All Washed Up, which drops Nov. 14.

The latest is “The Riff That Won’t Quit,” which is available now via digital outlets. It is the second track released from the album, following “Twelve Gates.”

All Washed Up, Cheap Trick’s first album since 2021’s In Another World, will be released digitally, on CD and on black vinyl. There will also be an orange marble variant, limited to 1,000 copies, sold through the band’s website. All formats are available for preorder now.

Cheap Trick is currently on tour and is set to play Rockin’ in Paradise with Styx & Friends on Saturday in Miramar, Florida. They’ll then play Oxford, Alabama, on Sunday.

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

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