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What’s the latest info about about rock music and the most interesting and momentous events in its past? You can find it all here: breaking news, sales and airplay charts from the past, notable occasions, and our appreciations of recently departed artists and other musical figures of note

Grateful Dead July 1978 Box Set Coming

The band with the seemingly unending library of unreleased live recordings is about to make that trove a little lighter with 5 complete concerts from an epic year

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Radiohead Announces Global Tour; LP Coming

Radiohead is back on the road after a four-year hiatus. The band also has a new album coming soon.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd and Peter Frampton Join For Tour

Two more big names in classic rock are teaming up to give their fans fun in the sun this summer. These two veteran acts have toured together frequently

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Boston Expands 40th Anniversary Tour

The celebration of four decades since the band name Boston became synonymous with classic rock has expanded with more tour dates in the U.S. heartland (in bold in the itinerary below). As we noted here on announcing the group’s 40th

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Steve Miller Band Announces Summer Tour

After being named as a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016, Steve Miller is taking a well-deserved victory lap

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Phil Collins Takes the Stage Again in Miami

The Genesis singer/drummer and solo star made his comeback from retirement official with and eight-song benefit performance. More will be coming….

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Prime Foghat Box Set Out In April

Few bands back in the 1970s could boogie the blues like Foghat, whose 13 albums of classic rock on Bearsville Records are now a box set.

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Likely New Album & More Coming From Metallica

Special Record Store Day releases, a book about their ‘Master of Puppets’ era and, hopefully, the band’s 10th studio recording are on the way.

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Warren Haynes Plays Jerry Garcia Symphonic Tour

For the fourth year the songs of Jerry Garcia will be interpreted by symphonies and guitarist Haynes.

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Journey, Santana, Steve Miller, Doobies To Perform Together

Some of the biggest names in classic rock will be performing together: Journey, the Doobie Brothers and Dave Mason, for San Francisco Fest 2016

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