Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
"Lady Jane" Gaga: The Rolling Stones give surprise performance with Gaga at 'Hackney Diamonds' listening event
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rolling StoneThe album release party for the Rolling Stones' latest album Hackney Diamonds on Thursday evening had some major surprises for fans in attendance at New Y...
Oct 20, 2023
Pinball Wizard: Elton John inspires new pinball machines
Craig Sjodin/ABCElton John played The Pinball Wizard in the 1975 movie of The Who's Tommy and now, almost 50 years later, he's the inspiration for a new line of pinb...
Oct 20, 2023
Neil Young, Keith Richards & more featured on 'Willie Nelson 90 Live At The Hollywood Bowl'
Legacy Recordings/Blackbird PresentsNeil Young, Stephen Stills and Keith Richards are among the artists set to appear on the upcoming live release Long Story Short: Willie Nel...
Oct 19, 2023
'Immediate Family', doc about legendary '70s session musicians, getting December release
Magnolia PicturesA new documentary giving fans insight into some of the legendary session musicians of the 1970s is getting a theatrical release. Magnolia Pictures will screen the doc,...
Oct 19, 2023
He's got a "Way": Street named after Billy Joel in Oyster Bay, Long Island
Myrna M. Suarez/Getty ImagesIn his song "The Ballad of Billy the Kid," Billy Joel sang about coming "from a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island." On October 19, that town named a stre...
Oct 19, 2023
Billy Joel & Sting to co-headline San Diego’s Petco Park
Myrna Suarez/Getty ImagesBilly Joel and Sting have announced another co-headlining date. The two Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will team up to play San Diego’s Petco Park on...
Oct 19, 2023
Football team FC Barcelona to add Rolling Stones logo to their kit for upcoming El Clásico
Geffen RecordsSoccer fans, or football fans to the rest of the world, are about to see a familiar rock logo on the pitch. The Rolling Stones are teaming with FC Barcelona and Spotify to help prom...
Oct 19, 2023
U2 announce 2024 'U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere' dates
ABC/Michael YadaU2 has decided to stick around Las Vegas a little while longer. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are extending their U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere residency a...
Oct 19, 2023
Paul McCartney plays “She’s A Woman” for the first time in almost 20 years
ABC/Heidi GutmanPaul McCartney kicked off the latest leg of his Got Back tour Wednesday, October 18, in Adelaide, Australia, treating the crowd to a song he hasn’t played in almost 20 ...
Oct 19, 2023
Jon Bon Jovi to be honored as MusiCares Person of the Year
John Nacion/Getty ImagesMusiCares, the charitable arm of the Recording Academy, has named Jon Bon Jovi its Person of the Year for 2024. That means Jon will be the guest of honor at the MusiC...
Oct 19, 2023