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Rolling Stones Tour Worker Killed In Robbery Attempt

They killed 89 people in the venue, while a further 41 lost their lives in related attacks across the city. Hughes tells Sweden's TV4 that the massacre began after "the very last note of the song, almost like a diabolical syncronicity."

He says: "I knew exactly what was going on. I think I might have been the only one in the whole theatre who knew instantly. I saw a couple of girls go down and then we were able to get off the stage. I didn't see my girl, Tuesday, and I went to the backstage area. When I opened up a hallway there was a dude at the end of it, holding a gun.

"He didn't see me. The door shut behind me and I was trying to back up, like very very sneaky. But he noticed me. I thought I was dead - I waited for the shots to hit me."

But as the terrorist pulled his rifle from his back, the barrel struck the doorframe above his head, giving Hughes time to escape. "I opened the door and he started firing and his rounds shot the door behind me," he remembers.

Billed as "A Celebration For Ray Manzarek", the show at the Fonda Theatre took place on what would have been the keyboardist's 77th birthday; he passed away from bile duct cancer in Rosenheim, Germany in 2013 at the age of 74.

With all proceeds from the event going to benefit Stand Up To Cancer, Friday's concert saw Krieger and Densmore joined by a cast of guests including Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters, Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule, Exene Cervenka and John Doe of X, Annika Rose of Breaking 27, Rami Jaffee, Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots, Krieger's son Wayne, and Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins, among others.

Lead vocals were shared among several artists throughout the show, including: Hawkins on "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)" and "Love Me Two Times", Haynes on "When The Music's Over", Krieger's son Wayne on "Break On Through (To The Other Side)", Doe on "Riders On The Storm", and a shared ensemble vocal on the night's finale "Light My Fire."

Bunch passed away earlier this month. The special show will raise funds for Bunch's 12-year-old son Jack and will be taking place on March 20th at the Yost Theatre in Santa Ana, CA and will be headlined by his former Sense Field bandmates.

Guest vocalist will include Richie Birkenhead (Youth of Today, Into Another), Garrett Klahn (Texas Is The Reason), Kenny Vasoli (The Starting Line), Popeye (Farside), Jeff Caudill (Gameface), Walter Schreifels (Rival Schools, Quicksand), Sam Velde (Obliterations, Night Horse), Zoli Teglas (Ignite) and Matt Caughthran (The Bronx, Mariachi El Bronx).

Event organizers Casey Jones had the following to say, "With the passing of Jon, we, his friends and family decided to give him a proper send-off. A memorial concert has been arranged in Jon's honor, featuring the artists he most admired, including many that he shared stages with around the world throughout his vibrant career.

Mainman Nikki Sixx says: "We are not a political band, but we are extremely reflective. During the making of this album, we were under the same media siege as the rest of the world, so Rise came out of that and hopefully reminds people that we all have a voice."

Guitarist DJ Ashba adds: "Rise is a message of empowerment. It will take on a personal meaning to everyone who hears it, but the message is the same. Whether it's an individual trying to overcome their own struggles, or a nation as a whole, we can all rise above the negativity, if we stand up for what we believe in."

Originally set to begin on March 2 in San Jose, CA, the US run will now start on August 9 in Annapolis, MD. All rickets remain valid for the rescheduled dates.

"I am sorry to say that some recent setbacks in my recovery from knee operations are the reason that I can't get out to see everyone as soon as I had hoped," says Hughes. "I want to make sure I give my fans the best live experience possible and promise it will be worth the wait. I can't wait to see everyone at the shows."

Says TeamRock Executive Director Alexander Milas: "There aren't many better-known figures in the rock world than Gene Simmons. As a founding member of KISS it's impossible to summarise his contributions, but it's really his off-stage persona - arguably even bigger than what he does in makeup - that makes him such a beloved figure in our world. It'll be an honour to welcome him through the doors of HeavyCon later this year - the only rock and metal convention of its kind. Game on!"

The set includes the band's open air gig at the French Hellfest Festival in June, and their show at the Barclays Center in New York featuring an impressive guest performance on "No One Like You" by twelve-year-old guitarist Brandon Niederauer.

And Stanley says despite the public spats between the pair down the years, seeing the guitarist do well in his career gives him pleasure. Stanley tells the Guns, Gold & Rock N' Roll Radio Network: "Ace was doing an album of covers, songs that influenced him and that he loved, and called me.

"For all the bickering and stuff that we may say about each other, we go back to a very magical time. We started this together. So in spite of whatever we may say from time-to-time, or things that get blown up, we are a family - a dysfunctional one - but nonetheless a family.

The former Genesis man will take part in a one-on-one interview with local film-maker and academic Paul Gosling of Crooked Hand Productions. The pair have collaborated in the past, most recently on the video for the guitarist's track Love Song To A Vampire from his 2015 Wolflight album.

Gosling says: "We're very excited to be helping De Montfort University's Arts And Festival Management students to stage this exclusive event with Steve.

"We're busy preparing some previously unseen video footage to screen as part of the evening and rehearsing with students from the BA Hons Dance course, who will be performing to Corycian Fire from Steve's latest album. It will be a unique experience."

The band tell TeamRock: "We're thrilled to be coming back to British shores - especially since the warm welcome we received in 2014 promoting our second album Kallisti.

The Clockwork Fable, a three-disc work, will also feature Paul Barnhill, Bill Fellows and Paul Kavanagh, plus returning artist Alicia Marsh. A list of musical guests will be unveiled soon.

Frontman Dean Marsh says: "We're over the moon to announce Mark Benton has become a part of our weird and wonderful world. He has been instrumental in getting this album to the level it is, so we'd like to send him a massive thanks."

The single features a guest vocal appearance from Crossfaith frontman Kenta Koie. Say the band: "Collaborating with people from around the world is something paramount to the joy in what we do. I think to be able to spend time and appreciate people for who they are and the cultures they represent, to enjoy a unifying musical experience with them, that's not only an honour but a pleasure.

They'll then hit Eindhoven Dynamo in the Netherlands, Hamburg Hafenkland and Cologne MTC in Germany, before playing Groezrock Festival in Belgium on April 30.

Letlive also set off on their US trek with The Wonder Years and Microwave next month. The announcement comes in the run-up to the release of their fourth studio album If I'm The Devil on June 8. Their last record was 2013's The Blackest Beautiful, which launched via Epitaph.

"For us, touring has always been about having the time of our lives with our buddies and playing the most killer shows that we possibly can," say the band. "This music video is all about that! Hangover Activator is the ultimate touring song and the video portrays it perfectly - it's all about the craziness and the adrenaline rush! We always really want to document all of our shows and trips so we can treat our fans to cool videos such as this one right here.

"This song is by far the most personal song on the new album and I don't say that lightly because this album is pretty intensely personal It's a song about trying to let yourself be open and vulnerable again after life has beaten you down over and over. I just want to be a person that 15 year old me would be proud of."

The Sugar Shack Tour is set to kick off on March 28th in Washington, DC at the Howard Theatre and will conclude on April 8th in Bay Shore, NY at the YMCA Boulton Center.

Dickinson's personal Eclipse jet flew Terri the turtle from the New Era Veterinary Hospital on the largest of the Channel Islands to a sanctuary in the Canaries after a crowdfunding campaign raised more than �6500 for the cause.

Wilson has added numerous North American dates including a hometown show in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl, as well as shows in Atlanta, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, and several new dates throughout Florida. H also added second nights in Nashville, San Francisco, Burlington, VT, and a third night in London.

Hills says: "Due to personal/family matters, I unfortunately won't be able to make it to this next tour in the UK and Europe. It's really important for me to be home with my family at this time.

Here is the official synopsis: "This oversized coffee-table book contains a collection that will stand the test of time as the definitive visual history of the Allman Brothers Band. As the Allman Brothers' tour manager for more than twenty-five years and a photographer for more than forty, Kirk West was granted unprecedented access to the legendary band, capturing photos from every moment of the Allman Brothers' history, including rare images of all the solo projects and side bands, both short-lived and hugely successful. Documenting the Brothers from 1973 to their final performance at New York's Beacon Theatre in 2014, West's photography captures intimate behind-the-scenes moments as well as the larger-than-life energy of their live performances.

"In addition to more than 350 images-all published here for the first time-Les Brers contains essays written by New York Times best-selling author Alan Paul (One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band), former tour manager for the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead Sam Cutler, and Hittin' the Note magazine publisher and editor John Lynskey, as well as a foreword by guitar legend Warren Haynes, offering an unprecedented glimpse at one of rock's most celebrated and storied bands."

But the one-of-a-kind jacket was stolen from the backstage area while his group played at a Battle Of The Bands show in Oregon City High School three years ago.

Babcock had given up hope of finding it, until last week, when his friend saw that Nasty Savage had shared a photo of a sleeveless denim jacket with their patch stitched on it in a glass case in Macy's.

The band's camp describes the twelve track album as "a throwback to metal of the 80's and early 90's mixed with modern rock". Frontman Scotty Anarchy had the following to say:

On looking back to when Grapow first joined Helloween after the Keeper albums: "But then, when I joined the band, I was totally free and without any pressure to be honest. But then, when we started songwriting, of course, I wanted to do a good job and wanted to be the best for the band. I found that I was maybe one third of the main songwriters. The other was like Michael Kiske and Weiki. They went to a different direction totally. I was shocked and surprised - like these ballads we had and 'Heavy Metal Hamsters.' And then 'Windmill' which was on the 'Chameleon' album, which was supposed to be on the 'Pink Bubbles [Go Ape]' already. The producer Chris Tsangarides was like, 'What's going on here? The new guy is the only guy that writes heavy metal songs.' [Laughs]

"That's why I was confused. They had a lot of problems there. But it was not about me. It was about Michael Weikath and Michael Kiske. They wanted to go somewhere else like the Queen direction, which we did on the next album. But you can imagine - I was the oldest guy in the band but I was the new guy. I was very shy. I could not speak English at that time. So especially talking to Chris Tsangarides and management, Sanctuary� I forget the name - the Iron Maiden management! So I was really always behind listening and analyzing and thinking 'Something is not right here [laughs].'"

On Helloween's 'Chameleon': "I think it's something that the band needed to do. I know that a lot of people hated it in the beginning but a lot of people now - they're 20 years older - and they just realize it's like a good rock album with heavy metal guys playing rock and all these instruments that we had."

On Michael Kiske changing and leaving the band: "Michael Kiske wanted to sort of keep this kind of style for the next album. He wanted to follow this path and he really wanted to go away. And because he changed - there was something going on in his kind of mind. I don't know what it was but he changed. He went at that time vegetarian - everything at once. He changed let's say in three months, he tried to change so much and everybody was confused. He was always talking. I mean, he is a really strong character. You can talk and try to make a discussion with him. It will take hours because you can't change his opinion! You know, if he has an opinion, he's hard to change. You know his story about heavy metal. He is now back a little bit but it wasn't easy [laughs]."

Haynes released his latest album Ashes & Dust last year, admitting it was a departure from his more recognizable style. He told The Blues Magazine: "It's more song-based, coming from the storytelling, Appalachian music tradition. I grew up in Asheville. Bluegrass, Celtic, folk and mountain music is everywhere so I was exposed to it from an early age.

The Zoetic Tour is being launching by The Rocket Summer in support of their forthcoming album, Zoetic, which is set to be released on February 26, 2016 via Aviate Records.

The 2-CD set will include a 56-page book and was mastered by Steve Hoffman and Stephen Marsh at Stephen Marsh Mastering. We were sent the following details:

This 5.0 SurroundSound mix of Bob Dylan's October 31, 1964 "Halloween" show at New York's Philharmonic Hall is a complete recording and has never been released in this format until now. This 2-CD Audio Fidelity collection presents the entire concert from the original Columbia Records (SONY) master tapes. The package also includes a 56-page book filled with historical photographs and informative notes. The Halloween concert of 1964 had been previously bootlegged on vinyl and CD, but those releases were incomplete and taken from poor dubs off the soundboard tapes.

This 1964 concert is the first all acoustic live performance to enter Bob Dylan's discography. This recording certainly has its share of firsts and highlights, including the only known live version of "Spanish Harlem Incident," the premiere of the songs "Gates of Eden" and "If You Gotta Go, Go Now."

Here is Dylan as an eager-to-please 23 year old with nothing between him and his audience but a guitar and a harmonica. His voice is in top form throughout the 19 song set and when Joan Baez joins him on stage the voltage only increases.

In marked contrast to the tight-lipped living legend of the mid-'70s, here is Dylan as entertainer, joking and bantering with the crowd and he proves to be a very masterful performer.

While much has been made of the later electric performance of the 1960s, it is here that you can see how good Dylan really was. He shows all the budding facets of his art up to this time, from the protest songs, the more introspective material and the radical new direction he was pursuing.

The new album is set to be released on March 18, 2016 via Frontiers Music SRL and will be the group's first release to feature new frontman Mitchel Emms and guitarist Tao Grey.

The band will be supported on the tour by Glassjaw and Silver Snakes with the trek scheduled to kick off with two nights in Boston on February 22nd and 23rd at the House of Blues and will conclude on March 27th in Denver, CO at Fillmore Auditorium.

The track is featured Baker Skateboards-curated sampler and features a rarity for the largely instrumental group-- vocals from guitarist Isaiah Mitchell. Check it out here.

As for why they kept fans waiting for so long for the follow-up to 2010's Spirit In The System, The Qemists tell The Alt Show: "We like to take our time and get things right. The first album did take five years to make. The way that we work, we don't just go in and record, we design all our sounds too.

Henery tells TeamRock: "It was really hard. The next record we want to focus on being all in the same room. No internet, no distractions, just all of us in one place and just writing. That really excites me.

"It was interesting to record like this, but it was stressful because you can't just stay in the same room - you can't just jam out ideas. A lot of the writing took place in the studio and in the practices that we had before and leading up to recording.

The tour kicked off on February 11 in Fargo, ND at Fargo Dome and is scheduled to conclude on April 4th in New York City at the famed Madison Square Garden.

"Winged Waltz" was recorded, mixed and mastered in Wing Studios (Demonical, Centinex, Diabolical) in Sweden and produced by Sverker Widgren and will be in a variety of formats including digipack CD, regular black gatefold LP, gold LP with gold logo patch (limited to 113 hand-numbered copies), black t-shirt with white and silver print, grey t-shirt with gold print, and digitally.

Frontman Alexander H�gbom had the following to say about the effort, "This is undoubtedly the best and most emotionally charged material October Tide has created, in my opinion.