Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Let's spend the fall together! The Rolling Stones announce 2021 US tour dates
Credit: J.RoseAfter postponing the 2020 North American leg of their No Filter tour because of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Rolling Stones are ready to start things up again in the fall. The 2021 edition...
Jul 22, 2021
The Police's Stewart Copeland releases collaborative album with Indian-music composer Ricky Kej, 'Divine Tides'
Courtesy of Ricky KejPolice drummer Stewart Copeland has teamed up with Grammy-winning Indian-music composer Ricky Kej to record an epic album titled Divine Tides that was released this week via all m...
Jul 22, 2021
Brian Wilson announces 2021 US tour; updates official website with Timeline featuring rare recordings
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesThe Beach Boys' Brian Wilson has unveiled dates for a 2021 U.S. solo tour that kicks off August 29 in Long Beach, California, and is followed by a run of October concerts in t...
Jul 21, 2021
The Grateful Dead releasing 20-CD box set featuring seven early-'70s concerts in St. Louis
Dead.net/RhinoA limited-edition 20-CD live Grateful Dead box set, featuring seven full previously unreleased concert performances that the band played in St. Louis in 1971, 1972 and 1973, will be issu...
Jul 21, 2021
Sad but Shoe: Metallica announces 'Black Album'-themed Vans collaboration
Blackened RecordingsMetallica's 30th anniversary Black Album celebration will include a collaboration with Vans. The famed footwear company is launching a new collaboration with the metal legends insp...
Jul 21, 2021
Eric Clapton says he'll cancel shows at UK venues requiring attendees to be vaccinated
Gareth Cattermole/Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesEric Clapton has threatened to cancel performances at U.K. venues that require audience members to be vaccinated to attend his concerts. Clapton's messa...
Jul 21, 2021
Watch Green Day debut "Pollyanna" during surprise Oklahoma concert
Rich Fury/Getty ImagesGreen Day played their first full, in-person concert since the COVID-19 pandemic began Tuesday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The sold-out show, which required all attendees to be ful...
Jul 21, 2021
New collection of Slash signature guitars available now from Epiphone
Courtesy of Gibson BrandsA new collection of Slash signature Epiphone guitars was released Tuesday, featuring multiple acoustic and electric models, as part of a partnership between Epiphone and the G...
Jul 21, 2021
Listen to J Balvin & Jon Pardi's covers of Metallica's "Wherever I May Roam"
Blackened RecordingsThe worlds of reggaeton and country unite on Metallica's Blacklist album, an upcoming tribute to the metal legends' 1991 self-titled record, aka The Black Album. The latest covers ...
Jul 21, 2021
New Bob Dylan Bootleg Series set focusing on early-'80s albums due out in September
Columbia Records/Legacy RecordingsThe 16th and latest installment of Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series archival collections is due out September 17 and will focus on the sessions for three of the lauded ...
Jul 21, 2021