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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.

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On This Day, March 19, 2001…

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.

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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”

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Bruce Springsteen is ready to hit the road again.

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.

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Foo Fighters have added a new date to their upcoming U.S. summer tour.

The show takes place August 31 in Concord, California. Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 21, at 10 a.m. PT.

For more info, visit FooFighters.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.

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Stevie Nicks has added some more overseas tour dates to her schedule.

The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is already confirmed to play BST Hyde Park in London on July 12. Now, she’s added five more shows in the U.K. and Europe. 

Stevie’s U.K. tour will now kick off July 3 in Dublin, Ireland, followed by stops in Glasgow on July 6 and Manchester on July 9. Following the Hyde Park show, she’ll head to Antwerp, Belgium, on July 16, with the tour wrapping July 19 in Amsterdam.

Stevie announced the news with a message to her overseas fans, writing, “Europe… It’s been too long.”

Tickets for the new shows go on sale Friday at 12 p.m. 

Before Stevie heads overseas, she has several more U.S. shows to play. She’ll launch a new leg of her tour with a headlining set at the Lovin’ Life Festival, happening May 3-5, and will wrap her U.S. shows with a co-headlining concert with Billy Joel on June 21 in Chicago. A complete list of dates can be found at stevienicksofficial.com.

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John Mellencamp doesn’t care for audiences talking back to him, and folks in Ohio learned that lesson the hard way.

Video circulating on TikTok shows Mellencamp being heckled by an audience member at his Toledo show on Sunday, March 17, and giving him a piece of his mind. 

In the clip, Mellencamp is telling the audience a story when someone yells out, “play some music,” to which he responds, “What do you think I’ve been doing, you c*********?” He adds, “Here’s the thing, man. You don’t know me. You don’t f***** know me.” He then addressed someone in his crew named Joe, telling him to ” find this guy and let me see him after the show.”

Mellencamp then tries to continue his story but is interrupted a second time with a request to play “Authority Song,” prompting the rocker to respond, “Guys, I can stop this show right now and just go home.”

The audience then starts to get loud, at which Mellencamp informs them, “Tell you what I’m gonna do. Since you’ve been so wonderful, I’m gonna cut about 10 songs out of the show.” He then begins performing “Jack & Diane” before stopping to inform the audience, “Y’know what? Show’s over.” 

According to The Toledo Blade, Mellencamp did walk off the stage, although the concert wasn’t actually over. He eventually returned and treated the crowd to classics like, “Rain On the Scarecrow,”“Lonely Ol’Night ”and “Pink Houses.”

The paper notes, “Overall, John Mellencamp’s return to Toledo was a mostly joyous experience, despite the presence of a few rude Toledoans who need to learn proper etiquette about behaving in public.”

Mellencamp’s tour hits East Lansing, Michigan, on March 19. A complete list of dates can be found at mellencamp.com.

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U2 is the latest artist to join Spotify’s Billions club.

The band’s classic tune “With or Without You” has reached 1 billion streams on the streaming service, their first song to cross that milestone.

“Massive thank you for streaming With Or Without You ONE BILLION times on @spotify, (We couldn’t do it without you.),” they shared on Instagram.

“With or Without You” was the lead track off U2’s #1 album The Joshua Tree. The track went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent three weeks in the top spot. It’s one of only two U2 songs to hit #1. The other is  “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” from the same album.

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The Who’s Roger Daltrey has announced some more North American solo dates.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer initially announced a couple of one-off shows, but that’s now been expanded to a nine-date tour hitting the U.S. and Canada this June.

The tour promises fans “a mostly acoustic set of Who gems, rarities, solo nuggets and other surprises,” with Daltrey also answering questions from the audience. 

KT Tunstall and Dan Bern are special guests on the tour, which will have Daltrey backed by a “hand-picked ensemble of musicians,” including his bandmate Pete Townshend’s brother Simon Townshend on guitar and backing vocals. 

The tour kicks off June 12 in Vienna, Virginia, with dates in Bethel and Port Chester, New York, Boston and Lennox, Massachusetts, Detroit and more, before wrapping June 29 in Highland Park, Illinois. He is also playing a show in San Diego, California, on May 6. A complete list of dates can be found at thewho.com.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, March 22, at 10 a.m.

Next up, The Who is set to play two Teenage Cancer Trust charity shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall on March 18 and 20. Daltrey is also headlining a special show, Ovation, a Celebration of 24 Years of Gigs for TCT, on March 24, celebrating his 24-year career as curator and host of the Teenage Cancer Trust shows. It will feature special guests Robert Plant with Saving Grace, Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder, Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones and Paul Weller.

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Lenny Kravitz has a lot of folks thirstin’ on Instagram.

The 59-year-old rocker shared a shirtless photo on social media, showing off his ridiculously chiseled abs as he bathed in the warmth of the sun. He captioned the photo, “Standing in love and gratitude.” 

The photo prompted a response from actor Channing Tatum, who is engaged to the rocker’s daughter, Zoë Kravitz, and is known for having similarly impressive abs. “Jesus Christmas Lenny wtf you’re gonna hurt someone on this platform. Hahaha,” he commented.

And he wasn’t the only one impressed. Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland commented, “And just like…..I’m headed to the gym!!!” Actress Rosario Dawson added, “Just blessing the sun with your shine.”

Kravitz is set to release his new album, Blue Electric Light, on May 24. He’s also nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. Inductees will be announced in late April, with the induction ceremony set to take place this fall in Cleveland.

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