Big news for Foo Fighters fans everywhere, as the band announced its forthcoming ninth studio album and a headlining arena tour in support, for the fall. Titled Concrete and Gold, the follow-up to the band’s 2014 LP, Sonic Highways, will release on September 15th via RCA and Roswell Records.
Kicking things off on October 14th at the Richmond Coliseum, Dave Grohl and company will make stops in Madison, Nashville, Champaign, Spokane and a variety of smaller markets throughout the country, until things conclude on December 12th in Salt Lake City, UT.
Tickets for the general public will go on sale June 29th at 10AM local time (except for the Illinois date which will go on sale July 13th). You’ll want to get yours fast before they are all gone.
Check out the dates for the Foo Fighters’ fall tour below.
For it’s 16th straight year Bonnaroo brought some of the biggest names in music for fans in Manchester, TN. With memorable sets from The Weeknd, U2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Travis Scott, Lorde and Major Lazer, just to name a few, this was certainly another great year at The Farm.
Check out our fifth Bonnaroo Photo Series of 2017, of Travis Scott’s epic performance.
After talking about the BET Awards and the newly released XXL Freshman list, Vic Mensa’s appearance on Complex News‘ “Everyday Struggle” took and turn and got heated, as the Chicago MC had a heated exchange with the show’s co-host, YouTube personality, DJ Akademiks.
When the topic of Chicago’s drill scene came up, Vic Mensa, confronted Akademiks over a series of videos he made, where the YouTube personality mocked drill music and Chicago’s history of violence, a topic that Mensa argued that Akademiks had no authority to speak on.
“I wanted to slap you in your face, to be honest,” Mensa told Akademiks. The ‘Feel That’ rapper continued, “People exactly like you sensationalized and made a following off of clowning situations that we go through in real life… I think n*ggas have no right. (Akademiks) specifically, you ain’t never have a right.”
Mensa also took issue with a specific video of Akademiks where he spoke on the death of Tray 57, a childhood friend of Vic Mensa. Things eventually cooled off, but even DJ Akademiks had a lot of trouble defending himself. Even though Vic himself is not a drill rapper, he will never shy away from defending his city.
Watch Vic Mensa’s appearance on Everyday Struggle below.
For it’s 16th straight year Bonnaroo brought some of the biggest names in music for fans in Manchester, TN. With memorable sets from The Weeknd, U2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Travis Scott, Lorde and Major Lazer, just to name a few, this was certainly another great year at The Farm.
Check out our fourth Bonnaroo Photo Series of 2017, of The Weeknd’s headlining performance.
Last night, a music legend paired with one of the most historic stadiums in the world, as Billy Joel performed for over 40,000 fans at Lambeau Field, the iconic home to the Green Bay Packers. While the Piano Man has been all over the state of Wisconsin, throughout his half-a-decade career in music, history was made Saturday night as Joel performed in Green Bay for his first time, and on the biggest stage in the entire state. With an entertaining opening set from Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, tailgating and grill outs throughout the day, and many families treating the dads in the crowd to an early Fathers Day, the day was set to be a memorable one from the very beginning.
Up first for the night was singer/songwriter, Andrew McMahon, who brought his indie pop act, “Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness”, to the Green Bay crowd. Known first for leading bands like “Something Corporate” and “Jack’s Mannequin”, McMahon’s current endeavors in music are his best yet.
Early in his performance, McMahon made sure to give a big thanks to Joel, for allowing him to kick things off for the night. McMahon credited Joel for jump starting his interest in music, after seeing Joel perform for McMahon’s first concert growing up. Fast forward decades later, McMahon is opening for Billy Joel for 40,000+, and is one of the more entertaining piano players in music today. Andrew McMahon also shouted out another important man from his childhood, his father, who the California-native flew out to Wisconsin for Fathers Day.
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
McMahon’s set included a number of songs from his 2014 self-titled debut, like ‘High Dive’ and ‘Canyon Moon’, as well as tracks from him time with Jack’s Mannequin, like ‘Dark Blue’ and ‘La La Lie’. If you like what you heard, or weren’t able to make it to Lambeau last night, be sure to catch McMahon this year at Milwaukee’s Summerfest.
“Welcome to Lambeau Field, the Holy Grail of football.”
As Billy Joel greeted the packed (no pun intended) crowd at “Titletown”, Joel’s fans began to chant “Go Pack, Go!” throughout the stadium. Growing up in New York, Joel likely isn’t the biggest Packers fan, but he didn’t shy away from showcasing his humor from the very beginning. “Who’s Pat?”, Joel asked the crowd. The jokes didn’t stop there either, “This is Billy’s dad. He didn’t want to get his hair wet”, Joel told the outdoor crowd.
The entire night was full of laughs, smiles and most importantly, the hits. Although Billy Joel described his setlist as a “fielder’s choice”, where fans could request a song, he ensured his Wisconsin crowd that “we will do all of them.” And all of them he did. Performing a 27-song set for over 2-hours, Billy Joel made sure that his first visit to Green Bay would be one for the ages. From opening his performance with his hit single ‘Movin’ Out’ to an energetic cover of AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’, to ending the night with a huge 5-song encore of ‘Uptown Girl’, ‘It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me’, ‘Big Shot’, ‘Only The Good Die Young’ and ‘You May Be Right’, the show was one of the most historic performances in Lambeau since the Ice Bowl.
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Highlights of the night included the memorable encore, Joel’s attempts to fight off bugs during his outdoor performance (joking that he is afraid he might swallow one), and of course Billy Joel’s performance of his mega-hit and everyone’s favorite, ‘Piano Man’, where everyone in attendance sang along, which could likely be heard for miles. If you missed out last night, you did just that… you missed out, as Billy Joel delivered a great night of music, from endzone to endzone, that the whole city won’t soon forget.
Check out the full setlist and more of our photos from Billy Joel’s legendary night at Lambeau Field below.
Setlist
Movin’ Out Pressure The Entertainer Vienna The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Longest Time All For Leyna Zanzibar A Day In The Life New York State Of Mind Don’t Ask Me Why And So It Goes Allentown
Sometimes a Fantasy
My Life
She’s Always a Woman
Highway To Hell
We Didn’t Start The Fire
Nessun dorma
The River Of Dreams
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
Piano Man
Uptown Girl
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
Big Shot
Only The Good Die Young
You May Be Right
Willie Nelson performs at the Ravinia Festival on June 16, 2017. (Cellphone photograph)
Willie Nelson was on the road again last night, as the legendary country singer brought his band and family to the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL, just 20 miles north of Chicago. Supported by his son, Lukas Nelson as his band, Promise of the Real, the 84-year-old Nelson delivered a memorable performance to the packed crowd, bringing a bit of Texas to the Windy City.
Up first for the night was Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real, who just finished a big performance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. With Lukas, growing up with Willie Nelson as his dad, and Promise of the Real who have toured with Lukas for years, as well as the amazing Neil Young, the opening performers were more than prepared to get the night started on a high note.
Jamming out to tracks like ‘Four Leter Word’, Find Yourself’, ‘Carolina’, Nelson’s hometown dedicated ‘Just Outside of Austin’ and more, Lukas Nelson gave the Ravinia crowd a half hour of great tunes. Highlights of Lukas Nelson’s set included his many guitar solos, as well as his performance of ‘(Forget About) Georgia’, Nelson’s ode to an ex-girlfriend. Lukas ended his set with a huge minute-long guitar solo to ‘Set Me Down on a Cloud’, with his hair flying every which direction and the crowd giving Willie’s kin a big standing ovation.
As crew finished preparing for the man of the night, the lights turned up in the pavilion and Willie came out to a great the crowd of thousands, who rose to their feet as Willie began his performance. Backed by his loyal band, as well as members of his family, including his (2-year older) “little sister Bonnie” and son Lukas who returned to the stage, Willie was in great company from start to finish. Nelson was also joined by one of his most loyal companions, his beat up Martin N-20 nylon-string acoustic guitar, “Trigger”. And while the guitar looks older than Willie himself, who proves that 84 is the new 50, it still can put on a great show.
Nelson kicked things off with his 1973 track, ‘Whisky River’, a fan favorite and Grammy-nominated classic perfectly tailored to begin a memorable performance. Following with his 1993 ‘Still Is Still Moving To Me’ and his 2002 Toby Keith collab ‘Beer For My Horses’, Nelson performed a number of hits from his entire catalog of tracks that cover over a half a decade.
One of the first big highlight’s of Nelson’s set included his and Lukas’ cover of ‘Texas Flood’, where Lukas took over the vocals and father and son closed out the song by trading guitar solos. Instantly Willie continued the momentum with the classic, ‘Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys’, but as Willie was rocking his cowboy hat in front of a huge flag from the Lone Star State, he encourages us to do as he says, and not as he does.
No Willie Nelson set would be complete without a couple entertaining dedications to Mary Jane, and tonight fans were treated to tracks like ‘It’s All Going To Pot’ and ‘Roll Me Up’, where Nelson lays out his desires to be smoked in a joint when he passes away. And although Nelson is in his 80’s, touring the country keeps him young and he reminded the Ravinia crowd he’s still alive and kicking and won’t be “rolled up” anytime soon, with his track ‘Still Not Dead’, his 2017 response to the various death rumors that have surrounded his name.
From his Hank Williams cover, ‘Jambalaya on the Bayou’, his performance of ‘Georgia On My Mind’, to his encore of ‘Uncloudy Day’, Willie Nelson and company gave Highland Park a night that they will not soon forget.
Set List
Whisky River Still Is Still Moving To Me Beer For My Horses Good Hearted Woman Funny How Time Slips Away Crazy Night Life Texas Flood Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground On The Road Again Always On My Mind Shoeshine Man
It’s All Going To Pot
Georgie On My Mind
Jambalaya on the Bayou
Roll Me Up
I’ll Fly Away
I Saw The Light
Still Not Dead
Uncloudy Day
Lil Yachty teamed up with The Roots and Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show and delivered what may be his best rap yet, so can we stop all the Lil Boat hate? Rapping about 59 different characters from the hit cartoon series, The Simpsons, Yachty was backed by Questlove and The Roots with a killer sample to the hit show’s theme song.
“Steer clear of Nelson, he’ll laugh at you openly. It’s worse than hearing, ‘okaly dokaly’. Flanders… store just for left handers.” Bars! And before you cry “that’s a real hot album song, I wonder who wrote it? Oh sh*t!,” let’s give Yachty the benefit of the doubt on this one. Either way, his delivery was perfect.
Watch Lil Yachty rap about 59 Simpsons characters below.
For it’s 16th straight year Bonnaroo brought some of the biggest names in music for fans in Manchester, TN. With memorable sets from The Weeknd, U2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Travis Scott, Lorde and Major Lazer, just to name a few, this was certainly another great year at The Farm.
Check out our third Bonnaroo Photo Series of 2017, of Royal Blood’s return to “The Farm”.
California rapper/singer Kyle surprised fans with his brand new track, ‘Nothing 2 Lose’, which follows the release of his new Kodak Black-assisted remix to ‘iSpy’. Produced by Dez Wright, ‘Nothing 2 Lose’ is available now via iTunes, but fans can stream the new track on Spotify, YouTube and more.
“If you don’t f*ck with me, it’s not a problem. Because I only need approval from my n*ggas and my momma.”
To celebrate the release of her new sophomore album, Melodrama (which is available now, worldwide), Lorde has shared the North American dates and locations for her 2018 Melodrama World Tour. Tickets will go on sale Friday, June 23, 2017 (10:00AM local time), and fans can sign up for Lorde’s email list to get first dibs to pre-sale tickets.
Kicking things off on March 1st at Milwaukee’s BMO Harris Bradley Center, the ‘Royals’ singer will make stops in Dallas, Los Angeles, St. Paul, Oakland, Vancouver and many more, until the North American leg of the Melodrama World Tour will come to an end on April 15th in Nashville, just an hour west from where Lorde blew the crowd away at Bonnaroo last weekend.
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