Month: September 2024

Tears For Fears are headed to Las Vegas this fall for an exclusive three-night live event dubbed Songs for a Nervous Planet at BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The shows will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at 8 p.m.

The band announced on social media: “Vegas! Join us at @fontainebleaulasvegas for three nights only – October 30 and November 1 & 2. Exclusive pre-sale begins tomorrow – sign up for first access now at the link in bio. Tickets on general sale this Friday, Aug 23 at 10AM PT. #songsforanervousplanet ”

This exclusive run of shows follows The Tipping Point World Tour and The Tipping Point Tour Part II, an extensive run of global dates in 2022 and 2023 that featured performances at Madison Square Garden in New York and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The tour was in support of the band’s first studio album in seventeen years, The Tipping Point, which was released in late February 2022.

Bandmates Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith shares: “It’s been a while since we’ve been on the road and are very eager to share this live show experience with everyone. You can expect to hear tracks from our 2022 album The Tipping Point as well as fan favorites. Be sure to listen closely though as there may be something new sprinkled in there as well.”

Tickets for the Las Vegas event are available at tearsforfears.com.

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Not long after completing its “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere” opening residency, U2 has announced “V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas,” directed by the Edge and Morgleigh Steinberg.  The Edge also produced the film alongside Bono, Adam Clayton and Alan Moloney.

The shows, originally directed by Willie Williams, will be brought to Sphere starting on Sept. 5. Said the Edge: “The goal was to give the immersive movie goers as close to the live U2:UV concert experience as possible — and then some. I’ve never seen a U2 show. I’m so relieved I caught a great one.”  Steinberg added: “We knew all the tremendous capabilities of the technology, but we didn’t know what to expect from the process of making this film. The work became a true collaboration between band, artists, producers, and technology teams. The end result is a cinematic experience that transports viewers into the energy and beauty of the live show.”

Josephine Vaccarello, EVP of Live at MSG Entertainment, shared in a statement: “V-U2 is a first-of-its-kind immersive film that will transport audiences back to U2’s groundbreaking live Sphere shows and make them feel like they are there. This concert film was created specifically for Sphere, and will utilize the venue’s technologies to create an experience that is only possible at this next-generation entertainment medium.”

U2 kicked off its “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere” residency last September, playing for more than 700,000 fans for 40 dates through this past March.

Tickets for “V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas” are available through Ticketmaster.  For more information, visit www.thesphere.com.

See the trailer for the concert film – HERE.

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Alice In Chains will drop a special vinyl reissue of their 2009 album, Black Gives Way to Blue, in celebration of the 15th anniversary its release.

The release will be available on Sept. 27 in three different color variants: “Black Widow” red smoke (available exclusively through the Alice In Chains store), “Black Smoke” (via the Craft Recordings store), and “Electric Smoke” (available via Revolver). There’s also a standard black vinyl pressing available via Amazon.

Black Gives Way to Blue was the band’s fourth studio album, and marked Alice in Chains’ first new album in 14 years – their first with vocalist William DuVall, who joined the band following the 2002 death of frontman Layne Staley. DuVall shared vocal and guitar duties with founding member Jerry Cantrell, alongside bassist Mike Inez and drummer/founding member Sean Kinney.

Black Gives Way to Blue was an instant smash hit, debuting at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and achieving gold certification from the RIAA by May 2010. It includes singles “Your Decision,” “Lesson Learned,” “Check My Brain,” and “A Looking in View,” and the title track “Black Gives Way to Blue,” which features a guest performance from Elton John on piano.  Both “A Looking in View” and “Check My Brain” were Grammy Award-nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Pre-order the vinyl reissue of Black Gives Way To Blue – HERE.

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AC/DC has announced the final wave of AC/DC gold-colored, 50th anniversary vinyl reissues. Each of these limited edition LPs comes with an album-specific 12-inch by 12-inch print featuring new AC/DC 50 artwork, suitable for framing.

The final wave of AC/DC 50 gold vinyl releases includes six more classic releases — Flick Of The Switch, Fly On The Wall, Blow Up Your Video, Black Ice, Live At River Plate, and their latest album, Power Up, and will be available on September 27th.

• Flick of the Switch is a self-produced album that saw the band return to the rawer sound of their earlier records, including tracks such as “Bedlam In Belgium” and “Nervous Shakedown”.
• 1985’s Fly on the Wall was the band’s first to be produced solely by Angus and Malcolm Young;
• Blow Up Your Video was originally released in 1988 and recorded in London and the South of France, featuring the singles “Heatseeker” and “That’s The Way I Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll.”
• Black Ice ( 2008) was AC/DC’s first UK No. 1 album since Back In Black and their first US No. 1 since For Those About To Rock.
• Live at River Plate was recorded alongside a David Mallet-directed live film on December 4, 2009, at the second of three sold-out shows at the legendary River Plate Stadium in Sao Paolo, Argentina.
• Power Up, released in November 2020, was the band’s first LP in six years.
• AC/DC’s Power Up Tour 2024 has seen the band perform to over 1.3 million ecstatic fans across Europe, including 160,000 over two nights at London’s legendary Wembley Stadium.

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Don Henley’s sophomore solo album Building the Perfect Beast will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a remastered, new vinyl reissue.

The album is being released Oct. 4 as a two-LP set for the first time, remastered from the original analog tapes, and will feature the tune “A Month of Sundays” on vinyl for the first time (the track was only available on CD, cassette and digitally.).

Originally released in 1984, Building the Perfect Beast was a massive success for Henley, led by hit singles “The Boys of Summer,” “All She Wants to Do is Dance,” “Sunset Grill” and “Not Enough Love in the World.”  The album went triple platinum and hit #13 on the Billboard 200 Album chart, with “The Boys of Summer” hitting #5, and “All She Wants To Do Is Dance” peaking at #9. “The Boys of Summer” also earned Henley a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

To pre-order the remastered Building the Perfect Beast, head HERE.

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