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A Virtual Metallica Tour Is Coming To SiriusXM In May

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The 30-date tour will compromise one archival concert a day from all over the world
Jennifer Velez
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Apr 29, 2020 - 1:31 pm

Metallica has announced that SiriusXM will launch a Mandatory Metallica channel in May that will feature a virtual tour of past performances.

Mandatory Metallica will broadcast the "biggest songs, rarities, and the 'Virtual Metallica Tour,'" the metal band Tweeted on Wednesday, April 29. The channel will launch Friday, May 1, and will be free until Saturday, May 30. 

The 30-date tour will be compromised of an archival concert a day from all over the world. Performances will include a 2013 concert at New York’s Apollo Theater and a 2016 show at New York’s Webster Hall, the band said on Facebook. Lars Ulrich will also stream "Welcome Home" DJ sets on the channel. In addition, the band will do "Metallica Mondays" takeovers on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal channel every Monday in May.

Metallica has also been releasing past performances via Facebook, including a November 1991 performance in Muskegon, Mich. 

Stream Metallica's channel here. 

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#WomenCrush Music To Launch Virtual Tour In August

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The non-profit will support the music community via online showcases, industry panels and more.
Jennifer Velez
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Jul 28, 2020 - 12:49 pm

#WomenCrush Music, a non-profit arts organization supporting up-and-coming women songwriters, has announced a virtual tour that will bring songwriting showcases, panels and other online events with industry professionals to music communities across the country.

The national tour will kick off on Aug. 3 in San Francisco and then continue to 14 other cities through mid-December. The non-profit will collaborate with venues and sponsors at each stop to donate all proceeds to women, Black and people of color-owned venues as well as artists. They have also started a donation page on Facebook. Ten percent of the funds will go to Public Functionary, a platform for grassroots organizing across music, visual art, performance, and more.  

One of the Bay Area dates will benefit the Ivy Room and will feature a showcase with local musicians Skip The Needle, Coraza and No Lovely Thing's Melissa Jones on Aug. 6. On Aug.11, a webinar with Founder / CEO at Indie Music Women Linda Garnett and Manager & Consultant at Direct Input Management Courtney Fairchild will focus on taking careers to the next level.

The move to virtual events an effort to continue supporting the music community. The added local element to the online events was something #WomenCrush Music felt could further help connect communities. 

"When COVID-19 hit, I knew that as a community-focused organization we had to continue supporting our community in any way we possibly could," #WomenCrush Music Founder/CEO Ashley K. Stoyanov said in a statement. "While the weekly Instagram Lives and webinars were reaching an international audience and were a valuable resource, we wanted a way to help further connect the rising womxn songwriter community on a local level, as well as help support local music venues who truly make the local music scenes in these communities special. We have always wanted our events to be a place where womxn songwriters can find their next collaborators for shows and to share resources, and we hope that we can continue doing that even if it is virtually through this pandemic."

For more information on how to get tickets for the Bay Area or other cities, visit the #WomenCrush Music website. 

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Guns N' Roses Reschedule North American Tour Due To Coronavirus

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The run of dates scheduled to kick-off July 4 has now been pushed back
Nate Hertweck
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May 21, 2020 - 11:41 am

Guns N' Roses are the latest big-time music act to be forced to change their summer plans, announcing they have rescheduled their North American tour. The string of dates was set to begin July 4 in Milwaukee, Wis., at Summerfest.

GN'R has also cancelled their 2020 European tour, which was set to begin May 22 in Lisbon, Portugal. 

"Thank you for your understanding during this time as we look forward to coming back together very soon,” the band wrote in a post.

The Not In This Lifetime Tour, which Guns N' Roses launched in 2016, has become the No. 3 highest-grossing tour in history according to Billboard Boxscore.

Fans can pick up a special edition t-shirt from the band's merch store with 100 percent proceeds from sales going to benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.

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Hella Mega North American Tour With Green Day, Weezer And Fall Out Boy Postponed

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The bands said they would announce rescheduled dates for 2021 soon
Jennifer Velez
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May 19, 2020 - 4:23 pm

Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy have postponed their joint '80s and '90s arena rock-inspired tour throughout North America, citing safety as a concern as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

The Hella Mega U.S. dates were to kick-off on July 17 in Seattle's T-Mobile Park and closeout on Aug. 29 in Philadelphia. The tour was to feature ska-punk band The Interrupters as special guests. Rescheduled dates will be for summer 2021, they announced on Tuesday, May 19.

"Hopefully this doesn't come as a surprise, but as much as we were all looking forward to seeing you all this summer, everyone's safety is our highest priority so we've officially made the call to reschedule all North American dates of the Hella Mega tour until next year," the bands said in a statement. 

They asked fans to hold on to their tickets as they would announce new dates with the same venues in the near future. Dates for the European leg of the tour were postponed on April 23. 

The bands announced the massive tour in late 2019. Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said they came up with the idea of reliving the Van Halen, Metallica and Aerosmith show era during an interview with  Zane Lowe, in which he was also joined by Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz and Weezer vocalist Rivers Cuomo.  

"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.

Wentz added: "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."

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The Black Keys’ ‘Let’s Rock’ Tour Canceled Due To COVID-19

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The 35-date U.S. tour, originally set to kick off in July and run through September, has been scrapped concerning the health and safety of fans and crew members
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May 12, 2020 - 1:35 pm

Four-time GRAMMY-winning rock duo The Black Keys have officially announced the cancelation of their upcoming "Let’s Rock" tour, titled after the band’s 2019 album of the same name and their first full-length offering since 2014. Consisting of artists Dan Auerbach on guitar and vocals and Patrick Carney on drums, the Keys’ ultimately cited new health and safety concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic as grounds for canceling the dates altogether. 

Originally set to kick off on Aug. 7 in Seattle and run through September with stops in Denver, Austin, Chicago, Salt Lake City and more, the nationwide summer tour would have featured The Black Keys performing alongside supporting acts in Gary Clark Jr., Yola, Jessy Wilson, Allah Las and The Marcus King Band. 

Addressing the decision to nix the shows in a tweet, the "Lonely Boy" performers wrote, "We are very disappointed to let you know the US ‘Let's Rock’ Summer tour is no longer happening. We were looking forward to seeing you all out there, but the health and safety of our fans and crew has to take priority." They continued, adding, "We hope to see you all soon. Please stay safe!"

Last month, the band also announced the cancelation of their Canadian tour dates which were set to take place this May. 

Regarding ticket relief options, refunds for the highly anticipated tour are being issued in full at the point of purchase. The band stated that ticket holders would be emailed directly with all refunding options. For more information on ticket refunds, visit LiveNation’s COVID-19 ticket refund plan here. 

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