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Green Day playing last-minute show in intimate Paris venue

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Green Day is making a habit of playing surprise shows.

Ahead of their headlining sets at the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas, the “American Idiot” trio played a last-minute concert at Sin City’s 800-capacity Fremont Country Club. Now, they’ve announced a performance for November 4 at the Bataclan in Paris, which holds about 1,500 people.

“SURPRISE! We decided to hop on a plane and play a show in Paris,” Green Day says.

For ticket info, visit GreenDay.com.

Along with announcing the Paris concert, Green Day teases, “P.S. we’ll be seeing some more of you in other cities very soon.” They previously shared that they’ll be making a tour announcement on Thursday, November 2, and releasing a new song, “Look Ma, No Brains!”, off their upcoming album, Saviors.

Saviors is due out January 19. It also includes the single “The American Dream Is Killing Me.”

Ed Sheeran sings “Mr. Brightside” with The Killers’ Brandon Flowers in Las Vegas

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Ed Sheeran brought out The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers for a surprise appearance during his Las Vegas concert on Saturday, October 28.

Brandon joined Ed onstage for a rendition of the Vegas-born band’s signature song “Mr. Brightside.” The two also sang Ed’s song “Castle on the Hill” together.

Fan-shot footage of the live collaboration is streaming now on YouTube.

“Mr. Brightside,” by the way, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. The song was first released as a single on September 29, 2003.

Bruce Springsteen turns up at ‘The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle’ 50th anniversary symposium

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Bruce Springsteen was the surprise guest at a symposium this weekend celebrating the 50th anniversary of his sophomore album, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, the Asbury Park Press reports.

The event was held at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, on Saturday, October 28, with Springsteen interviewed by Robert Santelli, executive director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music. He also sat in on a panel that featured original E Street Band members Vini Lopez and David Sancious, and original and current member, Garry Tallent.

“The album is a lovely wild card — me finally getting a chance to express myself,” Springsteen told the audience. “Everything I’ve basically done for the rest of my career started on The Wild and the Innocent. It’s a lovely little record and I’m still very proud of it.”

“The main thing for me on The Wild and the Innocent was that I wanted to introduce myself as a rock ‘n’ roll performer,” he continued, noting he wasn’t supposed to put any electric guitar on his debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., because he was originally signed as a singer/songwriter.

He added, “But the second record I knew I wanted to write basically a rock and soul music.”

Released in 1973, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle received critical praise but wasn’t initially a commercial success. It features future Springsteen classic “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” and fan favorites like “4th of July Asbury Park (Sandy),” “Kitty’s Back” and more.

Chayce Beckham gets real in “Whiskey on the Wall”

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Chayce Beckham has dropped a new song, “Whiskey on the Wall.”

The American Idol alum penned the emotional track with Blake Pendergrass and Kyle Clark, and it chronicles the life of a man who turns to whiskey to mend his broken heart.

“I’m very excited to be releasing ‘Whiskey on the Wall,'” shares Chayce. “I wrote this song for those who are searching for answers from a place that is continuously giving them false answers.”

“I’ve been holding onto it for a long time, and I’m so happy to be able to share it with yall and get it out to anyone who needs it,” he says.

“Whiskey on the Wall” follows earlier releases “Little Less Lonely” and “Till the Day I Die.”

Chayce is currently top 20 on the country charts with his self-penned single, “23.”

Brandon Flowers sings “Mr. Brightside” with Ed Sheeran in Las Vegas

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Brandon Flowers made a surprise appearance in front of a hometown audience during Ed Sheeran‘s concert in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 28.

The Killers frontman joined the pop star onstage for a rendition of the Vegas-born band’s signature song “Mr. Brightside.” The two also sang Sheeran’s song “Castle on the Hill” together.

Fan-shot footage of the live collaboration is streaming now on YouTube.

“Mr. Brightside,” by the way, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. The song was first released as a single on September 29, 2003.

‘Friends’ superfan Charlie Puth pays tribute to Matthew Perry

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Charlie Puth paid tribute to Matthew Perry over the weekend, after the Friends star passed away at age 54.

Charlie, a known Friends superfan, performed the Friends theme song — The Rembrandts’ “I’ll Be There for You” — during his Sunday show in Melbourne, Australia. He then transitioned into his 2015 song “See You Again,” a poignant song about loss that was originally written as a tribute to late actor Paul Walker and used in the Furious 7 film.

A fan captured the moment in a video posted to TikTok. “This gave me full body chills. RIP Matthew Perry,” one person commented. Another wrote, “He did this and then See you Again whattt. that song makes me sob everytime. But now I’m sobbing even harder.”

Back in 2019, Charlie tested his knowledge of Friends trivia with Courteney Cox on the Billboard show Quizzed. He later became real-life friends with Courteney, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow.

When news broke of the HBO Max Friends reunion special, which aired in 2021, Charlie told E! News he’d do anything to be a part of it. “I could play Chandler’s long lost son,” he said. “People think that I am very similar to him.”

Watch Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna perform national anthem at Denver Broncos-Kansas City Chiefs game

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Taylor Swift may not have been there to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Denver Broncos on Sunday, October 29, but a very different kind of musician was at the game.

Anthrax vocalist Joey Belladonna was on hand at Colorado’s Empower Field at Mile High to sing the national anthem before the game. The “Madhouse” singer posted footage of his performance, for which he wore a Broncos coat, on his Instagram.

“Thank you Denver Broncos for your hospitality and the honor to sing the National Anthem at Mile High Stadium!” Belladonna writes in the caption. “And without saying, thank you to the 62nd Fighter Squadron from Luke Air Force Base for their participation and service.”

Perhaps it was Belladonna’s rendition that inspired the Broncos, who won the game 24-9 and snapped a 16-game losing streak to the Chiefs. Either that, or Chief tight end Travis Kelce was too distraught that girlfriend Swift wasn’t in the bleachers.

Creed announces Summer of ’99 reunion tour

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Creed‘s reunion won’t just be exclusive to the sea.

The “Higher” outfit has announced the Summer of ’99 tour for 2024, running from July 17 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to September 28 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Openers include 3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Switchfoot and Finger Eleven, depending on the date.

The tour also includes the Summer of ’99 and Beyond Festival, which takes place August 31 in San Bernardino, California.

Tickets go on presale Tuesday, October 31, followed by the general onsale Friday, November 3, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Creed.com.

The Summer of ’99 tour will follow the previously announced Creed-headlined Summer of ’99 concert cruises, which set sail in April. The cruises will mark Creed’s first live performances together in over 10 years.

Creed’s RIAA Diamond-certified 1999 album, Human Clay, also celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2024.

The Rolling Stones’ ‘Hackney Diamonds’ debuts at #3

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

While The Rolling Stones‘ new album, Hackney Diamonds, topped the chart in the U.K. and Australia, it settled for #3 on the Billboard 200 Album chart in the U.S., coming in just behind blink-182’s ONE MORE TIME… at #1 and Drake’s For All The Dogs at #2.

The Stones moved 101,000 equivalent album units of Hackney Diamonds to give them their 38th top-10 album, adding to their record for the most Top 10 albums in the history of the list.

Hackney Diamonds did particularly well with actual album sales, moving 94,000 units, thanks to over 30 different vinyl options, box sets, CDs and more.

Hackney Diamonds is The Stones’ first album of new material in 18 years. Their last was 2005’s A Bigger Bang, which also debuted at #3 on the album chart.

boygenius to perform on ’Saturday Night Live’

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

boygenius is performing on Saturday Night Live.

The trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker will make their debut together on November 11. Wonka star Timothée Chalamet will host.

While boygenius has never played SNL before, Bridgers was the musical guest in 2021, during which she memorably smashed her guitar to punctuate her performance of the song “I Know the End.”

boygenius released their debut album, the record, in March. They also put out an EP, the rest, in October.

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