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Getty ImagesIt was 50 years ago today (August 30th, 1972) that John Lennon and Yoko Ono performed their only publicly announced, full-length concerts at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The two shows, known as the One To One concerts, included an afternoon matinee and an evening performance, and benefited the Willowbrook House, with the…

Getty ImagesRobert Plant chatted with Rolling Stone about his past, present, and future — including his current road dates with Alison Krauss. When pressed about when he realized he had finally “made it,” the Led Zeppelin icon explained, “It was when I went to the first rehearsal with the Yardbirds, and I was 19, soon…

PRPhotos.comYes is heading back on the road for their first North American dates since 2019. The “Close To The Edge 50th Anniversary Tour” features the band’s longtime members — guitarist Steve Howe and keyboardist Geoff Downes — along with newer recruits frontman Jon Davison, bassist Billy Sherwood, and drummer Jay Schellen. The band will tackle…

PRPhotos.comAccording to unconfirmed fan reports, Bruce Springsteen may be prepping a surprise soul covers collection for release before the end of the year. The “Boss”-centric None But The Brave podcast tweeted: “As we mentioned on the last episode about rumblings of a new Springsteen release, those rumblings have gotten much louder and we expect Bruce…

Getty ImagesIt was 56 years ago tonight (August 29th, 1966), that the Beatles performed their last official concert in San Francisco at Candlestick Park. The tour, which had already hit Germany, Japan and the Philippines, was dogged by controversy — protests greeted the group in Tokyo prior to their performance at the Budokan Arena, which…

PRPhotos.comTaylor Swift took home the top prize at the Video Music Awards Sunday (August 28th) night and rewarded fans for their support. During her acceptance speech for Video of The Year, the singer announced that her next album will drop on October 21st. In addition to the coveted Video of The Year prize, “All Too…

Getty ImagesOzzy Osbourne doesn’t want to die in the United States. The 73-year-old rocker told the Observer that mass shootings are part of the reason he and his wife and manager Sharon will be spending most of their time in the U.K. from now on. The former Black Sabbath front man said, “I’m fed up…

Getty ImagesNirvana fans have spoken and voted for the band’s Top 30 tracks, with Loudersound.com posting the list and the backstory behind each song. Not surprisingly, the 1991 Kurt Cobain-written Nevermind classic, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” came in at Number One, followed by that album’s “Lithium” at Number Two, with the Top Three rounded out…

Getty ImagesThe Who has just rolled out two additional dates for the fall leg of its 2022 “Who Hits Back” tour. New stops just added to the itinerary are October 24th at San Jose, California’s AP Center and October 30th at Phoenix, Arizona’s Ak-Chin Pavilion. Both concerts will feature Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs…