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Top touring artists of the new millennium revealed

The data is pulled from reported and estimated box office figures from events that occurred between 2001 and 2025

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 8, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Alter Bridge, The Darkness, Tax The Heat and more

Louder · Dec 8, 2025

Stereolab at Royal Festival Hall: 'Alt-pop pioneers show their rebellious streak'

4/5 The reformed Anglo-French legends somehow make anti-nostalgia into a crowd-pleasing spectacle

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025

“I had this look of shock on my face. The whole audience got quiet: ‘Did somebody die?!’”: This is what it’s like finding out you’re Grammy-nominated halfway through your own concert, as explained by Halestorm

The hard rockers took home the Grammy Award For Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance with their single Love Bites (So Do I) in 2013

Metal Hammer · Dec 8, 2025

"I just wanted to apologise for selling your guitar." How an act of kindness in the darkest of hours bonded Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante and Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro forever

How drugs, guitars, and a life-changing act of charity brought two of alternative rock's greatest musicians together

Louder · Dec 8, 2025

“I got bored with Miles Davis. He was like, ‘Robben, play that just like the record.’ And I didn’t join Miles Davis to do that”: Robben Ford explains his dalliance with Davis, Joni Mitchell’s fuzz tips – and how Jeff Beck got him back on the Strat

Ford on two moments when Joni Mitchell was right and he was wrong, why his late 80s stint with Davis didn't work out and his go-to Dumble alternative

Guitar World · Dec 8, 2025

Lennon was clutching the tape of the final mix from this session as he and Yoko left for the Dakota: The story of John Lennon’s final creative act

The lyrics to this left-field song would prove tragically prophetic

MusicRadar · Dec 8, 2025

Five thrilled to sing to cross-generational fans on reunion tour

Five have been stunned by how many young fans have come to their reunion tour this year.

BANG Premier · Dec 8, 2025

“I wanted to make it a truly unforgettable, unmissable week – a run of shows to dream about”: Robert Smith announces line up for his first run of Teenage Cancer Trust concerts

Elbow, Garbage and My Bloody Valentine all headline

MusicRadar · Dec 8, 2025

“I thought we’d follow the Sex Pistols model – one album and out. We were this disgusting-sounding metal band, I never thought that it could last”: How Laid To Rest, against all odds, gave Lamb Of God an actual career

The opening track of 2004’s Ashes Of The Wake helped lift the band from heavy metal underdogs to generation-defining superstars

Metal Hammer · Dec 8, 2025