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Zach Bryan, who will headline Stagecoach in the spring will make his way to San Francisco in the summer to play in Golden Gate Park.
The country superstar will be sharing the bill with Nashville's own Kings of Leon on the grounds that have hosted some iconic concerts from the Grateful Dead's legendary "Summer Solstice" concert in 1967 to modern-day festivals like Outside Lands and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.
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On December 6, 1977, Jackson Browne released Running on Empty, a risky, creative, ground-breaking live record that was a concept album at its heart.
Whereas most live albums are a collection of pre-released hits and deep cuts recorded in concert, none of the songs from the 10-track album had been heard before. They were all new.
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Brazil is going to get a triple dose of punk rock next September in São Paulo when Green Day, the new incarnation of the Sex Pistols, and the topless Iggy Pop will be headlining the second The Town festival.
Green Day, the East Bay '90s pop punk trio take the Skyline Stage on September 7, 2025. They return to the enormous South American country after entertaining the masses at 2022's Rock in Rio.
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Is there anything better than being at a concert on New Years Eve?
Besides the beautiful music and alcoholic beverages, there's the sense of community by saying adios to the past and hello to a new chapter among tens of thousands of strangers who love the same tunes you do.
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Dead and Company announced Wednesday the band will be returning to The Sphere for 18 more shows at what some are calling the greatest venue for live music.
The Grateful Dead offshoot with John Mayer on lead guitar held its first residency at the technologically advanced spot on The Strip last May and wowed capacity crowds with the music and psychedelic visuals.
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Even though she's been around for years, 2024 was the breakout year for Chappell Roan where hoards of fans packed festival grounds to watch her perform, and where groups and singers covered her hits and deep tracks.
This year was big for many others, but somehow Chappell gained the attention of both the music makers and music lovers.
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An outpouring of love an support befell Jesse Malin in NYC last weekend as Elvis Costello, Little Steven, Lucinda Williams, Rickie Lee Jones, Jakob Dylan, J Mascis, Tommy Stinson and others gathered for a benefit to give aid to the musician.
Malin experienced a rare spinal stroke last year that left him paralyzed from the waist down.
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AC/DC will be on the highway to North America next spring, the band announced Monday.
Angus Young, Brian Johnson and the boy must have enjoyed their time with Taylor Momsen and her band last summer in Europe because The Pretty Reckless are joining them again on their 13 dates beginning on April 10 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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How would you judge a successful festival? By how many top acts performed?
By how many BFFs went with you? By how unique the merch was?
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While everyone was elbow-deep cooking up grub for their family over the holiday, Lana Del Rey was doing the thing her fans wanted her to - she agreed to play a half dozen dates in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales next year.
But not in cute little theaters with embellished ceilings and walls, but enormous stadiums where soccer, er, football is commonly played.
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On Thursday, Millions of Americans learned the singer whose song has been on top of the charts is a Black man with long dreads.
Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" outpaced superstars from Taylor Swift to Kendrick Lamar and Billie Eilish by being #1 on the singles chart for 20 non-consecutive weeks this year.
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Madonna was gifted a few immaculate presents the fall of 1990, beginning with a huge one from Lenny Kravitz.
The sultry guitar player released his debut album, Let Love Rule in 1989 to fairly decent success despite being embraced by college radio and not Top 40 stations.
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