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Ahead of the release of Linkin Park’s highly-anticipated new album, From Zero, on Friday (November 15), the celebrated nu-metal band appears to be teasing a series of big headlining shows for 2025. A batch of social media posts shared on Tuesday (November 12) depict venues throughout North America, Europe, and the U.K., featuring mysterious “Counting…

Coldplay took to Instagram on Wednesday (November 13) to announce what the band is calling “their biggest ever show” at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India on January 25, 2025. The massive venue – which typically hosts major sporting events like cricket – can accommodate up to 132,000 attendees. Coldplay’s big Ahmedabad show will…

A new version of Band Aid’s charity single, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” will be released on November 25 to celebrate the song’s 40th anniversary. The benefit song was originally released back in 1984, ultimately raising over £140 million ($178 million) for Band Aid Charitable Trust to help fight against poverty in Africa. The song…

The Light of Day Foundation is planning a massive celebration of its 25th anniversary in January of 2025, with a series of concerts across New Jersey and New York City to help raise money for Parkinson’s research. The festivities culminate with Bob’s Birthday Bash on January 18 at the Count Basie Center’s Hackensack Meridian Health…

John Lydon’s original handwritten lyrics to the Sex Pistols classics “Holidays in the Sun” and “Submission” are up for auction. The notorious Pistols’ frontman wrote out his song lyrics on both sides of the same sheet of paper, even crossing out words and phrases in order to get the lyrics perfect. RR Auction estimates that…

The Experience Hendrix Tour, which celebrates the music of Jimi Hendrix, is set to return for a Spring 2025 North American jaunt. Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Zakk Wylde will once again take part in the Experience Hendrix shows, where they will be joined by other talented musicians to pay tribute to the music legend. The…

John Mayer is purchasing the historic Hollywood lot that was established by Charlie Chaplin and later owned by A&M Records and the Jim Henson Company. A representative for Mayer – who already has an office on the famed lot – has confirmed that the musician is “under contract to buy Henson Studios,” along with movie…

My Chemical Romance took to Instagram on Tuesday (November 12) to share a video announcement for their Long Live The Black Parade 2025 North American stadium tour. The 10-date run starts on July 11th and Seattle, and finishes up on September 13 in Tampa, with each show featuring different prestigious opening acts. The list of…

Live Nation announced that they posted their biggest summer concert season in their history. The ticketing and live entertainment giant saw its profitability rise 39% to $474 million over the previous year, with a recorded revenue of $7.7 billion. This news comes after Live Nation recorded its all-time biggest first quarter earlier this year, which…

In a new interview published by the Los Angeles Times on Monday (November 11), Sting shared his thoughts about how Diddy’s sex trafficking allegations affects how he feels about the Police tune, “Every Breath You Take.” Diddy famously sampled the 1983 Billboard No. 1 hit in his and Faith Evans’ 1997 song, “I’ll Be Missing…