UPDATE (3/21/22): Nick Mason has announced rescheduled tour dates, updated below, for the fall. “We are really looking forward to returning to North America and we’re happy to be able to now announce these new dates for later this year,” the drummer said in a statement. “We wanted to make …
Read More »Peter Hook and the Light to Play Joy Division Albums on 2022 North American Tour
Peter Hook and the Light are set to tour North American next year, and they’ll be playing Joy Division’s two classic albums, Unknown Pleasures and Closer. The 26-date North American leg of the Joy Division: A Celebration tour will kick off with two shows at the Danforth Music Hall in …
Read More »New Kids on the Block Announce 'Mixtape 2022' Tour With Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, En Vogue
The New Kids on the Block are hitting the road for an extensive arena tour in May 2022, and they’re bringing along Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, and En Vogue. “We had a blast out on the first MixTape Tour in 2019, and can’t wait to take it to another level with …
Read More »Black Crowes to Play All of 'Shake Your Money Maker' at Two Special Las Vegas Gigs
The Black Crowes will play a pair of special shows at the House of Blues Las Vegas on November 18th and 19th. The two gigs will continue the band’s ongoing 30th-anniversary celebrations for their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker. At both Las Vegas shows, the Black Crowes will play …
Read More »Another One: Bonnaroo to Require Covid-19 Vaccine or Negative Test
Manchester, Tennessee’s Bonnaroo just released a statement announcing that it will require attendees to show proof of vaccination or a negative test taken within 72 hours of entering the grounds. This news comes a mere three hours after Summerfest’s announcement. The four-day music festival — which takes place just about …
Read More »Green Day, Weezer, Fall Out Boy Launch 'Hella Mega' With Epic, Emotional Dallas Concert
Just two songs into Green Day’s headlining set at the Hella Mega tour launch at Arlington, Texas’s Globe Life Field, Billie Joe Armstrong asked for the houselights to be turned on so he could see the roughly 35,000 people in the audience. This was quite possibly the largest rock audience …
Read More »Kiss Announce Final Stretch of 'End of the Road Tour' for 2021
Kiss have announced dates for the final leg of their End of the Road Tour, delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The rescheduled shows will kick off August 18th in Mansfield, Massachusetts, and run through October 9th, with a final, newly added show in Tampa, Florida. Other new shows added …
Read More »Alice Cooper Announces Fall 2021 Tour Dates With Kiss's Ace Frehley
Alice Cooper has announced his return to the live stage with a headlining tour in September and October 2021. The tour, which kicks off September 17th in Atlantic City, will feature Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley as a special guest beginning with the September 18th show in Gilford, New Hampshire. Frehley …
Read More »Squirrel Flower Confronts Artistic Pressure on 'I'll Go Running'
Ella Williams, a.k.a. Squirrel Flower, has revealed “I’ll Go Running,” the opening track to her upcoming album Planet (i). Williams opens the single with delicate vocals and subtle instrumentation, but it slowly builds to a climax as she announces, “I’ll be newer than before/I’ll be something that you’ve never seen.” …
Read More »Waxahatchee Maps 2021 'Saint Cloud' Tour
Shortly after celebrating the one-year anniversary of Saint Cloud with a deluxe edition, Waxahatchee has announced 2021 tour dates behind the album. The trek kicks off in September in Louisville, Kentucky, followed by a performance at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Katie Crutchfield will travel through the West Coast before …
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