The Rolling Stones are due to launch their Hackney Diamonds tour in April, and it looks like frontman Mick Jagger has started getting himself ready to take the stage.
Although he doesn’t often play guitar during Stones shows, the rocker shared video on Instagram of him practicing guitar as his less-than-interested-looking dog hangs out in the background. He captioned the clip, “Looking forward to seeing you all when the tour starts next month!”
The Hackney Diamonds tour is The Stones’ first U.S. trek since their 2021 No Filter tour. It’s due to kick off April 28 in Houston, Texas, and has them headlining the New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 2. The tour is set to run through July 17 in Santa Clara, California. A complete list of dates can be found at the rollingstones.com.
David Lee Roth appears to be giving his seal of approval to a recent cover of the Van Halen classic “Jump.”
The rocker just shared a black-and-white video featuring footage of him at various New York locations, set to Alex Melton’s recent acoustic alt-pop indie rock cover of “Jump,” which was Van Halen’s only #1 song.
Melton is known for his YouTube videos in which he takes popular songs and reworks them in different musical genres. He described his take on “Jump” as “If Jump by Van Halen was written for Millennials.”
Back in December Roth shared his own solo take on “Jump,” which he recorded live at Henson Studios in Los Angeles. It was one of several Van Halen songs he rerecorded, including “You Really Got Me,” “Dance The Night Away,” “Panama” and “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love.”
Kansas isn’t ready to stop celebrating their 50th anniversary.
The band just announced the third and final leg of their Another Fork in The Road 50th anniversary tour, with 23 new dates kicking off September 24 in Thousand Oaks, California, and wrapping December 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
“This tour has already been incredibly special for the band,” Kansas guitarist and original member Richard Williams shares. “The 50th Anniversary Tour started in 2023, which commemorates Kansas’ first year as a band. It is continuing in 2024, which commemorates the release of the first Kansas album.”
Various ticket presales begin Wednesday, March 20, at 10 a.m., with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Friday, March 22, at 10 a.m.
The current leg of the Kansas tour is set to hit Salina, Kansas, for a two-night stand on March 22 and 23. A complete list of tour dates can be found at kansasband.com.
Huey Lewis is owning up to a huge mistake he made during his career. During his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!Monday, March 18, he revealed that in the height of his career in the ’80s, Bob Dylan sent him a song, and he did nothing with it.
“He sent me a cassette and a lovely note saying he liked the last record and here’s a song of mine,” Huey shared, explaining, “Not only did I not cut it, I don’t actually know where the cassette is.”
He clarified that he didn’t actually lose the tape, noting, “It’s part of my cassette collection, where there’s thousands of cassettes there. So I can probably find it eventually.”
Dylan is considered by many to be one of the best songwriters of all time and even won a Nobel Prize for his lyrics. So, why didn’t Lewis record the song?
“I have no idea. It was a big mistake, what can I say? I’m sorry,” Huey said, adding, “Note to self: when Bob Dylan sends you a song, record it.”
Huey was on Kimmel to promote his new Broadway musical, The Heart of Rock and Roll, which begins previews at the James Earl Jones Theatre on March 29 and opens April 22. Info on tickets can be found at heartofrocknrollbway.com.
The Pretenders have a busy summer ahead of them opening for Foo Fighters, but now, they’ve added even more shows to their schedule.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced a set of summer headlining dates, kicking off July 13 in Red Bank, New Jersey. The tour will hit Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Phoenix, San Francisco and more, before wrapping August 14 in Sacramento, California.
A ticket presale kicks off Wednesday, March 20, at 10 a.m., with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Friday, March 22, at 10 a.m.
The Pretenders will join the Foo Fighters tour on select dates, starting July 17 at New York’s Citi Field and ending with their final show on August 18 at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park. They will also be headed to Europe and the U.K. for shows in September and October.
A complete list of Pretenders tour dates can be found at thepretenders.com.
It looks like we may now know the next artist planning to take up residency at the state-of-the-art Las Vegas venue Sphere.
The New York Post reports the Eagles have been booked to play the venue, claiming they’ve committed to play 10 weekends between the months of September and December.
The residency will allegedly happen once the Eagles finish their The Long Goodbye Tour, which right now has dates confirmed through June 15 in the Netherlands. A complete list of shows can be found at eagles.com.
So far, the report has not been confirmed. In fact, a rep for Sphere told the Post, “We do not comment on any artists performing at Sphere except for those who have been announced.”
Right now, Sphere is vacant after U2 wrapped their U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere residency in early March. Phish will be the next band to move in, with four shows booked from April 18-21. That will be followed by Dead & Company, who’ll play 24 shows between May 16 and July 13.
Aerosmith,Paul Simon, Queen and Steely Dan were among the artists inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony held at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York.
Aerosmith was inducted into the Hall by Kid Rock, and performed “Sweet Emotion” with him. They also performed “Jaded” and “The Train Kept a Rollin.”
Foo Fighters’Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins were on hand to induct Queen, with both joining them for a performance of “Tie Your Mother Down.” The band also performed their classic “We Will Rock You,” with Brian May and Roger Taylor trading off verses.
Marc Anthony inducted Simon into the Hall and Moby inducted Steely Dan. Other inductees included Michael Jackson,Ritchie Valens, Solomon Burke and The Flamingos.
Genesis is set to reissue their 1999 compilation, Turn it On Again: The Hits,in celebration of its 25th anniversary.
The album will be released May 3 on CD and as a two-LP black vinyl set, marking its first vinyl release. It will also be issued as a special edition two-LP Invisible Touch clear vinyl set. All editions will include artwork similar to the original release, with the band’s name made up of letters from previous album covers.
Originally released in October 1999, Turn it On Again: The Hits features 18 Genesis classics, including “Abacab,” “Turn It On Again,” “Mama,” “Misunderstanding,” “Throwing it All Away,” “Invisible Touch,” “Land of Confusion,” “In Too Deep” and “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight.”
All formats are available for preorder now. Here is the track list for Turn It On Again: The Hits:
“Turn It On Again” “Invisible Touch” “Mama” “Land of Confusion” “I Can’t Dance” “Follow You Follow Me” “Hold On my Heart” “Abacab” “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)” “No Son of Mine” “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” “In Too Deep” “Congo” “Jesus He Knows Me” “That’s All” “Misunderstanding” “Throwing It All Away” “The Carpet Crawlers 1999”
After being forced to postpone the remainder of his 2023 tour to recover from peptic ulcer disease, Bruce will kick off the latest leg of his tour with The E Street Band in Phoenix on Tuesday, March 19.
The trek includes rescheduled dates from 2023 as well a few additional shows, including his first concert in Las Vegas in over 20 years and a return to Asbury Park, New Jersey, with a headlining set at the Sea. Hear. Now festival put on by Springsteen’s friend and photographer Danny Clinch.
“Greetings freaks, fans and friends from Phoenix, Arizona,” Springsteen shared in a message on Instagram ahead of opening night. “I’m coming to see you Tuesday night and I want you to be ready, be prepared, be afraid, because we are going to rock you into the ground.”
Springsteen postponed the remainder of his 2023 tour back in September in order to focus on his health, telling fans he was “heartbroken” to have to postpone the shows. Before the postponement, he’d been wowing fans with a show that reflected on aging and loss, and a set that featured a mix of classics like “Born To Run,” “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” and “Thunder Road” along with newer tunes like “Letter To You” and “I’ll See You In My Dreams.”
Since the postponement, Springsteen has turned up for a handful of performances, including at Stand Up For Heroes in November, Jon Bon Jovi’s MusiCares tribute in February and a John Mellencamp concert in New Jersey in March.
In addition to the U.S., Bruce has dates booked in Europe and Canada. His final U.S. show is happening at Sea.Hear Now on September 15. A complete list of dates can be found at brucespringsteen.com.
Foo Fighters’ tour will launch in July at New York City’s Citi Field. Mammoth WVH, The Hives and Pretenders are among those providing support, depending on the date.
You can also catch Dave Grohl and company play a run of one-off headlining shows and festival dates, including Jazz Fest, Shaky Knees and Welcome to Rockville, in May.
Foo Fighters put out their latest album, But Here We Are, in June 2023.
