The Latest

UPCOMING RELEASES:

WINGS: Venus and Mars 50th Anniversary Edition (03/21/25)

RILO KILEY: The Execution of All Things (Frozen Lake Edition) (04/25/25)

RILO KILEY: That’s How We Choose To Remember It (05/09/25)

PAUL McCARTNEY: Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run (11/04/25)

GHOST
SKELETÁ
New Album Out April 25 via Loma Vista Recordings

First Single and Video “Satanized” Out Now

SKELETOUR WORLD TOUR 2025 Begins April 15

Special Bonus Episode of MORBID Featuring Exclusive Interview Out Friday, March 7

GHOST has confirmed the release of its feverishly awaited new album: SKELETÁ, the GRAMMY-winning Swedish theatrical rock icons’ first full length offering of new material since 2022’s international #1 charting IMPERA, will manifest April 25 via Loma Vista Recordings.

SKELETÁ’s impending arrival is heralded by anthemic first single “Satanized,” and its unsettling new video featuring a first glimpse of GHOST’s newly anointed ringleader Papa V Perpetua—whose ascension was foreshadowed by the recent V is Coming! campaign, which culminated in the recent Sin City conclave that saw him crowned. “A demonic possession unlike any before” has never sounded so sweet as it does here — An avalanche of infectious hooks and harmonies is buoyed by a hypnotic shuffle, as the narrator succumbs to dark forces within and without, helplessly acknowledging their own blasphemy and heresy as it inexorably consumes them. By the time the song’s opening lines “There is something inside me and they don’t know if there is a cure” have moved from the inner monologue of the possessed to the ears of the hapless listener, it will already be too late: You will have been “Satanized.”

Today also marks the debut of The Satanizer, a first of its kind music video experience for fans who wish to be “Satanized.” Developed in partnership with Jason Zada (Elf Yourself), The Satanizer will morph its users into characters featured in the song’s melodramatic video. With a quick upload of their photo, The Satanizer will send out a personalized music video clip featuring the participant, who can in turn share via social media that they too have been “Satanized.”

Additionally, chart-topping podcast MORBID will dedicate a special bonus episode to GHOST this Friday, March 7, featuring an exclusive interview with Tobias Forge. Join Tobias and hosts Ash and Alaina for this one of a kind first deep dive into all things SKELETÁ, special guests and so much more.

The genesis of SKELETÁ is rooted in the wake of a world-spanning years-long touring campaign in support of IMPERA—a period that saw IMPERA top album charts  the world over and winning an American Music Award and an iHeart Radio Music Award, as well as the band earning its first RIAA-certified platinum single (“Mary on a Cross”) and presiding over the highest grossing hard rock cinema event in North American history (its feature film debut RITE HERE RITE NOW). As this sustained maelstrom ultimately wound down, GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge’s next uncharted creative direction would prove to be an inward journey. This deeply introspective turn in Forge’s creative process would ultimately result in SKELETÁ:  a collection of 10 new songs originating from and cutting as close to the bone as (in)humanly possible. 

GHOST’s sixth psalm, SKELETÁ, is its most unflinchingly introspective work to date. Where previous GHOST albums dealt largely with chronicling and/or observing outward facing subject matter—such as IMPERA’s meditations on the rise and fall of empires and its predecessor Prequelle’s evocations of the ravages of era-defining plagues—SKELETA’s lyrics render the distinct individual emotional vistas of each of its 10 songs in one-on-one fashion, at times as if in a dialogue with oneself in a mirror. The end result is a singular collection of timeless, universal sentiments, all filtered through a prism of a uniquely personal point of view.

SKELETÁ will be brought to life over the course of GHOST’s impending SKELETOUR WORLD TOUR 2025. The most ambitious incarnation of the GHOST live ritual to date, SKELETOUR WORLD TOUR 2025 recently revealed a first wave of more than 55 dates—including a historic first-ever headlining show at New York’s hallowed Madison Square Garden—with more to be announced. With tickets already selling at a brisk pace, the SKELETOUR WORLD TOUR 2025 ritual experience promises to expand the GHOST community to attract its largest and most diverse audiences to date. From lifelong disciples to the curious uninitiated first-timers to the outcasts and others who find solace in the ritual, all are welcome to escape the travails of daily life and to become one with the phantasmagoric spectacle that moved THE LOS ANGELES TIMES to rave “As far as live acts go, they’re one of the best in the business” and THE WALL STREET JOURNAL to anoint the band as “the next generation of arena stars.”

As GHOST continues to strengthen its bond with the world-spanning legion of kindred souls that commune with the band and each other at its vaunted live rituals, it’s no exaggeration to describe GHOST — and the uniquely intense connection formed with the faithful who find refuge in the personae, lore and world Forge has created — as a singular global phenomenon

SKELETÁ is released April 25, 2025 via Loma Vista Recordings.

SKELETÁ Track List

  1. Peacefield
  2. Lachryma
  3. Satanized
  4. Guiding Lights
  5. De Profundis Borealis
  6. Cenotaph
  7. Missilia Amori
  8. Marks Of The Evil One
  9. Umbra
  10. Excelsis

GHOST 
SKELETOUR WORLD TOUR 2025

04/15/25 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
04/16/25 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
04/19/25 – London, UK – The O2
04/20/25 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
04/22/25 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis
04/23/25 – Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle Frankfurt
04/24/25 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle
04/26/25 – Lyon, FR – LDLC Arena
04/27/25 – Toulouse, FR – Zénith Toulouse Métropole
04/29/25 – Lisbon, PT – MEO Arena
04/30/25 – Madrid, ES – Palacio Vistalegre
05/03/25 – Zürich, CH – Hallenstadion Zürich
05/04/25 – Milan, IT – Unipol Forum
05/07/25 – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena
05/08/25 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
05/10/25 – Lodz, PL – Atlas Arena
05/11/25 – Prague, CZ – O2 Arena
05/13/25 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena
05/14/25 – Oberhausen, DE – Rudolf Weber-ARENA
05/15/25 – Hannover, DE – ZAG Arena
05/17/25 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena
05/20/25 – Tampere, FI – Nokia Arena
05/22/25 – Linköping, SE – Saab Arena
05/23/25 – Sandviken, SE – Göransson Arena
05/24/25 – Oslo, NO – Oslo Spektrum
07/05/25 – Birmingham, UK – Back to the Beginning
07/09/25 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
07/11/25 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
07/12/25 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
07/13/25 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
07/15/25 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
07/17/25 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena
07/18/25 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
07/19/25 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
07/21/25 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
07/22/25 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
07/24/25 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
07/25/25 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
07/26/25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
07/28/25 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
07/29/25 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
07/30/25 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
08/01/25 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
08/02/25 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
08/03/25 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
08/05/25 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
08/07/25 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
08/09/25 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
08/10/25 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
08/11/25 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
08/14/25 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
08/15/25 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
08/16/25 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
09/24/25 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes
09/25/25 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes

BECK 
2025 ORCHESTRAL SHOWS ANNOUNCED
General On-Sale Friday, March 7 at 10am Local Time *

Having dazzled crowds last summer at landmark venues from New York’s Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl, Beck has confirmed that North American fans will once again have the chance to experience the magic of his live orchestral performances. This summer, Beck will be accompanied by native orchestras for nine shows in eight cities in the U.S. and Canada—as they unite to reimagine a body of work that includes hits and deep cuts from classic Beck works including the multi-platinum Odelay, world-tripping Mutations, somber and reflective Sea Change, and GRAMMY Album of the Year winner Morning Phase, plus a share of surprises.

Praise for Beck’s 2024 orchestral dates was uniformly effusive, including:

“Other cities and other coasts deserve a piece of this big a musical win, too… deeply gorgeous stuff” — VARIETY

“The Philadelphia Orchestra could hardly have picked a more suitable partner for its final pop-classical collaboration of the year in Philly than Beck, together creating a satisfying and refreshingly freewheeling evening” — PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

“Throughout the two-hour set, Beck played the role of big band leader and it was delightful… Overall, it was a wonderful way to spend a summer night.” — ALBANY TIMES UNION

“The orchestral arrangements were the real star of the night, a signpost of [Beck’s] maturity as an artist… This was Beck’s Golden Age, and he succeeded in putting his all into a performance worthy of a brick in the 57th St. subway.” — ROLLING STONE

For tickets, pre-sales and further information, see the full list of dates below or go to Beck.com

* except Chicago
 

July 15, 2025 – Westville Music Bowl – New Haven, CT
With The Westville Philharmonic*
July 16, 2025 – Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier – Montreal, QC
With L’Orchestre Métropolitain*
July 18 + 19, 2025 – Roy Thomson Hall – Toronto, ON
With Toronto Symphony Orchestra *
July 21, 2025 – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
With Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra *
July 23, 2025 – Ravinia Festival – Highland Park, IL
With Chicago Symphony Orchestra *
July 26, 2025 – Ford Amphitheater – Colorado Springs, CO
With Colorado Symphony ^
July 27, 2025 – Red Rocks – Morrison, CO
With Colorado Symphony ^
July 29, 2025 – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – San Diego, CA
With San Diego Symphony *
 
*Conducted by Edwin Outwater
^Conducted by Christopher Dragon

CYPRESS HILL
with the
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

BLACK SUNDAY 
LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL

Mercury Studios Partners with Iconic Events Releasing to Bring Cypress Hill and LSO to North American Theaters in March and April
View Trailer HERE
Ticketing Information at https://www.iconicreleasing.com/events/cypress-hill/

Live Album Out June 6
First Single “Illusions” with the London Symphony Orchestra Out Now

Photo Credit: Eitan Miskevich

“It’s a trip to see that hip hop can be done in this form — and at a venue as prestigious as the Royal Albert Hall. It was truly an honor and a privilege, and now that experience can be shared.”—B-Real

Cypress Hill celebrates the highest of high honors of its storied career with Black Sunday Live at the Royal Albert Hall, a three-day theatrical event and live album both immortalizing the hip hop icons’ now legendary once in a lifetime collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Arriving at U.S. and Canadian theaters March 30, 31 and April 2 (U.S. only) via Mercury Studios in partnership with Iconic Events Releasing, Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra: Black Sunday Live at the Royal Albert Hall brings the unprecedented collision of the trio’s 1993 masterpiece with one of the world’s most renowned orchestral ensembles to the eyes and ears of music lovers everywhere. A historic spectacle previously witnessed only by the thousands of Cypress devotees who packed Royal Albert Hall on July 10, 2024, the theatrical premiere and album release of Black Sunday Live at the Royal Albert Hall will allow the world at large to witness the intoxicating dark magic conjured when Cypress Hill and the 70-strong LSO bring this triple-platinum opus to life together.

 “It was amazing to take this journey with the people of London who supported Cypress Hill from day one.” —Sen Dog

The film and its accompanying album find B-Real, Sen Dog, Eric Bobo and co. in top form, performing nimbly atop monolithic arrangements running the gamut from ominous to sublime. The majestic classical embellishments to Black Sunday — as well as an assortment of cuts spanning the Cypress catalog — are the masterful work of conductor and arranger Troy Miller, who comments,“I’ve always been excited by the idea of merging genres, and to do it with the most prolific hip hop group of all time and the most exquisite symphony orchestra in the world was an honor! The band gave me free rein on the arrangements and we made something truly unique and mesmerizing – what a sublime collaboration!”

 “LSO doesn’t collaborate with just anyone. So it’s a big honor for them to want to do something with us.” —Eric Bobo

What began as a joke on a 1996 episode of The Simpsons has now become a true multi-cultural milestone. Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra: Black Sunday Live at the Royal Albert Hall, the feature-length concert film, will be in cinemas for a special theatrical event March 30, 31 and April 2. For further information, go to https://www.iconicreleasing.com/events/cypress-hill/. Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra: Black Sunday Live at the Royal Albert Hall, the full length live album, will be released June 6 via Mercury Studios.

About Cypress Hill: 
Naming themselves after a local street in Los Angeles, Cypress Hill burst on the scene in 1991 with the release of their self-titled debut album. The singles “How I Could Just Kill a Man” and “The Phuncky Feel One” became underground hits, and the group’s public pro-marijuana stance earned them many fans among the alternative rock community. Cypress Hill followed their debut with Black Sunday in the summer of 1993, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200, garnered three GRAMMY® Award nominations, and went triple platinum in the U.S. Featuring timeless anthems “I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That,” “Insane In The Brain,” “When The Shit Goes Down,” and “Hits From The Bong,” Black Sunday made Cypress Hill the first rap group to have two simultaneous Top 10 albums, and the first Latino-American hip-hop group to achieve multi-platinum success—a momentum that continued to mine platinum and gold during a succession of albums including III: Temples of Boom (1995), IV (1998), Skull & Bones(2000), Stoned Raiders (2001), Til Death Do Us Part (2004), Rise Up (2010), Elephants on Acid (2018) and certified bangers “Throw Your Set In The Air,” “Dr. Greenthumb,” “(Rap) Superstar,” “(Rock) Superstar,” “Champion Sound” and many more. 

Cypress Hill made history once again in 2019 when the group was honored with their very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2022, the band released its 10th album Back In Black to critical acclaim, with Kerrang declaring it “solidifies their status as a collective still expanding upon their legacy.” That same year, Cypress Hill released their “Insane in the Brain” documentary, via Mass Appeal’s “Hip Hop 50” franchise in partnership with Showtime. The New York Times praised the documentary as “an often-engaging chronicle of the group”, while Variety declared “the Cypress Hill documentary should put into perspective their pervasive influence and groundbreaking, Latin-tinged hip-hop crossed with booming metallic rock.” On July 10, 2024, Cypress Hill once again made pop culture history, performing a historic show with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall. Initially predicted by an episode of The Simpsons 28 years prior, the collaboration was brought to life in a sold-out, one-night-only event that showcased the revered Black Sunday in its entirety, with an unforgettable classical crossover hailed by several publications as a milestone of “hip hop history.” 

About Mercury Studios:
Mercury Studios is a full-service production studio, focused on telling compelling stories through the lens of music.

Current and recent projects include Oscar and BAFTA award nominated American Symphony, directed by Matthew Heineman for the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions/Netflix, If These Walls Could Sing, directed by Mary McCartney for Disney+,  My Life as a Rolling Stone for the BBC and MGM+, Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl for Netflix, This Town, a six-part series for the BBC from writer, creator, and executive producer Steven Knight, Linda Perry: Let it Die Here, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and the recently announced One to One: John & Yoko from Oscar and BAFTA award winning director, Kevin Macdonald.

Mercury Studios also produced Sam Smith: Live at the Royal Albert Hall for BBC, Billie Eilish’s Overheated at the O2 London and Lang Lang Plays Disney for Disney+.Editorially independent, Mercury Studios is powered by Universal Music Group and represents the world’s leading catalog of music-related content, consisting of thousands of hours of premium music-driven film and television programming.

About Iconic Events Releasing:
Iconic Events Releasing specializes in bringing thrilling, cutting-edge entertainment to theaters worldwide. With a focus on genre-defining films and special events, Iconic Events Releasing is dedicated to delivering unforgettable cinematic experiences to audiences everywhere. More information is available at https://www.iconicreleasing.com/. Follow Iconic Events Releasing on its social channels at @IconicEventsNow on Instagram, X (Twitter) and Facebook and Iconic Events on YouTube.

Photo Credit: Andrew Timms

Liveright / W. W. Norton and Allen Lane / Penguin Press announce the publication of

Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run

By Paul McCartney

Edited with an Introduction by Ted Widmer

Publishing November 4, 2025

A landmark account of Paul McCartney’s triumphant musical reinvention in the 1970s and the subsequent rise of one of the decade’s most iconic bands.

© Mary McCartney

“I’m so very happy to be transported back to the time that was Wings and relive some of our madcap adventures through this book. Starting from scratch after The Beatles felt crazy at times. There were some very difficult moments and I often questioned my decision. But as we got better I thought, ‘OK this is really good.’  We proved Wings could be a really good band. To play to huge audiences in the same way The Beatles had and have an impact in a different way. It was a huge buzz.” — Paul McCartney

As the Sixties came to a close, Paul McCartney was faced with the daunting prospect of being a solo artist for the first time. Wings’ ascension to the top of the charts with classic albums including Band on the Run, Venus and Mars and At the Speed of Sound, along with the band’s stadium-filling live shows would prove to critics and fans that not all great acts are impossible to follow. Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run is a rousing, stereophonic celebration of the songs, collaborations and performances that would shape the soundtrack of the late 20th century.

Drawn from over 500,000 words, based on dozens of hours of interviews with McCartney and numerous key players in the band’s orbit, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run weaves together the improbable trajectory of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band (featuring co-founding members Linda McCartney and Denny Laine) across the technicolor 1970s until their dissolution in 1981. 

Edited by the prize-winning historian Ted Widmer and organized around nine Wings albums, the oral history sheds new light on the immediate aftermath of the seismic global impact of The Beatles’ break-up, as the musical landscape and tastes began to splinter and diverge along with societal views. The narrative follows the various incarnations of the band as they survive a mugging in Nigeria, appear unannounced at UK university halls, tour in a sheared-off school bus with their children, while producing some of the most indelible and acclaimed music of the decade, including: “Mull of Kintyre,” “Live and Let Die,” “Band on the Run,” “My Love,” “Jet,” “With a Little Luck,” “Silly Love Songs,” “Let ‘Em in,” “Junior’s Farm” and more. 

With more than 100 black-and-white and color photographs, many never seen before, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run is part of a larger reexamination and appreciation of the group and their catalog, including the 2024 theatrical release of the rare Wings live-in-studio performance film One Hand Clapping and its accompanying album; 50th anniversary editions of the Wings albums Band on the Run (released February 2024) and Venus and Mars (releasing March 2025); and a forthcoming documentary on Paul McCartney’s solo and Wings-related musical work of the 1970s from Academy Award-winning filmmaker, Morgan Neville.

“Wings was about love, family, friendship and artistic growth, often in the face of tremendous adversity.  It was a joy to relive the madcap adventures of a special band, by listening to their stories, and compiling this oral history.” — Ted Widmer

About the author and editor:

Born in Liverpool in 1942, Paul McCartney was raised in the city and educated at the Liverpool Institute. Since writing his first song at 14, McCartney has dreamed and dared to be different. He lives in England.

Ted Widmer is a prize-winning historian, a former White House speechwriter, and a lifelong music fan. His most recent book is Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington. 

Liveright (US) product information: 

Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run 
Paul McCartney
Edited by Ted Widmer
Publishing Tuesday, November 4, 2025
ISBN: Print ISBN: 9781324096306
Ebook ISBN: 9781324096313
USD$45.00 / CAD$60.00
528 pages

An edition will be published in the UK by Penguin/Allen Lane.

A selection of publicity-approved images here

PLEASE NOTE: Images cannot be cropped or altered without the express written consent of MPL

Pixies

North American Tour 2025 Adds 14 New Headline Shows

Tickets On Sale Beginning February 28 at pixiesmusic.com

Long revered as one of the most influential and impactful creative forces of the modern musical era, Pixies has announced a 14-date extension of its 2025 North American Tour. The newly announced headline shows will take the band from San Diego’s Gallagher Square on August 27 through to the Pinnacle in Nashville on September 17, with stops along the way including Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the Greek Theatre in Berkeley and more. Support will come from Spoon and Fazerdaze. See below for a full itinerary.

Tickets for these dates will be on sale beginning Friday, February 28 at pixiesmusic.com.

The newly confirmed shows represent the latest installment of Pixies’ extensive North American trek supporting its latest studio album, The Night The Zombies Came. Released October 25 via BMG, Pixies ninth studio album (or tenth if you count 1986 debut mini-LP Come On Pilgrim) moved the likes of AllMusic to rave “Songs like these uphold Pixies’ brash, eccentric, oddly moving legacy brilliantly, and as a whole, The Night the Zombies Came ranks among their finest post-reunion music.” Prior to this newly unveiled run, Pixies —  Charles “Black Francis” Thompson (vocals, guitar), Joey Santiago (guitar), David Lovering (drums) and Emma Richardson (bass, vocals) — will embark on a June 13—August 1 series of two-night engagements in 14 North American cities, playing classic albums Bossanova and Trompe Le Monde in their entirety the first night, followed on night two by sets featuring staples from the band’s bottomless catalog alongside newer material including songs from The Night The Zombies Came.2025 promises to be yet another banner year for Pixies. One year shy of the 40th anniversary of the band’s 1986 formation, Pixies continues to mark milestones such as “Where Is My Mind?” from 1988’s immortal Surfer Rosa recently surpassing one billion plays on Spotify. The band’s peerless catalog — which spans from 1989’s platinum-certified breakthrough Doolittle to 21st century outings including Indie Cindy (2014), Head Carrier (2016), Beneath the Eyrie (2019), Doggerel (2022) and more — continues to grow in stature across successive generations. Drawing passionate throngs of fans new and longtime alike, 2025’s continuation of Pixies’ global touring agenda is sure to keep this multi-generational following enthralled with performances as incendiary as they are unique.

Pixies
2025 North American Tour

* New Dates in BOLD

JUNE 2025
13-14 Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas
16-17 The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
20-21 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
23-24 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 
26-27 Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC 

JULY 2025
8-9 MTELUS, Montreal, QC
12 Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa, ONT
15-16 Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NY
18-19 MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, MA
22-23 The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA
25-26 The Anthem, Washington, DC
28-29 The Fillmore, Detroit, MI
31 Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN 

AUGUST 2025
1 Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN 
22 Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON (with My Chemical Romance)
27 Gallagher Square, San Diego, CA
28 The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
30 McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale, OR
31 Kettlehouse Amphitheater, Bonner, MT

SEPTEMBER 2025
2 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
4 Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK
5 ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, TX
6 White Oak Music Hall, Houston, TX
8 Avondale Brewing Company, Birmingham, AL
9 Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC
10 Asheville Yards Amphitheater, Asheville, NC
12 Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
13 Bourbon & Beyond Festival, Louisville, KY
15 The Salt Shed – Fairgrounds, Chicago, IL
17 The Pinnacle, Nashville, TN 
19 Shaky Knees Festival, Atlanta, GA

Kurt Vile supports June 13 through August 1
Spoon and Fazerdaze support August 27 through September 17

RILO KILEY: SOMETIMES WHEN YOU’RE ON YOU’RE REALLY F**KING  ON TOUR EXPANDED BY POPULAR DEMAND 

PHILADELPHIA, NYC, WASHINGTON D.C., ATLANTA, NASHVILLE  AND MORE DATES ADDED

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28th

GREATEST HITS ALBUM THAT’S HOW WE CHOOSE TO REMEMBER IT OUT MAY 9th VIA SADDLE CREEK

After great anticipation, Rilo Kiley has today announced the expansion of their Sometimes When You’re On You’re Really F**king On Tour. 

Due to popular demand, Rilo Kiley has confirmed an extended run of September headline dates across the east coast and midwest  including Philadelphia, Boston, New York’s SummerStage in Central Park, St. Paul, Nashville, a Raleigh date featuring special guests the Mountain Goats, and more. The band will also kick off opening weekend at Seattle’s historic Chateau Ste. Michelle in May. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 28th at 10am local time and will be available for purchase at https://www.rilokiley.com/.

“Planning this reunion over these past months has been like reconnecting with family. We haven’t missed a beat,” says Pierre de Reeder. “The stakes are only to have a good time, to revel in this nostalgia. Getting to revisit and celebrate the music from that special time of our lives while experiencing it alongside a lot of people that lived it with us back when, and new folks alike.”

“It couldn’t have happened any sooner,” says Jenny Lewis. “It feels like now is the time to share that joy and love with each other and with everyone else.”

In celebration of the band’s surprise return, Rilo Kiley has unveiled plans to release their first ever greatest hits album. The band-curated career-spanning collection, That’s How We Choose To Remember It, will be released via Saddle Creek on Friday, May 9th. The songs that defined an era will be available for the curious and super fan alike at https://www.rilokiley.com/. 

Pre-orders are available now: https://rilokiley.lnk.to/THWCTRI

“For some people, Rilo Kiley evokes a formative, emotional time in life, when you were maybe grasping for your place in the universe. We were too,” says Blake Sennett.

That’s How We Choose To Remember It Tracklist

  1. Silver Lining
  2. Portions For Foxes
  3. With Arms Outstretched
  4. Dreamworld
  5. A Better Son/Daughter
  6. The Execution of All Things
  7. The Moneymaker
  8. I Never
  9. Wires and Waves
  10. The Frug
  11. Does He Love You?

RILO KILEY 2025 LIVE DATES
New dates in bold

5/05/25 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theatre
5/07/25 – Ojai, CA – Libbey Bowl
5/10/25 – Pasadena, CA – Just Like Heaven
5/12/25 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
5/14/25 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre * w/ Julien Baker & TORRES
5/16/25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party
5/17/25 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
5/19/25 – Jackson, WY – Center for the Arts
5/21/25 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
5/23/25 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge
5/24/25 – Seattle, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle
9/03/25 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
9/04/25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
9/07/25 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
9/08/25 – New York, NY – SummerStage @ Central Park 
9/10/25 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
9/11/25 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
9/13/25 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond
9/16/25 – Saint Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
9/17/25 – La Vista, NE – The Astro
9/21/25 – St. Augustine, FL – Sing Out Loud Festival
9/23/25 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
9/24/25 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater* w/ special guest The Mountain Goats
9/26/25 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern

Rilo Kiley is Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder and Jason Boesel.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND 

Announce 2025 North American Tour Dates

Vampire Campfire Episode 7 Out Now

“…[an] odyssey of pleasurable peculiarities that built and swerved and danced and blossomed, confounding assumptions at nearly every turn.” – Dallas Observer [Best Concerts of 2024]

“Vampire Weekend didn’t just give patient and wet fans a show. They gave them one of the best Milwaukee shows of the year.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“…one of rock’s most consistently evolving, clever and entertaining bands of the 21st century.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Vampire Weekend gave a two-and-a-quarter-hour performance that was as musically meticulous as its records” – St. Louis Dispatch

Following an undeniably triumphant 2024 tour, Vampire Weekend have today announced their return to global stages this summer.

Since the release of their rapturously received fifth studio album, Only God Was Above Us (Columbia Records), Vampire Weekend launched their live run under an eclipsed sky in Austin (hailed by Variety as one of the ‘Best Concerts of 2024’), graced stages everywhere from a surprise set at Coachella, a sold out Hollywood Bowl and Red Rocks, as well as amphitheater and arena stops across the country highlighted by a two sold out show stand at the famed Madison Square Garden. With no plans to slow down in 2025, the band is set to dominate festival stages and solo dates spanning the US including Philadelphia, Miami, Charleston and more. Additionally, Vampire Weekend have kept their promise of returning to the city of Asheville after postponing their initial date due to the devastating Hurricane Helene.

Support on all dates will come from Geese, with the exception of the final two shows of the run. Audiences in Jacksonville and Miami will be warmed up by Florida’s own Turnstiles, the Billy Joel tribute band that opened Vampire Weekend’s sold out Madison Square Garden doubleheader.

Vampire Weekend continues to treat fans to the inner workings of the band as they release the latest episode of their sensational podcast Vampire Campfire. On the seventh installment of VC Koenig, Baio, and Tomson discuss the year ahead: OGWAU Tour Part 2, festivals old and new, a Frog on the Bass Drum revival, and much more. 2025 will be full of surprises, that’s a promise.

Citi is the official card of the Vampire Weekend Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, February 25 at 10 AM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com. 

Fans are encouraged to sign up now for early access to the band’s presales at vampireweekend.com. Those presales start Wednesday February 26 at 10 AM local time. The general on sale will begin Friday, February 28 at 10 AM local time at vampireweekend.com.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND
Only God Was Above Us
Tour 2025 

Sat May 10 – Pasadena, CA – Just Like Heaven
Sun May 25 – Boston, MA – Boston Calling 
Tue May 27 – Burlington, VT – Midway Lawn *
Thu May 29 – Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point *
Fri May 30 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark *
Sat May 31 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark *
Mon Jun 02 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! *
Tue Jun 03 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE *
Wed Jun 04 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC *
Fri Jun 06 – Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery *
Mon Jun 09 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Yards Amphitheater *
Thu Jun 12 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place +
Fri Jun 13 – Miami, FL – FPL Solar Amphitheater +
Sun Jun 15 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
Aug 13-16– Paredes De Coura, Portugal – Paredes De Coura Festival
Fri Aug 15 – Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop
Aug 15-17 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands
Sun Aug 17 – Charleville-Mezieres, France – Cabaret Vert
Thu Aug 21 – Paris, France – Rock En Seine
Sat Aug 23 – Portsmouth, UK – Victorious Festival
Sep 12-14 – East Aurora, NY – Borderland Festival
Sep 20-21 – Richmond, VA – Iron Blossom Festival
Sat Sep 27 – Ocean City, MD – Oceans Calling

Festivals in bold
*Geese support
+Turnstiles support

Paul McCartney to Offer Selected Photographs Taken During the Rise of Beatlemania at Gagosian Beverly Hills 

Opening on April 25, 2025, the Exhibition Presents Rare, Signed Photographs Drawn from Paul McCartney’s Personal Archive 

Recently Rediscovered Trove from 1963–64 Capture the Era’s Zeitgeist and Portray Intimate Moments around The Beatles’ First US Visit

Paul McCartney, Self-portraits in a mirror at the George V Hotel, Paris, January 1964 (detail) © Paul McCartney

Gagosian is pleased to announce an exhibition of recently rediscovered photographs by Paul McCartney—including some previously unseen—at its gallery in Beverly Hills. Featuring thirty-six works composed of images taken between December 1963  and February 1964, it offers an indelible snapshot of Beatlemania as it was becoming a global phenomenon. McCartney has collaborated with Gagosian to produce the prints in small editions and has signed each one. Incorporating pictures shot in Liverpool; London; Paris; New York; Washington, DC; and Miami, the exhibition is on view from April 25 to June 21, 2025. A portion of sale proceeds will be donated to support ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts in Southern California following the recent devastating wildfires. 

Evoking a key interval in twentieth-century cultural history, the photographs embody a poignant intersection of time, place, and personality. Taken together, they form a significant contribution to the visual record of the era, not only due to their unique perspective, but also because they demonstrate McCartney’s natural talent as a photographer. The mix of black-and-white and color prints includes self-portraits, unguarded portraits of McCartney’s bandmates, and views of the pandemonium that  greeted them at every turn. Some of the most compelling photographs portray dramatic scenes glimpsed through the windows of moving vehicles as McCartney and his fellow Beatles were whisked from one appearance to the next.  

The exhibition in Beverly Hills is designed by Stefan Beckman, who previously worked with the gallery on exhibition designs for Avedon 100 at Gagosian New York (2023) and Jean-Michel  Basquiat: Made on Market Street at Gagosian Beverly Hills (2024). It coincides with the touring  exhibition Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm, which debuted at the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2023 and will open at the de Young Museum in San Francisco on March 1, 2025.  

#PaulMcCartney 

PAUL McCARTNEY 
April 25–June 21, 2025 
456 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills

SUPERGRASS 

30th Anniversary Tour Celebrating Classic Debut Album

I Should Coco

GENERAL ON SALE FEBRUARY 21 

TICKETS HERE

Supergrass has announced North American tour dates celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band’s classic 1995 debut album, I Should Coco. Tickets available at https://www.supergrass.com/

Come September, Supergrass will play a select series of I Should Coco 30th anniversary dates, beginning September 2 in Mexico City and winding down September 12 in Boston—with stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. 

Fans will get the chance to see I Should Coco performed in its entirety, plus a nightly encore featuring hits spanning the band’s three-decade career. Speaking further on the shows, Supergrass’ Mick Quinn said: “15th May 2025 marks 30 years since ‘I Should Coco’. Supergrass are thrilled to announce their return to perform the début album live, in its entirety, for the first time. Dynamic pricing not included.”Pre-sale is available Wednesday, February 19 at 10am local time, with general on-sale from Friday, February 21 at 10am local time. 

In 1995 Supergrass’s Mercury-nominated debut album I Should Coco hit the UK charts at #3, rose to #1 in the week following that year’s Glastonbury festival, eventually shifting more than 500,000 copies in the UK and a million worldwide. The album’s multiple singles include perennial favorites “Alright” and “Caught by the Fuzz”, sustaining huge cultural influence 30 years on from release. It was “Alright”, the band’s fourth single, and pop masterpiece, that catapulted them to global success. I Should Coco now stands at over 1 million sales worldwide, and impressively, is the biggest-selling Parlophone Records debut album since The Beatles’ Please Please Me.Consisting of Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey and Rob Coombes; Supergrass are one of the most enduring and influential bands to emerge from the UK during the 1990s. Formed in Oxford in 1993, their accomplishments include several million record sales, 6 UK top 10 albums and 10 UK top 20 singles. With Brit and Ivor Novello awards to their name, huge praise has also been given from the likes of Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and NME, with the latter giving I Should Coco a near-perfect 9/10.

SUPERGRASS I SHOULD COCO
30th ANNIVERSARY NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:

September 2 – Mexico City, MX – Teatro Metropolitan
September 5 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
September 6 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
September 9 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
September 11 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
September 12 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

I SHOULD COCO ORIGINAL TRACKLIST:

  1. I’d Like to Know
  2. Caught By the Fuzz
  3. Mansize Rooster
  4. Alright
  5. Lose It
  6. Lenny
  7. Strange Ones
  8. Sitting Up Straight
  9. She’s so Loose
  10. We’re Not Supposed To
  11. Time
  12. Sofa (Of My Lethargy)
  13. Time To Go

MORE ABOUT SUPERGRASS:

The first group formed by Supergrass members was a Shoegaze-inspired outfit called ‘The Jennifers’, who built a name for themselves in the Oxford indie scene in 1991. After a hiatus, they changed direction, and re-formed in 1993, ultimately arriving at the name ‘Supergrass’. Their first single, “Caught By the Fuzz”, achieved the rare feat of being both NME and Melody Maker’s ‘Single Of The Week’ at the same time. The band’s debut album, I Should Coco followed in May 1995, cementing their success, and topping the UK album charts in the week following Glastonbury. 

Five highly acclaimed, successful studio albums followed: In It For The Money, Supergrass, Life On Other Planets, Road To Rouen and Diamond Hoo Ha, as well as the top 5 best of Supergrass Is 10. Other hits include: “Mansize Rooster”, “Lenny”, “Going Out”, “Richard III”, “Sun Hits The Sky”, “Pumping On Your Stereo”, “Moving”, “Grace” and “St. Petersburg.” Having split up in 2010, Supergrass temporarily reformed in 2019 for a successful, sold-out, media and fan-acclaimed world tour. Now, the group is returning in 2025 to perform, for the first time in full, I Should Coco, the album that started it all for them. 


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Stack’s Bowers Galleries to Auction Exclusive Paul McCartney Coins on Behalf of The Royal Mint

Each Coin Comes with a Signed Certificate from Paul himself

Stack’s Bowers Galleries, one of the oldest and largest rare currency auction houses in the world, is honored to once again partner with The Royal Mint of the United Kingdom for an auction sale of exciting British numismatics. Presented in a special auction on March 19, 2025, will be a bespoke set of Presentation Edition gold and silver coins honoring Paul McCartney, one of the most acclaimed icons of music and pop culture. 

Struck in 5 kilogram formats, these magnificent treasures deliver an incredible visual appeal that is matched only by their rarity. Just one gold and four silver pieces are available for collectors, and they will be presented exclusively through this Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction.

Paul McCartney is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and composer who first rose to international prominence as a member of The Beatles, one of the most influential and successful bands in music history. Acclaimed for his melodic bass playing, versatile vocal range, and prolific songwriting, McCartney’s influence spans generations. Quite simply, Paul is either your favorite musician or he is your favorite musician’s favorite musician.

In honor of his indelible impact on culture and society, The Royal Mint worked directly with Paul McCartney’s production company, MPL Communications, and with Paul himself to develop a truly exceptional coin release. Hand crafted with care and precision under the guidance of Royal Mint CEO Anne Jessopp and the King’s Assay Master Daniel Thomas, these are some of the rarest and most inspiring pieces to emerge from The Royal Mint in the modern era. When asked how it felt to be commemorated on such a coin, Paul McCartney responded, “This feels like a huge honor. It’s not anything I would have ever expected to happen when I was a kid.” 

The gold 5 kilogram piece represents the largest gold Proof coin produced as part of The Royal Mint’s Music Legends series. It took more than 250 hours to make, including three days of polishing. Hand-signed by Paul during his 2024 Got Back tour in Paris, it is a truly unique and inspiring treasure like Paul himself. In addition, the winning bidder will receive a short video from Paul McCartney congratulating them on their acquisition.

Only four of the silver 5 kilogram pieces exist in this Presentation format, excluding a fifth example that was gifted to Paul. Like the gold counterpart, these silver coins are the largest silver Proof coins in the Music Legends series and reflect the first time Paul has been honored on a British coin.

Rebecca Morgan, Director of Commemorative Coin at The Royal Mint said, “This is an exciting opportunity for collectors and fans of Paul McCartney to own a unique item celebrating one of the most influential music artists and songwriters of all time. 

“Each coin available at auction is a testament to the exceptional skills of our craftspeople at The Royal Mint. Taking hundreds of hours to produce, the masterworks crafted from gold and silver feature highlights from Paul’s career and his journey to becoming one of Britain’s most successful artists in history. 

“The impressive 5 kilogram gold coin has also been hand signed by Paul during his ‘Got Back’ tour at the end of last year – a symbol of his personal seal of approval of these iconic one-of-one pieces.”

Each of the Presentation coins is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Paul McCartney himself. Every one of these represents a crowning jewel for a world-class collection of British coinage or music memorabilia. Additionally, Paul and The Royal Mint will be donating a percentage of the revenue from this auction to charity, which means that buyers will acquire a historic keepsake while also contributing to a good cause.

This joint-effort between Stack’s Bowers Galleries and The Royal Mint comes on the heels of several similar partnerships between the two organizations in recent years, including a sale of special Royal Succession coins that realized $5.1 million in August 2023 and an auction of First Strike coinage that realized $1.8 million in October 2024.

Brian Kendrella, President of Stack’s Bowers Galleries stated, “It’s an incredible honor to be working with Paul McCartney, MPL Communications and The Royal Mint in bringing such rare and iconic works to public auction. Paul McCartney’s timeless music and multigenerational appeal continue to inspire and unite fans across the world, making this a memorable event that all can enjoy.”

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to have been selected by The Royal Mint to auction these special Paul McCartney silver and gold 5 kilogram coins and is excited to present them to the collecting community on March 19, 2025. For more information about these historic Presentation Edition coins or to register to bid in the auction, please contact Stack’s Bowers Galleries at Info@StacksBowers.com or 800-566-2580 or visit www.StacksBowers.com/PaulMcCartney.

About Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Stack’s Bowers Galleries conducts live, internet and specialized auctions of rare U.S. and world coins and currency and ancient coins, as well as direct sales through retail and wholesale channels. The company’s 90+ year legacy includes the cataloging and sale of many of the most valuable United States coin and currency collections to ever cross an auction block — The D. Brent Pogue Collection, The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, The Joel R. Anderson Collection, The Norweb Collection, The Cardinal Collection, The Sydney F. Martin Collection and The Battle Born Collection — to name just a few.

World coin and currency collections include The Pinnacle Collection, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection of World Gold Coins, The Kroisos Collection, The Alicia and Sidney Belzberg Collection, The Salton Collection, The Wa She Wong Collection, the Augustana Collection of gold rarities from across western Europe, the Richard Margolis Collection of world coins and medals and The Thos. H. Law Collection. Recently the firm was awarded the privilege of bringing the most valuable world coin collection to auction – the L. E. Bruun Collection.

The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, with galleries in New York, Boston, Miami, and Philadelphia. Offices are also located in New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Sacramento, Virginia, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Paris and Vancouver. Stack’s Bowers Galleries hosts an annual Global Showcase in August featuring United States coins and currency, Ancient coins and World coins and currency in its Costa Mesa auction gallery. They are also the Official Auctioneer for several important numismatic events, including the New York International Numismatic Convention, the Whitman Spring, Summer and Winter Expos, the Spring and Fall Hong Kong shows, and the Maastricht Paper Money shows.

METALLICA’S SECOND COLLECTION WITH NIXON ANNOUNCED

Beginning February 13, 2025, just in time for the return of the M72 North American Tour

Nixon is proud to announce a second collaboration collection with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Metallica. This encore collection, which includes four watches, was born of long-shared mutual respect for upstarts who buck the system and wind up changing it for good.

The Collection

Nixon x Metallica will be available as of February 13, both in stores and online at Metallica.com, Metallica.ProbityMerch.com (UK), and Nixon.com. The collection includes four hard-rocking models:

Sentry Stainless Steel “Kill Em All” $300 USD

The Metallica collection continues with the band’s debut album cover gracing the dial of the Sentry, including a custom Metallica Barb seconds hand and Kill ’Em All hammerhead hour hand.

  • Kill ’Em All Hammer hour hand
  • Kill ’Em All custom dial
  • Metallica Barb seconds hand

Sentry Stainless Steel “72 Seasons” $300 USD

The second version of the Sentry in this collection features Metallica’s most recent album cover, 72 Seasons, and its unmistakable yellow. It also features the Metallica Barb seconds hand and leather-textured dial.

  • Metallica Barb seconds hand
  • Metallica yellow logo application
  • Leather textured dial

Time Teller “Ride the Lightning” $150 USD

The Metallica collection adds another shocking hit with the Ride the Lightning cover on the dial of this Time Teller. The case and band are coated with a special brushed Super Black finish while the hands and wordmarks are hit with a clean black polish.

  • Ride the Lightning design under crystal
  • Metallica Barb seconds hand

51-30 “Master of Puppets” $550 USD

This watch cranks up the volume with the iconic Master of Puppets crosses spanning the expansive sunray dial of the 51-30. To take it a step further, a bushed Super Black finish surrounds the band, case, and bezel.

The 3-link stainless steel easy-to-read 51 mm design that launched the oversized trend, with:

  • Unique multilayer “Cross” dial
  • Metallica Barb seconds hand
  • Textured center links
  • Helmet cross embossed crown
  • Updated second pressing colorway

About Nixon

Founded in 1998 in Encinitas, CA, Nixon is the premium watch and accessories brand for the youth lifestyle market. Focused on making the little stuff better, Nixon began with a small line of team-designed, custom-built watches sold exclusively in specialty boardsport and fashion retailers. For more information, please visit nixon.com

About MetallicaFormed in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich and including guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo, Metallica has become one of the most influential and successful rock bands in history, selling nearly 125 million albums worldwide and generating more than 17 billion streams while playing to millions of fans on all seven continents—more than 1.3 million of whom belong to the band’s fiercely loyal and consistently growing Fifth Member fan club. Metallica’s catalog of multi-platinum studio albums includes Kill ’Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, …And Justice for All, Metallica (commonly referred to as The Black Album), Load, ReLoad, St. Anger, Death Magnetic, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, and most recently, the Grammy-winning 72 Seasons, released April 14, 2023, on the band’s own Blackened Recordings label. Metallica’s awards and accolades include nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, multiple MTV Video Music Awards, a 2009 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and Sweden’s Polar Music Prize. In 2017, Metallica established its own charitable foundation, All Within My Hands, to give back to communities that have supported the band. Metallica and All Within My Hands have raised over $20 Million since inception, including $11.4 million in grants to workforce education, $7.4 million to fight hunger globally, and $5.2 million donated to critical local services around the world.

Wings

Venus and Mars 50th Anniversary Edition

Album Due For Release March 21, 2025
Pre-Order Here

MPL and UMe commemorate the 50th anniversary of Wings’ fourth studio album, Venus and Mars half-speed master edition, out on March 21, 2025. Pre-order here.

One of the world’s most beloved rock outfits, Wings came to define the era of 1970s arena rock while dominating the airwaves with no fewer than 14 US Top 10 hits and 12 Top 10 hits in the UK. Following their 1973 masterpiece Band on the Run, Venus and Mars would represent another peak of Wings’ creative and commercial heyday. The band’s fourth studio album was released on May 27, 1975, ahead of the legendary Wings Over the World tour. Preceded by the US Number One single “Listen To What The Man Said” and featuring “Letting Go,” a fan favorite in Paul’s live set to this day, Venus and Mars hit Number One in the album charts on both sides of the Atlantic and went on to sell over 4 million copies worldwide.

This special 50th-anniversary vinyl edition was cut at half speed using a high-resolution transfer of the original master tapes from 1975 by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. The album is presented as a meticulous reproduction of the original UK pressing, with recreations of the original “Venus and Mars are alright tonight” circular sticker and “comparative sizes of sun and planets” bookmark sticker and comes with two posters with photography by Aubrey Powell and Sylvia de Swaan. The iconic album artwork by Hipgnosis has been meticulously recreated and presented in a gatefold sleeve.

Venus and Mars will also be available in Dolby Atmos for the first time, newly mixed by Giles Martin and Steve Orchard. 

Less than one year after Band on the Run’s release, the first recording sessions for Venus and Mars took place in November 1974 and featured a revamped Wings line-up. Following the departure of Denny Seiwell and Henry McCullough on the eve of the Band on the Run sessions in Lagos, Paul, Linda McCartney, and Denny Laine were now joined by guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Geoff Britton. After recording “Letting Go,” “Medicine Jar,” and “Love In Song” at Abbey Road Studios, Wings left London for New Orleans’ Sea Saint Studios, facing another unexpected line-up shift with Geoff Britton’s exit, recruiting Joe English to complete the album.

In tandem with Venus and Mars topping the charts worldwide, the album’s predecessor, Band on the Run, continued building its global multi-platinum popularity. With a powerful new line-up solidified, Wings’ response to the overwhelming demand surrounding them was to launch the Wings Over the World tour — a 65-date run of shows starting in 1975 and stretching into October 1976.

The first Wings release for 2025, Venus and Mars follows 2024’s theatrical release of the rare Wings live-in-studio performance film One Hand Clapping and its accompanying album landing in the Best of 2024 lists of Billboard, Uproxx and the Los Angeles Times, as well as last year’s 50th-anniversary edition of Band on the Run. More exciting celebratory Wings’ activities and announcements are soon set to follow.

Side One

  1. Venus and Mars 
  2. Rock Show 
  3. Love in Song 
  4. You Gave Me the Answer 
  5. Magneto and Titanium Man 
  6. Letting Go 

Side Two

  1. Venus and Mars – Reprise 
  2. Spirits of Ancient Egypt 
  3. Medicine Jar 
  4. Call Me Back Again 
  5. Listen to What the Man Said 
  6. Treat Her Gently – Lonely Old People 
  7. Crossroads 

Venus and Mars will also be available to stream in Dolby ATMOS.

RILO KILEY REUNITES 

JUST LIKE HEAVEN APPEARANCE CONFIRMED

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY JANUARY 31st

WATCH TEASER HERE

Rilo Kiley is pleased to confirm the band’s grand return to the stage in 2025. The long-awaited reunion of one of the most influential and iconic bands of the late ‘90s and early ‘00s was confirmed with the announcement of a headlining appearance at this spring’s Just Like Heaven festival.

Tickets go on sale January 31st  at 11am PT at https://www.justlikeheavenfest.com/

Alongside the Just Like Heaven announcement, the band has released a teaser to whet fans’ appetites before their May 10th performance––watch HERE.

Rilo Kiley’s reemergence sees the band performing together for the first time in nearly two decades, having left generations of artists inspired in their wake.

“We are so very excited to come back together for Just Like Heaven in Pasadena, California—Los Angeles. As a band, we began here, and we feel so fortunate to return among so many artists and friends, to this community we hold so dear, in such a beautiful and meaningful place.” – Rilo Kiley

Rilo Kiley is Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre De Reeder and Jason Boesel.

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

2025 NORTH AMERICAN DATES ANNOUNCED

General On Sale Friday, January 31st at 10am Local Time Pre-Sales and Additional Information at www.lcdsoundsystem.com

LCD Soundsystem has confirmed a spring 2025 run of 10 new shows in five North American cities. Following an already announced March 7 appearance at the M3F Music Festival in Phoenix, the new LCD headline dates will begin with a March 8 one-off at San Diego’s Gallagher Square at Petco Park, and will include an April 22-24 three-night stand at Emo’s in Austin, followed by two nights each at The Factory in Deep Ellum in Dallas (April 26, 27), the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans (April 30, May 1) and the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta (May 3, 4).

Gustaf will be kicking things off in Dallas, New Orleans and Atlanta. Nation of Language will open in San Diego.

Tickets for the 10 new shows will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, January 31 at 10am local time. Register now at www.lcdsoundsystem.com for first access to tickets before the artist presale goes live on Tuesday, January 28 at 10am local time.

LCD Soundsystem is James Murphy, Pat Mahoney, Nancy Whang, Al Doyle, Tyler Pope, Korey Richey, Nick Millhiser and Abby Echeverri.

LCD Soundsystem

March 8 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park
April 22 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
April 23 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
April 24 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
April 26 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
April 27 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
April 30 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
May 1 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
May 3 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
May 4 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy