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"This is like my Olympic sport" – See Lzzy Hale ace her first show fronting Skid Row
The 'acting front person' signed on for four shows with the band, but on the strength of these clips we hope there are more
David Gilmour's prestige Luck and Strange tour now includes his first US dates in 8 years
Stellar live band includes Greg Philinganes on keys, Guy Pratt on bass and Adam Betts on drums
Opening show at Co-op Live cancelled after piece of air conditioning unit falls from the ceiling
After A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's show was axed minutes before the artist was due on stage, two Olivia Rodrigo shows have now been postponed in chaotic opening for £365m venue
“You’re never seeing us again”: Blur’s Damon Albarn rounds on the Coachella crowd as they won’t sing along
Footage suggests that the singer wasn’t happy with the audience’s lack of participation
"He was just some kid at Berklee who was bootlegging Ben Folds Five concerts and selling them online”: Ben Folds on how he first became aware of John Mayer, and the Dr Dre cover that caused problems when he supported him on tour
“My manager wanted to bust his ass for profiting off our music,” says Folds
"F**k it – let's go do it": On this day in 1969, John Lennon gave the final green light to The Beatles' legendary rooftop performance
Celebrating an iconic gig on its anniversary: "Someone called from the police station saying, ‘You’ve got 10 minutes'... there was a whole chorus of toilets being flushed.”
Watch Joe Bonamassa give Nerdville’s noisy neighbours a taste of their own medicine with a high-volume rendition of Smoke On The Water through a cranked Dumble
“I came up with an extreme solution to a simple problem,” says Bonamassa, whose extreme solution involved a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, a Dumble Overdrive Special, and a Deep Purple riff
AI shook up: new immersive concert experience will use “groundbreaking” technology to bring Elvis Presley back to the stage
You can do anything, but stay off of his digital blue suede shoes
Taylor Swift bassist Amos Heller shares his process for learning live sets: "I wish I was one of those folks that can hear a song two or three times and just do it but I'm not"
Best of 2023: The bassist on the biggest tour in music history has a system for learning live sets that could be useful for many others
