Lumineers cover Tom Petty's "Walls", proceeds benefit MusiCares

Today being the one-year anniversary since the death of Tom Petty, this is news worth sharing...

THE LUMINEERS RELEASE COVER VERSION OF TOM PETTY'S "WALLS"

ALL Proceeds from Sales and Streams to Benefit MusiCares^®

Listen here:  http://smarturl.it/WallsTheLumineers

YouTube: https://youtu.be/DAUMCoD5I30

 

On the one-year anniversary of his passing, The Lumineers today release their version of Tom Petty's "Walls." "Tom Petty is a musical hero of mine, and 'Walls' is such an incredible song," shares the band's Wesley Schultz, continuing "When I got married, my wife walked down the aisle to the song."

 

The band opened up for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers three times, but it was playing "Walls" in front of Petty that resonated most. The band performed the song at the annual MusiCares^® Person of the Year Gala in 2017 where Petty was the honoree. "After we played," Schultz remembers, "Petty told me how much he liked and appreciated the version, which was a great honor. This is our way of paying homage to him."

 

All proceeds from the song will benefit MusiCares, a charity of the Recording Academy™, which provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need.

 

ABOUT MUSICARES:

A friend and ally of the music community, MusiCares was established by the Recording Academy to safeguard the health and well-being of all music people. A four-star charity and safety net in times of need, MusiCares offers confidential preventative, recovery, and emergency programs to address financial, medical, and personal health issues. Through the generosity of our donors and volunteer professionals, our dedicated team works across the country to ensure the music community has the resources and support it needs.

 

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Sights and Sounds: U2 to perform Bonnaroo and tour in support of 'The Joshua Tree'

Big news for a Monday....

U2 TO PERFORM  

THE JOSHUA TREE AT BONNAROO

IN FIRST-EVER U.S. FESTIVAL HEADLINE APPEARANCE

FULL LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT AND TICKET ONSALE

THIS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11 AT 8AM ET

U2 performing in Phoenix, Arizona on May 22, 2015.
Photo: Kim Kinsler

Superfly and A.C. Entertainment are excited to confirm that U2 will appear at Bonnaroo this year. It will be the legendary band's exclusive first-ever headline appearance at an American festival. They will  be performing a set that will include the career-defining 1987 release The Joshua Tree in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the classic album.

Bonnaroo will announce the full 2017 lineup and

put all tickets on sale this Wednesday, January 11 at 8 a.m. ET.

The 2017 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will take place June 8 - 11.

For more information, please visit bonnaroo.com.

U2 performing "Even Better Than the Real Thing" on "in Phoenix on May 22. 
Photo: Robert Kinsler

LIMITED RUN OF STADIUM DATES TO CELEBRATE 
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAND'S CLASSIC 
FIFTH ALBUM

– Tour Kicks Off In North America On May 12, 2017 
with European Dates Starting July 8, 2017 –

– U2 Confirmed for Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Band's First Ever U.S. Festival Headline Appearance –

– Tickets On Sale Starting January 16 in Europe & January 17 in North America –

– U2 Subscriber Exclusive Pre-Sale Access Starts January 11 –

U2. Photo credit : Anton Corbijn

"The title befits a record that concerns itself with resilience in the face of utter social and political desolation… The Joshua Tree is an appropriate response to these times, and a picture bleaker than any U2 has ever painted: a vision of blasted hopes, pointless violence and anguish… Music of great sadness but also of unutterable compassion, acceptance and calm." – Rolling Stone, 1987

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation today announced that U2 will return to select stadiums this year with U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, in celebration of the 30^th anniversary of the band's classic album. Each show will include a performance of The Joshua Tree in its entirety, with support from one of a number of  special guests including Mumford & Sons, OneRepublic and The Lumineers in North America and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds in Europe.

Released to universal acclaim on March 9^th 1987 and featuring hit singles "With Or Without You", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and "Where The Streets Have No Name", The Joshua Tree was U2's first #1 album in the U.S., topping the charts globally including the U.K. and Ireland, selling in excess of 25 million albums worldwide, and catapulting Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr "… from heroes to superstars" (Rolling Stone). Time Magazine put U2 on its cover in April 1987, proclaiming them "Rock's Hottest Ticket" in a defining year for the band that saw their arena dates roll into stadium shows to accommodate escalating demand - setting them on course to become one of the greatest live acts in the world today.  The 12 months that followed saw the band create now-iconic moments: the traffic-stopping Grammy Award-winning music video on the roof of a Los Angeles liquor store, winning a BRIT Award and two Grammys - including Album of the Year - their first of 22 received to date, distinguishing U2 as the most awarded rock band in Grammy history.

U2's fifth studio album The Joshua Tree was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, and featured iconic artwork which cemented the career of photographer and director Anton Corbijn. Recording took place in Dublin at Windmill Lane Studios and Danesmoate, the house which subsequently became bassist Adam Clayton's home.

"It seems like we have come full circle from when The Joshua Tree songs were originally written, with global upheaval, extreme right wing politics and some fundamental human rights at risk. To celebrate the album – as the songs seem so relevant and prescient of these times too - we decided to do these shows, it feels right for now. We're looking forward to it." – The Edge

"Recently I listened back to The Joshua Tree for the first time in nearly 30 years… it's quite an opera.  A lot of emotions which feel strangely current, love, loss, broken dreams, seeking oblivion, polarisation… all the greats... I've sung some of these songs a lot… but never all of them.  I'm up for it, if our audience is as excited as we are… it's gonna be a great night."-Bono

"We are off to play a few shows with U2! It's the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree - one of the greatest albums ever made, in our opinion, and something well worth a good celebration. It's a record that did so much for us all when we discovered it individually and if ever a record stands the test of time it's that one. So when the lads gave us a call to invite us to play a few gigs opening for them it was our great honour to accept. It's gonna be such a good few nights... " – Mumford & Sons

"I can remember covering the U2 song 'One' in bars back in NYC 10 years ago, with Jer on drums.  A lot has changed since then, but still - I NEVER thought we'd get the chance to open for such a legendary band, on such a legendary album - The Joshua Tree.  Their songs are so timeless and transcendent, it's impossible to imagine a time when they didn't exist.  That type of songwriting has always been the mountaintop for us - songs that can transcend generations." - Wesley Schultz, The Lumineers

"The Joshua Tree is the first album I ever heard from U2 because it came out when I had just started my love affair with music as a young kid... it's the album that made me want to write songs and start a band.  Joining them for this tour will be the experience of a lifetime, leaving the bucket list fully checked." - Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic

"It will be both a pleasure and an honour to play my part in what still remains the greatest show on earth." – Noel Gallagher

Following the groundbreaking iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour's arena shows in 2015, U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 will see the band return to the stadium stage for the first time since 2009-2011's record-shattering U2 360° Tour, the most successful tour in history seen by over 7.3 million fans worldwide.

U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 will kick off in Vancouver on May 12^th for a run of dates across North America and Europe, and will include U2's first ever U.S. festival headline appearance at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival this summer, as well as a hometown show in Dublin's Croke Park on July 22^nd.

Tickets for the U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 are on sale Monday, January 16^th in Ireland, the UK and Europe and Tuesday, January 17^thin the U.S. and Canada. As usual, there is an exclusive priority presale for U2 Subscribers at U2.com from Wednesday, January 11^th (9am) through Friday, January 13^th (5pm) local times. Tickets will be general admission on the floor and reserved seating in the stands. There will be a 4 ticket limit for subscriber purchases and a 6 ticket limit commencing with public sales. In North America, all floor tickets will be paperless unless otherwise noted.

U2: The Joshua Tree Tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring. UPS is the Official Logistics Provider of the tour.

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.u2.com & www.livenation.com

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:			SUPPORT:
May 12	Vancouver, BC	BC Place	Mumford & Sons
May 14	Seattle, WA	CenturyLink Field	Mumford & Sons
May 17	Santa Clara, CA	Levi's Stadium	Mumford & Sons
May 20	Los Angeles, CA	Rose Bowl	The Lumineers
May 24	Houston, TX	NRG Stadium	The Lumineers
May 26	Dallas, TX	AT&T Stadium	The Lumineers
June 3	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	The Lumineers
June 7	Pittsburgh, PA	Heinz Field	The Lumineers
June 8-11	Manchester, TN	Bonnaroo Festival	Multi-Artist
June 11	Miami, FL	Hard Rock Stadium	OneRepublic
June 14	Tampa, FL	Raymond James Stadium	OneRepublic
June 18	Philadelphia, PA	Lincoln Financial Field	The Lumineers
June 20	Washington DC	FedExField	The Lumineers
June 23	Toronto, ON	Rogers Centre	The Lumineers
June 25	Boston, MA	Gillette Stadium	The Lumineers
June 28	East Rutherford, NJ	MetLife Stadium	The Lumineers
July 1	Cleveland, OH	FirstEnergy Stadium	OneRepublic
EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:			SUPPORT:
July 8	London, UK	Twickenham	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
July 12	Berlin, DE	Olympic Stadium	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
July 15	Rome, IT	Olympic Stadium	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
July 18	Barcelona, ES	Olympic Stadium	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
July 22	Dublin, IE	Croke Park	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
July 25	Paris, FR	Stade de France	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
July 29	Amsterdam, NE	Amsterdam Arena	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
August 1	Brussels, BE	Stade Roi Baudouin	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

My favorite reissues, retrospectives and special sets of 2013

Amidst a parade of wonderful new studio albums that saw their release in 2013 came an equally-strong number of reissues, retrospectives, historic live collections and more. Here are a few of my favorites…

1. The Beatles, Live at the BBC (Capitol)
In an age where seemingly everything ever recorded by the Fab Four has been issued (with the obvious exception of the band's Let It Be documentary), imagine the surprise of hearing dozens of live tracks recorded by the Beatles that were broadcast by the BBC in the UK between March 1962 and June 1965. Highlights on the reissued version of the original Live at the BBC (originally released in 1994) include a rollicking take on Chuck Berry's "Carol" and the only recording by John, Paul, George and Ringo playing the tuneful Lennon-McCartney composition "I'll Be On My Way." Volume 2 is also a gem, featuring a fiery version of Berry's "I'm Talking About You" that was a direct-to-airwaves performance that is thankfully heard again. A lovely performance of the standard "Beautiful Dreamer" is also a standout on the second volume.
Get On Air - Live At The BBC Volume 2
 
2. Humble Pie, Rockin' the Fillmore: The Complete Recordings (Omnivore Recordings)
The late '60s and early '70s produced a number of fantastic British blues-rocks bands including Led Zeppelin and Ten Years After.  The recent release of Humble Pie's Rockin' the Fillmore: The Complete Recordings has cast a renewed focus on the British band co-founded by Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton. The four-disc set features all audio recordings pulled from Humble Pie's four shows played over the course of two consecutive nights at the legendary Fillmore East in May 1971. Highlights include the textured versions of "I Walk On Gilded Splinters" and bone-crunching rocker "I Don't Need No Doctor."
Get Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore-Complete Recording here


3. Three O'Clock, The Hidden World Revealed (Omnivore Recordings)
The so-called "Paisley Underground" was a psychedelic-meets-melody rock scene that struck Southern California in the early 1980s, and Three O'Clock was one of its most powerful proponents. The band's triumphant return to Coachella earlier this year may have been fueled by work on the newly-released "The Hidden World Revealed," which features 20 sterling tracks (10 of them previously unissued). Those who buy the CD also get a colorful booklet with liner notes from band members Michael Querico and Louis Gutierrez.
Purchase The Hidden World Revealed here


4. Keane, The Best Of (Island Records)
Since catching Keane soar at Coachella back in 2005, I've been a fervid fan of the rousing English alternative outfit. Now comes the first-ever greatest hits collection from the group, celebrating the first decade of Keane's discography complete with two discs full of winning singles, sterling B sides, a live track and even three new songs (including the captivating new single "Higher Than The Sun").
Get Best of Keane [2 Disc Deluxe Edition]


5. Alex Chilton, Electricity by Candlelight (Bar None Records)
Although Alex Chilton originally achieved fame in his teens as lead singer of the Box Tops in the 1960s, it was his role as a member of the seminal '70s power pop band Big Star that earned him a permanent place among rock's elite. Now Chilton, who died at age 59 after suffering a heart attack on March 17, 2010, is being celebrated via the release of a powerful live solo performance recorded at the Knitting Factory in New York City on Feb. 13, 1997. After a blackout and loss of power, most of the concertgoers headed home. Those who didn't were rewarded when Chilton came out and proceeded to play an acoustic performance by candlelight that featured Loudon Wainwright III's "Motel Blues," the Beach Boys' "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "Surfer Girl," and more than a dozen other artfully reworked covers played with an authenticity  for the ages.
Get Electricity By Candlelight / NYC 2/13/97


6. Neil Young, Live at the Cellar Door (Reprise)
Neil Young has never stopped exploring or trying new things, but listening to the singer-songwriter's Live at the Cellar Door recorded in the fall of 1970, it's simply magical to hear potent performances of many of his finest early gems and realize he was among the original pioneers blending rock, folk and country into timeless masterworks. "Cinnamon Girl" was performed on piano (rather than the now-standard hard rock guitar version), lending the song a decidedly haunting vibe. Among the other classics captured on tape were "Only Love Can Break Your Heart," "Old Man" (which wouldn't be widely heard until "Harvest" came out two years later) and "I Am A Child."
Purchase Live At The Cellar Door here


7. Alvin Lee, The Last Show (Rainman Records)
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, no British band journeyed to America more often than Ten Years After. Indeed, the quartet visited the United States 28 times between 1968 and 1974. Led by trailblazing singer-guitarist Alvin Lee, the genre-busting band blended rock, blues and jazz in ways that remain relevant today. The band's mind-blowing performance of "I'm Going Home" at Woodstock in August 1969 showcased Lee's virtuoso skills on lead guitar and his powerful baritone vocals. Lee died unexpectedly on March 6, 2013, but his final concert performance recorded in Raalte, Holland 10 months before his untimely passing is now available on a wonderful 14-track audio CD. Featuring a version of the iconic "I'm Going Home" as well as other Ten Years After staples and solo gems, the packaging for the aptly-titled The Last Show includes photos taken at that final show as well as personal notes from his wife, band mates and even fans.
Get Last Show here


8. Emerson Lake & Palmer, Live In Montreal 1977 (Shout! Factory)
More than 35 years after it was staged, Emerson Lake & Palmer's epic Aug. 26, 1977 concert at Montreal's Olympic Stadium was released. Live In Montreal 1977 captures the legendary supergroup (Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer) performing with a mighty 70-piece orchestra in front of its largest-ever stadium audience, playing potent versions of classics including "Lucky Man" and "Karn Evil 9."
Buy Live in Montreal 1977


9. Tommy Bolin, Whirlwind (Purple Pyramid Records/Cleopatra Records)
Although he was only 25 when he died Dec. 4, 1976, guitarist Tommy Bolin nevertheless managed to make a lasting mark as a member of Zephyr (1969-1971), The James Gang (1973-74) and Deep Purple (1975-76). Now comes the aptly-titled Whirlwind, a 2-disc audio collection of rare, unreleased recordings recorded by the groundbreaking guitarist between 1972 and 1975. From the instrumental heavy blues rock of "Cucumber Jam" and free jazz-rock of "Heartlight" and YES-styled prog-rock tear on his instrumental "Hoka-Hay!," Bolin blended the groundbreaking trajectory of Jimi Hendrix with the speedy licks of Ten Years After's Alvin Lee.
Get Whirlwind 2Cd Edition here


10. The Lumineers, The Lumineers: Deluxe Edition (Dualtone Music Group)
Released in late August 2013, the expanded version of The Lumineers' 2012 debut features all of that album's tracklist as well as five additional songs and a bonus DVD featuring 25 minutes of music videos, tour footage and even interviews with members of the Denver-based ensemble. There is also a wonderful booklet with photos, song lyrics lyrics and more.

Purchase The Lumineers (Deluxe Edition)