96.9 WLAV is proud to partner with The Listening Lawn for The Verve Pipe event on July 22nd! The Listening Lawn is located at Studio Park. Register below for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the show! Check out the show and ticket info HERE… MORE
In February, Ozzy Osbourne cancelled his 2023 tour of the UK and Europe and announced his retirement from touring due to his various chronic health issues. However, the Prince of Darkness didn’t leave the door completely closed. In recent weeks, Osbourne has confirmed that, although the days of extensive touring are behind him, one-off shows…… MORE
The Kramer CO176 guitar that Eddie Van Halen played in the video for “Hot For Teacher” has a new owner. The guitar was expected to fetch between $2-3 million but actually went for $3,932,000. It is now one of the five most expensive guitars ever sold at auction. Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Guitar is number…… MORE
A little illness wasn’t going to stop Gene Simmons from finishing the show. The KISS co-founder fell ill during Wednesday night’s show in Manaus, Brazil. The band briefly paused the show, but Simmons returned and played out the rest of the set seated in a chair. KISS is entering the home stretch of their ‘End…… MORE
According to the Detroit Free Press, the band KISS will be making one last stop in Michigan on their farewell tour. They have a scheduled date at Little Caesar’s Arena in Downtown Detroit on October 20. Tickets go on sale on April 7 to the general public. KISS Army member pre-sale is April 3 at…… MORE
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry is launching a short solo tour this spring. Perry will hit the road with the Joe Perry Project for a six-date tour with stops in Connecticut, Boston, New York City, Chicago, and L.A. The lineup will include Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen) on lead vocals, Buck Johnson on keyboards, David Hull on…… MORE
The Prince of Darkness is the star of a new commercial. Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon appear in the latest PlayStation commercial for their new VR product.… MORE
Guns N’ Roses has been announced as a headliner at this year’s Aftershock Festival in Sacramento.The band will close out the festival on Sunday, Oct. 8th. GN’R is the second Aftershock headliner announced so far. Pantera was announced last month. The announcement comes the same day GN’R announced massive 2023 tours of Europe and North…… MORE
Kelly Hansen, the lead vocalist of Foreigner, spoke with the 96.1 KLPX radio station about the band’s recent announcement of their farewell tour. On July 6, the journey is scheduled to begin in Atlanta’s Ameris Bank Amphitheatre. Hansen said the reasoning behind hanging things up is that it was important for him not to do…… MORE
13 On Your Side is reporting that there was an active shooter on the campus of Michigan State University last night. As of now, three are confirmed dead and five are hospitalized from the incident. The suspect was found dead outside of campus from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/3Impq7v… MORE
