There was little question that, when Garth Brooks returned from retirement, there would be millions of people waiting, but who knew there would be so many in Dublin, Ireland.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have been added as headline act to the UK's Isle Of Wight Festival.

Cast members of FX’s television show Sons Of Anarchy are coming to Australia for a chat in March.

Elvis Costello will now perform for one night only in Melbourne following the cancellation of the Adelaide show.

Canadian Music Week has moved from March to May distancing Canada’s top music conference from SXSW in Austin.

Elvis Costello’s upcoming Adelaide show has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales.

Stone Temple Pilots have withdrawn from Soundwave.

The art works of Reg Mombassa and Peter O’Doherty from Dog Trumpet will be on display in Austin, Texas during the SXSW music conference in March.

Colin Hay, former Men At Work singer, will venture into SXSW in Austin, Texas in March.

Stoner-rock gods, Monster Magnet, are coming back to Australia to play Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

The Beatles’ surviving members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performed together in Los Angeles on Monday at an all-star tribute to the Fab Four to be televised in February.

Billy Joel may have the most secure job in music for the next few years, a monthly gig at Madison Square Garden.

Motley Crue have held a press conference to announce their retirement, to take effect after their final tour.

Groovin’ The Moo has announced the 2014 line-up with Dizzee Rascal from the UK, Holy Fuck from Canada, The Naked and Famous from New Zealand, Robert Delong from the USA and Triple J Hottest 100 winner Vance Joy out of Australia.

Soul-man Charles Bradley has added a second Sydney show at the Basement on March 3.

Hunters & Collectors officially returned to active duty with a secret warm-up show in the outer Melbourne suburb of Castlemaine on Thursday.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band performed at The Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday, January 27, 2014. It was Springsteen’s first concert of 2014.

Pearl Jam put an Australian flavour into their Sydney setlist on Australia Day with a cover of Hunters & Collectors classic ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’.

Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band (at least the version with Tom Morello instead of Steven Van Zandt), has released a performance video for the track Just Like Fire Would from the new album High Hopes.

Sheryl Crow continues to build her country credibility by going out on a major tour with headliners Rascal Flatts and support act Gloriana.

Goo Goo Dolls will be on the road in April for The Otis Midnight Sessions Tour, a series of acoustic concerts in the eastern half of the country.

Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle will tour together in March in what is being called Songs and Stories: Together on Stage.

I am consistently stunned how great Pearl Jam are as a live band.

David Gray will play two intimate headline shows at London's Emmanuel Centre on Wednesday, February 5 and Thursday, February 6.

Bruce Springsteen has adjusted the price of his upcoming concert recording downwards after uproar from fans after the price was announced.

Pharrell Williams is coming to Australia for the Future Music Festival in March.

Dave Chappelle will head to Australia for his very first tour outside North America in February.

Spirit of Akasha, the new surf movie capturing the spirit of ‘Morning Of The Earth’ will be screened around Australia on January 30 and 31.

Rolling Stones legendary long-time sax player Bobby Keys will tour Australia as a solo artist in March with his all-star band The Suffering Bastards as sideshows to The Stones dates.

Hoodoo Gurus will not be putting on their Dig It Up concerts in 2014.