Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Live Nation, AEG Pausing All Concert Tours
As the threat of coronavirus spreads, the NCAA cancelled its basketball tournament (aka March Madness), Disney parks are closed, and Broadway is shut down
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Pearl Jam Postpones First Leg of 2020 Tour
The tour is one of many that have been affected by the Coronavirus. The timing is particularly tough for the promotion of their new studio LP, Gigaton
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Aug. 1, 2017: Steppenwolf Keyboardist Goldy McJohn Dies
The founding member, organist on all of the band’s hits including “Born to Be Wild” and “Magic Carpet Ride,” died of a heart attack.
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Cream ‘Goodbye’ 4-CD Special Edition: Listen
The 2020 expanded edition, with many prev. unreleased performances, comprises 3 U.S. concerts: Oakland, L.A. and San Diego, alongside London’s Royal Albert Hall
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‘1973: Rock at the Crossroads’ Looks at a Defining Year in Music
Music historian Andrew Grant Jackson takes on a defining year for many legendary artists, against the backdrop of significant moments of the era
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Rock and Roll Is Coming to the Tribeca Film Festival
This year’s event, which has been delayed due to the Coronavirus, includes films focusing on Brian Wilson, David Bowie, the Go-Go’s, Ronnie Wood and more
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Ticket to Rock 2020: Multi-Show Discounts via Live Nation
Some of the summer’s biggest rock tours are being offered at a discount including concerts by Disturbed, Megadeth & Lamb of God, and Slipknot
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Robert Plant Reveals Saving Grace 2020 Tour
With the new cooperative, he’ll introduce audiences to new faces, and his lifelong passion for British and American folk, spirituals, and traditional blues
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The Hollies Set 1st U.S. Tour in 18 Years
“We have very fond memories of our tours in the U.S. and how much the country means to us as a band. We look forward to seeing you,” said Tony Hicks.
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Ric Ocasek’s Wife Paulina Porizkova: New Interview
The supermodel talks about the “betrayal” she felt when she discovered her rock star husband had updated his will less than 3 weeks before he died
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