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Philly Music Fest Rolls Out 2026 Lineup With Dillinger Escape Plan, RJD2 & More
The Dillinger Escape Plan, RJD2, Sweet Pill and more artists are set for Philly Music Fest 2026.


The Black Crowes Bust Out Delaney & Bonnie Cover In Arkansas
The Black Crowes played Walmart AMP in Rogers, Arkansas on Tuesday, working in a Delaney & Bonnie cover for its first setlist appearance since 2013.


Dan + Shay Announce Young Tour 2026
Dan + Shay are touring North America around their forthcoming album, 'Young,' this fall.


Watch Slayyyter ‘Dance…’ On ‘The Tonight Show’
Slayyyter made her television debut on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,' performing "Dance…" from her new album, 'WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA.'


Jeff Tweedy Plays Wilco & Faces Songs With Twin Peaks In Chicago
Jeff Tweedy joined Twin Peaks for a two-song encore at Thalia Hall in Chicago on Tuesday, playing Faces and Wilco songs on the sixth night of the sold-out reunion residency at Thalia Hall.


Samantha Fish Lines Up Fall 2026 Tour Dates
Samantha Fish announced an extensive fall tour featuring stops across Texas, Colorado, California and the Pacific Northwest.


Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening Expands 2026 North American Tour
Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening added 2026 Summer Tour dates set for the West Coast, Midwest, Southeast and Northeast.


Spafford Maps Out West Coast Tour For Fall 2026
Spafford confirmed a West Coast run for fall 2026, with shows scheduled across Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California and Arizona.


Gorillaz, The Strokes & Twenty One Pilots Set To Headline Corona Capital 2026
Gorillaz, The Strokes and Twenty One Pilots top the lineup for Mexico City's Corona Capital Festival 2026.


Indigo Girls Announce Fall 2026 Tour Dates With Linda Perry
Indigo Girls with special guest Linda Perry will roll through the Midwest, Texas and Southeast this fall.


Steve Kimock & Greg Anton Assemble All-Star Lineup For Donna Jean Godchaux Tribute Concerts
"A Celebration of the Life and Music of Donna Jean Godchaux Mackay" will be held at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, California on August 22 and 23.


Jim James, Dumpstaphunk & Sierra Hull Among Song Summit 2026 Music Lineup
The 2026 Song Summit lineup features Jim James, Dumpstaphunk and Sierra Hull at the event taking place August 27 – 29 in Park City, Utah.


Jack Johnson Announces Additional 2026 Australia Tour Dates With Ben Harper & John Butler
Jack Johnson made final additions to the itinerary for his upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand with Ben Harper and John Butler.


Bruce Hornsby Shares The Backstory Of His Grateful Dead Tenure
Bruce Hornsby talked about how he came to play with the Grateful Dead in conversation with YouTuber and musician Rick Beato.


Deftones Play 1st Show In Japan Since 2016
Deftones returned to Japan for the first time since 2016, playing a 21-song set at Tokyo Garden Theater in Tokyo on May 18, 2026.


Lukas Nelson & Molly Tuttle Add West Coast Tour Dates
Lukas Nelson and Molly Tuttle announced a series of four West Coast dates together set for Fall 2026.


Eggy Gets Horn Boost From Jennifer Hartswick & Natalie Cressman At Music On The Mountain BIG Weekend
Jennifer Hartswick and Natalie Cressman joined Eggy for "Laurel" on Saturday at the third annual Music On The Mountain event in Ludlow, Vermont.


Ike Willis, Beloved Frank Zappa Collaborator, Has Died
Ike Willis, one of the longest tenured members of Frank Zappa's recording and touring band, died on Saturday at age 70.


Watch Ben Harper & Jackson Browne Cover Warren Zevon’s ‘Mutineer’
Ben Harper and Jackson Browne covered Warren Zevon’s “Mutineer” as part of a performance at Truetone Music store in Santa Monica, California.


Jenny Lewis, Julien Baker & Reggie Watts Perform With Hayley Williams In Los Angeles
Hayley Williams was joined by Jenny Lewis, Julien Baker and Reggie Watts during her concert Friday at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles.


IGN News

Ubisoft Promises New Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Ghost Recon Games All by March 2029
Ubisoft has promised to release new Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Ghost Recon games all by the end of March 2029.


'People Enjoy Surprises' — Valve Is Trying to Dismiss New York's Counter-Strike Loot Box Lawsuit
Valve has moved to dismiss the New York Attorney General’s lawsuit against the company, which claims loot boxes in its games such as Counter-Strike 2 promote illegal gambling and threaten to addict children.


Detroit: Become Human Dev Quantic Dream Kills Live Service Game 3 Months After Early Access Launch, Insists Star Wars Eclipse ‘Continues as Planned’
Detroit: Become Human developer Quantic Dream has canceled its live service game, Spellcasters Chronicles, just three months after its early access launch. Star Wars Eclipse, however, remains on track.


Subnautica 2 Outlines Changes Coming to the Game in Response to No Killing Fish Debate
Subnautica 2 developer has issued an open letter to the game’s community, apologizing for some of the comments staff made recently on the killing fish debate, but ruling out ever adding actual weapons to the game.


EXCLUSIVE: Monopoly F1 Edition Board Game Revealed With Its Own Monopoly Grand Prix
IGN is proud to exclusively reveal the Monopoly F1 Edition Board Game, an adventure where each player chooses their favorite Formula 1 team, competes in the Monopoly Grand Prix, fights for the Drivers' and Constructors' Championships, and much more.


Hellraiser: Revival Continues to Look Absolutely Disgusting in New Gameplay Trailer
We’ve been given a brand-new look at the ultraviolent survival horror game, Hellraiser: Revival, and, yes, it still looks disgusting.


Sony Confirms State of Play June Date, Teases Fresh Look at Wolverine and More Games for PS5
Sony has confirmed a State of Play showcase for June 2 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm UK time / 11pm CEST. Here's what to expect.


Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 1 Released, 'Adjustments' to Controversial Terms of Service Promised
Subnautica 2 has its first early access hotfix, which makes a small number of changes to the game. But the big news is the promise of changes to its controversial Terms of Service amid a backlash to the End User License Agreement (EULA).


Two-and-a-Half New Cars Added to Wreckfest 2 in Latest Early Access Update


'Let's Do the Protestant Reformation Inside Star Wars' — Damon Lindelof Reveals New Details on His Canceled Version of Daisy Ridley's New Jedi Order Movie
Screenwriter Damon Lindelof has revealed new details on his canceled Star Wars movie, saying it would have been about the fight between nostalgia and reinvention.


Open-World Lord of Rings RPG and New Kingdom Come Game Confirmed in Development at Warhorse Studios
Warhorse Studios has revealed what it’s working on: a Lord of the Rings role-playing game and a new Kingdom Come game.


Embracer 'Actively Exploring' External Partnerships for the Likes of Saints Row, Deus Ex, TimeSplitters, and More
Embracer Group is spinning off Fellowship Entertainment, a new business unit designed to expand The Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raider, as well as breathe new life into some of the company’s dormant video game franchises.


Hasbro Cancels Dungeons & Dragons Game from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Director
Hasbro has pulled the plug on a brand new Dungeons & Dragons game from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor director Stig Asmussen.


Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Shows Off No-HUD Option
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, the upcoming remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, will give players the option to completely disable the HUD at will.


Plex Announces Massive Price Hike on Lifetime Subscription Plans
The price of Lifetime Plex Pass plans will be increasing to $749.99 on July 1.


Star Wars 'Isn't Resonating With Younger Moviegoers Like It Did for Older Generations'
The Mandalorian and Grogu enters theaters under intense box office scrutiny as the first new Star Wars movie since 2019. But Lucasfilm reportedly believes next year’s Star Wars: Starfighter has a better chance of reviving the franchise.


Broken Sword Movie in the Works, Creator Charles Cecil Will Produce
Broken Sword is coming to the big screen, courtesy of Story Kitchen.


Final Fantasy Creator Hironobu Sakaguchi Addresses Backlash for Sharing AI Final Fantasy 6 Remake Video
Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has addressed the backlash against his positive reaction to an unofficial, AI-generated video for a Final Fantasy 6 remake.


Sacha Baron Cohen Says Borat May Never Return, But Gives Hope for Mephisto's Future
Sacha Baron Cohen appears to be putting one of his most famous characters, Borat, to bed while preparing for a future in Marvel.


Subnautica 2 Players Are Discovering Ways to Defend Themselves From Predatory Fish
Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds is still talking internally about what to do in response to the game’s big killing fish debate, but players have taken the matter into their own hands, diving deeper to uncover ways of actually defending themselves.


News

Gianna Corvino of The NY Archive Thinks Getting Dressed 'Should Feel Like Making a Sandwich'
Gianna Corvino of The NY Archive tells ET her secret for mixing vintage and new pieces and how it's like making a sandiwch.


Teyana Taylor Says It's 'Powerful' When Women Are Given the ‘Space' to 'Step Into Their Vision'
Teyana Taylor is teaming up with Through Her Lens: The Tribeca CHANEL Women's Filmmaker Program for a conversation in New York City.


New Music Friday May 15: Drake, Lady Gaga, Shania Twain, Shakira, Miranda Lambert, Gracie Abrams, Maluma
Check out some of ET's favorite new music of the week!


Relix Media

Montréal Jazz Fest Shares Final 2026 Lineup Additions: Kamasi Washington, MonoNeon, the Alchemist, Brandee Younger and More 

The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal has unveiled its final lineup additions for 2026. The 46th annual presentation of the esteemed music festival will host more than 350 concerts (more than two-thirds of which are free) from June 25 to July 4, spotlighting both time-honored acts and rising stars in jazz across a vast […]

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Toy Factory Project Debut the Grateful Dead’s “Franklin’s Tour”

Toy Factory Project returned to Wilmington, N.C. last night to cap off their two-night engagement at the Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. During the second show of their four-show Spring Tour, the Southern rock supergroup honoring the late Toy Caldwell took the Marshall Tucker Band’s catalog for another spin, this time tacking on a live debut of […]

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Grateful Dead Preview 60-Year Anniversary Live Collection ‘Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66)’ with “Cold Rain and Snow”

When the Grateful Dead took part in Bill Graham’s Independence Ball at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on July 3, 1966, they had only recently adopted their new band name after dropping the Warlocks. Unassigned to a label and discovering their footing, the group offered some of their earliest renditions of rare originals, “Tastebud,” […]

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Read Joan Didion’s Previously Unreleased Grateful Dead Essay From the Summer of Love

“Didion1970” by Kathleen Ballard, Los Angeles Times is licensed under CC BY 4.0. In 1967, a 32-year-old Joan Didion received an assignment from the Saturday Evening Post. Tasked with interviewing the Grateful Dead, the acclaimed writer turned up at the band’s floating home rehearsal space on the Sausalito waterfront, jotting down observations and creating a kaleidoscope […]

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Bernie Sanders Unveils Musical Participants for Fight the Oligarchy Tour Stop in Portland, Maine

On Monday, May 25, artists will align in support of Bernie Sanders’ multi-city freedom-rousing tour, dubbed Fight the Oligarchy, slated to take place at Brick South at Thompson’s Point in Portland, Maine. In line with previous appearances, musical acts have signed on to participate in Sanders mission to mobilize working-class Americans opposition to corporate influence […]

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Heart of Gold Band: A Two-Night Celebration of the Life and Music of Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay to Feature Steve Kimock, Greg Anton and More

Nearly 50 years after Donna Jean Godchaux’s final bow with the Grateful Dead, the band’s sole female member will be honored by friends and musical admirers during the Heart of Gold Band revival, titled Celebrating the Life & Music of Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay. The event will take place over two nights, August 22-23, 2026, at […]

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Making Time ∞ Shares 2026 Lineup: Kim Gordon, Bicep, Theo Parrish, Daphni, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Jeff Parker & Mary Lattimore and More

Making Time ∞ has announced the full artist lineup for its 2026 presentation. Returning to Philadelphia’s Fort Mifflin from Friday, Sept. 18 to Sunday, Sept. 20, the cutting-edge DIY festival will feature more than 120 acts across a vast spectrum of electronic music and live performance styles. The sixth annual event at the Revolutionary War […]

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Xiu Xiu Unveil David Lynch Tribute ‘ERASERHEAD XIU XIU’ with “In Heaven”

Xiu Xiu, photo by Joe Stewart Xiu Xiu have announced ERASERHEAD XIU XIU, a new album, film and live performance inspired by David Lynch’s feature debut. Releasing on July 10 via Polyvinyl, the experimental rock band’s transmutation of the 1977 masterpiece’s singularly inviting unease follows their acclaimed 2016 album and concert series, Plays the Music […]

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Ike Willis, Longtime Vocalist and Guitarist with Frank Zappa, Dead at 70

Ike Willis, photo by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45633888 Ike Willis, the vocalist and guitarist who toured and recorded with Frank Zappa for a decade, died on Saturday, May 16. In his tenure with the band, Willis contributed to some of Zappa’s most enduring albums and became a beloved fixture of the artist’s musical […]

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Marco Benevento: New Friends, Extended Family and Reasons to Follow The Arrow

“It’s been almost four years since my last album,” Marco Benevento says, as he traces the origins of his forthcoming Big Crown debut, Glera. “However, I’ve been very productive since then. I finally finished my record and it’s coming out on a really dope record label. And I’m super excited about.” Indeed, the New Jersey-bred, […]

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