Category: Concerts

Coachella Webcast to feature sets by The Cure, Morrissey, Bob Mould

Coachella Webcast to feature sets by The Cure, Morrissey, Bob Mould

For those not able to make it out to this weekend’s 10th anniversary Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., the fine folks […]

Depeche Mode to play Hollywood and Vine for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Depeche Mode to play Hollywood and Vine for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Almost 20 years after sparking a near-riot when 20,000 fans showed up for an in-store appearance, Depeche Mode once again is venturing out onto the […]

No reunion: Ian Brown shoots down report of Stone Roses anniversary tour

No reunion: Ian Brown shoots down report of Stone Roses anniversary tour

The same day London’s Daily Mirror reported that the Stone Roses would reunite for “at least 21 gigs” in the UK this summer — as […]

Report: Stone Roses to reunite, mark 20th anniversary of debut album

Report: Stone Roses to reunite, mark 20th anniversary of debut album

London’s Daily Mirror — not exactly a bastion of hard-nosed rock journalism — reports in tomorrow’s editions that the legendary Stone Roses will reunite for […]

Video: The Cure at NME’s ‘Big Gig’

Video: The Cure at NME’s ‘Big Gig’

Earlier this month, The Cure received NME’s annual “Godlike Geniuses” award and headlined the Brit mag’s annual “Big Gig.” Part of the band’s two-hour set […]

Peter Garrett rejoins Midnight Oil for Australian bushfire benefit

Peter Garrett rejoins Midnight Oil for Australian bushfire benefit

Australian Environmental Minister Peter Garrett hung up his suit and tie and returned to more familiar environs —the concert stage — this week to front […]

Pixies reunion back on again; band playing Isle of Wight, European concerts

Pixies reunion back on again; band playing Isle of Wight, European concerts

Turns out the Pixies still have some life left in them, after all. Word began trickling out today that the slumbering band — which reunited […]

R.E.M. crashes its own tribute concert, plays surprise song with Patti Smith

R.E.M. crashes its own tribute concert, plays surprise song with Patti Smith

This week’s star-studded Carnegie Hall tribute to legendary college-rock grads R.E.M. was capped off with an appearance by the band itself, performing “E-Bow the Letter” […]

Morrissey’s ‘Years of Refusal’ tour marred by cancellations, immigration trouble

Morrissey’s ‘Years of Refusal’ tour marred by cancellations, immigration trouble

While Morrissey’s late-period renaissance continues with the just-released Years of Refusal, the ex-Smith’s latest American tour has been beset by problems ranging from canceled gigs […]

Report: Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode and Beastie Boys to headline Lollapalooza

Report: Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode and Beastie Boys to headline Lollapalooza

While Lollapalooza is a decidedly ’90s cultural event, this year’s installment— according to Chicago Tribune rock critic Greg Kot’s sources — will take on a […]

The Cure warming up for Coachella with theater gig at Las Vegas’ Palms Casino

The Cure warming up for Coachella with theater gig at Las Vegas’ Palms Casino

For those of you who’d rather see The Cure in a (relatively) intimate club rather than standing in a field with 50,000 other people, here’s […]

Midnight Oil reunites for Australian bushfire benefit, warm-up gigs

Midnight Oil reunites for Australian bushfire benefit, warm-up gigs

Aussie rockers Midnight Oil never were known to shy away from important causes, and that’s exactly what it’s taken to get the band back together […]

‘Lost and Then I’m Found’: The Godfathers play U.S. for first time in 20 years

‘Lost and Then I’m Found’: The Godfathers play U.S. for first time in 20 years

The Godfathers — one of the best, if not most underrated, U.K. rock bands of the 1980s — triumphantly reformed in 2008, and capped the […]