To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its original release in October 1999, Genesis’ multi-platinum-selling Turn It On Again: The Hits will be released on vinyl for the first time.

On May 3, the album will be released as a 2-LP set on black vinyl, a special edition 2-LP set in “Invisible Touch” clear vinyl available exclusively through Rhino, as well as on CD.

The album contains 18 tracks that span the band’s whole career. From their earliest period with tracks such as “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)” and a version of “The Carpet Crawlers” on to their early 80’s global smash hits such as “Turn It On Again” and “Mama” and their massive hits later that decade and into the early 90s with “Invisible Touch” and “I Can’t Dance.”

The album’s artwork features the lettering of Genesis pulled from various album covers of the band and the infamous “I Can’t Dance” silhouette of Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford taken from the song’s video.

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As a result of brisk ticket sales and numerous sellouts, Kansas are adding a third and final leg to their 50th Anniversary Tour.

The Another Fork in The Road Tour celebrates 50 years of the progressive rock band’s illustrious music history with concerts featuring two full hours of memorable hits, fan favorites and deep cuts rarely performed live.

The tour has been hallmarked by energetic and spellbinding performances at some of the foremost theaters and performing arts centers across the United States and into Canada.

Most newly announced concert dates go on sale on March 22 at 10 AM local venue time.

Previously announced concert dates and Kansas VIP Packages are on sale now and selling fast.

Ticket information can be found at kansasband.com/tour-dates/

“This tour has already been incredibly special for the band. The 50th Anniversary Tour started in 2023 which commemorates KANSAS’s first year as a band. It is continuing in 2024 which commemorates the release of the first KANSAS album,” says Kansas guitarist and original member Richard Williams. “There are so many places in the U.S. where we haven’t been able to play yet, Topeka and Wichita just to name two, we knew we would have to add a third and final leg to the tour.”

He added, “After such a successful and sold-out premiere of the tour in Pittsburgh, PA, we wanted to put an exclamation point on the tour by having the closing 50th Anniversary Tour concert take place back there at the Benedum Center.”

To further celebrate the band’s 50th Anniversary, InsideOutMusic has released a 3-CD career-spanning collection, titled, Another Fork in the Road – 50 Years of Kansas. Fans can pre-order it at https://kansas.lnk.to/AnotherForkInTheRoad-50YearsOfKansas

This summer, Kansas will take a break from its 50th Anniversary Tour to perform its Kansas Classics set at different events across the United States.

Newly Announced Another Fork in the Road Tour Dates:

Sept 24 – Thousand Oaks, CA @ Bank of America Performing Arts Center
Sept 27 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Arts Center
Sept 28 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Smith Center
Oct 4 – Topeka, KS @ Topeka Performing Arts Center
Oct 5 – Park City, KS @ Hartman Arena
Oct 11 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Pikes Peak Center
Oct 12 – Cheyenne, WY @ Cheyenne Civic Center
Oct 18 – Jackson, MS @ Thalia Mara Hall
Oct 19 – Shreveport, LA @ Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
Oct 25 – Midland, TX @ Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
Oct 26 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Nov 1 – Rockford, IL @ Coronado Performing Arts Center
Nov 2 – Appleton, WI @ Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
Nov 8 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center
Nov 9 – Joliet, IL @ Rialto Square Theatre
Nov 15 – Evans, GA @ Columbia County Performing Arts Center
Nov 16 – Spartanburg, SC @ Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
Nov 22 – Paducah, KY @ Carson Center for the Performing Arts
Nov 23 – Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center
Dec 5 – Fayetteville, NC @ Crown Theatre
Dec 6 – Roanoke, VA @ Berglund Center
Dec 8 – Reading, PA @ Santander Performing Arts Center
Dec 11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center
Mar 15 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ 70s Rock & Romance Cruise

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Parlophone Records has announced that a new 5CD and 1 Blu-Ray audio David Bowie box set will be released on June 14.

David Bowie – Rock ‘N’ Roll Star! explores Bowie’s journey from February 1971 through the creation of the Ziggy Stardust character, the recording of the iconic The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album, and captures U.K. radio sessions and TV performances, as well as live tracks from Ziggy and the Spiders’ October 1972 show at the Boston Music Hall.

Rock ‘N’ Roll Star!, containing 29 unreleased tracks, covers early songwriting demos, recordings from David’s studio creation, The Arnold Corns, rehearsals at Bowie’s then-home, Haddon Hall, BBC sessions, singles, live performances, plus outtakes and alternative versions from the original album recording sessions, which have been newly mixed by original album producer, Ken Scott.

Unreleased highlights include an alternative version of “Lady Stardust,” a version of the deep-cut classic “Shadow Man” and an up-tempo take of The Who’s “I Can’t Explain.”

The box set also contains two books. The first is an extensive 112-page book with detailed liner notes, memorabilia, contemporary reviews and articles, rare photographs from Barrie Wentzel, Michael Putland, Mick Rock, Sukita and Alec Byrne, as well as brand-new notes and interviews with Ken Scott, Mark Carr Pritchett and David’s plugger from the time, Anya Wilson. Accompanying the main book is a 36-page compiled reproduction of David’s personal Ziggy Stardust era notebooks.

Rock ‘N’ Roll Star! is available to preorder at https://shop.davidbowie.com/collections/rock-n-roll-star

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The Pretenders have announced dates for a summer tour of the U.S. in support of their latest studio album Relentless.

The tour will feature 15 stops across North America in July and August. It will also overlap with the band’s appearances as special guests at select shows on Foo Fighters’ upcoming stadium tour.

The trek will kick off on July 13 at the Count Basie Center for the Art in Red Bank, New Jersey. The tour will make stops in Philadelphia, Boston, Milwaukee, Chicago, Austin, Phoenix, Sacramento, and more. Tickets are on sale now.

The Pretenders 2024 North American Tour Dates

July 13 — Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theatre
July 14 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
July 16 — Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood
July 17 — New York, NY @ Citi Field (with Foo Fighters)
July 19 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall
July 21 — Washington, D.C. @ Warner Theatre
July 23 — Akron, OH @ Goodyear Theater
July 25 — Cincinnati, OH @ Great American Ball Park (with Foo Fighters)
July 26 — Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
July 28 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Field (with Foo Fighters)
July 29 — Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater
July 31 — Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
Aug. 1 — Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
Aug. 3 — Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High (with Foo Fighters)
Aug. 6 — Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Aug. 7 — Austin, TX @ ACL Live
Aug. 10 — Phoenix, AZ @ Financial Theatre
Aug. 11 — Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium (with Foo Fighters)
Aug. 13 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
Aug. 14 — Sacramento, CA @ Hard Rock
Aug. 16 — Portland, OR @ Providence Park (with Foo Fighters)
Aug. 18 — Seattle, WA @ T-Mobile Park (with Foo Fighters)

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Jeff Lynne’s ELO is set to embark on the band’s final tour, dubbed The Over and Out Tour.

The 27-date North American trek, produced by Live Nation, will kick off in Palm Desert, California, on August 24 and travel across North America to cities such as New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Seattle before concluding in Inglewood, California, on October 26.

Artist presale will begin on March 20 at 10 am local time and general tickets will be available to the public on March 22 at 10 am local time. Exclusive VIP experiences will be available on March 20 at 10 am local. Visit www.livenation.com and https://www.jefflynneselo.com/ for details.

Lynne’s North American tour in 2019 delighted massive crowds and drew widespread critical acclaim.

Known as one of the most iconic forces in music history, in recent years, Jeff Lynne’s ELO has delivered a critically acclaimed and chart-topping album along with a sold out run of U.K. and European shows.

North American tour dates:

August 24 — Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena

August 27 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena

August 28 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena

August 30 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center

Sept. 1 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center

Sept. 6 — St Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center

Sept. 7 — Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Sept. 9 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena

Sept. 10 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena

Sept. 13 — Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center

Sept. 14 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

Sept. 16 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

Sept. 20 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center

Sept. 23 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden

Sept. 25 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena

Sept. 27 — Chicago, IL @ United Center

Sept. 30 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

Oct. 2 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena

Oct. 9 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena

Oct. 11 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

Oct. 12 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena

Oct. 15 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center

Oct. 16 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

Oct. 18 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

Oct. 21 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center

Oct. 23 — Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center

Oct. 25 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum

Source: RTT Music News