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New York City mayor Eric Adams has announced changes to COVID-19 requirements within the five boroughs. The Key to NYC rules that went into effect last summer — and currently require restaurants, bars, fitness centers, and concert venues to check for proof of vaccination before customers can enter — will be phased out on Monday, May 7.

tweet from Elton’s Twitter account read. “Thank you to everyone who came down – you were all amazing.”It’s unclear if Elton himself or someone on his team hit “Send” on the erroneous tweet.

Kid Rock is hitting the road, but he’s being selective about exactly where he’s going.Just days after announcing his upcoming “Bad Reputation” tour, the artist took to his official Facebook account this week to reveal he won’t be performing at venues that require COVID-19 masks or vaccination.“There’s been a lot of talk about vaccine mandates and venues. People saying, ‘I’m not going to that venue because of the vaccine mandate’ and this, that and the other.

descended on Rockefeller Center for the MTV Video Music Awards in 2006.The When We Were Young festival is going down with some of the most iconic acts in emo and pop-punk music of the last two decades, including My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Dashboard Confessional, Jimmy Eat World, Bright Eyes, Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Alkaline Trio and AFI, to name a few expected to appear at the one-day-only showcase at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Nevada on Saturday, Oct. 22.The presale for entry begins Jan.

The Wrap reported. Immediately following its debut many took to social media to critique the speed at which the doc was released, less than a month since 10 concertgoers died after fans rushed the stage while Travis Scott was performing at the Nov.

her verse on “Butter” before joining BTS for the final refrain.

wasn’t alone when she slurred profanities at a group of fans on Saturday. The ’80s singing sensation — now age 50 — was caught on camera verbally abusing concertgoers at her show in Lake Park, Florida.

peeing on a fan onstage — while insisting she’s “not a shock artist.”“I have always pushed the limits in music and on stage.

urinating in a male concertgoer’s face in Florida.The 36-year-old rock singer went dead silent after a video of the obscene act went viral Monday on social media, prompting international pundits to describe her as “disgusting,” “devilish” and “pure trash.”Urista told crowds at last Thursday’s Welcome to Rockville festival in Daytona Beach that she needed to use the restroom, before inviting a male fan up onstage.

found itself in dire straits. Venues were shuttering, stages were silent and musicians and fans had to make do with awkward Zoom performances.

Some Billy Joel songs just hit you differently now, 21 months after the Piano Man last tinkled those ivories at Madison Square Garden on Feb.

a college student in California. “I can tell her if you’d like.”Excited fans shouted on as McConnell began, nervously, “Okay, there’s a lot of people!” The amused Styles egged her on: “There is a lot of people.

wrote in a statement Monday.Tritt canceled four upcoming shows in Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois and Kentucky.“Any show I have booked that discriminates against concert-goers by requiring proof of vaccination, a COVID test, or a mask is being canceled immediately,” the “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin'” singer said.Guitarist Eric Clapton and comic Jim Breuer have also said they would not perform at venues that require vaccination proof.Artists like Bruce Springsteen and the Foo Fighters have taken the

last performance at the Big Sip stage, he suffered numerous symptoms directly linked with his current medical situation,” the rep said. “As of today, Steve will be retiring from Smash Mouth to focus on his physical and mental health.”On Oct.

seemingly giving a Nazi salute to the crowd.TikTok user @doesthisfeelgood caught the wild show during the Big Sip beer fest in Bethel, NY, and the footage has since been making the rounds online.The clip showed the band having technical issues during the performance as they struggled to play over a seemingly broken PA system.

“The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Monday with Astley, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue to announce the tour. The boy band last embarked on a MixTape Tour in 2019 to celebrate their 30th anniversary.

“Love on Tour” performance during Thursday night’s concert in Detroit to address one of his fans, whom he spotted holding a poster that asked, “Should I text him?”Blessedly, one concertgoer captured the entire exchange on video and shared it with the world.“I have a question: Is he nice to you?” he queried. Styles, of course, is already known for being that guy — totally in touch with his softer side and sartorially comfortable with his sexuality.

performing from a chair for almost all of his concerts and using a cane for what little walking that he did.Still, by the time the tour came to Madison Square Garden in October 2019, Collins was vigorously belting out such beloved classics as “Another Day in Paradise,” “Sussudio” and “In the Air Tonight.” And playing the unmistakable drum part on the latter track  —  indeed, skins throughout the whole show — was Collins’ 20-year-old son Nic. And it’s Nic who will be playing the drums throughout

Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas have carried on as a duo and will bring their “Celebration of ‘CrazySexyCool’ ” tour — in honor of their 1994 smash album — to the Coney Island Amphitheater on Saturday.Here, T-Boz, 51, and Chilli, 50, share why they never replaced Left Eye, how they give themselves TLC — and whether they’re more crazy, sexy or cool after all these years.November marks the 30th anniversary of your debut single, “Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg.” What are your special memories of recording that song?C

A post shared by Elton John (@eltonjohn)“Aww — rest up my friend — we will all wait for you as long as you need!” wrote singer Jewel. The legendary pop star only recently added final dates to the tour, which would have launched in January 2022 and taken him into March 2023.

social media post, Kiss said the whole band and the crew members traveling with them on the tour are fully vaccinated. Members of Kiss “and their crew have operated in a bubble independently to safeguard everyone as much as possible at each show and in between shows,” the band wrote in the statement. “The tour also has a COVID safety protocol officer on staff full-time that is ensuring everyone is closely following all CDC guidelines,” the statement continued. 

“Homecoming” concert at Central Park was abruptly halted in the middle of Barry Manilow’s performance Saturday evening — as lightning storms tied to approaching Hurricane Henri descended on the Big Apple.Concertgoers were told at 7:37 p.m.

Rolling Stone said.

Global Citizen Live is a wonderful progression from our partnership during the Vax Live campaign, event, and primetime broadcast,” Katie Hill, senior vice president of Global Citizen, said in a press release.

released his 39th studio album, “Rough and Rowdy Ways,” and in December 2020, he sold his entire six-decade catalog of songs to Universal Music Group in a deal thought to be the biggest of its kind.

said in a statement.

getting restless about when his “Love On Tour” dates would be finalized. But now they’re singing “Adore You” to him, as the “Watermelon Sugar” singer just came out with an updated list.

“Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour.”“The shows that I announce today will be my final tour dates ever in North America and Europe,” John said in a statement. “I’m going to go out in the biggest possible way, performing at my very best, with the most spectacular production I’ve ever had, playing in places that have meant so much to me throughout my career.”John is now set to perform in additional European cities and several major North American cities.

score tickets at no cost to take part in the Macy’s annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular, and of course, finally see a concert in person.The band gave fans the heads up on Twitter Saturday, inviting followers to request tickets.

Gloria Gaynor belts out “I Will Survive” at Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage at the Coney Island Amphitheater on July 17, the 1978 anthem will take on a whole new meaning after the world came to a pause — and live music stopped — in 2020.Because it will symbolize that, once again, New York has endured.“It’s a really big moment,” said Erika Elliott, Executive Artistic Director, noting that SummerStage — whose biggest shows take place at Central Park — had a series of digital events

unplugged by the pandemic, and a year earlier than organizers once predicted it would return.The festival’s lineup will be unveiled Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., and tickets will go on sale at noon, Chicago officials said.“Here in Chicago, the word ‘Lollapalooza’ has always been synonymous with summer, great music and four days of unforgettable fun — which made last year’s decision to postpone it all the more difficult,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a news release.To enter the four-day festival

Innovative indie act the Flaming Lips performed two shows in Oklahoma this month, protecting their fans and themselves from one another by placing everyone inside their own inflatable bubble so as to make the concert “safer than going to the grocery store,” said frontman Wayne Coyne.“We collect everybody and then we take them row by row to their bubbles,” Coyne, a long-time bubble enthusiast, told Rolling Stone last month of the strategy.

Twitter announcement — though the folks at Gov Ball have reserved their right to make changes based on public health recommendations at that time.“Given that vaccines are rolling out and many experts predict a return to live music events in the Fall, we are hopeful,” reads a recent update on GovernorsBallMusicFestival.com.

playing outside after contracting COVID-19 in late March and initially fearing she wouldn’t have the lung power to sing again.“On Day 11 of my quarantine, I finally had the energy to crawl onto my fire escape — and had a feeling of relief,” said the 47-year-old. “I decided then to make my music my top priority.”Although she had previously sang with the groups the Lovely and Ready Jane, Fiore was without a band at the time.

VIP-like boxes to individual bubbles for every attendee.But breakthrough scientific research might be music to live-show lovers’ ears.Concerts are not the riskiest endeavors in the age of COVID-19, according to a new study out of Germany which tested attendees at an indoor venue.The researchers ran simulations based on the behavior of masked participants over a 10-hour span. All the participants tested negative for the virus before joining the experiment.

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