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Coldplay is adding a West Coast run of shows to their North American leg of the Music of the Spheres World Tour.

The band will bring their stadium show to Seattle, Vancouver, San Diego and Los Angeles in September. Support will be provided by H.E.R. and 070 Shake.

Tickets go on sale Friday (January 27th).

Nickelback has announced that they are hitting the road this summer. Country artists Brantley Gilbert and Josh Ross will be joining the band on the road.

The tour will kick off on June 12th in Quebec City, QC and will wrap on August 30th in Belmont Park, NY.

Check out the tour dates below:

06/12 Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
06/14 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
06/16 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
06/17 Bloomington, IL – Tailgate N' Tall Boys (festival)
06/20 Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
06/22 Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre
06/24 Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
06/25 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
06/28 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
06/30 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
07/01 Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
07/06 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
07/08 Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
07/09 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
07/12 Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
07/14 Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
07/15 Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
07/18 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
07/20 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
07/22 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavillion
07/23 The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchel Pavilion
07/29 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
07/30 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheater
08/01 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
08/03 St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
08/05 Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
08/07 St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
08/09 Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
08/11 Oro-Medonte, ON – Boots and Hearts Festival (festival)
08/13 Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theater
08/16 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
08/18 Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
08/19 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
08/22 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
08/24 Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater
08/26 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
08/27 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
08/30 Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena

Shinedown has announced a tour with Three Days Grace and From Ashes To New. The Revolutions Live Tour will kick off on April 3rd in Saginaw, Michigan and will wrap on May 9th in Portland, Oregon.

Check out the tour dates below:

04/03 – Saginaw, MI @ The Dow Event Center
04/04 – Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center
04/07 – Bridgeport, CT @ Total Mortgage Arena
04/08 – State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
04/10 – Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Mohegan Sun Arena
04/12 – Huntington, WV @ Mountain Health Arena
04/14 – Jacksonville, Fl @ Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena
04/15 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
04/17 – Savannah, GA @ Enmarket Arena
04/19 – Huntsville, AL @ Von Braun Center
04/21 – Memphis, TN @ FedExForum
04/22 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Raising Cane's River Center
04/24 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
04/25 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
04/27 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
04/29 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
04/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
05/03 – Bozeman, MT @ Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
05/06 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
05/07 – Everett, WA @ Angel of the Winds Arena
05/09 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center

Billy Idol is heading back on the road this spring. The '80s icon launches the 16-city trek on March 30th in Scottsdale, Arizona at Arizona Bike Week at the Rockyard and winds things down on May 20th at Pasadena, California's Cruel World Festival.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, January 27th at 10 a.m. local time via BillyIdol.net.

Last September saw the release of Billy Idol's latest EP, Cage. The four-song collection follows 2021's The Roadside EP and is also released via George Harrison's resurrected Dark Horse Records imprint now headed up by George's son, Dhani Harrison.

Billy Idol, who's now a proud and doting grandfather, admitted to us that although not exactly clean and sober, he's left his self-destructive habits far in the past: "I'm not sober, I mean, I don't. . . I have to sort of say to myself, 'Yeah, you can do everything, man, but I'm not doing it.' If I say to myself, 'I'm never doing anything ever again' -- I'll immediately go and do it. That's what I'm like. So, I have to sort of say, 'No, man, you can do (laughs) whatever you want' -- but there's a side of me saying, '. . . but we're not going to.' I like smoking pot. I still smoke tons of pot, and so. . . I don't do coke or heroin or anything like that. I like to drink with a meal at a restaurant, y'know? But nothing else." (30 OC: . . . But nothing else)

JUST ANNOUNCED: Billy Idol tour dates (subject to change):

March 30 - Scottsdale, AZ - Arizona Bike Week at The Rockyard
April 1 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort
April 4 - Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom
April 18 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock
April 21 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
April 22 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues Orlando
April 25 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre
April 26 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy
May 1 - Moon Township, PA - UPMC Events Center
May 3 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
May 5 - Niagara Falls, ON - Fallsview Casino Resort
May 6 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion
May 9 - Indianapolis, IN - Clowes Hall
May 11 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
May 12 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theater
May 20 - Pasadena, CA - Cruel World Festival

Two fourths of the Doors -- guitarist Robby Krieger and the estate the late-Ray Manzarek -- have sold their complete rights in the band to Primary Wave Music, according to Rolling Stone. The deal does not include the interests of fellow surviving member, drummer John Densmore, nor the estate of Jim Morrison.

Robby Krieger, who wrote such legendary Doors tunes as "Light My Fire," "Love Me Two Times," "Touch Me," "Love Her Madly," and "Light My Fire," said in a statement, "After 58 years, and the most magical of times, I've decided to sell my share of the Doors to Primary Wave. This will enable me to help the many charities I've been involved with, and some new ones too. I know Primary Wave cares about music, art, and about helping legacies go to even bigger levels. Our longtime Doors manager Jeff Jampol will still be protecting our legacy in partnership with Primary Wave, so I'm comfortable and happy with the future of the Doors."

Not long before his 2013 death, the late, great Ray Manzarek said the anger and mood of the Doors' generation was something that was very easy for the band to tap into: "We were angry at the way the world was going in 1967, '68, '69. There was a war in Vietnam, and, y'know, that had to be stopped, and we were going to clean up the environment, and do all those good things that hippies were trying to do, and everyone was angry, man. So, y'know, we tried to make the music as hard and as powerful and as exciting as possible, and when you've got Jim Morrison as your lead singer, well, y'know, that's a, that's an extra plus, so . . . that's what it was all about."

IN OTHER CATOLOGUE SALES NEWS

Warner Music Group has acquired the "recorded-music rights and income streams" from the Yes catalogue. Variety reported "The full acquisition includes 12 studio albums, as well as live recordings and compilations; terms of the deal were not disclosed."

Included in the deal are such seminal Yes albums as Fragile, Close To The Edge, and 90125, including the FM standards "Roundabout," "I've Seen All Good People," "Long Distance Runaround," and "Owner Of A Lonely Heart," among many others. (Variety)

On Sunday (January 22nd), family, friends and well-wishers paid their final respects to Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley in Memphis at Graceland. Lisa Marie, the 54-year-old mother of four, died in Los Angeles on January 12th after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose spoke before performing "November Rain" at the request of the family. Also performing was Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan who sang "To Shelia," with Alanis Morissette singing her 2021 song, "Rest." Among the speakers were Lisa Marie's mother Priscilla Presley, longtime family friend, "Memphis Mafia" member -- and now Beach Boys manager -- Jerry Schilling, and Sarah Ferguson, among others.

Ben Smith-Petersen, the husband of Lisa Marie's daughter, actress/director Riley Keough, read a tribute written by his wife.

Prior to performing, Axl Rose addressed the mourners: "I, as I'm sure many of you are, are still in shock -- as I feel I will be for quite some time. I feel like I'm supposed to be texting her, like, right now, saying, 'I'm here.' Telling her how, how wonderful everyone is. I never in a million years imagined singing here and especially under these circumstances. This is truly devastating and I'm sure, excruciating for everyone here and all of those effected by her passing. I'm honored to be here for Lisa and her family. I don't know that I deserve to be here, especially speaking amongst those that have known Lisa for longer and were much closer than her and I -- especially her family and those that've known her most of their lives or even all of hers. . . We are gathered here today to pay our respects to Lisa and her family and share our memories and to console one another to the degree that we're able. And though under such difficult, heartbreaking, and somber circumstances -- also to celebrate the life of a friend, a loved one, a beautiful and good soul, and a dearest and deeply-missed family member. Lisa's is missed and loved by many and will continue to be loved and missed by all those whose lives she touched." (1:06 OC: . . . lives she touched)

Lisa Marie is buried at the Graceland mediation garden next to her son Benjamin Keough, and across from her father, her grandparents, and great-grandmother.

Bassist Eliot Lorango has revealed Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has started recording the follow up to his 2020 debut album CMFT.

Meanwhile, during a recent social media video, Taylor gave some details about the project, saying, "Day 1 in the studio with @coreytaylor and the dudes. Sounding rad!" He followed it with another in-studio (color) photo last night (Jan. 21), commenting, "8 string bass might be making an appearance on this record. They're also super fun to tune."

Maneskin has addressed accusations of queerbating after frontman Damiano David and guitarists Thomas Raggi have faced criticism for adopting a more gender fluid style. In an interview with The Guardian, Victoria de Angelis said, "There are some cases where it happens, but sometimes the accusations are so extreme. It's stupid for queer people, who should fight these stereotypes, to label it as this and create more hate."

The fact Raggi and David are straight doesn't mean they can't wear makeup. Or heels."

David was in agreement, adding: "Everything me and Thomas do is always filtered by two people who are queer. Of course we don't experience the same stuff, but we live every day very closely with people from the community."

Rock Fest has announced the full 2023 lineup.

Pantera will headline the annual festival in Cadott, Wisconsin on Thursday, July 13th. The event will also include headlining performances from Slipknot on Friday, July 14th and Godsmack on Saturday, July 15th.

Additional acts scheduled to perform include Ice Cube, Falling In Reverse, Ice Nine Kills, Asking Alexandria, Crobot, Papa Roach, Highly Suspect, Everclear, Gwar, and Dorothy, among others.

Those who buy three-day tickets will also gain admission to the Wednesday Night Bonus Bash" featuring Soul Asylum, Alien Ant Farm, Gemini Syndrome and more on July 12th.

Tickets are currently on sale.

On the same day Fall Out Boy announced their upcoming eighth album, founding guitarist Joe Trohman announced that he was taking a break from the band.

He posted: "Without divulging all the details, I must disclose that my mental health has rapidly deteriorated over the past several years. So, to avoid fading away and never returning, I will be taking a break from work which regrettably includes stepping away from Fall Out Boy for a spell."

Following his announcement, a few hours later, he did perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Trohman has been with the band since its early 2000s formation in the suburbs of Chicago, alongside singer Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, and drummer Andy Hurley.

Trohman thanked his bandmates and family for "understanding and respecting his "his difficult, but necessary, decision."

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Metallica has released a new song called "Screaming Suicide." This is the second single from the band's forthcoming album 72 Seasons, due out on April 14th.

Frontman James Hetfield said about the new song, "‘Screaming Suicide' addresses the taboo word of suicide. The intention is to communicate about the darkness we feel inside. It's ridiculous to think we should deny that we have these thoughts. At one point or another, I believe most people have thought about it. To face it is to speak the unspoken. If it's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it. You are not alone."

Just released is The Collection: Slash, a premium, hardcover coffee-table photo book where the Guns N' Roses guitarist gives the personal lowdown on all of his classic instruments used throughout his career on stage and in the studio.

The book is available now in Custom, Deluxe, and Standard editions via Gibson.com. The Collection: Slash Custom edition is the only edition of the book limited to 500 copies worldwide, and hand-signed by Slash himself.

Due to the success of the premium Custom and Deluxe editions, Gibson Publishing announced a new Standard edition of The Collection: Slash. The Standard edition "offers a widely accessible version of the coffee-table book featuring 364 pages in hardcover, in a slightly more compact size." The Collection: Slash Standard edition sells for $149.

Slash told us a while back about meeting late guitar legend Les Paul, who was his personal hero: "Really the most memorable thing was when he and I first met, and he really had no clue who I was, and we were sort of thrown onstage together. And so he sort of, y'know, basically wiped the stage floor up with me that particular night, and so jamming with Les for the rest of my career was sort of like a barometer of how good I was getting on guitar from that point on."

Guns N' Roses will next perform on June 30th at London, England's Hyde Park.

Taylor Swift says it's a "dream come true" to have Paramore touring with her.

Taylor and Paramore's Hayley Williams have been friends for years and Swift says she's "constantly floored and inspired" by her talent.

She went on to say, "We came up alongside each other as Nashville teenagers writing our own music, so it feels insanely special to kick off the tour together nearly two decades later."

Williams commented back: " This is really huge. It's a big deal that we even got thought of, you know? So I'm stoked. We can't wait."

Other artists joining Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour include HAIM, Phoebe Bridgers, MUNA, and beabadoobee.

TL;DR:

• Taylor Swift says it's a "dream come true" to have Paramore touring with her.
• Taylor and Paramore's Hayley Williams have been friends for years.
• Other artists joining Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour include HAIM, Phoebe Bridgers, MUNA, and beabadoobee.

Fall Out Boy announced on Wednesday (1-18) that a new album will be out in March. And earlier this week, they revealed a new single and video for "Love From The Other Side." The band posted cover art which features a dog attempting to eat bubbles.

Through a press release, bass player Pete Wentz described the band and said they've been "an ongoing art project for 20 years."

In a social media post they reflected on the past year and their tour. In what seemed to be a description of the album title or possibly lyrics, they wrote: "I have a tendency to get a little sad whenever I think about anything…but I also feel pure joy when I think that I exist at the same time as whales." And added, "So much for stardust."

The name of the album is So Much For Stardust and will be out on March 24^th.

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Foo Fighters and Green Day are set to headline Harley Davidson homecoming festival in July. The festival will take place July 13th-16th at multiple venues across Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Foo Fighters will perform on July 15th in Veterans Park to celebrate the Milwaukee motorcycle company's 120th anniversary. Green Day will play the park on July 14th. Social Distortion, Phantogram and KennyHoopla will open for Green Day on July 14th. On July 15, Cody Jinks, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and White Reaper will open for Foo Fighters.

Jane's Addiction has announced their 2023 US tour dates. The tour will kick off March 4th in Bakersfield, California and wrap up the five-show stint with a March 12th gig in Reno, Nevada.

Later in the month, they'll play Lollapalooza Argentina, Lollapalooza Chile, and Lollapalooza Brazil.

Tickets go on sale on Friday (January 20th).

Machine Gun Kelly fired back at critics this week that have been condemning his fashion choices.

The 32-year-old, who is constantly in the news due to his extreme wardrobe, posted to naysayers: "You can't comment about my style if you have none." And then later wrote, "Keep your insecurities to yourself."

The Grammy nominee's posts come one day after his appearance at the Dolce & Gabbana Men's Fall/Winter show in Milan. There he wore a silver outfit complete with an embossed trench coat, matching trousers, and a crop top that showed off his midriff tattoos.

TL;DR:

• Machine Gun Kelly fired back at critics that condemned his fashion choices.
• He wrote: "You can't comment about my style if you have none."

Bret Michaels has just dropped a new solo single, titled "Back In The Day." The Poison frontman describes the track as "a modern-day throwback to a feel-good road trip anthem."

The tune will definitely be one of the highlights of Michaels' setlist during his 2023 "Parti-Gras" North American summer tour dates with road regulars Night Ranger and Jefferson Starship. Joining the festivities at assorted stops throughout the dozen-city trek will be former-Journey singer Steve Augeri and Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath.

We caught up with Bret Michaels and he told us exactly what fans can expect from the tour this summer: "This is a combination of Jimmy Buffet. . . I have all the DJ's in between all our sets spinning -- so, it's a little like a Jimmy Buffet-Sammy Hagar-meets-Pitbull-meets-Poison. What I mean is, it's got this high-energy level but it's got DJ's in-between. There's no down time. So they get there, we've got all kinda things set up. It's gonna be, like, a circus of awesomeness and a celebration of the fans, the bands and the music."

Bret Michaels next performs on January 27th at Cincinnati's Hard Rock Cincinnati.

Gene Simmons praised Abba for their "undeniable songwriting".

In an interview with Goldmine magazine, the KISS bassist talked about the iconic band's greatest hits and said, "If I'm riding in my car and ABBA music comes on, I turn it up and that's the sign of greatness."

Their 2015 song, "Dancing Queen" is in the Grammy Hall of Fame. With nearly 400 million albums sold worldwide, 17 #1 hits and over 16 million weekly global streams, Abba is one of the world's most successful music acts of all time.

Simmons also mentioned a few other artists whose songs stand out to him, including The Beach Boys, Bee Gees, The Killers, and The Four Seasons.

TL;DR:

• Gene Simmons praised Abba for their "undeniable songwriting".
• He said, "If I'm riding in my car and ABBA music comes on, I turn it up and that's the sign of greatness."

"America's Band" -- the Beach Boys -- will be honored on February 8th with the taping of CBS' A Grammy Salute To The Beach Boys. Tickets are available for the event, which will happening in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre.

Although details remain scarce, during a chat with Consequence Sound last month, Weezer leader Rivers Cuomo spoke about the band's involvement in the upcoming TV event: "We're in the midst of figuring out which Beach Boys songs we want to cover, and oh my God, it's incredibly fun. It feels so good to play and sing these songs. And I'm reminded of how much I used them as a model when I was first starting out writing songs for Weezer."

We asked Beach Boys frontman Mike Love if he attributes the group's legendary harmonies to him and his cousins -- Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson -- all sharing a bloodline: "Well, that, that is responsible for the vocal blend, except Alan Jardine is a great singer. He's able to blend and sing with the best of them. And that was always the search for that fourth part; 'cause Brian was obsessed with four-part harmony, y'know, vis-a-vis the Four Freshman. But the Beach Boys have been distinguished by their incredible harmonies and that's due in large part to Brian's obsession or penchant for structuring, y'know, great chord progressions and great harmonies and he's a master at that."

The band's primary songwriter and producer Brian Wilson is a man who has literally logged thousands of hours in the recording studio. When asked to name his favorite Beach Boys track -- he didn't hesitate: "Ah, 'California Girls.' That's my favorite, 'cause of Mike (Love's) singing. My biggest memories are working with the voices. Giving the guys chords to sing and parts to sing. That's my favorite."

The Beach Boys' Al Jardine told us that the most enduring and beloved tracks on Pet Sounds -- such as "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "Sloop John B," and "God Only Knows" -- have always held a special place in his heart: "It's some of the most touching music that Brian has ever produced. And how can you not feel the depth and breath of it, y'know and feel it, in your heart? It just touches me deeply."

No airdate has been announced for CBS' A Grammy Salute To The Beach Boys. For ticket info, logo on to: https://tinyurl.com/59w4htnv

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose paid tribute to the late-Lisa Marie Presley, sharing his memories of his friend to People.com. In the exclusive interview, Rose said, "I will miss my friend Lisa. Her passing, just as her son's, or as a kid, her father's, doesn't seem real. Lisa loved her family, all her children. My heart goes out to them."

Rose, who stayed in close touch with Lisa Marie after the 2020 suicide of her 27-year-old son Benjamin Keough, added, "Her son's passing was shocking, tragic and devastating. It was something that, at a point, you obviously didn't want to bring up but awkwardly would in an effort to let her know you cared and were thinking about her, about them, and to be of any comfort one could, which she appreciated. (I tried) to let her know of the constant thinking about her, them, and wanting the best for her."

Axl explained, "I wanted her to be happy, to feel good about things, at least as much as one could under the circumstances. And really, with the closeness of their relationship, one could hope -- but truthfully, it didn't seem, at least without some real time passing, a reasonable reality. What comes after life who knows but I'd like to think they're together, her and Ben with her father and Ben's grandfather in some way, and Lisa, and the most important men in her life are happy together."

Rose revealed that he was able to talk in-depth about Elvis Presley with Lisa Marie: "I was fortunate enough to hear about her father and her experiences and memories with him first hand. She came to shows and we hung out backstage. It was always great to see her and she was always fun n' super supportive."

He went on to say that she took great pride in the way her father's story was told in Bad Luhrman's award-winning Elvis biopic, recalling, "Over the last few months we spoke a lot about the Elvis movie which she was very proud of, and especially that it touched on her father's love since early childhood of black gospel, and later, the blues. She was very nervous at first of how the public would react to the film because it was so important to her to do right by her father."

Mark Tremonti says that he is "sure" that a Creed reunion "will happen at some point." During a recent radio interview, he said, "There's always talks — people running ideas back and forth — but we don't know as of yet, 'cause we're so in the deep with this Alter Bridge record that's it's tough to kind of get sidetracked right now."

He continued, "I'm sure something will happen at some point. Creed was such a popular band back in the day, it would be a shame to not do something with it. I know there's still tons of fans out there that would appreciate it, so it's just a matter of timing."