2023 M3 ROCK FESTIVAL SATURDAY, MAY 6 + SUNDAY, MAY 7
M3 Rock Festival turns 14 this year! They grow up so fast, don't they?While most 14 year olds are preparing for freshman year at a new school, this internationally renowned festival...
STEVE VAI AND MIKE PORTNOY TO INDUCT TWISTED SISTER INTO THE METAL HALL OF...
Celebrated guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, and legendary drummer Mike Portnoy, will Induct the classic lineup of Rock Icons Twisted Sister into the 2023 Metal Hall of Fame, at the 6th Annual Metal Hall of Fame Charity Gala."The most important...
Blackmore’s Night Share “Spirit of The Sea (Ritchie + Candice Anniversary Home Session)”
25TH ANNIVERSARY RE-MIXED EDITION OF DEBUT ALBUM SHADOW OF THE MOON OUT MARCH 10 VIA EARMUSICThis very special version of "Spirit Of The Sea" is one of two previously unreleased acoustic recordings that will be part...
Skid Row Announce Spring 2023 U.S. Co-Headline Tour With Buckcherry
To welcome in 2023, Skid Row and Buckcherry announce today that they are teaming up for their co-headline "The Gang's All Here" Tour this spring. Performances kick off on March 9 in...
TRAUMA ANNOUNCE US TOUR WITH QUEENSRŸCHE & MARTY FRIEDMAN
Bay Area thrash metal band Trauma have announced a US tour with prog metal vets Queensrÿche early next year – running from March 3rd through April 16th. Also on the bill will...
Judas Priest CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF MUSIC AND OVER 50 MILLION ALBUMS SALES
Judas Priest have been presented with a special plaque commemorating an incredible 50 years in music and over 50 million album sales worldwide. The presentation was made on the eve of...
ESCAPE THE HIVE RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE, “IT’S NOT ALRIGHT”
Phoenix, AZ's newest melodic hard rock act, ESCAPE THE HIVE was formed just over a year ago when the band's members, all well known, respected Phoenix musos, decided to come together to...
UPDATE: BOWL FOR RONNIE CELEBRITY BOWLING PARTY BRINGS IN MORE THAN $72,000
The BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), made a splashy post-pandemic return by attracting a sell-out crowd well in...
TEMPT PUTS THE ROCK BACK IN CHRISTMAS WITH JOYOUS COVER OF BILLY SQUIER...
"We want to put rock and roll back into everyone's Christmas playlist and this gem of a song does that. It captures the Christmas spirit in a sincere, emotional yet fun...
ROKISLAND FEST RETURNS JANUARY 17-21, 2023 IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA
The Pure Rock Shop is excited to bring you full coverage of the second annual RokIsland Fest in January.Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil returns to join previously announced performers Styx, Tesla,...
TSO BRINGS THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS EVE, THE BEST OF TSO, AND MORE THIS...
As always, The Pure Rock Shop looks forward to covering the Pittsburgh Performance of the multi-platinum, progressive rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO), which will take place on Saturday, December 17, 2022.
The highly anticipated...
SPREAD EAGLE ADD GERMANY TO SUBWAY TO THE STARS TOUR
NYC Streetmetallers Spread Eagle begin their Subway To The Stars Tour this weekend in Newark, Delaware and have added HEAT Festival in Ludwigsburg, Germany to the schedule.The band will be celebrating...