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Deacon Frey, Glenn’s Son, is Surprise Guest as Eagles Open European Tour
Several months after he decided to leave the touring edition of the band, he joined them for 3 songs. He had carryied on his father’s legacy for 4 1/2 years
Read MoreThe B-52’s Add Dates to Farewell Tour
The new wave band scored with such popular songs as “Love Shack” and “Rock Lobster” in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. The greatest party band on the planet?
Read MoreMcCartney Joined On Stage By Springsteen, JBJ at Last U.S. Show of 2022 Tour
As the spring leg came to a close, the legend invited the Garden State’s most prominent classic rock native sons to perform with him
Read MoreMötley Crüe Drummer Tommy Lee Replaced After 5 Songs of Stadium Tour Opener
The massive tour with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett was originally scheduled to begin in 2020, but was pushed back twice due to the pandemic
Read MoreRingo Starr Sets Rescheduled Dates For 2022 Tour
Halfway through the first leg – which itself had been postponed for 2 years – Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather had tested positive for Covid
Read MoreAlice Cooper: ‘Story of The Songs’ Coming to Reelz
“I had never seen music brought to life like that,” said one observer of the staging of 1975’s “Welcome To My Nightmare” tour
Read MoreMembers of Led Zep, Rush, Queen Among All-Stars at Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts
The concerts are “in celebration of Taylor’s memory and his legacy as a global rock icon.” The drummer died while on tour at age 50
Read MoreRadio Hits June 1974: From ‘Sundown’ to ‘Midnight’
We were listening to two Canadian singer-songwriters who had the biggest hits of their careers this week, alongside big songs from Grand Funk and Paul McCartney
Read MoreCheap Trick Book, ‘This Band Has No Past,’ Coming
Drawing on more than eighty original interviews, the title tells the story of the Midwestern bar band and their dogged pursuit of a career in rock ’n’ roll
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