Category: Festivals

Johnny Marr returning to the U.S. for 18-date fall tour in support of 'The Messenger'

Johnny Marr returning to the U.S. for 18-date fall tour in support of ‘The Messenger’

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr will follow up his lengthy spring U.S. tour with a second round of American dates late this fall in support of his new solo album The Messenger, playing 18 shows this October and November — including a slot at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas.

Video: Depeche Mode at Rock Werchter 2013 — watch full 84-minute headlining set

Video: Depeche Mode at Rock Werchter 2013 — watch full 84-minute headlining set

Depeche Mode on Sunday performed to tens of thousands of fans at Rock Werchter 2013, playing an abbreviated version of its ‘Delta Machine Tour’ set during a nearly 90-minute headlining slot at the festival in Belgium. Watch the full show right here.

The Replacements reuniting to headline Riot Fest in Chicago, Denver and Toronto

The Replacements reuniting to headline Riot Fest in Chicago, Denver and Toronto

The Replacements — namely frontman Paul Westerberg and bassist Tommy Stinson — will reunite on stage for the first time in 22 years later this summer to headline Riot Fest in Toronto, Denver and Chicago, site of the band’s unceremonious final performance in Grant Park on July 4, 1991.

Video: The Jesus and Mary Chain plays 'Just Like Honey' with MBV's Bilinda Butcher

Video: The Jesus and Mary Chain plays ‘Just Like Honey’ with MBV’s Bilinda Butcher

Barcelona’s Primavera Sound is underway this weekend in Spain, and one of Friday’s highlights was an appearance by The Jesus and Mary Chain, who brought My Bloody Valentine singer/guitarist Bilinda Butcher up on stage to sing backing vocals on the classic “Just Like Honey.”

Primavera Sound webcast: Watch Jesus and Mary Chain, Dinosaur Jr, Dead Can Dance

Primavera Sound webcast: Watch Jesus and Mary Chain, Dinosaur Jr, Dead Can Dance

Barcelona’s Primavera Sound 2013 festival is underway now, and the organizers have launched a live webcast of some of this weekend’s performances, including sets by The Jesus and Mary Chain, Dead Can Dance, Swans and Dinosaur Jr, as well as Phoenix, Hot Chip and Grizzly Bear.

Riot Fest 2013: Violent Femmes, Blondie, Mission of Burma, X, Dinosaur Jr, Peter Hook

Riot Fest 2013: Violent Femmes, Blondie, Mission of Burma, X, Dinosaur Jr, Peter Hook

Chicago’s Riot Fest — set for Sept. 13-15 in the Windy City’s Humboldt Park — tonight unveiled its jam-packed lineup, which includes Violent Femmes, Blondie, Black Flag spinoff FLAG, Motorhead, Bad Religion, Dinosaur Jr, X, Bob Mould, Bad Brains, The Selecter, Mission of Burma and more.

Gary Numan announces short U.S. tour: 6 West Coast shows set for late summer

Gary Numan announces short U.S. tour: 6 West Coast shows set for late summer

Gary Numan will return to U.S. shores late this summer for a very short run of concerts on the West Coast, performing at the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle in late August and, while he’s here, playing shows in California and Oregon as well. The tour opens Aug. 28 in Sacramento.