Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler is featured on the just-released live covers album from Zac Brown Band.
From the Road, Vol. 1: Covers features 13 performances recorded in various iconic venues over the past 10 years, including the band’s August 9, 2015, show at Boston’s Fenway Park, where they were joined by Tyler for the Aerosmith classic “Sweet Emotion.”
The album also features Zac Brown Band’s takes on such classics as Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” The Who’s “Baba O’Reily,” Metallica’s “Enter Sandman,” and The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” and “With a Little Help From My Friends,” although the latter is Joe Cocker‘s take on the song.
Zac Brown Band’s From the Road, Vol. 1: Coversis available now.
Bon Jovi is celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, and fans can now join in the celebration by playing a game of Monopoly.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are releasing a 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of the popular board game, which features highlights from the New Jersey rockers’ career, including legendary concerts all over the world.
The game comes with unique collectable tokens representing the band, including a 40th anniversary Heart & Dagger, the state of New Jersey, the Bon Jovi Skull logo, Jon Bon Jovi’s acoustic guitar, their Diamond Superman logo and the “Have A Nice Day” smirk.
Fans can also celebrate Bon Jovi’s anniversary with their 40th anniversary 2024 calendar featuring over 50 rarely seen or used images of the band, and a centerfold that covers highlights of Bon Jovi’s four-decade career.
Both items are available for preorder now. The Monopoly game is set to ship November 17, while the calendar will ship December 22.
The Beatles are back on the charts. The legendary band’s new tune, “Now and Then,” debuted at #7 on the BillboardHot 100 singles chart this week.
The song, which debuted at #1 on the U.K. charts, uses vocals John Lennon recorded on a demo in the late ’70s, along with guitar the late George Harrison recorded in the mid-’90s, and new recordings from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
With the new hit, The Beatles extend their record for the most Hot 100 top 10s among groups, now with 35. The tune is now the band’s 72nd Hot 100 hit, which is the most hits among all bands who play their own instruments.
The last time The Beatles were in the Hot 100 top 10 was in 1996 with “Free as a Bird,” making the new chart placement the longest break between top 10s for any act with sole billing, at 27 years, 10 months and two weeks.
The new song’s #7 debut comes 59 years, nine months and three weeks after The Beatles’ debut “I Want To Hold Your Hand” became their first charting single, landing at #1. Elton John previously nabbed the record in September 2022 when “Hold Me Closer,” his duet with Britney Spears, debuted in the top 10 51 years, seven months and three weeks after his first hit, “Your Song.”
The Beatles have now also had a Hot 100 top 10 hit in four decades — the ’60s, ’70s, ’90s and 2020s — making them only the 13th act to do so. They are also only the second band to reach such a milestone, following Aerosmith.
Billy Joel will end his residency at Madison Square Garden on July 25, with what will be his 150th career performance at the legendary venue. Now, he can boast that all 150 of those shows are sold out.
Billy’s first appearance at the Garden was December 14, 1978. In January of 2015, with the 13th show of his residency, he set a new record of most consecutive performances by an artist at the Garden. In July of 2015, when he played his 65th show at the Garden, he set another record: most lifetime performances there by any artist.
Banners in the rafters of the venue commemorate both of those records and are replaced each month with new numbers, as he continues to rack up additional performances.
Billy’s residency, which started in January of 2014, has sold close to two million tickets. The final dates of the run include November 22, December 19, January 11, February 9, March 28, April 26, May 9, June 8 and July 25.
Billy, however, is continuing to perform at other venues: He and Stevie Nicks will co-headline a show December 8 in Phoenix, and he’ll ring in the New Year at UBS Arena in Belmont, New York. He’ll travel to Tokyo for a one-off show next year, and he’ll also co-headline several shows with Sting.
Bryan Adams is spending some more time on the road. The singer just announced new 2024 dates for his So Happy It Hurts tour, this time featuring special guests Dave Stewart’s Eurythmics Songbook.
The new leg features 31 dates, kicking off Saturday, January 20, in Billings, Montana. The trek will hit such cities as Austin, Anaheim, Milwaukee, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Newark and more, before wrapping March 20 in Syracuse, New York.
Adams will also be headlining two shows in Mexico — February 6 in Monterrey and February 8 in Mexico City — without Dave Stewart’s Eurythmics Songbook.
A ticket presale for all U.S. dates kicks off Tuesday, November 14, at 10 a.m., with the general onsale launching Friday, November 17, at 10 a.m. local time. A complete list of dates can be found at bryanadams.com.
The tour news comes as Bryan is getting ready to release Live at The Royal Albert Hall, a box set featuring recordings of his three-night stand at the famed London venue in 2022, where he performed one of his classic albums in its entirety each night. The set drops December 8 and is available for preorder now.
Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire are joining forces once again to bring back their Heart & Soul tour in 2024.
The trek, an encore of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame bands onstage together, will hit 30 cities, starting July 10 in St. Louis, Missouri. It will stop in St. Paul, Charlotte, Tampa, Nashville, Seattle, Los Angeles and more, before wrapping September 7 in Palm Desert, California.
A Citi presale kicks off Tuesday, November 14, at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Friday, November 17, at 10 a.m. local time. A complete list of dates can be found at earthwindandfire.com and chicagotheband.com.
Dave Grohl rocked with his daughter Violet onstage for a joint rendition of Nirvana‘s “Heart-Shaped Box” during a concert in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 11.
The Foo Fighters frontman reprised his Nirvana role on drums while Violet handled lead vocals. Footage of the father-daughter jam was posted to Instagram by rock TV personality Matt Pinfield, who was in attendance.
According to setlist.fm, the show, which featured longtime David Bowie pianist Mike Garson, saw Dave and Violet performing a variety of Bowie covers, including “The Man Who Sold the World,” which Nirvana famously covered on MTV Unplugged. They also sang the Foos song “Show Me How.”
Garson shared photo from the concert in a social media post. “What a wonderful night together!” the caption reads.
Dave and Violet previously performed “Heart-Shaped Box” in 2020.
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell died in his sleep at age 74.
His songs, including “Superstar,” “A Song for You,” “Delta Lady” and “This Masquerade,” were big hits for other artists, and he worked with everyone from Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker to George Harrison and The RollingStones.
In 2010, Elton John, who called Russell a “mentor,” helped revive Russell’s career with their joint album, The Union, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the song “If It Wasn’t for Bad.”
In 2011, Russell was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
In addition to being the figurative father of many metal bands, Dave Mustaine is now a literal grandfather.
The Megadeth frontman’s son, Justis, has welcomed his first child, with wife Angela. In a Facebook post, Mustaine shared a photo of him holding the newest member of the family in front of a painting of an angel.
“Georgette Monroe Mustaine and her ‘Opa,’ with an Angel in the background looking over their shoulders,” Mustaine writes in the caption.
The late Robbie Robertson will be celebrated this week with a memorial hosted by his friend and longtime collaborator, director Martin Scorsese.
Robbie Robertson: A Celebration of His Life and Music is taking place Wednesday, November 15, at The Village Studios in Los Angeles, California.
Scorsese is expected to speak at the memorial tribute concert, which will be attended by Killers of the Flower Moon actress Lily Gladstone and Robertson’s longtime manager, Jared Levine. It will also feature performances by Jackson Browne, Citizen Cope, Rocco DeLuca, Angela McCluskey and Blake Mills Group.
Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter for Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Band, died August 9 at the age of 80. He and Scorsese collaborated several times on such films as Gangs of New York, The Wolf of Wall Street, the recent release Killers of the Flower Moon and more. Scorsese also directed The Band’s legendary final concert film, The Last Waltz.
