March 29th – April 4th

l-r Alex Lifeson, Anika Nilles and Geddy Lee

3/29 Rush Play First Concert With Anika Nilles

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson play live with drummer, Anika Nilles, for the first time at the Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ontario. Canada.

Nilles replaces the late Neil Peart for touring.

Metallica

3/30 Metallica’s Hawaiian Donation

In response to severe thunderstorms in Hawaii, Metallica’s All Within My Hands (AWMH) foundation donates $125,000 to flood relief projects through three local organizations: the Hawaiian Council, the Lāhui Foundation and Hui O He’e Nalu.

AWMH joins the many organizations and individuals working to provide critical relief.

Jon Bon Jovi

3/31 Jon Bon Jovi Receives Impact Award

Bon Jovi is among the recipients of the James Beard foundation’s Impact Award, which highlights the foundation’s work and advocacy.

“Since 2006, the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation has worked to break the cycle of hunger, poverty, and homelessness. To date, the JBJ Soul Foundation has helped provide support for almost 1,000 units of affordable and supportive housing in 12 states for thousands of people, including youth and veterans,” the organization writes in a statement.

Bruce Springsteen

3/31 Bruce Springsteen Launches His “Land Of Hopes And Dreams” Tour In Minneapolis

Once onstage “The Boss” tells the audience: “The America that I love, the America that I’ve written about for 50 years, that’s been a beacon of hope and liberty around the world, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless, and treasonous administration.”

Wolfgang Van Halen

4/1 Wolfgang Van Halen Plays April Fool’s Prank

At Mammoth’s Cincinnati show frontman Wolfgang Van Halen tells the audience he’s going to play a song he said he’d never play. After additional build-up the band plays a cover of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” The audience is Rickrolled by Van Halen.

4/1 Ex-Turnstile Guitarist Faces The Judge

Brady Ebert appears in a Maryland court facing charges of second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault for allegedly using his vehicle to injure of the father of Turnstile frontman Breden Yates, following a dispute.

The 33-year-old musician was fired from Turnstile in 2022.

4/1 New Nevermore Line-Up Makes Live Debut

Joining guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams at IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş in Istanbul, Turkey, are the band’s latest additions, Jack Cattoi (guitar), Semir Özerkan (bass) and Berzan Önen (vocals).

Lindsey Buckingham

4/1 Former Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Attacked

Lindsey Buckingham is attacked by a woman in Santa Monica. A woman with a history of stalking Buckingham tosses an unknown substance toward the guitarist/vocalist from a container as he enters a building for an appointment. Buckingham is not harmed.

4/2 Yes Postpone U.K./E.U. Tour

“The upcoming Yes ‘Fragile’ U.K. and E.U. tour has had to be postponed as guitarist Steve Howe requires an essential operation that requires recovery time,” writes Yes in a statement. “This decision has been made to ensure that Steve can return to the stage in full health and deliver the performances that fans deserve.”

“We are working hard to reschedule the U.K. and E.U. shows to a later date, with full details to be announced after Easter.”

4/2 Alice Cooper’s New Guitarist Makes Her Debut

Anna Cara performs with Alice at his special “Welcome To Our Nightmare” show in Las Vegas.  Cooper’s longtime guitarist Nita Strauss previously announced that she would be taking a break to welcome her first child this summer.

Cara played with musicians in Cooper’s orbit.

Lordi

4/2 Lordi Recycles

Pantamera, Sweden’s leading recycling initiative, launches a national recycling campaign with Lordi as the official spokesband.

Lordi are known for their monster personas and theatrical stagecraft.

“The Lordi version of ‘Pantamera’ is exploring the similarities between recycling and horror genre in general,” says Mr. Lordi. “For example, Frankenstein’s monster and zombies are recycled flesh and bones.”

Tobias Forge 

4/2 Ghost Frontman Stalked

A Swedish newspaper reports that a woman in her 40s has been charged with harassment after allegedly sending repeated messages, payment requests and letters to Tobias Forge, Ghost frontman, between July and October ’25. She continued contacting him through different means after being blocked, including sending registered letters.

Bruce Springsteen

4/2 Trump’s Springsteen Tirade

President Donald Trump calls out Bruce Springsteen on social media, labeling him a “total loser” and urging his supporters to boycott the singer’s new “overpriced” tour – which is largely sold out.

Trump’s comments follow the launch of Springsteen’s politically oriented “Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour.”

xx

4/3 xx Returns

xx perform their first show together in eight years. Jamie xx, Romy and Oliver Sim deliver a 19-song set during a show in Mexico City.

The setlist drew from each of their three albums together, plus solo work each member has released since they last performed together in 2018.

Pierce The Veil

So Far So Fake.

4/4 Pierce The Veil Scores First Mainstream Rock #1

Pierce the Veil’s “So Far So Fake” has completed a long journey. The song originally appeared on band’s latest album, 2023’s “The Jaws Of Life.” It became the band’s second #1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart (after “Emergency Contact” in July of ’23). “So Far So Fake” also saw a resurgence in ’25 after going viral on TikTok.

“It’s about if you’ve ever been betrayed by somebody you felt was a friend, and the wound never really mended—where even an apology doesn’t feel like it’s enough,” commented Pierce The Veil frontman Vic Fuentes. “It feels like it can never really be resolved. So, it’s a bit angry, a bit sour, a bit difficult to think about. But I always want to write about things that are affecting my life.”

Jack White

4/4 Jack White Makes Sixth Appearance On Saturday Night Live

He performs “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs” and “Derecho Demonico” (which translates to “demonic right’).

Both are songs that he released the previous day.

White debuted on SNL in 2002 as part of the White Stripes.