Art Of Anarchy release their third studio album, ‘Let There Be Anarchy’,  on February 16 via Pavement Music. Jon Votta (guitar),Vince Votta (drums) and guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal are joined by vocalist Jeff Scott Soto and bassist Tony Dickinson.

The Black Keys new album ‘Ohio Players’ is due out through Nonesuch on April 5.

Tony Iommi revealed in his New Year message that the Tony Martin era Black Sabbath box set is due for release in May.

The Black Crowes release their first new album in fifteen years, ‘Happiness Bastards’, on March 15 via  their own record label Silver Arrow Records.

Blaze Bayley releases his latest album ‘Circle Of Stone’ on February 25.

Bon Jovi have an exclusive limited-edition, 40th anniversary edition of their self-titled debut album released as a ruby colour vinyl LP on March 24 and limited-edition cassette on April 5 via Island/UMR.

Parlophone Records have announced details of a limited-edition David Bowie album called ‘Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth).’ It will be released for Record Store Day on 20 April.

Kate Bush’s 1982 album ‘The Dreaming’ is being re-issued on vinyl, with new artwork and renamed ‘The Dreaming Escapologist Edition’ on February 14.

Cruzh have announced the release of their new album, ‘The Jungle Revolution’, on March 22 on Frontiers. They have released ‘FL89′ ahead of the album.

The Dandy Warhols have released new single ‘Danzig With Myself’ featuring Pixies’ Frank Black. The track is taken from new album ‘Rockmaker’, which is out  on 15 March.

Elbow have released a new song, ‘Lover’s Leap’, ahead of their latest album ‘Audio Vertigo’, which is released on March 22 on Polydor/Geffen.

Triumph guitarist Rik Emmett has a best of collection released on March 1 via Dekko Entertainment, entitled ‘Diamonds – The Best of the Hard Rock Years 1990 – 1995′.

The End Machine release their new album ‘The Quantum Phase’ on March 8 through Frontiers.

A new Steven Wilson remix of Gentle Giant’s 1977 album ‘The Missing Piece’ is released on CD, Blu-ray and coloured vinyl through Chrysalis records on February 23.

Hammer King release their new album ‘König und Kaiser’ on March 22 on Napalm Records.

Jadis release their new album ‘More Questions Than Answers’ in the spring.

James release their new album ‘Yummy’ on April 12 via Virgin Music, with the single ‘This Is Love’ out now.

Billy Joel releases his first new song in nearly two decades. ‘Turn the Lights Back On’ is released worldwide on February 1.

Kill The Lights, who feature ex-Bullet For My Valentine bassist Jason “Jay” James and drummer Michael “Moose” Thomas, will release their new album, ‘Death Melodies’, on March 8 via Fearless Records.

Mark Knopfler releases his latest album ‘One Deep River’ on April 12 via Blue Note.

Kreator plan to record their next album in 2025 and a documentary on the band is also planned for release in the same year.

Sam Lee releases his new album ‘songdreaming’ on March 15 via Cooking Vinyl.

Arjen Lucassen has resurrected an early 1990s project with singer Robert Soeterboek. They will release ‘The Long-Lost Songs’ as Lucassen & Soeterboek’s Plan Nine through Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group on May 17.

MC5 aim to release their delayed album ‘Heavy Lifting’ later this year. It features guests including Slash, Tom Morello and Vernon Reid.

Phil Mogg’s solo album, ‘Mogg’s Hotel’, is due for release in February.

Billy Morrison (Billy Idol, the Cult) releases his third solo album ‘The Morrison Project’ on April 19 via TLG/Virgin Music Group. Guests include Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, DMC, Al Jourgensen, Steve Vai, Steve Stevens, JOHN5 and more.

Motorhead release ‘The Löst Tapes – The Collection (Vol. 1-5) 8CD Boxset’ on February 23.

Two members of Fates Warning, singer Ray Alder and guitarist Jim Matheos, have formed North Sea Echoes. They release their debut album ‘Really Good Terrible Things’ on February 23 via Metal Blade.

Dan Patlansky will release his new album ‘Movin’ On’ on March 1.

The Quill has announced their 11th album, ‘Wheel Of Illusion’, out on March 29 on Metalville Records.

Troy Redfern releases his latest album ‘Invocation’ on May 7 through RED7 Records. He has recently released another single of the album entitled ‘The Strange’.

Ride release their new album ‘Interplay’ on March 29 via Wichita Recordings/PIAS.

The Rolling Stones release a new live album from their 2002-03 Licks World Tour. ‘The Rolling Stones Live at the Wiltern’ features the band’s November 4, 2002, concert from Los Angeles’ Wiltern Theatre and it is released n March 8.

Tuk Smith & the Restless Hearts have released their latest single ‘Take The Long Way’ via Golden Robot Records.

Stryper plan to release two albums this year. An acoustic one, which has been in the works for awhile, and a electric one.

Timson release their debut album ‘Forever’s Not Enough’ on January 12.

The Treatment  (pictured) have released a new single ‘Back To The 1970’s’ from their upcoming album ‘Waking Up The Neighbourhood’, which will be released via Frontiers later this year.

Former Journey bassist Ross Valroy releases his debut solo album ‘All of the Above’ in April.

The Who will release in its entirety their Shea Stadium show from 1982′s first farewell tour on CD and vinyl for the first time. ‘Live at Shea Stadium 1982′ arrives on March 1.

Zebra re-release of their first album on coloured vinyl with a bonus disc of rarities and out-takes later in 2024. The band are also working on a new studio album and are planning a box set release too.

Newly announced UK tours (2024 unless stated):

Alkaline Trio (Jul), Anthrax + Kreator + Testament (Nov), the Black Crowes (May), Blondie (Jun), Eagles + Steely Dan (May-Jun Manchester), the Fierce & the Dead (Oct), Korn, Kula Shaker (Apr-May), Dan Patlansky (Apr), Robert Plant with Saving Grace (Mar-Jul), the Teskey Brothers (Sep), These Wicked Rivers (May), Richard Thompson (May-Jun), Robin Trower (May), Wednesday 13 (Oct-Nov), the Wildhearts (Jun 6 London),

Upcoming (Gigs – UK)

Newly announced US & European tours (2024 unless stated):

Asking Alexandria (US), Bush (US), Clutch (US), Dixie Dregs + Steve Morse Band (US), Dokken (US), the Doobie Brothers + Steve Winwood (US), Dust Bolt (EU), Melissa Etheridge + Jewel (US), Ace Frehley (US), Lita Ford (US), In Flames (US), Billy Joel + Stevie Nicks + Sting (US), Junkyard (US), Kamelot (US), Kansas (US), Kraftwerk (US), Last In Line (US), Avril Lavigne + Simple Plan + All Time Low (US), Little Caesar (US), Lynch Mob (US farewell tour), Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (US farewell tour), Orange Goblin (AU), Stephen Pearcy (US), Pixies + Modest Mouse (US), Sleep Token (US), the Southern River Band (AU), Scott Stapp (US), Static X + Sevendust (US), Stryper (acoustic US), Sum 41 (US), Tesla (US), Third Eye Blind (US), Uriah Heep + Saxon (US), Vicious Rumors + Raven (US), Rick Wakeman – farewell shows (US), Zebra (US),

Upcoming (USA/ROW)

Joe Perry hopes Aerosmith will resume their farewell tour in the summer or fall/autumn of 2024.

Manowar’s first US gig in a decade. which will take place on November 30 at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, has now sold out.

Postponed/cancelled gigs & tours

Corey Taylor has cancelled his upcoming US tour.

Nine Skies have cancelled their UK tour which was due to start in March.

Steve Harley is rescheduling all shows that were scheduled to take place between  March and June 2024, whilst he recovers from ill health. Most shows have been rescheduled to 2025, bar shows at Whitby, Stafford and Solihull which have been cancelled. Shows that were scheduled for October and November 2024 have also been cancelled.

Metal Church have cancelled all their planned shows for 2024 as guitarist Kurt Vanderhoof undergoes treatment for his back.

Vinyl sales in the UK during 2023 topped 5.9m units, aided by the likes of new albums from the Rolling Stones and Taylor Swift. These represent the highest annual vinyl sales since 1990.

EMI was the top streaming label in the UK in 2023, followed by RCA. Warner’s Rhino Music was the top streaming catalogue label.

Streaming accounted for 87.7% of music consumption in the UK last year, according to UK record industry trade group BPI, with 179.6 billion streams being delivered across 2023. CD sales are still in decline, down 6.9% on 2022, and cassette sales were down by 30%, from 195,000 units to 136,000 units.

ABBA’s Voyage, the band’s digital concert residency, contributed £322.6m in turnover to the London economy in 2023.

Plans are afoot for a stage musical based on Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ film.

London’s O2 Arena has revealed that more than 2.5m arena tickets were sold in 2023.

TikTok’s Add To Music App has now been out rolled to 19 more countries, following a joint US and UK launch in November 2023.

Roger Daltrey has announced that he is stepping down as curator of the annual Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall after this year’s series. He has overseen the gigs since they began in 2000. From 2025, each year’s performers will be selected by a different guest curator.

The BBC has announced plans to auction off 285,000 vinyl records from its vaults over the next year and a half. They include rarities from The Beatles, David Bowie and more. The first lot – which also includes a number of pieces of old equipment – will go up for sale on 30 January.

Michael Bolton is recovering from surgery to remove a brain tumour and his 2024 live dates are to be confirmed later this year.

A new spin-off radio station is launching in February called Boom Rock to go with Boom Radio and Boom Light. Nicky Horne is one of the presenters and he currently presents the drivetime show on Boom.

An Elvis Presley avatar will form part of a virtual performance show due to premiere in London in November. Titled Elvis Evolution, the digital version of the Elvis is being created by Layered Reality.

Christine McVie’s ‘Songbird’ Yamaha C3 Baby Grand Piano she played on stage with Fleetwood Mac for two decades is the star lot of an upcoming charity auction. Proceeds go to the charity MusiCares, which was founded by the Recording Academy in 1989.

In Through the Out Door…line-up changes

Arch Enemy have “amicably” parted ways with long-time guitarist Jeff Loomis and his replacement is Joey Conception.

JOANovARC have added two new members – Chloe Whitworth (drums/backing vocals) & Emma Hodgson (lead vocals/guitar) – and the band plan to tour and release new music later this year.

John Mitchell (Frost*, It Bites, Lonely Robot) has replaced Jonathan Casey in the David Cross Band.

Drummer Daniel Hill has left Enuff Z’Nuff.

Diamond Head drummer Karl Wilcox has joined Tank for their upcoming live dates and recording their new album.

Guitarist Mark Stephenson and bassist Paul Hamilton have left the Darker My Horizon, with Jamie Bannon and Mike Wigglesworth replacing them respectively.

Bruce Kulick has left Grand Funk Railroad, after twenty three years in the band.

Bassist Joey Vera has left Mercyful Fate, with Becky Baldwin replacing him.

Guitarist Tommy Johansson has left Sabbaton.

Reckless Love have announced that they are taking a break from touring and recording, plus drummer Hessu Maxx is leaving the band.

Asking Alexandra’s founding guitarist and main songwriter Ben Bruce has announced he is leaving the band to spend more time with his family.

Grateful Dead producer and archivist John Cutler

Director David Leland who worked with George Harrison, Paul McArtney and the Travelling Wilburys

Phil Hare singer, songwriter & guitarist

Del Palmer, long time bassist and engineer for Kate Bush

Annie Nightingale, the first female DJ on BBC Radio 1 and presenter on The Old Grey Whistle Test throughout the 1980’s

Mary Weiss, lead singer with the Shangri-Las

Singer songwriter Melanie and one of the stars of the original Woodstock festival

Former Kingdom Come and Scorpions drummers James Kottak

Magnum guitarist and songwriter Tony Clarkin. His family released the following statement: “On behalf of the family it is with profound sadness that daughter Dionne Clarkin is sharing the news of the passing of Tony Clarkin. Following a short illness, he died peacefully surrounded by his girls on Sunday 7th January 2024.”

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