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James Taylor announced details of his 2025 North American tour on Instagram on Monday (December 9). The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer revealed that he will be heading out on a 24-date summer tour where he will be performing with his “incredible All-Star Band,” while opening act Tiny Habits will support the entire tour.…

Ringo Starr and his All Star Band are hitting the road in 2025 on a US summer tour. The full-band tour follows two previously announced special Ringo Starr & Friends shows at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on January 14-15. Ringo’s 10-date summer trek gets underway on June 12 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and winds down on…

System of a Down took to Instagram on Monday (December 9) to announce a series of three massive North American stadium shows set for 2025, with each date featuring a major rock band serving as co-headliner. The first show on SOAD’s stadium tour will take place on August 28th at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford,…

Liam Gallagher has won a PETA Award after the Oasis singer adopted a homeless dog named Buttons in Thailand. The Britpop legend also raised over £25,000 for the Thai animal charity that made the adoption possible. Gallagher adopted Buttons from a sanctuary in Thailand last year, after she was abandoned in the jungle by her…

Guns N’ Roses took to Instagram on Monday (December 9) to reveal dates and details of their 2025 international tour. The 24-date world tour will be GNR’s first concerts since November of 2023, and the shows will feature rotating support coming from hip-hop legends Public Enemy, California rockers Rival Sons, and the groundbreaking punk band…

During a tribute concert to the late Mark Lanegan at the Roadhouse in London on Thursday night (December 5th), Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, and other music stars honored the former Screaming Trees singer. The show, dubbed Mark Lanegan 60 – A Celebration, honored what…

Jerry Cantrell has just announced a spoken word version of I Want Blood, which features a reworking of his recent solo album which includes spoken word renditions of each track by the Alice in Chains guitarist/vocalist. A new version of “Vilified” is available now, which Cantrell originally conceived as a one-off B-side for the original…

Melissa Etheridge took to Instagram on Friday (December 6) to announce a co-headlining tour with Indigo Girls in 2025. The Yes We Are Tour kicks off in epic fashion with a show at Colorado’s legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater on July 25th, and the 31-date trek finishes up in Phoenix on October 12th, after hitting major…

Nicko McBrain, the legendary heavy metal drummer who has played with Iron Maiden for the last forty-two years, gave his final performance with the band on Saturday night (December 7) in São Paulo, Brazil. “After much consideration, it is with both sorrow and joy, I announce my decision to take a step back from the…

Styx took to Instagram on Friday (December 6) to share a video announcement of their 2025 North American tour plans with REO Speedwagon singer Kevin Cronin. The Brotherhood of Rock Tour – which will also feature support from former Eagles guitarist Don Felder – is set to start on May 28th in Greenville, South Carolina,…