Pat Benatar and her husband Neil Giraldo have announced they will embark on an extensive “Funtastic 2024 Tour” this summer.

The 21-date tour, which is set to kick off on May 10 with a performance at The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, California, will have stops in several cities, including Washington D.C., New York, Denver and Las Vegas.

The final concert of the trek is scheduled to take place at the Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, Washington, on August 16.

Benatar is among world’s top ranked female rock stars, having sold over 36 million albums worldwide. Five of her 11 studio albums have sold platinum or better. Several of her hits, including “Heartbreaker,” “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and “Love Is a Battlefield” are still very popular with generations of fans.

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Funstastic 2024 Tour Dates:

May 10 @ Thunder Valley, Lincoln, CA
May 11 @ Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, CA
July 6 @ Ocean Resorts & Casino, Atlantic City, N.J.
July 7 @ Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, Red Bank, N.J.
July 9 @ Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C.
July 10 @ MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio
July 12 @ Lakefront Park, Prior Lake, MN
July 13 @ Centennial Park, West Orland Park, IL
July 16 @ Meadow Brook Amphitheater, Rochester Hills, MI
July 18 @ Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
July 21 @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y.
July 23 @ Beacon Theatre, New York, N.Y.
July 24 @ Artpark Amphitheater, Lewiston, N.Y.
July 27 @ White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN
July 30 @ Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
Aug. 2 @ The Pearl Concert Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 8 @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Paso Robles, CA
Aug. 10 @ San Jose Civic Center, San Jose, CA
Aug. 13 @ Keller Auditorium, Portland, OR
Aug. 15 @ Chataeu Ste Michelle Winery, Woodinville, WA
Aug. 16 @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino – Pend Oreille Pavilion, Airway Heights, WA

Source: RTT Music News

The Who co-founder Pete Townshend will release half speed masters of two of his classic albums on May 17.

The limited-edition black vinyl versions of All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes and White City (A Novel) are the latest in a series of half speed mastered studio albums from Townshend.

They have been mastered by long-time Who engineer Jon Astley at Close To the Edge and cut for vinyl by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.

Both albums are packaged in their original sleeves with obi strips and certificates of authenticity.

Initially released in June 1982, All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes was Townshend’s third solo album and contained two singles “Uniforms (Corp d’Esprit)” and “Face Dances Part 2.” The track “The Sea Refuses No River” has also been singled out as one of Townshend’s most underrated songs.

White City (A Novel) was Townshend’s next studio album, released in 1985.

A 60-minute long-form video directed by Richard Lowenstein, called White City: The Music Movie starring Townshend, Andrew Wilde and Francis Barber and featuring the singles “Face The Face” and “Give Blood,” was also released and included an interview with Townshend and the bonus song “Night School.”

All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes tracklist:

SIDE 1

Stop Hurting People
The Sea Refuses No River
Prelude
Face Dances Part Two
Exquisitely Bored
Communication

SIDE 2

Stardom In Acton
Uniforms
North Country Girl
Somebody Saved Me
Slit Skirts

White City (A Novel) tracklist:

SIDE 1

Give Blood
Brilliant Blues
Face The Face
Hiding Out
Secondhand Love

SIDE 2

Crashing By Design
I Am Secure
White City Fighting
Come To Mama

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To mark the album’s 40th anniversary, The Pretenders will reissue 1984’s Learning To Crawl on crystal clear and standard black vinyl on May 24.

The album is available to pre-order at https://lnk.to/learningtocrawl

This pressing of Learning To Crawl features the 2018 remastered audio by the album’s original producer, Chris Thomas, on vinyl for the first time.

Learning To Crawl is the Pretenders’ third album, released after a band hiatus which saw the passing of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon before recording started. It sees an assortment of guitar and bass players on the record before Robbie McIntosh and Malcolm Foster joined Chrissie Hynde and Martin Chambers, making the band a four-piece.

The album was certified Gold and Platinum in the U.K. and U.S., featuring some of their most loved songs, including “2000 Miles,” “Back on the Chain Gang.”

Tracklist:

Side 1

Middle of the Road (2018 Remaster)
Back on the Chain Gang (2018 Remaster)
Time the Avenger (2018 Remaster)
Watching the Clothes (2018 Remaster)
Show Me (2018 Remaster)

Side 2

Thumbelina (2018 Remaster)
My City Was Gone (2018 Remaster)
Thin Line Between Love and Hate (2018 Remaster)
I Hurt You (2018 Remaster)
2000 Miles (2018 Remaster)

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Aerosmith have announced they will release a limited edition of their second album, Get Your Wings on vinyl via UMe/Capitol on May 17, in celebration of the record’s 50th anniversary.

The limited edition, limited to numbers 1-1974 to honor the year of the album’s release, is pressed on 180g custom color “gold sparkle” vinyl. It will be housed in an embossed gold foil jacket, the band announced.

Each copy is uniquely numbered with gold foil and encased in black poly-lined sleeves. Buyers will also receive a 70’s-era Aerosmith logo sticker and a replica of a vintage ad.

Alongside the vinyl record, an expansive Get Your Wings merchandise and apparel collection will also be available for purchase.

Get Your Wings, which is RIAA Triple Platinum-certified, marked Aerosmith’s first collaboration with producer Jack Douglas, who produced the band’s next three albums as well.

Source: RTT Music News

Longtime Styx bassist Ricky Phillips has announced that he is leaving the band after being a part of it for more than 20 years.

“Dear Friends, after touring for 50 years with The Babys, Bad English, opening for Tina Turner (on the Private Dancer tour with John Parr), Belinda Carlisle’s first solo tour, rehearsing in Tahoe and recording at Little Mountain in Canada with Jimmy Page and David Coverdale and writing, touring, and co-producing 10/10 with Ronnie Montrose, to name a chosen few… I’m taking a breather,” Phillips said in a statement,

Phillips made it clear that he is not retiring but just “taking a break from the road.” He said he has a commitment to co-produce a project in a studio close to his home.

“I’ve known since I was a kid that live performance is in my blood so, in time I will post any future engagements or commitments,” he said. “But for right now, Melissa and I will share coffee talk and meals from home…with our critters close by.”

Styx released a statement bidding Phillips farewell. “It was a joy to spend two decades with Ricky Phillips in Styx and we wish him all the best in his next adventure,” the band said via social media. “He’ll always be a part of the Styx family and we’ll miss his presence on our stage and in our touring lives.”

Source: RTT Music News