AC/DC is back on the road in 2025 and besides an extensive tour in the United States, the band will perform again in Europe, now visiting a few countries they haven't performed in last year. The scheduled shows will happen in Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, Estonia, Sweden, Norway, France and Scotland. 2025 AC/DC European tour dates June 26 - Prague, Czech Republic - Airport Letňany 30 - Berlin, Germany - Olympiastadion July 4 - Warsaw, Poland - PGE Narodowy 8 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Open Air Park Düsseldorf 12 - Madrid, Spain - Metropolitano Stadium, 20 - Imola, Italy - Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari 24 - Tallinn, Estonia - Song Festival Grounds, 28 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi August 5 - Oslo, Norway - Bjerke Racecourse 9 - Paris, France - Stade De France 17 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Messe Karlsruhe 21 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Murrayfield Stadium Possible setlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzhamt9Y6CQ&pp=ygUJYWNkYyAyMDI0 In 2024, AC/DC's setlist usually had 21 songs from all the eras of the band, including tracks from their latest album "Power Up" (2020). So it's possible that the setlist will remain similar with a few minor changes. 10 Bon Scott era and 11 Brian Johnson era songs. If You Want Blood (You've Got It) Back in Black Demon Fire Shot Down in Flames Thunderstruck Have a Drink on Me Hells Bells Shot in the Dark Stiff Upper Lip Highway to Hell Shoot to Thrill Sin City Rock 'n' Roll Train Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap High Voltage Riff Raff You Shook Me All Night Long Whole Lotta Rosie Let There Be Rock (Extended guitar solo) T.N.T. For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) The post AC/DC announces 2025 European tour dates appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Bob Dylan will celebrate his 84 birthday in 2025 but he has no plans to stop touring. The musician announced new tour dates which will happen in the United States next March and April. Dylan will also be part of the annual Willie Nelson touring festival "Outlaw Music Festival" which will happen from May to September. Bob Dylan announces 2025 tour dates March 25 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theater 26 - Little Rock, AK - Robinson Center 28 - Springfield, MO - Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts 29 - Wichita, KS - Century II Concert Hall 30 - Topeka, KS - Topeka Performing Arts Center April 1 - Omaha, NE - Orpheum Theater 2 - Sioux City, IA - Orpheum Theatre 4 - Mankato, MN - Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center 5 - Eau Claire, WI - The Sonnentag Center 6 - Green Bay, WI - The Weidner - Cofrin Family Hall 8 - Davenport, II - Adler Theatre 9 - Peoria, IL - Prairie Home Alliance Theater 11 - West Lafayette, IN - Purdue University - Elliott Hall of Music 12 - Fort Wayne, IN - The Embassy Theatre 14 - South Bend, IN - The Morris Performing Arts Center 16 - Kalamazoo, MI - Western Michigan State University - Miller Auditorium 17 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan Theater 19 - Youngstown, OH - Powers Auditorium at DeYor Performing Arts Center 21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center for the Performing Arts 22 - Williamsport, PA - Community Arts Center As part of the line-up of The Outlaw Music Festival May 13 - Phoenix, Arizona - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre 15 - Chula Vista, California - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 16 - Los Angeles, California - Hollywood Bowl 18 - Wheatland, California - Toyota Amphitheatre 20 - Nampa, Idaho - Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater 22 - Spokane, Washington - ONE Spokane Stadium 24 - Ridgefield, Washington - Cascades Amphitheater 25 - Quincy, Washington - The Gorge Amphitheatre June 20 - Clarkston, Michigan - Pine Knob Music Theatre 21 - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - Blossom Music Center 22 - Cincinnati, Ohio - Riverbend Music Center 25 - Franklin, Tennessee - FirstBank Amphitheater 27 - Memphis, Tennessee - Radians Amphitheater 28 - Maryland Heights, Missouri - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 29 - Ridgedale, Missouri - Thunder Ridge Nature Arena July 4 - Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic (not confirmed) 5 - Dallas, Texas - Dos Equis Pavilion 6 - The Woodlands, Texas - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented By Huntsman 25 - Alpharetta, Georgia - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 26 - Charlotte, North Carolina - PNC Music Pavilion 27 - Raleigh, North Carolina - Central Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek 29 - Virginia Beach, Virginia - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater August 1 - Wantagh, New York - Northwell at Jones Beach Theater 2 - Saratoga Springs, New York - Broadview Stage at SPAC 3 - Gilford, New Hampshire - BankNH Pavilion 8 - Buffalo, New York - Darien Lake Amphitheater 9 - Hershey, Pennsylvania - Hersheypark Stadium 10 - Syracuse, New York - Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview August 5 - Bangor, Maine - Maine Savings Amphitheater 6 - Hartford, Connecticut - Xfinity Theatre 7 - Mansfield, Massachusetts - Xfinity Center 12 - Camden, New Jersey - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion 13 - Holmdel, New Jersey - PNC Bank Arts Center 14 - Columbia, Maryland - Merriweather Post Pavilion 19 - East Troy, Wisconsin - Alpine Valley Music Theatre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glKPKUIZBhw&pp=ygUOYm9iIGR5bGFuIDIwMjQ%3DThe post Bob Dylan announces 2025 tour dates appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Aerosmith announced last year their retirement from touring due to Steven Tyler’s vocal injury. But last February 3, the musician performed with his Aerosmith bandmates and other famous musicians during his sixth annual “Jam for Janie” Grammys viewing party. The performance happened at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California and had special guests like Tom Hamilton, Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Linda Perry, Matt Sorum and Nuno Bettencourt. Steven Tyler returns to the stage after almost a year Tyler reportedly sang on six songs: "More Than Words" (Extreme), "Toys in the Attic", "Dream On", "Sweet Emotion", "Walk This Way" and "Heartbreaker" (Led Zeppelin). Setlist Immigrant Song (Linda Perry) What's Up? (Linda Perry) Dancing With Myself (Billy Idol) Rebel Yell (Billy Idol) I Hate Myself for Loving You (Joan Jett) Cherry Bomb (Joan Jett) Bad Reputation (Joan Jett) More Than Words (Steven Tyler, Mick Fleetwood and Nuno Bentencourt) Toys in the Attic (Tyler feat. Nuno Bettencourt) Dream On (Tyler feat. Lainey Wilson) Sweet Emotion (Tyler) Walk This Way (Tyler feat. Jelly Roll) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy5yCgUpqjI&pp=ygURamFuaWUncyBmdW5kIDIwMjU%3D https://youtu.be/8TupWmDQk4M Last year, in an interview with WBUR, Tom Hamilton said that Steven was recovering well. “Steven’s healing process is going really, really well, but it goes at its own pace. Maybe Aerosmith will do something in the future, but it’s a big ‘if’, and the last thing I want to be doing is to try and push Steven in that direction. If we do anything in the future, it would come from him,” Tom Hamilton. Since the band announced their touring retirement, Hamilton is the only member of the group who announced a new project. He is currently promoting the songs released by his new group Close Enemies.The post Steven Tyler returns to the stage after almost a year appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

The Cuban bassist Rudy Sarzo has an incredible resume, having been a member of many incredible bands such as Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, Geoff Tate and The Guess Who. In an interview with Matt Pinfield (Transcribed by Ultimate Guitar), the musician explained the difference between playing with Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio. Rudy Sarzo talks about what it was like to tour with Dio "By the time that I started playing with Ronnie in 2004, I had been doing (tours) for about 20, 23 years. I started out with Ozzy in '81, so that's like, 23 years. And I thought, 'Okay, I've experienced everything.' And, no." "Once I started playing with Ronnie, (was) a whole different level of musical integrity and kindness and originality. Ronnie always sounded like Ronnie. It was like, I was playing with an American original in the band." He continued: "The last time I played with him was November 16, 2009, and the next day he had to go to emergency, and then they suggested they should see an oncologist. But we were rehearsing for a couple of weeks, because we were about to go to England and Scandinavia to do the yearly Dio tour for the fans. A Christmas tour. And I gotta tell you, he sang so wonderful." "And what happened was, at that time he was playing with Heaven and Hell. So the band Dio stopped doing Black Sabbath songs. So then we went deeper into the Rainbow catalog. We were rehearsing songs that he hadn't sang since he left Rainbow," Rudy Sarzo said. The bassist returned to Quiet Riot in 2021 and since then is the only classic member of the band's line-up these days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fANZTI8PpcY&pp=ygUTZGlvIGhvbHkgZGl2ZXIgMjAwOQ%3D%3DThe post Rudy Sarzo talks about what it was like to tour with Dio appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

The number of influential and successful bands that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late '60s is incredible. Two of them were Pink Floyd and Deep Purple, both of which would go on to become some of the best-selling groups of all time. A crucial part of Deep Purple's sound was guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who created some of the most memorable Rock and Roll guitar riffs and solos in music history. Back in the '70s, Blackmore shared his thoughts on many bands from that era, including Pink Floyd. What was Ritchie Blackmore's opinion on Pink Floyd in the 70s What might be a surprise to a lot of people who know Ritchie Blackmore's sincerity and music taste, he actually liked Pink Floyd and praised the band a few times back in the 70s. Already in 1973, in an interview with Guitar Player magazine in 1973 the Deep Purple guitarist (At the time), mentioned them as a band that made music that he liked. He was asked why bands like Grand Funk Railroad would sell millions of records if there were bands doing the same kind of music or even better, who didn't have the same success. "Our main audience is about eighteen years old. People that age don't really understand music that much. They're trying to understand it, but if they were really that musically hip they wouldn't even like us. They wouldn't like Led Zeppelin. They'd be into someone like Yehudi Menuhin. America is so vast that I think people buy records mainly of groups they've seen. I imagine that they must have seen Grand Funk all over America, they buy their records." "At the same time though, I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk. On the other hand, there might be an increased interest in people like Pink Floyd. I really like some of Pink Floyd's stuff. Groups like Curved Air might start coming into favor." He continued: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFdkM40KOhE&pp=ygUXcGluayBmbG95ZCBicmFpbiBkYW1hZ2U%3D "Some of their music is bloody good-classical, with moogs and bombs going off. Some nights their music is a complete disaster, but other nights works. It's chance music. Like some of the stuff I play," Ritchie Blackmore said. It was during that year that Pink Floyd released their most successful album "Dark Side of The Moon". That record also became one of the best-selling albums of all time. It was the beginning of the golden era of the band which would then release: "Wish You Were Here" (1975), "Animals" (1977) and "The Wall" (1979). The curious thing is that Deep Purple is not purely a Hard Rock band, they always had a Progressive Rock approach at some level in every record they made. Mainly due to Jon Lord's influence on keyboards. The first albums were quite Progressive but they ended up making their sound a little more closer to Hard Rock in 1970. Because it was when they released the successful album "Deep Purple In Rock". Talking with Newsweek in 2017, Blackmore recalled that, after the interviewer mentioned that there weren't really a psychedelic band like Pink Floyd. "We didn’t really find our way, in my opinion, until we did 'In Rock'. We seemed to have an idea where the hell we were going. I said to  Jon Lord, 'Let’s make a rock and roll record, completely hard rock. If that doesn’t sell we’ll go back to playing with orchestras (Deep Purple played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on 1969’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra)'. I was a little bit tired of playing with an orchestra because it was very almost contrived. You’d have to play so quietly because the violinist was always complaining the lead guitar was too loud," Ritchie Blackmore said. Ritchie Blackmore and David Gilmour played in the same song In 1988, many famous Rock stars got together to record a "Smoke on The Water" charity cover to help Armenia. The sales raised money to help those affected by the serious Armenian earthquake and had many stars in the studio. Besides Blackmore himself, the version of the song also had the Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. Besides them, were also part of the recording the singers Ian Gillan, Bruce Dickinson, Paul Rodgers and Bryan Adams. Other guitarists like Brian May, Tony Iommi and Alex Lifeson. The Yes bassist Chris Squire, the drummer Roger Taylor and keyboardists Geoff Downes and Keith Emerson.The post What was Ritchie Blackmore’s opinion on Pink Floyd in the 70s appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

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