Category Archives: Rock Music News
ZZ Top Announce Summer 2025 North American Tour
ZZ Top has just revealed the dates on their summer 2025 North American tour. The just-added shows are part of a two-leg jaunt that continues the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band's ongoing Elevation Tou...
Apr 16, 2025
Linkin Park Will Headline UEFA Champions League Final Kick-Off Show In Munich
Linkin Park is set to headline the UEFA Champions League Final kick-off show at Munich Football Arena on May 31. The performance will be a unique addition to the band's global reunion tour in support ...
Apr 16, 2025
The Who Part Ways With Their Longtime Drummer Zak Starkey
On Wednesday (April 16), the Who announced that they have decided to part ways with drummer Zak Starkey after nearly three decades in the band. The decision comes just three weeks after the drummer pe...
Apr 16, 2025
Wilco Announces 2025 “An August Evening With Wilco” Tour
On Tuesday (April 15), Wilco announced that they have expanded their 2025 tour, adding a new run of North American shows the band has appropriately dubbed, "An August Evening with Wilco." The just ann...
Apr 15, 2025
Judas Priest and Alice Cooper Announce 2025 Co-Headlining Tour
On Tuesday (April 15), Judas Priest and Alice Cooper announced that they are teaming up for a highly anticipated co-headlining tour of North America. The hard rocking run will hit 22 cities from late ...
Apr 15, 2025
Les Binks, Former Judas Priest Drummer, Dies At 73
On Monday (April 14), Judas Priest confirmed the death of their former drummer Les Binks in a statement posted on Instagram. The cause of death was not disclosed, but a funeral notice mentioned that B...
Apr 15, 2025
Former Manager Of Guns N’ Roses Claims Axl Rose Now Takes 50 Percent Of Band’s Income
During a recent appearance on the Appetite For Distortion podcast, former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven claimed that Axl Rose now demands 50% of the band's income and "wants to be in control of eve...
Apr 15, 2025
Midnight Oil Drummer Rob Hirst Discloses Cancer Diagnosis
In a new interview with The Australian, Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst revealed that he has been battling pancreatic cancer for the past two years. The 69-year-old musician, who co-founded the celebra...
Apr 14, 2025
Garbage Singer Shirley Manson Fights Back Following Tabloid’s Ageist Commentary
On Saturday (April 12), Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson fired back on Instagram in response to a Daily Mail hit piece that was critical of the band's current appearance and made ageist commentary ab...
Apr 14, 2025
Coheed and Cambria Receive Key To Their Hometown Of Nyack, New York, And Perform Acoustic Set
On Sunday (April 13), Coheed and Cambria were honored with the key to their hometown of Nyack, New York, with mayor Joe Rand declaring it "Coheed and Cambria Day." During the SpringFest Street Fair at...
Apr 14, 2025