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DEVO just announced they’re returning to the road for their ’50 Years of De-Evolution…Continued’ tour from May through August.These 16 shows — including three festival dates and a special guest slot opening for My Chemical Romance in Chicago — are the latest leg of the group’s farewell tour, which began in earnest in 2023 yet shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.“I’m looking forward to 2073,” Mark Mothersbaugh joked in an interview with The Guardian two years ago. “We’ll play 100th anniversary Devo shows and then maybe retire.”On this go-round, Mark Mothersbaugh and the witty avant-garde hitmakers behind “Whip It,” “Uncontrollable Urge,” Gut Feeling” and so many more iconic, ironic anthems are scheduled to drop into Brooklyn’s Paramount Theater on Tuesday, May 6.Prior to that, they’re set to perform at Radio City Music Hall’s star-studded “SNL: The Homecoming Concert” on Feb.

“Deliver Me from Nowhere.”After filming wrapped on the movie — starring Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen — the Boss’ props came in “the most gorgeous texts I’ve ever had in my life,” Graham said on Edith Bowman’s “Soundtracking” podcast.“I’m racing to get to the airport, and I got this text, and it was so beautiful,” he shared. “It just said: ‘Better than any award that I could ever receive in my life.’“He’s an icon. He’s a hero.

Lisa Lisa portrayed her own mother in her recent Lifetime biopic “Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story.”But she almost made an even splashier acting turn as Eddie Murphy’s love interest — who also just so happened to be named Lisa — in the 1988 classic “Coming to America.”“That was crazy,” Lisa Velez, 59, told The Post about almost getting her big-screen close-up three years after breaking out with 1985’s “I Wonder If I Take You Home,” her debut single with Cult Jam.“We were hanging out, Eddie and I, back in the day with Mike Tyson. I remember when he wanted to do a rom-comer, he wanted to test it out [to see if there was any chemistry].”Lisa Lisa apparently passed the test.“Later on I was sent a script, and they offered me that part, which was amazing,” she said of the role of Queens, New York resident Lisa McDowell, who is courted by Murphy’s Prince Akeem from the fictional African country of Zamunda in the beloved romantic comedy.But it was never meant to be for Lisa Lisa to be the future queen of Zamunda.“I was married then, and I showed my then husband [John Yulfo] the script, and he did not want me to do that,” she said.

Jennifer Lopez, there was Lisa Lisa.And the Latina diva who broke straight outta Hell’s Kitchen with “I Wonder If I Take You Home” 40 years ago gave her fellow Nuyorican an early boost of boricua power early in her career.“We were actually in rehearsals for the ‘Let the Beat Hit ’Em’ video, the artist born Lisa Velez, 59, told The Post about her 1991 hit with Cult Jam. “That’s when I met her.“And Darrin Henson was the choreographer was the choreographer for that video.

Def Leppard announced they’ve added a handful of shows to their 2025 tour with special guests Bret Michaels, The Struts, Extreme and Brother Cane joining them on select dates.As of now, the “Pour Some Sugar On Me” group has four Tri-state area stops lined up.First, they slated to headline at Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino Event Center on Saturday, June 28. After that, they hit Uncasville, CT’s Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday, July 3, Bethel, NY’s Bethel Woods Center For The Arts on Sunday, July 20 and Saratoga Springs, NY’s Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, July 22.In total, the Rock Hall of Famers have 23 shows and festival appearances lined up this spring and summer.“The Summer is heatin’ up with seven more nights to rock with YOU,” the band shared via Instagram.

Cyndi Lauper has announced the final North American tour dates of her Farewell Tour, culminating in two August dates at the historic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. And if we were to put money on it, we’d guess that those dates will be rife with special guests (Chaka Khan, Sam Smith, and Hayley Williams of Paramore have already made appearances this tour).

Rick Springfield is wrapping his head around a troubling discovery.The “Jessie’s Girl” singer, 75, recently found out that he still has brain damage from an onstage fall 25 years ago. It was a surprising finding from a Prenuvo whole-body MRI scan.“I fell 25 feet, hit my head and then wood came down and hit my head, and then my head hit the stage again,” Springfield told People magazine about the 2000 incident at a Las Vegas show.“I thought I had just broken my wrist, but on the scan I found out I have some brain damage from the fall, so I’m working on trying to repair that,” he said.Although Springfield said that many people “don’t want to know what’s wrong with them,” he believes that knowledge is power when it comes to your health — a lesson he learned from his father.“My dad died from not wanting to know,” he said.

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.

Adam Fields oversaw the production of the iconic 1985 flick and, 40 years later, shared some insight into how the now-cult classic was originally pitched as a play.“John Hughes was a nobody when he sent me that script,” Fields exclusively told The Post at the opening of Tarantino | Pulp Rock at Hollywood Park earlier this month. “He sent it to me as a play, which I don’t know if I really want to talk about that, but it all took place in a classroom, and I said, ‘Why don’t you write a play? We’re in the movie business.'”“He goes, ‘Well, you know, I haven’t really worked with actors before, so I thought a play would be a good idea,” Fields said of Hughes’ response.

Pat Benatar and her husband Neil Giraldo are dropping a hardcover picture book for children called “My Grandma and Grandpa Rock!”While we anxiously await the release of the lyrical read-aloud “that celebrates all kinds of grandparents from all walks of life―from plumbers to yoga instructors to…rock stars,” fans of their music can catch the pair live on the road this spring.From April through June, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are striking out on a 26-concert North American tour.That includes gigs at Verona, NY’s Turning Stone Resort & Casino on Friday, May 16 and Albany’s Palace Theatre on Wednesday, May 21.To close the run, the “Heartbreaker” couple hit Louisville, KY’s Bourbon and Beyond Festival, which takes place Sept. 11-14.

Morrissey just announced he’s going on a 12-concert North American tour this April and May.As of now, the former The Smiths frontman does not have a Tri-state area show in the books. The closest he’ll get to New York or New Jersey are his last three gigs on the short run in Atlanta (May 14), St.

Simple Minds announced they’re striking out on a huge North American tour in honor of the 40th anniversary of their seminal album “Once Upon A Time” that spawned the hits “Alive and Kicking” “All The Things She Said” and “Sanctify Yourself” along with “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” which has been retroactively added to a remastered bonus disc.This nationwide trek, the group’s first proper U.S. run since 2018, includes stops at Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center on Wednesday, June 11 and Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Friday, June 13.They won’t be going it alone either.The Scottish synth-pop icons will be joined by ’80s legends Soft Cell and Modern English at all shows.“Hindsight is a glorious thing!” frontman Jim Kerr said.

Billy Idol left his seminal punk band Generation X and struck out on his own as a solo artist in New York City.44 years and countless hits later, the iconic rocker is finally headlining Madison Square Garden.Idol, 69, just announced his 2025 ‘It’s A Nice Day To…Tour Again’ tour with special guest Joan Jett and The Blackhearts that will send the pair to arenas, amphitheaters and music pavilions all over North America from April through September.That includes MSG, which he’ll bring “White Wedding,” “Dancing With Myself,” “Rebel Yell,” “Eyes Without A Face,” “Mony Mony” and so many more classics to on Wednesday, Aug. 20.He’ll also drop into Saratoga Springs’ Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Aug.

Morrissey‘s — aka “the Pope of Mope” — three shows to close out 2024.The former The Smiths frontman is scheduled to headline at Los Angeles’ The United Theater on Broadway on Dec. 28-29 and then the Hollywood Palladium on Dec.

People magazine of the series.“A Man on the Inside” is based on a real-life story, chronicled in the 2020 documentary “The Mole Agent.”“There’s something inherently funny about a 76-year-old man who is a [retired] college professor, his life shut down, his daughter’s worried, so she says, ‘Get a project,’ and he happens to whimsically find a project where he becomes an undercover spy in a retirement home,” Danson told the outlet.He continued, “We get to explore aging, all those things that, in this country, sometimes we’re afraid to talk about, memory loss, everything, we broach with a tenderness and a seriousness still contained in a kind of light-hearted, joyful way.”“I’m so happy because I’m 76 and I get to be part of this conversation, which is becoming more and more of my conversation in life,” he said.Danson made his TV debut in 1975 on the soap opera “Somerset” and made one-off appearances in several series like “Laverne & Shirley,” “Magnum P.I.” and “Taxi” before landing his breakout role on “Cheers.”“Cheers” launched Danson to stardom, playing bar owner Sam Malone across 275 episodes from 1982 to 1993.Danson continued in film and TV, starring on the sitcom “Becker” and later “CSI” and a season of “Fargo,” as well as guest starring in episodes of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” as a fictionalized version of himself.In 2016, Danson starred on the NBC sitcom “The Good Place,” earning him rave reviews and three Emmy nominations.The actor has headlined a multitude of series in his career, and with his latest, he’s finding special meaning in the story.“I’m a silly man who remains youthful by being silly.

10,000 Maniacs will hit venues all over North America as part of their ongoing tour.That includes a two-night stop in Red Bank, NJ’s Count Basie Center for the Arts on March 13-14 and a one-off at New York City’s Sony Hall on Saturday, March 15.“We know what a gift it is to be able to do this,” keyboardist Dennis Drew told Stripes Europe. “And we know from doing shows with the Grateful Dead that it’s really about going onstage every night and playing as well as you can.”If you’ve always wanted to hear “These Are Days,” “Trouble Me,” “Candy Everybody Wants” and vocalist’s Mary Ramsey’s indelible covers of Patti Smith’s “Because The Night” and Roxy Music’s “More Than This,” tickets are available for all upcoming 10,000 Maniacs shows.Some are quite cheap, too.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats for any one show was $54 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows have tickets going for anywhere from $65 before fees to $238.47 including fees.For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about 10,000 Maniacs’ 2024-25 tour below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Cyndi Lauper was done — or so she thought — with her classic 1983 debut album “She’s So Unusual,” but something was missing to producer Rick Chertoff.“Rick came in one day and said, ‘We could use one more song,’” Rob Hyman, who played keyboards on the LP, told The Post. “And I felt like, ‘One more song?? You gotta be kidding!’ We were really spent.”But after months of working tirelessly on the album that would turn the singer into a pop superstar, Hyman and Lauper came up with “Time After Time,” the bittersweet ballad that would become her first No.

Cruel World Festival will take you to the “Where’s The Beef” decade — regardless of what speed you travel — when the ’80s-tastic extravaganza goes down at Pasadena, CA’s Rose Bowl Stadium on Saturday, May 17.Throwback headliners on the bill next year include new wave synth icons New Order, brooding rocker Nick Cave with his backing band The Bad Seeds, genre-bending Devo, pop heroes The Go-Go’s and Aimee Mann’s ‘Til Tuesday, playing together with their original members for the first time in 35 years.Orchestral Manouevers In The Dark, Garbage, Madness, Death Cult (aka The Cult before The Cult) and The Buzzcocks are also slated to perform at the one-day hootenanny.Plus, ’90s hitmakers Stereo MC’s and ’00s alt-indie group She Wants Revenge will be there as well.In total, 29 (!) acts will take the stage at Cruel World in spring 2025.Fans that want to attend can purchase tickets for Cruel World on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Oct.

Bruce Campbell has a formula when it comes to picking which roles he wants to pursue.“As you get to be an old actor, all you care about is good writing,” the Hollywood icon, 66, exclusively told The Post. “Because as a young actor, you don’t even know what good writing is. You get the part, you’re so excited, and you’ll say any line of dialog that anybody writes.

Mötley Crüe when they bring their hits to the Dolby Live at Park MGM for an 11-show residency.“Mötley Crüe and Las Vegas have always been the perfect combination of extravagance and decadence. We’ve always loved the idea of the Vegas residency, because we’ve always loved the idea of staying in one location to build a unique show for the fans,” the band shared in a statement.

The Cure has been found again. Robert Smith and his band of not-so-merry men are back in their inimitable mope mode with “Alone,” their first new song in 16 years, which was released on Thursday.And even after such a long wait, the single takes its sweet — or make that, sullen — time to unfold over nearly seven minutes.In fact, as the group’s absorbing atmospherics — shades of their 1989 classic LP “Disintegration” — set the melancholy mood, it takes three minutes and 22 seconds before Smith even sings a single word.But finally, he comes in with his tortured croon: “This is the end of every song that we sing/The fire burned out to ash and the stars grown dim with tears/Cold and afraid, the ghosts of all that we’ve been/We toast with bitter dregs, to our emptiness.”Inspired by Ernest Dowson’s poem “Dregs,” “Alone” is an ode “to all the love falling out of our lives,” tailor-made for your doldrums after your next breakup.I mean, did you think that Smith — even though he’s been married to the same woman, Mary Poole, since 1988 — would all of a sudden get happy at 65?It’s comforting to know that some things — and some alt-rock icons — don’t change.Accurately described in the song as a “broken-voiced lament,” “Alone” is the first single and opening track of “Songs of a Lost World” — the Cure’s first studio album since 2008’s “4:13 Dream” — which will be released on Nov.