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Steelhouse Festival 2026 ticket holders have started receiving an important update about how they’ll access this year’s festival — and yes, butt, the paper ticket is officially getting the boot. Fans who originally ordered physical tickets are being informed that their orders are now being switched to e-tickets, meaning entry passes will be available directly on mobile devices instead. So...

If you’re heading to Wembley Stadium for a massive rock show this summer, you might want to arrive a little earlier than planned, because some fans are still reporting problems getting through the turnstiles thanks to ticket scanning issues. While there doesn’t appear to be a full-blown stadium-wide system failure, enough concert-goers have shared their experiences online to suggest it’s...

When most people picture Alice Cooper, they see guillotines, snakes, straitjackets, smeared black eye makeup and enough fake blood to make a horror-film director reach for a mop. What they probably do not picture is the legendary shock rocker standing on a peaceful golf course at half past five in the morning, carefully lining up a putt while the rest...

Some musicians spend their later years chasing nostalgia. Others simply disappear into the shadows. Jason Newsted? He’s doing neither. The former Metallica bass powerhouse is back on the road, but don’t expect a paint-by-numbers greatest hits tour. Instead, Newsted is proving that even after decades in heavy metal, he’s still driven by the same thing that made fans fall in...

The cannons are primed. The Marshall stacks are humming. Angus Young has dusted off the school uniform, and Brian Johnson is ready to unleash one of the greatest voices in rock once again. AC/DC have officially launched the North American leg of their latest tour, and if the opening night is anything to go by, North America is about to...

There are some festival names that never really disappear. They might stop selling tickets. They might vanish from the summer calendar. Their stages might come down, the campsites might empty, and the branded wristbands might slowly fade in the bottom of a drawer. But the memories? Those stick around. And Sonisphere is absolutely one of those names. For a generation...

There are gigs. There are festivals. And then there’s EddFest. Iron Maiden didn’t just celebrate 50 years as one of the greatest heavy metal bands on the planet – they threw the biggest birthday party metal has seen in years. Taking over the legendary grounds of Knebworth, EddFest was a full-blown celebration of everything that makes Iron Maiden so iconic,...

Get the kettle on, clear the coffee table and move that suspicious pile of festival wristbands out of the way, because Classic Rock Magazine Issue 355 has landed — and it’s absolutely rammed with legends. Leading the charge are the mighty Deep Purple, who are back at work and once again proving that retirement is apparently just something other bands...

There are power ballads… and then there is Total Eclipse Of The Heart. Bonnie Tyler’s gloriously dramatic, heart-crushing, sky-splitting anthem has spent decades reducing karaoke bars to emotional rubble, turning wedding discos into full-scale rock operas and encouraging perfectly sensible adults to scream “TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES!” after three pints and half a tray of chips. 🍻🎤 With more than...

Some rock stars burn brightly for decades. Others leave the world before they’ve even had the chance to truly explode. Bobby Fuller falls firmly into the second category. If you’ve ever belted out “I Fought the Law”, you’ve already heard the song that made him famous before The Clash turned it into one of punk rock’s greatest anthems. But behind...

There are gigs. There are festivals. And then there are those rare, glorious moments when heavy metal history seems to rise out of the ground, throw on a battle jacket and roar at the sky. Iron Maiden’s first ever festival was exactly that. This wasn’t simply another massive outdoor show with a few support bands and a merch queue long...

“I’ve spent 20 years of my life building a career. I don’t see why I should have to give that up just because one guy says he doesn’t want to do it any more.” Some bands quietly drift apart. Some release a polite statement thanking the fans for their support before immediately muting each other on WhatsApp. Pink Floyd did...

There aren’t many things sadder in rock ‘n’ roll than seeing a legendary musician forced to walk away from the thing they love most. For Huey Lewis, that heartbreaking moment came in 2018 when severe hearing loss brought his music career to an abrupt halt. But while he may no longer be standing under arena lights belting out The Power...

Jack White is back on the road, and if the opening night of his latest North American tour is anything to go by, fans are in for one seriously electrifying ride. ⚡🎸 The former White Stripes frontman kicked off the tour in Washington, DC, delivering a set packed with blistering guitar work, deep cuts, solo favourites and, of course, a...

If you thought rock ‘n’ roll was slowing down, AC/DC have just laughed in the face of Father Time… before plugging in another wall of Marshall amps. 🔥⚡ The legendary Australian rock giants have officially launched the North American leg of their latest tour, bringing one of the biggest, loudest and most iconic live shows on the planet back to...