Category Archives: Music News From ABC News Radio – Active Rock
Foo Fighters-headlined Osheaga Festival postponed to 2021
Mark Horton/Getty ImagesMontreal's 2020 Osheaga Festival, set to be headlined by Foo Fighters, has been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, festival organizers sa...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
New dates announced for European & UK leg of Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer's Hella Mega tour
Credit: Pamela LittkyNew dates have been announced for the European and U.K. leg of Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer's worldwide Hella Mega tour, which were postponed due to the ...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
It's been awhile: New Staind material is in the works, Aaron Lewis confirms
Courtesy of StaindIt's been nine years since Staind released a new album -- a length of time some might classify as "awhile" -- but it appears that wait is nearing its end. Speakin...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
Bad Wolves frontman Tommy Vext claims racism is "manufactured": "We don't have a problem with race here"
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesBad Wolves frontman Tommy Vext claims racism in the United States is a "manufactured" idea. In a six-minute Instagram video, Vext explains t...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
Report: Coachella 2020 canceled
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CoachellaCoachella won't be happening in 2020, Billboard reports. The Indio, California festival was originally set for two weekends in April. On March 10, ...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
Scott Stapp to perform during St. Jude virtual concert
Credit: Sebastian SmithCreed's Scott Stapp is performing during a virtual concert in support of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The online event, dubbed the St. Jude Jam, will stream ...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
Avenged Sevenfold bassist confirms band's been "working for a long time on new material"
Credit: Kameron PollockNew Avenged Sevenfold music is in the works, but don't start marking your calendars just yet. In an interview with Knotfest.com, bassist Johnny Christ c...
ABC Audio Jun 09, 2020
New book detailing Pearl Jam's "Do the Evolution" video due out in October
IDW PublishingA new book detailing the creation of Pearl Jam's 1998 animated "Do the Evolution" video will be released October 6 by IDW Publishing. Titled Pearl Jam: Art of 'D...
ABC Audio Jun 09, 2020
City of Chicago cancels Lollapalooza 2020
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesThe 2020 edition of Lollapalooza has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Chicago announced Tuesday. In lieu of the in-person festival, which was schedul...
ABC Audio Jun 09, 2020
Listen now: Tool approves of "Sober" mash-up with Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir"
Credit: Travis ShinnA mash-up of Tool's "Sober" and Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" has earned the approval of Maynard James Keenan and company. Utah-based rockers Spirit Machines&nb...
ABC Audio Jun 09, 2020
What's the WORST part of going to a concert in Nashville now?
Parking costs more than the ticket
Waiting 45 minutes for an Uber that smells like weed
Post-show traffic that somehow still exists at 11pm on a Tuesday
The “convenience fee” being more inconvenient than convenient
Trying to leave Bridgestone with 18,000 other people at once
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