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Paul Simon has added two new shows to his current Quiet Celebration tour, and folks at home may get to experience them one day.
The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced he’ll be playing McCaw Hall in Seattle in August, and he plans to record both shows.
According to a press release, the concerts are being filmed “for archival purposes and possible broadcast.” It notes that the shows “will provide a unique opportunity for audiences to become part of the Quiet Celebration tour.”
Tickets for the Aug. 5 and Aug. 6 shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Simon kicked off his Quiet Celebration tour in April. His next show is Wednesday at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, the final night of a five-night stand at the venue.
The Emmy nominations were announced Tuesday, with Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh earning a nod, along with projects about Sly Stone, The Beatles and Bono.
Mothersbaugh, a founding member of Devo, earned a nomination for outstanding original main title theme music for his work on Netflix’s The Residence. Although he’s made music for TV for years, this is his first Emmy nomination.
Also nominated is the Hulu Sly Stone documentary Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), directed by Amir “Questlove” Thompson, which was recognized in the outstanding documentary non-fiction category. Questlove also earned a nod for outstanding direction for a documentary/non-fiction program for Ladies and Gentleman…50 years of SNL Music, which charted the history of musical guests on the NBC late-night comedy show.
And several musical projects were nominated in technical categories, including the Disney+ doc Beatles ’64, Bono’s Apple TV+ documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender, the CBS special An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile, ABC’s 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction special and SNL50: the Homecoming Concert.
One rocker who didn’t get an Emmy nod was Bruce Springsteen, although he was eligible for his Hulu documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. That continues to leave The Boss one award shy of an EGOT, as he’s already won 20 Grammys, an Oscar and an honorary Tony Award.
The 77th Emmy Awards, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze, will air Sept. 14 live on CBS. The show will stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
Peter Frampton has announced a new set of tour dates.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will kick off a new leg of his Let’s Do It Again tour on Oct. 17 in New Orleans, with the nine-date trek also hitting San Antonio, Tulsa, Memphis, Atlanta and more before wrapping Nov. 2 in Hollywood, Florida.
“Let’s continue making amazing memories together,” the 75-year-old Frampton wrote next to the announcement on social media.
A presale for tickets begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Frampton launched the Let’s Do It Again tour in April, marking his first tour since becoming a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Prior to that he embarked on what he called the Positively Thankful tour, which launched in September 2024.
Long time no see is the story of Stevie Wonder‘s life. He made that clear at a recent show following years of speculation that he isn’t actually blind.
“I must say to all of you something that I was thinking,” he said to the crowd at Blackweir Live in Cardiff, Wales, according to a clip shared to social media. “I wanted to let the world know this, but I wanted to say it right now. You know there have been rumors about me seeing and all that. But seriously, you know the truth. The truth is, shortly after my birth, I became blind.”
Stevie described how the visual impairment has ended up being a blessing in his life.
He shared, “It’s allowed me to see the world in the vision of truth. See people in the spirit of them. Not how they look or what color they are, but what color is their spirit.”
The Long Island Music Hall of Fame has announced details of their upcoming Music Documentary Film Festival, happening Aug. 8-10.
The festival will include screenings of 24 music documentaries, covering artists like The Beatles, Harry Chapin and TheZombies.
Opening day will include a screening of the documentary Building the Beatles, followed by a Q&A with the film’s co-director John Rose and a performance by British artist Billy J. Kramer.
Also on opening night, there will be a screening of the Chapin doc, Cat’s in the Cradle 50th Anniversary: The Song That Changed Our Lives, featuring a musical tribute to Chapin, along with a Q&A with the film’s producer and director.
Closing the festival will be a screening of Hung Up On A Dream: The Zombies Documentary, featuring a Q&A with director Robert Schwartzman.
Other music docs screening at the festival include: They All Came Out to Montreux, about the Montreux Jazz Festival; Ron Delsener Presents, about famed New York concert promoter Ron Delsener; andMy Back Pages, a short film about the world’s foremost collector of Bob Dylan memorabilia memorabilia and recordings.
David Bowie performs at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London, 13th July 1985./Georges De Keerle/Getty Images
Bob Geldof is setting the record straight about a moment in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody that claimed donations to help famine relief in Ethiopia skyrocketed after the band performed at Live Aid.
Geldof, one of the founders of Live Aid, told TheNew York Timesthat it was actually David Bowie who was responsible for the surge in donations.
“The movie isn’t right. Queen were completely, utterly brilliant. But the telephone lines collapsed after David Bowie performed,” Geldof said in the article marking Sunday’s 40th anniversary of the charity concerts, which took place in Philadelphia and London.
Geldof says that ahead of Bowie’s performance, he showed him some outtakes from a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation report on the Ethiopian famine, which were cut from the final report because of the “appalling” images.
“David was crying and said he would cut a song from his set to show the CBC report instead,” Geldof explained. “It’s an extraordinary moment during the concert, because at the end of ‘Heroes,’ which the crowd were all singing, he quietly introduces the clip and asks people to send their money in. It was like a slap in the face.”
Geldof added, “Bowie brought the house down. That was the key moment.”
Live Aid, organized by Geldofand Midge Ure, raised more than $150 million for Ethiopian famine relief.
Bryan Adams is reflecting on some big milestones in his career.
The rocker shared a video on social media noting that “incredibly” it’s been 40 years since he released his iconic track “Summer of ’69,” as well as 40 years since his ballad “Heaven” went to #1. Both songs appeared on Adams’ fourth studio album, Reckless.
He captioned the clip, “I can barely believe this!”
But Adams’ career is far from over.
“And we’re still out doing this every night,” he says in the video, adding a clip of the song “Make Up Your Mind” from his upcoming album, Roll With the Punches, which drops Aug. 29.
Adams then shared a snippet of the next track he’ll release from the record, “A Little More Understanding,” which is coming out on Wednesday. “We’re going for another 40 years, OK? OK.”
Roll With the Punches is Adams’ first album since 2022’s So Happy It Hurts. He’s already released several tracks from the record, including the title track, “Make Up Your Mind” and “Never Let You Go.”
Adams is currently on a European tour and will play Pompeii, Italy, on July 25. He launches a North American tour on Sept. 11 in Kamloops, British Columbia. U.S. dates that feature Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo as special guests begin Oct. 25 in Uncasville, Connecticut.
A complete list of dates can be found at BryanAdams.com.
A documentary on the Aussie band Crowded House is in the works, and the group is asking fans for help.
In a post on Instagram, the “Don’t Dream It’s Over” outfit made a plea to their followers looking for unique footage that may be included in the film.
“Are you a longtime fan or journalist with rare footage or audio of Crowded House and its original members—Neil Finn, Paul Hester, and Nick Seymour? Maybe you captured a backstage moment, an interesting audio or video interview, or candid footage over the years?” they write. “If so, we’d love to hear from you!”
According to the post, the “definitive documentary” that’s in the works will cover the “past and future” of the band. They say they’re looking for “unique, unseen journalist or fan recorded material—the kind of audio footage that shows a different side of Crowded House and the musicians that played with them over the years.”
They add, “We’re especially keen to find old audio and footage from interviews, film rushes and outtakes, behind-the-scenes clips, and unaired gems. We are also interested in concert footage prior to 1997.”
Those who do have such footage are encouraged to fill out a form provided by the band on social media.
Crowded House formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985, and had hits with “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and “Something So Strong.” The band, now made up of Finn, Seymour, Mitchell Froom, and Finn’s sons Elroy Finn and Liam Finn, released their eighth studio album, Gravity Stairs, in 2024. It was their first album since 2021’s Dreamers Are Waiting.
The band, led by Warren Haynes, has shared details for Island Exodus 16, which will be held Jan. 15-18, 2026, in Trelawny, Jamaica.
Gov’t Mule will perform three two-set shows during the festival, with guitarist John Scofield sitting in with the band as a special guest. Haynes will also headline an afternoon solo set and will take part in a Q&A. The lineup also includes moe. and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country doing two shows each.
The 2026 festival will take place at a new location, the all-inclusive Royalton Blue Waters Montego Bay. The move was prompted by the closing of Jewel Runaway Bay, the resort they’d been using for the past nine festivals.
Presale for those who attended last year’s festival opens Thursday at 12 p.m. ET, and those who attended any of the other installments will be eligible for a presale that begins Friday at 12 p.m. ET. Reservations open to the general public Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.
Gov’t Mule launched the annual Island Exodus back in 2010. Last year’s festival also featured three two-set beachfront concerts from Gov’t Mule, plus a headlining afternoon solo set from Haynes. Other artists on the bill included Drive-By Truckers, Karina Rykman, Big Sugar and Ron Holloway.
Some never-before-heard music from legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie will be part of a new collection coming in August, and now fans are getting a taste.
Woody At Home – Volumes 1 & 2 will be made up of home recordings made by Guthrie between 1951 and 1952 at his apartment in Beach Haven, Brooklyn, as a way to introduce himself to his publisher. The set is made up of 22 previously unreleased recordings, along with three spoken word tracks.
Among the goodies in the set is a recording of Guthrie’s classic tune “This Land is Your Land” with new verses.
The set also features Guthrie’s only known recording of the song “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos).” The song, with music by Martin Hoffman, has been covered by artists like Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen and Joan Baez, but now Guthrie’s version, under the name “Deportee (Woody’s Home Tape),” has been released for the first time in honor of his birthday.
The song was inspired by the Jan. 29, 1948, plane crash near Los Gatos Van Canyon, California. Thirty-two people died, including 28 migrant farm workers being deported back to Mexico. Guthrie was inspired to write a poem about the incident after realizing news reports only mentioned the crew members by name, referring to the farm workers simply as “deportees.” The poem was later put to music.
Woody At Home – Volumes 1 & 2 will be released Aug. 14 digitally, on CD and on vinyl, and is available for preorder now. The collection will include previously unreleased family photographs, artwork and lyric sheets.
