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On this day in 1969, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Bluesville 69 Club at the Hornsey Wood Tavern, Finsbury Park, London, England. The tiny venue was a function room at the back of the pub, and was so small that the stage was only just big enough for John Bonham’s drums. The rest of the group had to stand on the floor at the same level as the crowd. It was in stark contract to the massive arena concerts the band would go on to play. Page suggested that they attempt “Train Kept A-Rollin”, originally a jump blues song popularised in a rockabilly version by Johnny Burnette, which had been covered by the Yardbirds.

Eddie Vedder announced today that he will perform a series of European concert dates in May and June. Vedder’s tour kicks...

Alt-J have announced a new album called Relaxer, which is out June 9 via Canvasback Music. Relaxer is the follow-up to the band’s 2014 album, This Is All Yours. The announcement is accompanied by a new track called “3WW.” Check it out here. Their third album follows a string of successes surrounding their previous releases. Their debut album An Awesome Wave won the Mercury Music Prize in 2012. They were also nominated for three Brit Awards (British Breakthrough Act, British Album of the Year and British Group of the Year). This Is All Yours received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at the 57th Grammy Awards. During their 2015 tour, the band sold out Madison Square Garden.

Kings of Leon have revealed that they were once asked to sign a fan’s newly-broken arm. The band – made up of brothers Caleb, Nathan,Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill shared the story during a recent interview with Radio X. Asked by host Gordon Smart to describe the maddest thing they have ever seen on stage, Caleb Followill replied, “We’ve seen somebody come over the front with a badly broken arm.”

On this day in 1995, Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Streets of Philadelphia’ won four Grammys for Song of the Year, Best Male Vocal...

Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer sure knows how to talk the talk. He’s revealed that he doesn’t think much of the Rolling Stones musical abilities. Speaking to Classic Rock recently, Kramer said the Stones “never had anything to offer me musically, especially in the drumming department.”

Future Islands will be sampling the Irish summer this year! The Baltimore trio have already been confirmed to play Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens in July and have now been announced for dates in Galway, Limerick & Cork.

The smash hit musical Once is coming home this summer. Described as “a love song to Dublin”, the musical based on the 2007 indie film of the same name will return to Dublin's Olympia Theatre this July. Audiences will have a chance to catch the multiple Tony Award-winning musical from July 1st - August 26th. It’s back for its eight week run due to demand. This is the third consecutive year the hit has come back to Dublin and for the first time ever will feature an all-Irish cast.

In 1989, Metal fans were excited about the inclusion of Best Metal Performance into the Grammys for the first time ever....

On this day, in 1964, New York band the Echoes recruited a young unknown piano player, Billy Joel. Joel had learned piano...