Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff

Jethro Tull Gets Expanded ‘Still Living in the Past’ Collection

The new edition features Steven Wilson remixes, edits, demos, Live at Carnegie Hall 1970 (Wilson remix) and four promo films.

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Jeff Lynne Cancels Manchester Concert Minutes Before Scheduled Start

The official statement indicated that it was “due to illness,” adding, “Jeff is devastated he cannot perform this evening.”

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Bob Dylan Significantly Expands 2025 Tour

The legend turned 84 in May and shows no signs of slowing down.

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Oasis Announces Pair of Catalog Collections

The releases, timed for their “Live ’25” reunion tour, include a box set and a deluxe edition of their second album.

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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All Time: Radio Hits July 1967

The Summer of Love was in full swing and radio was playing hits by Stevie Wonder, the Grass Roots, one-hit-wonders Every Mother’s Son and Music Explosion. And, of course, Scott McKenzie’s big hit.

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Heart Shares More Dates For 2025 Tour

Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson now have dozens of dates on their calendar following Ann’s recovery from cancer.

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When Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks Shared the Stage For the Last Time

The pair reunited onstage for the final time to perform their 1981 hit “Start Draggin’ My Heart Around” at Hyde Park, during the Heartbreakers’ 40th anniversary tour.

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Clapton, Winwood, Santana at Hyde Park: 2018

On a beautiful July day, a trio of classic rock legends treated a London crowd to dozens of their best known songs. Our recap…

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Top 40 Hits in July 1966: Summer in the City

Many songs in this week’s Top 10 would become all-time classics. It wasn’t unusual for pop and rock bands to share the airwaves with popular vocalists.

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Doc Severinsen Plays Final Concert… at 95

From 1962 to 1992, the trumpeter played a major role in TV viewers’ bedrooms as they watched The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

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