M3 Rock Festival organizers have announced the lineup for this year's event that is taking place on May 2nd, 3rd and 4th at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD.
The festival will feature headline sets from Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini performing RATT hits, and former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach. (continue)
The wait is over! The Vans Warped Tour is back for its 30th anniversary with three two-day festivals, featuring a mix of beloved acts and exciting new talent. Today, the first group of performers were announced, including Warped Tour veterans Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup, Pennywise, and Miss May I, alongside Dance Hall Crashers, who will be reuniting after 20 years, and rising star Chandler Leighton, who will be making her Warped debut.
Festival Dates/Locations: Washington, D.C.: June 14-15 at the Festival Grounds at RFK Campus - Long Beach, CA: July 26-27 at Downtown Long Beach Shoreline Waterfront - Orlando, FL: Nov. 15-16 at Camping World Stadium Campus. (continue)
Acclaimed guitarist Orianthi has taken to social media to explain the health issues that is forcing her to sit out dates on Alice Cooper's Too Close For Comfort Tour, with former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke filling in for her from January 31st through February 16th.
Orianthi had this to say, "I have a torn hamstring, hip and lower back issue which is very uncomfortable and unfortunate ...Getting the help I need here with the best doctors. (continue)
Joywave, the acclaimed indie rock band from Rochester, NY, has announced the first dates of their Here to Perform... Spring 2025 Tour. Dates kick off on April 16 in New Haven, CT, and run through May.
The tour will feature special guest little image as the supporting act. Artist Presale begins Tuesday, January 28th at 10am local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 31st at 10am local time. (continue)
Rilo Kiley is pleased to confirm the band's grand return to the stage in 2025. The long-awaited reunion of one of the most influential and iconic bands of the late '90s and early '00s was confirmed with the announcement of a headlining appearance at this spring's Just Like Heaven festival.
Alongside the Just Like Heaven announcement, the band has released a teaser to whet fans' appetites before their May 10th performance. Rilo Kiley's reemergence sees the band performing together for the first time in nearly two decades, having left generations of artists inspired in their wake. (continue)
In November and December of 2024, Anthrax set out on the band's UK/European tour with Kreator and Testament and the group has shared a recap video for the trek.
On this eighteen show tour, the band - Joey Belladonna/vocals, Scott Ian/rhythm guitar, Jonathan Donais/lead/guitar, Frank Bello/bass, and drummer Charlie Benante - performed some of the biggest, sold-out headline shows of their career that included stops in the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Italy, and more. (continue)
Incubus announced the next iteration of their massively successful Morning View + The Hits tour, featuring special guests Manchester Orchestra. Following the popularity of last-year's sold out US arena tour, the band will embark on additional dates across North America this upcoming summer, performing "Morning View" in its entirety + the hits. The 13-city tour kicks off on June 25th at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN making stops in Seattle, Toronto, St. Louis and more before wrapping up with a final encore performance in Los Angeles at Intuit Dome on October 4th .
The Morning View + The Hits tour launched this past summer on the heels of the release of Morning View XXIII last year, a re-recording of their 2001 multi-platinum original album Morning View that spent 60 weeks on the Billboard 200 peaking at No 2. (continue)
Of Mice & Men are hitting the road this Spring, with support from Gore. and Until I Wake. Vocalist Aaron Pauley comments on the upcoming tour, saying, "We're beyond stoked to be announcing these dates with Until I Wake and Gore. We want to thank all of our fans for the years of support and we can't wait to celebrate the last 15 years of music with you all at these shows."
Taking all creative matters into their own hands, the Southern California quartet self-produced and engineered all of the songs on Tether, their astonishing eighth album. Pauley mixed and mastered the album, while Arteaga designed and painted the album's artwork. As a legion of devoted listeners worldwide has come to expect, guitarists Phil Manansala and Alan Ashby, Aaron, and Tino poured their hearts and souls into every note, creating another sonic document of their lives. (continue)
Following last year's successful run, the 80's New Wave tour Totally Tubular Festival announces its return this summer and features artists that exploded in the pop culture zeitgeist in the 1980's thanks mainly to the high rotation of their music videos on MTV.
These artists have enjoyed a steady rise in popularity in recent years, with their music having a lasting impact. Tour creator and JPA agency founder Jon Pleeter calls the Totally Tubular Festival "the best '80s party on the planet. The audiences last year fully embraced the spirit of the tour and were wildly enthusiastic. The party continues this summer." (continue)
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On the heels of an incredible 2024 season performing sold-out shows across the U.S., both solo and co-headlining with Chicago, nine-time GRAMMY Award-winning icons and one of the best-selling artists of all time Earth, Wind & Fire today announces new 2025 North American summer tour dates.
Like the elements in their name, Earth, Wind & Fire's music has withstood ever-changing trends in the world and shows no sign of vanishing as they continue to create joy and uplifting tunes that will forever reach a sacred universal atmosphere. Kicking off on June 14th in Denver, CO, the legendary band will bring their iconic and timeless catalog of music to fans across North America, making stops in 20+ cities before wrapping August 10th in Waite Park, MN. The trek also includes a three-night run of shows at Los Angeles' iconic Hollywood Bowl on July 2, 3 & 4, leading the ever-popular July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular alongside the LA Philharmonic. (continue)
Steven Wilson has announced the eagerly awaited North American leg of The Overview Tour - his first full-band solo headline run in the US and Canada in over seven years.
Dates get underway for the Live Nation produced run starting September 9 at San Francisco, CA's The Masonic and continue through mid-October. Highlights include shows at historic venues as Los Angeles, CA's The Wiltern (September 10), Toronto, ON's Danforth Music Hall (September 22), Montreal, QC's MTELUS (September 25), and Brooklyn, NY's Brooklyn Paramount (October 2). Artist presales begin Tuesday, January 28 at 10:00 am (local) while on-sales start Friday, January 31 at 10:00 am (local). (continue)
It's been about a year since Upon Wings have unleashed their dark, haunting beauty onto the musical world, but the wait is over. Upon Wings has returned with an emotive new song, "Haunting Me," and it takes the listener on a mystical journey. Here, vocalist Anne Autumn Erickson's angelic vocals blend with the song's dark beats and production.
Upon Wings have been quiet lately, but their music is taking off on streaming platforms. The band's 2022 heavy metal single, "Last Love," has amassed more than 26,000 streams on Spotify, and their 2023 single, "Distant Memory," is at nearly 11,000 Spotify streams. (continue)
Alice Cooper has announced that former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke will be joining his band for shows January 31 through February 16, filling in for Nita Strauss, who unfortunately has conflicting obligations of her own. Previously, guitarist Orianthi had been planning to fill in for Strauss, but due to unforeseen circumstances, she's unable to do the tour.
Clarke, best-known for his years with Guns N' Roses, has had a long and successful career working with a wide variety of artists, including Nikki Sixx, Slash, Nancy Sinatra, Rockstar Supernova, Heart, Slim Jim Phantom, and MC5, as well as releasing several solo albums. (continue)
Simple Minds has announced plans for a major North American headline tour - the legendary UK band's biggest live run across the US and Canada in four decades. They are excited to share that the bands opening in support for the entire tour will be Soft Cell and Modern English.
Dates get underway May 16 at Ridgefield, WA's Cascades Amphitheater and then continue through the June 22 finale at Noblesville, IN's Ruoff Music Center. Highlights from the Live Nation produced run include shows at such famed arenas and amphitheaters as Seattle, WA's Climate Pledge Arena (May 17), Inglewood, CA's Kia Forum (May 22), Denver, CO's Ball Arena (May 27), Woodlands, TX's Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (May 31), Columbia, MD's Merriweather Post Pavilion (June 10), Wantagh, NY's Northwell at Jones Beach Theater (June 13), Mansfield, MA's Xfinity Center (June 15), and Toronto, ON's Budweiser Stage (June 18). Artist presales begin Wednesday, January 29 at 10:00 am (local). Local presales begin Thursday, January 30 at 10:00 am (local). All presales end Thursday, January 30 at 10:00 pm (local). General on-sales start Friday, January 31 at 10:00 am (local). (continue)
The 35th anniversary of the Black Crowes' "Shake Your Money Maker" album is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands.
Redbeard shared this synopsis for the episode: "With Shake Your Money Maker we thought we would make our one album, you know, and then talk about it the rest of our lives", sardonically says Black Crowes singer/songwriter Chris Robinson. The never-reticent frontman was joking about the unheralded January 1990 debut which, for fifty-four consecutive weeks, punched way above its weight class until peaking in the Top Five best-sellers in America. At the time, the Eighties pop-metal hair bands were starting to wane due to mousse abuse, and the Grunge guys were in the on-deck circle. The Black Crowes sounded as if the late Small Faces/ Humble Pie dynamo Steve Marriott had gone on holiday to Paris and dropped in on the Rolling Stones sessions while recording Exile on Main Street . (read more)
While 2024 was marked by a string of new monthly singles and their first-ever U.S. mini-tour, rising European dark wave/synth-pop duo Close to Monday is kicking off the new year on a reflective note with their majestic rendition of Duran Duran's iconic pop track, 'Come Undone.' This release honors the band's roots while showcasing their ability to merge nostalgic sounds with modern sensibilities. The idea for this cover came from a deeply personal place. The band's vocalist Ann recently rediscovered an old video of herself as a child, dancing to the sounds of Duran Duran's original song. That memory of youthful joy and inspiration became the foundation for the cover and its accompanying artwork, featuring her childhood image that connects her past and present as a musician.
"Recording this track felt like coming full circle," says Ann. "Duran Duran's music was a soundtrack to my youth, and this cover allowed us to honor that influence while layering our own voice and perspective onto the song." (continue)
Legendary singer Ronnie Romero is thrilled to share his new single and video, a live version of the track "Castaway On The Moon", recorded live at the Spanish Rock Imperium Festival out now via Frontiers Music Srl.
Romero is also gearing up for his upcoming UK and European headlining tour, which starts March 6th in Wolverhampton, UK, and wraps up on March 19th in Weert, NL, with support from Absolva. (continue)
Mountain Jam, the Northeast's premier rock and camping music festival, is thrilled to announce its Mystery Headliner: Goose! The highly anticipated festival, running June 20-22, 2025, marks Mountain Jam's triumphant return after a six-year hiatus.
Since their debut album in 2016, Goose has become a leading force in the jam scene. Known for their genre-blending sound, improvisational live performances, and dedicated fan base, they've captivated audiences everywhere. Playing and Selling out venues like MSG, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Forest Hills Stadium and performing for iconic festival crowds at Bonnaroo, ACL, and many more. (continue)
David Bowie's right-hand-musicians during his late-1970's Berlin period reunite to celebrate the legacy of the albums they made together as Carlos Alomar presents The D.A.M. Trilogy - touring over 16 European dates in late 2025. Touring with original Heroes bassist, George Murray, for the first time since 1979, the special, audiovisual Back To Berlin Tour 2025 opens in the German capital's Metropol concert hall on Fri 7 November 2025.
Honoring their work together, as well as Bowie's enduring legacy, legendary guitarist, Alomar, who recorded with Bowie across 11 albums, and Murray pledge to faithfully perform arrangements from the three albums recorded in Berlin - Low, Heroes and Lodger. Having lost drummer, Dennis Davis, to cancer in 2016 the D.AM Trilogy band includes four additional musicians, including Tin Machine and Bowie's Live Aid guitarist, Kevin Armstrong, to bring the intricacies of rarely, if ever performed songs vividly to life. (continue)
Alt rockers VIOLET NIGHT just released their new single "Does It Even Matter?", and to celebrate we asked Connor Pohl to tell us about the brand new track. Here is the story:
When we first wrote "Does It Even Matter?", it started as a simple acoustic demo-a song I (Connor) felt good about but wasn't entirely sold on. Sometimes, songs take a while to reveal their true colours. In VIOLET NIGHT, we have a dynamic where collaboration always brings something special. Tay, who has this uncanny ability to hear potential in things I might overlook, brought in the beat and drum parts, and suddenly, the track came alive. The same thing happened with our song 'wallflower' on the A N TI H E R O E S album. Initially that song was a super sombre kind of vibe and then the drum beat Tay injected gave it a much needed shot of adrenaline. With DIEM (Does It Even Matter?, duh), from that moment, it was clear we had something great. Sometimes as a writer I'm too close to the songs and that outside birds eye view is everything. Tay and I share this perfectionist tendency, not in a destructive way, but in the sense that we set the bar high and hold each other to it. That push and pull created something we're incredibly proud of. (continue)
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