August 4, 1975 – Led Zeppelin‘s tour is postponed following Robert Plant’s serious auto accident on the small Greek island of Rhodos.  Plant has multiple fractures of  his ankle, bones supporting his foot, and elbow. Doctors initally tell Plant he may never walk again. His wife, Maureen, also in the car, suffers a lengthy period of concussions, and breaks her leg in several … Continue reading CDJ Today: August 4 in Classic Rock →

June 23, 1974 – The first World Series of Rock concert sponsored by WMMS in Cleveland takes place at Cleveland Stadium.  The bill includes The Beach Boys, Joe Walsh & Barnstorm, Lynyrd Skynyrd and REO Speedwagon and attracts over 80,000 fans.  The stadium is demolished in 1996, but not before fifteen more festivals occur. June 23, 1975 – Alice Cooper plummets from the stage … Continue reading CDJ Today: June 23 in Classic Rock →

March 9, 1970 – Having recently changed their name from Earth to Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward make their concert debut at The Roundhouse in London. March 9, 1981 – Robert Plant performs his first solo concert since the breakup of Led Zeppelin in Stourbridge, U.K. March 9, 1976 … Continue reading CDJ Today: March 9 in Classic Rock →

Queen’s 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness will stream on the band’s YouTube page Friday, May 15th to raise money for the World Health Organization and its COVID-10 relief efforts. The concert, which took place at London’s Wembley Stadium on April 20, 1992 featured surviving Queen members Brian May, Roger Taylor and John … Continue reading Queen’s 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Will Stream Online to Raise Money for COVID-19 Relief →

Just two weeks before it was scheduled to begin, the Woodstock 50 festival has officially been canceled. The event, first announced in January, has suffered so many setbacks it’s surprising it took this long for organizers to throw in the towel.   “Woodstock 50 today announced that the three-day festival to celebrate its 50th anniversary … Continue reading Woodstock 50 Officially Canceled →

Update 7/29/19: Rolling Stone reports that Dead & Company have dropped out of the festival. Tickets for Woodstock 50, the highly anticipated and even more highly-troubled festival scheduled to take place August 16th to 18th, will be free, according to a report from TMZ. The news outlet says sources familiar with the event have told … Continue reading Report: Woodstock 50 Tickets Will Be Free →

Update 7/29/19: Rolling Stone reports that Dead & Company have now dropped out of the festival. The troubled Woodstock 50 festival has released all artists on its lineup from their performance contracts, according to a report today from Billboard. The news follows yesterday’s report from Bloomberg that the festival’s organizers are moving the event to … Continue reading Woodstock 50 Releases Artists from Contracts Following Relocation, John Fogerty Drops Out →

Santana, John Fogerty, Dead & Company and David Crosby are among the acts who will perform at the Woodstock 50 festival taking place this summer. The festival’s lineup was officially announced by organizers this week. The four are among the several artists who will take part in the 50th anniversary celebration that also performed, in … Continue reading Santana, John Fogerty, Dead & Company Among Woodstock 50 Performers →

“Every day our senses are assaulted by the ridiculous,” reads a post on Robert Plant‘s official Facebook page. “It’s not so long ago that today’s plots and wrangles between nation governments would seem too far-fetched to inspire a Hollywood blockbuster. The perversions and struggles leave a shadow over the spirit of the people and the … Continue reading Watch Robert Plant’s New Animated Lyric Video for “New World” →

In October 2016, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters helped raise money for the David Lynch Foundation with their performance at David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption in Los Angeles. That performance, which featured songs from Plant’s solo catalog as well as several Led Zeppelin classics, is documented in a new concert film due out … Continue reading Robert Plant Performs “Whole Lotta Love” at David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption →

Robert Plant will tour North America next year in support of his new album Carry Fire, the former Led Zeppelin frontman announced this week. The tour kicks off February 9 in Raleigh, NC and will make stops in Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, Ontario, Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado, Arizona and California. Plant will be joined by his … Continue reading Robert Plant Releases New Song, Announces 2018 Tour →

Robert Plant has released a new song from his forthcoming album, Carry Fire, due out October 13th. Hear “Bones of Saints” in the player below. Carry Fire is Plant’s 11th solo album and the  first full-length release since 2014’s acclaimed lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar. The new album was produced by Plant and features a number … Continue reading Hear Robert Plant’s new song ‘Bones of Saints’ →