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The Marley Brothers

Posted on 24 April 2024 by Brian Walsh

The Marley Brothers have announced they will reunite and embark on a tour to honor their father Bob Marley’s legacy.

The 22-date tour comes on the eve of Marley’s 80th birthday in 2025 and follows the release of this year’s biopic Bob Marley: One Love.

The trek, produced by Live Nation, is named “The Marley Brothers: The Legacy Tour.” The tour will mark the first outing together of brothers Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani and Damian together in about two decades.

The tour is set to begin on September 5 at Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park in Vancouver. The tour, which will have stops in cities including Phoenix, Austin, Cincinnati, New York City, Toronto, Atlanta and more, will conclude on October 5th with a show at Miami’s FPL Solar Amphitheatre.

During the tour, the brothers are set to honor their father’s legacy by performing both individual hits as well as Bob’s classics.

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Ringo Starr

Posted on 24 April 2024 by Brian Walsh

Ringo said the tour will see the band return to a few of his favorite venues. They include Fallsview Casino in Fallsview, Ontario, where he has launched several tours and to Radio City Music Hall where he has performed 8 times with the All Starrs between 1992 and 2018, and on July 7, 2010 where Ringo and the All Starrs were joined by two surprise guests, Paul McCartney and Joe Walsh, in celebration of Ringo’s 70th birthday.

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band featuring Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette will play 12 shows overall. On Thursday, nine dates were announced.

This is in addition to Ringo and his All Starr Band’s already announced 12 shows this Spring, which are set to kick off at The Venetian in Las Vegas on May 22.

In other Ringo news, the Beatles drummer released his 5th EP, Crooked Boy, as a special limited edition marble vinyl on Record Store Day, April 20.

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Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame

Posted on 24 April 2024 by Brian Walsh

Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Tribe Called Quest will be inducted in the Performer Category as artists who have created music whose originality, impact, and influence has changed the course of rock & roll.

Alexis Korner, John Mayall, and Big Mama Thornton will be honored with Musical Influence Award:.

Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick, and Norman Whitfield were selected for the Musical Excellence Award, while the Ahmet Ertegun Award goes to Suzanne de Passe.

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Beach Boys

Posted on 02 April 2024 by Brian Walsh

Disney+ has announced that The Beach Boys, an all-new documentary about the American rock band will stream exclusively on the streaming service beginning May 24, 2024.

“‘The Beach Boys’ is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come,” Disney+ said in a press released.

They added, “The documentary traces the band from humble family beginnings and features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, plus other luminaries in the music business, including Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monae, Ryan Tedder, and Don Was.”

A Kennedy/Marshall and White Horse Pictures Production, The Beach Boys was directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny and written by Mark Monroe.

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