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Setlist History: Radiohead Live Debuts “Paranoid Android” in 1996
While on the home stretch of The Bends Tour, Radiohead chose a gig in Mansfield, Massachusetts as where they would live debut "Karma Police" and "Climbing Up The Walls."
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Childish Gambino Kicks Off Tour for Final Album with Live Debut
Donald Glover is just 40 and has already lived a full life.
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Jane’s Addiction Kicks Off North American Tour w/ OG Lineup
Dave Navarro has overcome lots of obstacles in his 40 years in-and-out of Jane's Addiction, but he never imagined Long Covid could have been the culprit that sidelined him from the band he was part of since he was a teen.
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Olympic Surprise: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Billie Eilish, RHCP in LBC
When was the last time you saw The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, and Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg on the same beach?
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Five Fun Moments at Outside Lands 2024 + Photos!
Grace Jones© Chris Tuite
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Bruce Springsteen Joins Zach Bryan on “Atlantic City” in Philly
"Atlantic City" from Nebraska has one of the best opening lines of Bruce Springsteen's deep catalogue:
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Willie & Dylan’s Outlaw Fest Wrap Up Mid-Summer Dates in WA
The traveling roadshow of Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan with guests like Robert Plant and John Mellencamp, dubbed the Outlaw Music Festival 2024, is wrapping up its mid-summer dates this weekend in Washington.
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Setlist History: Metallica’s Near-Tragic 1992 Night in Montreal
For a band that had already dealt with tragedy in the '80s, when Metallica watched their frontman catch fire on August 8, 1992, they must have thought they were cursed.
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Adele Kicks off Unique German Residency with Stellar Visuals
After Adele was eyeing escaping the summer heat of her Las Vegas residency, she got an offer she couldn't refuse: a summer in Germany, just two shows a week so as not to strain her fragile but powerful voice, in a specially designed outdoor stadium built just for the residency, with modern video technology like…
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Khalid Sincerely Performed Entire New Album in Sydney, Australia
"It’s been 5 years since I’ve last seen you, Australia," Khalid wrote a few weeks ago. "I can’t wait to perform my entire album for the first time!"
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Setlist History: The Police’s Last Show During The Reunion Tour
On August 7, 2008, The Police played their final show of their Reunion Tour, which ended up being the final show they've ever done at all.
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Five Memorable Moments from Lollapalooza ’24
Lollapalooza 2024 Chicago is a wrap and there were many great performances it's impossible to break them down by best.