Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Classic Rock Songs Starred in Super Bowl 50 Ads
Advertisers paid $5 million to make an impression that year. Music by Queen and Steven Tyler were also among the classic rock songs used
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Phil Collins Adds Fall Tour Dates
After an overnight hospital stay precipitated by a hotel room fall, the musician resumed his brief tour. He’s already planning more shows
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO Returns to the Stage
The group performed for the first time since their April induction into the Rock Hall and first full concert since last September. We’ve got plenty of clips
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Alice Cooper Original Band to Reunite for UK Tour
Their reunion for several songs on the upcoming Paranormal album as well as on-stage last month, has led to further collaborations of the classic rock band
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Phil Collins Hospitalized, Postpones Concerts
The musician hit his head when he fell in his hotel room in the middle of the night and suffered a severe gash. He was just 4 dates into his comeback tour
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Oasis’ Liam Gallagher, Coldplay Rock Manchester
An A-List of contemporary pop stars delighted the city’s sold-out crowd less than 2 weeks after a terrorist attack. We’ve got videos of many collaborations
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Gregg Allman’s Family, Guests Play at Farewell Jam
Musical friends and family gathered after the funeral on June 3 to jam and celebrate the life of the music legend. “Tears and laughter”
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When Mike Campbell Dedicated 2 Songs to Tom Petty
“I told a friend of mine how sad I was that I’ll never play these songs again with my friend. She said: ‘Some night you’ll play them for him”
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Public Image Ltd. Invades American Bandstand
The date was May 17, 1980. Two years earlier Rotten had turned rock music upside down and inside out as the frontman of punk progenitors the Sex Pistols. Now he was doing the same thing with Dick Clark
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Linda Ronstadt Rocks Warren Zevon
The singer rocked with the best of them in the ’70s. Here’s a Classic Video of her performing “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me” live from 1977
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