Month: December 2023

Red Hot Chili Peppers are extending their Unlimited Love Tour into 2024 with additional dates across the U.S. Special guests for the 2024 leg of the tour include Kid Cudi, Ice Cube, Ken Carson, Otoboke Beaver, Seun Kuti & Egypt80, Wand, and Irontom will be joining the band on select dates.

The 2024 run kicks off on Tuesday, May 28th in Ridgefield, Washington at RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater, with stops in Quincy, Washington; Salt Lake City; Virginia Beach, Virginia, and more before wrapping up on Tuesday, July 30th in St. Louis at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre.

Tickets are available via the band’s official website.

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Mötley Crüe will hold an exclusive New Year’s Eve concert, taking place in Palm Springs, California at Acrisure Arena. Dubbed “Crüe Years Eve”, the band will usher in the New Year and perform their last show of 2023.

John Page, senior vice president of Acrisure Arena, said in a statement: “We wanted to make ‘Crüe Year’s Eve’ at Acrisure Arena a unique celebration for fans. It’s not just a concert; it’s a special event to close out the year with the Mötley Crüe experience. The energy and showmanship they bring are unparalleled, and there’s no better way to ring in the New Year than with this legendary band. Acrisure Arena is honored to be the exclusive host for Mötley Crüe’s only scheduled performance and final show of 2023.” Per a press release, “Doors will open at 8:30 p.m. and the show will start at 10:00 p.m. with Mötley Crüe on stage through midnight to kick off the New Year with fans.”

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

Mötley Crüe announces 2023 New Year’s Eve show

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Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH has announced new tour dates in 2024, in support of the band’s newest album, Mammoth II, which was released on August 4, 2023. Van Halen shared: “2023 has been an amazing year and 2024 is shaping up to be even busier. To be able to headline more shows with Nita Strauss and then having Intervals join us later is so exciting. I am honored that I get to return to that incredible Metallica stage as well as reunite with Dave Grohl and the guys in the Foo Fighters. I can’t wait to see everyone next year.”

The first leg of the tour will start on February 21 at Red Flag in St. Louis, Missouri and end on March 10 at Empire Live in Albany, New York. The second leg of the tour will kick off on May 4 at Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and come to a close on May 17 at Mercury Ballroom in Lousiville, Kentucky. Supporting acts for the tour will include Nita Strauss and Interval.

Mammoth WVH is also scheduled to support Metallica, Slash, and Foo Fighters on their respective tours in 2024 as well.

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

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Ghost have just released a new compilation album titled 13 Commandments, with the collection featuring a song that was previously unavailable on streaming services.

The band wrote on social media: “We wish to inform you that these times call for a divine compilation of some of Ghost’s most sinful psalms and the most observant shall find the wider release of Ghost’s cult tune ‘Zenith.’ Ghost’s 13 Commandments: so let it be written, so let it be done…. Listen now everywhere.”

13 Commandments is essentially a “greatest hits” compilation, featuring songs from Ghost’s entire discography including “Square Hammer,” “Dance Macabre,” “Cirice,” “Rats,” “Mary on a Cross” and “Phantom of the Opera”. The previously unreleased track, “Zenith,” was originally a bonus track included on a special edition of their 2015 album Meliora, and was unavailable on digital and streaming services in the past.

Take a listen to “Zenith” – here.

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Lana Del Rey has released a cover of country-folk singer John Denver’s classic hit song, “Take Me Home, Country Roads”. Del Rey’s cover, produced by Zachary Dawes, swaps out Denver’s original acoustic guitar for piano as she sings the song solo until the end, when a choir of background singers join in for the final chorus.

The 38-year-old singer-songwriter has previously included nods to Denver in her own music, notably in her song “The Grants” from her album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.   A lyric in that song reads “My pastor told me, ‘When you leave, all you take is your memories’ … I’m gonna take mine of you with me/ Like ‘Rocky Mountain High’ the way John Denver sings,” referencing Denver’s 1972 smash.

Denver, who died at age 53 in 1997, released the original “Take Me Home, Country Roads” in 1971. It has become synonymous with West Virginia, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. The legendary songwriter went on to top the chart four times: in 1974 for “Sunshine on My Shoulders” and “Annie’s Song”; and in 1975 for “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” and “I’m Sorry.”

Take listen to Del Rey’s version of “Take Me Home, Country Roads” – here.

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Due to popular demand, U2‘s Achtung Baby Las Vegas residency at the newly-opened MSG Sphere has been expanded with four additional dates. The final shows in the residency will take place on Feb. 23 and 24 and March 1 and 2, bringing the total run of U2’s concerts to 40 performances.

U2 first opened the venue in September, with their residency dedicated to their 1991 album, Achtung Baby. U2 said in a statement when the residency was first announced: “The Sphere show has been in the works for a long time. We don’t want to let people down, least of all our audience… the truth is we miss them as much as they appear to miss us… our audience was always the fifth member of the band.”

Said U2’s The Edge: “The beauty of the Sphere is not only the ground-breaking technology that will make it so unique, with the world’s most advanced audio system, integrated into a structure which is designed with sound quality as a priority. It’s also the possibilities around immersive experience in real and imaginary landscapes. In short, it’s a canvas of an unparalleled scale and image resolution and a once-in-a-generation opportunity. We all thought about it and decided we’d be mad not to accept the invitation.”

U2’s Sphere performances have featured a complete performance of Achtung Baby, along with a Rattle & Hum set, and the debut of stand-in drummer Bram Van Den Berg, who has been filling in for Larry Muller Jr. as he recovers from back surgery.

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

U2 announces final four Vegas dates

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