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Ozzy Osbourne and family are returning to TV with a reality BBC docu-series, which will follow the life of the iconic Osbourne family. The show, entitled Home to Roost, will depict the everyday life of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne as they start over back in the U.K., returning to their family home in the town of Buckinghamshire. The couple’s children, daughter Kelly and son Jack, will also be featured in the show to assist their parents with readjusting to life back across the pond.

Home to Roost will consist of a 10-part series on the BBC, and will premiere in 2023 — though an exact release date has not been announced. The BBC said in a statement: “The series will follow the Osbournes as they celebrate one of their most important years yet — with everything from Sharon’s 70th birthday to Kelly’s soon-to-be-born baby, Ozzy’s tour, and of course the big move itself. This will be a genuine portrait, showing Sharon and Ozzy as they face up to illness and the challenges of getting older, but with the usual Osbourne eccentricities, humor, warmth and love.”

The announcement of the new series comes shortly after Ozzy said in an interview that he and Sharon were moving back to the U.K., citing the rising levels of gun violence within the United States. Ozzy and Sharon have both insisted that his health was not a factor in deciding to leave the U.S.

Home to Roost comes two decades after the family first broke onto the reality TV scene with their hit MTV series The Osbournes. The show, which premiered on MTV in 2002, became one of the highest-rated reality series in the network’s history.

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Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl opened Saturday’s tribute concert to the band’s late drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died in March at 50 years old. Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room in Colombia, where the band had a show scheduled.  In an emotional opening speech, Grohl said: “For those of you who knew him personally, you know that no one else could make you smile or laugh or dance or sing like he could. And for those of you that admired him from afar, I’m sure you’ve all felt the same thing. So tonight, we’ve gathered with family and his closest friends, his musical heroes and greatest inspirations, to bring you a gigantic [expletive] night for a gigantic [expletive] person.”

The all-star Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert went on for more than five hours Saturday, closing the night out with an emotional Foo Fighters set at London’s Wembley Stadium, where Grohl fought back tears as the group sang its first song of the night, ‘Times Like These.‘

Also taking the stage at Wembley Stadium were members of Metallica, Queen, Paul McCartney, AC/DC, plus Nile Rodgers and Liam Gallagher. Travis Barker, Rufus Tiger Taylor and Hawkins’s own teenage son Shane all took turns playing drums with Foo Fighters throughout the evening. Grohl said as the night came to an end:“I hope that you guys felt all the love from all of us and all of the performers because we felt it from you, for Taylor, tonight. I don’t really know what else to say.  This one’s for Taylor. Let’s hear it big and loud for Taylor f**** Hawkins right now,” he said, concluding a great night of music with Foo Fighters’ “Everlong.”

The concert was streamed worldwide on MTV’s YouTube channels. Paramount+ screened the show in the United States. A similar concert is scheduled for Los Angeles later this month, with proceeds from ticket sales from both concerts going towards charities chosen by Hawkins’ family.

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37 years after its initial release, Kate Bush’s hit track “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” has been reissued as a CD single. The song, which amassed a huge resurgence due to its use in Season 4 of Netflix’s “Stranger Things”, was originally a part of Bush’s 1985 album “Hounds of Love.”

As described on the website, the CD will feature a “period correct” artwork and a B-side. The single cover features a throwback photo of Bush aiming a bow and arrow. Aside from “Running Up That Hill,” the tracklist also features “Uner the Ivy.” The song is available via Rhino here.

After the single was used on the fourth season of “Stranger Things,” it immediately garnered massive success. In a rare interview with the BBC in June, Bush said she knew the song would gain attention again, but she never imagined it to be this big because “the whole world’s gone mad.  The thought of all these really young people hearing the song for the first time and discovering it is, well, I think it’s very special.”

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BMG has confirmed the release of Nickelback’s upcoming album, the band’s tenth studio album, and their second with the label. Full details of the release are expected shortly with the band teasing on Instagram a new single to drop on September 7th. The band have also shared a video from the recording studio on YouTube, along with the caption ‘are you ready?’

The new LP will be the band’s first new music since their 2017 album Feed The Machine.  Chad Kroeger, the band’s lead singer and guitarist, said “we are thrilled to reunite and continue our journey with the team at BMG and can’t wait for everyone to hear the new music. The enthusiasm from the entire label team over this new project marks an exciting new chapter in our career. We couldn’t be happier to extend our relationship with BMG and their partners around the world, who are some of the very best at empowering and elevating artists globally.”

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Johnny Depp will join Jeff Beck on his upcoming North American tour. Beck will kick off his live shows on September 23rd in Del Valle, TX where he will share the bill for the first six shows with longtime musical friends, ZZ Top. Depp will join Beck beginning October 4th at The Anthem in Washington, DC. Depp and Beck will perform songs from their newly released musical collaboration, ‘18.’  In addition to Depp, the tour will include Beck’s current band with bassist Rhonda Smith, drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Robert Stevenson.

Beck and Depp’s 13-track ‘18‘ debuted at No. 10 on both the Billboard Top Albums and Top Current Albums charts, marking the first top 10 for both Beck and Depp on the Top Album Sales chart. The set is available on CD and digitally, with a 180-gram black vinyl version coming on September 30th.

All shows are on sale now with VIP packages also available via Ticketmaster.

Johnny Depp to Join Jeff Beck on Bulk of 2022 North American Tour

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Metallica’s third concert benefiting their All Within My Hands foundation (AWMH) will be held on December 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. All Within My Hands was established by the members and management of Metallica in 2017 as a means to invest in the people and places that have supported the band. The foundation is focused on supporting sustainable communities through workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services.

Metallica released the following statement: “We’re excited to announce the date of our third Helping Hands Concert & Auction as we invite you to join us in Los Angeles on December 16, 2022, for a very special show benefiting All Within My Hands. It has been a few years since we connected in person for this unique event, so we want to get on your calendar now! We’re excited to share all the amazing things the Foundation has accomplished and we are inspired to look toward the future. Of course, we’ll cap it all off with a full night of live music! We hope you will join us for the celebration; keep watching this site and our socials for more details coming soon.”

All expenses of the Foundation are covered by the band, the board, and a few special friends so that 100% of donations go to the organizations it supports. AWMH is a registered non-profit organization.

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Anthrax has cancelled their upcoming European tour due to logistical issues and rising costs. The band states their U.K. tour dates are still on, and that any European ticket holders can be refunded at their point of purchase.

The band wrote on social media: “Sadly due to ongoing logistical issues and 2022 costs that are out of our control, we have no other option but to cancel the European leg of our upcoming 2022 tour. We will however be coming to the UK as scheduled. Tickets can be refunded at point of purchase.”

Anthrax will still play some shows in the U.K., with Municipal Waste and Sworn Enemy serving as support. The band just finished a U.S. tour with Black Label Society and Hatebreed, but were forced to cancel shows during that slate of dates due to a variety of health and safety issues. The band has been celebrating their 40th anniversary this year and the tour was supposed to be an extension of that celebration.

ANTHRAX Forced to Cancel European Tour Due To Logistical Issues & Rising Costs

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Hatebreed has extended its 20 Years of Perseverance Tour, which celebrates of the 20th anniversary of the band’s ‘Perseverance’ album. Bodysnatcher and Dying Wish will open all dates with Gatecreeper supporting from October 25th through November 15th; and Bleeding Through between November 17th and November 20th.

The Grammy-nominated band added nine additional shows, kicking-off October 25th in Elmira, New York and running through November 20th in San Diego. Other stops includes Hartford, CT; Harrisburg, PA; San Antonio, Las Vegas, and Colorado Springs.

Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

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Progressive rock band Yes announced dates for the U.S. leg of their The Album Series Tour 2022, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their 1972 iconic album, ‘Close To The Edge.’

The trek will kick off with two shows in Glenside, PA at the Keswick Theatre on Friday, October 7th and Saturday, October 8th and wrap in New York at the NYCB Theatre on November 19th. Tickets will begin to go on sale on Friday, September 2nd via Ticketmaster.  For details head HERE.

The US tour is dedicated to the late Alan White, the band’s legendary drummer, following his passing this past May. A special tribute concert — “Alan White – Celebrating His Life and Music” — will be held October 2nd at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle.

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Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne plan to return to the United Kingdom permanently in the coming months. In an interview with The Observer, the 73-year-old Ozzy said he had not traveled to his home country in “three or four years” due to his health struggles, but recently made a surprise appearance at the Commonwealth Games’ closing ceremony in Birmingham, England, on Aug. 8.

Ozzy and Sharon, 69, say they will resume living in the U.K. in February 2023 after residing in Los Angeles for more than two decades, in large part due to gun violence in the U.S.  Said Ozzy: “Everything’s f—ing ridiculous there. I’m fed up with people getting killed every day. God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings. And there was that mass shooting in Vegas at that concert… It’s f—ing crazy.  And I don’t want to die in America. I don’t want to be buried in f—ing Forest Lawn” (noting the famous cemetery in Los Angeles). “I’m English. I want to be back. But saying that, if my wife said we’ve got to go and live in Timbuktu, I’ll go.  But, no, it’s just time for me to come home.”

The former Black Sabbath singer has experienced a number of health issues in recent years; he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003, and underwent major surgery in June. Sharon told The Observer that the move back to England has nothing to do with her husband’s health: “I knew people would think that. It’s not. It’s just time. America has changed so drastically. It isn’t the United States of America at all. Nothing’s united about it. It’s a very weird place to live right now.”

The Osbournes also told The Observer that Ozzy will attempt to tour again after his next album, ‘Patient Number 9,’ drops on Sept. 9:  “I’ll give it the best shot I can for another tour. You have not seen the end of Ozzy Osbourne, I promise you. “If I have to go up there and die on the first song, I’ll still be back the next day.”

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