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For its 40th anniversary, Pollstar, the trade publication dedicated to covering the worldwide concert industry, has created two special charts that reflect the overall impact of box-office realities during the four decades of the Pollstar Era, beginning in 1980 through the present. The two special charts present the "Top Touring Artists Of The Pollstar Era", both ranking the top 150 headlining acts during Pollstar's entire history. Each listing is comprised of cumulative totals for […]

During an August 1 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Bret Michaels revealed that POISON fans may have to wait until 2025 to see the band perform again after "The Stadium Tour". Asked by host Eddie Trunk to elaborate on his touring plans for the foreseeable future, Bret said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "For me, next year, I put it off this year, because we didn't know this year… With everything going on in the world, we didn't know if 'The […]

This past February, at least two months after he first approached Charlie Benante about taking part in a new PANTERA tour, singer Philip Anselmo spoke to The Pit about what he thought the band's late guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott would say about PANTERA's legacy. He said: "Dimebag and Vince always wanted this band to be a legacy band, to be massive, to be our own conduit to success, simply put. I think Dime and Vince — I know Dime and Vince — would want the legacy and the name of PANTERA to […]

With their widely anticipated triple co-headline "Trinity Of Terror" summer run quickly approaching, ICE NINE KILLS, BLACK VEIL BRIDES and MOTIONLESS IN WHITE have announced that they will expand the massively popular tour with a third leg this coming fall. Thanks to the reception of fans, the bands are happy to announce a third leg of North American dates that will extend the "Trinity Of Terror" tour through December. The fall dates will see three of the biggest names […]

Mark Hoppus has shot down rumors that Tom DeLonge was rejoining BLINK-182. Hoppus addressed the online chatter after DeLonge shared a photograph of his former band on Instagram earlier this week. DeLonge also updated his Instagram bio to include BLINK-182 in the mention of his musical endeavors. Hoppus took to his Discord page to write: "There is no news to share. There is no announcement. Today is thirty years of BLINK-182!" He added: "If and when blink has any announcement about anything, you will hear it from the official BLINK-182 outlets. […]

Professionally shot footage of David Lee Roth performing with his Eat ‘Em and Smile-era band exists, and bassist Billy Sheehan says he’s got it. “I think I'm the only guy with it,” the rocker revealed during a conversation with the We Go to 11 YouTube channel (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “They shot it pro. It's Dave's tour and Dave's business, so I can't do anything with it, unfortunately. At some point, maybe I'll try and get in touch […]

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES have released a brand-new song titled "The Great Deceiver". The track is taken from IN FLAMES' upcoming fourteenth studio album, tentatively due later in the year via Nuclear Blast Records. IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén states: "'The Great Deceiver' was born out of frustration, basically a reaction to false flags but since then it has grown to represent several meanings. There's a line that says 'Bend the truth to fit your opinion' and I feel […]

Joe Walsh, multi-Grammy Award-winning musician and Kennedy Center Honor recipient and VetsAid, his national 501(c)3 non-profit veterans organization, have announced the lineup and on-sale date for their sixth annual festival offering. VetsAid 2022 will feature sets from a newly reunited JAMES GANG (Joe Walsh, Jimmy Fox and Dale Peters) for a final performance, or "One Last Ride," with special guest Dave Grohl as well as from NINE INCH NAILS, THE BLACK KEYS and THE BREEDERS. The show will be hosted for the third time by Cleveland […]

Punk veteran. Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee. Alt-country songwriter. Modern-day guitar hero. For more than 25 years, FOO FIGHTERS six-stringer Chris Shiflett has blurred the lines between genre and generation, balancing his full-band projects with an ongoing solo career. With his new single, "Long, Long Year" — out everywhere now — Shiflett turns a new page, building a bridge between his native California and Nashville, Tennessee, where he recorded this new tune with legendary producer Vance Powell and a small […]