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Morrissey delighted the Dutch last Monday (2/24) at De Doelen’s Grote Zaal in Rotterdam, Netherlands, delivering an 18-song set that that helped get his tour back on the rails after it being interrupted by cancellations earlier in the year.
Opening with “Billy Budd,” the 66-year-old singer kicked off a set blending his impressive solo material with hits and deep cuts from his years fronting The Smiths.
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Journey kicked off their Final Frontier Tour in Pennsylvania on Friday (2/28), which appears to be, by our tally, the group's 35th tour of their career that began 53 years ago.
The current touring lineup features Neal Schon (lead guitar, since 1973), Jonathan Cain (keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, since 1980), Arnel Pineda (lead vocals, joined 2007), Deen Castronovo (drums, backing vocals, originally joined in 1998 and returned in 2021), Todd Jensen (bass, joined the touring lineup in 2020), and Jason Derlatka (keyboards, backing vocals, since 2019).
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Don Broco came straight out of Bedford, England, in 2008 with a lineup that has never changed: Rob Damiani (lead vocals), Matt Donnelly (drums, backing vocals), Simon Delaney (guitar), and Tom Doyle (bass).
Before forming the group, Damiani trained in graphic design at the University of Bedfordshire, while Donnelly studied music technology. What began in local clubs quickly evolved into an international touring ensemble that has lasted for more than 15 years.
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It's weird enough that there are subjective competitions for artists in movies, TV shows, and musical recordings, should we really pit one award show against the other?
If we did, this year the Brit Awards might have just beaten The Grammys in the category of Best Musical Performances in a Musical Award Show.
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São Paulo, Brazil, waited 17 years to see Angus Young duckwalk during "If You Want Blood" and on Tuesday (2/24) and Saturday (2/28), they got it.
And those lucky Brazilians will have a third chance to see the 70-year-old guitarist and 78-year-old singer Brian Johnson and the rest of AC/DC on March 4.
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Mumford & Sons returned back to Studio 8H on Saturday (2/28), where they accepted the duties as the musical guest on SNL while on the last stop of the Prizefighter Promo Tour.
Introduced by Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie (and later his co-star Hudson Williams), the British folk-rock group played two-and-a-half songs, the half being a snippet of the Zaret and North classic they performed in a skit.
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