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Concert reports, setlist discoveries, live debuts and the history behind the music.
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The 14 Most Popular Tours of 2024
There were over 170 tours in 2024 notable enough to be acknowledged on Wikipedia.
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Guns N’ Roses Announce 2025 Tour with Public Enemy, Sex Pistols
Guns N' Roses are finally touring with a band that are more notorious than they are.
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The Whisky: Venue Spotlight
The Whisky a Go Go stands strong on the west end of the once-vital Sunset Strip, home of the ghosts of its gloriously rebellious past and the promise of the up-and-coming current rockers who pay for the privilege to showcase their talents in front of their friends.
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In Memoriam: 5 Artists Who Passed Away in 2024
Each year we must say goodbye to some of our favorite people. Sadly, 2024 was no exception.While this list could have gone on, with no disrespect to those not on here, but these are five we choose to spotlight today whose contributions to music we are grateful for.
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Tom Morello, Chuck D, Little Steven, Honor Wayne Kramer in LA
Tom Morello kicked out the jams at The Roxy in West Hollywood on Thursday (12/5) with a star-studded tribute to the late Wayne Kramer.
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Pearl Jam Announces Spring 2025 Tour Dates
Pearl Jam will bring their Dark Matter Tour to a number of U.S. cities in April and May 2025 to support their 3x Grammy-nominated chart-topping album.
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Zach Bryan & Kings of Leon to Play Golden Gate Park in August
Zach Bryan, who will headline Stagecoach in the spring will make his way to San Francisco in the summer to play in Golden Gate Park.
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Setlist History: Jackson Browne’s ‘Running On Empty’ Was Released
On December 6, 1977, Jackson Browne released Running on Empty, a risky, creative, ground-breaking live record that was a concept album at its heart.
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Green Day / Sex Pistols / Iggy Pop Announce Brazil 2025 Show
Brazil is going to get a triple dose of punk rock next September in São Paulo when Green Day, the new incarnation of the Sex Pistols, and the topless Iggy Pop will be headlining the second The Town festival.
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Billy Joel, Morrissey, Janet, 50 Cent to Play New Year’s Eve
Is there anything better than being at a concert on New Years Eve?
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Dead and Company Will Return to The Sphere Spring 2025
Dead and Company announced Wednesday the band will be returning to The Sphere for 18 more shows at what some are calling the greatest venue for live music.
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10 Artists Covering 2024’s ‘Breakout Star’ Chappell Roan
Even though she's been around for years, 2024 was the breakout year for Chappell Roan where hoards of fans packed festival grounds to watch her perform, and where groups and singers covered her hits and deep tracks.