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Evanescence is gearing up for their first major headlining world tour in four years. The Amy Lee-led group announced the dates for their upcoming 2026 world tour on Monday (Dec. 1), revealing a list of 47 dates across North America, the U.K. and Europe.
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The run is slated to kick off on June 11 at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Fla., before moving on to Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ontario, Quebec, Indiana, Missouri, Arizona, California, Utah, Ohio and Michigan. It will then hop over to the U.K. and Europe for summertime gigs in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London, as well as shows in Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
“This year has been so inspiring in so many ways, creating so much new music, playing some bucket-list shows and working with so many artists that give us life,” said Lee in a statement. “We are taking all of that fire and energy and inspiration and building it into an epic 2026 for our fans. Collaborating with K. Flay, Poppy, and Courtney Le Plante made me want to create a world where we could share stages together, and I’m thrilled we are going to make it happen! I can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on, and I can’t wait for this incredible tour.”
The shows will feature special guests Spiritbox and Nova Twins on the North American leg, Poppy and Nova Twins opening the non-U.K. concerts and K.Flay — who is featured on Evanescence’s latest single, “Fight Like a Girl” — opening the U.K. stops. K.Flay will also work as the support act on the tour’s final stop at the storied Red Rock Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colo. on Oct. 26.
Tickets will be available starting with a Citi pre-sale beginning on Tuesday (Dec. 2) at 8 a.m. local time through Thursday (Dec. 4) at 10 p.m. local time; details for the Citi pre-sale are here. Evanescence and Spiritbox pre-sales will follow on Tuesday beginning at 12 p.m. ET, with more pre-sales scheduled throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale on Friday (Dec. 5) at 10 a.m. local time here.
Evanescence is teaming up with non-profit PLUS1 to donate $1 from every ticket to support groups providing humanitarian aid and medical relief around the world.
Check out the dates for Evanescence’s 2026 world tour below:
June 11: West Palm Beach, Fla. @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
June 12: Tampa, Fla. @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 14: Alpharetta, Ga. @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
June 15: Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
June 17: Raleigh, N.C. @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
June 18: Charlotte, N.C. @ PNC Music Pavilion
June 20: Camden, N.J. @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
June 21: Mansfield, Mass. @ Xfinity Center
June 23: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 24: Wantagh, N.Y. @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
June 26: Holmdel, N.J. @ PNC Bank Arts Center
June 27: Bristow, Va. @ Jiffy Lube Live
June 29: Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre
June 30: Montréal, QC @ Centre Bell
July 8: Tinley Park, Ill. @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
July 9: Noblesville, Ind. @ Ruoff Music Center
July 11: North Little Rock, Ark. @ Simmons Bank Arena
July 12: Kansas City, Mo. @ MORTON Amphitheater
July 14: Albuquerque, N.M. @ Isleta Amphitheater
July 15: Phoenix, Ariz. @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
July 17: Chula Vista, Calif. @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 20: Mountain View, Calif. @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 22: Ridgefield, Wash. @ Cascades Amphitheater
July 23: Auburn, Wash. @ White River Amphitheatre
July 25: Salt Lake City, Utah @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 28: St. Louis, Mo. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
July 30: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center
Aug. 1: Cincinnati, Ohio @ Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 2: Clarkston, Mich. @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
Sept. 8: Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena
Sept. 10: Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
Sept. 11: Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena Birmingham
Sept. 13: London, UK @ The O2
Sept. 16: Brussels, BE @ Forest National
Sept. 17: Paris, FR @ Accor Arena
Sept. 19: Frankfurt, DE @ Congress Center Messe Frankfurt – Festhalle Frankfurt
Sept. 20: Dortmund, DE @ Westfalenhallen Dortmund
Sept. 22: Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
Sept. 23: Hamburg, DE @ Barclays Arena
Sept. 25: Berlin, DE @ Velodrom
Sept. 26: Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle
Sept. 28: Bologna, IT @ Unipol Arena
Sept. 29: Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion Zurich
Oct. 1: Barcelona, ES @ Palau Olimpic Badalona
Oct. 2: Madrid, ES @ Palacio Vistalegre
Oct. 4: Lisbon, PT @ MEO Arena
Oct. 26: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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The full list of Billboard’s 2025 year-end charts are almost here, and we’re counting down the days to their unveiling on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with a special look at select rankings in the lead-up to the big reveal — starting with two of the year-end rock charts.
On Dec. 9, hundreds of year-end charts will be posted on Billboard’s website, following the conclusion of the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski, which will broadcast on the Billboard News YouTube channel and BillboardTV on Samsung TV Plus starting at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, as special surprise guests stop by to celebrate the year in chart-toppers.
To kick off our year-end charts countdown, we’re dropping the top 10 of the 2025 Top Rock & Alternative Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Songs charts below – and both are led by Billie Eilish.
She leads the former with her 2024 release Hit Me Hard and Soft, and the latter with the album’s hit single “Birds of a Feather.” Hit Me Hard and Soft debuted at No. 1 on the weekly Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart dated June 1, 2024, and hasn’t left the chart. Further, it never went lower than No. 6 during the 2025 year-end chart eligibility year (Oct. 26, 2024, through Oct. 18, 2025). “Birds of a Feather” was equally as dominant, flying in at No. 4 on the June 1, 2024 Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart and has perched on the list ever since. It hit No. 1 in August 2024, and it never ranked lower than No. 4 during the chart year.
For the top 10 of both lists, scroll below. The full depth of both rankings (beyond the top 10 of each) will be posted Dec. 9 alongside the complete menu of Billboard’s 2025 year-end charts.
Take a look at the top 10s below.
Billboard’s year-end music charts represent aggregated metrics for each artist, title, label and music contributor on the weekly charts from Oct. 26, 2024, through Oct. 18, 2025. Rankings for Luminate-based recaps reflect equivalent album units, airplay, sales or streaming during the weeks that the entries appeared on a respective chart during the tracking year. Any activity registered before or after a title’s chart run isn’t considered in these rankings. That methodology detail, and the October-October time period, account for some of the difference between these lists and the calendar-year recaps that are independently compiled by Luminate.
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As Aerosmith and YUNGBLUD’s collaborative album One More Time debuts at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 (dated Dec. 6), Aerosmith becomes the second group — and fifth act overall — with a newly-charting top 10 in each of the last six decades (1970s through 2020s).
One More Time also marks the first top 10 for YUNGBLUD (after four earlier charting titles) and the 10th top 10 for Aerosmith. The latter was last in the top 10 with its last full-length studio album, 2012’s Music From Another Dimension!, which debuted and peaked at No. 5.
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Aerosmith notched its first top 10 on the Billboard 200 in 1976 (and only top 10 of the ‘70s) with Rocks (peaking at No. 3). The band then scored one top 10 in the ‘80s (1989’s No. 5-peaking Pump), three in the ‘90s (Get a Grip, No. 1; Big Ones, No. 6 and Nine Lives, No. 1), three in the 2000s (Just Push Play, No. 2; O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, No. 2 and Honkin’ On Bobo, No. 5), one in the ‘10s (Music From Another Dimension!, No. 5) and now one in the ’20s with One More Time.
Aerosmith is the second group, following The Rolling Stones, with at least one newly-charting top 10 in every decade from the 1970s through the 2020s. Among all acts, there are just five with a new top 10 in each decade in that span: Aerosmith, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor.
The five-track One More Time was preceded by its first single, “My Only Angel,” which debuted at No. 1 on Hot Hard Rock Songs in October and climbs 7-6 (a new peak) on the most recently published Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated Dec. 6). On the latter ranking, “My Only Angel” marked the 25th top 10 for Aerosmith and the first for YUNGBLUD. “My Only Angel” is the first top 10 for Aerosmith on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart since 2004’s “Baby, Please Don’t Go” reached No. 7, and the band’s highest-charting hit since “Jaded” spent five weeks at No. 1 in 2001.
Limp Bizkit is honoring their late co-founder and bassist Sam Rivers.
During their first concert since Rivers’ passing in mid-October, the Fred Durst–fronted rap-rock band paid tribute to the musician with an emotional video at Mexico City’s Estadio Fray Nano on Saturday (Nov. 29).
The brief clip featured an image of Rivers accompanied by the messages “Sam Rivers, our brother forever” and “Sam Rivers, we love you forever.” As the video ended, the members of Limp Bizkit embraced one another while the crowd chanted the late bassist’s name.
Earlier in the day, drummer John Otto reflected on the loss of his close friend and bandmate in a heartfelt Instagram post.
“Today is going to be tough,” Otto wrote. “A first I never wanted to experience. Especially not now. You’ve been there for so many major firsts in my life. Some of my earliest memories were made with you. We grew up together. Laughed together. Realized our dreams together. And traveled the world together.”
He continued, “You’ve always been there. The godfather to my girls, my best friend – my brother. There will never be another you. We’re going to honor the life you lived and the love you spread with every show we play. You’ll always be with us.”
The drummer closed his message with gratitude for the band’s supporters. “Thank you to our fans for all the messages of support and tributes to Sam. It means the world to us. This one’s for you Sammy,” he wrote.
The Mexico City show featured bassist Richie Buxton (aka Kid Not), who also performs with Ecca Vandal, the group supporting Limp Bizkit on their upcoming South American dates.
Rivers passed away on Oct. 18 at age 48. An official cause of death had not been revealed at press time. The musician had been diagnosed with liver disease in 2011 after years of heavy drinking and underwent a liver transplant in 2017, following a temporary departure from the band in 2015. He rejoined Limp Bizkit in 2018.
After Rivers’ death, Durst shared an emotional tribute, calling it “so tragic he’s not here now” and writing that he’d shed “gallons and gallons of tears since yesterday,” adding, “My God, Sam’s a legend. He did it. He lived it.”
The band — also featuring guitarist Wes Borland, DJ Lethal and Otto — issued a joint statement honoring their beloved bandmate as well.
“Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic,” they wrote. “The pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound. From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a light and a rhythm that could never be replaced. His talent was effortless, his presence unforgettable, his heart enormous.”
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Radiohead is making history at London’s O2 Arena.
Following four sold-out shows earlier this month, the iconic U.K. band broke the venue’s attendance record, previously held by Metallica in 2017.
The Oxford-formed band played the O2 on Nov. 21, 22, 24 and 25, with each show drawing more than 22,200 concert-goers, and the final show reaching 22,355 attendees, the venue announced on X.
“These past four record-breaking nights will go down in the venue’s history, with Radiohead breaking the attendance records each night,” Christian D’Acuna, the O2’s senior programming director, said in a statement.
“We knew how special these exclusive shows would be and we’re so grateful to the band for bringing them to the O2. It’s been a true honor to host them, and each night they played different set lists spanning their incredible back catalogue. These shows will be remembered for years to come.”
After a seven-year absence from touring, Radiohead returned to the stage on Nov. 4 at Madrid’s Movistar Arena to launch a sold-out 20-date European tour. The trek includes stops across the U.K. and Europe, with shows in Madrid, Bologna, Copenhagen, Berlin, and the four-night residency in London.
This marks Radiohead’s first live performances together since summer 2018, when they played at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center in August of that year.
Reflecting on the recent reunion, drummer Philip Selway said in a press statement, “Last year, we got together to rehearse, just for the hell of it. After a seven-year pause, it felt really good to play the songs again and reconnect with a musical identity that has become lodged deep inside all five of us.”
Radiohead went on hiatus after completing an extensive world tour supporting their 2016 album, A Moon Shaped Pool. The album became their sixth No. 1 on the U.K. Official Albums Chart, reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and earned the group a Coachella headlining slot in 2017.
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Bob “Bongo” Starkie, guitarist for the trailblazing Australian rock band Skyhooks, has died at 73 after a year-long battle with acute myeloid leukemia. His death was confirmed Tuesday on the group’s official Facebook page.
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Skyhooks archivist Peter Green announced the news, writing that Starkie “passed away early this morning” after spending the past year undergoing treatment while still hoping to return to the stage. Green remembered him as the youngest member of the band who “embraced the theatrics” that became a signature part of Skyhooks’ identity — from bold makeup and elaborate stage outfits to the irreverent swagger that helped define the group’s rise. “The music always came first,” Green wrote, adding that performing live “was his absolute joy” and that “music was in his blood till the very end.”
Starkie joined Skyhooks in August 1973, replacing his older brother Peter Starkie, who died in 2020 at age 72 following complications from a fall. Peter was one of the musicians who helped establish the early lineup that would go on to dominate Australian rock in the mid-1970s.
In a tribute shared through the band’s page, Starkie’s daughter Indiana said her father “peacefully departed, listening to Chuck Berry, snuggling with his fur baby Bonnie, surrounded by friends and family.” She noted that he was deeply loved by daughters Indiana and Arabella, grandchildren Phoenix and Lucia, partner Chrissy, close friend Ian, and son-in-laws Simon and Chris, adding: “He felt the love till the very end.”
Formed in Melbourne in 1973, Skyhooks quickly became one of Australia’s most influential rock acts. Known for their glam-leaning visual style, provocative lyrics and theatrical shows, the band gave Michael Gudinski’s Mushroom Records its first major commercial breakthrough. Their debut album, Living in the 70’s, spent 16 weeks at No. 1 in 1975 and reshaped Australia’s pop and rock landscape. Skyhooks also made broadcasting history when their track “You Just Like Me ’Cos I’m Good in Bed” became the first song ever played on 2JJ (later triple j) in January 1975.
The group endured tragedy before: frontman Graeme “Shirley” Strachan died on August 29, 2001, at age 49 in a solo helicopter crash near Mount Archer in Queensland. He was piloting a Bell 47 when turbulence caused the rotor to strike the tail boom, leading to the fatal accident.
Skyhooks disbanded in 1980 but reunited periodically, with Starkie remaining one of the band’s most active ambassadors. In 1992, Skyhooks were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, further defining their status as one of Australia’s defining rock acts.
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