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Concert reports, setlist discoveries, live debuts and the history behind the music.
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Lorde Kicked Off Ultrasound World Tour Deep in the Heart of Texas
She ad libbed in “Ribs,” walked through the crowd for “David” and won the hearts of those in Austin
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Today is Lita Ford’s Birthday
The Runaways lead guitarist whose collab with Ozzy was his highest charting duet ever, is a trailblazer who continues to rock
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Laufey Kicks Off A Matter of Time Tour with Live Debut
The Icelandic phenom and Grammy-winner performed “Carousel” for the first time in front of a sold out arena in Orlando
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David Byrne Kicks Off Who Is The Sky? Tour with Live Debuts
The Talking Heads frontman performed “Psycho Killer” for the first time in 19 years
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Foo Fighters Play Two Pop-Up Shows To Show Off New Drummer
The rockers performed at the two cozy California venues to warm up and welcome Ilan Rubin to the band as the latest member
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Marquee Memories: X Ambassadors
Sam Nelson Harris on seeing Arcade Fire in a college cafeteria and getting on the Eagles of Death metal guest list in New Orleans
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Jelly Roll, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson Sing For Pope Leo
The first pop concert held at the Vatican was co-produced by Pharrell and Andrea Bocelli and witnessed by 80,000 attendees
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Hollywood Bowl: Venue Spotlight
The 103 year-old amphitheater has hosted The Beatles, The Doors, and Jimi Hendrix, and was also the last place Van Halen and Tom Petty rocked
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Turnstile Stage Dives Off Tiny Desk and Performs 2 Live Debuts
Rolling out ‘Never Enough,’ the hardcore darlings wowed the NPR mainstay with a set of new tunes
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Jessica Simpson Live Debuts 4 ‘Nashville’ Tunes at Benefit Show
In her longest concert of 2025, Simpson featured her new album, ‘Nashville Canyon, Part 2,’ as well as several popular covers
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Dream Theater Kicks Off Parasomnia Tour with Live Debuts
The prog-metal giants performed the entirety of their new album along with a full version of “A Change of Seasons”
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Setlist History: Nine Inch Nails’ Star-Studded 2009 “Final” Show
Special guests included Dave Navarro, Atticus Ross, Gary Numan and The Dillinger Escape Plan