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.

Source: RTT Music News

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

Joe Cocker’s 1971 concert film and documentary, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, recently premiered on YouTube.

Mad Dogs & Englishmen was filmed during Cocker’s 1970 U.S. tour of the same name. The two-hour movie combines performance footage with candid scenes of Joe and the members of his expansive band in tour buses and vans, on planes, and backstage.

Cocker was accompanied by a rock-and-soul ensemble that included guitarist/piano player/musical director Leon Russell, keyboardist Chris Stainton, guitarist Don Preston, bassist Carl Radle, drummers Jim Gordon and Jim Keltner, sax players Jim Horn and Bobby Keys, trumpet player Jim Price, and backing singers Rita Coolidge and Claudia Lennear.

The film features performances of Russell’s “Delta Lady,” The Box Tops’ “The Letter,” Traffic’s “Feelin’ Alright,” The Beatles’ “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window” and many more.

Mad Dogs & Englishmen premiered in March 1971, while a companion live album was released in August 1970.

Source: RTT Music News

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame icon Rod Stewart has extended his “One Last Time” tour into 2026.

The tour will feature support from Howard Jones and Richard Marx on select dates. The new leg will kick off on March 13 in Uncasville, Connecticut, and wrap up on August 15 in Kansas City, Missouri.

A ticket presale will begin on November 10, followed by the general on-sale on November 14.

Stewart kicked off his “One Last Time” world tour in 2024, selling out shows across North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and beyond.

Featuring chart-topping hits spanning Stewart’s unparalleled career, his hits-packed setlist includes songs like, “You Wear It Well,” “Maggie May,” “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy,” “The First Cut is the Deepest,” “Tonight’s the Night,” “Every Picture Tells A Story,” “Infatuation,” “Forever Young,” “Ooh La La (I Wish That I Knew What I Know Now),” “Young Turks,” Have I Told You Lately That I Love You,” “Rhythm of My Heart,” “Broken Arrow,” “Forever Young,” and many more.

Tour Dates:

Mar 13 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Apr 15 – Knoxville, TN @ Food City Center
Apr 17 – Huntsville, AL @ Orion Amphitheater
Apr 19 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion sponsored by Huntsman
Apr 22 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
June 8 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center
June 10 – Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
June 12 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 15 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 31 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Aug 1 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Aug 9 – Cincinnati, OH 2 Riverbend Music Center
Aug 11 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena
Aug 15 – Kansas City, MO @ Morton Amphitheater

Source: RTT Music News