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Ringo’s 75th Birthday Celebration
What does Ringo Starr want as he turns 75 on July 7? People around the globe to celebrate “peace and love” and fans to join him at his Hollywood event
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Rolling Stones Mount Exhibitionism
Love the Stones? Immerse yourself in memorabilia, artifacts, visuals and audio from the band’s archives with Exhibitionism, opening April 2016 in London
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Duran Duran Album & Tour Coming in Fall
The 14th studio album by Duran Duran, Paper Gods, will be out on September 11. Advance word says it’s their best since 1982’s Rio with a 21st Century flair
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Fare Thee Well: YouTube Live Stream; Ticket Prices Drop
YouTube will show the Cali & Chicago Fare Thee Well shows (for a fee) Aftermarket ticket prices for both concerts plummet.
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Neil Young Gets Activist on New Album Out 6/29
The veteran rocker won’t eat GMO foods here in the The Monsanto Years – the title of his newest record on the Warner Bros. Reprise label – and isn’t drinking Starbucks coffee or “Rockin’ in the Free World” with just-announced
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Robert Plant Adds Select Fall Shows
After wrapping up an American tour with his Sensational Shape Shifters that’s been earning rave reviews, Plant and his group will summer in Europe before returning to North America for seven more dates. Three of them make up for cancellations earlier
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Billy Joel Bows to Pope at Garden
After breaking the record for most Madison Square Garden appearances on 7/1, he has deferred to a higher power and moved his 9/25 MSG date for Pope Francis.
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Foo Fighters Cancel Remaining European Tour Dates
Due to the broken leg Dave Grohl sustained after falling off a stage in Gothenburg, Sweden (and then finishing the show after being treated by medics; see our initial report here), the Foo Fighters have cancelled their remaining four European
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Dave Grohl Breaks Leg But Rocks On
The Foo Fighters frontman fell offstage at a show in Sweden, broke his leg, went to the hospital, and came back as he promised to finish the show.
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Morrison Is Now Sir Van the Man
Belfast native Van Morrison has been given a British knighthood by Queen Elizabeth for his services to music and tourism in Northern Ireland.
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