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Duran Duran will once again take the stage for a special Halloween show, this time in London.

The band just announced that their Danse Macabre Halloween Party will be happening Oct. 31 at The O2, London, promising fans a show “packed with twisted hits, unexpected deep cuts and rarely played treasures resurrected from the Duran Duran crypt.” Duran Duran is encouraging fans to dress up for the show and get in the spirit of the holiday.

A VIP presale for tickets kicks off Wednesday, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. BST.

This will be the band’s first Halloween show in London. They first headlined a Halloween show in Las Vegas in 2022, which went on to inspire their 2023 spooky-themed album, Danse Macabre. They then went on to headline Halloween shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden and Manchester’s Co-op Live in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

The Halloween show will be the final night of an already announced Duran Duran U.K. tour, which launches Oct. 15 in Glasgow, Scotland. A complete list of dates can be found at DuranDuran.com.

Duran Duran headlined BST Hyde Park in London on Saturday where, according to setlist.fm, they were joined by Nile Rodgers for “Notorious” and their latest single, “Free to Love.” The rest of the set featured iconic Duran Duran tunes, including “A View to a Kill,” “Hungry Like The Wolf,” “The Reflex,” “Ordinary World,” “The Wild Boys,” and “Rio,” among others.

Their next show is in Verona, Italy, on Tuesday.

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Bon Jovi fans have been waiting for this day for more than four years.

The New Jersey rockers are returning to the road with the launch of the Forever Tour at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

The tour is the band’s first since 2022, and their first since frontman Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery that year. His recovery was detailed in the band’s 2024 Hulu documentary, Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story.

“It’s been a slog,” he told Planet Rock in 2024 of his recovery. “Nothing that I would ever wish on my worst enemy.”

Bon Jovi announced the tour in October, with Jon thanking fans for sticking by him.

“I’m deeply grateful that the fans and the brotherhood of this band have been patient and allowed me the time needed to get healthy and prepare for touring,” he said. “I’m ready and excited!”

As for his voice, Jon told People in June he’s “fully recovered.” He noted, “It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith.”

Fans can expect plenty of hits when the band takes the stage again; one song that’s pretty much guaranteed to be on the setlist is their iconic track “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Bon Jovi previously asked fans to submit videos of themselves singing the iconic hit for a chance to be featured as part of the tour visuals.

Bon Jovi’s Forever Tour begins with nine shows at MSG, which are the tour’s only U.S. dates. It will then head to the U.K. for shows in Ireland and Scotland, before wrapping with three nights at London’s Wembley Stadium.

A complete list of dates can be found at BonJovi.com.

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Ray Davies and Dave Davies, founding members of The Kinks, are the subject of a new art exhibition opening in London.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have teamed with artist Christian Furr — the youngest artist ever commissioned to paint the late Queen Elizabeth II — for the exhibit, The Kinks: Brothers. It’s made up of original paintings by Furr in which he reimagines a passport photobooth photograph the Davies took in 1968 in East Finchley, North London.

“It was a magic moment when we crammed into the photobooth all those years ago,” Dave says. “Christian Furr has done a wonderful job in developing the image into special artworks. We hope people love these as much as we do.”

“Over the years it’s been amazing to see creative people take our music and make something of their own. Christian Furr has done just that,” Ray says. “It’s great to be doing something new with Dave, and seeing these paintings and the original passport photobooth picture again brings back a lot of memories.”

The exhibition will run at the Gibson Garage London from July 24 to Sept. 6. Each painting will be signed by the rockers and the artist, with the paintings and limited-edition prints available for purchase at RedHouseOrignals.com.

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The Rolling Stones have found another way to join in on the spirit of the World Cup.

The rockers just launched what they’re calling The Rolling Stones Streaming World Cup, which pits the top 30 countries that stream The Stones on Spotify against each other to see who comes out on top.

The tournament will last for the next four weeks. Fans in those countries are encouraged to stream any song from The Stones’ catalog, with each stream earning a point for their country. And it’s apparently also a competition between band members, with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood serving as team captains for 10 teams each.

The goal of the friendly competition is for countries to rack up as many points as possible; the country that earns the most points will be crowned the Stones Top Streaming Nation.

More info can be found at world-cup.rollingstones.com.

The Rolling Stones previously announced a collaboration with FIFA for the World Cup, which included a series of World Cup-inspired limited-edition vinyl variants of their upcoming album, Foreign Tongues, as well as a new World Cup-inspired merch line.

Foreign Tongues, The Rolling Stones’ 25th studio album, comes out July 10.

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Rush is doing their part to help relief efforts in Venezuela, which has been devastated by a pair of powerful earthquakes that hit the country on June 24.

The Canadian rockers have teamed up with Venezuelan director and past collaborator David Calcano to create a new T-shirt in support of the country.

Profits from the shirt will be donated to Hogar Bambi, which is helping children affected by the earthquakes.

You can order yours now via Fantoons.shop.

But they aren’t the only rockers helping out. Metallica has announced a $100,000 donation to the organization Direct Relief through the band’s All Within My Hands charity foundation.

According to a press release, “AWMH’s $100,000 grant will support Direct Relief as the organization continues to respond to requests in the region as they become known.” 

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Ringo Starr wants to make sure fans don’t forget his birthday.

The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer posted a video reminding folks that he will once again be hosting his annual Peace & Love birthday celebration on July 7, this year marking his 86th birthday.

“Every July the 7th, on my birthday since 2008, I invite anyone who wants to join me in spreading Peace and Love,” Ringo shares in the video. “By posting, saying, or even just thinking: ‘Peace and Love’ at noon… wherever you are! Peace and Love at noon!”

Fans are encouraged to share their messages of “Peace and Love” on social media using the #PeaceandLove, and to tag Ringo’s social media accounts. Ringo’s Facebook page will also be sharing clips of local Peace & Love events around the world.

Starr’s birthday is also usually marked by a celebration in Los Angeles. Last year’s event featured appearances by his brother-in-law and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, members of his All-Starr Band, Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Linda Perry, former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, Diane Warren and Richard Marx.

Beverly Hills Mayor Sharona Nazarian last year declared July 7, 2025, as Ringo Starr Day in Beverly Hills.

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Chicago will help honor America’s 250th anniversary with a performance on A Capitol Fourth: 250th Weekend Celebration, taking place on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol building.

This isn’t the first time Chicago has performed on the annual special, and founding member Lee Loughnane tells ABC there’s no other show quite like it.

“We get to play before hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people in one fell swoop,” he says. “How many years would you have to be on the road to reach that many people?”

He adds they feel “honored and privileged” to take part in the celebration, noting this year is particularly special because “250 years as a country only happens one time.”

Chicago will play three songs on A Capitol Fourth, including “Saturday in the Park.” Loughnane says that will be particularly of note because this year “July Fourth is on a Saturday.” They’ll also play “Feeling Stronger Every Day” and “25 or 6 to 4,” with the latter performed against a backdrop of fireworks.

“It’s gonna be quite the celebration,” he says.

Loughnane adds that he hopes Americans take away an important message from the festivities.

“We’ve had ups and downs for 250 years and what we still have to this day is freedom,” he says. “And we are the freest country in the world. That’s a legacy to really be proud of.”

The performance comes not long after the June death of the band’s founding member Walter Parazaider. Remembering his bandmate, Loughnane says they “had some great times together.”

He says that after all those years touring together “you either get along or get out, and obviously we did not get out. … I will miss Walt.” 

A Capitol Fourth: 250th Weekend Celebration, hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, airs July 3 at 8 p.m. ET on on public TV stations nationwide.

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A donated copy of Paul McCartney’s 1976 book In His Own Words turned out to be a lucky find for a charity shop in the U.K.

The BBC reports that the manager of the Oxfam shop in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, found the book in a larger collection of donated memorabilia from the ’70s. Turns out the book was actually an autographed copy, and when the shop put it up for auction it sold for over $1,000.

“The book had actually been sitting on a shelf for a few months alongside lots of other 1970s memorabilia,” shop manager Joan Randle said. “I’d been planning to use some of the items in a fun window display, so it wasn’t something we’d paid particular attention to at first.”

After finally going through the items she discovered the autographed book, noting, “I could hardly believe it … it was one of the best moments of my 10 years working in the shop.”

Now the money raised is going to good use, including a recently launched campaign to help those affected by the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.

“This is a fantastic example of how a single donation can make a real difference,” said a representative for the humanitarian organization Oxfam. “We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who donates to Oxfam.”

Released in August 1976, Paul McCartney: In His Own Words featured interviews with the Beatles legend, as well as photographs of the rock star.

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Items from the David Bowie archive went on display in September at the David Bowie Center, part of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Now the V&A has announced that highlights from that exhibit are going on tour in the U.K. 

David Bowie: On Tour will feature more than 100 items from the V&A’s Bowie archive, including costumes, instruments and photos. It will mark the first time Bowie’s archive has been on display outside of London.

According to a press release, the tour will offer fans a look into the late rocker’s “creative process and how he shaped his iconic image, music, video, TV and film work.” It will be broken down into four sections, “each offering a different lens on Bowie’s creative life.”

“David Bowie’s archive reveals an artist in constant motion — a restless, forward-looking mind at work beyond the music and images we know,” says Harriet Reed, curator of contemporary performance at the V&A. “It’s a rare chance to step inside Bowie’s imagination and experience the curiosity and daring that defined his life’s work.”

The U.K. tour is set to launch at the V&A Dundee in Dundee, Scotland, in November. More info can be found at VAM.ac.uk.

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Madonna might be hoping that her new album, Confessions II, sells as quickly as her collaboration with Absolut Vodka.

Madonna teamed with the spirits brand for a Madonna x Absolut Icons Cocktail Kit. It included a bottle of Absolut Tabasco chili pepper vodka, two Madonna-inspired crystal martini glasses, two branded coasters, cocktail recipe cards and a copy of Confessions II on cassette, along with an Absolut-branded mini cassette player and headphones.

The kits became available for presale on Tuesday and have already sold out. But you can still enter for a chance to win one, or other Madonna-inspired Absolut merchandise, at Absolut.com.

As previously reported, there’s an “Icon” edition of Confessions II available on Apple Music that features a bonus track called “Hot Sauce,” which she’s been promoting on Absolute’s Instagram feed.

Confessions II is out on Friday.

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