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Santana and Eric Burdon & The Animals are among the artists confirmed for the inaugural Fool in Love festival, happening August 31 in Hollywood Park, on the grounds adjacent to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
The festival will be headlined by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross, with Burdon’s former band War also on the bill, along with Nile Rodgers & Chic, Al Green, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Dionne Warwick and others.
A ticket presale kicks off Friday, February 16, at 10 a.m. PT, with the general sale set for the same day at 2 p.m. PT. A complete lineup can be found at foolinlove.com.
A new Jimi Hendrix graphic novel is coming this summer.
Titan Comics is set to release Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze on July 30, written by Mellow Brown and DJBenHaMeen, with artwork by Tom Mandrake.
The graphic novel is described as a “psychedelic space odyssey that captures the magic, hope and rebellion that Jimi’s legendary music is known for.” It will follow the guitar legend as he searches for a magical talisman that will help free a population starved of rock and roll by a controlling intergalactic force that’s out to silence music and enslave everyone.
A Facebook post by Titan revealed some of the artwork for the graphic novel, including two covers with Jimi playing guitar. It notes the novel is “a pure rock and roll space opera featuring the legendary Jimi Hendrix as you’ve never seen him before.”
A country album Brian Wilson started producing nearly five decades ago is finally set to see the light of day.
According to Rolling Stone, Cows in the Pasture, which Wilson started in 1970 with Beach Boys‘ manager Fred Vail on vocals, is expected out sometime next year.
Wilson and Vail worked on the record in April 1970 while the Beach Boys were recording their 16th studio album, Sunflower, but Wilson chose to abandon the project in the middle of recording.
“We never did any keeper vocals,” Vail tells the mag. “They were mostly just scratch vocals that we never completed. There were no background vocals and no harmonies. It was a lot instrumentation. And when Brian lost interest, I just moved on. It was kind of like, ‘Out of sight, out of mind.’ I didn’t figure anything would ever be done with them.”
Now, the album is finally being finished, thanks to producer Sam Parker and a series of yet-to-be revealed guest stars. It’s expected out in 2025, with a docuseries also in the works covering a now 79-year-old Vail’s life story and the completion of the album. Wilson is executive producing the new record and will also appear on it.
“Fred always loved country music, and he was a big rodeo guy,” Wilson tells the mag. “He’s a hell of a guy, one hell of a promoter, and I’m glad his album is coming out.”
Pretenders have been forced to postpone their upcoming U.K. tour so frontwoman Chrissie Hynde can recover from an injury.
“We’re champing at the bit to get back on the road, but looks like we’re gonna have to hold tight for a while. I have a knee injury which will have to be dealt with first,” Chrissie writes on Instagram. “I was hoping I could limp through the next 6 weeks, but it’s just getting worse. (I’ll spare you the gory details…)”
The tour was supposed to kick off February 24 but will now start on October 11 in Portsmouth and run through October 28 in Manchester. A complete list of dates can be found at thepretenders.com.
Tickets purchased for the original shows will be valid for the rescheduled dates, with refunds available to anyone who can’t make the new dates.
Queen’s Brian May has revealed that he actually wasn’t happy with “Under Pressure,” Queen’s hit collaboration with David Bowie.
In an interview with Total Guitar, May says when they first started working on the song it featured a “pretty heavy” guitar, which he thought sounded like The Who.
“And I was beaming because I liked The Who,” he says. “I remember saying to David, ‘Oh, it sounds like The Who, doesn’t it?’ He says, ‘Yeah, well it’s not going to sound like The Who by the time I’ve finished with it!’ You know, in a joking kind of way. But he didn’t want it to be that way.”
May says finishing the song was difficult because of all the different opinions being shared, and in the end the heavy guitar was removed.
“I think it’s probably the only time in my career I bowed out, because I knew it was going to be a fight,” he says. “So basically it was Freddie (Mercury) and David fighting it out in the studio with the mix. And what happened in the mix was that most of that heavy guitar was lost.”
As for the final product, May says, “I never liked it, to be honest, the way it was mixed.” He adds, “But I do recognize that it works. It’s a point of view, and it’s done very well. And people love it.”
“Under Pressure” was released in October 1981; it became Queen’s second #1 in the U.K. and Bowie’s third. It also charted in the top 10 in 10 countries.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced he’s going to be a guest on CBS’ The Late Show with StephenColbert on Thursday, February 15.
Joel recently released the song “Turn the Lights Back On,” which is his first new single in 17 years. He performed it at the Grammy Awards, along with his classic “You May Be Right.”
The Colbert news follows CBS’ announcement that on April 14 they will be airing The 100th: Billy Joel At Madison Square Garden – The Greatest Arena Run Of All Time, a special highlighting Joel’s 100th MSG residency show, which is happening on March 28.
Next up, Billy returns to the stage on February 24 for a show in Tampa, Florida, with Sting. A complete list of Billy dates can be found at billyjoel.com.
Carlos Santana is hitting the road this summer for a co-headlining tour with Counting Crows.
The two acts are coming together for what they are calling the Oneness Tour, a 29-city trek that kicks off June 14 in Hollywood, Florida.
The tour features stops in Tampa, Milwaukee, Dallas, Austin, Cincinnati, Inglewood and more, including a two-night stand at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, on July 29 and 30. The tour wraps September 2 in Phoenix.
A Citi ticket presale kicks off Wednesday, February 14, at 10 a.m. local time, with the general onsale beginning Friday, February 16, at 10 a.m. local time. A complete list of dates can be found at santana.com and countingcrows.com.
Ahead of the tour, Santana will return to Las Vegas for his An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live residency at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Casino. His next show is happening May 10.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse are hitting the road this spring, and they are releasing a new album, too.
Young and his longtime backing band just announced dates for the Love Earth Tour, and each ticket purchased will come with a physical CD of Young’s new album, FU##IN’ UP.
The 15-city tour is set to kick off with two nights in San Diego, April 24 and 25, and will hit Arizona, Texas, New York, Georgia, Connecticut and more before wrapping May 23 in Chicago.
A Neil Young Archives ticket presale begins Tuesday, February 13, at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the general onsale on Friday, February 16, at 10 a.m. ET.
As for the album, few details about FU##IN’ UP have been revealed, although it is known to contain recordings of nine songs from Neil & Crazy Horse’s 50-year career. It will be released on limited-edition colored vinyl for Record Store Day, April 20, with a wider release in all formats set for April 26.
In addition to the Love Earth Tour, Young is set to headline the 2024 Bourbon & Beyond festival, taking place September 19-22 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are reuniting for another tour this year.
The 30-date Can’t Let Go tour will kick off June 2 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a centennial celebration for the historic venue Cain’s Ballroom. The tour will see the pair playing amphitheaters, pavilions, opera houses and other historic venues, with the trek including multiple nights in Vienna, Virginia; Missoula, Montana; and Seattle, Washington. It is set to wrap September 1 in Vail, Colorado.
JD McPherson, who plays lead guitar for Plant and Krauss, will open all dates.
A presale for tickets begins Wednesday, February 14, at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday, February 16. A complete list of dates can be found at plantkrauss.com.
Plant and Krauss released their first collaborative album, Raising Sand, in 2007 and toured together in support of the release. The album went on to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, as well as Record of the Year for “Please Read The Letter.”
In 2021 they released their follow-up, Raise The Roof, and hit the road in support of the album in 2022 and 2023.
After revealing the details of their new album, Dark Matter, Pearl Jam has now announced a full North American tour.
The first leg runs from May 4 in Vancouver to May 30 in Seattle, and the second spans from August 22 in Missoula, Montana, to September 17 in Boston. Along the way, PJ will play shows in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Tickets will first be available to paid members of Pearl Jam’s Ten Club active as of Monday, February 12. They will be available to the general public exclusively through Ticketmaster’s request program. Registration for a chance at the North American shows is open now through Sunday, February 18, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit PearlJam.com.
Dark Matter, the 12th Pearl Jam album and the follow-up to 2020’s Gigaton, is due out April 19. The title track is out now.
