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A$AP Rocky Adds European Dates to His “Don’t Be Dumb” World Tour
A$AP Rocky is widening the net on his big return to the road. The multi-hyphenate rapper, entrepreneur, actor, and fashion icon has added European dates to his 2026 “Don’t Be Dumb” World Tour, the Live Nation-promoted run built around his first full-length release in eight years. Demand pushed the expansion, and now more markets get a shot at the show.
The tour launched in North America on May 27 with a sold-out night at Chicago’s United Center, where Rocky mixed new album material with fan favorites from across his catalog. The run rolls through Toronto, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, and Vancouver before wrapping July 11 at the Prudential Center in New Jersey.
From there it crosses the Atlantic, opening August 25 at ING Arena in Brussels and hitting London, Milan, Munich, Stockholm, Hamburg, Berlin, and Paris along the way. The expanded European and UK leg tacks on a second Lodz, Poland date plus newly added stops in Prague, Budapest, Zagreb, and Belgrade before closing out in Athens. It’s a sprawling run that finally brings one of hip-hop’s most singular voices back to stages worldwide.
Presales start Tuesday, June 2, ahead of the general sale on Friday, June 5 at 10 am local time. VIP packages will be available.
A$AP Rocky European 2026 Don’t Be Dumb World Tour Dates:
Aug 25, Brussels, Belgium, ING Arena
Aug 27, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ziggo Dome
Aug 30, London, UK, O2 Arena
Sep 02, Dublin, Ireland, 3Arena
Sep 04, Glasgow, UK, OVO Hydro
Sep 05, Manchester, UK, Co-op Live
Sep 08, Cologne, Germany, Lanxess Arena
Sep 10, Milan, Italy, I-DAYS
Sep 11, Munich, Germany, Olympiahalle
Sep 13, Lodz, Poland, Atlas Arena
Sep 14, Lodz, Poland, Atlas Arena
Sep 16, Hamburg, Germany, Barclays Arena
Sep 18, Copenhagen, Denmark, Royal Arena
Sep 20, Oslo, Norway, Unity Arena
Sep 21, Stockholm, Sweden, Avicii Arena
Sep 24, Riga, Latvia, Xiaomi Arena
Sep 25, Kaunas, Lithuania, Zalgiris Arena
Sep 28, Berlin, Germany, Uber Arena
Sep 30, Paris, France, Accor Arena
Oct 4, Prague, Czech Republic, O2 Arena
Oct 5, Budapest, Hungary, Budapest Arena
Oct 6, Zagreb, Croatia, Zagreb Arena
Oct 8, Belgrade, Serbia, Belgrade Arena
Oct 9, Sofia, Bulgaria, Arena 8888 Sofia
Oct 11, Athens, Greece, Telekom Center Athens
Jazz Legend Oscar Peterson’s Centennial Rolls On with Expansive ‘World Tour’ Box Set
Oscar Peterson’s 100th year keeps unfolding in grand style. Mack Avenue Music Group and Two Lions Records continue the jazz legend’s centennial celebration with ‘World Tour’, their most expansive collection of the pianist’s work yet, out August 28. The set arrives as a limited-edition 6-LP 180-gram vinyl box with a 48-page hardcover book, and also as a 4-CD set with a 20-page booklet.
The collection honors the “Maharaja Of The Keyboard” with five never-before-heard live performances and a TV studio recording, spanning nearly three decades from 1969 to 1996. The accompanying book digs deep into the personal, with never-before-seen archival material that includes Peterson’s own photography, poetry, and remembrances from family, friends, and fellow musicians. The CD edition pairs notes from Kelly Peterson and Celine Peterson with tributes from his peers.
Kelly Peterson framed the project as a labor of love. “The process of choosing the material to include, the effort to ensure this set captures and expresses as much as possible, all that Oscar deserves, in celebration of this significant occasion, was a joyful time,” she said. She described the book as a tour of Oscar’s world, built over months to share a more personal view of the man, complete with previously unpublished photos and poems from his own camera and pen.
The release follows last year’s ‘Around The World’, which gathered solo, duo, and trio performances from 1969 to 1981. ‘World Tour’ widens the lens with concerts captured in Detroit, Basel, Auckland, São Paulo, and his home city of Toronto. Across the recordings, whether playing solo, alongside jazz guitar royalty Joe Pass, or in groups featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Mary Lou Williams, and Louis Hayes, Peterson’s playing lifts the entire bandstand. The performances trace nearly four decades of musical evolution, and the warmth in every note makes the case for why audiences greeted him like an old friend.
World Tour Tracklist:
- “Old Folks” (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival, August 30, 1980)
- “Ain’t Misbehavin'” (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival, August 30, 1980)
- “Place St. Henri” (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival, August 30, 1980)
- “Blues of the Prairies” (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival, August 30, 1980)
- “Goodbye” (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival, August 30, 1980)
- “(Back Home Again In) Indiana” (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival, August 30, 1980)
- “City Lights” (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival, August 30, 1980)
- “Reunion Blues” (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival, August 30, 1980)
- “Medley: Body & Soul / Take the A Train / Mood Indigo / Rockin’ in Rhythm / C-Jam Blues / Things Ain’t What They Used To Be / Satin Doll / Caravan” (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival, August 30, 1980)
- “Kelly’s Blues” (Live in São Paulo, Brazil, April 23, 1996)
- “Sushi” (Live in São Paulo, Brazil, April 23, 1996)
- “The Lamp Is Low” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “Triste” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “I Concentrate On You” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “Tristeza” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “L’il Darlin'” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “My Romance” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “Down Here On The Ground” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “L’Impossible” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “Let’s Fall In Love” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “You Look Good To Me” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “Billie’s Bounce” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “Fly Me To The Moon” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “Squeaky’s Blues” (Live in Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 1969)
- “Soft Winds” (Live in New Zealand, April 12, 1972)
- “On A Clear Day” (Live in New Zealand, April 12, 1972)
- “You Stepped Out Of A Dream” (Live in New Zealand, April 12, 1972)
- “Noreen’s Nocturne” (Live in New Zealand, April 12, 1972)
- “A Child Is Born / Here’s That Rainy Day” (Live in New Zealand, April 12, 1972)
- “People” (Live in New Zealand, April 12, 1972)
- “Cute” (Live in New Zealand, April 12, 1972)
- “Mean To Me” (Live in Toronto, Canada, September 1980)
- “L’il Darlin'” (Live in Toronto, Canada, September 1980)
- “Stella By Starlight” (Live in Toronto, Canada, September 1980)
- “Benny’s Bugle” (Live in Toronto, Canada, September 1980)
- “Sweet Georgia Brown” (Live in Toronto, Canada, September 1980)
- “A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening” (Live in Toronto, Canada, September 1980)
- “It’s A Grand Night For Swinging” (Live in Toronto, Canada, September 1980)
- “Willow Weep For Me” (Live in Toronto, Canada, September 1980)
- “Groovin’ High” (Live in Toronto, Canada, September 1980)
- “My Man” (Live in Toronto, Canada, September 1980)
- “Salute to Duke Ellington: Take The A Train / Things Ain’t What They Used To Be / Lush Life / Satin Doll / Caravan” (Live in Toronto, Canada, September 1980)
Video: Blink-182 Tear Through iHeartRadio ALTer EGO at The Forum In 2020
Blink-182 brought decades of pop-punk firepower to Inglewood. The trio hit the stage at The Forum for the 2020 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO festival, with Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio handling guitar and vocals alongside mainstays Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker. The chemistry showed as they ripped through a setlist that balanced nostalgia and new material, launching into classics like “Feeling This,” “The Rock Show,” and “What’s My Age Again?” before weaving in cuts from their then-recent album ‘Nine’, including “Darkside” and “I Really Wish I Hated You.” The signature banter and humor stayed front and center, and the night peaked with a playful finale that folded a snippet of TLC’s “No Scrubs” into “Dammit,” sending the sold-out crowd home buzzing.
Genre-Blurring Voice Go Kurosawa Brings Hypnotic Three-Song Set to Live on KEXP
Go Kurosawa turned the KEXP studio into something spellbinding. Recorded April 6, 2026, the live session captures the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist (also handling cornet and percussion) leading a five-piece through three patient, atmospheric pieces: “autowalk,” “moon, please,” and “sada no umi.” Ben Hackett adds vocals, wind instruments, and keys, with Taro Yamazaki on bass, Ross McReynolds on drums and percussion, and Rich Ruth on guitar, the players locking into textures that build and breathe across each track. Hosted by Cheryl Waters, the performance is a quietly commanding showcase of a singular musical mind at work.
Celine Dion Stretches Blockbuster Paris Residency into May 2027
Celine Dion can’t keep up with the demand, so she’s adding more nights. The pop powerhouse has announced ten new dates for May 2027 at Paris La Défense Arena, answering what promoters call unprecedented demand from fans who registered for the initial Celine Dion Paris 2026 presale. What started as a five-week engagement already grew by six shows in the fall, and now the residency stretches deep into the following spring.
Concerts West/AEG Presents and Inter Concerts say dedicated sales windows for the added shows go to a select number of fans who previously registered through Fair AXS and the Paris La Défense Arena venue presale. Presales begin Wednesday, June 3, ahead of the general sale on Friday, June 5 at 23:59 CEST. Selected fans get an email from their registration point with purchase instructions the day before. Ticket and Hotel Experiences also open Wednesday, June 3 at 10 am CEST.
The show itself runs through Dion’s most beloved hits in both French and English, a tribute to the songs that have carried her career across generations. Award-winning show designer Willo Perron handles creative direction, and the production promises a reunion worth the wait between one of the greatest performers of her era and the fans who’ve followed her.
Authorized ticket sellers include Paris La Défense Arena, AXS France, Ticketmaster France, Fnac Spectacles, and Event Travel. As before, a limited number of VIP Packages and a select quantity of officially issued tickets through AXS Premium and Ticketmaster Platinum are available across all shows, subject to availability.
Celine Dion Paris 2026-2027 Dates:
Saturday, September 12
Wednesday, September 16
Friday, September 18
Saturday, September 19
Wednesday, September 23
Friday, September 25
Saturday, September 26
Wednesday, September 30
Friday, October 2
Saturday, October 3
Wednesday, October 7
Friday, October 9
Saturday, October 10
Wednesday, October 14
Friday, October 16
Saturday, October 17
Saturday, May 8
Wednesday, May 12
Friday, May 14
Saturday, May 15
Wednesday, May 19
Friday, May 21
Saturday, May 22
Wednesday, May 26
Friday, May 28
Saturday, May 29
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Pulls in Keith Urban for New Single “Brown Paper Bag”
Billy Gibbons has a new single out, and he brought a friend. The ZZ Top guitarist has released “Brown Paper Bag,” a track featuring Keith Urban on lead guitar. Gibbons kept the description simple on social media, calling Urban “my good buddy, Keith Urban, playing some good-ass guitar.” No further details on the song have surfaced yet.
The single adds to Gibbons’ run of solo work outside ZZ Top. He’s put out three solo albums to date, all via Concord Records, starting with 2015’s ‘Perfectamundo’, followed by 2018’s ‘The Big Bad Blues’ and 2021’s ‘Hardware’. “Brown Paper Bag” keeps the momentum going between projects.
The release lands just ahead of a busy summer for ZZ Top. The trio opens a European tour in Tartu, Estonia on June 22, then heads back to the States for more shows in August.
Texas Songwriting Lifer Ray Wylie Hubbard Cranks It Up on ‘Reel 2 Reel 4 Real’
At nearly 80, Ray Wylie Hubbard is still cranking out rock & roll meant to be played loud. The Texas songwriting lifer returns August 21 with ‘Reel 2 Reel 4 Real’, his 20th album, a lean and snarly slab of primer-grey garage rock cut in the tradition of the 13th Floor Elevators, Mouse and the Traps, and the True Believers. Hubbard has written plenty of richly poetic stunners over the decades, but this one is built squarely for the “Wanna Rock and Roll” crowd.
The album marks Hubbard’s homecoming to his own Bordello Records, distributed by Soundly Music/Thirty Tigers, after a two-album run on Nashville’s Big Machine. “They treated me great, and did everything they could,” he says, “but it was kind of limited because I’m an old guy. I’m no longer a country hunk, you know?” Lead single “Cassette Mix Tape” tells of a night of lustful misadventure in Dad’s stolen car, soundtracked by Golden Earring, Neil Young, the Rolling Stones, and Bob Seger, complete with a surrealist animated video.
Hubbard walked into co-producer Jonathan Tyler’s Austin studio planning to keep things lean and mean, with only his tried-and-true band on the call sheet: drummer Kyle Schneider, bassist John Michael Schoepf, and his electric and Resonator guitar-playing son Lucas. A small bench of ringers filled it out, including organ player Bukka Allen, Reckless Kelly’s fiddle and mandolin ace Cody Braun, and guitarist Tobin Dale. “Tobin’s a young rock ‘n’ roll guy I met up in Nashville who plays very tasty slide,” Hubbard says. “With him and Lucas, we had our own Keith Richards and Ron Wood kind of thing going.”
The title nods to how the thing got made. Three songs, “El Diablo Esta Ganando,” “Dog or Wolf,” and “Tip Your Hat to the Black Crow,” went straight to tape on Tyler’s cool old gear. “Just hit record and play, you know?” Hubbard says. What started as a demo session turned into eight tracks, after he heard Tyler’s three-mic drum setup and fell for the sound on the spot.
Two more songs came together a world away in Los Angeles, at Mike Campbell’s studio off Ventura Boulevard. The Dirty Knobs leader and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers guitarist called Hubbard out of the blue. “He said, ‘Ray? It’s Mike Campbell. I was over with Ringo, and your name came up, and I told Ringo I really liked your writing,'” Hubbard recalls. “So Ringo gave me your number and said, ‘Call him!'” Two cuts later, Hubbard had himself a record.
The final piece was the mastering. After a couple of passes sanded off too many of the sharp edges, Hubbard rang Gurf Morlix, the guitarist and producer who first worked with him 25 years ago on ‘Eternal and Lowdown’. Morlix never played a note on the record, but his mastering threw enough growl back into the works to bring it back to real. Hearing it again, Hubbard had his verdict: “I’m not going to say this is the best record I’ve done. I’ll say it’s the best record I’ve ever heard.”
He figures this one might be the last full album. “This will probably be my last album,” he says, a few months shy of 80. “I still like writing songs. In fact, I’ve got so many damn songs that I don’t know what to do with them.” The plan from here is to keep cutting singles as they come and see what happens.
Reel 2 Reel 4 Real Track List:
- “Cassette Mix Tape”
- “El Diablo Esta Ganando”
- “A Murder of Crows”
- “Look What The Cat Drug In”
- “Dog or Wolf”
- “Tip Your Hat to the Black Crow”
- “Gods Playing Poker”
- “Cobwebs”
- “She Plays ‘Crazy Mama'”
- “The Night”
Video: Editors Bring ‘In Dream’ to the Dutch Forest at Best Kept Secret 2016
Editors found the perfect setting for their darkness among the lakes and forests of the Netherlands. The British indie rockers played Best Kept Secret 2016 at Beekse Bergen park in Hilvarenbeek, one of Europe’s most atmospheric festivals, and the scenic backdrop suited their blend of melancholy and dramatic energy. Led by the charismatic Tom Smith, the band let each chord ring out through the forest stillness, their dark synth lines and guitar swells pulling the crowd into a world where longing and hope intertwine. The set arrived as Editors promoted their fifth studio album ‘In Dream’, and it was among the first to showcase the new material and its turn toward a more electronic sound. The performance stands as a striking display of the band’s command of mood and crowd.
Canada Basketball Names 23-Player Pool and Gordie Herbert’s Staff for World Cup 2027 Qualifiers
Canada Basketball has announced a 23-player athlete pool, and coaching staff, for the Senior Men’s National Team ahead of Window 3 and Window 4 of the FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifiers this summer.
The announcement was made Monday at the OVO Athletic Centre in Toronto by Rowan Barrett, Executive Vice-President and General Manager, Men’s High Performance, and Senior Men’s National Team Head Coach, Gordie Herbert.
Canada will open Window 3 at TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Ont., hosting Puerto Rico on July 3 before facing Jamaica on July 6, returning to Hamilton for the first time in four years.
Window 4 will include an away fixture before Canada returns home to host at Videotron Centre in Quebec City on Aug. 31, marking the Senior Men’s National Team’s first game in the province of Quebec in eight years.
Tickets to all home games are on sale now at Ticketmaster.ca.
Canada enters the summer following a historic bronze-medal performance at the FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup 2023 — the best finish in program history — highlighted by an overtime victory over the United States in the bronze-medal game.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named to the First Team All-Star Five All-Tournament team, while Dillon Brooks earned Defensive Player of the Tournament honours in 2023.
“This quad, our expectation is to get to the top of the podium,” said Barrett. “We believe that we have the athletes, we believe we have the experience, and now we believe we have the coaching set in place for us to take that next step.”
Monday also marked the first official media availability for Gordie Herbert since being appointed head coach last summer.
“It is an unbelievable honour to have the opportunity to coach this country,” said Herbert. “I don’t know if there’s a bigger honour for a coach, than to be able to coach your country.”
Herbert joins the program with a winning track record and a reputation as one of international basketball’s most accomplished coaches. He guided Germany to a historic FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup title in 2023 and followed it up with a fourth-place finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“When I start with a national team program, I give a vision. It’s not where we were, it’s not where we are, but where we’re going. And the vision I have for us, going forward, is a gold medal at the World Cup, and Gold at the Olympics.”
Herbert also unveiled his coaching staff for the summer, featuring a strong Canadian contingent alongside international experience. Joining Herbert on the bench will be Jama Mahlalela, Nathaniel Mitchell and Hanno Möttölä.
Mahlalela currently serves as an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors and brings extensive NBA and international experience, including previous stints with the Golden State Warriors during their championship run, and the Raptors 905.
Mitchell has been part of Canada Basketball’s high performance pathway for several years, most recently serving as head coach during the program’s previous two FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifier windows, in addition to leading Canada to a fourth-place finish at the FIBA Men’s AmeriCup 2025.
Möttölä, a former Finnish national team player and coach, brings extensive international experience to the staff, and coached along with Mitchell in window 1 and 2 and the World Cup Qualifiers.
Senior Men’s National Team – Athlete Pool
Nickeil Alexander-Walker — Toronto, Ont.
RJ Barrett — Mississauga, Ont.
Charles Bediako — Brampton, Ont.
Aaron Best — Scarborough, Ont.
Khem Birch — Montréal, Que.
Dillon Brooks — Mississauga, Ont.
Marcus Carr — Toronto, Ont.
Nate Darling — Halifax, N.S.
Luguentz Dort — Montréal, Que.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — Hamilton, Ont.
Kyshawn George — Montreal, Que.
Kur Jongkuch — London, Ont.
Mfiondu Kabengele — Burlington, Ont.
Thomas Kennedy — Windsor, Ont.
Bennedict Mathurin — Montréal, Que.
Leonard Miller — Scarborough, Ont.
Andrew Nembhard — Aurora, Ont.
Ryan Nembhard — Aurora, Ont.
Kelly Olynyk — Kamloops, B.C.
Will Riley — Kitchener, Ont.
Kassius Robertson — Toronto, Ont.
Jackson Rowe — Toronto, Ont.
Kyle Wiltjer — Portland, Ore.
Coaching Staff
Gordie Herbert — Head Coach
Jama Mahlalela — Assistant Coach
Nathaniel Mitchell — Assistant Coach
Hanno Möttölä — Assistant Coach
Final rosters for Window 3 and Window 4 training camps will be announced at a later date.
Canada currently sits fifth in the latest FIBA Men’s world rankings presented by NIKE. Single-game tickets for Canada’s games in Hamilton and Quebec City are available at ticketmaster.ca.