Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Billy Joel brings MSG residency to a close with help from Axl Rose and Jimmy Fallon
Myrna M. Suarez/Getty ImagesAfter 104 monthly shows over 10 years -- and 1.9 million tickets sold -- Billy Joel finally brought his residency at New York's iconic Madison Square Garden to a close on J...
Jul 26, 2024
Ex-Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward is "in for playing some of everyone's old favorites"
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesFormer Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward appears up for a reunion show.In a Facebook post, Ward writes that he's "checking in regarding all the updates on a possible Sabbath sho...
Jul 25, 2024
Michael Anthony on why Gary Cherone wasn’t a “good fit” for Van Halen
Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesWhile Van Halen had plenty of success with both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar as their frontmen, they couldn’t produce the same magic when Extreme&r...
Jul 25, 2024
Sting to replace Neil Young at Ohana Festival
Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesSting is replacing Neil Young at yet another festival.It's already been announced that the former Police frontman would be filling in for Young at Kentucky'...
Jul 25, 2024
Pete Townshend & Rachel Fuller reimagine Hermann Hesse’s 'Siddhartha' as illustrated novel and album
Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty ImagesHermann Hesse’s classic novel Siddhartha is being reimagined as an illustrated novel and album, authored and composed by Pete Townshend’s wife,&nb...
Jul 25, 2024
U2 releasing new live EP, 'ZOO TV – Live In Dublin 1993'
Interscope RecordsU2 is revisiting their '90s ZOO TV tour with a new EP coming out in August.ZOO TV – Live In Dublin 1993, dropping Aug. 30, features performances from the band’s two-...
Jul 25, 2024
Stevie Nicks opens up about infection that forced the postponement of two shows
Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht IIStevie Nicks took the stage in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday after previously postponing her show in the city, and she explained to fans what kept her from performing...
Jul 25, 2024
On This Day, July 25, 1980: AC/DC releases 'Back in Black'
On This Day, July 25, 1980 ...AC/DC released their seventh studio album, Back in Black, which was their first album following the death of singer Bon Scott.The album featured new lead s...
Jul 25, 2024
Mick Fleetwood pays tribute to his “musical father” John Mayall
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Mick Fleetwood is the latest artist to pay tribute to British blues/rock guitarist John Mayall, who passed away Monday at the age of 90.Fleetwood wa...
Jul 25, 2024
Say Goodbye to MSG: Billy Joel's final Madison Square Garden residency show is here
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesAfter 10 years, Billy Joel is finally ready to wrap his Madison Square Garden residency Thursday, with what will be the 150th show of his career at the iconic New York venue.&n...
Jul 25, 2024