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16-year-old Thai guitarist Nene Royal won America's Got Talent Season 21, securing a $1 million prize and a Las Vegas residency. She is now preparing to open for Avenged Sevenfold in Singapore on October 13 and is working on her debut EP, with ambitions to collaborate with major rock acts.
Metallica announced a 2027 North American tour continuing the M72 cycle after completing their Sphere residency, with shows across the West, South and Midwest starting in May in Vancouver and including stops in San Diego, El Paso, San Antonio, Fayetteville, Kansas City, Raleigh, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Madison, Cleveland and Salt Lake City.
During the San Antonio closing night of The Black Parade 2026 tour, My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way hinted at a potential new album—the band's first in over 15 years—calling it a hope rather than a plan with no release date or title; the group is celebrating The Black Parade's 20th anniversary with an expanded reissue due Oct. 23 and has released 2022's standalone single 'The Foundations of Decay' since reforming.
Kings Of Leon have announced their nostalgic 10th album O My Beloved, due November 6 on Love Tap Records, led by the heartfelt single My Whole World. Described as their most intimate and reflective work yet, the 13‑track set centers on family, memories, and gratitude, with frontman Caleb Followill calling it a love letter to their loved ones and fans. The rollout includes an intimate Nashville homecoming show at Basement East and follows the band’s busy 2026 UK tour and festival appearances.
Noel Gallagher called Liam Gallagher “delightful” and said they’re now equals after Oasis’s 2024 reunion, as he promotes the documentary Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger which charts the band’s Venice Film Festival premiere and Live ’25 tour. The film will premiere in cinemas (including IMAX) from Sept. 9 and then stream on Disney+ later, with a UK premiere Sept. 7; rumours point to a 2027 UK/Europe tour including Knebworth and a Manchester residency.
Triumph announces leg two of its 2026 “Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded” tour to celebrate 50 years, adding 16 U.S. shows with April Wine as special guest. The run runs November–December across major markets from the Midwest to the West Coast, ending Dec 12 in San Diego (with Dec 10 in Los Angeles). Tickets go on artist presale Aug 25, Citi presale at noon, and general sale Aug 27 via LiveNation; $1 from every ticket supports the SoundsUnite charity. The lineup features Rik Emmett, Gil Moore, Phil X, Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz, continuing Triumph’s iconic arena-rock legacy.
A sweeping preview catalogs dozens of fall 2026 North American, European and beyond concert legs as artists extend, add or debut tours (from AC/DC and Bon Jovi to Iron Maiden and Sting), with many acts running through September to December, including anniversary reunions, residencies, and cross-continental stops.
Raja Azreen Raja Talib, a 56-year-old drummer for the Malaysian rock band Meditasi, collapsed on stage at the Teruntum Rock Festival and died shortly after, with heart complications cited as the cause; his family noted recent diabetes and prior heart issues, and he had been hospitalized earlier in the year before the festival.
Foo Fighters will open for AC/DC for one night only in St. Louis, stepping in for The Pretty Reckless on September 8 at The Dome at America’s Center as part of AC/DC’s tour, creating a rare double bill that pairs two generations of rock; Dave Grohl expresses admiration for AC/DC and excitement about the collaboration.
Weezer’s 20th album, The Gold Album, leans into a looser, garage-rock vibe with Kenny Beats, delivering catchy, guitar-forward songs that balance nostalgia with self-aware humor; tracks like Say Yes and C.E.O. spark strong hooks amid gritty riffs, while collaborations and a reflective closer confirm Weezer remains a vital force in rock.
Weezer’s The Gold Album is a self-aware, high-energy return that blends vulnerability with blistering rock, driven by in‑house writing and Patrick Wilson’s dynamic drumming, marking a fresher, less nostalgia‑driven chapter for the band.
Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s longtime drummer for 56 years, died at 77 in hospice at his Texas ranch after health issues that led the band to cancel a Hollywood Bowl show. Beard joined ZZ Top in 1969, forming the core lineup with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill (who died in 2021). Elwood Francis has filled in on bass, and ZZ Top plans to resume touring with a fill-in drummer.
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard died at 77 in hospice in Richmond, Texas, on Aug. 17, after health issues that briefly paused touring; the band canceled Aug. 18–19 shows and planned to resume Aug. 22–23 with Michael Monahan filling in; Beard, who joined ZZ Top in 1971, was the only member without facial hair in the popular era, and his death leaves Billy Gibbons as the sole surviving member of the band's classic lineup, following Dusty Hill's 2021 passing.
Guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore will join Deep Purple onstage tonight for the first time since 1993, reportedly performing a single encore at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York. He hinted on Instagram Live that the appearance is for old times’ sake, marking a rare reunion with the band’s classic lineup after three decades apart.
Ritchie Blackmore teased on Instagram that he might join Deep Purple for a one-off encore at Jones Beach Theater, reviving a 33-year split, but the Rock Hall of Fame president blocked the performance and Blackmore did not attend the ceremony, leaving the idea of a reunion unresolved.