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John Mayer commemorated the one-year anniversary of Dead & Company’s shows at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park — the last time late guitarist Bob Weir performed onstage. The three evenings were in celebration of the Grateful Dead‘s 60th anniversary, and featured surprise appearances that included Grahame Lesh (son of the late bassist Phil Lesh), Sturgill Simpson, Trey Anastasio, and more. “Today marks a year since Dead & Company played our last of three shows in Golden Gate Park helping to celebrate 60 years of Grateful Dead,” Mayer wrote on Instagram. “It would also become Bob Weir’s last appearance onstage. I…
Lollapalooza history was made this weekend when P-pop boy band SB19 became the first all-Filipino group to perform at the Chicago festival. That was just one of the memorable moments that helped define the 2026 iteration of the fest. On Day Two, the red-hot Slayyyter was bumped up to a bigger stage than originally planned, and on Day Three, headliner Olivia Dean paid homage to her grandmother and her Jamaican-Guyanese and English heritage with a song and impassioned speech for immigrants. There were also a slew of surprise guests at this Lollapalooza. Lorde wowed fans at her headlining set with…
Maggie Rogers has always been a sports fan, but this summer she leaned in — and leaned in hard. It started when the weather was still cold, back in Milan for the winter Olympics. Then it was multiple nights courtside at the Knicks, topped off with a ride in the championship parade (Knicks in 5, baby), and some celebrating in the street. There was a trip to the U.K. to watch tennis at Wimbledon, and plenty of World Cup soccer. If there was a game, a match, or a competition, Rogers was there, reveling in the fine art of fandom.…
You never know what to expect from Kylie Minogue. One minute she is Kylie: the prodigal pop star, beloved across generations, perennially able to pull a perfect comeback hit out of a hat. The next she is starring alongside Denis Lavant in a ludicrous Leos Carax arthouse film. In any case, she is never unsurprising, a fact made manifest this weekend when she materialized unexpectedly at two concerts: first joining Nick Cave at his giant hometown concert in Brighton, then turning up in Amsterdam to surprise WorldPride attendees during Madonna’s “Club Confessions” set. Watch footage of both below; Madonna welcomes…
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend.This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Davido, Shannon Lay,…
Nick Cave has spoken how his huge show with The Bad Seeds in Preston Park was reportedly “the largest ticketed event in Brighton’s history”. The rock icons took to the stage in Brighton on Friday (July 31), playing a UK-exclusive set to over 50,000 people, celebrating their acclaimed 2024 album ‘Wild God’. Support on came from special guests The Flaming Lips, English Teacher, Cate Le Bon and Warmduscher, and the set saw Kylie Minogue take to the stage for an emotional performance of ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’. The band also surprised fans ahead of the gig, playing a surprise…
Bob Dylan‘s summer tour came to a close August 1 at the Ascend Federal Credit Union Amphitheater in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a tumultuous run of dates marked by the sudden exit of two longtime guitarists, and the emergence of three replacement members who came and went from the tour in unprecedented fashion. And in Nashville, Dylan continued the endless game of guitarist musical chairs by inviting opening act Jimmie Vaughan onto his stage for three songs. It began five songs into the night when Vaughan wandered onto the stage for the Rough and Rowdy Ways tune “False Prophet.” “Jimmie…
Sittin’ With Blaze is set for release Friday, August 7, and includes covers from Phosphorescent, Lucinda Williams, Willie Watson, Cactus Lee, Dylan Earl, Uncle Lucius, Riley Downing, and more Lucy Dacus has released a serene acoustic cover of “Clay Pigeons” for the forthcoming Blaze Foley tribute album, Sittin’ With Blaze. Set for release Friday, August 7, the compilation album of the late Texan outlaw country songwriter’s songs includes covers from Phosphorescent, Lucinda Williams, Willie Watson, Cactus Lee, Dylan Earl, Uncle Lucius, Riley Downing, and more. Speaking with Apple Music 1 host Matt Wilkinson on Monday, Dacus said she grew to love…
Hundreds of fans paid their respects to Glen Hansard during a public wake in Dublin today. The Irish singer-songwriter died on July 29 at 56 in a motorcycle crash, leading to an outpouring of grief from both his peers and his global audience. Hansard’s body is lying in repose in a wicker coffin at the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Kilmainham, Dublin until later today. Many of the mourners, who lined up to pay tribute to the musician, shared stories and memories of seeing him perform. Chris James told the BBC he saw Hansard busking…
Republican Rep. Max Miller is doubling down on his intention to stay in Congress — and his race for reelection in Ohio —- as allegations of domestic violence against his ex-wife break through the GOP’s stonewalling. On Sunday morning, Miller responded to allegations made by his former spouse Emily Moreno, the daughter of Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio). Court documents and police interviews obtained by multiple news outlets over the course of the summer paint a picture of harrowing alleged abuse against Moreno, and a pattern of similar maltreatment with past partners. The sitting congressman is accused of throwing scalding water…
