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The Rolling Stones, in this case Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood, hosted a party Wednesday night in London to celebrate this Friday's release of their 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues.

It was held at the St. Clement hotel, which overlooks the River Thames (pr: temz). Jagger and Wood performed one song off the album, an acoustic version of "Ringing Hollow," which Jagger says is a "love song to America." With numerous celebs in the house, including album producer Andrew Watt, Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Sam Fender, Sacha Baron Cohen, Simone Ashley, John McEnroe, and Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, the night culminated in a drone show over the river set to "In the Stars," the first single off Foreign Tongues. The drones recreated the Stones tongue and lips logo, album artwork and more. There's no word on why Keith Richards didn't attend. The Stones posted video highlights of the party on Instagram.

Geddy Lee is ready to get back on stage Saturday after almost two weeks due to laryngitis and bronchitis. He writes on Instagram, "Thanks so much to everyone for all of your well wishes! I’m feeling so much better and hard at work with [my dog] Dottie in the studio hitting all the high notes and getting ready to return to Texas this Saturday, July 11th, and Monday, July 13th!" These will finally be the third and fourth shows of Rush's four-night stand at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth that's been snake bitten. They previously postponed opening night due to "unforeseen travel and border-related delays impacting [their] touring production following [their] shows in Mexico City." Fortunately, the band had two weeks off following the initial Fort Worth schedule, so no other shows were affected. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates. If you are unable to attend, refund information will be available from your original point of purchase.

John Mellencamp did an open rehearsal show Wednesday for his Dancing Words Tour - The Greatest Hits, which officially starts tomorrow, Friday, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. But he's giving fans in his home state of Indiana a preview. The show was held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, where entry was free for local residents who arrived with a nonperishable item for the Evansville Rescue Mission. He played a 26-song set, nine of which he hadn't played since 2015, with one going back to 2002. He posted videos and photos from the show on Instagram. (Set list below.) Mellencamp will play 19 amphitheater shows through August 12th in Mountain View, California. It's his first amphitheater tour in 17 years, and he's promising a two-and-a-half hour show.

John Mellencamp - open rehearsal at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana on July 8th, 2026:

12.“Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)” - first time since 2012

Original Foreigner singer Lou Gramm has been saying he plans to retire for at least seven years, and now he says this will be his last year on the road. Appearing on Talk Shop Live he said, "I feel like I've done this long enough, and while I really enjoyed a lot about this life, I think the second most important thing to putting your heart and your mind and your body into it and getting into a great band is knowing when to walk away. I understand what a lot of people feel, but I think I've got an idea of what I'm gonna be doing... "I feel bad for the [musicians] that go too long — either the singers can't sing anymore or the guitar players get their fingers caught in the strings or whatever — but I'm very fortunate that at my age I can still sing and hit the notes and everything, but I don't wanna get to the point where I'm faking it or lowering the key two steps to do the song. I think this is, for me, a high point, this tour. And finally getting into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame [with Foreigner in 2024] and all the good things, I wanna go out with a bang, and I think that this summer tour is it." And as for what he'd like to do in retirement, here's what he said in 2024. "I would like to turn my attention to my family and my muscle cars and just enjoy myself knowing that when I lay down at night, it'll be in my own bed. I've been putting it off and putting it off, and I still enjoy performing, but when you've been doing it for as long as I have — the travel is the worst. It really takes its toll. And that's a sign that you're getting old." But, while Gramm wants to stop touring, he'll still be doing the one-off show, including next February with Foreigner aboard the Rock Legends Cruise -- February 21st to the 25th out of Miami.

A year after doing his final show with Black Sabbath, drummer Bill Ward says he's taken to using a wheelchair. Writing on Facebook, he says, "Sadly but nonetheless truthfully, I’ve reached a place where publicly more and more I need to use a wheelchair, mostly in airports, or public events. I can still walk, let there be no doubt, but I can’t walk very far without needing to rest, meaning I need to sit down. We started using the wheelchair about 18 months ago, mostly in airports... I was a long distance walker, I’ve walked in many different parts of the world, and I’m still a drummer. I can still play pretty good for 78 years old. "My talents and ambitions, and my unyielding need to be artful, and to play drums, is still as strong as it was so many years ago now. I’m just saying if you see me in a wheelchair, I’m just catching a ride, I’m not in retirement or ill or giving up, or any of those thoughts that ignite when we see people in wheelchairs. I’m making myself public and transparent about my new transport, and letting you know I’m OK. "If you see me in the airports or visiting friends in the music arenas or theaters say hi, I don’t bite, I’ll just look different... Much love to you all and I’ll keep rocking until I’m dead." PS: "And the secrets we hide, can be dangerous to our health. I’m letting transparency prevail, with love and progression." Ward has dealt with many health issues over the years, including anxiety, and at least two heart attacks.

Following up on a report in May that Kinks frontman Ray Davies is reportedly upset with the publication of a new coffee table book on the band, The Kinks – All Day and All of the Night The Day-By-Day Story Pt 1: 1940-1971, comes news that his brother Dave Davies is also not pleased. He says, “I cannot endorse the new Kinks book by Doug Hinman and Andrew Sandoval because there’s misinformation in it about our early recording sessions. I signed some copies for charity before I had read the errors.” Adding that he wasn't given the opportunity to proofread it, he went onto say, "I’m optimistic that a correction or two will be issued in due course."