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Top 11 Guest Appearances of 2025

Top 11 Guest Appearances of 2025

Is there anything better than going to a show, loving what you’re hearing and seeing, singing along to your favorite songs, and then out of the blue the band announces someone else who you love… and they waltz on to the stage and together they make beautiful music together?

The surprise guest appearance is a fun part of live concerts we even have a category for it because we want to remember those moments forever.

This year there were dozens of notable Guest Appearances that happened at festivals, TV shows, and regular concerts that made those gigs soooo memorable. Here are a few of the best.

In the last decade Elton John has hosted an Oscars viewing party with entertainment like Nile Rogers & Chic, Greta Von Fleet, Brandi Carlile, and Cynthia Erivo & Dua Lipa, but this year he nabbed Chappell Roan who performed for him and his audience at the West Hollywood Park just feet away from The Abbey which is the bar Chappell wrote “Pink Pony Club” about.

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Billy Strings Performs as He-Man For His Annual Halloween Concert

Billy Strings performing live

Because he's as close to the master of the universe as a new guitar hero has gotten recently, Billy Strings dressed up as He-Man and welcomed Molly Tuttle and Sierra Hull for his annual Halloween concert (10/31) at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena. 

Billed as Heartbeat of Eternia, the show featured new originals written for the festivities alongside covers of 4 Non Blondes, Diana Ross, Slayer, and Black Sabbath.

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Insider: Imminence

Imminence

Imminence began when two Swedish teenagers started jamming in a basement with the humble goal of playing their music in front of people.

Singer/violinist Eddie Berg and guitarist Harald Barrett launched the band in Trelleborg in 2010, pouring all they had into equipment, recordings, videos, and CDs. They booked their own tours in DIY fashion like many before them, but their sound was uniquely theirs.

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A Banger Was Released Every Day In November

A Banger Was Released Every Day In November

November gets plenty of credit for turkey, football and the annual rush to buy a slightly larger television. The record stores deserve a little attention, too. From Nirvana unplugging to Wu-Tang kicking the door in, this month has delivered an impressive pile of albums and plenty of ways to drown out Thanksgiving arguments. Here’s one for every day.

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