Video: The Cure at NME’s ‘Big Gig’
Earlier this month, The Cure received NME’s annual “Godlike Geniuses” award and headlined the Brit mag’s annual “Big Gig.” Part of the band’s two-hour set […]
Category: Concerts
Peter Garrett rejoins Midnight Oil for Australian bushfire benefit
Australian Environmental Minister Peter Garrett hung up his suit and tie and returned to more familiar environs —the concert stage — this week to […]
Pixies reunion back on again; band playing Isle of Wight, European concerts
Turns out the Pixies still have some life left in them, after all. Word began trickling out today that the slumbering band — which reunited […]
R.E.M. crashes its own tribute concert, plays surprise song with Patti Smith
This week’s star-studded Carnegie Hall tribute to legendary college-rock grads R.E.M. was capped off with an appearance by the band itself, performing “E-Bow the Letter” […]
Morrissey’s ‘Years of Refusal’ tour marred by cancellations, immigration trouble
While Morrissey’s late-period renaissance continues with the just-released Years of Refusal, the ex-Smith’s latest American tour has been beset by problems ranging from canceled gigs […]
Report: Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode and Beastie Boys to headline Lollapalooza
While Lollapalooza is a decidedly ’90s cultural event, this year’s installment— according to Chicago Tribune rock critic Greg Kot’s sources — will take on a […]
