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Concert reports, setlist discoveries, live debuts and the history behind the music.
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Idles Tour Debuts Brutalism Deep Cut in Portland
Idles continues its tour through the US and soldier on despite technical issues at the Roseland in Oregon
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1.6 Million Brazilians Amass for Madonna’s Final Celebration Stop
Madonna commands the largest audience ever for a stand-alone concert by any artist in history in Rio to conclude her Celebration World Tour
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Pearl Jam Kicks off New Tour with Live Debuts and Covers
Pearl Jam began its tour with a variety of new tunes from Dark Matter and covers from Mother Love Bone to Tom Petty
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Nicki Minaj Brings Her Inspiration on Stage: Cyndi Lauper
Nicki Minaj brought Cyndi Lauper on stage with her at a show this week, the woman the rapper said sang her three favorite songs
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Foo Fighters Kick Off World Tour with Texas-Sized Tributes
Foo Fighters kicked off Everything or Nothing at All Tour in Dallas with a tip of the cap to fallen TX stars Taylor Hawkins and Dimebag Darrel
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Ben Folds Cleared For Takeoff For 74 Paper Airplane Request Gigs
Ben Folds is returning to the crowd favorite gimmick of having fans request a song via paper airplane
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Will Scorpions Play Last Unheard Song in Vegas Residency?
Scorpions are about to wrap up their Vegas residency celebrating “Love At First Sting” with Ugly Kid Joe opening for them, will it be uber-special?
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Justin Timberlake Kicks Off Tour with Intense Floating Stage
Justin Timberlake began his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour with medleys, several live debuts and a wild stage Kanye would be jealous of
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Weezer Rocks Tiny Club, Plays 6 Rarities and Covers Hole
Weezer gave a treat to the 250 at an Orange County club where they live debuted two tunes and dusted off a half dozen of their own songs
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Rolling Stones Kick Off Tour with a Classic Never Performed in US
The Rolling Stones kicked off their Hackney Diamonds Tour with a live debut and a 57-year-old hit they’d never played in the USA before
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Kacey Musgraves Treats Night #2 of Tour with Unreleased “Goodbye”
Kacey Musgraves surprised audience in Dublin on the second night of her Deeper Well Tour with the unreleased song aptly titled “Irish Goodbye”
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Stagecoach Fans Shocked by Eric Church’s Gospel-Heavy Set
Eric Church either gave the greatest headlining performance of Stagecoach’s history, or he committed career suicide Friday night