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Fans revel in downpour as Oasis kick off North American leg of world tour in Toronto

Feedback from fans overwhelmingly positive as Oasis bring the noise – and identical setlist – across the Atlantic

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"This is the way rock stars die." The Who's Pete Townshend reveals recent addiction to painkillers

Pete Townshend of The Who became dependent on painkillers after recent surgery but recovery is going well

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“Some people were cynical – ‘The Yeggles have spoilt it all!’ We were doing a gig in Brighton and someone shouted, ‘Rick Wakeman!’ It was demoralising”: Geoff Downes’ life and times in and out of Yes

His big break came with the Wombles, then he impressed Trevor Horn with synths he’d only borrowed. He forged a partnership with John Wetton and made it big with Asia – and his easygoing nature means he’s avoided most of Yes’ infamous dramas

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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 25, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Castle Rat, Märvel, A Thousand Horses and more

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“We didn’t really talk to them. I don't think they liked us, and we didn't really like them that much either”: The time the Eagles opened for a legendary British prog rock band – and hated it

When country rock met prog, it was never going to end well

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"Satan played, and then we played, and then Antichrist played straight after us": Christian Rockers Wytch Hazel on atheism, conservatives and organised religion

Wytch Hazel may be believers, but their righteousinfluences and almighty folk metal rocks harder than Gabriel’s Judgement Day trumpets

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“I’ve got 30 years of albums and awards – but they say, ‘He’s just a one-trick pony making money off the back of Mike Oldfield’”: Robert Reed’s struggle to keep a form of music alive

Magenta, Cyan and Chimpan A mastermind went to the effort and expense of bringing three key Oldfield collaborators into his Sanctuary projects. That proves his commitment to creating something genuine, although many people don’t realise it

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10 Reunions That Went Wrong

They don't all go as smooth and successfully as Oasis, as The Verve, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Cocteau Twins and more will tell you...

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“Young musicians are lucky to live in this world of ideas and disruption. Humans have a dark attitude to the future. But if we were right, we wouldn’t be here”: Jean-Michel Jarre predicts music will follow video games into immersive universes

The death of a mentor and the world-pausing Covid event gave the eternal pioneer a chance to discover another new approach to his art: “The visual field for a human being is 140 degrees, but the audio field is 360 degrees”

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"The band have enough experience and style of their own for it never to sound like a pastiche": Black Country Communion's debut album is a heartfelt homage to 1973

Original it ain't, but Black Country Communion's debut ticks all the right boxes for anyone who can't get enough of that classic early-70s sound

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"Just one more great album from the best rock band in the world": Cheap Trick announce new album All Washed Up

Listen to the new Cheap Trick single Twelve Gates now

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“I listened to it with the solos turned down, replacing them with my own”: The “crazy” live album that blew shred guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen’s mind

Modern guitar playing could have been very different if Ynwgie hadn’t been inspired by this iconic 1972 live album

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Suede announce 2026 UK headline tour in support of their forthcoming tenth album Antidepressants

Brett Anderson's band line up an extensive trip around Britain for early 2026

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"There was a point where people would come to see us because they hated us": The chaotic beginnings of The Stooges, America's first punk band

Iggy Pop and others tell the gonzoid story of The Stooges' early years

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Love the song playing over the opening credits in the new season of Peacemaker? Here’s everything you need to know about Foxy Shazam, the band who made it that James Gunn is determined to make huge

It’s been a superheroic summer for the glam-rockers from Cincinnati, who also recorded a track for Superman and made a cameo too

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“There wasn’t any plan to make a certain kind of album. Everything was all created in the moment”: Steve Rothery and Thorsten Quaeschning found it easy to write Bioscope record Gentō, but less easy to finish it

Marillion and Tangerine Dream men aim to play their music live, but other priorities continue to get in the way

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Attention fans of swoon-inducing West Coast melodic rock: it's time to meet your new favourite band

Don't call it yacht rock – there's no cheesy parody with Young Gun Silver Fox, just accomplished songcraft

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“They take the scenic route, never rushing to the destination. Keep an open mind”: Steve Rothery and Thorsten Quaeschning, as Bioscope, go on a journey with Gentō

Cinematic soundscapes offer a widescreen experience for those who want to commit

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"He's up there with Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan": New York rock'n'roller Willie Nile on Vincent Van Gogh, Irish goodbyes and the greatest songwriter you've never heard of

After four years, Willie Nile's new album The Great Yellow Light was worth the wait

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Biffy Clyro announce special intimate acoustic tour, in partnership with some of their favourite UK indie record shops

Following the release of their forthcoming album Futique, Biffy Clyro have some intimate acoustic shows lined up

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Awesome new proggy sounds from Leprous, Iamthemorning, Jo Quail and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Great new prog sounds from Ring Van Möbius, Our Oceans and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

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Actress Zoe Kravitz has told Austin Butler what she reckons is the true meaning of Pearl Jam's name, and he looks pretty shocked

Pearl Jam is what? Come again?

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"They've earned the right to keep channelling the spirit of the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd": Robert Jon & The Wreck keep the southern vibes alive on Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes

Hard-working southern-fried So Cal quintet Robert Jon & The Wreck make an impressive return on album number nine

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"I'm the one that created all this music, and I don't know that the world always understood that": John Fogerty on closure and reclaiming the Creedence legacy

Now at peace with his past and driven by a renewed purpose, John Fogerty's story is not over yet

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"Time seemed to stand still to the unmistakable sound of fights breaking out": What happened when The Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd played Knebworth

In 1976, the Stones pulled a vast crowd to Knebworth. It was a day of surprises, not least how late everything ran

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