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Taylor Swift performed for the first time in 2026 on Tuesday (6/9) when she live debuted her Toy Story 5 song, "I Knew It, I Knew You," at the film's Hollywood premiere.
Although the Grammy-winning superstar walked the red carpet and into the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Blvd before the screening of the Disney Pixar film, her solo piano rendition of the song was a surprise.
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Guns N’ Roses brought their creatively titled World Tour 2026 to Gliwice, Poland, last Thursday, (6/4) with a 29-song set that included the live debut of a cover by pioneering British punk band The Damned.
The scene was PreZero Arena, which opened in 2018 as Arena Gliwice and has become one of Poland’s top concert venues, accommodating 20,000 people.
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Bruce Springsteen played two fun sets at the OceanFirst Bank Center at Monmouth University in New Jersey Thursday (6/4) and Friday (6/5) during the two-day concert event Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us.
Like other concerts you may have heard about celebrating America’s 250th birthday, this one went off without a hiccup, bringing together a long list of stars who all gave nods to many of the forms of music that was born in the USA.
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Rush kicked off their Fifty Something Tour on Sunday (6/7) in the same venue, the Fabulous Forum, where they played their last show with their now-departed drummer and songwriter, Neil Peart, 11 years ago.
The show was a both a welcome return to the stage by bassist/singer Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson, both of whom have been with the Canadian band since the late '60s and have appeared on every Rush album.
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The Cure have such an embarrassment of riches with their deep catalogue of fantastic tunes from five decades, that even though they often play 30 songs a show, they still might not play a banger for 10 years or longer.
In their first two gigs back from a two-year break, Robert Smith and the crew have been reaching into the past and pulling out some beautiful music, including singles, they haven't delighted their audiences with in a while.
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Olivia Rodrigo continued the extremely slow rollout of her much anticipated forthcoming third album with a surprise set at Primavera Sound on Saturday (6/6).
To add to the surprise was a guest appearance by the Barcelona's festival's best-known headliner: The Cure's Robert Smith.
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Nearly eighteen years ago, at the end of 2008, Take That released their second album without Robbie Williams, The Circus.
It debuted at #1 in the UK, its lead single "The Greatest Day" became the boy band's 11th #1 hit, and the album was the second best selling LP in the UK.
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Perhaps to some looking at it now, U2's performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on June 5, 1983, might not seem like much.
None of the band looks like the rock stars they'd become, the typically beautiful outdoor Colorado music venue across as dreary and damp, and due to the inclement weather rows of empty seats are plainly visible.
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The Pretty Reckless returned Monday (6/1) to the 500 capacity club they once rocked back in 2010 to play a handful of new songs (as well as fan favorites and hits) and to get ready for a long year of rock.
The four live debuts are from their forthcoming LP, Dear God, the band's fifth studio album, due out June 26.
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Metallica set a German stadium concert attendance record Saturday (5/30) at Olympiastadion in Berlin, drawing a reported 94,000 people during their M72 World Tour.
Yes, that was the same day Ye broke the world attendance record with 118k over in Turkey.
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Kanye West, now known as simply Ye, broke a world record on Saturday (5/30) while rapping on top of the world.
Technically he spit his lines from a stage shaped as the planet Earth, but the symbolism was undeniable.
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When critics and fans gush over director Wes Anderson's films, the praise begins with his symmetrical framing, then perhaps his witty dialogue, use of color, and attention to detail.
Often his fine taste in music is overlooked, and next month at the historic Hollywood Bowl, that aspect of his filmmaking will be celebrated with an all-star cast of entertainers, some who have appeared in his movies and in their soundtracks.
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