Megadeth's Dave Mustaine celebrated his 51st birthday on Sept. 13 by playing a concert to a packed house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After playing their last song of the night, Mustaine was surprised with a birthday cake onstage by two lovely ladies, while the crowd sang 'Happy Birthday' to the legendary frontman in both English and Spanish.
September 19, 2012 The first ever Animalpalooza Animal Benefit & Music Festival is happening this Saturday, September 22nd in Newburgh on the grounds of the Warrick Humane Society. It's a day-long event for the whole family, with proceeds benefiting area animal shelters and rescues.
Green Day stormed into New York City's Irving Plaza for an intimate club show on Saturday night (Sept. 15) in celebration of their upcoming release '¡Uno!' and their involvement with Nokia's new music streaming service. And the fans lucky enough to be in attendance were treated to a two-and-a-half-hour marathon set that spanned the band's entire career.
Listen during the 103GBF Grab Bag Weekend and during the 8 O'Clock Fourgasm next week to win tickets to Showplace Cinemas East showing of "Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live In Budapest ‘86"
The film is expected to play on screens in over 30 territories worldwide
Geoff Tate is putting aside his Queensryche legal issues long enough to continue his career with the new solo collection, 'Kings & Thieves,' arriving on Nov. 6.
Mark Tremonti has embarked on a tour in support of his new solo disc ‘All I Was,’ which was released on July 10. However, bassist Brian Marshall, who plays with Tremonti in Creed and Alter Bridge, has been forced to drop off the trek.
It’s been a big year for Halestorm, with their latest album ‘The Strange Case Of…‘ climbing the charts and being the first female fronted rock band ever to take the No. 1 spot on the Active Rock airplay chart with their single ‘Love Bites (So Do I).’ Now the band will be launching a headlining tour beginning in November.
August 31, 2012 Here's another reason to listen to 103GBF this weekend...cause we're giving away tickets to the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. The winning begins on Friday with the Sandman and continues through Sunday with Chelsea.
The Jay-Z-led ‘Made in America’ is ready to take place next week, but one prominent artist on the bill has bowed out at the last minute. Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell was among the top-billed performers for the festival, but it was just announced that a scheduling conflict is taking him away from the event.
Metallica filmed their 3D concerts for their upcoming film in Vancouver, Canada, adding a third show on Aug. 27 with a $5 ticket price and a condition. It was certainly not your average Metallica concert, as cameras and drum kits were moved between each song to accommodate the shooting of extra footage and close-ups to grab the imagery needed for the film. Despite that seeming annoyance and obstructed view, fans would be rewarded with something even more nvaluable, as pointed out by frontman James Hetfield.
If you weren’t at Lollapalooza, you missed one of only a handful of performances that Black Sabbath are playing this year. Three-fourths of the original band have booked only a handful of dates while Tony Iommi recovers from cancer treatments earlier in the year, and now fan-shot video footage (courtesy of Jason Jude as branded on the clips) from the entire Lollapalooza performance has found its way online.
Papa Roach have dropped off the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival after only a week into the trek. The reason for their exit is the fact that singer Jacoby Shaddix has to have vocal surgery.
