the 70s: Last News

Earth Wind and Fire just announced they’re striking out on a 2025 tour that will send them to venues all over North America from June through August.As of now, it appears the R&B hitmakers don’t have any East Coast dates lined up for the summer. Rather, they’ll be sticking to the West Coast and Midwest on their 22-concert run.Notable stops include a three-night stint at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl from July 2-4, the Cincinnati Music Festival on July 25 and Detroit’s Fox Theatre on Aug.

The Sex Pistols announced they’re hitting theaters and ballrooms all over the U.S. and Canada on their fall 2025 tour.As of now, no New York concert has officially been set, although the punk icons shared that they’d be playing in Brooklyn on Sept.

Mick Fleetwood — the legendary band’s namesake drummer — in the studio.The 75-year-old singer-guitarist sat in on studio sessions with Fleetwood, 77, who is working on a new solo album.Swedish producer Carl Falk — who is collaborating with Fleetwood on the LP — posted about the Macters’ reunion on Threads.“Slightly unreal moment to sit with Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood to play Lindsey the album we have been working on,” Falk wrote. “And to see his genuine happiness for Mick to finally do his own album and offering to play guitar and to sing on it.

‘The Queens Tour’ that will send the powerhouse quartet to arenas all over North America this May and June.Near the end of the brief run, the foursome is slated to stop in at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday, May 24.I’m beyond excited to hit the road with three incredible women for a tour that will be nothing short of legendary,” Khan, 71, shared on Instagram.

still “The Boss” at 80 — and, over six decades into her legendary career, she’s working on keeping up that title.“I’ll never retire,” Ross, who will turn 81 on March 26, told an audience of adoring fans at the second of two sold-out shows at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre on Saturday. In a year that has seen the deaths of such other music legends as Roberta Flack, Marianne Faithfull and Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, it was a welcome reminder that we still have other eternal pop icons among us.Indeed, Ross’ shows at Kings Theatre, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the venue, came as other octogenarian all-timers are still making moves — from 82-year-old Paul McCartney’s string of club shows at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom to Paul Simon, 83, announcing that he was un-retiring from the road for his “A Quiet Celebration” tour starting April 4 to Mick Jagger, 81, rocking the Oscars with a surprise appearance to present the Best Original Song award on Sunday.If anything, Ross’ two-night stand was a reminder that we should appreciate this eternal goddess while she is still here, blessing us with her presence.While other divas of her generation have passed on — from Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner to, most recently, Flack — Ross is still flexing her “Muscles.”When she opened to “I’m Coming Out” — her 1980 anthem that continues to symbolize liberation and empowerment for both the LGBTQ community and anyone else who needs a feather-boa-lifting boost — Ross was a true living legend in red ruffles.

Bachman-Turner Overdrive just announced their co-headlining ‘Roll On Down The Highway Tour’ with Marshall Tucker Band featuring Jefferson Starship or The Outlaws on select dates.The ’70s icons’ jaunt is a short one; BTO and MTB are touring together just from July 18 through Aug. 3.

Roberta Flack so completely owned “Killing Me Softly with His Song” — her signature tune that topped the charts in 1973 — it’s hard to believe that it wasn’t actually her song originally.In fact, the classic — which won Flack her second consecutive Record of the Year Grammy in 1974, after “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” triumphed in 1973 — was a cover of Lori Lieberman’s original version that appeared on her 1972 self-titled debut album.“It was a guitar-based folk song,” Lieberman, 73, told The Post. “My version was a small folk song.”But Flack — who died at 88 on Monday after years of health challenges, including ALS — transformed “Killing Me Softly with His Song” into something much bigger, a tune for the ages.

too shocking.Alice Cooper — America’s premier shock rocker — just announced he’s extending his ongoing ‘Too Close For Comfort Tour’ that began in 2023 into spring and summer 2025.The news isn’t particularly surprising because the 77-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has been touring steadily since the late 1960s. Based on our findings, ‘Too Close For Comfort’ is actually his 40th (!) career tour.On this go-round, the “No More Mr.

The Doobie Brothers took shape in San Jose, CA.Since their 1970 inception, Michael McDonald, Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, John McFee and co. have produced six top-ten albums, had 16 (!) songs hit the Billboard Top 40 and won a pair of Grammy Awards.Still, regardless of their countless accolades, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are “takin’ it to the streets” once again in 2025, this time with special guest The Coral Reefer Band aka Jimmy Buffett’s backing band.From August through September, the “China Grove” rockers will hit venues all over North America on their ‘Walk The Road Tour’ in support of their new album with the same name, which hit shelves June 6.Early in the run, the veteran hitmakers are scheduled to make four stops in New York and New Jersey.First, The Doobie Brothers swing into Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center on Thursday, Aug. 7.

Peter Frampton is going on tour.The legendary “Frampton Comes Alive!” singer just announced his ten-concert ‘Let’s Do It Again! Tour’ that will hit arenas, theaters, casinos and performing arts centers all over North America from late March through mid-April.That includes stops at Port Chester, NY’s The Capitol Theatre on Tuesday, April 1, Atlantic City, NJ’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday, April 5 and New Brunswick, NJ’s State Theatre on Monday, April 7.“I am so thrilled to be able to come out and play again for you,” the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee said. “It’s been a spectacular year, looking forward to seeing everyone soon.”What makes this brief outing so remarkable is that the former Humble Pie frontman and star of the 1978 “Sgt.

Bill Murray will resume his recently-extended 2025 tour with his bluesy backing band The Blood Brothers led by Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia.Along the way, the deadpan 74-year-old comic actor will make a pair of New York stops.First up, Murray and co. are slated to swing into Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre on Friday, Feb.

Sally Struthers wanted to quit “All in the Family” — and blames its creator, the late Norman Lear.The actress, 77, opened up about being on the sitcom from 1971 to 1979 and working with the showrunner, who died in 2023 at age 101. Struthers said on the Monday episode of the “Let’s Talk About That! With Larry Saperstein and Jacob Bellotti” podcast that she finally felt comfortable opening up about him because “he’s gone.” As she put it: “I wasn’t a huge fan of his.” “All those years on the show, Norman and his wife would have dinner parties,” recalled Struthers.

AC/DC will play 13 stadiums all over the U.S. on their ‘Power Up Tour’ with The Pretty Reckless from April 10 through May 28.Unfortunately, the Rock Hall of Famers don’t have a New York or New Jersey concert on their itinerary at the moment.

Jon Anderson, the former singer of the legendary prog rock group, just announced he’s embarking on an 18-concert run with The Band Geeks this April and May.Near the end of the trek, the “Owner Of A Lonely Heart” vocalist will make a trio of Tri-State stops at North Tonawanda, NY’s Riviera Theater on Wednesday, April 30, Westbury, NY’s Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair on Friday, May 16 and Carteret, NJ’s Carteret Performing Arts Center on Sunday, May 18.“The evening will consist of YES epics and classics as well as songs from [Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks’] debut album ‘TRUE’ which was released in August 2024 to worldwide critical acclaim,” Anderson shared on Instagram. They’ll also be promoting their upcoming “Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks Live – Perpetual Change” album, which hits shelves March 14.Prior to this nationwide outing, the 80-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer last toured the U.S.

James Taylor recently announced he’s going on a 25-show North American tour with his All-Star Band and special guest Tiny Habits in spring and summer 2025.Near the end of the run, he’ll make his sole New York stop on the nationwide trek when he drops into Canandaigua’s Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center on Sunday, June 29.There may be more New York gigs in his future, though. According to Taylor’s Instagram announcement, more dates will be announced at a later date.In addition to the tour, the “Fire and Rain” singer is also slated to headline at the 2025 Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI.

Coachella announced Kraftwerk as one of the many headliners on their genre-bending 2025 lineup.It turns out the electro pioneers have a few more shows lined up next year.Starting next March, the legendary group is embarking on a 25-show North American headlining ‘Multimedia Tour’ to celebrate the 50th album of their seminal 1975 album “Autobahn.”Early in the run, Ralf Hütter, Falk Grieffenhagen and co. will drop into New York for a pair of shows.

Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks in Fleetwood Mac.Indeed, the two Fleetwood Mac songbirds forged an instant bond when Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined the group alongside McVie, her then-husband John McVie and Mick Fleetwood in 1974.But first, Nicks had to pass a chemistry test with McVie at a New Year’s dinner at the Mexican restaurant El Carmen in Los Angeles that Fleetwood arranged.According to Lesley-Ann Jones’ new biography “Songbird: An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie, the Black Magic Woman” instantly clicked with her future bandmate over tacos and tequila.“It was critical that I got on with [Stevie],” McVie says in “Songbird.” “Because I’d never played with another girl. But I liked her instantly.

The Jackson 5 were on top of the world.That year alone, “I Want You Back,” “ABC,” “The Love You Save” and “I’ll Be There” all reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and Michael, Jermaine, Tito, Jackie and Marlon could seemingly do no wrong.54 short years later, a lot has changed but the group is still going strong.“We have a Jackson party onstage,” Marlon Jackson told the New York Post in an exclusive interview about the Motown group’s upcoming short tour.

Alan Parsons in the background working as a “tea boy” aka a tape operator.This fall, the 75-year-old tape operator turned rock star will be front and center.From October through December, The Alan Parsons Project have gigs lined up at theaters, arts centers, casinos and music fairs all over North America as part of their ongoing ‘Reset and Power Back On Tour.’That includes shows at Englewood, NJ’s Bergen Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Nov. 14, Westbury, NY’s Westbury Music Fair on Sunday, Nov.

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True to the raw, anarchic spirit of punk-rock, the Ramones played as dirty as those notoriously filthy CBGB bathrooms when they got a spontaneous offer from their first manager at the holy underground in New York’s East Village in 1975.“They wanted to be in my column in the SoHo Weekly News. And I kept saying, ‘I can’t make it,’ ” legendary Ramones manager Danny Fields told The Post about seeing the iconic New York band at the club that they first played 50 years ago on Aug. 16, 1974.