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Wave to Earth Map Out Global “The Pieces Tour” With A New Album In Tow

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Wave to Earth are heading around the world. The South Korean indie rock band has announced a global run, The Pieces Tour, tied to a new album on the way. The trek kicks off September 4 in Vancouver at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre and rolls through Seattle, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, New York, Atlanta, and Houston before wrapping the North American leg October 11 in Irving, TX at the Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory.

From there the band keeps going. The Asia leg picks up in November with confirmed stops in Bangkok, Manila, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Osaka, and Tokyo.

The announcement follows new single “heaven and hell,” which arrived ahead of the album tied to the tour. It’s a gorgeous taste of what’s coming from one of indie’s most atmospheric young bands.

Fans can register for a seated presale beginning Wednesday, May 20 at 10 am local time, with the general on-sale following Thursday, May 21 at 10 am local time via livenation.com.

Wave to Earth The Pieces Tour Dates:

September 4 – Vancouver, BC @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

September 5 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater @ Lumen Field

September 8 – San Francisco, CA @ The Theater at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

September 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre

September 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre

September 15 – Mexico City, MX @ Pepsi Center WTC

September 18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center

September 19 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium

September 21 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory

September 22 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom

September 25 – Toronto, ON @ The Theatre at Great Canadian Toronto

September 26 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS

September 27 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway

September 29 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall

October 2 – Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem

October 3 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark

October 6 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy

October 7 – Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre

October 9 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall

October 10 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater

October 11 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

November 12 – Bangkok @ UOB Live

November 15 – Manila @ SM Mall of Asia Arena

November 18 – Hong Kong @ AsiaWorld-Expo Hall 10

November 20 – Singapore @ Singapore Indoor Stadium

November 22 – Kuala Lumpur @ Idea Live Arena

November 24 – Taipei @ Taipei International Convention Center (TICC)

November 26 – Osaka @ BIGCAT

November 27 – Tokyo @ Zepp DiverCity

Mötley Crüe Bring ‘The Dirt’ To Regal Cinemas For One Night Only

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Mötley Crüe are taking over the multiplex for a night. For the first time, fans across the United States can catch the band’s acclaimed biopic ‘The Dirt’ on the big screen at Regal for a one-night-only event on Saturday, June 27.

The screening is part of the band’s 45th anniversary celebration and sets the stage for The Return Of The Carnival Of Sins North American Tour, which kicks off July 17. Before the film rolls, audiences get an exclusive never-before-seen pre-show Q&A video featuring members of the band, made specifically for this event.

Based on the band’s bestselling autobiography ‘The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band,’ the tell-all biopic hands moviegoers an all-access pass to the on-and-off-stage lives of one of rock’s most iconic groups. It charts their rise from the Sunset Strip to the world stage through alternating viewpoints, digging into what the journey meant to each member.

There’s a bonus for the faithful. Right after the film comes the first-ever theatrical showing of the legendary 1986 documentary ‘Mötley Crüe: Uncensored,’ which trails the band around Los Angeles and features excerpts from two never-before-seen videos for “Take Me to the Top” and “Public Enemy #1,” plus 25 uncensored minutes of behind-the-scenes footage.

The event takes place at 98 Regal locations nationwide, three weeks before the band launches its 33-date Return Of The Carnival Of Sins tour, marking 20 years since the original Carnival Of Sins run. Promoted by Live Nation, the tour brings the band’s high-impact live show, explosive production, and decades of hits back to North America. On July 10, the band also releases a limited-edition picture disc box set, ‘Crücial Crüe 1981-1989,’ via BMG.

Advance tickets for showtimes of The Dirt at Regal locations are available now at select theatre box offices / kiosks, on the mobile app, and through REGmovies.com. Regal guests can also secure seats for screenings of The Dirt by joining Regal Unlimited where subscribers see as many movies whenever and wherever they want.

Sierra Ferrell Adds Four New Stops To Her Sprawling 2026 “Heavy Petal Tour”

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Sierra Ferrell keeps spreading her strange, beautiful magic across the map. The four-time Grammy winner has added four new stops to her 2026 Heavy Petal Tour, giving fans even more chances to catch her on this trail of flowers. Since the run kicked off last month, Ferrell has brought her timeless musicianship and vivid inner world to a new peak, wrapped in a reimagined, carnivalesque production and a setlist that swings between healing and happiness, sorrow and immediacy.

The headline addition is a return to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 12, following a sold-out 2025 debut that delivered unforgettable renditions of “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Bells Of Every Chapel,” and “Years.” The other new dates land at LA’s Wiltern on August 5, Dillon Amphitheater in Colorado on August 11, and Greensboro’s Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts on September 9. Presales are underway now ahead of the general sale on Friday, June 12 at 10 am local time.

The Heavy Petal Tour spans nearly 50 cities across the US, UK, and Europe, packed with sold-out headline shows, top-billed festival slots, and dates alongside Mumford & Sons and The Red Clay Strays. Ferrell recently joined Mumford & Sons for standout performances of “Here” on Saturday Night Live and Apple Music Sessions. Having played everywhere from truck stops to boxcars to street corners to sold-out stadiums, her rise from native West Virginia to her current Nashville home shows up in every line she sings.

The production rewards close attention. Ferrell dons custom show pieces tailored to each location, and the whole run is filled with easter eggs for sharp eyes, as she weaves standouts from 2024’s ‘Trail Of Flowers’ with new music on the way. It’s an enchanting live show from one of country’s most original voices.

Sierra Ferrell 2026 Heavy Petal Tour Dates:

June 10 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed Outdoors

June 12 – Columbus, OH @ TBA

June 13 – Columbus, OH @ Buckeye Superfest

June 24 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy

June 25 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom

June 27 – Chelmsford, UK @ State Fayre

June 29 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon

June 30 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso

July 1 – Hamburg, DE @ Gruenspan

July 3 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival

July 4 – Beuningen, ND @ Down The Rabbit Hole

July 5 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter

July 7 – London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

Aug 5 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

Aug 6 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl

Aug 9 – Alta, WY @ Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival

Aug 11 – Dillon, CO @ Dillon Amphitheater

Aug 12 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater

Aug 14 – Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary

Aug 15 – Birmingham, AL @ Avondale Brewing Company

Aug 16 – Lewisburg, WV @ State Fair of West Virginia

Aug 28 – Iowa City, IA @ University of Iowa’s Fall Welcome Concert On the Hancher Green

Aug 29 – Milwaukee, WI @ Landmark Credit Union Live

Aug 30 – St. Paul, MN @ Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Concert Series

Sept 1 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Outdoors

Sept 2 – Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Mainstage

Sept 4 – Shelburne, VT @ Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on The Green at Shelburne Museum

Sept 5 – Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point

Sept 6 – Northampton, MA @ Pines Theater

Sept 8 – Charlottesville, VA @ Ting Pavilion

Sept 9 – Greensboro, NC @ Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts

Sept 11 – Bristol, TN @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

Oct 22 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

Oct 23 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

The Rolling Stones Team Up With Marvel For A Superhero Vinyl Series Built Around ‘Foreign Tongues’

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The Rolling Stones are about to land in your comic shop and your record store at once. The rock legends have joined forces with Marvel for a collector’s series celebrating their forthcoming album ‘Foreign Tongues,’ with five collectible U.S. vinyl variants inspired by iconic Marvel characters, each paired with a custom comic book insert matching its edition. Foreign Tongues x Marvel arrives July 10.

The collection spotlights Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Thor, and The Hulk, each reimagined through exclusive album artwork created by Marvel illustrators for the release.

The crossover ties into one of the year’s biggest rock releases. ‘Foreign Tongues,’ out July 10 via Capitol Records, is a vibrant 14-track set that follows the band’s Grammy-winning ‘Hackney Diamonds,’ which topped charts worldwide and went multi-platinum. The album was introduced by the infectious lead single “In the Stars” and opening track “Rough and Twisted.”

Recorded in under a month at Metropolis Studios in West London during a remarkably creative stretch, the record reunites Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood with Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt, who also helmed ‘Hackney Diamonds.’ The result is a dynamic, forward-looking record that pushes into new territory while keeping the band’s unmistakable sound front and center.

The album leans on standout performances from Jagger, Richards, and Wood, alongside core collaborators Darryl Jones, Steve Jordan, and Matt Clifford. It also carries a special appearance from Charlie Watts, captured during one of his final sessions before his passing in 2021. The guest list is stacked too, with Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, The Cure’s Robert Smith, and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers all turning up.

Portugal. The Man Mark 15 Years Of ‘In the Mountain in the Cloud’ With A Deluxe Edition

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Portugal. The Man are reaching back to the record that started it all. The Grammy-winning rockers announce a July 17 digital release of ‘In the Mountain in the Cloud (Deluxe Edition)’ via Rhino Records, marking 15 years since their 2011 major-label debut and giving newer fans a reason to dig into one of their most foundational albums.

The expanded edition pulls together long-sought remixes that have been missing from streaming, including a Björn Yttling remix of “Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now)” making its streaming debut. Those sit alongside instrumental versions of every album track and a classic live take of “So American” from KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic.”

There’s a visual piece too. A stunning 4K upscale of the band’s short film ‘Sleep Forever’ arrived this week, marking 15 years since its original June 6, 2011 release. The 13-minute film doubles as a joint music video for “Sleep Forever” and “Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now).”

Originally out July 19, 2011, the album marked Portugal. The Man’s move to the major-label stage and laid down the expansive pop-rock architecture that would later carry them to global stardom with their 2017 multi-platinum smash “Feel It Still.” Produced by John Hill and mixed by Andy Wallace, it features breakout singles “So American” and “Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now),” showcasing frontman John Gourley’s signature falsetto and ambitious vision. It’s a rich, rewarding listen that more than earns the second look.

The reissue kicks off a heavy touring year. The band heads out on a North American run with Muse in August, plays several marquee summer festivals, and returns to Portland for a pair of hometown shows with the Oregon Symphony at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall before a European headlining tour carries them through the end of the year.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

July 10 – Oxford Stomp (Calgary, Canada)

August 1 – Sandpoint, ID

August 10 – Charlotte, NC w/ Muse

August 11 – Charleston, SC

August 12 – Atlanta, GA w/ Muse

August 14 – Dallas, TX w/ Muse

August 15 – Austin, TX w/ Muse

August 18 – Greenwood Village, CO w/ Muse

August 19 – Grand Junction, CO 

August 20 – West Valley City, UT w/ Muse

August 22 – Ridgefield, WA w/ Muse

August 23 – Auburn, WA w/ Muse

August 24 – Jacksonville, OR

August 26 – Wheatland, CA w/ Muse

August 27 – Mountain View, CA w/ Muse

August 29 – Chula Vista, CA w/ Muse

August 31 – Los Angeles, CA w/ Muse

September 6 – Sun Valley, ID

September 18 – Grand Point North Festival (Burlington, VT)

September 19 – XPoNential Music Festival (Camden, NJ)

September 20 – Iron Blossom Music Festival (Richmond, VA)

September 27 – Bourbon & Beyond (Louisville, KY)

November 11 – Portland, OR (with the Oregon Symphony)

November 12 – Portland, OR (with the Oregon Symphony)

November 17 – Lausanne, Switzerland

November 18 – Milan, Italy

November 19 – Munich, Bavaria

November 21 – Prague, Czechia

November 23 – Warsaw, Poland

November 24 – Berlin, Germany

November 26 – Vienna, Austria

November 27 – Zurich, Switzerland

November 28 – Cologne, NRW

November 30 – Copenhagen, Denmark

December 2 – Tilburg, Netherlands

December 3 – Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

December 4 – Paris, France

December 5 – Paris, France

December 7 – London, England

December 8 – Manchester, England

December 9 – Glasgow, UK

Ed Sheeran Teams With Orange Amps For Grassroots “Play It Home” Initiative And A New Amp Line

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Ed Sheeran is taking music back to where it starts. The pop hitmaker has teamed with Orange Amps to launch Play It Home, a global initiative celebrating grassroots music, community, and the stories behind the songs, arriving alongside Outlowd by Ed Sheeran, a new series of guitar amps and Bluetooth speakers available worldwide.

The campaign centers on local musicians, emerging talent, and giving something real back to the towns and cities it visits. At its heart sits the new Outlowd ES Series, a range of portable, approachable amps built to make playing feel social and joyful.

It kicked off June 5 in Ipswich, Suffolk, Sheeran’s hometown, where an estimated 2,000 fans got a surprise busking set from Ed himself, six songs alongside local musician and songwriter Lianne Kaye. At the end, he handed his amp to a delighted nine-year-old local schoolboy named Felix, and the campaign is funding Felix’s next 12 months of music lessons, making him its first beneficiary.

From there, Play It Home travels the globe through local sessions hosted with Orange Amps and their retail partners in Guildford, Toronto, Paris, Sydney, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Bamberg. Each stop supports local music through equipment donations, youth programmes, rehearsal space, or direct funding for community projects.

Sheeran speaks about it from experience. “Music doesn’t start in arenas or on streaming platforms. It starts in bedrooms, youth clubs, pubs, schools, parks, living rooms and street corners. That’s where I found my voice,” he says. “I wanted this project with Orange to feel honest to that, celebrating local musicians, local communities, and the idea that anyone can start somewhere.”

The whole thing is built to feel human, a nod to the era before algorithms ran music culture. Fans are encouraged to share their own musical memories online through a companion “Play It Back” movement.

Orange Amps managing director Sarah Yule sees it as bigger than a product launch. “Music has this incredible ability to connect us to memories, friendships, confidence and identity,” she says, framing the goal as leaving every city with more opportunity and visibility for local talent.

The ES range itself runs from the ES3 premium Bluetooth speaker to the ES60 busking amp and the flagship ES100 performance amp, pairing Orange’s analogue expertise with portable design. It’s a genuinely appealing lineup built to make music happen anywhere.

Finn Wolfhard Shares “Tunnels” Ahead Of Sophomore Album ‘Fire From The Hip’

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Finn Wolfhard keeps building a real catalog. The indie rocker shares “Tunnels,” the latest single from his forthcoming sophomore album ‘Fire From The Hip,’ out July 10. Following “I’ll Let You Finish,” the new track offers another window into his evolving songwriting and the bigger sound shaping his second solo record.

“Tunnels” captures the spirit running through the album, pairing Wolfhard’s melodic indie rock instincts with a deeper emotional pull. Built around memory, connection, and personal growth, the song traces the progress of a musician carving out an identity well beyond the projects that first introduced him to the world. It’s a confident, melodic step forward.

The release lands in the middle of a landmark year. His debut ‘Happy Birthday’ has racked up more than 56 million streams, and since launching his official Spotify profile in 2025, Wolfhard has grown to more than 433,000 monthly listeners and over 515,000 followers, all while completing a sold-out U.S. tour and headlining his first sold-out London show at Electric Brixton.

For Wolfhard, every release works as a snapshot of a moment in his life, and “Tunnels” is one more chapter before he reveals the full picture on ‘Fire From The Hip.’

The single also arrives ahead of his largest North American headlining run yet, kicking off July 17 in Washington, D.C. The tour hits New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Vancouver, plus festival stops at Lollapalooza, Osheaga, and Austin City Limits.

Fire From The Hip Tracklisting:

  1. I’ll Let You Finish
  2. Common Side Effects
  3. Lights Go Down
  4. Follow
  5. Tunnels
  6. Trail
  7. Crater
  8. Oscilloscope
  9. Maggie
  10. Nice To Meet You Again
  11. Good Morning
  12. The Climb (Not That One)

Rush Icon Alex Lifeson Gets His Own Epiphone With The 1976 ES-355 “Whitey” Reissue

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Alex Lifeson’s most iconic guitar is finally within reach for the rest of us. Epiphone has unveiled the Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 Reissue, a stage-ready, Custom Shop-inspired recreation of the Rush guitarist’s famous 1976 ES-355, known to fans as “Whitey.” It’s available now worldwide at authorized Epiphone dealers, Gibson Garage locations, and online.

Lifeson is thrilled with how it turned out. “The ES-355 has always been a really special guitar for me, it’s got this incredible balance of elegance and power,” he says. “What I love about this Epiphone ‘Whitey’ recreation is how faithfully it captures that original spirit while still feeling fresh and alive in your hands. It’s a guitar that invites you to explore, to take chances, and to find your own voice.”

The build is serious. The reissue features a five-ply semi-hollow body of maple and poplar with multi-ply binding, a solid maple centerblock for sustain and reduced feedback, and a three-piece maple neck that mirrors the original 70s-era instrument, complete with a volute for added strength. The Slim C profile and ebony fretboard make for a fast, luxurious feel, finished with mother-of-pearl block inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets.

The appointments lean upscale throughout. Gold hardware includes a harmonica-style Tune-O-Matic bridge and gold pickup covers, with a gold Maestro Vibrola for expressive pitch control. A pair of USA-made Gibson T-Type humbuckers bring Lifeson’s voice to life, wired through CTS potentiometers, Mallory capacitors, a Switchcraft three-way toggle, and a mono Varitone switch that opens up the tonal range. The truss rod cover carries Alex’s engraved name, and the whole thing ships in a custom black hardshell case with his signature, a plush red interior, and gold hardware. It’s a gorgeous instrument built for players who want both heritage and adventure.

Lifeson co-founded Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Rush, where his guitar textures and adventurous harmony helped define progressive rock across 19 studio albums. An Officer of the Order of Canada, he keeps pushing into new territory, including the alt-rock collective Envy of None, whose 2025 sophomore album ‘Stygian Wavz’ arrived via Kscope alongside singles “Not Dead Yet,” “Under the Stars,” and the title track.

He’s also back on stage this summer. Lifeson reunites with Geddy Lee for Rush’s Fifty Something Tour, a limited run celebrating the band’s legacy and honoring Neil Peart, with Anika Nilles on drums. The dates open June 9-13 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles before stops in Mexico City, Fort Worth, Chicago, New York, Toronto, and Cleveland, with more legs slated into 2027.

Bluegrass Icon Ricky Skaggs Breaks A Decade Of Silence With New Single “Say A Prayer”

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Ricky Skaggs is back in the studio for the first time in over a decade. The 15-time Grammy winner releases his new single “Say A Prayer” on June 26 via Skaggs Family Records, distributed by Virgin Music Group, his first new music in more than ten years.

Written by Gordon Kennedy and Ben Cooper, the song blends country, bluegrass, and rock, with instrumentation that runs from sitar to fiddle, mandolin, and banjo. It came together as a response to the struggles facing communities around the world, built on themes of faith, reflection, and unity.

“I’m incredibly excited to share my new single, ‘Say A Prayer,'” Skaggs says. “The song addresses a world carrying a lot of grief right now, serving as a universal call for everyone to stop and lean into faith. It’s got a chorus that resonates with faith, country and rock audiences alike.”

The release arrives in the middle of a packed touring stretch. Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder join Dierks Bentley on select dates of Bentley’s Off The Map Summer Tour starting June 12, and Skaggs returns to Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium to close out the Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman series on July 21.

He’s coming off one of CMA Fest’s most talked-about moments too. This past Saturday night, Skaggs made a memorable appearance during Carly Pearce’s Nissan Stadium set in Nashville, joining her and Grammy-winning bluegrass star Molly Tuttle for a performance of “From Now On.” Pearce introduced it as a tribute to her Kentucky bluegrass roots, and the collaboration brought three of the genre’s most respected names together for one of the night’s standout moments. The packed stadium ate it up, a reminder of how much pull Skaggs still has across traditional bluegrass and today’s country crowd.

Metal Heavyweights Unite As Sebastian Bach Fronts All-Star Cover Of Rainbow’s “Man On The Silver Mountain”

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Sebastian Bach just delivered a knockout, and it’s the last piece of one of the year’s biggest tributes. The former Skid Row frontman, who now leads Twisted Sister, fronts a devastating cover of “Man On The Silver Mountain,” the final single from ‘Ride The Rainbow,’ the all-star tribute to Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow that lands June 19 via Cleopatra Records.

The track itself goes back to Rainbow’s epochal 1975 debut and stayed a concert favorite for years after. Bach’s version stacks the deck, pulling in Rainbow’s own Bob Daisley, Uriah Heep’s Mick Box, Journey’s Jonathan Cain, Whitesnake’s Doug Aldrich, and the super-legendary Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge and Beck Bogert & Appice.

Appice has a story to go with it. “I was supposed to be in Rainbow back in the day. Ritchie asked me to be in it, but I couldn’t do it, so I was very pleased to play on this track,” he says. “I love all the musicians, too, they are all fantastic players and all good friends. So this track kicks ass!”

Cain came to it with warm memories of the band’s golden era. “Rainbow with Ronnie James Dio were one of the truly melodic and memorable metal bands,” he says, recalling a chance to party with Dio late in his touring days after a Sweden Rock Festival. “His soaring voice and melodies will be remembered for decades to come.”

The full album is a star-studded trip through every era of the Blackmore-led legend, featuring no fewer than six Rainbow alumni. Daisley is joined by Ronnie Romero, Graham Bonnet, Don Airey, Joe Lynn Turner, and Doogie White, plus Steve Morse, Blackmore’s successor in Deep Purple, and Ritchie’s Blackmore’s Night partner Candice Night. The 14-song set earns its billing as the ultimate tribute to Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow.