The 10 news items published in the morning and evening of Sunday, October 4, 2026, with the day's 2 features.
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KOIAI play KOIAI 1st Anniversary since the REBOOT at Theater G Rosso in Tokyo Dome City on Saturday, November 21, marking a year since REBOOT, the November 2025 show where the current five first shared a stage. All seats are reserved at 7,500 yen; the official lottery pre-sale runs until October 12.
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Lonesome_Blue play a one-man show, “Into the Blue Sky”, at SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO in Tokyo on Saturday, January 16, 2027, announced on the last day of their first tour as a four-piece. Tickets cost 8,000 and 6,000 yen; the Lonesome_Red fan club pre-sale opens on October 8.
The band cancelled its US dates with BAT due to a family health emergency in the Voivod clan, saying it cannot commit to new dates for now. Tickets will be refunded at point of sale.
According to a statement from the Carteret Performing Arts Center, W.A.S.P. did not perform "due to unforeseen circumstances". Refund or credit information will be communicated starting Monday, October 5.
The 50th-anniversary album comes via Flatiron Recordings and was partially helmed by Jack Douglas, producer of the band's 1983 debut. The first single, tentatively due on October 13, is a song Randy Jackson wrote with KISS's Paul Stanley more than three decades ago.
Speaking to 107.7 The Bone at Aftershock, Leach said the festival was the band's last US show for a long time; after New Zealand and Australia only some European festivals are planned for next year, and talk of writing again has begun.
The session features Masayoshi Yamashita (bass), Nov (vocals), KENTARO (guitar) and drummer Haruka Mori, with Sally as guest guitarist. Doors 16:30, start 17:00. Advance tickets 6,000 yen, door 6,500 yen (one drink extra).
The video is online from noon on October 4 until 23:59 on December 31. The show's own HEADBANGERS CLUB BAND features Shinya Tange (drums), Yosuke Abe (guitar), Yoshihiro Yasui (bass) and Jekyll of JEKYLL★RONOVE (vocals), among others.
Play videoA new version of a song from "Love Kills!", the album the band released via Reigning Phoenix Music in February. Kai Hansen is the father of founder and guitarist Tim Hansen.
Play MVOn October 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, the SOUNDGARDEN drummer played "Loud Love", "Outshined" and "Spoonman" with Mike McCready (PEARL JAM), Taylor Momsen (THE PRETTY RECKLESS), Tom Morello and Robbie Mangano. Morello introduced them as the "Suns Of Soundgarden".
The performance came during Morello's set at Merriweather Post Pavilion on October 3. Tankian was also on the festival bill.
At the October 3 festival, Jack Black played a covers set with the teenage band he performed with at "Back To The Beginning".