Day in Rock Report for 10/17/2022

Journey have announced details for their 2023 North American Freedom Tour celebrating their 50th anniversary that will feature special guests Toto.

The 38-city tour is set to kick off on February 4th in Allentown, PA at the PPL Center will wrap up on April 25th at the brand new Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, CA. (read more)

AXS TV have announced their "Heavy Metal Halloween" Saturday Stack event that will feature special programming from Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Guns N' Roses, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and more.

The network sent over these details: The special programming will kick off at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on October 29th with Rock Legends episodes "Birth Of Metal," "British Metal," and "US Heavy Metal," followed by in-depth portraits of the genre's loyal legion of "Metalheads"; Heavy Metal mainstays Iron Maiden and Guns 'N' Roses; and the Godfathers of Metal themselves, Black Sabbath. (read more)

The 69 Eyes have shared their brand new cover of Boycott's 1980s classic "Gotta Rock", which is the first track revealed from their forthcoming album that will arrive next year.

Jyrki 69 had this to say about the new cover track, "The Finnish classic rock band Boycott was one of our favorites in the '80s when we [started] The 69 Eyes. (read more)

Acclaimed Nashville based singer/songwriter Casey Ahern has just released a brand new song "The Cows Came Home", and to celebrate we asked her to tell us about the track. Here is the story:

The idea for "The Cows Came Home" originally came to me when I was talking with my boyfriend, and now fiancé, Wyatt. We each had never really been in a serious relationship before, so I asked him, "You never wonder what else, or who else, is out there?" And he replied, "Call in the dogs, put out the fire. The search is over. I found the one." (continue)

Bad Wolves have released a surprise music video for a cover of the Ozzy Osbourne classic "Mama I'm Coming Home", which they are releasing as a digital single later this month.

John Boecklin explained how the band came up with the idea to take on the song, "Doc [Coyle, guitars] presented the idea to cover Ozzy's 'Mama, I'm Coming Home.' (read more)

Rise Against and Parkway Drive have been named as the headliners of their very first HeartSupport Fest that was organized by August Burns Red frontman Jake Luhrs and his non-profit HeartSupport foundation.

The special two-day event will be taking place on February 18th and 19th at the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando and will also feature performances from The Ghost Inside, Dance Gavin Dance, Spirit Box, August Burns Red, Silverstein, Memphis May Fire, The Devil Wears Prada, Hawthorne Heights, Comeback Kid, The Word Alive, Bleed From Within, Harms Way, '68, He Is Legend, Bloodlines, Prison, and more to be announced at a later date. (read more)

CBS announced the 16 celebrities competing in the new, two-hour sports comedy special PICKLED. The pickleball tournament, produced by Stephen Colbert's Spartina, Funny Or Die and CBS Studios, will air Thursday, Nov. 17 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

Emmy Award-winner Stephen Colbert of The Late Show hosts this hilarious and cutthroat pickleball competition, featuring teams playing against each other to benefit the non-profit Comic Relief US and ultimately win the coveted totem of excellence: the Colbert Cup! (read more)

Joanne Shaw Taylor has released her brand new single "Nobody's Fool." The song is the title track to her forthcoming album, which will arrive on October 28th.

Noble shared these details: Joanne as born and raised in the UK and was discovered at the age of 16 by music icon Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. Right from the get-go, Joanne's incredible guitar playing, and distinctive sultry vocals set her apart from the rest of the crowd. (read more)

Kansas will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2023 and to commemorate this landmark occasion, current label InsideOutMusic are pleased to announce Another Fork In The Road - 50 Years Of Kansas for release on the 9th December 2022.

A career-spanning collection, it features carefully-selected tracks from across the bands sizable discography, as well as a new version of 'Can I Tell You'. Originally recorded and released on their 1974 debut, the song is updated by the current line-up, providing a full-circle perspective on the band's long and continuing history that has seen them release 16 studio albums and sell in excess of 30 million albums worldwide. (read more)

Farrington+Mann (Original Members of When In Rome UK) have announced that they are launching a U.S. tour this fall that will feature songs from their catalog.

The tour will kick off next Saturday, October 22 in Ludlow, KY and include markets such as Tempe, AZ on Friday, November 4, Huntington Beach, CA on Saturday, November 5, Costa Mesa, CA on Friday, November 25, and culminate with an appearance at the Garden Amp in Garden Grove, CA on Saturday, November 26. (read more)

Carrie Underwood, kicked off her new arena trek, The Denim & Rhinestones Tour, Saturday night (October 15) with a sold-out show at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC.

Live Nation sent over these details: With dates in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, promoted by AEG Presents, the tour will make stops in 43 U.S. cities including New York's Madison Square Garden, Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, and L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena before concluding in Seattle, WA on March 17. Underwood is joined on THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR by special guest Jimmie Allen on all dates. (read more)

U.D.O. have shared that rarity track "Wilder Life", which was originally released as a Japanese bonus track to their "Game Over" album, and will be included on their forthcoming brand new "The Legacy" compilation.

"The Legacy" is a new best of compilation that will hit stores on November 18th and will feature 33-tracks from the band's 35-year career, as well as 4 rare bonus tracks. (read more)