Garbage and The Breeders are among the artists playing Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival, taking place Aug. 29 in Irvine, California.

The bill, which is made up entirely of women and female-fronted bands, also includes Mitski, Not for Radio, Bikini Kill, Chappell Roan, KATSEYE, Doechii and Rodrigo herself, among others. 

Additionally, Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O, Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks and Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan are listed as special guests.

“Daisy Chain Fields is built on the belief that joy, community, and creativity can inspire meaningful change,” Rodrigo says in a statement. “I’m so excited to celebrate this incredible lineup of women, and I’m grateful to all of our partners in helping us make this festival come to life. By bringing together women in music and organizations helping shape a better future for women and girls, I hope we can build a community that inspires hope and positive change.”

Net proceeds will support nonprofit organizations “dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls,” a press release says.

Presales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT. For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit DaisyChainFields.com.

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Sarah McLachlan said in a recent interview that if her groundbreaking Lilith Fair concept were ever to be revived, it would have to be by “someone who’s relevant and coming up in the world.” Enter Olivia Rodrigo.

In the ’90s, Lilith Fair broke ground by featuring largely female acts — something music biz execs at the time said would never work. Olivia, who was featured in the 2025 Lilith Fair documentary Building a Mystery, announced Monday that she’s spearheading Daisy Chain Fields, a new, all-female festival. 

The festival, set for Aug. 29 in Irvine, California, will feature Olivia, as well as Chappell Roan, Doechii, Bikini Kill, The Breeders, Garbage, KATSEYE, Mitski, Santigold and more. Special guests include none other than Sarah McLachlan, as well as the legendary Stevie Nicks.

Net proceeds from the festival will benefit nonprofit organizations that advance and advocate for women and girls.

Olivia says in a statement, “Daisy Chain Fields is built on the belief that joy, community, and creativity can inspire meaningful change. I’m so excited to celebrate this incredible lineup of women, and I’m grateful to all of our partners in helping us make this festival come to life.”

“By bringing together women in music and organizations helping shape a better future for women and girls, I hope we can build a community that inspires hope and positive change,” she adds.

Presales start Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT; you can sign up for a presale passcode now at DaisyChainFields.com. Visit the website for more ticket details.

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Anthrax will be without drummer Charlie Benante on the road for a bit.

Benante said in an Instagram post that he’s suffered an injury to his right hand and is on doctor’s orders to take a break from performing to “give it the proper time to heal.” He will be absent from the band through a July 4 date in Spain.

The affected dates will feature drummer Darby Todd in Benante’s place.

“I’m incredibly grateful that Darby Todd will be stepping in behind the kit for these dates and helping keep the shows rolling while I recover,” Benante says. “I’m already focused on getting healthy and look forward to being back on the road soon. Thank you all for the support and understanding.”

Benante is expected to return for a July 7 date in Portugal. Anthrax will then kick off a North American tour with Iron Maiden and Megadeth beginning in September.

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Kenny Chesney set his second residency at Sphere Las Vegas in motion on Friday with a special appearance by Eric Church.  

The Country Music Hall of Famer delivered a 29-song set for the sold-out crowd of nearly 17,000 people that included “Here and Now,” “Livin’ in Fast Forward,” “Young,” “Beer in Mexico,” “Keg in the Closet,” “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven,” “Guitars, Tiki Bars (& a Whole Lotta Love),” “Come Over,” “Noise,” “All the Pretty Girls,” “Carry On,” “Knowing You” and “Out Last Night.” 

Kenny’s second summer run adds both fresh visuals and set changes. 

“Sphere lets me take people back home with ‘I Go Back,’ to piers that don’t exist for ‘Til It’s Gone,’ flying through downtown Los Angeles for ‘Settin’ The World on Fire,’ inside a pinball machine with ‘Big Star’ and some of my favorite places in ‘When I See This Bar,’” Kenny explained after the show. “You can take them, give them even more of what the song is.”

Eric surprised the crowd during “When I See This Bar,” going on to do “Drink in My Hand” and “Springsteen.”

Kenny’s 2026 Sphere show wrapped with a three-song encore of “American Kids,” “Anything But Mine” and “Don’t Happen Twice.”

The run resumes Wednesday, with shows continuing through July 11.  

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The Ozzy Osbourne exhibit in Birmingham, England, is getting a new piece of Ozzy memorabilia.

The Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery just announced that Ozzy’s black Gothic-style throne will be part of the Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero exhibit starting July 1.

Ozzy debuted the throne in 2024 when he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. He last used it during his solo and Black Sabbath performances at the July 5, 2025, Back to the Beginning concert in Birmingham’s Villa Park, which turned out to be Ozzy’s final concert. Ozzy died just weeks later on July 22, 2025.

“As we approach the one-year anniversary of Back to the Beginning, it feels fitting that Ozzy’s throne, which has now become synonymous with his final performance, would be placed in the museum, where it can be seen by the fans who loved him,” said Sara Wajid and Zak Mensah, co-chief executives at Birmingham Museums Trust.

Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero opened June 25, 2025, to coincide with the Back to the Beginning concert. It was originally supposed to close in September 2025 but has been extended until Sept. 27, 2026.

In other Ozzy news … his daughter Kelly Osbourne shared her heartbreak of missing Ozzy in a Father’s Day post on Instagram.

“Dad, I still find myself looking for you in ordinary moments the advice I need, the joke I want to tell, the victory I wish you could see,” she wrote. “The ache of missing you is the price of loving you, and I would pay it forever rather than have never been your child at all! “

She added, “I will never stop missing you. It is an honor to spend the rest of my life loving you. Until we meet again!”

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Billie Eilish’s concert film is ready to hit digital hard — and soft.

BILLIE EILISH – HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR, which she co-directed with James Cameron, will be available to buy or rent online starting June 23. It was originally released in theaters on May 8.

At the movie’s LA premiere, Billie told ABC News of the film, “I just feel really, really grateful that it’s gonna exist forever, and I’ll get to watch this show and this tour that I loved so much, and made so many memories with them, forever.”

“I think that’s really magical for them to have and for me to have,” she continued. “It’s just a moment in time captured forever.”

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She helped celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with a headlining set in 2023, and now Missy Elliott will return to Essence Festival to pay tribute to a late friend and icon.

Missy will take the stage at the 2026 edition of the festival in celebration of the life and musical legacy of Aaliyah, who performed at the inaugural festival in 1995 and whose One in a Million album turns 30 this year. 

“In 1995, my sister performed at the inaugural ESSENCE festival alongside an impressive line-up of legendary performers. It was so successful that it became a yearly celebration of our culture, and an illumination of the power of Black women’s voices within it,” Aaliyah’s brother Rashad Haughton said in a statement. “Thirty-one years later, I am overcome with gratitude to the founders, artists, and the inimitable Missy Elliott for honoring my sister with this tribute, celebrating her life, art, and ongoing legacy.”

Missy and Aaliyah were friends and frequent collaborators, teaming up on songs including “One in a Million” and “If Your Girl Only Knew.” In the wake of Aaliyah’s death, Missy appeared in the music video for Aaliyah’s song “Miss You,” and paid tribute to her on the songs “Take Away” featuring Ginuwine and Tweet, and “Can U Hear Me” featuring TLC.

The Essence Festival will take place July 3 to July 5 in New Orleans, with a star-studded lineup featuring Cardi B, Kehlani, Latto, Leon Thomas and Brandy & Monica, among others.

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Ella Langley’s Dandelion Tour will keep blooming into the fall. 

The “you look like you love me” superstar is adding 21 new dates to her first headlining arena run, starting Aug. 20 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and going through Oct. 31 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Along the way, the Alabama native will play two nights at Auburn’s Neville Arena; her first headlining stop at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre; and two nights at LA’s Greek Theatre.

Fans can sign up online for presales, which start Thursday, before tickets become available to the public on Friday. 

The extension comes on the heels of Ella winning seven Academy of Country Music awards and two American Music Awards on the strength of her four-times Platinum smash “Choosin’ Texas” and its Platinum follow-up, “Be Her.” Her second album, Dandelion, came out in April. 

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