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PRPhotos.comRoger Daltrey has scrapped his solo U.S. “Live And Kicking” dates, which included a trio of shows set for late-summer. The Who frontman took to social media to explain why he was pulling out of the shows, which would’ve featured him backed by most of the Who’s touring band. Daltrey posted: “When I booked these…

PRPhotos.comA&E’s Biography will begin airing its two-part Kiss documentary, KISStory, on Sunday night (June 27th) at 9 p.m. — with part two running on Monday (June 28th). The episodes chronicle Kiss’s 50 year-history from its pre-fame Wicked Lester days up through the present. KISStory will feature new and exclusive interviews with co-founders Paul Stanley and…

PRPhotos.comFormer Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler is set to release his solo albums as a set entitled Manipulations of The Mind — The Complete Collection set. The set will feature his g/z/r/ album “Plastic Planet,” his Geezer album “Black Science” and GZR‘s “Ohmwork”. A bonus record will also be included in the set. The album…

Getty ImagesIt was 55 years ago tonight (June 24th, 1966), that the Beatles kicked off their final tour in Munich, West Germany. The tour, which saw the group performing in Germany, Japan, the Philippines, and North America, was plagued with controversy. In the Philippines, the Beatles, who had politely declined an invitation to attend a…

PRPhotos.comWolfgang Van Halen’s debut album, Mammoth WVH has debuted big across the Billboard charts. The collection, which features Eddie Van Halen’s son writing, performing, and producing the set on his own, entered the Billboard 200 albums chart at an impressive Number 12. Wolfgang posed on social media: “I’m blown away and eternally grateful for the…

PRPhotos.comTodd Rundgren has rolled out a 29-date fall run, dubbed “The Individualist, A True Star Tour.” The trek kicks off on October 1st at Big Night Live in Boston and eventually wraps on November 17th at The Fillmore In San Francisco. Rolling Stone reported, “Each show will follow a different structure, with Rundgren performing “a…

Getty ImagesDavid Crosby revealed that an official Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young doc was in the works — only to have his statements walked back by both himself and the proposed director. Crosby appeared on Sirius XM’s The Howard Stern Show and revealed that Robert Zemeckis would be directing the doc, with Nigel Sinclair and…

PRPhotos.comElton John has announced his final North American dates, after being postponed due to the pandemic. Elton, who’ll be on the road throughout Europe this fall, already has 45 dates on the books for North America between January and May 2022. Elton’s newly added North American dates kick off on July 15th, 2022 at Philadelphia’s…

Getty ImagesToday (June 23rd) marks what would have been original Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe’s 81st birthday. Sutcliffe left the group in the summer of 1961 to continue art college in Hamburg, Germany. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage on April 10th, 1962 at the age of 21, with most sources attributing his death to a…