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Getty ImagesThe Black Crowes kicks off its tour tonight (Tuesday, April 2) promoting its new album, “Happiness Bastards.” The group will play at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, the first of 35 dates that will take the group around North America through May 7, and then to Europe for shows through early June…

Getty ImagesPearl Jam released a promotional trailer for their upcoming one night only theater event to celebrate the release of their new album, Dark Matter.  Over 800 theaters worldwide, including AMC, Regal, and Cinemark are participating in the April 16th debut. Check your local theater for show times. The band is also releasing a special edition of…

Getty ImagesTwo-time Grammy winner, Smashing Pumpkins, added more shows to their already packed tour. In addition to their dates with Green Day, they’ll now be playing solo arena concerts throughout July, August, and September. The new listings include cities such as Montreal, Kansas City, Cedar Rapids, and St. Louis. Plus, Smashing Pumpkins will close out the…

PRPhotos.comThe documentary, Hate to Love: Nickelback, will premiere on streaming platform, Veeps on April 12th. In addition, Nickelback will drop behind-the-scenes footage on tour and in the studio.  The feature-length film is an in-depth look at one of the world’s most successful rock groups and tells their story from their humble beginnings in Alberta to…

PRPhotos.comThe Black Keys posted plans for their North American Tour. The announcement comes just ahead of their new album, Ohio Players, which comes out this Friday, April 5. The 31-date run, will kick off in Tulsa, September 17th and stops include New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Portland, Louisville, and Nashville. And a…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters’ Dave Grohl can be heard back behind the drum kit on St. Vincent‘s new single “Flea.” The song also features bass player, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, who in the past has worked with Nine Inch Nails among others.  St. Vincent performed with Dave Grohl in 2014 at Nirvana’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.…

Nikki Sixx is hinting that Motley Crue is making some setlist changes on their tour. He posted: “Great week for Crue,  worked on new songs with John 5 for the summer shows. Me and Tommy Lee, came up with a cool setlist and the stage set is moving along nicely.” He mentioned they have some…

PRPhotos.comWhen AC/DC booked their European tour, they knew it was going to be big, but didn’t know how big. The band sold 1.5 million tickets in one day. Booking venues for the tour wasn’t easy to schedule due to Olympic Games in France and the European football championships happening in Germany. And the weather was…

PRPhotos.comIn an interview posted by Blabbermouth.net, Papa Roach frontman, Jacoby Shaddix spoke about the band’s touring and recording plans. He said: “We’ve gone into the studio three times now so far, and we’ve got about seven pieces of music. Four of ’em are finished up.”  He described one of the new songs as one of…