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Elvis Costello is hitting the road January 2024 with his band, the Imposters — comprised of Steve Nieve, Pete Thomas, and Davey Faragher— for a new run of headlining shows.

The  7-0-7 Tour will kick-off in Tallahassee, and continue to cities across the southern U.S. through early February 2024.  Costello’s touring schedule also includes a set at the 30A Songwriters Festival, and a headlining show at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.  Serving as support on tour will be singer/guitarist Charlie Sexton for all 15 dates of the trek. Costello and The Imposters spend much of 2023 on the road in support of their LP ‘The Boy Named If’ (2022.)  

Presale for all dates of the 7-0-7 Tour are on sale now; general on-sale set to begin September 29. Information on the tour, including ticketing options, can be found by visiting Elvis Costello’s official website.

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A statement posted to social media announced that Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have officially postponed all remaining 2023 tour dates to 2024, while Springsteen continues his recovery from peptic ulcer disease.

The statement read: “Bruce Springsteen has continued to recover steadily from peptic ulcer disease over the past few weeks and will continue treatment through the rest of the year on doctor’s advice. With this in mind, and out of an abundance of caution, all remaining 2023 tour dates for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be postponed until 2024.”  Springsteen personally added: “Thanks to all my friends and fans for your good wishes, encouragement, and support. I’m on the mend and can’t wait to see you all next year.”

The rescheduled dates, which including dates that already postponed earlier this month, will be announced next week. All shows taking place at their originally scheduled venues, and tickets will be honored at the new dates. Fans who purchased their tickets through official ticketing companies can request a refund within 30 days.

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Journey are hitting the road again with special guest Toto for their 50th Anniversary “Freedom Tour 2024” across North America.

The 30-city trek kicks off on February 9th in Biloxi, Mississippi, and will make stops in cities including Raleigh, North Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; Louisville, Kentucky; Calgary, Alberta; and Las Vegas, Nevada before wrapping up on April 29th in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Pre-sale tickets will go on sale begin on Thursday, September 28th (use access code STUDIO) ahead of the general on-sale slated for Friday, September 29th via Ticketmaster.

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Stevie Nicks has announced additional dates for her upcoming 2024 North American headlining tour, with shows beginning in February 2024 for an eight-date tour run.  The new leg of shows follows a string of solo shows from Nicks earlier this year, as well as her current run of gigs which will wrap up this December.

The new dates will kick-off on February 10 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at Mark G Etess Arena, Nicks will make stops in New York, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and Nebraska before wrapping-up on March 9 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the AT&T Stadium.

General sale for the 2024 North American tour will begin on Friday, September 29 at 10am local time. Head to Ticketmaster for more information.

Stevie Nicks Announces 2024 Tour Dates

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Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson shared that new solo music is set to drop in 2024. The album, titled The Mandrake Project, sees Bruce reuniting with longtime collaborator and producer Roy Z, with whom he collaborated with for previous solo albums including Balls To Picasso, Accident Of Birth, The Chemical Wedding and Tyranny Of Souls.  The Mandrake Project will mark Dickinson’s first solo material since 2005’s Tyranny of Souls. 

Said Dickinson: “This album has been a very personal journey for me and I am extremely proud of it. Roy Z and I have been planning, writing and recording it for years, and I am very excited for people to finally hear it. As for what The Mandrake Project actually is… all will be revealed soon!”

Dickinson will embark on a nine-date tour in Mexico and Brazil in April 2024, and also shared he is planning to add more dates for a tour around the new album: “I’m even more excited at the prospect of getting out on the road with this amazing band that we have put together, to be able to bring it to life. We’re planning to play as many shows as we can in as many places as possible, for as many people as we can!”

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Avenged Sevenfold have dropped their official video for “Mattel”, directed by Zoe Katz. The song appears on the group’s current studio album “Life Is But A Dream…“

The video debut for ‘Mattel’ coincides with the band’s ongoing headlining tour with Falling In Reverse and Kim Dracula, which is set to conclude at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena on October 15.

Take a look at the video for “Mattel” – here.

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Nickelback has shared the music video for their single “High Time,” off of their 2022 album Get Rollin’.

The video for High Time, directed by Timothy Hiehle, shows scenes of the group driving along desert highways and cities in order to make it to their next venue to perform. Nickelback are currently on their Get Rollin’ Tour in support of their tenth studio album by the same name, which features rock/country star Brantley Gilbert as their opening act.

Take a look at the video for High Time – here.

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Blink-182 announced their new album ‘One More Time…’, will drop October 20 via Columbia. Blink’s current lineup of Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker also dropped an album trailer previewing new music, revealing that ‘One More Time…’ is about the unique circumstances the band members went through prior to their reunion. Travis Barker says in the trailer: “On the album, ‘One More Time’ is written about ‘why does it take these catastrophes like me being in a plane crash or Mark being sick for our band to get back together,’ while Tom DeLonge added: “Coming out with these words, ‘One More Time,’ it’s like, ‘Hey, this is the last time we’re going to f**k this up.”

The band have also shared two new songs from One More Time– the title track, which comes with a music video that recreates scenes from the trio’s classic ’90s/2000s videos (watch HERE); and the acoustic ballad “More Than You Know” (listen HERE). Both songs were produced by Barker.

One More Time…., produced by Barker, follows Blink-182’s two albums with guitarist Matt Skiba — 2016’s California and 2019’s Nine. One More Time…. will be Hoppus, DeLonge, and Barker’s first new album together since 2011.  To preorder One More Time…, head here.

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R.E.M. is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its 11th studio album ‘Up’ with new multi-format reissues, dropping on November 10th. The set will be available as a deluxe 2 CD/Blu-ray package, 2 CD, 2 LP, and digital.

The deluxe 2 CD/Blu-ray set includes the remastered album and a never-before-released 11-track live performance from the band’s 1999 taping for the TV series Party of Five.  The Blu-ray also features Up in Hi-Res and 5.1 Surround Sound audio, performance footage, the original EPK, plus HD-restored music videos including “At My Most Beautiful,” “Daysleeper,” and “Lotus.” The three-disc set will be presented in a deluxe folio-style hardcover package with a 32-page book featuring new liner notes from journalist Josh Modell, and new interviews with the band.  A limited edition green marble vinyl will be exclusive to the REM online store.

All formats are now available for preorder.

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Static-X and Sevendust’s upcoming co-headlining tour will launch soon, but the bands are already announcing a second leg in 2024. The “Machine Killer” trek will resume next year with a month of additional U.S. dates throughout February. Opening acts Dope and Lines of Loyalty will once again serve as support on the tour.

The first leg of the co-headlining tour begins October 6th and wraps up November 1st. It will then resume next February 1st in Myrtle Beach, making stops along the East Coast before concluding in Newport, KY, on February 27th.

The new tour announcement comes as Static-X’s new album, Project Regeneration: Vol. 2, is ready to drop on November 3rd. Project Regeneration: Vol. 2 features the last of late vocalist Wayne Static’s unreleased vocals, and is a companion to 2020’s Vol. 1.  You can pre-order Project Regeneration: Vol. 2 at the link: here.

Check out the “Machine Killer” tour 2024 tour info: here.

Metal Legends SEVENDUST And STATIC-X Announce Another Leg Of The Machine Killer Tour For February 2024

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