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Mötley Crüe, Foo Fighters, Slipknot, and Limp Bizkit will headline next year’s edition Welcome to Rockville, taking place May 9-12, 2024 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fl. Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx said in a statement: “We couldn’t be more excited to come back to Florida. Welcome to Rockville is one of the biggest festivals in the world, and it’s going to be a highlight for us in 2024.” 

The festival posted on X: “Alright, Rockvillains, let’s kick this off with a bang! Your Welcome To Rockville lineup has landed, and it’s a monumental one! You asked for more bands, more stages, and more action. Rockvillains, when you ask, we deliver. Take it all in. This is the biggest rock festival in North America, and you will be a part of history. We’re cranking up the volume with a monster roster of over 150+ bands, which is 50 more than last year. Buckle up; this is just the beginning. Get your passes NOW to a beast of a festival with the power to unleash rock like never before. Keep your eyes peeled because we have more in store, including the campground kick-off party lineup you’ll only get with Welcome To Rockville, all coming early next year! http://WelcomeToRockville.com #WelcomeToRockville #RockFestival #LineupAnnounce”

The event will also feature Queens of the Stone Age, Disturbed, Offspring, Evanescence, Cypress Hill, Mr. Bungle, Judas Priest, Living Colour, Stone Temple Pilots, Greta Van Fleet, and Jelly Roll.

Tickets to the festival are on sale now through its website.

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The Killers have announced a new best-of compilation album, Rebel Diamonds, set for release on December 8th. In a promo clip for the new compilation, the band says: “See it’s been said that what’s remembered lives, and we’ve racked up stadiums full of memories the past 20 years, enough to fill lifetimes. Twenty songs for 20 years – Rebel Diamonds.”  Check out the promo for Rebel Diamonds – here.

Rebel Diamonds will pull together a total of 20 tracks across all the studio albums in The Killers’ discography, and includes the brand new song called “Spirit”.  Rebel Diamonds will also feature some deeper cuts from the band’s catalog, including “Be Still” and “Dying Breed.”

Pre-order Rebel Diamonds – here.

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Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are teaming up for the “Satch/Vai” Spring 2024 U.S. co-headlining tour, marking the first time the two guitar shredders have hit the road together outside of their iconic G3 project with Eric Johnson.  The 2024 trek kicks off March 22nd in Orlando and run through May 8th in Salt Lake City, with additional shows still to be announced.

Satriani said via a press release: “The Satch/Vai Tour is happening! I’m so looking forward to sharing the stage with Steve again. Every time we play together it takes me back to when we were teenagers, eating and breathing music every second of the day, pushing, challenging and helping each other to be the best we could be. I guess we’ve never stopped!”

Vai shared: “Touring with Joe is always a pleasure and an honor. He is my favorite guitarist to jam with, and now we have another opportunity to take it to the stage. I feel as though we are both at the top of our game and that the show will be a powerful celebration of the coolest instrument in the world, the electric guitar!”

Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster using the code SVx24. A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates will follow on Tuesday (November 14th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code BACKSTAGE.

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Innings Festival has announced the dates for its 2024 sixth annual event, returning to Beach Park & Arts Park on February 23-24, 2024, in Tempe, Arizona. This year’s Innings Festival will be headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers and Hozier, with a lineup that also includes Greta Van Fleet, Jimmy Eat World, Macklemore, Third Eye Blind, and more.

This year, Innings will be followed by the inaugural Extra Innings Festival the following weekend, on March 1-2, with headliners Chris Stapleton and Dave Matthews Band. The lineup for that weekend includes Elle King, Noah Kahan, Ryan Bingham with The Texas Gentlemen, Sheryl Crow, and Turnpike Troubadours.

For tickets and other information about Innings and Extra Innings, head to: inningsfestival.com.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hozier, Greta Van Fleet among Innings Festival 2024 lineup

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The nominees for the 66th annual Grammy Awards were announced, with multiple nominations in the Rock Categories.

Grammy nominations in the Rock Categories include Foo Fighters, Greta Van Fleet, Metallica, Paramore, and Queens of the Stone Age, who were all nominated in the Best Rock Album category. The Best Rock Performance nominees are Arctic Monkeys, Black Pumas, Boy Genius, Foo Fighters and Metallica.

Best Rock Song nominees are Boygenius’ “Not Strong Enough”, Foo Fighters’ “Rescued”, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl”, Queens Of The Stone Age’s “Emotion Sickness”, and The Rolling Stones’ “Angry”. The Best Metal Performance nominees are Disturbed for “Bad Man”, Ghost for “Phantom Of The Opera”, Metallica for “72 Seasons”, Slipknot for “Hive Mind” and Spiritbox for “Jaded”.

Other rock categories include Best Alternative Music Album and Best Alternative Performance.

The 66th annual Grammy Awards will air Feb. 4 live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

For the full list of nominations, head here: Grammys.com.

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Foo Fighters musician Dave Grohl released an extended version of his memoir “The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music.”  Grohl became a first-time author back in 2021 with Dave Grohl: The Storyteller – Tales In Life & Music, and now, the memoir is getting a deluxe paperback edition.

In the deluxe paper edition, fans are treated to an essay by Grohl on the concept of creativity, a series of writing prompts that could maybe spark your own rock hit, and an in-depth examination of four of the band’s favorite songs, and how Grohl’s relationship to those songs has changed over time. Fans can also read about the first time Grohl met Paul McCartney (previously an audiobook exclusive) and his go-to playlists.

To purchase the deluxe paperback copy of The Storyteller, head here.

Dave Grohl releases expanded version of The Storyteller

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