June 19, 2023 by Amy Gold
Chicago, Belinda Carlisle & more to perform on 'A Capitol Fourth' https://t.co/jbxN1YvGaG
— Fox 102.3 (@fox1023fm) June 12, 2023
During the week of June 11, 2023, it was announced that Chicago and Belinda Carlisle of The Go-Go's are among the featured performers at the upcoming PBS special, "A Capitol Fourth," to air live July 4.
Also that week, Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son" joined Spotify's Billions Club and became John Fogerty's second song to reach this milestone following "Have You Ever Seen The Rain," which reached 1 billion streams in March on this platform.
Elton John's hugely popular Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour landed at #2 on Billboard Boxscore's 2023 midyear charts, bringing in $138.2 million from 32 shows between November 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023. This trek previously topped the midyear charts in 2019 and 2020 and also held the top spot on the monthly chart seven times, the most of any other touring act.
Finally, a lyric sheet with Freddie Mercury's handwritten notes for Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" reveals that the song was nearly titled "Mongolian Rhapsody" and also includes some unused verses. These lyrics are among the over 1,500 items to be auctioned at Sotheby's later this month at the Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own event.
Tours & Shows:
(Band/Artist - Event(s) - Location - Dates)
Neil Young - Tour (Coastal) - U.S. - July 1-23, 2023
Newly-Announced Recordings:
(Band/Artist - Title - Format - Release Date)
Alice Cooper - I'm Alice (single from "Road") - digital download, streaming - June 15, 2023
Eric Clapton - Key To The Highway (Live At Royal Albert Hall) (from "The Definitive 24 Nights") - digital download, streaming - June 15, 2023
The Rolling Stones - Big Hits, High Tide And Green Grass (U.K. version, 1966 album reissue) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - June 15, 2023
The Rolling Stones - Big Hits, High Tide And Green Grass (U.S. version, 1966 album reissue) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - June 16, 2023
The Rolling Stones - Flowers (U.S. version, 1967 album reissue) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - June 16, 2023
Eric Clapton - The Definitive 24 Nights (box set) - CD, vinyl - June 23, 2023
Albert Bouchard of Blue Oyster Cult - Imaginos III-Mutant Reformation - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - July 7, 2023
The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis (1975 album reissue) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - July 14, 2023
Stevie Nicks - Complete Studio Albums & Rarities (box set) - multiple formats - July 28, 2023
Alice Cooper - Road - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - August 25, 2023
The Rolling Stones - Out Of Our Hands (U.S. and U.K. versions, 1965 album reissue) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - September 15, 2023
The Rolling Stones - England's Newest Hit Makers (1964 album reissue) - October 6, 2023
The Rolling Stones - Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (U.K. version, 1969 album reissue) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - October 20, 2023
The Rolling Stones - Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (U.S. version, 1969 album reissue) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - November 10, 2023
The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965 album reissue) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - December 1, 2023
The Rolling Stones - December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965 album reissue) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - December 1, 2023
The Rolling Stones - Got Live If You Want It! (1966 album reissue) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - December 1, 2023
New & Upcoming Books:
(Author - Title - Publisher - Publication Date)
Peter Brown and Steven Gaines - All You Need Is Love: An Oral History Of The Beatles - St. Martin's Press - April 9, 2024
(For more information about the above news items, please see below for a list of sources with links.)
Freddy Mercury's handwritten lyrics to 'Bohemian Rhapsody' suggest that Queen's legendary rock epic could've been released under a different title. https://t.co/6mJ3gQQbwv
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) June 1, 2023
Chicago, Belinda Carlisle & more to perform on 'A Capitol Fourth' https://t.co/jbxN1YvGaG
— Fox 102.3 (@fox1023fm) June 12, 2023
Elton John is runner-up on 'Billboard's' midyear touring chart https://t.co/CEfJwQgJb7
— Fox 102.3 (@fox1023fm) June 13, 2023
John Fogerty's "Fortunate Son" joins Spotify's Billions Club https://t.co/yYu2JE5stK
— Fox 102.3 (@fox1023fm) June 15, 2023