Simply Red played the Sydney Opera House on Valentine’s Day 2010 as part of their Farewell Tour, and the setting couldn’t have been more fitting for a band whose catalog is built on longing, warmth and emotional precision. Mick Hucknall’s voice moves through the full set with effortless range, from the quiet ache of “Holding Back the Years” to the soulful peaks that made ‘Stars’ one of the best-selling albums of the 1990s, all framed by a live ensemble and one of the world’s great concert halls glowing over Sydney Harbour.
Reggaeton Legend Yandel Brings the ‘SINFÓNICO’ Tour to U.S. Arenas This Fall
Yandel’s symphonic reggaeton takeover keeps expanding, and the U.S. is next.
The Puerto Rican urbano legend is extending his acclaimed “SINFÓNICO” tour with nine new U.S. arena and amphitheater dates this fall, promoted by Live Nation and kicking off September 25 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The run closes November 1 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, one of the most storied outdoor venues in North America, and covers San Jose, Laredo, Houston, Hidalgo, El Paso, Las Vegas and San Diego in between. Before the U.S. leg launches, Yandel also plays a special free one-night-only hometown show at La Plaza de Cayey in Puerto Rico on May 9, celebrating Mother’s Day weekend. The “SINFÓNICO” tour has already demonstrated serious pulling power, with a sold-out Radio City Music Hall date in New York City grossing $689,432 off 5,942 tickets. Presales for U.S. dates begin May 7 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time, with general on-sale May 8 at 10 a.m. at Yandel.com.
“SINFÓNICO” U.S. Dates:
September 25 — Los Angeles, CA — Crypto.com Arena
September 27 — San Jose, CA — SAP Center
October 9 — Laredo, TX — Sames Auto Arena
October 10 — Houston, TX — Toyota Center
October 16 — Hidalgo, TX — Payne Arena
October 18 — El Paso, TX — UTEP Don Haskins Center
October 29 — Las Vegas, NV — PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
October 30 — San Diego, CA — Viejas Arena
November 1 — Morrison, CO — Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Grammy Winners Punch Brothers Launch Their Most Extensive Tour Since 2019 With New Album On the Way
Punch Brothers are hitting the road harder than they have in years, and they’ve got a new album to back it up.
The Grammy-winning quintet, mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny and violinist Brittany Haas, launches a 64-city North American tour on May 14, their most extensive run since 2019. The tour celebrates the upcoming seventh album ‘The Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers,’ due July 24 from Nonesuch Records, and it’s a genuine cross-continental undertaking, covering the East Coast, South, Midwest, Rockies, Southwest, West Coast and Canada with headline stops at Carnegie Hall in New York and the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, plus festival appearances at Newport Folk Festival, Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Spoleto Festival.
‘The Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers’ is fully instrumental, eight original compositions and three arranged traditional songs, and the title carries real meaning. Without lyrics, these are stories told entirely through melody and rhythm across five strings. It’s also the first album to feature Haas, who joined the band in 2023. “This music is the result of what feels to me like our deepest but also most joyful exploration of the American string band in the twenty years we’ve been making music together,” says Thile. “Something about the dichotomy of all the water under the bridge plus a new, brilliant teammate in Brittany. We all felt like kids in a candy store.” The record was produced by the band and engineered by Joseph Lorge, whose work on Pino Palladino and Blake Mills’ ‘That Wasn’t a Dream’ earned him a Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
The band won their Grammy for Best Folk Album for ‘All Ashore’ in 2018 and have spent the years since expanding their reach through “The Energy Curfew Music Hour,” their musical variety podcast, which won Most Innovative Audio Experience, Best Live Podcast Recording and Best Sound Design at the 2025 Signal Awards. Punch Brothers have partnered with PLUS1 for the tour, with $1 from every ticket supporting organizations working for equity, access and dignity. General on-sale begins May 8 at 10:00 AM local time, with VIP packages available throughout.
Punch Brothers Tour Dates:
May 14 — Morristown, NJ — Mayo Performing Arts Center
May 15 — Allentown, PA — Archer Music Hall
May 16 — Rocky Mount, VA — The Harvester Performance Center
May 17 — Durham, NC — The Carolina Theatre
May 19 — Charlotte, NC — Knight Theater
May 21 — Richmond, VA — Maymont
May 22 — Cumberland, MD — DelFest
May 23 — Wilmington, NC — Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
May 24 — Charleston, SC — Spoleto Festival
May 26 — Ponte Vedra Beach, FL — Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
May 27 — Birmingham, AL — Avondale Brewing Company
May 28 — Knoxville, TN — Tennessee Theatre
May 29 — Pelham, TN — The Caverns
May 30 — Atlanta, GA — The Eastern
June 20–21 — Telluride, CO — Telluride Bluegrass Festival
June 23 — Kansas City, MO — Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
June 24 — St. Louis, MO — Powell Hall
June 25 — Owensboro, KY — ROMP Fest
June 26 — Cincinnati, OH — Taft Theatre
June 27 — Boone, NC — Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
July 18 — Katonah, NY — Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Venetian Theater
July 19 — Hammondsport, NY — Concerts at Point of the Bluff
July 21 — South Deerfield, MA — Tree House Brewing Company, Deerfield
July 22 — Bar Harbor, ME — Criterion Theatre
July 24 — Hiram, ME — Ossipee Valley Music Festival
July 25 — Newport, RI — Newport Folk Festival
July 26 — Lyons, CO — RockyGrass Festival
July 27 — Teton Village, WY — Grand Teton Music Festival
September 9 — Grand Rapids, MI — Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
September 10 — Royal Oak, MI — Royal Oak Music Theatre
September 11 — Evanston, IL — Cahn Auditorium
September 13 — Milwaukee, WI — The Pabst Theater
September 15 — Rochester, MN — Mayo Civic Center, Presentation Hall
September 16 — Iowa City, IA — Hancher Auditorium at University of Iowa
September 17 — Goshen, IN — Sauder Concert Hall
September 18 — Columbus, OH — Southern Theatre
September 19 — Cleveland Heights, OH — Cain Park Evans Amphitheater
October 1 — Seattle, WA — The Moore Theatre
October 2 — Portland, OR — Revolution Hall
October 3 — Bend, OR — Tower Theatre
October 7 — Santa Barbara, CA — TBA
October 8 — Los Angeles, CA — TBA
October 9 — San Diego, CA — Epstein Family Amphitheater
October 10 — Scottsdale, AZ — Virginia G. Piper Theater, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
October 11 — Albuquerque, NM — KiMo Theatre
October 13 — Beaver Creek, CO — Vilar Performing Arts Center
October 14 — Denver, CO — Paramount Theatre
October 15 — Boulder, CO — Boulder Theater
October 17 — Manteo, NC — Outer Banks Bluegrass Island Festival
November 4 — New York, NY — Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall
November 5 — Glenside, PA — Keswick Theatre
November 6 — Washington, DC — Warner Theatre
November 7 — Storrs, CT — Jorgensen Center For The Performing Arts
November 8 — Rutland, VT — The Paramount Theatre
November 11 — Portland, ME — State Theatre
November 12 — Concord, NH — Capitol Center for the Arts, Chubb Theatre
November 13 — Boston, MA — Boch Center, Shubert Theatre
November 14 — Ithaca, NY — State Theatre
November 15 — Buffalo, NY — Center for the Arts
November 17 — Toronto, ON — Koerner Hall
November 19 — Louisville, KY — The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Brown Theatre
November 21 — Nashville, TN — Ryman Auditorium
Madonna’s Record-Breaking Copacabana Beach Concert for 1.6 Million Fans Is Streaming Now
In May 2024, Madonna closed out The Celebration Tour with a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro that drew an estimated 1.6 million people, making it the largest standalone concert of her career, a career-spanning set covering four decades of pop history from “Holiday” and “Into The Groove” through “Like A Prayer,” “Vogue,” “Ray Of Light” and beyond.
French Bardcore Collective Courseval Transform a-ha’s “Take On Me” Into a Medieval Masterpiece
French Bardcore ensemble Courseval took a-ha’s synth-pop classic “Take On Me” and rebuilt it entirely from the medieval ground up, performing the lilting, surprisingly faithful cover on period instruments in front of Le Vieux Moulin de Vernon on the River Seine. The result is charming, inventive and completely absorbing, proof that a great melody holds up across any era and any instrument.
Kesha Leads Bonnaroo’s 2026 SuperJam With Blondshell, Chromeo, Margo Price and More
Bonnaroo just made its Saturday night unmissable.
The 2026 SuperJam has a name, a lineup and a headliner who was built for exactly this kind of moment. Kesha presents SUPERJÂM ESOTERÍCA: THE ALCHEMY OF POP on Saturday, June 13 in This Tent from 8:45 to 10:30 p.m., joined on stage by Blondshell, Chromeo, Del Water Gap, Grouplove, Margo Price, Mountain Grass Unit, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Wyatt Flores, with more surprise guests still to be announced. As a one-night-only collision of pop, indie, country, funk and everything in between, it’s the kind of set that defines what Bonnaroo’s SuperJam does better than anyone.
Bonnaroo 2026 runs June 11 to 14 on the 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, with headline performances from Skrillex, The Strokes, RÜFÜS DU SOL and Noah Kahan anchoring a four-day lineup that also includes GRiZ, Teddy Swims, The Neighbourhood and Role Model across more than 10 stages. Tickets, including 4-Day, 2-Day and 1-Day options in GA, GA+, VIP and Platinum tiers, are on sale now exclusively at bonnaroo.com.
Deep Purple Announce New Album ‘SPLAT!’ and 86-Show World Tour Across Three Continents
Fifty-eight years in, Deep Purple are making the heaviest album of their recent career and taking it to 28 countries. That’s not slowing down. That’s acceleration.
‘SPLAT!’ arrives July 3 via earMUSIC, the latest collaboration between the band and producer Bob Ezrin, whose résumé includes KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper. The album was recorded the way Deep Purple have always worked, live together in the studio, and the result is the band’s most muscular record in years. “I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star,’ ‘Smoke on the Water,’ and ‘Lazy,'” says frontman Ian Gillan. “Where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of Deep Purple as it was in the seventies.” Pre-order it here.
The album’s central idea came from Gillan, who imagined the end of humanity not as destruction but as transformation, a metamorphosis beyond physical existence. It’s a conceptual swing that suits a band with seven decades of catalog and the confidence to use them. ‘SPLAT!’ follows a string of strong releases with Ezrin, including ‘NOW What?!’ (2013), ‘inFinite’ (2017), ‘Whoosh!’ (2020) and ‘=1’ (2024), each one pushing further while staying true to the hard rock foundation that made Deep Purple essential.
The band, currently comprising Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride, has sold more than 120 million albums since forming in 1968. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 and named the fifth most influential band ever by Planet Rock. ‘SPLAT!’ is the next chapter in a catalog that includes ‘Made in Japan,’ universally recognized as one of the most important live albums ever recorded.
To support the release, Deep Purple launch no fewer than 86 shows across three continents, beginning with the Mad in Europe tour in June, running through festival dates including a sold-out Hellfest appearance, then transitioning into the full SPLAT! World Tour from August through December. North American dates run August through September, covering venues from Jones Beach Theater and Ravinia to Shoreline Amphitheatre and the Royal Albert Hall in London. The run closes in Mexico City on December 19.
‘SPLAT!’ is available for pre-order now in multiple formats, including a limited box set featuring a 2LP gatefold, CD digisleeve, three exclusive 10-inch live vinyl records from the 2024 tour, and a strictly limited canvas signed by all five band members, limited to 199 copies worldwide.
‘SPLAT!’ Tracklist:
Side A
- Arrogant Boy
- Diablo
- The Rider
- The Lunatic
Side B
- The Only Horse In Town
- Sacred Land
- The Beating Of Wings
Side C
- Guilt Trippin’
- Scriblin’ Gib’rish
- Jessica’s Bra
Side D
- Third Call
- My New Movie
- Splat!
Mad In Europe Tour Dates:
June 11 — Espoo, Finland — Espoo Metro Arena
June 12 — Tampere, Finland — Nokia Arena
June 14 — Kristiansand, Norway — Dirty Old Town Live, Odderoya Amfi
June 18 — Clisson, France — Hellfest (SOLD OUT)
June 20 — Meppen, Germany — Emsland Open Air
June 24 — Mönchengladbach, Germany — SparkassenPark
June 27 — Coburg, Germany — HUK Coburg Open Air, Schlossplatz
June 28 — Ulm, Germany — Klosterhof Wiblingen
July 2 — Vigo, Spain — Conciertos de Castrelos, Auditorio Castrelos
July 4 — Gredos, Ávila, Spain — Músicos en la Naturaleza
July 5 — Pamplona, Spain — Navarra Arena
July 7 — Valencia, Spain — Jardines de Viveros
July 9 — Marbella, Spain — Starlite
July 10 — Cádiz, Spain — Tío Pepe
July 13 — Montreux, Switzerland — Montreux Jazz Festival
July 16 — Pisa, Italy — Pisa Summer Knights, Piazza Dei Cavalieri
July 17 — Este, Italy — Este Music Festival, Castello Carrarese
July 19 — Munich, Germany — Tollwood Festival
SPLAT! World Tour Dates:
August 4 — Raleigh, NC — Red Hat Amphitheater
August 6 — Memphis, TN — Memphis Botanic Garden
August 8 — Clearwater, FL — The BayCare Sound
August 9 — Hollywood, FL — Hard Rock Casino
August 12 — Wantagh, NY — Jones Beach Theater
August 13 — Mansfield, MA — Xfinity Center
August 15 — Halifax, NS — Scotiabank Centre
August 17 — Laval, QC — Place Bell
August 18 — Toronto, ON — RBC Amphitheatre
August 19 — Ottawa, ON — Canadian Tire Centre
August 21 — Detroit, MI — Pine Knob
August 22 — Salamanca, NY — Seneca Allegany Casino
August 24 — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheatre
August 25 — Highland Park, IL — Ravinia
August 27 — Prior Lake, MN — Mystic Lake Casino
August 29 — Winnipeg, MB — Canada Life Centre
August 31 — Calgary, AB — Scotiabank Saddledome
September 2 — Abbotsford, BC — Abbotsford Centre
September 4 — Lincoln, CA — Thunder Valley
September 5 — Mountain View, CA — Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 6 — Highland, CA — Yaamava Theatre
September 8 — Chula Vista, CA — North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 10 — Las Vegas, NV — Planet Hollywood
September 11 — Long Beach, CA — Long Beach Amphitheater
September 12 — Sparks, NV — Nugget Event Center
September 29 — Sofia, Bulgaria — 8888 Arena
October 1 — Cluj, Romania — BT Arena
October 2 — Budapest, Hungary — Laszlo Papp Arena
October 4 — Bratislava, Slovakia — Tipos Arena
October 5 — Vienna, Austria — Stadthalle
October 7 — Prague, Czechia — O2 Arena
October 8 — Lodz, Poland — Atlas Arena
October 10 — Belgrade, Serbia — Stark Arena
October 11 — Skopje, North Macedonia — Boris Trajkovski Arena
October 13 — Athens, Greece — Telekom Centre Arena
October 16 — Zurich, Switzerland — Hallenstadion
October 17 — Milan, Italy — Unipol Forum
October 19 — Barcelona, Spain — Sant Jordi Club
October 20 — Madrid, Spain — Movistar Arena
October 22 — Paris, France — Adidas Arena
October 23 — Antwerp, Belgium — Lotto Arena
October 25 — Copenhagen, Denmark — Royal Arena
October 26 — Stockholm, Sweden — Avicii Arena
October 28 — Oslo, Norway — Spektrum Arena
October 29 — Gothenburg, Sweden — Scandinavium
October 31 — Leipzig, Germany — QI Arena
November 1 — Hamburg, Germany — Sporthalle
November 3 — Dortmund, Germany — Westfalenhalle
November 4 — Berlin, Germany — Uber Arena
November 6 — Frankfurt, Germany — Festhalle
November 7 — Nuremberg, Germany — Arena
November 9 — Amsterdam, Netherlands — Ziggo Dome
November 10 — Strasbourg, France — Zénith
November 12 — Bordeaux, France — Arkéa Arena
November 13 — Nantes, France — Zénith
November 15 — Lyon, France — LDLC Arena
November 18 — Newcastle, UK — Utilita Arena
November 19 — Glasgow, UK — OVO Hydro
November 21 — Birmingham, UK — BP Pulse Arena
November 22 — Manchester, UK — AO Arena
November 24 — London, UK — Eventim Apollo
November 25 — London, UK — Royal Albert Hall
December 5 — São Paulo, Brazil — Suhai Hall
December 8 — Santiago, Chile — Movistar Arena
December 10 — Buenos Aires, Argentina — Movistar Arena
December 13 — Monterrey, MX — Arena Monterrey
December 16 — Guadalajara, MX — Arena Guadalajara
December 19 — Mexico City, MX — Estadio Fray Nano

