Tag: Alternative Rock

Green Day Claims Classic Rock Mantle in Austin

According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Green Day embraced their legacy status during their performance at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas on October 21st, starting off a star studded Formula One Race weekend. The final performance of the band’s two year long global campaign, featured no songs that were newer then 2009. Fans ate up their performance, as […]

Bono Says He Takes Full Responsibility For U2’s iTunes Disaster

According to ultimeaclassicrock.com, Bono recently said he takes full responsibility for U2’s iTunes controversy back in 2014, in his upcoming memoir, Surrender: 40 songs, One Story. ITunes gave away U2’s Songs of Innocence album for free to every iTunes user and faced severe backlash after customers discovered it had been automatically uploaded to their accounts […]

Def Leppard and Motley Crue are Set for 2023 World Tour

According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Motley Crue and Def Leppard are set to go on a global tour with their Stadium Tour hitting Latin America and Europe in 2023. The global tour will start on February 18th in Mexico City and is scheduled to end on July 16th in Glasgow. According to a statement made by Motley […]

Death Cab for Cutie Added U.S. and Europe Tour Dates for Next Year

According to consequence.net, Death Cab for Cutie has expanded their tour with a new US leg and UK/EU dates set for next year, with support from Momma, Slow Pulp, and Lomelda. DCFC will perform in Louisville, Kentucky on January, 27th. The first portion will primarily focus on the southeastern US, including cities such as Orlando, […]

Iron Maiden’s Prop Plane Malfunctioned at Recent Performance

According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Iron Maiden had a Spitfire replica plane that malfunctioned during their set closing performance of “Aces High.” The song in the past opened the band’s set but now it closes it. The performance of the track features a 90% scale replica of a Spitfire, single seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal […]

Yungblud Started Selling Necklaces Made of His Used Gum

According to billboard.com, Yungblud recently teamed up with 5 Gum and jewelry artist Greg Yuna to creat a line of necklaces that contain chewing gum used by Yungblud and the proceeds will be going towards the National Independent Venue Foundation. There are 15 necklaces available for purchase and they include a piece of chewed limited […]

Beck Is No Longer Opening For Arcade Fire

According to billboard.com, Beck is no longer opening for Arcade Fire’s upcoming North American tour. The Haitian band Boukman Eksperyans will take Beck’s place instead. Beck did not give a reason for his departure, however, it comes only months after sexual misconduct allegations were made against Arcade Fire’s frontman Win Butler. The allegations against him […]

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Makes Statement About the Average Musician

According to consequence.net, Garbage singer Shirley Manson recently spoke up about the strain that musicians are dealing with due to the state of live music. In a statement she made on Instagram she said that, “large percentage” of fellow musicians “are likely living hand to mouth” as a result. The post continued to read, “Live […]

When We Were Young Festival 2023 Announces Lineup Including Blink-182 and Green Day

According to billboard.com, Las Vegas’ When We Were Young festival announced the date and lineup of its sophomore edition on Tuesday, October 11th and it included headliners Blink-182 and Green Day. Other bands that were named for the festival roster include 30 Seconds to Mars, Good Charlotte, The Offspring, All Time Low, Something Corporate, Yellowcard, […]

Blink-182 Announces World Tour, New Album, and Reunion

According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Blink-182 announced an extensive 2023-2024 global tour as well as the news that a new album is on its way. Founding member Tom DeLonge has returned to the lineup that also includes Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker. The band is set to release a new single, “Edging,” on Friday. This tour will […]