On Wednesday (February 12) Milwaukee’s Summerfest announced their stacked 2025 music lineup, which features diverse headliners Megan Thee Stallion, Hozier, Lainey Wilson, The Lumineers, Benson Boone, The Killers, Def Leppard, and James Taylor. Summerfest is spread across three weekends from June 19 to July 5, and features over 160 acts performing on 12 stages located…… read more »
The ninth annual Love Rocks NYC charity event will feature performances from Alicia Keys, Beck, and Cher. The benefit concert will take place on March 6 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, and will raise funds for the non-profit God’s Love We Deliver, which provides meals and nutrition services to individuals in need.…… read more »
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2025 performer nominees were announced on Wednesday (February 12). This year’s list features a total of 14 candidates, which includes eight first-time nominees: Outkast, Billy Idol, the Black Crowes, Phish, Bad Company, Joe Cocker, Chubby Checker, and Maná, the first primarily Spanish-language nominee. The other six…… read more »
Folk icon Joan Baez made a rare live appearance at a tribute concert held in her honor at San Francisco’s Masonic Auditorium on Saturday night (February 8). The benefit show, which raised funds for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, also featured performances by Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Margo Price, Bonnie Raitt, and Tom Morello. Baez…… read more »
Patti Smith is embarking on a fall 2025 tour to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her influential debut album, Horses. Smith will be joined on the tour by longtime collaborators Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty, with all shows featuring a performance of Horses in its entirety. The 20-date tour kicks off in Dublin on…… read more »
Bon Iver, the project initially spearheaded by Justin Vernon, is set to release a new album entitled, SABLE, fABLE, on April 11, marking the band’s first full-length record in six years. The precursor for the album, Sable EP, was released last fall, and the three songs from that set kick off the new collection. “If…… read more »
On Tuesday (February 11), Jack White surprised fans by releasing a new live EP, No Name Live, which features five tracks recorded during his 2024 tour at shows in Denver, Atlanta, New Haven, Dallas, and Hobart, Australia. All the songs are from White’s most recent album, the Grammy-nominated No Name. In addition, White took to…… read more »
Maynard James Keenan is mourning the peaceful passing of his father, Mike Keenan. The Tool frontman shared a heartfelt tribute to his late father on Instagram over the weekend, where he reflected on his dad’s eventful life while sharing a series of photographs of them together over the years. “My Father, Mike Keenan, also my…… read more »
Jack White took to Instagram on Saturday (February 8) to address fans’ expectations for extra-long live performances, stating that the length of a show does not determine its quality. White praised legendary acts like The Beatles and Ramones who “played 30 minute (ish) sets,” while admitting that, “If I could, I would do the same…… read more »
Alice Cooper has extended his Too Close for Comfort Tour into spring and summer 2025. The newly announced dates feature a series of 21 headlining shows scheduled across the US from May through August, along with a handful of festival appearances and a special one-off opening slot for My Chemical Romance on August 15 at…… read more »