Def Leppard is giving fans even more ways to have fun with their Def Leppard – Let’s Rock It! match 3 game app. The band just announced they’ve added new levels to the game so fans can “rock out harder than ever before.”
And to promote the new updates, Def Leppard has launched a new giveaway with plenty of prizes, including the big prize of an exclusive Jackson guitar, as well as band merch and gift cards.
Def Leppard – Let’s Rock It! is currently available on the app store or Google Play.
As for Def Leppard, they are currently in Europe on their tour with Mötley Crüe. The tour hits Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday, June 14. A complete list of dates can be found at DefLeppard.com.
The Alarm’s new album, Forwards, drops Friday, June 16, and frontman Mike Peters has just dropped another track from the record, the song “Another Way.”
Peters worked on Forwards as he was dealing with a relapse of his leukemia, and the video for the song features a performance clip cut with footage of him curled up in a hospital bed.
Peters previously shared how his cancer helped influence the record, noting, “I’ve been to places only deep suffering can take the human spirit and, in the darkness, I clung onto every piece of light I could find to work my way back to life.” He added, “This was the energy that drove me to write and record Forwards.”
“Another Way” is the fourth single released from Forwards, following “Whatever,” “Next” and the title track.
Foo Fighters‘ headlining Bonnaroo set will air via the festival’s Hulu livestream.
Other artists on the livestream schedule include Paramore, Sheryl Crow, Portugal. The Man, Matt Maeson, ODESZA, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Bob Moses, My Morning Jacket, Marcus Mumford, girl in red, Franz Ferdinand, The Revivalists and Pixies.
Bonnaroo 2023 takes place June 15-18 in Manchester, Tennessee. For more info on the livestream, visit Hulu.com/bonnaroo.
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Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road continues to be a huge success, although there’s one artist currently doing a little better than him on the road.
Elton’s tour lands at number two on Billboard Boxscore’s 2023 midyear charts, just behind Harry Styles’ Love On Tour. According to Billboard, Elton’s tour has brought in $138.2 million from 32 shows between November 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023, just .3% less than Harry’s $138.6 million from 38 shows.
Of course, number two is nothing to cry about, and Elton’s tour has been hugely successful. In fact, the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour topped the midyear charts in 2019 and 2020. It’s also held the top spot on the monthly chart seven times, the most of any other touring act.
When it comes to Top Ticket Sales, Elton lands at five, selling 798,152 tickets, with Styles once again at number one.
Andy Summers is extending his time on the road. The former Police guitarist is due to head out on his The Cracked Lens + A Missing String tour in July, and he’s just expanded the trek.
The tour, which combines Summer’s music and photography, will now consist of over 30 dates, kicking off July 21 in Beverly, Massachusetts, and wrapping November 12 in Calgary, Canada.
Summers originally hit the road with this tour in 2019, but COVID-19 got in the way of expanding the trek. He shares, “I’m thrilled to be going out with his show again. Let the light shine … after all we went through.”
Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, June 16. A complete list of dates can be found at andysummers.com.
A new album celebrating Pink Floyd‘s sixth studio release, Meddle, is on the way and we are now getting the first taste of it.
Yes’ Rick Wakeman, Blue Öyster Cult’s Joe Bouchard,ex-Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo have teamed up with Rainbow vocalist Graham Bonnet for a new take on the track “San Tropez,” which is expected to appear on an album featuring revamped and reimagined takes on the 1971 Floyd album.
The album, Meddle Reimagined, will be similar to 2022’s Animals Reimagined and 2021’s Still Wish You Were Here, which featured such artists as Todd Rundgren, Joe Satriani, The Zombies’ Rod Argent and more sharing their takes on Floyd’s 1977 release, Animals, and 1975’s Wish You Were Here.
“When first invited to participate on Pink Floyd’s ‘San Tropez,’ I was flattered, yet a little nervous. I had sung on ‘Dogs’ (from Animals Reimagined) a year earlier and was initially concerned whether I could do justice to such an iconic song and thankfully, it turned out better than expected,” Bonnet shares. “‘San Tropez’ would prove to be trickier for me but ultimately I was happy that I was able to honor yet another gem from the cherished and enigmatic Pink Floyd.”
So far there’s no word on when Meddle Reimagined will be released.
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have had a tumultuous relationship throughout their more than 50-year career together, but Perry insists rumors they don’t get along are untrue.
“This is no bulls***, man, he’s probably my best friend through all of it,” Perry tells Classic Rock. “We just know we’re different people. Even through the 70s, we were the ones that would go off on a scuba diving trip together.”
Perry admits there was some friction when Tyler decided to judge American Idol in 2008, noting he thought, “Holy s***, we’re gonna have to plan the band’s career around that,” but that thought quickly changed. Perry shares, “But god bless him, not everybody gets the chance to do that, so it was, ‘Go for it, man.’”
Around that time, their bickering boiled over in public, and at one point Perry announced the band was “looking for a new singer.” Looking back, Perry seems to regret things happened that way.
“I’m not sure how I feel about that,” Perry says. “They say all press is good press, I’m not sure I agree with that. Maybe it felt like we had to something to our fans. F***, I couldn’t tell you. We were so spread apart, I don’t know. Maybe we were trying to set the record straight and be a little bit more honest and let people know what was going on. I don’t know.”
Aerosmith is set to kick off what they say is their final tour September 2 in Philadelphia. A complete list of dates can be found at aerosmith.com.
During a press conference in London, The Rolling Stones introduced guitarist Mick Taylor as Brian Jones‘ replacement.
Taylor’s live debut with the band took place in July at a free concert at London’s Hyde Park in front of 250,000 fans. The concert took place just two days after Jones’ death.
Taylor left The Rolling Stones in 1974 and was replaced by Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has remained with the band to this day.
Despite his departure, Taylor was still inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with The Stones in 1989.
Foo Fighters are headed to France next week for the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.
Dave Grohl and company will perform as part of the Spotify Beach event, taking place June 19-22. Their set takes place Wednesday, June 21.
Other artists on the lineup include Florence + the Machine and rappers A$AP Rocky and Jack Harlow.
Notably, the Cannes performance puts the Foos in Europe right as Glastonbury is set to begin. The “Everlong” rockers are rumored to be performing at the famed English festival on Friday, June 23, under the name The Churnups, though nothing’s officially been announced yet.
In May, Foo Fighters kicked off their first tour since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022. Their next scheduled show takes place Wednesday, June 14, in Rogers, Arkansas.
While many artists are worried about the dangers of artificial intelligence, it sounds like fans of The Beatles have reason to be happy about its existence.
During an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Best of Today podcast, Sir Paul McCartney revealed that what he calls “the last Beatles record” is on its way, and it was created using AI to “extricate” John Lennon’s voice from an old demo.
According to the BBC, the demo was part of a cassette given to him by Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono. The cassette, labeled “For Paul,” was recorded just before Lennon’s 1980 murder.
McCartney didn’t reveal the name of the song, but it sounds like fans won’t have to wait too long to hear it, with McCartney sharing, “We just finished it up and it’ll be released next year.”
The news was revealed during an interview McCartney was giving to promote his new photography exhibition, Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm, at London’s National Portrait Gallery and his photography book, 1964: Eyes of the Storm, which is out now.
