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Green Day To Auction Instruments And Gear On Reverb

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Punk-rock history will be up for bid on Feb. 7 when The Official Green Day Reverb Shop opens for business
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Jan 23, 2019 - 12:42 pm

The musicians of GRAMMY-winning punk band Green Day — guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, drummer Tré Cool and bassist Mike Dirnt — are parting with beloved gear and instruments on Reverb in a career-spanning auction beginning on Feb. 7. While Armstrong's Reverb auction in late 2017 no doubt added to the band's comfort level in parting with items from their collections, Cool confessed that as a hoarder, his reason behind the auction is that "my psychiatrist said I have to do this."

"After 30 years of collecting odds and ends and really good stuff, what ended up happening was I got too many," said Armstrong. "I think every guitar to me has its own character." The 44 guitars up for auction include a 1958 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop as well as the first guitar Armstrong ever owned, an acoustic Harmony Stella Parlor. He used the latter to record "F.O.D." on Dookie, which won Best Alternative Music Performance at the 37th GRAMMY Awards, the band's first of four wins.

Dirnt is offering up more than 20 pieces of studio gear as well as amps, including a Mesa/Boogie Basis M-2000 and a vintage Ampeg SVT.

Cool is offering one of the drum kits he burned on stage as well as a new "old stock" Slingerland Spitfire Tré Cool Signature Drum Kit he says is "probably the only one left in existence." Cool basically burned all the other ones. A matching snare drum is available separately. Cool expressed insecurity that as a hoarder who never sells anything, he will be tempted to buy all of his stuff back again. 

The Official Green Day Reverb Shop is scheduled to open on Feb. 7 and offers an email sign-up so avid buyers can be among the first to make their bid on this incomparable selection of punk-rock history.

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Green Day, Weezer & Fall Out Boy Unite For 2020 Hella Mega Tour

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The aptly named trek will have eight shows across Europe next June, followed by 20 open-air sports arenas across North America, from July 17 in Seattle to Aug. 29 in Philadelphia
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Sep 10, 2019 - 3:58 pm

Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy have answered forgotten dreams from your teen self: the alt-rock stalwarts have revealed details for their joint Hella Mega Tour. The epic 28-date global stadium trek kicks off in Paris on June 13, 2020 and wraps up in Philadelphia on Aug. 29. The three bands have marked the occasion by each sharing new singles, all from their newly announced forthcoming 2020 albums.

The aptly named Hella Mega Tour will have eight shows across Europe next June, closing that first leg out on June 29 in Dublin. They'll start things back up in Seattle on July 17 at T-Mobile Park, at 20 open-air sports arenas across the continent. The concerts will happen at San Francisco's Oracle Park on July 21, Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium on July 25 and Chicago's Wrigley Field on Aug. 13, to name a few, with the final one taking place on Aug. 29 in Philadelphia.

Los Angeles ska band The Interrupters will open for all North American dates. Rolling Stone reveals that the order of each night will continue with GRAMMY winners Weezer, followed by GRAMMY nominees Fall Out Boy, ending with four-time golden gramophone winners—and Rock & Roll Hall of Famers—Green Day.

A much more intimate show with the three bands, at West Hollywood's historic 500-capacity Whiskey A Go Go, has been announced for tonight, Sept. 10, without any information on how to obtain tickets. You can go camp outside on Sunset Boulevard right now, or you can plan on tuning into "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for the next three nights. Weezer, Fall Out Boy and Green Day will each perform as the special musical guests on the L.A.-based late-night show tonight, tomorrow and Thursday, respectively.

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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong said the joint tour idea began with them and was inspired by classic '80s and '90s arena rock. As highlighted in the Rolling Stone article, he, along with Weezer's Rivers Cuomo and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, spoke to Beats 1 host Zane Lowe this morning about the upcoming trek and new music.

"We talked about how we weren't really wanting to do stadiums and [instead] do something that was like throwback to the Monsters of Rock Tour," Armstrong said, citing the shows featuring Van Halen, Metallica, Aerosmith and others. "There was, of course, Fall Out Boy and Weezer and now we're stoked."

Wentz, who was born seven years after Armstrong, also wants to keep the big rock vibes alive. "I remember in the 1990s there was this one summer, and Guns N' Roses [and] Metallica went on the stadium tour and my parents didn't let me go to it… I feel trapped in that forever and we wanted to recreate that memory."

Doing their part to keep rock alive, the bands all released lead singles from their newly announced upcoming albums, which you can listen to below. Weezer's new track, "The End of the Game," is filled with '80s glam-rock guitar riffs and will be featured on Van Weezer, due out in May 2020. Green Day elicits the early So Cal garage-punk rock days on "Father of All…," from their upcoming February album of the same name.

Fall Out Boy gets an assist from sonic chameleon Wyclef Jean on the angsty, high-tempo "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)," from their upcoming album Greatest Hits: Believers Never Die – Volume Two. The album is due out next month, Nov. 15, and will serve as their second "greatest hits" compilation LP, with ​volume one dropping in  2009.

A variety of pre-sales begin on Sept. 16, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. local time. Pre-ordering any of the band's new albums or signing up for their email lists will grant pre-sale ticket access. You can find all ticketing info and all tour dates at hellamegatour.com.

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Billie Eilish, Mavis Staples, Stevie Nicks & More Join Reverb Charity Auction

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A group of 60+ artists offer items for auction to support of ten nonprofits that empower female, transgender, and gender non-conforming youth through music
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
May 14, 2019 - 3:36 pm

Online music marketplace Reverb.com has announced its "Girls Rock Reverb Gives" charity auction offering up instruments, signed memorabilia and more for auction in support of Girls Rock Camps around the world.

Items up for bidding include a microphone and several records autographed by Stevie Nicks, a ukulelel signed by Billie Eilish, a show poster signed by Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor and more, such as signed memorobilia from Kacey Musgraves, Mavis Staples, Ani DiFranco, Patti Smith, Nancy Wilson, Linda Perry and more. The auction also features exclusive experiences with the B-52s and P!nk, plus more signed music gear, clothing and vinyl. 

“I want young girls to know that there are so many ways that they can contribute to the music industry. They can be producers, writers, CEOs, and managers. There are very powerful positions in the business that need to be filled by powerful young women,” said Perry, who donated a signed acoustic guitar gifted to her by Natasha Bedingfield. Of the guitar, Perry said, “It has written many songs all over the country and in different parts of the world. I hope the energy inspires someone to write something incredible.”

Proceeds from the auction, which launches May 21 and runs through May 28, will benefit ten non-profit organizations dedicated to empowering female, transgender, and gender non-conforming youth through music.

“This kind of support is monumental in our unique vision to empower girls and gender-expansive youth in the Bay Area,” said Sep Mashiahof, Co-Executive Director at Bay Area Girls Rock Camp. “We’re grateful to the many women who broke barriers in the music industry to make way for new generations of girls and LGBTQ youth to forge their own paths.”

For more information and to preview a selection of the auction items, visit Reverb's website.

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Cher Adds More 2019 Performance Dates In North America

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The diva adds to her demanding 2019 tour schedule while her recent albums chart at career highs
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Mar 29, 2019 - 2:53 pm

Cher's Here We Go Again Tour has added 14 new North American stops in November and December of 2019. This year is keeping the GRAMMY-winning diva busy as she finishes one of her residency series at MGM Resorts' Park Theater in Las Vegas tonight and tomorrow night.

Touring with special guests Nile Rodgers and Chic, Cher's first of the new dates is Nov. 19 in Portland, Ore. with performances in Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Toronto through the end of the month. Next stop is Madison Square Garden in New York on Dec. 3, then heading south through Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, D.C., and New Orleans. The beat goes on in mid-December at Houston and San Antonio, followed by the last of the new dates in Dallas, Texas on Dec. 19 at the American Airlines Center.

If that sounds like a busy itinerary, glance at what Cher has going on before then. Beginning Apr. 18 in Pittsburgh, Penn., she'll be completing previously announced dates in North America and Canada through the end of May. In August, Cher returns to Park Theater in Las Vegas for another round of performances. Then from late September through early November she'll be visiting European capitals including multiple concerts in Germany and the UK including at London's O2 arena on Oct. 20 and 21.

After three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles in the early 70's, as a solo artist, in 1999 Cher's "Believe" went to No. 1 again and won Best Dance Recording at the 42nd GRAMMY Awards. Both 2013's Closer To The Truth and 2018's Dancing Queen reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 album charts, Cher's career high to date.

Tickets for Cher's Nov. and Dec. performances go on sale on April 5 to the general public at Live Nation's website, with pre-sales opening on April 2.

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Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart

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Grateful Dead's 'Aoxomoxoa' Reissue Has Remixes Plus 1969 Live Recordings

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50th anniversary reissue of the breakthrough third album shows their signature psychedelic style's beginnings
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Mar 29, 2019 - 12:21 pm

Aoxomoxoa is the title of the Grateful Dead's 1969 album — a palindrome, it is pronounced the same way backwards as reading the usual way, left to right. That was "far-out" 50 years ago, and on the album's 50th anniversary the Grateful Dead and Rhino Records will reissue Aoxomoxoa including remastered versions of both the album's 1969 mix and 1971 remix by Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh, as well as 1969 live performances of the songs at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco.

The album was a creative breakthrough, as the band broke from label guidance, explored acoustic-only arrangements and self-production, and also welcomed lyricist Robert Hunter. Hunter and Garcia composed all the songs on the album and were joined by Phil Lesh in creating Aoxomoxoa's first track "St. Stephen." 

A limited edition of 10,000 vinyl 12" picture discs will be released in addition to the 2-CD set. Both versions are now available for pre-order online.

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