“I’ll cry if I go… I’d have done that gig for nothing, you know?” Zak Starkey on why he won’t be at any of the Oasis comeback gigs
“I was broke. I only had $200 and we booked a gig. There was this guitar at a pawn shop that had been there for years…”: How George Thorogood stumbled across the Gibson that became his go-to guitar – a week before his first gig with the Destroyers
“You’re used to Ozzy running around, but he certainly won’t be doing that for this show”: Tony Iommi has “excitement mixed with fear” ahead of Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s farewell gig
in Artists “So yeah, we caused an earthquake – something to go on the CV”: The beloved British band whose comeback gig actually made the earth move
in Artists, Bands Missed out on tickets to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s last-ever live gig? Here’s how you can still watch the “greatest heavy metal show ever”
in Guitarists “Before or after I crapped my pants?” Zakk Wylde tells how he felt after scoring his gig with Ozzy — and why he beat the competition
in Artists, Gigs & Festivals, Tech “After I’d finished with the food mixer, I threw it over the balcony and it hit some kid on the head – he found me afterwards and said ‘can you sign this’”: How Aphex Twin almost knocked out a fan at his weirdest gig ever
in Guitarists “You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get a great sound, and it doesn’t have to be overly complex.” Joe Bonamassa explains how to choose the right amp for any gig without breaking the bank
in Guitarists “One night we were playing and in walks Pete Townshend.” The Doobie Brothers’ Patrick Simmons on the night Townshend picked up a guitar after a gig with the Who
in Artists, Bands “As far as we’re concerned, the band never really broke up”: Are Talking Heads about to announce a reunion 50 years to the day since their first gig?
