Today in Music News 5.11.17
Every weekday we take a look at what's happening in music news. Check out the headlines for today, here!
- Don Henley is celebrating his 70th birthday this year, but hitting the big 7-0 isn't slowing him down. Henley just announced a new batch of tour dates, with St. Paul already on the bill! You can check him out at the Xcel coming up June 18th. Check out ticket info on our Concert Calendar.
- If you are among the many who are celebrating 50 years since Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, you’re gonna wanna tune into PBS coming up in June. The hour long special will be BBC’s documentary showing behind the scenes footage of making the legendary Beatles album. The PBS debut will be June 3rd!
- Also making a special feature on PBS is Paul Simon! His live show at London Hard Rock Calling Festival in 2012 is being made into a new LP, along with the actual footage being shown on PBS to help promote the album. The Concert in Hyde Park will come out June 9th, with the premier on PBS before then.
- And Joe Perry and Steven Tyler both got new grandchildren on the same day! Both Aerosmith members welcomed new family members yesterday. Tyler has a new grandson 7 lbs 11 oz born at 5:45 am, and Perry has a new granddaughter 6 lbs 9 oz born at 2:11 pm.
SOURCE: Ultimate Classic Rock