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David Coverdale Confirms Whitesnake Really Did Use The Exorcist Piece On Stormbringer

If you thought that subtle vocal at the start of Deep Purple’s ‘Stormbringer’ sounded a bit like Linda Blair’s demonic dialogue in The Exorcist then you would be right.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, classic rock, David Coverdale, Deep Purple, Live Nation, metal, rock, UK, Whitesnake

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Live Nation Pair Up Scorpions and Whitesnake for 2020 Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Live Nation has put together what is going to be a dynamic double for rock fans. Scorpions and Whitesnake will tour Australia together in 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Germany, hard rock, Live Nation, metal, rock, Scorpions, UK, Whitesnake

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Vicky Cornell, John Legend, Rick Springfield Announce Tour Support for Mental Illness

by Paul Cashmere

Vicky Cornell, wife of the late Chris Cornell, John Legend and Ludacris have joined other musicians and music industry identities for the launch of Tour Support.

Tagged as: charity, John Legend, Live Nation, music industry, Rick Springfield, Tour Support, USA, Vicky Cornell

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Slipknot Send Metallica Best Wishes After Shows Pulled In Australia

by Music-News.com

Slipknot have sent their best wishes to Metallica and their frontman James Hetfield after he pulled their tour of Australia and New Zealand to head to rehab.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Heavy Rock, Live Nation, metal, Metallica, nu-metal, rock, Slipknot, USA

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James Hetfield of Metallica photo by Ros OGorman

Metallica Australia and New Zealand Tour Postponed As James Hetfield Enters Rehab

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica will no longer be touring Australia and New Zealand in October.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, James Hetfield, Live Nation, metal, Metallica, rock, San Francisco, USA

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20-Time Grammy Winner Pat Metheny To Tour for Live Nation in 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Pat Metheny will return to Australia for Live Nation in 2020 for what is only his third ever Australian tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, jazz, Live Nation, Pat Metheny, USA

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Fleetwood Mac Bring Neil Finn Back To His Musical Home Melbourne #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

I guess a lot of us went along to see Fleetwood Mac tonight not really knowing what to expect. No Lindsey Buckingham meant this could go horribly wrong. Instead it went wonderfully right.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, Live Nation, Mick Fleetwood, Mike Campbell, Neil Finn, rock, Stevie Nicks, UK, USA

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Pixies Drop their new song ‘Catfish Kate’

by Paul Cashmere

Pixie have released a second song from their upcoming album ‘Beneath The Eyrie’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Come On Pilgrim, indie, Live Nation, Pixies, punk, rock, Surfer Roser, USA

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Pixies To Perform First Two Releases from Start to Finish for Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Pixies will return to Australia in 2020 for a special performance of their debut EP ‘Come On Pilgrim’ and first album ‘Surfer Rosa’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Come On Pilgrim, indie, Live Nation, Pixies, punk, rock, Surfer Roser, USA

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Shakespeare’s Pop-Up Globe Is Heading To Perth

by Paul Cashmere

The Pop-Up Globe, a replica of the historic Shakespeare Globe Theatre in London, is heading to Perth in October.

Tagged as: Australia, classical, Live Nation, Miles Gregory, opera, Pop-Up Globe, Shakespeare, theatre

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Childish Gambino to play Splendour in the Grass sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Childish Gambino will play sideshows around Australia when he is down for Splendour in the Grass.

Tagged as: 10s, Childish Gambino, hip-hop, Live Nation, rap, USA

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Supergroup ARC to perform The Beatles’ Abbey Road Live

by Paul Cashmere

ARC, featuring members of Jet, Spiderbait, You Am I and Powderfinger will perform the iconic Beatles album ‘Abbey Road’ from start to finish across Australia.

Tagged as: Abbey Road, ARC, Australia, Darren Middleton, Davey Lane, Jet, Kram, Live Nation, Mark Wilson, Powderfinger, rock, Spiderbait, The Beatles, You Am I

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Metallica and Slipknot to tour Australia together in October

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica’s Worldwired tour will reach Australia and New Zealand in October and Slipknot are their special guests.

Tagged as: 80s, Live Nation, metal, Metallica, Slipknot, USA

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Exclusive: Ticketmaster acquires Moshtix

by Paul Cashmere

Ticketmaster has acquired Moshtix giving the Live Nation owns ticketing giant new revenues from Groovin’ The Moo, Oxford Art Factory, Supanova, and the Australian Turf Club.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Live Nation, Moshtix, music industry, Ticketmaster

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Live Nation suspends Production Chief Heather Parry over Abuse Allegations

by Paul Cashmere

Live Nation has placed executive Heather Parry on extended leave while accusations of verbal abuse are investigated.

Tagged as: Heather Parry, Live Nation, music industry, USA

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Rapper J.I.D to play one Australian show in 2019 for Live Nation

by Paul Cashmere

Live Nation will bring rapper J.I.D to Australia for one headline show in Melbourne in 2019.

Tagged as: 10s, J.I.D, Live Nation, rap, USA

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Taylor Swift Reputation world tour comes to an end

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift felt an “infinity amount of emotions” as she concluded her Reputation Stadium Tour on Wednesday.

Tagged as: 00s, country, Live Nation, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Scorpions Cancel Sydney Show Tonight

by Paul Cashmere

Scorpions will be a no-show in Sydney tonight after cancelling their Melbourne show with Def Leppard just two days earlier.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Def Leppard, Germany, Live Nation, metal, rock, Scorpions

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Scorpions Cancel Show With Def Leppard in Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Scorpions will not be part of the Def Leppard tour in Melbourne tonight.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Germany, Live Nation, metal, rock, Scorpions

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Cher Outraged As US Government Moves To Not Recognise Transgender People

by Music-News.com

Cher has expressed her outrage at the report that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering implementing a policy which would eliminate the recognition of transgender individuals.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cher, Live Nation, pop, Sonny & Cher, USA

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Taylor Swift Donates $15000 To Struggling Fan

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift has donated $15,500 (GBP12,000) to a fan whose mum is in a coma.

Tagged as: 00s, country, Live Nation, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Taylor Swift Urges Young Voters to Vote Early

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift is urging her young fans to become active in America’s political process by voting early.

Tagged as: 00s, country, Live Nation, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Mike Kroeger Laughs Off ‘Drake is the Nickelback of Rap’ Comment

by Paul Cashmere

Mike Kroeger of Nickelback is amused and honoured at a recent comment made by caller to the BBC to tell Kevin Hart that “Drake was the Nickelback of rap”.

Tagged as: 00s, Live Nation, Mike Kroeger, Nickelback, rock, USA

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Taking Back Sunday To Perform Their Classic Albums In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Taking Back Sunday will celebrate their 20 years together by performing their first three albums across Australia in 2019.

Tagged as: 00s, Live Nation, punk, rock, Taking Back Sunday, USA

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Nickelback With Special Guests Bad Wolves To Tour Australia In February 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Nickelback will head back to Australia in February 2019 with special guest Bad Wolves out of LA. (More on them in a moment).

Tagged as: 00s, Live Nation, Nickelback, rock, USA

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Cher Delivers Pure Old Fashioned Entertainment At First Melbourne Show In 13 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Cher can certainly teach acts half her age a thing or two about entertainment. This two-hour show flies past because it is so damn enjoyable.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cher, Live Nation, pop, Sonny & Cher, USA

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Taylor Swift To Open American Music Awards

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift will give her first awards show performance in almost three years at the 2018 American Music Awards later this month (Oct18).

Tagged as: 00s, country, Live Nation, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Live Nation Releases Details From Their The Power of Live Study

by Announcement

Live Nation, the world’s leading live entertainment company released findings today from The Power of Live, a global study that captured trends and behaviours of 22,500 live music fans, from 11 countries, ranging ages 13 to 65. Conducted in partnership with research agency Culture Co-op, the findings revealed that in today’s digital age, live music is more necessary than ever and creates the ultimate human connection.

Tagged as: Live Nation, music industry, The Power of Live

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Taylor Swift Road To Reputation World Premiere Will Be On Australian Television

by Paul Cashmere

The world premiere of Taylor Swift’s Road To Reputation will be broadcast first in Australia.

Tagged as: 00s, country, Live Nation, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Anderson.Paak & The Free Nationals To Play Sydney and Melbourne

by Noise11.com

Anderson.Paak & The Free Nationals have announced two Falls Festival sideshows, for Sydney and Melbourne.

Tagged as: 10s, Anderson.Paak, Live Nation, rap, USA

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GayC/DC Premiere ‘Gay Boy Boogie’ with a Touch of Twisted Sister

So anyway, there is this band from Los Angeles called GayC/DC that has been around since 2013 and is now getting some traction with their new song ‘Gay Boy Boogie’, a nod to AC/DC’s 1977 Let There Be Rock anthem ‘Bad Boy Boogie’.

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