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Festivals

Lana Del Rey Closes Lollapalooza By Being Dragged Off Stage

Lana Del Rey closed out the 2023 Lollapalooza in a short white sundress, Hollywood glamour, and a stage full of production elements. Dancers, singers, not one but two flower swings, and a giant screen rolling dreamy video footage of Lana through the years was more than enough eye candy to go along with the music.

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Artists We’d Love To See Touring Right Now

With so many legendary artists circling the globe for the last time on tour, and a few we'll never see again, it's hard not to think about some artists who would sell out any venue they wanted right now but who aren't on the road for whatever reason.

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Dead & Company Peace Out at Giant Finale in San Francisco

Dead and Company featuring John Mayer and several of the surviving members of the Grateful Dead ended their long strange trip in San Francisco last weekend at the home of the SF Giants with dancing, extended jams, and a drone show that probably made a few wonder if they had accidentally eaten the orange sunshine.

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Dolly Parton Debuts at #1 on the Rock Charts

Dolly Parton is 77 years old and she still gets excited when her new music is warmly received. And because she's the epitome of a southern gentlewoman, she has been known to send a thank you note. When the universally beloved country icon was to be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame she felt undeserving since she wasn't a rock singer.

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Blur Finally Plays Wembley in an Emotional Pair of Shows

Blur have toured the world, sold millions of albums, reinvented Britpop, produced some songs that will remain in the annals of pop music forever, but there was still one last thing missing from their rock n roll bucket list. They had never played at Wembley Stadium.