Neil Young, who had announced that he would perform a free concert in Ukraine ahead of his European tour with The Chrome Hearts, has cancelled the show, citing safety concerns.

“Our concert in Ukraine is cancelled. We had a good venue, close to a shelter, but the changing situation on the ground was too much,” Young wrote on his Neil Young Archives page. “I could not in good conscience take my crew and instruments into that area. My apologies to all. Ukraine is a great country with a good leader. Slava Ukraini.”

Young, who announced the show earlier this month but didn’t follow up with specific details such as the date and venue for the concert, had previously described Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “the crazy war of an old dying guy who wants to relive his life and make things better for himself because of mistakes he thinks were made 50 years ago.”

“We are currently in talks and will make the announcement of details here at NYA,” Young wrote on his website then.

Source: RTT Music News

Def Leppard have announced a limited run of 2025 U.S. tour dates.

Bret Michaels, The Struts and Extreme will support the rock band on select dates.

The Live Nation-produced summer tour will include headlining shows at select amphitheaters across the country.

The seven-date tour will begin at the Walmart AMP in Rogers, Arkansas, on June 23, and wrap up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on August 31.

Citi presale will start on Tuesday, with additional presales running throughout the week. The general on-sale begins Friday at 10 AM local time.

Def Leppard 2025 U.S. tour dates:

Monday, June 23, 2025 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP (w/ Bret Michaels)
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 – Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amphitheater (w/ Bret Michaels)
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater (w/ The Struts)
Sunday, July 20, 2025 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (w/ The Struts)
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC (w/ Bret Michaels)
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater (w/ Bret Michaels)
Sunday, August 31, 2025 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater (w/ Extreme)

CBS has announced a new primetime concert special featuring live performances and captivating stories about Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s enduring friendship and an intimate look at their upcoming joint album.

“An Evening With Elton John And Brandi Carlile” will be broadcast on April 6 beginning at 8 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.

Filming on March 26 at London’s iconic Palladium Theatre and accompanied by a live band, Elton John and Brandi Carlile will perform songs from their new album, Who Believes in Angels?, which will be available on April 4 via Interscope Records. The musicians will also play a selection of their individual greatest hits, including timeless classics from Elton’s catalogue and a very special performance of an unreleased track by Carlile.

Between these electrifying solo and duo performances, Elton and Brandi will also invite the audience into an intimate sit-down conversation on stage that will pull back the curtain on their 20-year friendship, the profound journey behind their latest collaboration and share intimate footage from their process. Additionally, throughout the evening, those closest to Elton and Brandi will pay emotional tributes to the artists’ illustrious careers.

“An Evening With Elton John And Brandi Carlile” is produced by Fulwell Entertainment with Ben Winston, Gabe Turner and Sally Wood serving as executive producers.

Source: RTT Music News

ZZ Top have announced that drummer Frank Beard is taking time off their current tour due to health issues.

Shelter Music Group, ZZ Top’s management announced in a message posted on Facebook that Beard has temporarily stepped away from the rock band’s current tour to attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.

It did not specify what the health issue is.

Beard, along with fellow ZZ Top members Billy F Gibbons and Elwood Francis, has been taking part in the Elevation Tour since March 5.

In Beard’s absence, ZZ Top has engaged fellow Texan and longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer, John Douglas, for the interim.

Douglas has maintained a close relationship with Beard and the band, having served with the group in the past. Douglas actually filled in when Beard underwent an emergency appendectomy in Paris back in 2002. Douglas is also best known as replacing longtime Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer when he stepped aside from the band.

ZZ Top’s Elevation Tour wraps up on April 12 in Forrest City, Arkansas.

Source: RTT Music News