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Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee surprised everyone this month announcing that Rush would return with the German drummer Anika Niles replacing the late Neil Peart on their tour. First the band announced a few dates in selected cities in Canada, United States and Mexico, adding later more dates in the same cities. Now the Canadian band announced shows in 17 new cities in Canada and USA. Besides Anika Niles, Geddy and Alex said that they might also add a keyboardist to the line-up of their shows. Rush 2026 tour dates June 7 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum 13 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum 18 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes 24 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena 26 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena 28 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena 30 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena July 16 – Chicago, IL – United Center 18 – Chicago, IL – United Center 20 – Chicago, IL – United Center 22 – Chicago, IL – United Center 28 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden 30 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden August 1 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden 3 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden 7 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena 9 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena 11 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena 13 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena 26 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena September 2 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre 12 – Boston, MA – TD Garden 17 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena 19 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena 23 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center October 5 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena 10 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena 15 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center 25 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena 30 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena November 5 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Live 9 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark Arena 20 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center 25 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena December 1 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena 10 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place 15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efR6bvqX5yw&pp=ygUtcnVzaCBuZXcgdG91cmluZyBkcnVtbWVyIHJvY2sgYW5kIHJvbGwgZ2FyYWdlThe post Rush announces shows in 17 more cities appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Ace Frehley tragically passed away at the age of 74 last October 16 and countless Rock stars paid tribute to him on their social media. Besides the original Kiss members, other musicians who have been part of the band over the years released statements. One of them was Vinnie Vincent, who was the first guitarist to replace Ace Frehley in the band. When the guitar player decided to leave in 1982 he was the chosen one, being part of their albums "Creatures of the Night" (1982) and "Lick It Up", later receiving songwriting credits in "Revenge" (1992). Vinnie Vincent pays tribute to Ace Frehley "Ace Frehley gone too soon. The loss of a loved one. I wanted to say the right words that could describe the loss of a loved one but nothing I could muster would begin to comfort the millions of fans who idolized worshiped and adored Ace, the man and the legend, and make their pain go away. Ace's passing brought me back many long miles away to the beginning of my own journey, strangely replacing Ace in KISS, a band whose music I knew little about, aside from a few radio singles, and had no fan interest in, aside from the magnitude of their massive success, yet I wanted it more than life itself." "My religion as a 12-year-old were The Beatles... which was ten years earlier than the KISS beginning of 1974. My addiction grew from The Beatles to Zeppelin.. Jeff Beck to Mahavishnu jazz rock fusion of the 70's. So I was a decade early in sharing the nostalgia with the KISS fan base, who as adults will forever embrace KISS through their own childhood memories." "Yet in the strangest twist of irony, I found myself replacing Ace, as KISS guitarist in an 'odd couple gone berserk sitcom' like setting, writing songs and rehearsing with the revamped KISS with Eric Carr on drums and being served contracts to sign as Ace's replacement..... wondering in disbelief, how the hell in the world did this happen? Here I was, stepping into the bigger than life legend Ace Frehley's boots (literally) which was similar to learning to walking on stilts. Once I got used to them it became as normal as playing my guitar." He continued: "Oddly, my one and only encounter with Ace was in 1982 at the video shoot for 'I Love It Loud'. In utter disbelief, the band whose records I was unfamiliar with were recording a song Gene and I wrote and here I was, the new kid watching the magical persona Ace on stage rocking out to a song I wrote??? Surreal? Way past that. I remember knocking on Ace's door to his dressing room to introduce myself and say hi. I was nervous meeting the bigger than life legend himself." "I was green, lost for words and overwhelmed by Ace's presence and the magnitude of fame Ace achieved in his amazing career. Yet in my one and only fleeting encounter with him I read a person who lost their heart. His only words to me were 'hey kid. good luck. you're gonna need it.' He was more right than he could have imagined. We shook hands and wished each other luck and said goodbye." He added: "Those are the only words I ever shared with Ace from 1982 until we met again in 2022 for a memorable music performance weekend in Nashville. During those years I never heard from Ace, we never crossed paths. Not unusual for me as I'm not a social person. But suddenly it all changed in 2022. Ace and I shared a belated moment of bonding that felt good. Real good. No pretense. We liked each other!!! We came full circle from our beginning handshake in 1982 to meeting up for a very special KISS legacy show in Nashville." "It was a weekend I will forever remember fondly shared with Bruce Kulick, Ace, Peter Criss and myself as band members coming together for the first time in support of our individual legacy as we gave tribute to the band we were historically intertwined: the greatest band in the world, known as KISS. The band whose sum was greater than its parts. "Could words adequately eulogize the 'legend' of Ace Frehley? I think not. To me a legend is all encompassing and all consuming, embracing the heart soul and mind of their individual audience. A legend is everlasting, emoting the same fan pride, well being and warmth to the person they have touched thru their artistry thru the passage of time. Thru light and dark, the effect of that artist remains steadfast in the fans he touched. Ace was all of that and much more." Vinnie Vincent continued: "Ace Frehley possessed that special something.... a magic that touched his fans, and they loved him deeply. And they are crying for him now. Those are the qualities of a legend that are indescribable. Even during Ace's more difficult moments, his legion of fans did not abandon him. They stood with him and cheered him on to let Ace know they had his back and to show Ace he was loved no matter what. You can't buy that. Ace brought the gift of everlasting childhood to all the fans who loved him. Everyone felt that way about Ace from rockstars music gear companies and fans alike. Everyone loved him. Ace was the every man rock star. That's what a legend is. That's Ace Frehley. "Ace's journey here is complete. He has walked through the portal into eternity. A door we all walk thru at some point. But what he leaves for all of us here are the images, the recordings, the performances, the happy memories of Ace the person, the man, the musical works and a magic character persona that was loved by everyone, young and old alike and a stage presence that will live forever. I'm forever proud and grateful to have shared the same KISS 'forever legacy' as Ace....we were one fucking hell of a great band. "Cheers, my friend. You will be sorely missed by everyone and by me. I will hurt tomorrow and always as I am hurting now. Love light and peace, Vinnie Vincent," he said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSYb-LLj59g&t=1sThe post Vinnie Vincent pays tribute to Ace Frehley appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Although AC/DC had many drummers throughout their career, Phil Rudd was the one who played with the band the longest and was part of most of their classic albums. He was in the lineup from 1975 to 1983, then from 1994 to 2015, and returned in 2018, playing on their 2020 album Power Up. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the band was unable to tour at the time, and they finally returned to the stage at the end of 2023 but without Rudd. At the time, the musician revealed that his partner had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, which led fans to believe that was the reason he wasn’t touring with the band. However, in a recent interview with New Zealand’s Stuff, he said that the band never called him. Drummer Phil Rudd says AC/DC didn't invite him to tour “There was a time when I thought it was the end of my world. I only knew life with AC/DC. Those people I thought loved me like a brother, they haven’t even picked up the phone. But to me AC/DC was always Bon. My favourite album is Highway to Hell. My favourite song - his song Touch Too Much.” The interviewer says: "Rudd stops, choked up whenever he talks about the band’s original frontman and lyricist Bon Scott, who died in 1980 from alcohol poisoning." Rudd continues: “When Bon died, even in AC/DC I felt alone. But I was never alone. The people who like the music, it always humbles me, but makes me happy too. People always ask me if I will play with AC/DC again. The only people I would do it for would be the fans. And for Bon. I would do it for Bon.” The musician has a scheduled show next November 1st in Christchurch, New Zealand. His new "music family", according to Stuff, includes the Auckland Philharmonia and Jimmy Barnes' daughter, EJ Barnes, which Phil Rudd said is "way better than Angus". They will also perform in the future in Paris, Amsterdam and other European cities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv9_8NrVJxo&list=RDsv9_8NrVJxo&start_radio=1&pp=ygUOcGhpbCBydWRkIDIwMjWgBwE%3D As for AC/DC, the band has scheduled tour dates this year in Australia. Besides Angus Young and Brian Johnson, the band has nowadays Young's nephew Stevie Young, who replaced Malcolm and the touring members: Matt Laug (Drums) and Chris Chaney (Bass).The post Drummer Phil Rudd says AC/DC didn’t invite him to tour appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Although Pink Floyd is the most successful Progressive Rock band of all time, their music incorporated many different influences. David Gilmour demonstrated this in his guitar playing, not only with his technique but especially through the feel he put into every note, which often led to comparisons with Blues guitarists. He was deeply influenced by that kind of music when developing his own style and spoke about many important American Blues artists. Gilmour shared his opinions on them, including the late legendary B.B. King. What is David Gilmour's opinion on B.B. King B.B. King was one of David Gilmour's biggest influences when growing up and curiously, the Bluesman was quite impressed by the Pink Floyd guitarist talent, even asking him once if he was sure he wasn't born in Mississippi. The British musician was once questioned which was his favorite musical memory and he mentioned that meeting. "I did play at a Les Paul tribute once in New York. I was playing a Blues number with B.B. King and at the end of the song he came up to me and said: 'Hey boy, you sure you wasn't born in Mississippi?' David Gilmour said (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage). He recalled the same story when talking to The Guardian in 2006, saying: “He’s a lovely chap. His early stuff was stupendous, and he’s just kept going. I first met him in New York. He came up to me and said, ‘Hey, boy, are you sure you weren’t born in Mississippi?’" David Gilmour continued: "I’ve played with him a couple of times since, on a Later With Jools Holland session and on one of his albums. When he’s in the dressing room, he spends all his time writing lyrics. There are some guitar players who are instantly recognisable, and then there are all the rest,” David Gilmour said. As David said, he had the chance to perform with B.B. King a few times. The first one in 1988 at the Les Paul tribute show and the second one in 1998 at the Jools Holland show on BBC Two. That day they performed the song “Eyesight To The Blind”. 11 years later, in 2009, King and Gilmour would be once again at the Jools Holland TV Show and this time they would perform the track "Pauly's Birthday Boogie". That song was part of B.B.'s 1997 album "Deuces Wild" and Holland had played the piano on it. Curiously, Gilmour also was part of that album, playing the guitar with King in the track "Cryin' Won't Help You Babe", which had Paul Carrack on vocals. David Gilmour said every young musician should study guitarists like B.B. King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oTeyi1Ztsc&list=RD_oTeyi1Ztsc&start_radio=1&pp=ygUVYmIga2luZyBkYXZpZCBnaWxtb3VyoAcB One of the questions famous Rock stars are asked more often during interviews is always "which advice would you give to a young musician?' When talking about artists like B.B. King, in an interview with Relix magazine in 2015, Gilmour said young guitar players should study his work. After the interviewer mentioned artists like B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Peter Green, Gilmour said: “All of those guys were incredible and I spent time trying to learn how to play their licks perfectly. I would suggest any young player should try to sit down and do that. You will wind up knowing how to play their stuff quite well but, eventually, you will form your own style. It forces its way out of the copying,” he said. Besides B.B. King records, Gilmour also had in his house a book on B.B. King. That was revealed by Q magazine journalist D. Cavanagh, who interviewed the Pink Floyd member in 1999 and described how one of the rooms of the house were. "Leading us through a sitting-room and a kitchen - the latter decorated by the paintings of his young children - Gilmour makes coffee and parks himself in a low armchair in his study." He continued: "Around him, the shelves contain vinyl copies of Floyd's debut album, Piper At The Gates of Dawn ('I don't listen to it, no' - Gilmour said) Encyclopedia Britannica, a book on B.B. King and Please Kill Me, the story of New York punk rock." Although Pink Floyd is known primarily as a Progressive Rock band, Gilmour is actually a versatile guitarist and some of his influences can be heard on the band's discography and in his solo career. He once described himself as a "jack of all trades" when it comes to guitar playing and used B.B. King as an example of the kind of guitarist he couldn't be. "Im a real jack of all trades. I’m completely the anti-purist. I was never going to dedicate my life to being B.B. King. My influences were Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, Bob Dylan, Hank Marvin, all the Blues guys and everything. It was all a complete hotchpotch, a mass of different styles and influences. I saw no reason why all these influences could not co-habit reasonably and I still don’t!" David Gilmour told Record Collector in 2003. When Gilmour was born in 1946, B.B. King already had a 4-year career in music. By the time Gilmour would start his career, in 1963, King had already released 12 albums. The American musician passed away in 2015 at the age of 89 and was active until the very end, playing his final show less than one year earlier. During his career he released 43 studio albums and almost 140 singles.The post David Gilmour’s opinion on B.B. King appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.