Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell has disclosed his cancer has returned following an unsuccessful donor transplant. First diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2013, Campbell underwent a donor transplant in January 2025 after fearing for his life in late 2023. “Unfortunately, it didn’t stick,” he told El Salvador’s Radio YSKL FM. “So the cancer has returned. And I’m continuing treatments to manage it.” Campbell said he may need another transplant within a few years. Despite the setback, he remains active with Def Leppard, his band Last in Line, and rally driving. “Life is for the living,” he said, encouraging others facing a diagnosis to “overcome the fear” and “don’t give in.” Story URL
CNN is partnering with Farm Aid for a second consecutive year, airing “Farm Aid 2026: Music Festival Live” on Saturday, September 26th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET. The broadcast will also stream on CNN.com and the CNN app. Performers include Willie Nelson and Family, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, Margo Price, and Nathaniel Rateliff. Anchors John Berman and Laura Coates will co-host from Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Last year’s broadcast reached 3.88 million viewers globally, with audiences donating over $615,000 to Farm Aid. Since 1985, the festival has raised more than $85 million supporting family farmers. Story URL
Foo Fighters will open for AC/DC on September 8th at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis — a rare one-night pairing of two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame acts. The Pretty Reckless, AC/DC’s regular tour opener, won’t be available that date, allowing Foo Fighters to step in between legs of their own North American stadium tour. Frontman Dave Grohl credited AC/DC’s 1980 concert film Let There Be Rock as a defining moment. “It wasn’t until that fateful night at the tender age of eleven…that my mind was blown. Melted. Changed forever,” Grohl said, calling the upcoming show “literally a dream come true.” AC/DC’s PWR/UP tour runs through September 29th in Philadelphia. Story URL
Yungblud refused to let a broken leg slow him down, performing at Portugal’s Vilar de Mouros festival Tuesday night while seated in a wheelchair. The UK singer broke his leg in a dirt bike accident at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota earlier this month. Wheeled onstage by two women dressed as nurses, Yungblud took the performance a step further by crowdsurfing through the audience in the wheelchair. Fans held him up as he rocked out from his seat. Yungblud has one remaining date on his 2026 schedule — this Friday at Belgium’s Pukkelpop festival — before taking time off to recover. Story URL
Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo appeared on ‘The Tonight Show’ on Wednesday, dressed head-to-toe in gold to perform “We Might as Well Be Strangers.” The appearance was part of the promotion for the band’s new album, ‘The Gold Album.’ During the interview, Cuomo told Fallon, “What you hear on the record is something that could only be created by humans coming together, being vulnerable and creating something together. It just can’t be created by AI or somebody on their own working on a computer or something.” The ‘Weezer: The Gathering Tour’ begins its North American leg in September. Story URL
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale has partnered with Epiphone to release a new signature Explorer Custom in Holographic Sparkle, priced at $999. The guitar features twin ProBucker Ignite pickups, an ebony fretboard and a LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge. Top-tier VIP fans on Halestorm’s upcoming North American tour with BABYMETAL will receive a guitar played by Hale that night. Story URL
The Hollies have officially ended their touring career after more than six decades. Lead guitarist Tony Hicks, 80, stepped away due to health concerns, prompting drummer Bobby Elliott, 84, to retire in solidarity. Both joined the band in 1963 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. The group announced on social media: “After more than six decades, the Hollies’ touring career will come to a close with immense gratitude to the fans who have supported them around the world.” The British Invasion band scored major U.S. hits including “Bus Stop,” “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,” and “Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress.” Former singer Terry Sylvester continues performing on oldies tours. Story URL