The Rolling Stones’ days as an unstoppable rock ‘n’ roll roadshow may be behind them, but they’re still making noise. Ronnie Wood confirmed late last year that a new album was locked and loaded. Today, after weeks of teasing, the Stones have officially announced Foreign Tongues and shared new single “In The Stars.” Last time…
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FAN PRESALE: Wednesday, May 6 @ 10AM ET [PW: VICTORY26]
PUBLIC ON-SALE: Friday, May 8 @ 10AM LOCAL
Legendary producer/songwriter/ guitarist Todd Rundgren is expanding his 2026 Damned If I Do Tour with a major slate of newly added dates! This new leg of the tour includes new locations in the US, as well as extending the tour to the UK and the EU!
This tour promises to include plenty of fan favorite songs. Says Todd, “It’s always a challenge for me because my audience is so diverse, I never know what they’re in the mood for. I want to make sure we have all the musical ammunition we need to satisfy the spectrum.”
The tour commences June 11th at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois and ends July 19th at the Cabot Theater in Beverly, Massachusetts. The second leg commences August 8th at the Bergen PAC in Englewood, NJ and ends September 21st at the Paradiso Main Hall in Amsterdam! The fan presale for the new dates begins at 10 AM ET on May 6th [PW: VICTORY26], and tickets go on sale for the public at 10 AM local time on May 8th.
Todd’s band for the Damned If I Do tour will feature Gil Assayas (Keys), Bruce McDaniel (Guitar), Prairie Prince (Drums), Bobby Strickland (Horns), and Kasim Sulton (Bass).
TODD RUNDGREN “DAMNED IF I DO” TOUR
June 11 – Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, IL
June 12 – Des Plaines Theatre – Des Plaines, IL
June 14 – Vibrant Music Hall – Waukee, IA
June 16 – Majestic Theatre – Dallas, TX
June 17 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
June 19 – Tobin Center for the Performing Arts – San Antonio, TX
June 20 – Golden Nugget – Lake Charles, LA
June 22 – Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA
June 23 – The Parker – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
June 25 – Capitol Theatre – Clearwater, FL
June 26 – Capitol Theatre – Clearwater, FL
June 28 – Circle Square Cultural Center – Ocala, FL
June 30 – Charleston Music Hall – Charleston, SC
July 01 – Carolina Theatre of Durham – Durham, NC
July 03 – The Caverns – Pelham, TN
July 05 – KEMBA Live! – Columbus, OH
July 06 – Riviera Theatre – North Tonawanda, NY
July 08 – Community Arts Center – Williamsport, PA
July 09 – Warner Theatre – Washington, DC
July 11 – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA
July 12 – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA
July 15 – Patchogue Theatre – Patchogue, NY
July 16 – Tarrytown Music Hall – Tarrytown, NY
July 18 – Bally’s Twin River Casino – Lincoln, RI
July 19 – Cabot Theater – Beverly, MA
August 8, 2026 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen PAC
August 9, 2026 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
August 11, 2026 – Ocean City, NJ – Ocean City Music Pier
August 12, 2026 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theater
August 14, 2026 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
August 15, 2026 – Newport, KY – MCL Pavilion
August 17, 2026 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bells Beer Garden
August 18, 2026 – Saginaw, MI – Temple Theatre
August 20, 2026 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Theatre
August 21, 2026 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
August 23, 2026 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Clyde Theater
August 25, 2026 – Minneapolis, MN – Uptown Theatre
August 26, 2026 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
August 28, 2026 – Louisville, KY – Brown Theater
August 29, 2026 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant
September 6, 2026 – Lorica, IT – Campo Sportivo
September 9, 2026 – London, UK – Cadogan Hall
September 10, 2026 – Bristol, UK – Bristol Beacon
September 12, 2026 – Manchester, UK – Opera House Manchester
September 13, 2026 – Glasgow, SCT – Theatre Royal Glasgow
September 18, 2026 – Aalburg, DK – Skraaen
September 19, 2026 – Helsingor, DK – Kulturvaerftet – The Culture Yard
September 21, 2026 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Main Hall
TODD RUNDGREN
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Rundgren began playing guitar as a teenager, going on to found and front The Nazz, the quintessential `60’s psychedelic group. In 1969, he left the band to pursue a solo career, recording his debut offering, the legendary Runt. But it was 1972’s seminal Something/Anything?, on which he played all the instruments, sang all the vocal parts, and acted as his own producer, that catapulted Todd into the superstar limelight, prompting the press to unanimously dub him ‘Rock’s New Wunderkind’. It was followed by such landmark LPs as The Hermit of Mink Hollow and the above mentioned A Wizard, A True Star, as well as such hit singles as I Saw The Light, Hello It’s Me, Can We Still Be Friends, and Bang The Drum.
In 1974, Todd formed Todd Rundgren’s Utopia (renamed and reconfigured in 1976 as Utopia), an entirely new approach to the concept of interactive musicianship, and embarked on an extensive round of touring and recording. Standout Utopia offerings included Oops! Wrong Planet, Adventures in Utopia, and Oblivion. Along the way, Todd Rundgren’s Utopia combined technical virtuosity and creative passion to create music that initially, for millions, defined the term “progressive rock”, and subsequently, as Utopia, the term “powerpop”.
Rundgren’s myriad production projects include albums by Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Psychedelic Furs, Meat Loaf, XTC, Grand Funk Railroad, and Hall And Oates. Rounding out his reputation as rock’s Renaissance Man, Rundgren composed all the music and lyrics for Joe Papp’s 1989 Off-Broadway production of Joe Orton’s Up Against It (the screenplay commissioned by The Beatles for what was meant to have been their third motion picture). He also has composed the music for the hit film Dumb and Dumber, as well as a number of television series, including Pee Wee’s Playhouse and Crime Story.
In 2009 Rundgren performed his iconic 1973 album A Wizard A True Star in concert in its entirety for the first time ever, and several years later did the same with a double bill: Todd & Healing. He has toured with Ringo Starr as an erstwhile member of the All-Starr Band since 1989, and continues to perform with symphony orchestras both domestically and internationally. In 2018 he toured North America with original Utopians Kasim Sulton and Willie Wilcox for the first time in 33 years. After the release of his long-awaited autobiography The Individualist, he spearheaded the world’s first hybrid concert/book tour highlighting music across his 50-plus-year career.
In 2017 on successive weekends he was awarded honorary doctorates from both the Berklee School of Music and DePauw University.
In 1998 Todd debuted his new PatroNet technology which for the first time allowed fans of a musical artist to subscribe directly to the artist’s musical output via the Internet. This caps a long history of groundbreaking early multimedia “firsts”, including:
•1978: The first interactive television concert, broadcast live over the Warner/QUBE system in Columbus, Ohio (the home audience chose each song in real time during the concert by voting via QUBE’s 2-way operating system).
•1978: The first live nationally broadcast stereo radio rock concert (by microwave), linking 40 cities around the country.
•1979: The opening of Utopia Video Studios, a multi-million dollar state-of-the-art facility. The first project produced by Todd there is Gustav Holst’s The Planets, commissioned by RCA Selecta Vision as the first demonstration software for their new videodisc format.
•1980: Creation of the first color graphics tablet, which was licensed to Apple and commercially released as The Utopia Graphics Tablet.
•1981: Time Heals, the first music video to utilize state-of-the-art compositing of live action and computer graphics (produced and directed by Todd), becomes the eighth video to be played during the launch of MTV on August 1, 1981.
•1982: The first live national cablecast of a rock concert (on the USA Network), simulcast in stereo to over 120 radio stations.
•1982: The first two commercially released music videos, one of which was nominated for the first-ever Grammy awarded for “Best Short Form Video” in 1983.
•1992: The first commercially available music downloads via CompuServe.
•1993: The release of “No World Order”, the world’s first interactive record album on CD-i.
•1994: The release of “The Individualist”, the world’s first full-length Enhanced CD.
•1994: The world’s first interactive concert tour.
•1998: Launches PatroNet, the world’s first direct artist subscription service — predicts that someday “music will be sold by the pound”.
•2016: The production of the world’s first full length concert shot with multiple Virtual Reality 360º cameras.
•2021: Spearheaded the “Clearly Human” virtual concert tour, featuring 25 live-streamed performances geo-fenced and tailored to a different US city each night.
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Beyond their reputation as one of the most consistently great indie pop bands of the past couple of decades, Los Campesinos! are also among the most transparent. Since going full-on DIY with their seventh studio album, 2024’s All Hell, the Welsh band has been remarkably straightforward about the financial side of things. Today, in a guest essay crossposted with permission from the Los Campesinos! newsletter, frontman Gareth David shares exactly how much it costs him and his bandmates to tour stateside.
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SCRANTON, PA — The Doom Crew is officially back in full force as Zakk Wylde has announced the return of the Berzerkus Festival for 2026, featuring a lineup so heavy it might actually crack the East Coast fault lines. After a legendary debut in 2024, the “Berzerker-in-Chief” is expanding the chaos to two massive back-to-back shows this August. Headlined by groove-metal titans Lamb of God and Wylde’s own Black Label Society, the festival promises a “congregation of heft” that spans across Pennsylvania and New York.
Building on the success of his recent Engines of Demolition LP, Zakk Wylde is using the 2026 Berzerkus run to solidify his festival’s status as a premier metal destination. While the inaugural 2024 event featured an eclectic mix with Cody Jinks and Rival Sons, 2026 is leaning hard into pure, unfiltered aggression.
Lamb of God arrives at the top of the bill following the massive success of their latest full-length, Into Oblivion. Frontman Randy Blythe and company are expected to deliver a set heavy on new material and career-defining anthems. Joining them is Down, making a rare East Coast appearance that is already sparking rumors of new music from the NOLA supergroup. Suicidal Tendencies will also be on hand to ensure the mosh pits remain at peak intensity with their signature crossover-thrash assault.
Zakk Wylde isn’t just bringing his guitar; he’s bringing his entire musical family. The lineup includes Dark Chapel, the burgeoning side project of longtime BLS guitarist Dario Lorina. Dark Chapel has been making waves in early 2026 for their unique blend of grunge and bluesy hard rock, with Lorina’s vocals often drawing comparisons to Chris Cornell and Layne Staley.
For the Scranton stop at Montage Mountain, Wylde is leaning into the nostalgic fun with a trio of “Obvious” tribute acts:
Berzerkus is being billed as a “lifestyle festival,” incorporating fan-driven experiences that celebrate biker and metal culture. The “Ride for Dime” will see hundreds of motorcycles descending on the venues to honor the memory of the late Pantera guitarist and Zakk’s close friend, Dimebag Darrell Abbott.
Attendees can also test their mettle in a Strongman Competition, witness a curated car show, or sacrifice their taste buds in the High River Sauces Hot Sauce Eating Contest. For the Scranton faithful, a Battle of the Bands will take place, giving local talent a chance to prove they belong on the same mountain as the heavy hitters.
When and where is Berzerkus 2026 taking place?
The festival hits two locations: August 28 at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA, and August 29 at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY.
What bands are playing Berzerkus?
The main lineup features Lamb of God, Black Label Society, Down, Suicidal Tendencies, Zakk Sabbath, and Dark Chapel. The Scranton date includes additional tribute acts Fan Halen, Bonfire, and Use Your Illusion.
Formed in 1998 by guitar legend Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera), Black Label Society (BLS) has spent nearly three decades as the gold standard for groove-laden “Biker Metal.” Known for their fanatical “Doom Crew” following and Wylde’s signature pinch harmonics and blistering solos, the band has released eleven studio albums. Their latest effort, Engines of Demolition (2025), debuted at the top of the hard rock charts, proving that the BLS chapter is still being written in blood and riffs.
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Few figures in the underground scene have left a shadow as long as the late Rozz Williams. The Rozz Williams cultural influence extends far beyond his recorded music; he was a visionary who treated his life, his art, and his stage presence as a singular, evolving performance.
To understand the Rozz Williams cultural influence, one must look at how he dismantled the barrier between the artist and the audience. As the founder of Christian Death, he didn’t just front a band; he introduced a form of ritualistic theater to the Los Angeles underground. His impact was immediate and devastating, changing the trajectory of what we now classify as gothic rock.
Williams was a master of the visual and the macabre. His work challenged the moral rigidity of the 1980s, forcing listeners to confront themes of death, religion, and identity. This willingness to push boundaries is a recurring theme we have explored in our deeper dive into Christian Death band history.
His approach to music was inextricably linked to the 80s L.A. deathrock scene. He championed a DIY, “gothic maximalist” style long before it had a name. By blending punk aggression with experimental soundscapes, he created a blueprint that modern noir artists still reference today.
The reach of Williams’ vision extends deep into the DNA of modern alternative music. Iconic performers such as Marilyn Manson have frequently acknowledged the importance of his theatricality, shock-value performance, and the dark, confrontational nature of his work. This lineage—from the industrial grit of Trent Reznor to the melancholic depth of Type O Negative—carries the torch that Rozz first lit in the crowded, smoke-filled venues of Los Angeles.
We are honored to have played a role in documenting this legacy through the documentary Romeo’s Distress. By participating in this project, we aimed to preserve the raw, unfiltered truth of the Rozz Williams cultural influence for future generations. For those who missed the premiere, you can read our recap of the Los Angeles event to see how the community continues to honor his spirit.
Before the film’s release, there was immense anticipation within the scene. Catch up on the initial buzz in our documentary premiere announcement.
Ultimately, Williams’ influence is about the permission to be different. He proved that an artist can exist on the fringes and still command a lasting, global impact. For the Edgar Allan Poets, his career serves as a constant reminder that art without risk is merely content.
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