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Depeche Mode have announced they will launch a world tour in 2023, as well as release their first new music in five years.  The Memento Mori Tour will serve as support the band’s forthcoming 15th studio album, Memento Mori, due out in spring 2023. Memento Mori will be Depeche Mode’s 15th studio album and the follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed Spirit. 

Dave Gahan and Martin Gore have revealed that the tour will begin with a limited series of North American arena dates, kicking-off March 23rd, before the band heads to Europe for their summer stadium tour on May 16th. The North American dates will feature stops at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Chicago’s United Center, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum and Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, among others; while the European stadium tour will make stops at the Stade de France in Paris, Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, Milan’s San Siro Stadium, and London’s Twickenham Stadium, and more.

The Memento Mori Tour will be Depeche Mode’s 19th tour and their first in over five years. The band’s most recent outing, the 2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour saw the band playing to more than three million fans over the course of 130 shows across Europe and North America.

Pre-sales start Wednesday, October 5th in select markets. General on sale starts Friday, October 7th at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.

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A Day To Remember took to social media to announce the ‘Reassembled: The Acoustic Theater Tour.‘ The tour takes its namesake from a track on the band’s sixth studio album, Bad Vibrations, called “Reassembled.”

The band — comprised of Jeremy McKinnon, Alex Shelnutt, Kevin Skaff and Neil Westfall – revealed the  trek will feature support from special guest Wage War.  The Reassembled: The Acoustic Theater Tour kicks-off with a show at Nashville iconic Ryman Auditorium on November 29 and continues through December 21, where the tour will wrap up in Orlando, Florida at Dr. Phillips Center. The acoustic trek will visit several major cities along the way, including Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Memphis, New York and more.

An artist ticket presale begins on Tuesday, October 4, at 10 AM local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 7 at 10 AM local time.  For more details, head to the band’s website.

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Ringo Starr has been forced to cancel some of his upcoming tour dates with His All-Starr Band due to being diagnosed with COVID-19. The affected dates are Prior Lake, Minnesota; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Lethbridge, Alberta; Abbotsford, British Columbia; and Penticton, British Columbia.

Ringo’s management company announced on Monday: “Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band were forced to cancel their recent shows at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo Michigan and at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN due to illness. It has been confirmed today that Ringo has Covid and the tour will be on hold while Ringo recuperates…Ringo hopes to resume as soon as possible and is recovering at home. As always, he and the All Starrs send peace and love to their fans and hope to see them back out on the road soon.”  The statement did not mention any of the 82-year-old musician’s symptoms.

As of press time, the tour is set to resume in Seattle, Washington on October 11th. News regarding ticketing and rescheduled dates is still to come; to purchase available tickets for remaining shows, head to Ticketmaster.

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Bruce Springsteen has announced Only The Strong Survive, a new studio album comprised of 15 soul music covers. The project will be released on CD and 2 LP on November 11th via Columbia Records.

Only The Strong Survive celebrates soul music from the legendary catalogues of Motown, Gamble and Huff, Stax and many more. The album will also feature guest vocals by Sam Moore, as well as contributions from The E Street Horns, full string arrangements by Rob Mathes, and backing vocals by Soozie Tyrell, Lisa Lowell, Michelle Moore, Curtis King Jr., Dennis Collins and Fonzi Thornton.

Springsteen said of the new LP: “I wanted to make an album where I just sang. And what better music to work with than the great American songbook of the Sixties and Seventies? I’ve taken my inspiration from Levi Stubbs, David Ruffin, Jimmy Ruffin, the Iceman Jerry Butler, Diana Ross, Dobie Gray, and Scott Walker, among many others. I’ve tried to do justice to them all—and to the fabulous writers of this glorious music. My goal is for the modern audience to experience its beauty and joy, just as I have since I first heard it. I hope you love listening to it as much as I loved making it.”

Only The Strong Survive marks Springsteen’s first studio album since 2020’s Letter To You. Springsteen will also be reuniting with the legendary E Street Band in February for his 2023 international tour, which to date has sold over 1.6 million tickets across the United States and Europe.

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The late Scott Weiland recorded an album of holiday standards in 2011 titled The Most Wonderful Time of the Year; now, the original 10-song collection will be expanded with four unreleased recordings, marking the first posthumous music to be released from the Weiland vault.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Deluxe Edition will be available on November 4th for in two vinyl versions. The limited edition of 2,000 units of red vinyl will be available exclusively at ScottWeiland.com, the Rhino.com store and at indie retailers. The limited edition of 3,000 units of green vinyl will be available everywhere that vinyl is sold. The newly expanded holiday album also will be available the same day on digital and streaming services.

One of the previously unreleased tracks featured on the deluxe edition is Weiland’s cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s anti-war anthem, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).” Weiland’s version is available now on all digital download and streaming services along with a new lyric video for the track featuring Weiland family Christmas photos, which can be viewed – here.

The other unreleased tracks debuting on the upcoming Deluxe Edition are alternate versions of three album tracks — “White Christmas,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.”

To pre-order The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Deluxe Edition, head here.

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Corey Taylor has announced the special livestream event, Half Sold Out: CMFT Live At The Palladium, in support of his own charity ‘The Taylor Foundation.’  Launched earlier this year, the organization “supports and uplifts military veterans and emergency personnel living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)”… working on “raising awareness of this often misunderstood mental health condition as well as provides resources and financial support”.

Filmed from London’s renowned Palladium venue, the sold-out performance will take place on October 17 and will serve as the first date of Taylor’s first ever UK solo band tour. The performance will be streamed worldwide at 9pm London time (BST), before being re-broadcast twice for viewers around the world. Following the two broadcasts, the event will then be available to watch on demand for another 48hrs from October 17 11.30pm PDT until October 19 11.30pm PDT.

Taylor said: “Not only am I stoked to be coming back to my island to play for my people, I’m over the moon to share it with the rest of the world. We’re gonna laugh, cry, break dance – sky’s the limit. Enjoy, Earth.”  Tickets for the livestream are available now at the link here.

Slipknot’s new album The End, So Far is set to arrive this Friday on September 30. You can order your copy here.

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Muse is bringing their “Will of the People Tour” to North America, making stops in the U.S. and Canada for a North American tour in early 2023. Evanescence will serve as support on the North American leg.

Will of the People is also the title of Muse’s latest, ninth studio album. Bandleader Matt Bellamy said the new LP is influenced by Slipknot – thanks to his son’s love of the metal band. Will of the People features the singles “Won’t Stand Down,” “Compliance,” Kill or Be Killed,” “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”, as well as the title track.

General on-sale tickets start Oct. 7 at 10AM local time. Pre-sale begins Oct. 4. Fans can register now at willofthepeopletour.com.  For more info, head here.

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Tesla announced its first-ever Las Vegas residency in March 2023, celebrating 36 years together. The five shows run March 17, 18, 22, 24 and 25th inside House of Blues Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

Guitarist Frank Hannon said: “We are very excited to be able to perform consecutive nights residing at the same venue because we plan to dig into our catalog and change up our set lists for each show. This will make it interesting for our loyal fans who will attend in the spectacular city of Las Vegas!”

Bassist Brian Wheat added: “We, in Tesla, are very excited to be doing our very first ever residency in Las Vegas, of all places, where Elvis did his residency. We look forward to bringing the legacy of Tesla’s music to you all!”

Tickets for Tesla: The Las Vegas Residency at House of Blues Las Vegas go on sale for the public Saturday, October 1st t 10 am PT via Ticketmaster. Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase pre-sale tickets until Friday, September 30th at 10 pm PT through Citi Entertainment. House of Blues, Live Nation and Ticketmaster pre-sales begin Thursday, September 29th at 10 am PT.

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Paramore have released their new song “This Is Why,” the title track from their new album due out February 10th. “This Is Why” was recorded in Los Angeles with Carlos de la Garza, who worked with Paramore on their self-titled album, and 2017’s After Laughter.   

Of the new song, Paramore’s Hayley Williams said in a statement: “’This Is Why’ was the very last song we wrote for the album. To be honest, I was so tired of writing lyrics but [guitarist] Taylor [York] convinced [drummer] Zac [Farro] and I both that we should work on this last idea. What came out of it was the title track for the whole album. It summarizes the plethora of ridiculous emotions, the rollercoaster of being alive in 2022, having survived even just the last three or four years. You’d think after a global pandemic of fucking biblical proportions and the impending doom of a dying planet, that humans would have found it deep within themselves to be kinder or more empathetic or something.”

Check out the video for the new song, directed by Turnstile’s Brendan Yates and filmed in Malibu, at the link – here.

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Metallica have announced that they will be leading the lineup for a Tribute Concert honoring Megaforce Records owner and founder Jonny Zazula and his wife Marsha, with a special show in Florida. Jonny died in February 2022 from complications of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIPD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and osteopenia. Marsha passed away from cancer in January 2021.

The special concert will take place at the Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on, November 6th. A portion of the proceeds from this show will be donated in Jonny and Marsha’s name to MusiCares, a safety net supporting the health and welfare of the music community offering preventive, emergency, and recovery programs to musicians and industry professionals. Additionally, All Within My Hands will be supporting ‘Feeding South Florida’ with a donation following the show.

Metallica had this to say of the event:  “We’re excited to add one more night to the tour calendar this year with a special show . This night will be extra-special as we’ll be celebrating the life, legacy and achievements of Jonny and Marsha Zazula. Jonny gave us our first break in New York, released our first albums on his Megaforce Records label, and put us out on the road for our first real tour. With Marsha by his side, Jonny was a mentor, a manager, a label head, and a father figure to us all…. we would not be where we are today without the two of them. Sadly, we recently lost both Jonny and Marsha, just a little more than a year apart. We’ll be cooking up a special setlist for you full of songs from our days with Jonny and Marsha at Megaforce. Our main touring partner from that time, Raven, will be joining us to add to the celebration and bring back the memories. Head out to Hard Rock Live and celebrate two heavy metal pioneers and champions with us!”

Tickets for the show will be available starting on Friday, September 30th at 10 am EDT. Fifth Member fan club members will have early access beginning Wednesday, September 28th. For more information head to http://Metallica.com.

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