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Bob Dylan has written so many songs that if he performed a 14-tune set every day, he could go 45 nights without repeating a number.
And if he chose to only take five days off in a year, he could do that 45-night run 8 times if he started in January and ended in December.
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“Call it the end, but I’m still standing here,” BLACKPINK declared Saturday (8/9) in Barcelona at the record-breaking audience of delighted Blinks, most of whom were also standing.
In return the fans answered with a roar of ¡qué emoción! on another delightful night on the Deadline World Tour.
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Josh Freese got back in the saddle behind the drum kit for Nine Inch Nails, a seat he hadn't possessed in 17 years, and helped Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, et al, bowl over the sold out crowd last Wednesday (8/6) in Oakland.
Freese, you may have heard, was abruptly shown the door earlier this year by the Foo Fighters after passing their audition in 2023 and touring the world with them since.
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The 17th edition of Outside Lands, the sprawling music festival held in the natural paradise of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, was another smashing success.
Opening night featured inspired sets by Doechii and then later Doja Cat, but there were dozens of others who gave their all beneath the fog.
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Gavin Rossdale dropped by the Setlist offices recently to peruse the site for what appears to be his first time. Clearly the man has been busy.
Last month the charming Londoner and frontman of Bush released the band's 10th studio album, I Beat Loneliness, via earMUSIC. The record, which includes singles like “60 Ways to Forget People” and “The Land of Milk and Honey,” is confessional, sensitive and courageously revealing. It also rocks as hard as you'd expect.
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Opening their JONAS20: Greetings From Your Hometown Tour the Jonas Brothers turned the enormous New Jersey stage into a 20-year victory lap that began in quaint malls.
Fast forward two decades and the trio sold out MetLife Stadium, home of the NFL Giants and Jets where the fans shared in the celebration as the guys relived the nostalgia with hits like “Lovebug,” “Burnin’ Up” and “Sucker” with new jams “No Time to Talk” and “Love Me to Heaven.”
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Doechii delivered a education on hip-hop Friday (8/8) at Outside Lands.
Along the way she also schooled her haters that she is as razor sharp a dancer as she is a rapper.
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Doja Cat had a lot to overcome as she headlined Outside Lands Friday (8/8) at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
First she had to follow Doechii, which couldn't be easy since the Swamp Queen is the reigning Grammy winner for Best Rap Album, and has some things to prove on her own.
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The Midwest princess packed them in at a pair of festivals in countries that have European princesses.
First on Wednesday (8/6) in Oslo, Norway (home of Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 21, daughter of Prince Haakon and second in line to the throne. And also the Prince's sister, Princess Märtha Louise), Chappell headlined the Øya 2025 Festival.
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They're crawling back into your IG feed, and back in your hearts.
A little more than a year ago we stumbled across a clever way LA rockers Starcrawler were promoting their summer tour.
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Jack White is allowed to do anything he wants, and for good reason, he's earned it.
Last Wednesday (7/30) he played two shows at the teeny-tiny Blue Room @ Third Man Records in Nashville in a surprise show and he busted out three new songs and a cover he's never rocked.
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As we grieve the passing of one of the greatest voices in heavy metal, it's wise to savor those who still rock among us.
Few frontmen in metal loom as powerfully—and as instantly recognizable—as Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, who joined the band in 1981, replacing original singer Paul Di’Anno just as the British group’s galloping riffage and dystopian storytelling were poised to stand out from their peers.
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