Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Def Leppard announces new summer tour dates
courtesy of Live NationDef Leppard is hitting the road on a new tour this summer.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will headline select amphitheaters across the country, joined by special guests The ...
Mar 17, 2025
Neil Young announces decision to stop selling Platinum tickets
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicNeil Young is making some changes to how he sells tickets to his concerts. In a post on his Neil Young Archives site, the rocker shares that "very soon" he'll stop ...
Mar 17, 2025
Journey’s Rodeo Houston show ends early after fire breaks out underneath drum kit
Jun Sato/WireImageJourney was forced to stop their show at Rodeo Houston at NRG Stadium on Friday after an electrical fire broke out when they were barely five songs into their set.Fan-shot ...
Mar 17, 2025
Toto’s Steve Lukather sets the record straight on claims he’s playing on new Van Halen album
Per Ole Hagen/RedfernsToto’s Steve Lukather is clearing up speculation about his involvement in a possible new Van Halen album that Alex Van Halen was rumored to be working o...
Mar 17, 2025
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard steps away from tour due to ‘health issue’
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for StagecoachZZ Top has announced that longtime drummer Frank Beard, ironically the band member who doesn’t have a beard, has left their current Elevation tour in or...
Mar 17, 2025
On This Day, March 17, 1984: Van Halen’s '1984' peaks at #2 on the 'Billboard' Albums chart
On This Day, March 17, 1984...Van Halen’s sixth studio album, 1984, hit #2 on the Billboard Albums chart and stayed there for five weeks.The album was denied the top spot by Michael Jackson&rsqu...
Mar 17, 2025
Rod Stewart adds six more shows to Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace
courtesy of Live NationRod Stewart is returning for more Las Vegas shows.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced six new dates for his The Encore Shows residency at The Colosseum at Caesa...
Mar 17, 2025
The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward shares orchestral cover of ‘Life in a Northern Town’
Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesThe Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward is out with some new music.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has released a two-track digital-only single that includes an orchestral r...
Mar 17, 2025
Comedian Marc Maron reveals just how good Jeremy Allen White is as Bruce Springsteen
L-R: Jeremy Allen White, Scott Cooper and Bruce Springsteen/ Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesBruce Springsteen fans are anxiously awaiting the upcoming movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, in which&n...
Mar 14, 2025
Yusuf/Cat Stevens' 1974 live album, 'Saturnight: Live from Tokyo', getting first full US release
Cat-O-Log Records/UMeYusuf/Cat Stevens’ first-ever live album is finally getting a full U.S. release to celebrate its 50th anniversary.Saturnight: Live from Tokyo, recorded on June 22, 1974, at ...
Mar 14, 2025