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After being canceled and rescheduled due to the pandemic, the European festival ‘Primavera Sound’ is finally debuting in Los Angeles next September — two years since the initial announcement that the festival would be hitting the U.S. Primavera is set to take place the weekend of September 16-18 at the L.A. State Historic State Park. All previously purchased tickets will be valid for next year’s festival.

Nine Inch Nails, Arctic Monkeys and Lorde are set to headline, and other artists set to perform include Arca, Mitski, James Blake, Khruangbin, BICEP, Clairo, Darkside, King Krule, Low, Stereolab, PinkPantheress, Kim Gordon, Mustafa, Fontaines D.C., Helena Hauff, DJ Playero, Special Interest, Cigarettes After Sex, Tierra Whack, Dry Cleaning, Mayhem, Paloma Mami, Little Jesus, Buscabulla, Bad Gyal, and more.

Festival-goers can register now for Primavera L.A.‘s pre-sale for exclusive access to 3-Day GA and VIP tickets beginning at 10 a.m. PT on Friday, Dec. 10. Any remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public at 2 p.m. PT on the same day.

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After wrapping his fall 2021 tour promoting his latest album “Detroit Stories”, Alice Cooper announced a run of January/February 2022 dates ahead of a headline appearance on the Monsters Of Rock cruise, which takes place February 9 through 14.

Cooper has now confirmed a leg of new spring 2022 dates, kicking off on March 18 in Mashantucket, CT at Foxwoods Resort Casino, and wrapping on April 23 in Paso Robles, CA. Support will come from Buckcherry on most dates, with KISS legend Ace Frehley taking over as support for the final two stops on the tour on April 22nd in Reno, NV at the Grand Sierra Resort and April 23rd in Paso Robles, CA at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre

To purchase tickets, head to the link – here.

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The Foo Fighters are sharing a sneak-peak of their forthcoming horror-comedy film, “Studio 666”, due in theaters on February 25, 2022.

The film sees the band move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much-anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself dealing with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band. According to director BJ McDonnell, the film — which will include appearances from Jeff Garlin, Will Forte and Whitney Cummings — is a throwback to vintage rock pictures of the past.  He explained: “‘Studio 666’ is a perfect combination of all things I love: rock, horror, and comedy all tied together in a very thrilling motion picture. I am so excited to have teamed up with the Foo Fighters to create an old school ‘band’ movie. It’s been years since we’ve seen something like The Beatles ‘Help!’, The Monkees ‘Head’, or ‘KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park’. Take that ’60s / ’70s old-school band film fun, mix it with horror and ‘Studio 666’ is born! I am so ecstatic for audiences of film and music to come together and enjoy our film.”

Watch the sneak-peak video for “Studio 666” – here.

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Carlos Santana successfully underwent a heart procedure last week, forcing the cancellation of several Las Vegas shows planned for December. In a video message Santana said: “I’m going to be taking time off for a little bit to make sure that I replenish and rest.”  Michael Vrionis, president of Universal Tone Management, confirmed that Santana underwent an “unscheduled heart procedure” and said in a statement: “Carlos is doing fantastic and is anxious to be back on stage soon. He profoundly regrets that this ‘speed bump’ necessitated the cancellation of his upcoming performances.”

Santana’s heart procedure and recovery prompted the cancellation of his concerts at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino through the end of the year. However, the 74-year-old guitarist has just announced that he will be launching a new North American trek next spring calling the ‘Blessings and Miracles’ tour, kicking off on March 25th at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, WA, and wrapping up on April 16th at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday, December 10th at the link- here.

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Iron Maiden will be returning to North America next year for a new leg of their Legacy Of The Beast world tour, promoting their new album, “Senjutsu”. Trivium have signed on to support them for the first month of the tour, with Within Temptation taking over for the second month.

Frontman Bruce Dickinson had this to say, “I’m really excited about the new additions to the stage production and we can’t wait for everyone to see what we’ve got planned. The whole band has really enjoyed the Legacy tour and now we just can’t wait get back out on the road to play live, have fun and see everyone again.”

The tour will be kicking off the North American leg in El Paso. Texas on September 11th. Registration for first access to tickets is open now HERE via Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform. Verified Fan presale begins Wednesday, December 8th at 10am local. There will also be an exclusive pre-sale for IRON MAIDEN fan club members beginning Tuesday, December 7th at 10am local. All presales end Thursday, December 9th at 10pm local. Any remaining tickets will go on sale on December 10th at 10am local time.

Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson and Chicago have announced a co-headlining U.S. tour for summer 2022. Wilson will be accompanied on stage by fellow Beach Boys members Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin.

The tour begins on June 7 at the Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix before it wraps up on July 26 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Mich., on July 26. Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased via Ticketmaster, or through the official websites of Chicago and Wilson.

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