The band played five dates in April 2018, at Moscow , St Petersburg , Helsinki , Berlin , and Prague . The shows were well-attended, with Helsinki a sell-out. The set-list again varied from night-to-night, with an almost 50/50 selection of Rainbow and Deep Purple songs.
On December 13, 2017, it was announced that Bon Jovi would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018, after winning the 2017 fan ballot with over 1.1 million votes. Jon Bon Jovi invited Sambora and Such to appear with the band at the Rock and…
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From September through October 2016 Aerosmith embarked on a nine-date tour of Latin America, called the Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Tour , preceded by a performance at the Kaaboo Festival in San Diego, California , on September 17. In November 2016, Aerosmith announced that they would be going on a…
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Rainbow released another live album and DVD, Memories in Rock II in 2018, which chronicles a live show in Germany. The final track on the album, “Waiting for a Sign”, is a studio track recorded with the current band line-up, and marked Rainbow’s first song in 23 years.
In January 2018, Def Leppard announced they would embark on a 58-date North American tour with Journey . The tour included ten dates in baseball stadiums, a first for the band, with special guests Cheap Trick. The tour was highly successful, as the bands played in front of more than…
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In 2018, during the North American tour with Def Leppard, Journey topped the Billboard Hot Tours List by grossing more than $30 million over 17 shows.
In August 2017, the band celebrated the 30th anniversary of Hysteria by releasing a collector’s edition box. The singles were also re-released on vinyl.
Rainbow embarked on a four-date UK tour in June 2017. It kicked off with the band’s first show in London since 1995 at the second annual Stone Free Festival at The O2 , followed by shows in Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham; the Manchester show was cancelled following the Manchester Arena…
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Despite an earlier decision not to release new music, Blackmore revealed in a May 2017 interview with Burrn! magazine that Rainbow were in the studio recording two new tracks. Blackmore stated, “I wrote one new song, and also recorded one of the old ones. Ronnie, who is in Madrid now,…
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In a May 2017 appearance on Castellano’s “Band Geek” podcast, Bloom confirmed that there were tentative plans to release a new album in 2018 and that the band was currently considering offers from multiple record labels. He also stated that former bassist Danny Miranda would be playing with the band…
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