Month: January 2024

The Black Crowes will launch the 2024 ‘Happiness Bastards’ headlining tour, in support of their first album in 15 years of the same name. The band’s highly anticipated new album is set to drop on March 15, and includes ten new tracks.

The “Happiness Bastards Tour” will hit 35 cities in North America and Europe this spring, kicking-off at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on April 2 and making stops in major cities including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Chicago, New York, and Boston, before ending its North American leg in Philadelphia on May 7 at The Met Philadelphia.

The European leg of the tour will begin May 14 in Manchester, UK, at the O2 Apollo, making stops in London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, Milan, Berlin, and more before wrapping up on June 9 in Mérida at the Stone & Music Festival.

Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson said: “Hope everybody is ready to rock & roll with us on the Happiness Bastards Tour this spring! We’re excited to be playing songs from our new album along with some deeper tracks, juicy covers and the songs you want to hear!”

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

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CBS announced that U2 will make history with the first performance broadcast from Las Vegas’ Sphere during the 66th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 4. The televised segment will bring the band’s acclaimed ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ production to a global audience, and U2 will also offer a special award presentation during the telecast.

The legendary rock band’s Sphere residency kicked-off last September, and after nine sold-out performances, the series was extended to a total of 40 engagements running through March. U2 also released “Atomic City” to coincide with the event at the Sphere, the Venetian Resort’s newest venue which features a 160,000-square-foot wraparound interior LED display.

U2’s broadcast performance will join the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, Travis Scott, Billie Eilish and Billy Joel, who just announced his first new music will be released in over a decade. The 66th annual ceremony will once again be hosted by Trevor Noah and will make its return to L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena. The Grammy Awards telecast live from L.A. on Feb. 4 between 8:00-11:30 p.m. ET/5:00-8:30 p.m. PT on the CBS Television Network. It will also stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.

U2 set to make history with 66th Grammy Awards performance

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Papa Roach has shared the live version of their hit single “Scars”, featuring Chris Daughtry. The band first performed Scars with Daughtry on the Nashville stop of The Revolutions Live Tour.  “Scars (feat Chris Daughtry) (Live)” is the latest release from the band’s EP Leave A Light (Talk Away The Dark).  Upon its release, frontman Jacoby Shaddix pledged a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) on behalf of each city’s attendees, culminating in a $155,000 donation presented in Denver, CO.

Shares Shaddix: “Joining voices with the legendary Chris Daughtry on “Scars” was not only a surprise for fans at a sold-out show, but the live recording was so great that we wanted to share it with the world. Immediately, Chris was all-in on this track also benefitting the AFSP and their mission to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide – a cause that means so much to us both.”

Daughtry added: “It was an honor to perform this classic which has been a personal favorite with my friend Jacoby and the boys when they came to Nashville. It’s an even greater honor that it is being used to do some good for an organization that is close to my heart.” 

The royalties for “Scars” featuring Daughtry will also be donated to the AFSP in support of their Talk Away The Dark campaign, an initiative that educates on the warning signs for suicide, and how to have a conversation that could save a life — whether it’s someone else’s or your own. Help is available — Talking is the first step to preventing suicide. If you or someone you know are struggling, help is available. Dial 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or text TALK to 741741.

Take a listen to “Scars (feat Chris Daughtry) (Live)” – here.

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Scar Tissue, the bestselling memoir from Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, has been optioned by Universal, brining it closer toward a screen adaptation.  Kiedis will produce the project along with Brian Grazer, representing Imagine Entertainment, and Guy Oseary, who has managed the Chili Peppers since 2021. Released in 2004, Scar Tissue, written by Kiedis with Larry Sloman, went to No. 1 on the New York Times’ bestseller list.

According to an advance press release, the studio says the adaptation of Scar Tissue will be “a shockingly candid portrait of an artist, addict, and ringleader” containing “a deeply unconventional father and son story set against a substance-fueled ’70s and ’80s L.A. punk scene. This story examines, without judgment, how all of his experiences shaped the music that was eventually embraced by millions.”

Kiedis, who was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1962, moved to Los Angeles right before his 12th birthday to live with his father. Kiedis was injected into the LA music scene and eventually formed RHCP in 1983 with bassist Flea, guitarist Hillel Slovak, and drummer Jack Irons.

Kiedis about his memoir in 2016: “I did regret the book for a while as there was some pain caused, but then, I started seeing the long-term positive reverberating. People were reading it in hospitals, in prisons and schools and it was having a positive effect. I realized that the whole point of writing that book wasn’t for me, but to show that somebody can go all the way down and come all the way back and have a productive, successful happy interesting life. And so whatever shame, pain or difficulty or discomfort I went through, then it was worth it because I get so many people coming up to me saying their kids had read it and got their act together because of it.”

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Asking Alexandria are sharing the debut single from their new EP “Dark Void,” from their 2023 critically acclaimed album Where Do We Go From Here?

Dark Void features five tracks including the original version of “Dark Void” along with a new radio edit, a stripped-down piano version, and a Sullivan King-remixed version. Says bassist Sam Bettley: “Unfortunately, it’s that time of the year again where a lot of us, including myself, are facing depression, anxiety, and loneliness. I can’t stress enough how much music has helped me through these dark times. Our song ‘Dark Void’ gives an insight into how crippling these feelings can be. So put it on, turn it up, and let it be a reminder that you aren’t alone and together we can make it through!”

The EP also includes the fan-favored electronic-tinged album track “Nothing Left” which Asking Alexandira has highlighted with a new lyric video aligning with the EP’s release.  You can stream Dark Void – here.

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The 2024 edition of Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival is returning for a second straight year, with rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers and country artists Jelly Roll and Hardy set to headline the two-day music festival, taking place July 25 to 28 at Veterans Park.

Hardy and Jelly Roll will co-headline on July 26, along with country up-and-comers Warren Zeiders, Priscilla Block, Hueston and Shaylen.

Meanwhile the Red Hot Chili Peppers will headline July 27, joined by punk veterans the Offspring and hip-hop veterans Cypress Hill, as well as rock bands Destroy Boys, Otoboke Beaver and Irontom.

Tickets for the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival are available at hdhomecoming.com/tickets. 

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jelly Roll, Hardy to headline 2024 Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival

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