Mumford & Sons kicked off their three-night run at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday (8/11) with a very special set that included surprise appearances from actors Jason Sudeikis and Oscar Isaac.
Marcus Mumford (lead vocals, guitar, drums), Ben Lovett (keyboards, piano, vocals) and Ted Dwane (bass, guitar, vocals) delivered the sold out MSG crowd a 23-song setlist that featured tunes from five of their six studio albums (sorry Delta).
Deep Purple reconnected with one of the architects of its sound on Wednesday (8/12), when Ritchie Blackmore jammed with his old band at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater.
The guitar hero is who is now 81 and a resident of nearby Long Island let the cat out of the bag on Tuesday of the reunion which marked his first time with the classic rock legends since 1993.
Fontaines D.C. kicked off their 2026 tour by delivering a 19-song set at the Baluarte de la Candelaria in Cádiz, Spain on Saturday (8/8).
The Dublin band celebrated their year off of touring by dipping into material from all four of their studio albums and treating the 900 fortunate Spaniards in attendance with two live debuts that have yet to be released.
Yesterday Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields festival set times were released and it drove home how solid the line-up is.
Going from Santigold at 1pm to punkers Die Spitz to dance crew KATSEYE to riot grrls Bikini Kill, the afternoon collection of groups is nothing to sneeze at... and that's all before Mitski finishes her set at 4:20.
Midland began over a decade ago in 2014 when Mark Wystrach (lead vocals, guitar), Jess Carson (guitar, vocals) and Cameron Duddy (bass, vocals) got together in Dripping Springs, Texas, and started exploring the elements of country music of the 1970s and ’80s that they loved: three-part harmonies, pedal steel, and twangy guitars.
They took their name from Dwight Yoakam’s “Fair to Midland,” and quickly established themselves with their 2017 debut album, On the Rocks, whose tunes “Make a Little,” “Burn Out” and “Drinkin’ Problem” made sent the album to #2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.
Olivia Rodrigo has spent much of 2026 avoiding headlining arenas and stadiums, and instead surprising fans with intimate pop-up shows in small rooms.
On Thursday (8/6), she created another core memory for her luckiest fans with a surprise performance at Warsaw in Brooklyn, playing many of her newest tunes within a 1,000-capacity venue for “One Night Only: Live at Warsaw.”
It was a love fest of the headliners on Saturday (8/8) when Charli xcx took the stage with The Strokes at Outside Lands.
“We’ve got a special little guest; a big guest. Well, a superstar,” Strokes singer Julian Casablancas said before Charli appeared on the Lands End stage.
"Thanks for coming tonight," guitarist Rick Nielsen said to the capacity crowd at The Troubadour on Wednesday (8/5).
"We had no idea we would be here, but we're happy we're here," he continued, wearing a black cap, red cowboy shirt, and holding a gold Les Paul. "We wish the Hollywood Bowl the best, but this is better."
The well-tuned machine called the Foo Fighters kicked off the North American stadium leg of their Take Cover Tour on Tuesday (8/4) at Rogers Stadium in Toronto.
Led by the unstoppable Dave Grohl (vocals, guitar), Pat Smear (who celebrated his 59th birthday the next day on guitar), Chris Shiflett (guitar), Nate Mendel (bass), Rami Jaffee (keyboards) and new drummer Ilan Rubin delivered a 26-song set.
The legendary Ramones played the final concert of their two decade career at The Palace in Hollywood 30 years ago on August 6, 1996, with the help of a variety of guest stars, and recording equipment to document the bittersweet show.
Joey Ramone (vocals), Johnny Ramone (guitar), Marky Ramone (drums) and C.J. Ramone (bass) tore through a 32-song set that reminded one and all about the punk and alternative legacy they carved out.
Half of U2, the singer of Pearl Jam, and the sweet voice from Swell Season, honored Glen Hansard at his funeral Tuesday (8/4) in Dublin.
Bono, Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich, Cór Chúil Aodha, Damien Dempsey, David Evans, Eddie Vedder, Markéta Irglová, Liam Ó Maonlaí and Lisa O’Neill added music and words to the Irish Catholic ceremony at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the musician who died last month after an early morning motorcycle accident.
