The Who have revealed a powerful lineup of special guests set to join them on their final North American run, The Song Is Over Tour.

Artists including Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, Billy Idol, Booker T. Jones, Candlebox, Feist, Joe Bonamassa, The Joe Perry Project (Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Buck Johnson, Chris Robinson, Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz), Tom Cochrane, and ZZ Ward are due to appear across various stops on the farewell tour.

Additionally, The Who have added a second night in Chicago — Tuesday, September 9th at United Center — due to incredible fan demand. Bonamassa will support both Chicago dates.

The Song Is Over Tour marks a bittersweet goodbye for one of rock’s most enduring and influential acts, celebrating nearly six decades of groundbreaking music. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend announced the tour during a press conference from London’s Iconic Images gallery, where they also unveiled a rare piece of memorabilia: the American football helmet from their 1974 album Odds & Sods from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Tickets for the newly added Chicago show will be available starting with a Citi pre-sale and through The Who Fan Club beginning on May 20th. Additional pre-sales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on May 23rd at 10 AM local time at thewho.com/tour. All other shows are on sale now at thewho.com/tour.

The tour kicks off on August 16th at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, with Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters.

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The Who have parted ways with drummer Zak Starkey for the second time.

“After many years of great work on drums from Zak, the time has come for a change,” guitarist and main songwriter Pete Townshend said on social media. “A poignant time. Zak has lots of new projects in hand and I wish him the best. Scott Devours, who has worked with [frontman] Roger’s [Daltrey] solo band, will join The Who for our final shows. Please welcome him.”

In a separate statement, Townshend and Roger Daltrey said, “The Who are heading for retirement, whereas Zak is 20 years younger and has a great future with his new band and other exciting projects. He needs to devote all his energy into making it all a success. We both wish him all the luck in the world.”

However, Starkey shared the news in a different tone, saying that he was fired for the second time within a month.

“I was fired two weeks after reinstatement and asked to make a statement saying I had quit the who to pursue my other musical endeavors this would be a lie,” he said on Instagram. “I love The Who and would never had quit. So I didn’t make the statement ….quitting The Who would also have let down the countless amazing people who stood up for me (thank you all a million times over and more) thru the weeks of mayhem of me going ‘in an out an in an out an in an out like a bleedin squeezebox.'”

Starkey, who is the son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, was first fired from The Who last month after some tension arose on stage during the band’s concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in March.

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Iconic British rock band The Kinks have announced The Journey — Part 3, the third and final installment of The Journey anthology series, due out July 11th via BMG.

The Journey – Part 3 covers the band’s RCA/Arista period spanning 1977 to 1984. Compiled by the band, the release comes on two discs. Disc one is made up of 11 classic tracks and hits from the era, freshly remastered from the original quarter-inch production master tapes, including “Come Dancing,” “Destroyer,” “Living On A Thin Line,” and more.

Disc two features never-before-heard recordings, discovered in the Konk archive, from the band’s euphoric, historic Royal Albert Hall show from July 11th, 1993, including renditions of “You Really Got Me,” “Till The End of the Day,” and “Sunny Afternoon,” among many others.

The package will be available on 2 CD, 2 LP, Digital and HD digital formats. The physical formats contain track-by-track commentary by the band and new liner notes from Phil Alexander.

The Journey — Part 3 Tracklist:

CD 1:

1. Catch Me Now I’m Falling (2025 Remaster)
2. (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (2025 Remaster)
3. A Rock’n’Roll Fantasy (2025 Remaster)
4. Sleepwalker (2025 Remaster)
5. Living On A Thin Line (2025 Remaster)
6. Come Dancing (2025 Remaster)
7. Around The Dial (2025 Remaster)
8. Do It Again (2025 Remaster)
9. Better Things (2025 Remaster)
10. Destroyer (2025 Remaster)
11. Low Budget (2025 Remaster)
12. Misfits (2025 Remaster)

CD 2:

1. One of Our DJs Is Missing (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
2. Till The End of The Day (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
3. Where Have All The Good Times Gone (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
4. Low Budget (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
5. Apeman (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
6. Phobia (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
7. Only a Dream (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
8. Scattered (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
9. Celluloid Heroes (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
10. I’m Not Like Everybody Else (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
11. Dedicated Follower of Fashion (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
12. The Informer (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
13. Death of a Clown (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
14. Sunny Afternoon (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
15. You Really Got Me (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
16. Days (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)

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Jethro Tull have announced a new live album, Live From Baloise Session.

The Live From Baloise Session album is a live recording of Jethro Tull’s performance at the Basel Festival in 2008.

It is being released for the first time in audio format, though previously available as a DVD. The album will be released on June 13th in Europe as a 2CD Digipak and heavy-weight 2LP gatefold edition as well as worldwide for digital download and streaming. The U.S. physical release will follow on August 15th.

“Aqualung,” the first live track from the upcoming album, was released on Wednesday. It will be available as digital download and stream when pre-ordering the album.

“As always, the prospect of a live recording places a greater-than-usual sense of concentration and responsibility on the musicians.”, says Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson. “Added stress for us perhaps but we had the determination to match. The easy-going informality of this fine concert venue in the beautiful city of Basel transfers to the band and audience alike providing a memorable occasion for all.”

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Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will return to the road on May 14th for their only shows of 2025, bringing The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour to more than 700,000 fans in six countries this summer.

Beginning with a three-show run in Manchester, England, the 16 scheduled dates will serve as the finale to a tour that has been deemed “the greatest show on earth.”

Beginning in February 2023, with Springsteen and The E Street Band’s first shows in six years, the current run of 130 dates has sold over 4 million tickets across continents, been named Pollstar’s Rock Tour of the Year in 2024, and resulted in the critically-acclaimed documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.

Each of this year’s tour dates will take place in a city that Springsteen and The E Street Band are yet to play since their 2023 return, concluding with two nights at the legendary San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, on June 30th and July 3rd.

For tickets and more information about Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, visit brucespringsteen.net/tour.

Tracks II: The Lost Albums, a collection of seven never-heard, full-length Springsteen records, is set for release on June 27 via Sony Music.

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour Dates:

May 14 – Manchester, England – Co-op Live

May 17 – Manchester, England – Co-op Live

May 20 – Manchester, England – Co-op Live

May 24 – Lille, France – Stade Pierre Mauroy

May 27 – Lille, France – Stade Pierre Mauroy

May 31- Marseille, France – Orange Vélodrome

June 4 – Liverpool, England – Anfield Stadium

June 7 – Liverpool, England – Anfield Stadium

June 11 – Berlin, Germany – Olympiastadion

June 15 – Prague, Czech Republic – Airport Letnany

June 18 – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park

June 21 – San Sebastian, Spain – Estadio Reale Arena

June 24 – San Sebastian, Spain – Estadio Reale Arena

June 27 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Veltins Arena

June 30 – Milan, Italy – San Siro Stadium

July 3 – Milan, Italy – San Siro Stadium

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