Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 2016 The River Tour will keep flowing a bit longer than originally planned.

The North American trek, which initially had been scheduled to wind down with concerts on March 15 and 17 in Los Angeles, has been extended through an April 23 and 25 stand in Brooklyn, New York.

The newly added run of dates kicks off with a third L.A. concert, on March 19, and includes stops in Portland, Oregon; Seattle; Denver; Oklahoma City; Dallas; Kansas City, Missouri; and Baltimore.

In addition, Springsteen and company have announced a March 28 makeup date for the show at New York’s Madison Square Garden this past Sunday, January 24, that they postponed because of the blizzard that struck the city. Tickets for the January 24 event will be honored on the new date.

Bruce and his group also have lined up one international gig as part of The River Tour, a May 19 headlining appearance at Portugal’s Rock in Rio Lisboa festival. Visit BruceSpringsteen.net to find out when tickets will be available for the new concerts.

Each performance on the current trek features Springsteen and the E Street Band playing the Boss’ 1979 albumThe River in its entirety, as well as other select songs from Bruce’s catalog.

The tour was organized in conjunction with last December’s release of The Ties That Bind: The River Collection, a multiple-disc box set containing a remastered edition of The River, an early 10-song single-CD version of the album, a variety of outtakes, a making-of documentary, a vintage concert video and more.

Here are all of the upcoming dates on Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 2016 tour:

1/27 — New York, NY, Madison Square Garden Arena
1/29 — Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
1/31 — Newark, NJ, Prudential Center
2/2 — Toronto, ON, Air Canada Centre
2/4 — Boston, MA, TD Garden
2/8 — Albany, NY, Times Union Center
2/10 — Hartford, CT, XL Center
2/12 — Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center
2/16 — Sunrise, FL, BB&T Center
2/18 — Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena
2/21 — Louisville, KY, KFC Yum! Center
2/23 — Cleveland, OH, Quicken Loans Arena
2/25 — Buffalo, NY, First Niagara Center
2/27 — Rochester, NY, Blue Cross Arena
2/29 — Saint Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center
3/3 — Milwaukee, WI, BMO Harris Bradley Center
3/6 — St Louis, MO, Chaifetz Arena
3/10 — Phoenix, AZ, Talking Stick Resort Arena
3/13 — Oakland, CA, Oracle Arena
3/15 — Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
3/17 — Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
3/19 — Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena*
3/22 — Portland, OR, Mode Center*
3/24 — Seattle, WA, KeyArena at Seattle Center*
3/28 — New York, NY, Madison Square Garden Arena+
3/31 — Denver, CO, Pepsi Center*
4/3 — Oklahoma City, OK, Chesapeake Energy Arena*
4/5 — Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center*
4/7 — Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center*
4/10 — Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum*
4/12 — Columbus, OH, Schottenstein Center*
4/14 — Auburn Hills, MI, The Palace of Auburn Hills*
4/18 — University Park, PA, Bryce Jordan Arena*
4/20 — Baltimore, MD, Royal Farms Arena*
4/23 — Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center*
4/25 — Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center*
5/19 — Lisbon, Portugal, Rock in Rio Lisboa*

* = new concert.
+ = rescheduled from January 24.

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It’s official. A long-in-the-works album that reunites most of the members of Santana’s classic early-’70s lineups is on its way.

Santana IV, due April 15, brings together Carlos Santana, guitarist Neal Schon, singer/keyboardist Gregg Rolie, percussionist Michael Carabello and drummer Michael Shrieve for the first time since 1971’sSantana III.

The album will feature 16 all-new tracks written by the band, two of which will feature guest vocals from The Isley Brothers’ Ronald Isley. And the band promises fans will be excited about extended guitar fireworks from Santana and Schon, particularly on what is being described as a “British blues-tinged” tune, “Shake It,” that features two lengthy solo workouts. Rounding out the group’s lineup for the project were two current Santana members — bass player Benny Rietveld and percussionist Karl Perazzo.

The new record — which features a modern image echoing the classic roaring-lion artwork that appeared on Santana’s 1969 self-titled debut — has been nearly three years in the making, with rehearsals and writing sessions beginning in 2013, and recording continuing through 2014 and 2015.

“It was magical,” Carlos Santana says in a statement. “We didn’t have to try to force the vibe — it was immense. From there, we then needed to come up with a balance of songs and jams that people would immediately identify as Santana.”

“Carlos and I feel more connected than ever,” adds Schon, who along with Rolie left Santana in 1972 to formJourney. “We get super-aggressive when we play, but also melodic and poetic. We have an incredible dialog with each other on our guitars.”

The album’s lead single, the Rolie-penned “Anywhere You Want to Go,” will be available starting February 5.

Santana IV will be released on CD, as a two-LP 180-gram vinyl set and in downloadable formats, and fans at select shows on Santana’s upcoming Luminosity tour will get a copy of the album with every pair of tickets purchased.

Here is the complete track list of Santana IV:

“Yambu”
“Shake It”
“Anywhere You Want to Go”
“Fillmore East”
“Love Makes the World Go Round” (featuring Ronald Isley)
“Freedom in Your Mind” (featuring Ronald Isley)
“Choo Choo”
“All Aboard”
“Suenos”
“Caminando”
“Blues Magic”
“Echizo”
“Leave Me Alone”
“You and I”
“Come as You Are”
“Forgiveness”

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A star-studded documentary focusing on late blues legend B.B. King will premiere next month as an episode of the PBS series American Masters.

B.B. King: The Life of Riley features interviews with and appearances by a variety of well-known music artists, including U2’s Bono, Eric Clapton,Carlos Santana, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Paul Rodgers and formerRolling Stones members Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor.

The Life of Riley tells the story of King’s life and career, from his childhood working in the cotton fields of the Mississippi delta to his emergence as one of the world’s most respected and beloved blues guitarists.

The film is narrated by Morgan Freeman, and also features conversations with King, as well as with his family and friends.

Among the movie’s many highlights are segments focusing on King’s collaborations with U2 and Clapton.

The documentary will debut February 12 at 9 p.m., but you should check your local PBS listings for air times in your area. The version of the film that will be shown on the network is an updated, hour-long edition of a movie that had its theatrical premiere in 2014. King passed away in May 2015 at the age of 89.

“B.B. King became America’s most recognizable and influential blues musician,” says American Mastersexecutive producer Michael Kantor. “The thrill isn’t really gone yet — I think anyone who sees this film will be thrilled and inspired by this legendary artist.”

B.B. King: The Life of Riley is part of a series of upcoming American Masters episodes the will mark the program’s 30th anniversary.

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ABC News has confirmed that legendary musician David Bowie has died at age 69.  While initially thought to be a hoax, a representative for the rock legend said that sadly, the news was true.

News first broke on Bowie’s Facebook page, with a post that explained that the musician, “died peacefully … [Sunday] … surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer.

While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.”

Bowie’s son, movie director Duncan Jones, tweeted, “Very sorry and sad to say it’s true. I’ll be offline for a while. Love to all.”  Jones was Bowie’s son with his first wife, Angie Bowie; they divorced in 1980. Bowie had been married to supermodel Iman since 1992; they have one daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones.

Bowie, who turned 69 on Friday, had just released his 25th album, Blackstar, which was hailed by critics and fans alike.  The general public was unaware of his illness.

Bowie, a singer, songwriter, actor and fashion icon, has been an influence in some way on nearly every modern artist, from Kanye West to Madonna to U2 to Lorde to Lady Gaga.  His influence can be felt in punk rock, new wave and alternative music, ambient, dance, electronic music, and beyond.  Though the decades, his music encompassed pop, glam rock, R&B, funk, dance, soul, progressive rock, hard rock and more.

While his breakthrough hit was 1969’s “Space Oddity,” about ill-fated astronaut Major Tom, Bowie’s defining moment was the creation of his alter-ego, Ziggy Stardust, a bisexual alien rock superstar whose exploits were documented in the 1972 glam-rock masterpiece The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.

Around that time, Bowie also publicly stated that he was gay, but that might have been a publicity stunt. Still, his gender-bending wardrobe, outrageous style and fluid sexuality made him irresistible to men and women alike.  In 1976, he said he was bisexual, but in 1983, he told Rolling Stone, that he “always was a closet heterosexual,” and said that publicly declaring he was bisexual was, “the biggest mistake I ever made.”  Asked about that comment in 2002, he said that he felt stating that he was bisexual ultimately, “stood in the way of so much I wanted to do” in America, because it, “is a very puritanical place.”

Bowie’s first U.S. #1 was “Fame,” co-written by his good friend, John Lennon.  His only other U.S. #1 hit was 1983’s “Let’s Dance,” but his catalog includes a string of classic songs: “Heroes,” “Changes,” “China Girl,” “Rebel Rebel,” “Diamond Dogs,” “Suffragette City,” “Life on Mars,” “Modern Love” and more.  He collaborated with artists as diverse as Iggy Pop, Bing Crosby, Queen, Mick Jagger and Tina Turner.  He produced albums for Iggy Pop’s Stooges, Lou Reed and Mott the Hoople, for whom he wrote the hit “All the Young Dudes.”

As an actor, Bowie, who was trained in theater and mime, appeared in films as diverse as Labyrinth, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Hunger, A View to a Kill, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Prestige and Zoolander.  “Lazarus,” the title track from Blackstar, was also the basis for a stage musical that opened in New York City last week.

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Mötley Crüe closed the book on their long career together Thursday in Los Angeles with their final concert ever.

In case you couldn’t make it out to the Staples Center, you’ll still be able to witness the Crüe’s farewell in a full-length concert film, which will be released in 2016.

The film will capture the spectacle of the band’s Final Tour, such as the “Cruecifly” drum rollercoaster, which brings drummer Tommy Lee out over the audience about 200 feet in the air to the back of the each venue.

Also included within the film will be a documentary portion that will feature exclusive interviews with Mötley Crüe, as well as behind-the-scenes footage from the last week of the tour.

Christian Lamb, who directed concert films for Incubus, Slightly Stoopid and Madonna, will direct the concert segment of the Mötley Crüe film, while Jackass director Jeff Tremaine will helm the documentary portion.

The film will premiere in theaters in 2016, and also will be made available as a pay-per-view event.

Mötley Crüe’s final show took place December 31 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Struts were the opening band.

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UNDATED (AP) – The groundbreaking Los Angeles rap act N.W.A. will join a quartet of 1970s era FM radio rockers – Chicago, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple and Steve Miller – as 2016 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Both Miller and Cheap Trick make it during their first year on the ballots.

The induction ceremony for the Cleveland-based hall will be held April 8 in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

HBO will carry highlights later in the spring.

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Bruce Springsteen will be performing with The E Street Band this weekend on Saturday Night Live, but two evenings earlier, the Boss will pay a visit to another NBC late-night program, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Springsteen is expected to be interviewed Thursday on the show, which airs at 11:35 p.m. ET/10:35 p.m. CT.

Up-and-coming country star Chris Stapleton is listed as The Tonight Show‘s musical guest that night, but perhaps Bruce will team up withJimmy Fallon for one of those fun parody duets he’s done with the host in the past.  Springsteen will also likely chat with Fallon about the new box set, The Ties That Bind: The River Collection.

The package contains four CDs and either three DVDs or two Blu-rays, and includes a remastered edition of Springsteen’s 1980 album, The River; an early 10-song single-disc version of the record; a variety of outtakes; a making-of documentary; a previously unreleased 1980 concert video; and more.

This week’s Saturday Night Live will be the show’s final episode of the year.  The program, which will be hosted by SNL alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, airs at 11:30 p.m. ET.

Meanwhile, as previously reported, Springsteen and the E Street Band will head out on a new U.S. trek dubbed The River Tour, which kicks off January 16 in Pittsburgh and runs through a March 17 concert in Los Angeles.  Each show will include a full performance of The River, along with other tunes from the Boss’ extensive catalog.

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Cheap Trick singer Robin Zander shared some cool news in a recent interview with Hits Daily Double: The band is working on its first studio album since 2009’s The Latest.

Zander says the forthcoming album, which he claims has the working title Bang Zoom Crazy Hello, is “going to be one of our best records.”

The singer tells Hits Daily Double that Cheap Trick is exploring some new sonic ground on the upcoming album, while insisting that it also will include material that will please the band’s longtime fans.

“I think all of our records are a progression of some sort,” Zander explains.  “There’s three great guys and four great chords.  There are three songwriters in the band and we’re all vying for space on the record as we go along on this journey of over 40 years.  So it’s going to be diverse, just like all of our records.”

Zander adds that the upcoming record also “has flavors of 1975.  It really does.  And it’s the same guys in the band, so it sounds like Cheap Trick.  I don’t think anyone is going to be very disappointed.”

It’s worth noting that Cheap Trick’s current lineup features three of the band’s four original members — Zander, guitarist Rick Nielsen and bassist Tom Petersson.  In recent years, Nielsen’s son Dax has taken over drumming duties from Bun E. Carlos.

Asked what his favorite all-time Cheap Trick album is, Robin says he loves the new one the best, while ranking the band’s 1997 self-titled effort at #2.  “Each record is sort of like a brand new baby, where it’s your favorite thing at that moment in time,” he points out.  “I think we’ve come up with a gem.”

Meanwhile, Cheap Trick is among the nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.  Inductees are slated to be revealed this Thursday.  Zander tells Hits Daily Double he feels honored that the band’s even in the running.

“Just being nominated alone makes you feel like you have the respect of your peers after all this time,” he declares, “And to be honest, I thought I’d probably be dead before anything like that would happen to me.  It’s exciting.”

Cheap Trick currently is winding down their 2015 tour itinerary with a string of West Coast dates, and also has one show scheduled already for 2016.  Here are all of the group’s confirmed tour dates, according toCheapTrick.com:

12/15 — Solana Beach, CA, Belly Up Tavern
12/16 — Riverside, CA, Fox Performing Arts Center
12/18 — Napa, CA, Uptown Theatre
12/19 — Stateline, NV, Harrah’s Hotel Casino, Lake Tahoe
12/20 — San Jose, CA, City National Civic
3/5/16 — Plant City, FL, Strawberry Festival

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The first North American leg of AC/DC’s Rock or Bust tour kicked off last August and wrapped in late September.  Now that the lads have had a bit of rest, they’re ready to get back out on the road for more.

The band has announced 20 dates for the second leg of their U.S. tour, beginning in Tacoma, Washington February 2 and wrapping April 4 at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

AC/DC’s current lineup includes founding lead guitarist Angus Young, as well as longtime singer Brian Johnson and bassist Cliff Williams.  The band also now features Young’s nephew Stevie Young, who replaced founding rhythm guitarist — and Angus’ brother — Malcolm Young after he was diagnosed with dementia.  In addition, the band’s former drummer Chris Slade has returned to fill in for longtime drummer Phil Rudd, whose future with AC/DC is unclear.

Tickets go on sale Friday, December 18.  For more info, check out ACDC.com.

Here are AC/DC’s new tour dates:

2/2 — Tacoma, WA, Tacoma Dome
2/5 — Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Arena
2/8 — Denver, CO, Pepsi  Center
2/11 — Fargo, ND, Fargo Dome
2/14 — St. Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center
2/17 — Chicago, IL, United Center
2/20 — St. Louis, MO, Scottrade Center
2/23 — Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center
2/26 — Houston, TX, Toyota Center
2/29 — Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center
3/8 — Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena
3/11 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL, BB&T Center
3/14 — Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum
3/17 — Washington, D.C. , Verizon Center
3/20 — Detroit, MI, The Palace
3/23 — Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena
3/26 — Cleveland, OH, Quicken Loans Arena
3/29 — Buffalo, NY, First Niagara Center
4/1 —  Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center
4/4 — New York, NY, Madison Square Garden

In a new essay penned for Drumhead magazine, Rush’s Neil Peart made comments implying he was now retired, but his band mate Geddy Leethinks the legendary drummer’s remarks were taken out of context.

Lee tells Prog magazine he believes what Peart wrote in his Drumhead piece is in line with what he’s been telling other media outlets with regard to his feeling about not wanting to do major tours anymore.

“There’s really nothing to say.  I think Neil is just explaining his reasons for not wanting to tour, with the toll that it’s taking on his body,” explains Lee.  “That’s all I would care to comment on it.”

The Rush frontman adds that the band, which wrapped its 40th anniversary tour in the summer, still hasn’t discussed their future plans.

“We’ll get together eventually and chat about things,” Lee tells Prog.  “But in my view, there is certainly nothing surprising in what [Peart] said.  Neil just feels that he has to explain with all the thousands of people asking, ‘Why no more tours?’  He needs to explain his side of it.”

In the Drumhead essay, Peart noted that his daughter Olivia had been introducing him to her friends as “a retired drummer,” adding, “True to say — funny to hear.”

Neil went on to point out, “[I]t does not pain me to realize that, like all athletes, there comes a time to…take yourself out of the game.  I would rather set it aside then face the predicament described in our song ‘Losing it.'”

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Ronnie Wood has more than just a new Rolling Stones tour to look forward to in 2016. The 68-year-old guitarist is set to become a father again: his wife, Sally Humphreys, is due to give birth to twins in June.

A spokesperson for the band issued a statement to NME over the weekend revealing that the Woods “are delighted to announce that they are expecting twins in June 2016.  Needless to say, they are thrilled and overjoyed with the wonderful news.”

This will be the first children Wood will have with the 37-year-old Humphreys, a theater-production-company owner whom he married in 2012.

Ronnie has four grown children from previous relationships, including a son named Jesse from his first marriage, to former model Krissy Wood; and a daughter and a son, Leah and Tyrone, with his second wife, Jo.  Wood also has an adopted Jo’s son,Jamie, from a previous marriage.

In addition, he has eight grandchildren.

In a 2014 interview with The Telegraph, Sally discussed her and Ronnie’s mutual desire to have children together.  “Obviously we’ve spoken about it quite a lot, and you can ask him and his response would be, ‘Well, that would be nice,'” she told the newspaper.  “He’s up for it.”

Before his wife is due to give birth, Wood will be hitting the road with The Rolling Stones on their Latin American Olé Tour, which kicks off February 3 in Santiago, Chile, and is scheduled through a March 17 concert in Mexico City.

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Rush drummer Neal Peart may be hanging up his sticks.

In an excerpt from an essay featured in the latest issue of Drumhead magazine, first reported by fan site RushIsaBand.com and confirmed by ABC Radio, Peart intimates that he’s retired.

“Lately [my daughter] Olivia has been introducing me to new friends at school as ‘My dad — He’s a retired drummer,'” Peart writes.

“True to say — funny to hear.  And it does not pain me to realize that, like all athletes, there comes a time to…take yourself out of the game.  I would rather set it aside then face the predicament described in our song ‘Losing it.'”

It is unclear whether Peart means that he’s just retiring from live drumming, or if he’s retiring from making studio albums.  His full essay is included in the December issue of Drumhead.

Rush finished it’s 40th anniversary touron August 1 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, and many fans have speculated that the trek may have been the Canadian trio’s last.

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The HBO concert special U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris, which was postponed in the wake of last month’s terrorist attacks in the French capital, premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.

The program will showcase what now is scheduled to be the final show of U2‘s 2015 tour, taking place December 7 at Paris’ AccorHotels Arena, formerly the Bercy Arena.

Fans can expect to see the Irish rockers play a set of tunes spanning their entire career, from the band’s 1980 debut Boy through its most recent album, 2014’s Songs of Innocence.

U2’s iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour performances have been featuring a uniquely designed multimedia stage setup that includes movable, floor-to-ceiling LED screens and a catwalk that stretches across the arena.

The stage allows the band members to move all around each venue they’ve been playing, while the screens display a variety of specially created video presentations.

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris is being directed by Hamish Hamilton, who has worked on several of the band’s concert videos, including Elevation: Live from Boston, U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castleand Vertigo in 2005: Live from Chicago.

In an HBO Q&A conducted last month, Hamilton discussed how he hoped to help bring the experience of seeing the show in person to a television audience.

“It’s a case of tailoring the experience that was created for all the fans in the arena into a comparable experience for the people at home,” said the director.

“To take it one step further, we have a few surprises in store for the people at home that will create a unique show for them as well.  It’s very much a collaboration at every stage of production to make sure the experience for everyone at home is just as good, if not better.”

Following the special’s premiere, multiple encore screenings will be viewable on HBO and HBO2 throughout December, and the program also will be available on demand starting on Tuesday, December 8.  The show also will be viewable on HBO Go and HBO Now simultaneously with its cable TV premiere.

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris originally was scheduled to air November 14, but that concert and the band’s November 15 show at the AccorHotels Arena were moved, respectively, to December 7 and December 6 following the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris.

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