Ringo Starr has announced 12 new tour dates with his All Starr Bandset for May and June 2026.

The tour kicks off on May 28 at Pechanga Resort & Casino and wraps up on June 14 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

The Beatles legend is touring with his current All Starr Band featuring Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette and Buck Johnson.

“I am happy to be touring again in the Spring,” Ringo said, “see you all in June. Peace and love.”

Tickets go on sale to the general public on November 21st via Ticketmaster.

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band: 2026 Tour Dates:

May 28 – Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, CA
May 29 – Humphreys Concerts by the bay, San Diego, CA
May 31 – Findlay Toyota Center, Prescott AZ
June 1 – Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City, UT
June 3 – Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, Tuscon, AZ
June 5 – Thunder Valley Casino, Lincoln, CA
June 6 – Vina Robles Ampitheatre, Paso Robles, CA
June 8 – Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM
June 9 – Bellco Theatre, Denver, CO
June 11 – San Jose Civic, San Jose, CA
June 12 – Gammage Auditorium, Phoenix, AZ
June 14 – The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

Source: RTT Music News

Genesis Publications has announced an official chronicle of Van Halen by Alex Van Halen.

Featuring a dynamic blend of iconic photography alongside rare and never-before-seen images, and with exclusive access to his private archives, Van Halen offers a personally guided tour through the band’s legendary career.

Signed, written and curated by Alex Van Halen, this authorized publication opens the Van Halen family archive for the first time. The years 1978-1984 are explored through correspondence, tour memorabilia, album artwork, press material, musical equipment, unpublished photographs and much more – charting the brothers’ journey from childhood and the band’s formation to their debut and meteoric rise.

The new Van Halen Anthology will be published as a signed limited edition book boxed set.

“VAN HALEN is one of the greatest American stories,” said Alex Van Halen, the drummer and a co-founder of the rock band.

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Nearly five decades after its original release, The Rolling Stones celebrate their groundbreaking 1976 album Black and Blue with a definitive Super Deluxe Box Set, available now worldwide via Universal Music.

Originally released in April, 1976, Black and Blue marked a bold new chapter for the band and now returns in a stunning, remixed and expanded package across multiple formats.

Available as a 5LP vinyl box set and a 4CD box set, both editions include a Blu-ray disc, a 100-page hardback book, and a replica tour poster. A limited 5LP edition on exclusive black and blue marbled vinyl is also available via select online retailers, alongside streamlined 2-disc and 1-disc formats on both vinyl and CD. Additionally, a limited 1LP zoetrope vinyl edition is available here.

Black and Blue was the Stones’ 13th studio album, the first following the departure of former guitarist Mick Taylor who was eventually replaced by Ronnie Wood.

The Black and Blue 2025 reissue features a brand new mix by acclaimed producer Steven Wilson, alongside a six track disc of previously unreleased recordings, including the Mick Jagger/Keith Richards composition “I Love Ladies” plus a high-energy take on Shirley & Company’s “Shame, Shame, Shame.” Also included are four amazing Stones instrumental jams from the 1975 sessions featuring the guest guitarists.

The Super Deluxe Box Set also includes a full live concert recording from the band’s celebrated six night residency at London’s Earls Court Exhibition Centre, where they were joined onstage by Ian Stewart, Billy Preston, and Ollie Brown – all of whom had contributed to the studio album.

The accompanying Blu-ray disc offers a previously unreleased TV broadcast of the Stones’ 1976 show at Les Abattoirs in Paris, plus Dolby Atmos surround sound mixes of both the studio album and the live Earls Court concert. All audio content is also available in high-resolution stereo. Rounding out the Super Deluxe Box Set is a 100-page hardback book featuring a new essay by Stones expert Paul Sexton, exclusive photographs from the album sessions and tour, and a replica poster from the 1976 Paris concert.

Release Formats Include 5LP Super Deluxe Box Set, 4CD Super Deluxe Box Set, Limited Edition 5LP Marbled Vinyl Super Deluxe Box Set, 2LP / 2CD (Album + Outtakes & Jams), 1LP / 1CD (2025 Steven Wilson Mix), and 1LP Zoetrope Vinyl.

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Rock star David Coverdale has announced his retirement. In a video, the Whitesnake founder and frontman is seen explaining his decision. The clip also features a visual for the “Fare Thee Well” 2025 remix.

“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, brothers and sisters of the snake, a special announcement for you after 50 plus years of an incredible journey with you, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Jimmy Page and many more,” Coverdale says.

“The last few years it has become very evident to me that it’s time really for me to hang up my rock and roll platform shoes and my skin tight jeans. It’s time for me to call it a day,” he adds. “I love you dearly, thank everyone who’s assisted and supported me on this incredible journey. All the musicians, the crew, the fans the family it’s amazing, but it is time for me to enjoy my retirement and I hope you can appreciate that. Once again, I love you with all my heart.”

Coverdale had previously mentioned that any future performances would likely be limited, possibly a short series of shows or a Las Vegas residency.

Whitesnake’s last live performance took place over three years ago. The band canceled the final dates of their European tour in June and July 2022 due to health issues of guitarist Reb Beach, drummer Tommy Aldridge, and finally, Coverdale himself, who suffered from a persistent upper respiratory infection.

The band then pulled out of their co-headlining North American tour with Scorpions, which was scheduled for August through October 2022, the reason being Coverdale’s continued treatment for the persistent upper respiratory infection.

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Legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s debut solo album Mr Bad Guy is set to get a reissue on vinyl in celebration of the record’s 40th anniversary.

Mr Bad Guy, which was released in 1985, was Mercury’s first album away from the band he had co-founded 15 years before.

The reissue on 180g translucent green vinyl is due out on December 5th via Hollywood Records in the U.S. and Canada and via Universal for all other territories. An exclusive picture disc LP will be out via D2C.

“I had a lot of ideas bursting to get out and there were a lot of musical territories I wanted to explore which I really couldn’t do within Queen,” Mercury saidof the album at the time.

Mercury recorded Mr Bad Guy over a period of several months at Munich’s Musicland Studio, where Queen had made their most recent albums. Mercury and Reinhold Mack co-produced the record.

Mr Bad Guy 40th-anniversary special edition vinyl reissue:

Side One

01. “Let’s Turn It On”
02. “Made In Heaven”
03. “I Was Born To Love You”
04. “Foolin’ Around”
05. “Your Kind Of Lover”

Side Two

01. “Mr. Bad Guy”
02. “Man Made Paradise”
03. “There Must Be More To Life Than This”
04. “Living On My Own”
05. “My Love Is Dangerous”
06. “Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow”

Source: RTT Music News