Watch Phish's Pro-Shot NYE Gag, Widespread Panic Announce Las Vegas Run
Billy Joel's First Show Since Diagnosis
Relix Daily
January 05, 2026
January 5, 2026
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Phish’s 18th annual New Year’s Eve residency at Madison Square Garden was yet another testament to the four-decade jam pioneers’ continued evolution. Through their four-night stand, the Vermont quartet uncorked some of their most daringly improvisational performances of an already bar-raising year, including Sunday’s 24-minute “Theme from the Bottom,” Monday’s 20-minute “A Wave of Hope” and Tuesday’s outstanding “Split Open and Melt” and “Ghost.” On Wednesday, the band formally rang in 2026 with their traditional thematic gag, which this year brought an unforgettable and outlandish tribute to dairy.
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Widespread Panic have announced its Sin City return. The band shared that over three nights, May 8-10, they will perform on stage at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The impending concert series follows the group’s previous appearances in the region on March 11-13, 2022. Their 2026 arrival will end a four-year lapse since their last concert at the location just off the strip.
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There are certain bands you’d chase to the end of the world. Radiohead has always been one of them. I first saw them on Aug. 17, 2001, at Liberty State Park. Four encores. A setlist you could only dream about. The Twin Towers stood behind the stage, glowing in the distance. That image—Radiohead framed against the skyline—has been burned into my memory ever since.
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Billy Joel returned to the spotlight on Friday with his first public performance since he announced his diagnosis with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. The iconic singer-songwriter joined Turnstiles, a Billy Joel tribute band, during their performance at Wellington, Fla.’s Wellington Amphitheater, for two of his greatest hits. “I wasn’t planning on working tonight,” he joked to the audience as he stepped onstage.
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On December 30, Alex Jordan hosted a special Dead at the Junction show to kick off his Winter Warmer series. This performance, which took place at the Junction Beer Garden and Bottle Shop in Mill Valley, Calif., featured Jordan on guitar alongside Scott Guberman on keyboards, Brian Rashap on bass and Pete Lavezzoli on drums.
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Peter Gabriel has announced o/i, the legendary singer-songwriter’s 11th studio album. Gabriel’s new project follows 2023’s i/o, which opened a new chapter in his career after a 21-year recording hiatus. Like that landmark record, his latest is connected to the year’s lunar calendar, with “Dark-Side” and “Bright-Side” mixes by Tchad Blake and Mark ‘Spike’ Stent to be steadily released on the full moon and new moon of each month, respectively. The cycle will conclude in December. “The songs are a mix of thoughts and feelings,” Gabriel shared in a release.
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Last night, January 4, Jeff Tweedy launched his residency at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles. The run, billed as an intimate solo concert series, preceded the release of his latest triple album, Twilight Override. Whereas recent concerts have drawn extensively from the new arrival, Sunday’s show was a diverse assortment of material that spanned different eras of Tweedy’s career: pre-aughts Mermaid Avenue, Wilco, Loose Fur, Golden Smog, and a heavy pour of solo songs from across his personal discography.
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Umphrey’s McGee and Andy Frasco & The U.N. took a day off following their year-end runs at The Tabernacle in Atlanta and Brooklyn Bowl in New York City, then reconvened in Chicago for two nights. These performances, which took place at The Salt Shed, also featured Jennifer Hartswick, who appeared with both groups.
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From one-third of the Wood Brothers to one-half of RIX, Jano Rix keeps family ties strong on his latest project, a joint with his drumming father, Luther, titled Legacy, Vol. 1.