Billy Idol and longtime collaborator Steve Stevens have been inducted into Guitar Center’s Hollywood Rockwalk.

The pair took part in a handprint ceremony outside Guitar Center’s flagship location on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood Tuesday night.

“I’ve had a fantastic time with Steve, he's made a lot of my crazy ideas come true,” Idol said during the ceremony. “You can never really ask for anything more than that. It really is special and incredible, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. It’s great to be honored together by Guitar Center on the Rockwalk.”

"It’s humbling to now be amongst this incredible group of musicians on Guitar Center’s Rockwalk,” Stevens added. “More than anything, this is a testament to over 45 years of great laughs, great songs that now belong to the world, and a great friendship."

Idol and Stevens now join the more than 150 artists and innovators represented on the Rockwalk, which began in 1985. Others who’ve been honored on the Rockwalk include Eric Clapton, Aerosmith, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath and The Ramones.

The honor comes ahead of Idol and Stevens' induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November.

Next up, Idol will launch the next leg of his It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again! tour on Aug. 7 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He will also headline the weeklong Hot in the City Las Vegas residency at the Fontainebleau from Aug. 28 to Sept. 5. A complete list of dates can be found at BillyIdol.net.

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Rush has run into their first glitch on their Fifty Something tour.

The rockers were supposed to be headlining the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday. But according to a post on Instagram, the show has now been postponed “(d)ue to unforeseen travel and border-related delays impacting our touring production following our recent Mexico City tour dates.”

The Fort Worth show, the opening night of a four-night stand at the venue, has now been moved to July 2, with tickets for Wednesday’s show valid on the new date. Refunds will be provided to those who can’t make the new date.

The tour will resume on Friday in Fort Worth, with the band also scheduled to play there Sunday and Tuesday.

“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding,” they wrote. "[W]e look forward to seeing everyone starting this Friday!”

Rush launched their Fifty Something tour on June 7 in Los Angeles. It is the band’s first tour since August 2015, and also Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson’s first time on tour since the 2020 death of Neil Peart.

A complete list of tour dates can be found at Rush.com.

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Deep Purple has shared another preview of their upcoming album, SPLAT!

The band has released the new single “Guilt Trippin’," which, according to a press release, “imagines God and Charles Darwin sharing a drink in a pub, reflecting on how things on earth have not exactly worked out according to plan.”

“The song starts, and I’m in the studio. I don’t have any words for it yet,” says frontman Ian Gillan of the track. “So I just start screaming. It was the pure joy of yelling it."

The 80-year-old adds, "I vowed when I was 40 that I’d stop screaming by the time I was 60. Now I’m looking back and thinking, ‘Whatever happened to that?’ So we’ll give it a go.”

This is the third single Deep Purple has released from SPLAT!, following “Arrogant Boy” and “Diablo.” It is available now via digital outlets.

SPLAT!, Deep Purple’s first album since to 2024’s =1, will be released July 3. The album explores the idea of the end of humanity as a transformation rather than a destruction, with the album’s description noting it sees the end “not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence.”

Deep Purple will launch a North American tour Aug. 4 in Raleigh, North Carolina. A complete list of dates can be found at DeepPurple.com.

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The Rolling Stones have announced another collaboration in connection with their upcoming album, Foreign Tongues.

The latest has the band teaming with NASCAR for a line of officially licensed co-branded NASCAR merchandise, including T-shirts, a sweatshirt and a signature racing jacket. There will also be two limited-edition NASCAR-themed Foreign Tongues vinyl variants.

In addition, the campaign will include a fan experience at locations around Chicago leading up to NASCAR's Chicagoland race weekend, July 4-5. It will feature a Rolling Stones listening lounge, where fans can enjoy Foreign Tongues inside a custom-designed Rolling Stone-inspired NASCAR show car.

The launch of the collaboration also includes a new video featuring NASCAR drivers Jesse Love, Connor Zilisch and Carson Hocevar, as well as YouTube creator and driver Cleetus McFarland, set to The Stones’ latest single “In the Stars.”

The NASCAR collab is one of many The Rolling Stones have announced in connection with Foreign Tongues, which comes out July 10. They previously revealed collabs with FIFA and Marvel.

More info can be found at Store.NASCAR.com and TheRollingStonesShop.com.

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On This Day, June 24, 1995…

After Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder got sick with a stomach flu, rocker Neil Young stepped in to headline the Seattle band’s concert at the Polo Fields at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California.

Vedder performed about seven songs before he told the crowd he was sick, introducing Young, who then performed with the rest of the band.

Young treated the crowd to such classic tunes as "The Needle and the Damage Done," "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)," "Down by the River," "Cortez the Killer" and more, wrapping the show with his iconic hit "Rockin’ in the Free World."

The concert happened a few days before Young and Pearl Jam released the collaborative album Mirror Ball, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. That December, Pearl Jam released the EP Merkin Ball featuring two songs recorded with Young, that were left off of Mirror Ball.

In October 2025, Young reissued Mirror Ball as part of his Official Release Series Volume 6, along with three other albums. In May, he reissued it as a standalone CD and vinyl.

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Iron Maiden has issued a statement regarding the band's show in Paris Monday, which was cut short due to a power outage. 

As previously reported, the La Défense Arena went dark in the middle of the set while Maiden was performing the song "2 Minutes to Midnight." The power was eventually restored and Maiden retook the stage about an hour later, but between the delay and the venue's curfew, the show ended without the band's usual encore.

The incident was especially inconvenient since Maiden was filming the show for an upcoming concert film documenting their Run for Your Lives tour.

"Despite everything the audience and atmosphere last night were fantastic and, like every other challenge Iron Maiden have faced over the years, we'll find a way to deal with and overcome the missing songs in the encore when it comes to the final film," frontman Bruce Dickinson says in a post to Maiden's website. "We know that many of you travelled long distances, waited patiently throughout the interruption, and were looking forward to experiencing the complete Run For Your Lives show. We share your disappointment. No one is more frustrated than the band and crew, who were eager to deliver the full performance you deserved."

"What we will remember most from last night is the incredible spirit inside the arena," Dickinson continues. "Your patience, understanding and unwavering support through an extremely challenging situation meant the world to us. The energy in the room was remarkable and is exactly what we have to come to expect from Paris, and a reminder of why we always love playing here."

The Run for Your Lives tour, which celebrates Maiden's 50th anniversary, will continue through Europe into mid-July before coming to North America in late August.

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The Zombies frontman Colin Blunstone is returning to the U.S. this fall.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced dates for a 19-city tour with The Fixx and Peter Asher.

The trek will hit the Northeast and Midwest, starting Sept. 2 in Somerville, Massachusetts, with stops in New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Nashville and more. It wraps Sept. 30 in Troy, New York.

In a post on Instagram, Blunstone writes that he’s “thrilled” to be heading out on tour again, noting fans can expect to hear “songs from my solo career and some Zombies classic tunes.”

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Blunstone wrapped his Believe in Miracles U.K. solo tour on May 28 in London. In a post on Instagram he called it “one of the most enjoyable tours I’ve ever been on,” noting that he hopes he and his band can do another solo tour in the U.K. early next year.

In addition to the upcoming U.S. tour, Blunstone is scheduled to perform at The Zombies’ annual Begin Here festival, taking place Oct. 30- Nov. 1 in their hometown of St. Albans, England. More info can be found at TheZombiesmusic.com.

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Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson are among the musicians who will be appearing at the 2026 San Diego Comic-Con alongside the graphic novel publishing company Z2.

Both McCready and Dickinson will be signing at the Z2 booth and will be taking part in panels about their respective Z2 books, Farewell to Seasons and The Mandrake Project.

Farwell to Seasons presents an alternate history of the Seattle music scene, which, of course, McCready is intimately familiar with, while The Mandrake Project is a companion to Dickinson's 2024 solo album of the same name.

Other Z2 Comic-Con guests include Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills and Lee Jennings of The Funeral Portrait.

San Diego Comic-Con 2026 takes place July 23-26.

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Neil Young is giving fans a look at his 2025 Love Earth tour with The Chrome Hearts.

The rocker has posted an hourlong concert film, titled Corduroy Plants, to his Neil Young Archives website. The film, which is available for free, was directed by Young’s wife, Daryl Hannah, who also directed his 2025 documentary, Coastal.

The film comes just weeks after Young released the live album As Time Explodes, which features performances from his 2025 U.S. and European tour with The Chrome Hearts.

Young was supposed to launch a 2026 Europe and U.K. tour on June 19 in Manchester, England, but canceled the tour in February, citing the need to “take a break.”

In May he announced on his website that he has finished his second album with The Chrome Hearts, Second Song, although he has yet to reveal a release date. Their first album, Talking To The Trees, came out in 2025.

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AC/DC is giving fans another way to enjoy themselves during the upcoming North American leg of their PWR/UP tour.

The “Highway to Hell” rockers have announced that each stop of the tour will feature a PWR/UP Pop Up, where fans can gather ahead of shows and enjoy a slew of AC/DC-related activities.

Each pop-up will feature AC/DC-themed food and drinks, plus they will be filled with props and custom visuals. There will also be a mock stage for fans to take photos with a replica of Angus Young’s guitar, and an opportunity to win the guitar, which will be autographed by Angus once the tour is over.

The pop-ups will also sell a curated selection of exclusive merch and collectibles, including limited-edition items, and city-specific shirts and posters. There will also be exclusive giveaways of concert tickets, merch packages and other prizes, plus fans can enter a sweepstakes to win an AC/DC-themed pinball machine.

A limited number of fans will be able to experience a preview of the pop-up in their city before it's open to the public. Registration is now open, with 100 fans selected in a random draw. Those fans will also receive a special gift created for the preview.

Details on the pop-up locations are online at pwruptour.acdc.com.

The new North American leg of AC/DC’s PWR/UP tour kicks off with a two-night stand in Charlotte, North Carolina, July 10-11. It wraps with two nights in Philadelphia, Sept. 28 and 29. A complete list of tour dates can be found at acdc.com.

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Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs have announced a new set of fall tour dates.

The new additions to their tour begin Sept. 13 in Wilmington, North Carolina, and include stops in St. Louis, Missouri; Washington, D.C.; Beverly, Massachusetts; Wilmington, Delaware; New York City; Durham, North Carolina; New Orleans; and Montgomery, Alabama.

Tickets for all new shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Campbell and The Dirty Knobs are touring in support of their recently released album, Mission of Mercy. They kick off a new tour on July 7 in Minneapolis, with summer dates running through July 24 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Their fall dates include a gig opening for Chris Stapleton in Bristow, Virginia, on Oct. 2.

Campbell is also booked for a special concert on Sept. 12 in Atlanta, where he'll play Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers hits backed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

A complete list of tour dates can be found at TheDirtyKnobs.com.

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Twisted Sister is adding some new fall tour dates, with former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach handling vocals.

The rockers have confirmed nine fall dates in total, with recent additions of shows in Gary, Indiana, on Oct. 18; Charles Town, West Virginia, on Nov. 14; and St. Petersburg, Florida, on Dec. 11.

The fall tour is set to launch on Sept. 4 in Palmer, Alaska.

A ticket presale for the recently added shows begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

A complete list of dates can be found at twistedsister.com.

Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda announced in March that Bach would be taking over lead singer duties in Twisted Sister after original frontman Dee Snider backed out of a planned reunion tour due to health concerns. Snider later revealed that he approved of Bach stepping in, noting, “He’s a true fan & will honor what I did with every show!”

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Billy Joel and Aerosmith are among the latest artists sharing tributes to legendary music executive Clive Davis, who passed away Monday at the age of 94.

Joel shared a clip on Instagram from a 1974 interview where Davis talks about signing him.

“Clive Davis convinced me to sign with Columbia Records many years ago," Joel wrote in the caption. "He recognized the talent of great musicians and understood the power of contemporary music," noting, "I will always be grateful to Clive for his recognition of the critical importance of songwriting."

Aerosmith shared a clip of the song “No Surprize,” about how they got their big break. In the track, they sing about Davis telling them he was going to make them a star.

“Our hearts are with the friends and family of Clive Davis, and all the artists and music lovers whose lives he changed with his vision, talent, and generosity,” they wrote. “He discovered Aerosmith, an unknown bar band, in 1972 and swiftly signed us to Columbia Records. He stood by us through our resurgence in the 1980s when our future wasn’t promised."

They added, “He was a great man whose life’s work became the melody of modern culture and whose memory will always be a blessing.”

In addition, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton each shared their own tributes to Davis, with Tyler calling him, “The man with golden ears and Infinite Wisdom.”

Others paying tribute to Davis include Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, Kenny Loggins and Dionne Warwick, who released a statement in which she called Davis “one of a kind."

“I can think of no other record man that seemed to have that magical ability to know a hit when he heard a song," Warwick added.

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Iron Maiden fans had to confront their "Fear of the Dark" when the power went out during the band's show in Paris on Monday.

According to fan reports and a recap from the site SortiraParis.com, the Paris La Défense Arena went dark in the middle of a performance of the song "2 Minutes to Midnight." The outage happened as France is dealing with an extreme heat wave. 

Unfortunately, fans had to wait for much longer than two minutes for the show to resume. Maiden eventually retook the stage after about an hour, but due to the delay and the venue's curfew, the set's encore was cut from the show.

Ahead of the Paris show, Maiden announced that they were filming the concert to document their Run for Your Lives tour, and that all fans standing in the floor section would be required to lock their phones in Yondr pouches. We'll see if the power outage impacts the planned film at all.

The Run for Your Lives tour, which celebrates Maiden's 50th anniversary, will continue through Europe into mid-July before coming to North America in late August.

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Eric Clapton and ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons are among the artists set to perform at a concert celebrating blues legend Buddy Guy’s 90th birthday.

Buddy’s Got the Blues: A 90th Birthday Concert Celebration, happening Oct. 1 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, is described in a press release as a concert that will celebrate Guy through “unforgettable performances, once-in-a-lifetime collaborations, and heartfelt tributes from artists whose music and careers were profoundly shaped by his influence.”

The lineup also includes John Mayer, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Jon Batiste, Aloe Blacc, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph and Jimmie Vaughan, among others.

Guy will also perform at the concert, with more special guests to be announced.

“Can't wait to celebrate 90 years of living, loving, and playing the blues with all my friends,” says Guy. “We’ll make it a night not just for me, but for the folks who taught us, the friends we’ve played with, and the ones coming up behind us.”

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET.  A complete lineup can be found at buddy90.com.

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Despite all their rage, The Smashing Pumpkins are getting their own tribute album.

The record, titled Sending Hearts to All My Dearies - A Tribute to The Smashing Pumpkins, is due out digitally on Aug. 14 and will be released as a two-LP vinyl set on Oct. 16.

Artists contributing to the compilation include Tame Impala, Palaye Royale, Nita Strauss, Meg Myers, Barns Courtney, Bones UK and Des Rocs, among others.

You can listen to Tame Impala's contribution, a rendition of the Siamese Dream cut "Hummer," out now.

"Siamese Dream was the soundtrack to my high school years and 'Hummer' is the song that takes me back there in the most potent way," Tame Impala's Kevin Parker says in a statement.

If you want to hear The Smashing Pumpkins play Smashing Pumpkins songs, you can catch them live on their The Rats in a Cage tour. The trek, which kicks off in September, will feature Billy Corgan and company performing 1995's Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in full, alongside another set of career-spanning songs.

Here's the Sending Hearts to All My Dearies track list:

Tame Impala --- "Hummer"
Yonaka -- "Today"
The Midnight -- "Tonight, Tonight"
Carpenter Brut -- "Cherub Rock"
Barns Courtney -- "1979" 
Meg Myers -- "Eye"
Palaye Royale -- "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
Between the Buried and Me -- "Jellybelly"
Alice Glass -- "Drown"
Starbenders -- "Tonight, Tonight"
Nita Strauss -- "1979"
Bones UK -- "Cherub Rock"
Moon Taxi -- "Thirty Three"
Des Rocs -- "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
Urban Heat -- "Ava Adore"

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On This Day, June 23, 2025…

U2 guitarist The Edge became an Irish citizen during a ceremony in County Kerry, Ireland.

While he’s always been associated with one of Ireland’s biggest rock groups, he was actually born to Welsh parents in Essex, England.

At the time of the ceremony he told reporters that he’s "always felt Irish," and that "Ireland will always be home to me." He added that his application for citizenship was "long overdue."

Born David Howell Evans on Aug. 8, 1961, The Edge moved to Dublin with his family in 1962 and was raised in the Irish city.

He met his U2 bandmates Bono, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. when they were students at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin. They formed U2 in 1978, and went on to become one of the biggest rock bands in the world.

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Bruce Springsteen, the Eagles and AC/DC are among the artists landing in the top 10 on Pollstar’s 2026 midyear touring charts.

While Bad Bunny leads the worldwide touring artists midyear chart with a gross of over $225 million, AC/DC is the highest-charting rock act. It lands at #4 thanks to the European leg of their Power Up tour, which has brought in close to $120.3 million so far this year.

Eagles, thanks to their Sphere residency and a handful of U.S. shows, land at #8 on the worldwide chart, with over $69.7 million in gross sales. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are at #10, bringing in over $58.4 million with The Land of Hope and Dreams tour.

Among the North American top touring artists, Eagles land at #5, while Springsteen lands at #7. K-pop act BTS tops the list with a gross of over $104 million.

And both AC/DC and Eagles have a chance to add to their 2026 haul. AC/DC brings their Power Up tour back to North America July 11 in Charlotte, North Carolina, with dates confirmed through Sept. 29 in Philadelphia; Eagles have more Sphere shows in September and November.

Springsteen wrapped his The Land of Hope and Dreams tour on May 30 in Philadelphia.

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It was 55 years ago Monday that Joni Mitchell released her iconic album Blue, and to celebrate, the album has gotten an audio upgrade.

Rhino High Fidelity has just released limited-edition audiophile editions of the album on reel-to-reel and vinyl.

The vinyl reissue, cut from the original master tapes to 180-gram vinyl, is limited to 5,000 numbered copies. It includes an album insert featuring a new Q&A with Mitchell. The reel-to-reel, which was duplicated in real time from the original flat analog master tape, is limited to only 350 copies.

Released June 22, 1971, Blue is considered by many to be one of the greatest pop and rock albums of all time. Written following Mitchell's breakup with Graham Nash, and during a relationship with James Taylor, the album includes such iconic Mitchell tunes as “A Case of You” and “River.” It peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200 and went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA.

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Devo and The B-52s are once again teaming up for some North American tour dates.

The bands have announced a set of fall Cosmic De-Evolution Tour dates, starting Sept. 17 in Tinley Park, Illinois. The tour will hit cities in Michigan, Minnesota, Washington and more before wrapping Oct. 31 in Palm Desert, California.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Devo and The B-52s launched the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour in September 2025.

Devo is set to join Billy Idol for several dates of the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again tour, starting Aug. 7 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The next leg of their Mutate, Don’t Stagnate tour begins Aug. 25 in New Orleans. A complete list of shows can be found at clubdevo.com.

Despite wrapping a farewell tour back in January 2023, The B-52s have continued to perform live. Their next show is Wednesday in Berlin, Germany. A complete list of dates can e found at TheB52s.com.

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