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PRPhotos.comForeigner is wasting no time in heading back on the road, with a massive 121-date world tour set for 2021 and 2022. In addition to the band’s current North American shows — which kick off on June 24th in Ottumwa, Iowa and running through November 20th in Pensacola, Florida — the band will announce 15…

Getty ImagesFirst, the bad news: Director Peter Jackson’s previously delayed documentary, The Beatles: Get Back will not hit theaters this August as promised. The good news is — it’s now been expanded into three two-hour specials to air this Thanksgiving via Disney+. The Beatles: Get Back — is based around 55 hours of never-released footage…

PRPhotos.comWolfgang Van Halen’s debut album, the self-titled set billed to his band Mammoth WVH, is receiving great notices by critics and fans, alike. Mammoth WVH will serve as the opening act for Guns N’ Roses on their summer tour, which kicks off on July 31st in Hershey, Pennsylvania at Hersheypark Stadium and winds down over…

PRPhotos.comThe members of Soundgarden have reached an agreement with Vicky Cornell, the widow of late frontman Chris Cornell, regarding who controls the band’s social media accounts, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The band posted a statement to social media which reads: “Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, the personal representative of the Estate of Christopher Cornell, are…

Getty ImagesMetallica has announced initial dates of “The Return Of The Summer Vacation 2022” European tour. As it stands now, the band will hit massive outdoor festivals throughout June and July of next year, playing Denmark, Italy, Czech Republic, Belgium, Spain, and Portugal. Metallica issued a statement announcing next summer’s shows, stating: We have waited…

PRPhotos.comMötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx will publish his latest autobiography, The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, on October 19th via Hachette Books. The book follows Sixx’s previous memoirs, 2011’s This Is Gonna Hurt, 2007’s The Heroin Diaries, and Crüe’s joint band tome, 2001’s infamous, The Dirt. According to the book’s announcement: You’ve heard the…

Getty ImagesThe Foos are back! Audience footage has emerged from Foo Fighters’ Tuesday night (June 15th) gig at L.A.’s Canyon Club, the 610-person captaincy venue in Agoura Hills. The show — like their upcoming June 20th Madison Square Garden concert — was a vaccinated-only gig, with tickets going for $26 in celebration of the group’s…

PRPhotos.comBob Dylan has just announced Shadow Kingdom — an exclusive online broadcast event set for July 18th at 5 p.m. ET. Dylan sent an email to his online community stating, “Shadow Kingdom will showcase Bob Dylan in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his extensive body of work, created especially for this event.…

Getty ImagesRhino is paying tribute to Black Sabbath with the release of a collection that includes a newly remastered version of the band’s sixth studio album, Sabotage, along with a complete live show recorded during the band’s 1975 tour. Sabotage: Super Deluxe Edition is available now as a four-CD set and a four-LP set that…