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‘Bad All Over The World – 50 Years Of Rock Tour’ is decidedly the latter.“From (our) very first show, we’ve stayed true to ourselves and the music we love,” Thorogood said on Instagram. “We’ve decided to celebrate our first half-century by throwing the biggest and baddest rock party ever.”Over the course of 37 huge concerts, the legendary classic rockers/bluesmen will take their big and bad rock party to theaters, arenas and amphitheaters all over the U.S.

now is the time to change that.This spring and summer, 38 Special will bring “Hold On Loosely” and all of their other signature hits — “Caught Up In You” anyone? — on their 19-concert tour all over North America.From March 24 through Sept. 14, the classic rock legends will play plazas, state fairs, casinos, wineries, parks and amphitheaters from Texas to Massachusetts.That includes a huge gig at Atlantic City’s Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on June 23.Best of all though, ticket prices are fairly reasonable.At the time of publication, we found some seats going for under $38 before fees on Vivid Seats.Now that’s what we call a true 38 Special.So, if you want to see the group’s brand of southern-fried arena rock live this year, here’s everything you need to know.A complete calendar including tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for each show can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Kenny Loggins is leaving the “Danger Zone” and heading toward the highway to retirement.The iconic rocker will play just 18 concerts on his upcoming ‘This Is It’ farewell tour and then that’s really it.“I just had my 75th birthday, and I feel like it’s time,” Loggins told the Herald-Tribune.From March 10 through Oct. 29, the “I’m Alright” singer will hit venues all over North America including stops in Jacksonville, FL on March 12, Williamsburg, VA on June 17 and his final gig ever (for now) in Highland, CA on Oct.

Daryl Hall and John Oates are going on tour — just not together.From May 24 through June 9, Daryl Hall and the Daryl’s House Band are taking off on an eight-concert tour that includes stops in Montclair, NJ on May 24, Port Chester, NY on June 7 and Atlantic City, NJ on June 9.His bandmate, John Oates will play five spring shows in California, Nashville and Chicago from April 13 through May 25.At the time of publication, none of Oates’ shows are scheduled to take place in the Northeast.No word on whether either Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will appear at each other’s shows either.With that being said, if you want to see half of Hall and Oates — Hall or Oates — here’s everything you need to know.A complete calendar including all tour dates and venues for Hall’s eight 2023 concerts can be found below.A complete calendar of all John Oates tour dates is listed below.Hall went old school in 2022 and dropped the rare double album.“Before After,” comprised of 30 tracks, features Hall’s signature classic sound — the indefinable center between pop and rock.If you want to hear the double album in its entirety, you can find “Before After” here.Last year, Oates dropped just one song — the sensual single “Pushin’ A Rock” that sounds like it could fit in a playlist next to “She’s Gone,” “Maneater” and “Rich Girl.”In 2023, Oates went a bit more downtempo.

The Cure have announced an official headlining tour in the U.S. and Canada.Midway through the 30-concert ‘Shows Of A Lost World Tour,’ Robert Smith and co.

Peter Gabriel is touring North America.From Sept. 11 through Oct.

back to the jungle.Guns N’ Roses just announced they’re returning to the road this summer for a huge 2023 World Tour that will bring them all over the globe from June through October.Following their dates in Israel and Europe, the second leg of the tour takes Axl Rose, Slash, Duff and the rest of GNR to North America where they’ll play arenas, stadiums and ballparks throughout the U.S. and Canada.That includes two notable stops for New Yorkers — on Aug.

rickrolled. Not technically. Because Rick Astley just recreated the music video for his mega-hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” — 35 years after its release.Now 56, the singer dances against backdrops similar to the original video, including the stage in a church hall, in front of a big, foggy window, and outside in front of several brick structures — but, this time, with some promotional twists.The original video’s female dancers have been swapped out for AAA Insurance agents, wearing their sexy white polo shirts.

most-streamed song on iTunes thanks to its being prominently featured in the first episode of the new “Stranger Things” season.In the show, the track is used to underscore the storyline of Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) as she struggles to reconcile the complicated death of her brother, Billy, who was possessed by an evil force during Season 3.The ’80s-inspired horror series just dropped it’s highly-anticipated fourth season on Netflix over the holiday weekend.The premiere of Season 4 sees an angsty Max listening to the British musician on her portable cassette player as she avoids her concerned friends and counselors in the halls of Hawkins High School. Following its 1985 debut, “Running Up That Hill” peaked at No.

complete with a music video featuring the entire ensemble of groups on the Mixtape Tour, on Thursday.Donnie Whalberg of New Kids On The Block co-wrote and co-produced the new track, which pays homage to the ’80s when the band was at its prime.The upbeat dance-pop tune serves as an opportunity to re-create the most iconic scenes from a collection of MTV videos, including “Whip It,” “Rebel Yell,” “Addicted to Love,” “Vogue,” “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and more.

divorce from Steven Seagal in 1996, LeBrock decided to leave the industry for the simple life. But she’s now back and starring in the gangster comedy “Tomorrow’s Today.”LeBrock dished about her new film and her “itch” to act again, as well as why she opted to stop working in the late ’90s.“Hollywood wasn’t a place where I wanted to raise my children,” the “Woman in Red” actress recently told Fox News.

during a trainwreck performance in Florida on Sunday, saying she had a “panic attack” on stage and is “horrified” by her antics.The singing sensation, 50, was filmed verbally abusing concertgoers partway through performing her 1987 smash “I Think We’re Alone Now” at a show in Melbourne.“F–k you guys!” the former teen idol was heard yelling at the crowd.

wasn’t alone when she slurred profanities at a group of fans on Saturday. The ’80s singing sensation — now age 50 — was caught on camera verbally abusing concertgoers at her show in Lake Park, Florida.

Partying with everyone from Lady Gaga, Elton John and Daniel Craig to Kim Kardashian, Vladimir Putin and Queen Elizabeth II, Duran Duran holds the anniversary bash to end all anniversary bashes in celebration of 40 years in music.The festivities go down in the video for the band’s latest single, aptly titled “Anniversary.” But if you’re wondering just how they got the queen to do a group selfie at this shindig, well, it’s because they used celebrity lookalikes in the clip, which was released

HBO Max. Growing up in the 1980s, Russo-Young had what felt like a conventional New York City childhood: two parents and a sister growing up in a downtown apartment.The only difference? Russo-Young, now 40, had two moms, Robin Young and Sandy Russo.At the time, “being gay meant that you were not going to have children,” Young says in the film.

he wrote on Facebook.When a follower asked for information, Gallup commented that he was “just fed up of betrayal,” with no further explanation. The Cure, founded in 1978, has not publicly responded to the announcement as of Monday morning.

The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up,” which was released 34 years ago this week, now has over 1 billion views on YouTube.The song became significantly more popular — and memed — with the rise of “Rickrolling,” an internet prank in which people are fooled into clicking on a hyperlink that leads to the music video.

list of countless reunions, reboots and revivals happening this year. Original cast members who played the Keaton family on the iconic sitcom will join together Nov.

out Friday. As lead singer of Scandal, the Brooklyn native scored ’80s hits “Goodbye to You” and “The Warrior” before finding solo success with 1992’s “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough,” a top five duet with Don Henley.Now 63, Smyth shares her memories of Eddie Van Halen, the secret to her 23-year marriage to John McEnroe and why Patti Smith haunts her.How you doing?I just found out that Ed Van Halen died, so I feel pretty bummed out right now … In the ’80s, we were good friends.

died this week of throat cancer at 65, a claymation cheeseburger is trending in his honor.Fans on the internet have dug up one of the Van Halen’s most confusing music videos, for the song “Everybody Wants Some!!” — an animated dream sequence that appeared in the 1985 flick “Better Off Dead,” starring John Cusack.

the coronavirus crisis — “I thought that the last thing that the world needed was a rock band to release a record” — he canceled the group’s summer tour rather than postpone it so that ticket buyers could get refunds. “I was much more cognizant that folks would need the money [back] for the rent and credit card bills,” he said.

according to a new statement from the company.

“Bill & Ted Face the Music,” opening Friday on demand, Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) travel through time in search of the perfect song to unite and save the world.Like, whoa.So it was important to make sure that the music in the film was most excellent.“We wanted to make sure that we didn’t make them out to be musical buffoons,” said Jonathan Leahy, music supervisor of the third installment in a trilogy that started with 1989’s “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.”To establish the

statement that he had been battling stage four pancreatic cancer since April 2019. The longtime Quiet Riot drummer also played with Billy Idol, W.A.S.P.

Dave Franco starring as the rapper.But there was a lot of drama behind “Ice Ice Baby” before it rode that bass line all the way to the top of the pop charts.It all started when Brown was DJing at a Dallas club called City Lights, where Vanilla Ice — who then was known as just Ice — would enter dance contests.

Spyglass Media Group has teamed with Atomic Monster’s James Wan and Michael Clear to develop a film based on the 1980s classic action series “Knight Rider.” TJ Fixman, a former video game writer, is adapting the screenplay.Created by Glen A. Larson, “Knight Rider” first aired on NBC from 1982 to 1986 and is credited for launching David Hasselhoff’s career.

premiering Friday on Showtime, runs down the band’s rocky history: the artistic clashes, the messy breakups and, most pervasively, the drinks and drugs.The iconic image of the “Vacation” music video, with the women on water-skis wearing pink swimsuits and white tutus, was an apt depiction of the band, as it turns out.

Amid the jocks, nerds and shoulder pads of the ’80s teen rom-com landscape, a dark horse emerged: 1985’s “Just One of the Guys,” which wore its feminist agenda lightly.

Before there was Jennifer Lopez, Lisa Lisa was representing Nuyoricans with her Latin-pop sounds. Discovered by Full Force when she was 13, she helped freestyle music break out of New York in the ’80s as frontwoman of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam.