Daily Mail

Why don't artists play live anymore? Expert reveals how pressure of major gigs is driving bands to use backing tracks in performances as Glastonbury miming and lip-syncing row ...

The first Glastonbury Festival was staged back in 1970 by Michael Eavis - inspired by a typically ear-splitting outdoor gig by rock heavyweights Led Zeppelin at that year's Bath Festival of Blues and ...
MetalSucks

Blackie Lawless Doubles Down on Use of Backing Tracks: “The Bottom Line is to Give the Audience a Good Show. Who Cares How it Gets There?”

In the debate over the use of backing tracks in live performances, lines have been drawn and many artists are very firmly entrenched in their side. Earlier this week we learned that Tracii Guns of L.A ...
AOL

Do Musicians Actually Sing Live at Concerts or Do They Lip-Sync? A Music Expert Weighs In

If you were one of the millions of concertgoers who attended Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour in the last year, you may have left the show wondering, “How did she do that?!” Over 40 songs, 16 outfit ...
loudwire

Sleep Token Play Show With Pre-Recorded Tracks for Two Ill Members

At last night's show in Zurich, Switzerland, Sleep Token performed using pre-recorded tracks in place of guitarist IV and bassist III, who had fallen ill and were unable to play. Fan-filmed footage of ...
Us Weekly

Do Musicians Actually Sing Live at Concerts or Do They Lip-Sync? A Music Expert Weighs In (Exclusive)

If you were one of the millions of concertgoers who attended Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour in the last year, you may have left the show wondering, “How did she do that?!” Over 40 songs, 16 outfit ...