Previously honored as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998, Nicks re-entered the music industry institution as part of the class of 2019 alongside Def Leppard, The Cure, Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Roxy Music and The Zombies.
Following an introduction by One Direction singer Harry Styles, Rolling Stone reports Nicks delivered a rousing speech of her own.
“Thank you for this, for being the first girl in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – twice!,” began the rocker before rambling on about her days joining Fleetwood Mac, to working with Prince, to secretly planning her 1981 solo album debut, “Bella Donna”, with help from friend Paul Fishkin. “We went to Mr. Doug Morris at Atlantic [Records], my hero. I said, ‘So Doug, what I want to do is I want to make a Tom Petty album, straight up rock and roll. I have two great girl singers, Laurie and Sharon that are amazing, and we’re going to be Crosby, Stills & Nash. I’m going to be Stills and they’re going to be Nash and Crosby.’”
“Bella Donna” topped the US Billboard 200, produced a pair of US Top 10 hits (“Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” and “Leather And Lace”), and went on to sell more than 4 million copies in the country.
Nicks is thrilled to share advice to fellow female performers about the trail she has blazed, the lessons she has learned, and how the next generation can follow her lead.
“This is a hard thing to do,” she tells the crowd. “But I know there’s somebody out there that will be able to do it because I’m going to give you all the directions and I’ll do enough interviews and say what to do.”
Wrapping things up with a series of thanks to her music industry associates, Nicks returned to the stage with her band for a four-song run of hits that included 1983’s “Stand Back”, and three tunes from “Bella Donna”: “Leather And Lace” with guest Don Henley, “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” with Styles, and the set-closer, “Edge Of Seventeen.”
In sync with the Rock Hall induction, Nicks has just released the first of two career retrospectives – the single disc “Stand Back” – while an expanded 3-disc, 50-song version entitled “Stand Back: 1981-2017” will surface on April 19.
Nicks and Fleetwood Mac are currently playing dates on a North American tour that will wrap up in Calgary, AB on April 15.
Def Leppard were inducted into the 2019 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame during a March 29 ceremony at the Barclays Center in New York, and video from the event is streaming online.
Queen guitarist and longtime friend Brian May delivered the induction speech for the lineup of singer Joe Elliott, guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell, bassist Rick Savage and drummer Rick Allen, who were recognized alongside founding member Pete Willis and late guitarist Steve Clark.
With 11 studio albums to their credit, Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide since the release of their 1980 debut, “On Through The Night.”
The band also has the rare distincton of earning two diamond-selling albums (1983’s “Pyromania” and 1987’s “Hysteria”) for US sales of more than 10 million copies each.
"Those songs we've written over the years were always our main priority,” Elliott told the crowd, “and although there seemed to be a looming sense of tragedy around every corner, we just wouldn't let it in. But it's true: it did seem that every time we made some musical headway, life would knock us back down somewhat. 'Pyromania' is a raging success… then Rick has a life-changing accident. He survived it and came out the other side stronger. 'Hysteria' gave us the global success that we'd always craved… and then we lost Steve.
“But we survived and came out the other side stronger people. And that's the way it's always played out throughout our career. So let's face facts here: if alcoholism, car crashes and cancer couldn’t kill us, the nineties had no chance."
Following the acceptance speech, Def Leppard took to center stage to perform the title track to “Hysteria”, “Rock Of Ages” and “Photogragh” from “Pyromania”, and their 1987 smash “Pour Some Sugar On Me.”
On a night when Def Leppard were inducted int the Rock Hall alongside Stevie Nicks, The Cure, Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Roxy Music and The Zombies, the UK rockers closed out the evening with a performance of the Mott The Hoople classic “All The Young Dudes” – written by David Bowie – during an all-star jam that included May, Ian Hunter, the Zombies’ Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, Steven Van Zandt and The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs.
Def Leppard will begin their 2019 live schedule at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 6 as part of a summer trek across Europe.
A health issue affecting Mick Jagger has forced the postponement of The Rolling Stones' 2019 No Filter tour of North America.
The group issued a statement on Saturday saying the singer “has been advised by doctors that he cannot go on tour at this time, as he needs medical treatment. The doctors have advised Mick that he is expected to make a complete recovery so that he can get back on stage as soon as possible.”
“I’m so sorry to all our fans in America & Canada with tickets, I really hate letting you down like this,” says Jagger. “I’m devastated for having to postpone the tour but I will be working very hard to be back on the road as soon as I can. Once again, huge apologies to everyone.”
The Rolling Stones were scheduled to begin the 2019 series (see dates below) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL on April 20.
“We apologize for any inconvenience this causes those who have tickets to shows,” adds the band, “but wish to reassure fans to hold onto these existing tickets, as they will be valid for the rescheduled dates, which will be announced shortly.”
Available in multiple versions – including single-CD and 2LP editions featuring 20 songs, and a deluxe 3CD/4LP set with 46 tracks – the package will deliver the biggest hits and classic cuts from every one of the group’s studio albums from 1971 to 2016.
Among the classics featured on “Honk” are the group’s eight Top 10 singles: “Brown Sugar”, “Tumbling Dice”, “Angie”, “It’s Only Rock’n’Roll (But I Like It)”, “Fool To Cry”, “Miss You”, “Emotional Rescue” and “Start Me Up.”
The 3CD/4LP Deluxe Editions compile 36 studio tunes over two discs, with a third featuring 10 live tracks recorded during the band’s more recent sold-out tours – some with special guests including Dave Grohl (“Bitch”), Brad Paisley (“Dead Flowers”), Ed Sheeran (“Beast Of Burden”) and Florence + The Machine singer Florence Welch, who can be heard performing “Wild Horses” from the group’s May 2018 London show as the project’s first preview. The Rolling Stones “No Filter”
2019 North American tour
** all dates postponed (as of March 30)
Apr 20 – Miami Gardens, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium
Apr 24 – Jacksonville, FL @ TIAA Bank Field
Apr 28 – Houston, TX@ NRG Stadium
May 02 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz Fest
May 07 – Glendale, AZ @ State Farm Stadium
May 11 – Pasadena, CA @ The Rose Bowl
May 18 – Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s Stadium
May 22 – Seattle, WA @ CenturyLink Field
May 26 – Denver, CO @ Broncos Stadium at Mile High
May 31 – Washington, D.C. @ FedExField
Jun 04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
Jun 08 – Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
Jun 13 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
Jun 17 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
Jun 21 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
Jun 25 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
Jun 29 – Oro Medonte, ON @ Burl’s Creek Event Grounds
Eric Clapton has announced details for the 2019 edition of the Crossroads Guitar Festival, a benefit event in support of The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility founded by the guitarist for chemically-dependent persons.
Set for September 20-21 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX, the festival will present two different nights of music, with Clapton performing both shows alongside an all-star lineup that includes Jeff Beck, Joe Walsh, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Peter Frampton, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan, Gary Clark Jr and many more.
Launched in 2004, the 2019 edition will deliver the fifth installment in the series following events in 2007, 2010 and 2013.
In addition to the concerts, the Guitar Center Festival Village will be featured on Victory Plaza adjacent to the arena and will feature interactive exhibits, master clinics, gear and solo performances by main stage artists, next generation guitar virtuosos, and special surprise guests; open from noon to 8p each day, the village is free to all ticket holders.
A Citi card presale will run from Tuesday, April 2 at 10am CT through Wednesday, April 3 at 10pm CT, with general public tickets going on sale Friday, April 5 at 10am CT.
Judas Priest delivered the “Firepower” tour debut of their 1982 classic, “Devil’s Child”, during a March 21 appearance at the Download Festival in Japan.
The tune was the closing track on the band’s eighth studio album, “Screaming For Vengeance”, which peaked at No. 17 on the US Billboard 200 on its way to sales of more than 2 million in the country and 5 million worldwide.
Judas Priest topped the bill at Download Japan – which also saw appearances by Slayer, Ghost, Anthrax, Sum 41 and more – after a recent cancellation by Ozzy Osbourne while he continues to recover from a series of health issues.
Produced by Tom Allom and Andy Sneap, ”Firepower” earned the group their highest-charting US album with its debut at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 last spring.
Metallica are streaming official video of a performance the 1984 classic, “Fight Fire With Fire”, from a March 11 show at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.
The tune was the opening track from the band’s second album, “Ride The Lightning”, which peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard 200 on its way to US sales of more than 6 million copies.
The recent concert marked Metallica’s first show in the Indiana capital in 10 years, and second-last performance before wrapping up the North American arena leg of the WordWired tour.
Launched in the fall of 2016 in support of their tenth album, “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct”, the trek has grossed more than a quarter of a billion dollars worldwide to date.
“Kicking off May 1 in Lisbon, Portugal,” says the band, “the tour will visit 25 cities across 20 countries including many cities we did not stop in on the most recent excursion: Milan, Zürich, Dublin, Berlin, Moscow, Warsaw, Bucharest, Göteborg and Brussels (first time since 1988!) are all on the itinerary this summer. We also have three firsts (go figure!) with shows in Trondheim Norway, Hämeenlinna Finland, and Tartu, Estonia.
“Joining us for the festivities will be Ghost and Bokassa.”
“This tour also marks the appearance of another first in Europe with the Wherever I May Roam Black Ticket, a wildly popular addition to our menu of options for the North American tour,” adds the group. “The Black Ticket is your one-stop shop; a single ticket that allows you Golden Circle access to any Metallica show on the 2019 European tour. Pick your city from A(msterdam) to Z(ürich), make a reservation online no less than 48 hours before the gig and you're in!”
Guitarist Neal Schon and his wife, Micheale, have filed a lawsuit against concert promoters Live Nation over claims that she was violently assaulted by a security guard at a Journey show in Indiana two years ago.
The alleged incident – which the couple says took place at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN on March 14, 2017 – reportedly occurring during the confetti drop following Journey's performance of "Don't Stop Believin’."
While in the pit in front of the stage to take photos, a security guard is alleged to have confronted Michaele with force in an attempt to clear the area, despite her activity in the space throughout the show.
"Every year, for nearly a decade now, I've been at every show with my husband,” explains Michaele, “and I take video footage and pictures – behind the scenes, the shows, and even our days off – that we share with friends and fans around the world. The fans are so kind and thank me for the videos of Neal and Journey and all of our adventures.
"Prior to this show, as with every night, I was introduced to the manager and security, and proceded to film from the moment the show started and throughout. I walked all over in front of and around the stage without incident. Then, when the confetti dropped and I was recording the stage, I was suddenly attacked and shoved into the P.A. Journey security guards came to my assistance, once seeing the attack.”
“Journey's security reviewed the venue's security tape,” she continues, “and the entire incident was recorded; the approach, attack, security coming to help me, everything. At the end of the tape, you see one of the security guards position him against the barrier and later remove him from Neal's protected area while I'm running off because I did break down crying.
"Since going public, everyone has been asking, why did it take two years? That's simple: management told us to not worry, to not say anything, and that they would take care of it. For over a year, we were strung along believing that it was being pursued, with [former Live Nation executive chairman] Irving [Azoff] telling us repeatedly that he had it under control. Then the tragedy of my mother's injury and subsequent entrapment in a horrific situation consumed our lives. For the next 18 months, we were fighting to save my mother's life from the corrupt Virginia elder care system; that was our focus and we succeeded. We restored her life."
The alleged incident was captured on video, but the couple says that footage later provided by the venue shows a 20-second gap from the moment of the assault to the confrontation of an ESG staff by Journey's security and fast retreat off camera by Michaele (see video below).
"After 50 years of performing professionally, I have never seen anything like this before,” says Schon. “My wife has toured with me for every show for nearly a decade and now this happens. It was definitely intentional that they targeted my wife and I to inflict pain, fear, and hurt as a way to scare her. What is even worse is that I don't believe anyone believed that my wife was seriously, mentally or physically, harmed by this incident, even though she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis since 1993. Then Irving Azoff suggested we go to his friend, a doctor in L.A. Dr. Hart did testing on Michaele and said he could definitely see the newly developed lesions on her brain, which were due to the trauma from the attack that she sustained. This wasn't a momentary event, it's something that will follow her."
"What's even more compelling,” he adds, “is that our head security guard, Leo, removed the assailant and then informed me when I got off stage. I was in disbelief and instructed Leo to get the tape from the venue and watch it. He said he did and it was all there, yet when we got it, there were clearly 20 seconds edited out. When I wrote back, I asked where those 20 seconds of footage went, I was told, 'Oh, that must've been a glitch.' But there's no other glitch in the whole hour-and-a-half performance. Just right when the incident happened. It was obviously edited, as anyone can see."
Named in the suit are Live Nation Entertainment, Inc and Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.
Page Six reports the Schons are suing for assault and battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress, claiming that the guard’s behavior caused Michaele “mental anguish, mental trauma, humiliation, mortification, fright and indignity,” while also claiming that his actions triggered a pre-existing health condition.
In a separate filing, the venue has denied all of the allegations, while the security guard filed his own papers, claiming that Michaele “attempted to enter a restricted area for reasons unknown” but he did not attack her.
The case is still ongoing with a hearing set for November.
Jimmy Page will publish a new book entitled “The Anthology” later this year via Genesis Publications.
This is British publishing company's second book with the Led Zeppelin legend, following the 2010 sell-out success of the official signed limited edition, "Jimmy Page By Jimmy Page", which was Genesis's fastest limited-edition title to sell out.
Complete details on “The Anthology” are forthcoming.
The rocker’s 2010 book was a photographic autobiography and visual history of Page's career as one of the world's most iconic guitar players; he personally sifted through thousands of prints to determine the final selection of images, arranging the content into its narrative sequence and annotating and reviewing the design to arrive at the finished book.
Last month, the band launched a 50th anniversary playlist program that gives fans the ability to create their own or enjoy tracks selected by fellow rockers like Jack White and Royal Blood.
Using the Led Zeppelin Playlist Generator, visitors can build a playlist using any track from the band’s catalog, including all their studio and live albums plus the deluxe editions released over the last few years.
Once complete, the Generator will then create custom, personalized cover art in the famous Zeppelin font to accompany the playlist and allow fans to share it via social media.
For more details and to create your own Led Zeppelin playlist, visit lz50.ledzeppelin.com.
Def Leppard performed their 1987 smash, “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, during a March 27 appearance on ABC-TV’s Good Morning America ahead of their induction into the 2019 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame this Friday.
The band – who won the Fan Ballot with more than half a million votes – will be honored alongside Stevie Nicks, The Cure, Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Roxy Music and The Zombies.
“It’s wonderful,” says singer Joe Elliott of the upcoming event. “It was the biggest fan vote of all time, apparently, so for the kids it meant so much…so, of course, that means a lot more to us, as well.”
The UK rockers will be inducted by Queen guitarist Brian May at the 34th annual ceremony; despite being eligible since 2005, Def Leppard are gaining entry on their first ballot consideration - to qualify for recognition, an individual artist or band must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination.
Rock Hall ballots were sent to an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists, including current living Inductees, historians and members of the music industry. Factors such as an artist’s musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career and the body of work, innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration.
The 2019 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place at the Barclays Center in New York on March 29 and recorded for later airing by HBO.
Queensryche have announced dates for a fall tour of Europe in support of their new album, “The Verdict.”
The three-week run – with guests Firewind – will begin in Thessaloniki, Greece on November 15, and wrap up with an appearance at the Ruhrpott Metal Meeting in Oberhausen, Germany on December 7.
News of the fall concert dates follows last month’s confirmation of a summer run across Europe and the UK (see schedule here), which will mix festival appearances and headline dates when it starts in Berlin, Germany on July 25.
Queensryche’s fifteenth album, “The Verdict”, was produced, mixed, and mastered by Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Rob Zombie, Iced Earth, Hatebreed) at Uberbeatz in Lynwood, WA, Planet-Z in Wilbraham, MA and Watershed Studio in Seattle, WA.
Queensryche are currently on the road across the US, with shows scheduled into July.
Queensryche “The Verdict”
Fall 2019 European tour
Nov 15 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Fix Factory Of Sound *
Nov 16 - Athens, Greece - Fuzz Club *
Nov 19 - Krakow, Poland - Kwadrat
Nov 21 - Telfs, Austria - RathausSaal Telfs
Nov 23 - Stockholm, Sweden - Fryshuset Klubben
Nov 24 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Tradgarn
Nov 25 - Oslo, Norway - Vulkan
Nov 26 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
Dec 04 - Mannheim, Germany - MS Connexion Complex
Dec 05 - Dornbirn, Austria - Conrad Sohm
Dec 06 - Geiselwind, Germany - Christmas Bash *
Dec 07 - Oberhausen, Germany - Ruhrpott Metal Meeting *
Rob Zombie is surveying fans for cover song suggestions for a possible new track with Marilyn Manson ahead of the pair’s summer tour of North America.
In sync with a 2018 trek, the duo released a version of The Beatles 1968 classic, “Helter Skelter”, and now the rocker reveals they’re looking for input ahead of their 2019 run.
“We did Helter Skelter,” posted Zombie on Instagram. “We are looking for some good ideas for another possible collaboration. I know I will get lots of goofy responses but I am seriously looking for a good idea.”
Among the suggestions already offered by fans include tracks by Motley Crue (“Shout At The Devil”), Alice Cooper (“Teenage Frankenstein”), Bauhaus (“Bela Lugosi's Dead”), Motorhead (“Ace Of Spades”) and Billy Idol (“Rebel Yell”), among others.
The pair have just added two new concert dates.to the series – an August 2 stop at the Moda Center in Portland, OR and an August 3 show at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, WA – with general public tickets going on sale Friday, March 29 @ 10:00 am PDT.
David Gilmour is streaming a video preview of a new exhibition of his guitar collection that opened in London this week ahead of an auction in New York this June.
Hosted by BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Matt Everitt, the footage gives viewers an advance look at the event at Christie’s auctioneers in the UK capital, which runs from March 27-31 and is free to the public with reserved tickets available at christies.com.
The exhibition – which will also be seen in Beverly Hills, CA (May 7-11) and New York City (June 14-19) – gives fans a look at more than 120 guitars owned by the Pink Floyd legend ahead of a June 20 auction of some of his personal collection.
Not only the largest and most comprehensive sale of guitars ever offered at auction, the collection details the musical history of one of the world’s most influential guitarists and the iconic Fender Stratocaster the rocker played on classic 1970 Pink Floyd albums “The Dark Side Of The Moon”, “Wish You Were Here”, “Animals” and “The Wall.”
All proceeds from the Christie’s auction will benefit charitable causes.
"These guitars have been very good to me and many of them have given me pieces of music over the years,” Gilmour explains. “They have paid for themselves many times over, but it's now time that they moved on. Guitars were made to be played and it is my wish that wherever they end up, they continue to give their owners the gift of music.
“By auctioning these guitars, I hope that I can give some help where it is really needed and through my charitable foundation do some good in this world. It will be a wrench to see them go and perhaps one day I'll have to track one or two of them down and buy them back!"
For more details on the David Gilmour Guitar Collection, visit christies.com.
Def Leppard performed the 1972 David Bowie classic, “Ziggy Stardust”, and their 1987 smash, “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, during a March 26 appearance on The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM.
The band were on hand to chat about their March 29 induction into the 2019 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at New York’s Barclays Center, where they’ll be honored alongside Stevie Nicks, The Cure, Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Roxy Music and The Zombies.
Despite selling more than 100 million albums and being eligible for entry since 2005, Def Leppard – who won the Fan Ballot with more than half a million votes – never really gave much thought or cared much about the Rock Hall.
“Yes, we do now,” laughed singer Joe Elliott. “Now that we’ve been nominated and inducted and chosen, yes, we care.”
“In fairness,” he continued, “before the fan vote, I think it was a very elitist thing, which is why we kind of shied away … if you weren’t Lou Reed or R.E.M. or Loudon Wainwright III … no, no, they didn’t want us.”
“It’s the same as the Grammys,” added guitarist Phil Collen. “When we had two diamond albums – two 10-times platinum albums – there was no category for us.”
The UK outfit will be inducted by longtime friend and Queen guitarist Brian May.
“Queen is the blueprint for Def Leppard, really,” shared Collen.
The group shared several stories with Stern during the session, including Elliott’s personal introduction to Bowie by Bono; the singer’s love of Mott The Hoople; sharing the stage with the legends at the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, drummer Rick Allen’s comeback from a 1984 car accident that resulted in the loss of his left arm; and coming of age during the late 1960s/early 1970s when rare media broadcasts of rock music transitioned from black and white to the era of color television.
“We saw Gerry And The Pacemakers or Herman's Hermits and Tom Jones in black-and-white,” recalled Elliott, “and then we saw Bowie and Slade and T. Rex in color with all this glittery stuff. And it was mind-blowing – it was an absolute, you know, sensory overload on your eyes.”
Def Leppard will begin their 2019 live schedule at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 6 as part of a summer trek across Europe before launching a Canadian tour in July and their second Las Vegas residency in August.
Journey are streaming performance video of their 1981 smash, “Don’t Stop Believin’”, as the latest preview to the forthcoming package, "Live In Japan 2017: Escape + Frontiers."
The second single from “Escape” was a US Top 10 hit and went on to become the group’s signature song worldwide.
Due March 29, the live release captures the band’s complete performances of a pair of their classic 1980s albums from a February 7, 2017 concert event at the famed Budokan in Tokyo, which took place at the request of legendary Japanese concert promoter Mr. Udo in honor of his 50th anniversary in the business.
The event saw Journey perform a mix of hits and deep tracks, including some songs that haven't been played live since the albums' original touring cycles.
"Live In Japan 2017: Escape + Frontiers" will be available in multiple formats, including DVD+2CD and Blu-ray+2CD.
Journey "Live In Japan 2017: Escape + Frontiers"
Release date: March 29
Blu-ray / DVD
01. Don't Stop Believin' Intro
02. Don't Stop Believin'
03. Stone In Love
04. Who's Crying Now
05. Keep On Runnin'
06. Still They Ride
07. Escape
08. Lay It Down
09. Dead Or Alive
10. Neal Schon Guitar Solo
11. Mother, Father
12. Jonathan Cain Piano Solo
13. Open Arms
14. Separate Ways Intro
15. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
16. Send Her My Love
17. Chain Reaction
18. After The Fall
19. Faithfully
20. Edge Of The Blade
21. Steve Smith Drum Solo
22. Back Talk
23. Frontiers
24. Rubicon
25. La Raza del Sol
26. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
2CD
CD1: Escape
01. Don't Stop Believin' Intro
02. Don't Stop Believin'
03. Stone In Love
04. Who's Crying Now
05. Keep On Runnin'
06. Still They Ride
07. Escape
08. Lay It Down
09. Dead Or Alive
10. Neal Schon Guitar Solo
11. Mother, Father
12. Jonathan Cain Piano Solo
13. Open Arms
CD2: Frontiers
14. Separate Ways Intro
15. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
16. Send Her My Love
17. Chain Reaction
18. After The Fall
19. Faithfully
20. Edge Of The Blade
21. Steve Smith Drum Solo
22. Back Talk
23. Frontiers
24. Rubicon
25. La Raza del Sol
26. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
The Foo Fighters have announced a pair of concert dates in Latin America.
“Colombia! Costa Rica! Are you ready?” posted the band on social media, with details about fall events in Colombia and Costa Rica.
Still touring behind their 2017 album, “Concrete And Gold”, the group will perform at The Estadio Nemesio Camacho in Bogota, Colombia on October 1, alongside guests Weezer and Tenacious D, while Weezer will also join the Foos for an October 4 appearance at Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Ahead of the fall dates, all three bands will perform at the 2019 Rock In Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 28.
Presales for both shows begin Wednesday, March 27 at 10 am local time (Code: FFSA2019), with general public tickets going on sale Saturday, March 30 at 10 am local time.
The Foo Fighters will resume their 2019 live schedule in May, including a pair of shows in New Orleans at the recently-opened Fillmore which were to happen in February but rescheduled after Dave Grohl underwent arm surgery to fix a long-term issue.
The group will launch a summer series of shows in Europe – including several festival gigs – with a pair of dates in Pula, Croatia in mid-June.
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson have expanded their summer North American “Twins Of Evil” tour with the addition of two new concert dates.
Set to begin July 9 in Baltimore, MD, the six-week co-headlining series will now include an August 2 stop at the Moda Center in Portland, OR and an August 3 show at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, WA.
Presales are underway now for both dates, with general public tickets going on sale Friday, March 29 @ 10:00 am PDT.
Originally announced last month, the summer trek features appearances at two festivals in Wisconsin, including Rock USA in Oshkosh and Rock Fest in Cadott.
In sync with the launch of the pair’s 2018 tour, Zombie and Manson released their own version of The Beatles 1968 classic, “Helter Skelter.”
“We had been talking about doing something together for these shows, that he should come onstage during my set and we’d do a song,”revealed Zombie last summer, “But we couldn’t think of what song. After we talked, later that night I was home and I just thought, The obvious song is ‘Helter Skelter’… It’s so obvious that neither one of us thought of it!
“And then I figured, well, rather than us just doing it onstage, why don’t we take it one step further and record it and put a new spin on it? That way, rather than just doing some impromptu jam together, now the fans will go, ‘Oh, there’s the song I’ve already heard, and now they’re doing it.’”
Ahead of the summer tour, Zombie will play a series of US dates in May before a month-long run of Europe – including an appearance at the UK’s Download Festival.
Rob Zombie / Marilyn Manson "Twins Of Evil – Hell Never Dies"
2019 North American tour
Jul 09 - Baltimore, MD - Royal Farms Arena
Jul 10 - Allentown, PA - PPL Center
Jul 12 - Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Jul 13 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Jul 14 - Evansville, IN - Ford Center
Jul 16 - Rockford, IL - BMO Harris Bank Center
Jul 17 - Bonner Springs, KS - Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
Jul 19 - Oshkosh, WI - Rock USA (Festival)
Jul 20 - Cadott, WI - Rock Fest (Festival)
Jul 21 - Council Bluffs, IA - WestFair Amphitheatre
Jul 23 - Sioux Falls, SD - Denny Sanford Premier Center
Jul 24 - Bismarck, ND - Bismarck Event Center
Jul 25 - Billings, MT - Rimrock Auto Arena
Aug 02 - Portland, OR @ Moda Center **
Aug 03 - Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre **
Aug 04 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
Aug 06 - Saskatoon, SK - SaskTel Center
Aug 07 - Winnipeg, MB - Bell MTS Place
Aug 09 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
Aug 10 - Cedar Rapids, IA - US Cellular Center
Aug 11 - Fort Wayne, IN - Allen County Coliseum
Aug 13 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
Aug 14 - London, ON - Budweiser Gardens
Aug 16 - Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre
Aug 17 - Quebec, QC - Videotron Centre
Aug 18 - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Following news of a show with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra to open the new Chase Center in San Francisco, CA on September 6, Metallica have announced an exclusive second S&M2 concert at the venue for fan club members on September 8.
In honor of the 20th Anniversary of the pairing’s 1999 live performance recording “S&M”, the two nights will mark the inaugural events at the city’s new arena and future home of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.
"Wow... that’s all we have to say!,” says Metallica. “The response from the ‘Tallica fan universe to the announcement of our show with the San Francisco Symphony blew us away, in fact, it was completely and totally overwhelming - thank you! However, we also understand that for a great number of you, it brought frustration and disappointment as the supply of tickets fell way short of demand.
"We’ve heard you and we’ve learned from our missteps with this particular ticket on sale. We’re working to make this right as we are excited to announce that a second show has been added at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sunday, September 8th. First order of business: No public on sale this time! Tickets for the second S&M² show will be available exclusively to Fifth Members.”
"The second show gives us a chance to celebrate in a unique and very special way with all of you, the die-hard Fifth Members,” continues the band. “We’re all huddled at Metallica HQ now working out a plan to give every one of you the most fair and equal chance at obtaining tickets (and to do everything possible to keep the bots from getting any).
"Under the full disclosure umbrella, due to contractual obligations with the Chase Center there will be a small number of tickets available to Golden State Warriors season ticket holders, but the rest of the house will be all of you and only you... just the Metallica Fan Club family. This is going to take a little time to get as close to foolproof as we can get it, so please sit tight for a few more days and we’ll be back with more details.
"Thank you for all your comments, suggestions and most of all your support and patience! Stay tuned."
Currently on a break following the completion of the North Americna arena leg of the WordWired tour, Metallica will resume the series with shows in Europe starting in May.
Queensryche have released a video for “Light Years” as the latest track issued from their new album, “The Verdict.”
"We're very excited to unveil our new video for the song,” says bassist Eddie Jackson, which is directed by David Brodsky and Allison Woest of My Good Eye Music Visuals.
The directing duo also worked on a recently-issued clip for the track “Blood Of The Levant” from the band’s fifteenth studio release, which was produced, mixed, and mastered by Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Rob Zombie, Iced Earth, Hatebreed) at Uberbeatz in Lynwood, WA, Planet-Z in Wilbraham, MA and Watershed Studio in Seattle, WA.
“The Verdict” recently debuted at No. 110 on the US Billboard 200.
Currently playing shows on a swing through California, Queensryche will continue a US tour in support of the record with headline and festival dates scheduled into July.
John Fogerty joined Billy Joel at his March 21st show at New York’s Madison Square Garden to perform a pair of Creedence Clearwater Revival classics, and video from the show is streaming online.
Rolling Stone reports Joel was eleven songs into his set when he stopped to briefly address the crowd.
“Coming out to do a song or two with us,” said Joel, “please welcome John Fogerty!”
With that, Fogerty hit the stage running as Joel’s band kicked into CCR’s 1970 hit, “Up Around The Bend”, before delivering the 1969 classic, “Fortunate Son.”
It’s the first time that Fogerty has guested with Joel at this Madison Square Garden residency, where he’s played with everyone from Miley Cyrus and Paul Simon to John Mayer, Steve Miller, Tony Bennett and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson.
Joel turns 70 on May 9 and he’ll celebrate the occasion with a show at MSG.
Fogerty, meanwhile, will resume his residency at Wynn in Las Vegas on April 10; he’ll also appear as one of the returning artists to play the Woodstock 50 Music and Arts Fair in Watkins Glen, NY this summer.
“I don’t expect it to be the same,” said Fogerty during the event’s press conference. “The mood in the country is different, similar in many respects, but different. I’m very glad that I’m able to be here 50 years later celebrating it. I hope to have a great time.
“I’m going to be playing most of the same songs that I played then. I’ve had a few more songs since then. But I think culturally, for me, it resonates because it was such a watershed moment in the time of my generation.”
