Metallica’s James Hetfield and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford were both seen taking in what the next generation of rock and roll has to offer at the Tons of Rock Festival in Oslo, Norway over the weekend. The two hard rock icons were watching Baltimore punk band Turnstile’s set together from the side of the stage, clearly enjoying the rousing performance. Hetfield was seen fist pumping to the songs and shouting the lyrics, clearly enjoying what the new guard in hard rock have to offer. (Consequence of Sound)
Halestorm singer Lzzy Hale went to Jon Bon Jovi’s new Nashville bar on Friday, and was surprised to hear that a cover band just played a song by her band. When the group started playing the Halestorm jam, “Here’s To Us,” Hale couldn’t let the opportunity pass her by. She surprised the band by jumping on stage with them to sing an unplanned duet of the track with the cover band’s lead singer, Coco Groves. Hale gushed about her fun night on Instagram, revealing that it was her first time ever singing on stage at Nashville’s famous music-filled Broadway. (Metal Injection)
Jane’s Addiction shared on X on Monday that they had to cancel their show at the Paradiso in Amsterdam that evening due to an illness in the band. The band’s official account shared the news of the show cancellation, “Due to an unforeseen illness within the band, Jane’s Addiction are regrettably unable to perform for you tonight in Amsterdam. The decision was not taken lightly and cancelling a show is always the very last option and we are truly devastated.” No specifics about who in the band has fallen ill have been shared. The L.A. rock legends next scheduled show is on July 3 at the Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. (Jane’s Addiction’s Official X Account)
