Iconic rock and roll bands Bachman-Turner Overdrive and The Marshall Tucker Band are teaming up for a special tour.

The co-headlining tour will feature special guests Jefferson Starship.

Accompanying BTO main man Randy Bachman in 2025 is his son, singer-songwriter Tal Bachman, and the ensemble will play classic Bachman-Turner Overdrive songs as well as hits from The Guess Who, which Randy formed alongside Burton Cummings decades ago.

Tickets for the new run of dates go on sale this Friday, February 28th.

BTO Tour Dates with The Marshall Tucker Band and Jefferson Starship:

July 18 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove
July 19 – Welch, MN – Treasure Island Casino
July 20 – Fargo, ND – Scheels Arena
July 22 – Interlochen, MI – Kresge Auditorium
July 24 – Appleton, WI – Neuroscience Group Field
July 25 – Terre Haute, IN – The Mill Terre Haute
July 26 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center
August 1 – El Reno, OK – Lucky Star Casino
August 3 – Amarillo, TX – Amarillo Civic Center Complex #
# Outlaws replacing Jefferson Starship as special guest

BTO only:

July 28 – Bloomington, IL – Bloomington Center For The Performing Art
July 29 – Elk Grove Village, IL – The Village Green at the Charles Zettek Municipal Complex
July 31 – Jefferson City, MO – MU Health Care Capital Region Amphitheater
August 15 – Wendover, NV – Peppermill Casino
August 16 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar PAC
August 18 – Boise, ID – Western Idaho Fair
August 21 – Pala, CA – Pala Casino
August 22 – Ft. McDowell, AZ – We-Ko-Pa Casino
August 23 – Albuquerque, NM – Legends Theater at Route 66 Casino

Source: RTT Music News

Kansas lead singer Ronnie Platt has revealed that he has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

Platt, 64, revealed the bad news in a statement posted on Facebook.

“For all of you asking, Tuesday I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer but before everyone gets all excited, it has a 99% survival rate, it has not spread. It’s contained to my thyroid,” he said. “I just have to have my thyroid removed. Go through some rehab time and be right back in the saddle.”

The legendary rock band was forced to postpone or cancel many of their scheduled shows due to Platt’s absence to undergo upcoming surgery.

The concerts in New Orleans on February 21 and Lake Charles on March 1 have been scrapped, while two Oklahoma shows have been delayed to November.

“Our goal is to be back on the road as soon as possible. Right now, we’re all focused on supporting Ronnie through this,” Kansas Assistant Band Manager J.R. Rees told Ultimate Classic Rock.

Platt has been Kansas’ frontman since 2014.

Source: RTT Music News

Paramount+ has announced Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party will premiere exclusively on the service on March 11 in the U.S. and Canada and on March 12 in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, France, Italy and Germany.

This marks the first time the fully restored version of the classic ’80s documentary from legendary and Academy Award-winning director Cameron Crowe will be widely available to a global audience.

Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party is a fun, candid, fast-paced and musically rich ride with America’s greatest rock & roll band, a time capsule of the dawn of the MTV era and a rare, shining glimpse into Tom Petty’s lasting creative genius.

Featuring nearly 20 minutes of never-before-seen bonus content, the documentary includes new commentary from Crowe, alongside in-depth interviews, electrifying live performances and unprecedented intimate access to Petty and the band.

Originally airing only once on MTV in February 1983, the tapes from Crowe’s directorial debut were finally found in 2024, nearly 40 years after it became folklore to fans, musicians and the entertainment industry at-large. The highly anticipated film, restored from its original 16mm source, is an era-defining look at rock & roll that captures Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers as they finish, promote and tour the groundbreaking Long After Dark album, the band’s third and final project with legendary producer Jimmy Iovine.

“Heartbreaker’s Beach Party occupies a special place in my heart,” said Crowe. ” Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers leaned into the making of the film with a kind of hilarious music-filled honesty that still feels fresh forty years later. It was also my first experience as a director. Thanks to Adria Petty and the Petty estate, along with our co-filmmakers Danny Bramson, Phil Savenick, Doug Dowdle and Greg Mariotti, we’re bringing it back in all its reckless glory.”

He added, “I’m especially happy to add a postscript with the never-seen outtake footage I always treasured. The fact that the original film was yanked from MTV after only one airing shows that it was, and still is, an outlandish feast for fans in the best ways. Turn it up!!”

Source: RTT Music News

In celebration of Bad Company’s 2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nomination, a star-studded tribute album will be released in the fall via Primary Wave Music.

On the album, titled Can’t Get Enough: A Tribute to Bad Company, a slew of rock, country, and Americana artists will cover Bad Company’s classic hits, including “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Run with the Pack,” “Shooting Star” and the self-titled “Bad Company.”

The album will also feature special appearances by Bad Company lead vocalist Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, who are also the band’s original members.

“As songwriters, Mick and I are intrigued to hear how these talented and varied musicians will perform our songs,” said Rodgers, referring to Mick Ralphs, who appeared on every studio album by Bad Company. “From what we have heard thus far, the creative energy is definitely flowing and there is plenty of heart and soul energy being injected into the songs, we salute and thank them all.”

On April 12, The Struts will release their rendition of the British rock legend’s 1979 classic song “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy” on limited-edition seven-inch colored vinyl for Record Store Day.

“We are so thrilled for the British music legends, Bad Company to finally be getting their well-earned nomination to the Rock Hall,” said The Struts frontman Luke Spiller. “It’s been a real pleasure to pay homage to them with our cover of ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy’ and I hope they enjoy it as much as we loved recording it.”

Source: RTT Music News