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Hard rock band Tesla have announced plans to embark on a tour of the United States this spring and summer. The new trek kicks off on March 10 at the Florida Strawberry Festival and wraps up on August 6 at Michigan’s Monroe County Fair. Tesla were forced to cancel concerts in 2020 due to the…

Metallica have confined the number of stadium shows they are playing this summer to just two. The heavy metal band is scheduled to perform at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, New York, on August 11 and at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on August 14. Greta Van Fleet and Ice Nine Kills will share the stage with…

Elton John’s private jet was recently forced to make an emergency landing after it experienced a hydraulic failure at 10,000 feet. According to reports, John’s jet was flying over southern Ireland at 10,000 feet, en route to New York from the U.K. for a show at Madison Square Garden, when it was forced to land.…

Tears For Fears have added a London show to their “The Tipping Point World Tour.” The synth-pop duo are scheduled to perform at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on July 4. Tickets for the date go on sale at 10 am on Friday, February 25. “The Tipping Point World Tour” is set to kick of…

Deacon Frey, who has been performing with The Eagles since his father Glenn Frey’s death in 2016, is set to miss the band’s “Hotel California 2022 Tour” due to illness. “Due to illness, Deacon Frey will not be performing with the Eagles during their ‘Hotel California 2022 Tour’ kicking off Saturday, February 19th at the…

The childhood home of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s founding member and lead singer Ronnie Van Zant is available for rent on Airbnb. The three bedroom house in Jacksonville, Florida, can be rented for $274 per night. The seven decades old “Van Zant House” was listed as an official heritage site in 2018. Ronnie and his brothers “spent…

The Who, Ed Sheeran and Yungblud are among the artists set to perform during the Teenage Cancer Trust’s annual music concert series at London’s Royal Albert Hall during March 21 – 27. Bedford rock outfit Don Broco will kick off the week on March 21, followed by An Evening of Comedy on March 22. Yungblud…

John Paul Jones has re-recorded the 1971 Led Zeppelin classic “When The Levee Breaks” with 17 musicians from around the world as part of Playing for Change’s Song Around the World initiative. The artists featured in the music video include guitarist Derek Trucks, drummer Stephen Perkins, harmonica player Ben Lee, singer Susan Tedeschi, singer Elle…

Beatles legend Paul McCartney recently announced the Got Back Tour, his first live tour since 2019. The North American trek will see McCartney perform across 13 cities, with the tour to kick off April 28 at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington, and conclude on June 16 at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.…

Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova skated to the sounds of The Stooges’ “I Wanna Be Your Dog” while competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing last Thursday (February 17). The 17-year-old athlete selected the rendition of the 1969 song recorded by John McCrea for the soundtrack to last year’s Cruella film. Trusova, who finished…