Joan Jett and the Blackhearts to play BottleRock Napa Valley

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts perform at The Creative Coalition's Benefit Gala Concert: Our Future, Our Freedom at Ramova Theatre on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by London Entertainment/Getty Images)Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are confirmed to perform at the 2026 BottleRock Napa Valley festival, happening May 22-24 in Napa Valley, California.Other artists on the bill include Chaka Khan, Kool & The Gang, Men at Work, Foo Fighters, Backstreet Boys, Lorde, Tom Morello, Bush, LCD Soundsystem, Arrested Development and Better Than Ezra.Tickets […]

January 13, 2026

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James Taylor announces 2026 US tour dates

James Taylor tour artwork (courtesy of Shore Fire Media)James Taylor let fans know in December that he’d be heading out on tour in 2026. Now, the details have been revealed.The “Fire and Rain” singer has announced dates for a new 29-show U.S. tour backed by his All-Star Band. The tour will kick off April 26 in Highland, California, and include two-night stands in several cities, including Vienna, Virginia; Boston; and St. Augustine, Florida.The tour — which also includes his previously […]

January 13, 2026

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Dead & Company Oteil Burbridge pays tribute to Bob Weir

(L-R) Oteil Burbridge, John Mayer and Bob Weir of Dead and Company perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre on July 30, 2016 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by John Medina/WireImage)Dead & Company bassist Oteil Burbridge is the latest musician to pay tribute to Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, who died on Saturday at age 78.“I can’t think of anyone that needed to play live music any more than Bob. It went past devotion, past dedication, past obsession. It seemed to me more […]

January 13, 2026

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Looks like he made it: Barry Manilow announces new shows for March

Barry Manilow performs during 'Manilow: The Last Detroit Concert' at Little Caesars Arena, June, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)Barry Manilow will continue to make the whole world sing — well, the whole U.S., anyway.The legendary entertainer, who recently underwent surgery following a stage-one lung cancer diagnosis he disclosed in December, has announced six new arena shows scheduled for March. He'll visit Charlotte, North Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia; Baltimore, Maryland; Nashville, Tennessee; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Lexington, Kentucky. These performances will mark Manilow's final […]

January 13, 2026

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On This Day, Jan. 13, 1973: Eric Clapton made his stage comeback at the Rainbow Theatre in London

On This Day, Jan. 13, 1973 ...Eric Clapton returned to the stage with back-to-back shows at the Rainbow Theatre in London following a two-year hiatus. During that break, he battled a heroin addiction and recorded his second solo album, 461 Ocean Boulevard.An all-star lineup of guest stars supported Clapton at the show, including The Who’s Pete Townshend, who organized the concert, as well as Ronnie Wood, Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi.A live album of the concert dropped that September, and an […]

January 13, 2026

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Debbie Harry, Kate Pierson to perform at annual Tibet House Benefit Concert

(L-R) Singers Debbie Harry of Blondie and Kate Pierson of The B-52's perform during the 34th Annual John Lennon Tribute Benefit Concert at Symphony Space on December 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/WireImage)Blondie’s Debbie Harry and The B-52s’ Kate Pierson are among the artists set to perform at the 39th annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert, taking place March 3 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.Musicians Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson will once again serve as the […]

January 13, 2026

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Deadhead Andy Cohen pays tribute to Bob Weir

'Watch What Happens Live' with Andhy Cohen. Pictured: (l-r) Andy Cohen, Bob Weir -- (Photo by: Heidi Gutman/Bravo via Getty Images)Bravo personality Andy Cohen, a well-known Grateful Dead fan, has penned a tribute to the band’s late guitarist, Bob Weir, whose death was announced Saturday."Bob Weir wasn’t The Other One, he was That Guy. He was impossibly beautiful and wildly fiery, intense and passionate," Cohen wrote. "Nobody forgets their first Dead show and mine was in 1986 in Alpine Valley, […]

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Lynyrd Skynyrd to play the 2026 Rock the Country festival

Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs onstage during the 2024 CMA Music festival at the Nissan Stadium on June 06, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Lynyrd Skynyrd is set to play the 2026 Rock the Country touring festival.The mostly country festival will take place over eight weekends this summer, with the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers confirmed for the Ashland, Kentucky, stop. Skynyrd will perform July 10, with a lineup headlined by country star Jelly Roll.Other artists […]

January 12, 2026

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James Taylor to perform at The Nearness of You Concert in New York

James Taylor at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony (Disney/Eric McCandless)James Taylor is one of the acts set to perform at The Nearness of You Concert, an all-star benefit concert supporting cancer research at Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.The event honors the memory of Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Michael Brecker, who died in 2007. He played sax on Taylor’s 1972 track “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,” described on Instagram as “one of the most […]

January 12, 2026