“Future generations may well have occasion to ask themselves, ‘What were our parents thinking? Why didn’t they wake up when they had a chance?’ We have to hear that question from them, now.” -Al Gore If you remember rightly, back in 2018, we highlighted a woman who attended a congressional hearing in hopes of swaying …

We’re now finding out why the Country Road Music Festival was canceled earlier this week. Country music fans that had plans to attend the Country Roads Music Festival at The Groves of Michigan Campground were only days away from the three-day-event when the organizers behind it pulled the plug. Country Roads – which was set to include artists like Colt Ford, Restless Road, and Drew Baldridge – was supposed to kick off on Friday, July 18 and run through July 20. The festival was still being pushed and advertised a mere four days ago, when the social media account for the event stated that Country Roads was “just around the corner.” But plans changed in the past 100 hours, because the most recent post from the festival shared the news that Country Roads would be postponed to 2026. Here’s the message that was sent out: “We’ve made the difficult decision to postpone Country Roads Music Festival until 2026. This wasn’t an easy call, but we truly believe it’s the right one. Our goal has always been to create something meaningful for this community, and we want to give it the time and care it deserves. All tickets will be fully refunded. You don’t need to do a thing, we’ll handle it on our end and make sure that money gets back to you as quickly as possible. We’re so grateful for your support and understanding. This community means the world to us, and we can’t wait to share something really special with you in 2026.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Country Roads Music Festival (@countryroadsmi) Interestingly enough, the Country Roads Music Festival was somewhat of a reimagining of the Faster Horses Festival that also took place in Michigan… and was also canceled. In fact, the location of the Country Roads event was just down the road from Michigan International Speedway, where Faster Horses took place. When Faster Horses announced it’s cancellation in January of this year, the news of the new Country Roads festival was shared only a few weeks later. And the blueprint for Country Roads was very similar to Faster Horses, with camping, music, a 3K run and a corn hole tournament promised as a part of the proceedings. The cancelation may come as a surprise to some, as it was certainly a last minute cancelation (there’s no doubt about that). However, one person that was surprised the festival was called off was event organizer herself, Darci Keyes. She told Fox2 Detroit that the she saw the writing on the wall for the late cancellation far earlier than this week, and that she may have underestimated how much work goes into promoting a festival: “I don’t think that we ever got to that critical minimum ticket sales level. After we got everything done and got tickets on sale. We probably only had about three-and-a-half months and I think in hindsight – Monday morning quarterbacking – it probably wasn’t sufficient time to be able to promote the festival.” Despite faltering in the first attempt with the Country Roads music festival, Keyes says that she plans on regrouping and trying again – potentially in 2026. Only time will tell whether the festival is brought back next year or a couple of years down the road, but I’ve got to say… if you’ve been forced to cancel two festivals in a matter of a couple months, it might be worth asking if having one is actually worth it in the first place.The post Organizer Of Canceled Country Roads Music Festival Reveals Why They Pulled The Plug Just Days Before It Was Set To Begin first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The original Alice Cooper band reunited to record "The Revenge of Alice Cooper", their first album together in five decades and a new single "Up All Night" was released. The complete album will be out next July 25 and they have already released other singles like "Wild Ones" and "Black Mamba". Are also part of the record the original Alice Cooper guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith. Guitar parts previously recorded by the late guitarist Glen Buxton (Died in 1997) were also included on the album.Alice Cooper’s original line-up releases new song “Wild Ones”. Hear the new Alice Cooper original band song "Up All Night" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqEUStF4lG8&list=RDgqEUStF4lG8&start_radio=1 Recently, the original bassist Dennis Dunaway reunited with Cooper during one his live shows, to play the classic “School’s Out”. “The Revenge of Alice Cooper” tracklist “Black Mamba” “Wild Ones” “Up All Night” “Kill The Flies” “One Night Stand” “Blood On The Sun” “Crap That Gets In The Way Of Your Dreams” “Famous Face” “Money Screams” “What A Syd” “Inter Galactic Vagabond Blues” “What Happened To You” “I Ain’t Done Wrong” “See You On The Other Side” “Return of the Spiders 2025” (bonus track) “Titanic Overunderture” (bonus track) The original Alice Cooper band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 and performed together that night. Cooper talked with Billboard about the new record, saying: “It was very much like this was our next album after (1973’s) Muscle of Love, just like, ‘OK, this is the next album.’ Isn’t that funny after 50 years? All of a sudden it just falls into place.” “(…) If we’re gonna do an original Alice record, I want it to sound like the original Alice band. The original band has a darker sound, and a heavier sound. It’s a very different personality, and I even sing differently when I sing with those guys,” he said. The post Original Alice Cooper band released new song “Up All Night” appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Besides being the biggest Heavy Metal celebration that ever happened, the final Black Sabbath show/festival was also the highest grossing charity concert of all time. Tom Morello (RATM, Audioslave), the event's musical director, revealed that the show grossed over 190 million dollars. According to Billboard, that’s more than any other major charity concert. What Tom Morello said about the Black Sabbath farewell charity success Morello talked about the record on his social media, saying: "1. Boom. We set out to not just create the greatest day in the history of heavy metal. 2. Generals gathered in their masses. @tonyiommi 3. @iamstevent rocked the joint to the ground. 4. @adamjones_tv of @toolmusic & I played in a band together in high school in Libertyville but haven’t shared the stage in decades…until now. 5. I’m a huge @judaspriest fan and doing the synchronized metal chug with @kkspriest during “Breaking The Law” was epic." "6. An indisputable statement after last weekend. 7. @jackblack lifting my @romanmorello1 during their “Mr. Crowley” tribute brought a tear. 8. Our great host @prideofgypsies Jason Momoa & I going through his script. 9. And then a dude from @therollingstones showed up. 10. THANKYOU @ozzyosbourne for trusting me to be the Musical Director of the “Back To The Beginning” show. It was over a year of hard work but heavy metal was the music that made me love music and it was a labor of love. We raised a ton of money for a great cause and so many great musicians & bands & fans all over the world paid tribute to the ALL TIME greats," Tom Morello said. The celebration Besides the two headliners, many famous artists were part of the “tribute festival“, like Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, Guns N’ Roses, Steven Tyler, Papa V Perpetua, Sammy Hagar, Jake E. Lee, Billy Corgan and Nuno Bettencourt. The bands performed Black Sabbath and Ozzy covers, but also played some of their most famous songs in small sets, of 3 to 6 songs. Many covers from other bands were also performed, like the supergroup with Steven Tyler on vocals, which played, for example, Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love”. Ozzy Osbourne sang five songs of his solo career and four more with Black Sabbath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DivwM2EVro4The post Black Sabbath’s farewell was the highest-grossing charity concert ever appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

The legendary singer and guitarist Peter Frampton continues on the road in 2025 and announced new tour dates which will happen next October and November in the United States. The shows are scheduled in New Orleans, San Antonio, Grand Prairie, Tulsa, Memphis, Atlanta, St. Augustine, Clearwater and Hollywood. He was diagnosed a few years ago with Inclusion-Body Myositis, which is a degenerative muscle disease that eventually will affect his ability to play the guitar. In 2022 the musician finished his farewell tour because he believed that he wouldn’t be able to tour anymore in the following years but only a few months after those final shows he decided to return to the road since he was still feeling good. "Excited to announce new dates added to the Let’s Do It Again! tour! Pre-sale begins tomorrow, July 16th at 10AM local. General on-sale is Friday, July 18th at 10am local. Let’s continue making amazing memories together. Much love, Peter," the musician said. Peter Frampton 2025 tour dates October 17 - New Orleans, LA -Saenger Theatre 19 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theatre 21 - Grand Prairie, TX - Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie 23 - Tulsa, OK - The Cove at River Spirit Casino Resort 25 - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre 27 - Atlanta, GA - Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 29 - St. Augustine, FL -The St. Augustine Amphitheatre 31 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall November 2 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live Frampton was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024. The Who’s Roger Daltrey was the one who inducted the guitarist/singer. Peter Frampton was born in Beckenham, Kent, England in 1950 and started his career in 1966. He first achieved fame as a member of Humble Pie, band led by Steve Marriott but his break through was really as a solo act, especially with the album "Frampton Comes Alive!" (1976), which sold and estimated amount of more than 17 million copies worldwide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNeWWKyFJPY&list=RDSNeWWKyFJPY&start_radio=1&pp=ygUTcGV0ZXIgZnJhbXB0b24gMjAyNKAHAdIHCQnNCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D The post Peter Frampton announces new 2025 tour dates appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.