The Moody Blues’ John Lodge has announced a set of November tour dates for his Performs Days of Future Passed show.
The short run of five shows kicks off Nov. 12 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and wraps Nov. 19 in Royal Oak, Michigan, with more shows expected in February of next year.
The concert has Lodge performing two sets, one featuring Moody Blues classics, followed by a set where he plays Days of Future Passed in its entirety. The second set also features Lodge’s son-in-law, current Yes frontman Jon Davison, who joins him for “Nights in White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon” and other classic tracks.
The concert also features a special recording of late Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge reciting his poems “Morning Glory” and “Late Lament.”
Paul Rodgers, frontman of such classic bands as Free and Bad Company, has dropped a brand-new video for “Photo Shooter,” a track from his most recent solo album, Midnight Rose.
The video has Rodgers singing the song as images of important moments in history flash behind him, like the sinking of the Titanic, the invention of the television, the first man walking on the moon, Woodstock and more.
Released in September 2023, Midnight Rose was Rodgers’ first solo album in almost 25 years. At the time of the release it was revealed that he had suffered several strokes four years prior that had left him unable to talk.
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant is opening up about the family emergency that led to the band canceling five shows on their Sharp Dressed Simple Man tour with ZZ Top.
The initial announcement revealed that Johnny’s daughter had to have emergency surgery. In a video posted to social media Thursday, Van Zant shares that it was his youngest daughter, Taylor Marion, and that doctors found a mass on her brain.
“A couple of days ago, Taylor started having [a] numbing feeling on her right side. She went to the emergency room,” he said. “They did a CAT scan and they found a, the only way to say it is a mass on her brain. And some of it was bleeding, that was causing the numbing part.”
Johnny says doctors don’t believe it’s cancer, but notes “they’re still doing a lot of testing and we’re not out of the woods yet, but we’re in a lot better position than we thought we were in, in the beginning.”
“And, so, keep saying the prayers for Taylor,” he added. “I can’t thank you enough. It means everything to me and my family.”
Lynyrd Skynyrd was forced to cancel shows in Anchorage, West Valley, Loveland, Colorado Springs and Albuquerque. Their next scheduled show is at the Field & Stream Festival in Winnsboro Mills, South Carolina, taking place Oct. 4-6.
Mother Nature has forced Billy Joel and Sting to postpone their Friday show at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
“Due to inclement weather conditions, tonight’s Billy Joel and Sting concert at Busch Stadium has been rescheduled to this Sunday, September 29,” reads an announcement on social media. “The safety of the fans, artists, crew, and staff is paramount.” The announcement notes that tickets for the Friday show will be accepted Sunday night.
“We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding,” the post concludes.
The St. Louis show is one of several co-headlining dates for Billy and Sting, including one more this year, Oct. 9 at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. They also just announced four new shows for 2025 in Indianapolis, Syracuse, Charlotte and Salt Lake City.
Citi presales for all new shows begin Monday at 10 a.m. ET, with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Oct. 4 at 9 a.m. ET.
Wang Chung’s ’80s classic “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” is getting new life with a just-released remix from Eric Kupper, who has previously worked with artists like Diana Ross, Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston and more.
Wang Chung’s Nick Feldman and Jack Hues describe the new take on the song as “vibrant, infectious, and full of dynamic energy that breathes new life into the song while preserving its original shape.”
The remix, available now via digital outlets, will appear on an upcoming Wang Chung vinyl retrospective, Clear Light/Dark Matter, due for an early 2025 release.
Released in September 1986, “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” was a breakthrough hit for the band, landing at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Earlier this year fans got to hear Wang Chung sing that tune and more when they appeared on the Abducted by the 80s tour, which also featured Men Without Hats, The Motels and others.
Neil Young is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his fifth studio album, On The Beach.
The milestone will be marked with the release of a limited-edition clear vinyl pressing of the album, which will feature “50” on the front cover.
Originally released in July 1974 following the huge success of 1972’s #1 album Harvest, On The Beach features Young backed by Crazy Horse members Billy Talbot on bass and Ralph Molina on drums. It also features contributions from The Band’s Levon Helm and Rick Danko, David Crosby and Graham Nash, and Ben Keith, Rusty Kershaw, Tim Drummond and George Whitsell.
On The Beach50th Anniversary Edition will be available at the Greedy Hand Store at Neil Young Archives, as well as at music retailers.
Bruce Springsteen published his autobiography, Born to Run, named after his iconic 1975 album. He began writing it the day after he headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in 2009.
The book recounted The Boss’ childhood in Freehold, New Jersey, his early days as a musician in Asbury Park, the rise of the E Street Band and more.
Born to Run was released to critical acclaim. The audio book, which Springsteen narrates, received a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word Album and also earned him the 2018 Audie Award for Autobiography/Memoir.
The Boss later took the stories recounted in the book and turned them into a Broadway show, Springsteen on Broadway, which opened in October 2018. Springsteen on Broadway earned the rocker a special Tony Award.
And now Springsteen fans are about to get a behind-the-scenes look at his most recent tour when the documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band debuts on Hulu and Disney+ Oct. 25.
Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry stars in a new campaign for fashion brand Gucci.
The campaign, We Will Always Have London, was shot by famed photographer Nan Golden. It’s described as “an ode to the timeless allure of London,” which is the city where the collection debuted.
The ad was shot in various locations throughout London, aimed at promoting “the spirit of the Gucci Blondie bag and Cruise 2025 collection.”
Harry is seen in the ad riding in the back seat of a car, wearing a red leather jacket and holding the Gucci bag. The whole clip is soundtracked by a haunting version of the Blondie hit “Heart of Glass.”
This is the second fashion campaign Harry has headlined in recent weeks. She was recently featured in a new campaign for British luxury eyewear brand Cutler and Gross.
Stevie Nicks‘ new song “The Lighthouse” is here, and according to the music legend, it might be not only the most important song she’s ever written, but the most important thing she’s ever done.
Stevie describes the song, about women’s rights, as an “anthem.” She’s the one leading the charge, singing, “I wanna be The Lighthouse/ Bring all of you together.” In a note, she explains she started the song a few months after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
“It seemed like overnight, people were saying ‘what can we, as a collective force, do about this,'” she recalls. “For me, it was to write a song. It took a while because I was on the road. Then early one morning, I was watching the news on TV and a certain newscaster said something that felt like she was talking to me, explaining what the loss of Roe v Wade would come to mean.”
“I wrote the song the next morning and recorded it that night,” she continues. “That was September 6, 2022. I have been working on it ever since. I have often said to myself, ‘This may be the most important thing I ever do. To stand up for the women of the United States and their daughters and granddaughters and the men that love them.'”
Elsewhere in the song, Stevie sings, “They’ll take your soul, they’ll take your power/ Unless you save it/ … I wanna teach ’em to fight/ I wanna tell ’em this has happened before/ Don’t let it happen again.”
“The Lighthouse” is Stevie’s first new music since she released a cover of Buffalo Springfield‘s “For What It’s Worth” and her first new original song since 2020’s “Show Them the Way.” She’ll perform on Saturday Night Live on Oct. 12.
Peter Frampton is clearing the air over comments he made blaming Megadeth for him having to cancel a show in Virginia.
During his Sept. 19 concert in Philadelphia, Frampton said he canceled his Sept. 17 show at Virginia Credit Union Live in Richmond partially due to weather and partially due structural damage to the stage, which he suggested may have happened during Megadeth’s soundcheck a few days before.
Megadeth responded that Frampton was misinformed, saying they didn’t even soundcheck due to damage to the venue’s grid system. “It’s disappointing when someone you admire talks out their a** about you,” the band’s frontman, Dave Mustaine, said.
Frampton is now setting the record straight, telling ABC Audio his comments were simply a joke and he feels bad about it.
“I sent them an apology. It was just one of those things that people took me serious. … I made it all up just for the comedy,” he says. “I turned into Don Rickles for a minute there.”
And Frampton, who’s set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Oct. 19, understands why Mustaine was angry.
“If I were Dave Mustaine and the guys in Megadeth, I would be p***** too,” Frampton says. “So, you know, he says I talked out of my a**. Well, yeah, that’s where it came from.”
“I didn’t mean any harm at all, but it was a very, very serious situation and I made light of it not knowing the facts,” Frampton continued. “So that was a huge lesson for me and I apologized to them.”
As for Mustaine saying he admired Frampton, the guitar great notes, “He is a good guy,” adding that after Megadeth finishes touring he needs to “take him out for a meal or something.”
