September 13th – 20th

9/13 Eddie Vedder Is “Terrified”

Vedder, a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, is on hand as the hometown Cubs celebrated the retirement of returning veteran first baseman Anthony Rizzo.

Vedder is among those singing “Take Me Out To The Ballgame, with Rizzo and others, including model Cindy Crawford, during the 7th inning stretch.

“Oh, I was terrified,” says Vedder. When asked why, he comments, “Cause I didn’t want them to fuck up,” which earns laughs from Rizzo and Crawford and a bemused grin from the reporter.

9/13 Foo Fighters New Drummer Makes Live Debut

Ilan Rubin plays his first concert with the Foo Fighters in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Rubin, the former Nine Inch Nails drummer, joined the Foo Fighters in early ’25.

9/13 Candlemass Concert Features Former Vocalist

Messiah Marcolin’s ‘one-off’ performance at the Rock Hard Festival Greece in Athens, marks his first performance with the band in nearly 20 years.

Candlemass is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

9/14 Disturbed Inducted

Disturbed is inducted into the Illinois Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet. The band formed in Chicago.

“We’ve come a long way from playing in a public storage unit back in the ’90s and playing all the great bars — anyone who’d let us play, from Champs to Sidetracked to J.J. Kelley’s,” says Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan in his acceptance speech.

9/14 Dickinson Sings National Anthem

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson sings an a cappella version of the U.S. national anthem prior to the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers’ home opener against the Seattle Seahawks (the eventual winner) at Acrisure Stadium.

“As long as you start at the right place, you’re good to go,” says Dickinson.

9/14 Ozzy Osbourne ‘In Memoriam’

At the 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in L.A. the Black Sabbath frontman, who along with his family, starred in the early 2000s reality series “The Osbournes,” is featured in the annual ‘In Memoriam’ segment.

Ozzy’s tribute is met with audible cheers and clapping from audience members.

9/15 Kid Rock Calls Out Mainstream Media

Kid Rock, criticizes mainstream media as “nuthouses” for continuing to fuel division following Charlie Kirk’s assassination during a segment on “Jesse Watters Primetime.”

“The mainstream media is fricking public enemy number one right now,” Rock argues.

Kirk, a conservative activist and founder of Turing Point USA, was shot during an appearance at a Utah college campus.

9/16 Tomas Lindberg’s Passing Revealed

Lindberg’s family confirms his death to Swedish public service television company SVT Nyheter. 

The frontman for the Swedish Melodic Death Metal pioneers At The Gates dies after a battle with cancer at the age 52 years old.

9/17 Stephen Tyler Joins Joe Perry In Hollywood

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler joins his longtime bandmate Joe Perry on stage during The Joe Perry Project’s opening set for The Who at the Hollywood Bowl.

Tyler, a surprise special guest, sings two songs with Perry’s band – Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” and “The Train Kept A-Rollin’.” Also, Slash (Guns N’ Roses) in on hand for a rendition of Aerosmith’s “Mama Kin.”

The Joe Perry Project features Aerosmith guitarists Perry and Brad Whitford.

Morrissey

9/19 Death Threat Cancels Morrissey Shows

“In recent days, there has been a credible threat on Morrissey’s life. Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of both the artist and the audience, tonight’s engagement at Foxwoods has been cancelled,” a message read on the Morrissey official Facebook.

The 66-year-old former singer for The Smith singer was set to perform at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, CT. Moments after the Foxwoods cancellation, an additional post went up announcing a 9/20 show at MGM Music Hall in Boston was also cancelled.

Phish

9/19 One Dead, Two Injured In Stabbing Outside Phish Concert

An argument takes place among several individuals, which escalates into a physical altercation. The suspect flees the scene on foot, but detectives manage to identify “all parties involved,” adding it appears “to be an isolated incident.”

“We are deeply saddened by this and our hearts go out to all of those affected,” states the band.

Decide

9/19 Decide Play First Show With New Guitarist

Decide play their first concert with guitarist Jadran “Conan” Gonzalez at the opening show of the band’s Latin American tour with Behemoth at Tork N’ Roll in Curitiba, Brazil.

Gonzalez joined Decide as the replacement for longtime guitarist Kevin Quirion, who left the band the previous spring.

9/20 Shinedown Are #1… Again

Shinedown are atop Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, for the twenty-first time, with “Killing Fields.” “The song is meant to push you, to inspire you to think for yourself, and ask questions,” offered Shinedown frontman Brent Smith.

It was written by Smith with the band’s longtime bassist/producer Eric Bass, alongside frequent collaborator Dave Bassett.

9/20 Sublime Scores First Alternative Airplay #1 In Decades

Sublime has its first #1 on Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay chart (dated September 20th) in nearly three decades with “Ensenada.”

The Ska/Punk band led the Alternative Airplay chart in 1996 with “What I Got,” Twenty-eight years and ten months later, “Ensenada,” with vocalist Jakob Nowell, Bradley’s son, is at the top.

Farm Aid

9/20 Farm Aid Turns 40

That’s kinda sad because Farm Aid was initially seen as a short-term effort to help family farms. But forty years later, Farm Aid 40 in Minneapolis has performances by Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews.

A fundraiser on the YouTube feed collected $80,000 before a chord is played.