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Ritchie Blackmore performs alongside Ian Gillan at his August 12, 2026 reunion with Deep Purple at Jones Beach
Ian Gillan explains why Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore reunion was a long time coming

By Phil Weller Published

The singer says he wasn’t surprised when his former bandmate joined the group onstage for the first time in 33 years

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Photograph of Ed Sheeran performing live on stage
Ed Sheeran’s backing band and remaining supports pull out of tour after Macklemore controversy

By Phil Weller Published

The competition launched in August, before the Macklemore controversy left Sheeran without any support acts

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Mike Campbell and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Long After Dark' tour, 7 December 1982 Wembley Arena.
Nearly a decade after Tom Petty’s death, the Heartbreakers reunite: “There was a deep love that kept us together”

By Joe Bosso Published

Mike Campbell recalls his decades-long partnership with Petty and the musical chemistry that defined the band

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Randy Rhoads performs with Ozzy Osbourne at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, August 14, 1981. It was Ozzy Osbourne's debut concert tour as a solo artist after having been fired by the English group Black Sabbath the year prior.
Brad Gillis spent four days with Randy Rhoads’ final recordings: “I had two board cassettes. You could hear everything crystal clear”

By Martin Kielty Published

The Night Ranger man recalls his whirlwind initiation to become Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist following Rhoads’ untimely death

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Ritchie Blackmore,of Rainbow on stage during the Difficult to Cure Tour on April 17, 1981 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Bobby Rondinelli says there’s another side to Ritchie Blackmore

By Martin Kielty Published

The former Rainbow drummer recalls the guitarist’s humor and generosity during three years in Rainbow

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Ozzy Osbourne performs at Back to the Beginning, July 5, 2025
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final performance is coming to cinemas: “There’s never been anything like that”

By Elizabeth Swann Published

The concert film captures Ozzy’s final show and the first Black Sabbath performance with its original lineup in more than 20 years

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LEFT: Ed Sheeran performs onstage during iHeartRadio z100's Jingle Ball 2025 Presented By Capital One at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2025 in New York City. RIGHT: LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 06: Roger Waters performs on stage at The O2 Arena during the 'This is Not A Drill' tour, on June 06, 2023 in London, England.
Roger Waters slams Ed Sheeran over Macklemore’s tour exit

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Waters attacks Sheeran after the singer said Macklemore’s removal was the promoter’s decision, not his

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LEFT: Eric Clapton performing on stage in Philadelphia during his US tour, July 1974.RIGHT: George Harrison performing at The Cow Palace in Daly City, California on November 7, 1974.
How Eric Clapton trounced George Harrison in a guitar duel for a prize like no other

By Phil Weller Published

The prize was like no other, as the two men battled over the former Beatle’s wife, Pattie Boyd

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LEFT: Tony Iommi backstage at Cobo Arena during Black Sabbath's "Seventh Star Tour" on March 22, 1986, in Detroit, Michigan. RIGHT: Bill Ward with Black Sabbath June 17 1970 Bill Ward at Regents Sounds during Paranoid sessions.
Tony Iommi says he accidentally set Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward on fire: “He went ‘woof,’ like a bomb!”

By Martin Kielty Published

The guitarist says a stunt designed to shock the band's new producer went wildly off the rails during the Heaven and Hell sessions

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Freddie Mercury of Queen at the Rosemont Horizon on September 19, 1980 in Rosemont, Illinois.
“I’m not going to be here long. Just give me stuff to sing.” Brian May on Freddie Mercury’s last days

By Elizabeth Swann Published

The guitarist says Queen managed to carry on thanks to the gift he left them — and reveals the song Adam Lambert nails every time

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