Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio

ZZ Top announces first tour dates of 2026
Elwood Francis (L) and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage at Viejas Casino & Resort on November 02, 2025 in Alpine, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)ZZ Top’s first sh...
Jill Lances Nov 18, 2025

The Royal Mint honors Queen’s Freddie Mercury with UK coin
Freddie Mercury of British rock group Queen performs at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London, 13th July 1985. The concert raised funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Photo by Jacques Lan...
Jill Lances Nov 18, 2025

David Byrne releases new single 'T Shirt'
Artwork for David Byrne single 'T Shirt' (Matador Records)David Byrne is out with a new single.The Talking Heads frontman has released the new track “T Shirt,” which he co-wrote with ...
Jill Lances Nov 18, 2025

Carlos Santana announces 2026 leg of Oneness tour
Carlos Santana Oneness tour admat (Courtesy of Santana)Carlos Santana has announced a 2026 leg of his Oneness tour.The 78-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has booked 10 new shows, kicking o...
Jill Lances Nov 18, 2025

Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses join headliners for 2026 Welcome to Rockville festival
Welcome to Rockville 2026 lineup. (Danny Wimmer Presents)Foo Fighters and Guns N' Roses are headlining the 2026 Welcome to Rockville festival, taking place May 7-10 in Daytona Beach, Florida.They...
Josh Johnson Nov 18, 2025

On This Day, Nov. 18, 1978: Billy Joel lands first #1 album with '52nd Street'
On This Day, Nov. 18, 1978…Billy Joel landed his first #1 album with 52nd Street, his sixth studio album. The record spent eight weeks on top of the charts.The album, one of the first to be com...
Jill Lances Nov 18, 2025

Mötley Crüe announces dates for The Return of the Carnival of Sins tour
Mötley Crüe The Return of the Carnival of Sins tour admat (courtesy of Live Nation)Mötley Crüe is hitting the road in 2026 to celebrate some big milestones.The band has announced d...
Jill Lances Nov 18, 2025

Pink Floyd releases 25-minute ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ from 'Wish You Were Here 50'
Cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here 50'/ (Sony Music)Pink Floyd’s iconic album Wish You Were Here begins and ends with the two-part track “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” a t...
Jill Lances Nov 18, 2025

Mike Mills shoots down any thoughts of an R.E.M. reunion
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Mike Mills, bass player of R.E.M., performs onstage during the Jim Irsay Collection Exhibit and Concert at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on January 11, 2024 in Los ...
Jill Lances Nov 18, 2025

Movies, music, madness: Robbie Robertson's Insomnia tells 'origin story' of his partnership with Martin Scorsese
Robbie Robertson, 'Insomnia' (Crown Publishing)Robbie Robertson's final solo album, 2019's Sinematic, features "Beautiful Madness," a song inspired by the two years he and Martin Scorsese&nb...
Andrea Dresdale Nov 17, 2025
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