In response to a report in the Sun that their next tour would be their last, a rep for the Rolling Stones recently told Entertainment Weekly that the report is untrue. According to the Sun, an anonymous source said that the band "realize that age is creeping up on them. They want to bow out on top of their game, and not short-change their fans." However, a rep told EW that the band retiring is "not true."

In response to a report in the Sun that their next tour would be their last, a rep for the Rolling Stones recently told Entertainment Weekly that the report is untrue.

According to the Sun, an anonymous source said that the band "realize that age is creeping up on them. They want to bow out on top of their game, and not short-change their fans."

However, a rep told EW that the band retiring is "not true."

Guitarist Ronnie Wood also reiterated that the band plans to continue for a long time to come, telling the People newspaper, "We'll rock till we drop. We have all agreed this won't be the last time. Everyone's rocking."

Live Nation, the promoter sponsoring the Stones' current tour, is said to be in negotiations with the band to plan a worldwide tour that will begin in 2011 and end sometime in 2012.

AC/DC's recent worldwide Black Ice tour has broken the record for being the second highest-grossing concert tour in history. After playing 168 shows, the band has earned nearly $441.6 million and saw roughly 4.9 million people attend. The only band that is above them when it comes to concert tours is the Rolling Stones with their 2005-2007 A Bigger Bang tour. The run earned the Stones a gross total of $558.3 million for playing 147 shows.

AC/DC's recent worldwide Black Ice tour has broken the record for being the second highest-grossing concert tour in history.

After playing 168 shows, the band has earned nearly $441.6 million and saw roughly 4.9 million people attend. The only band that is above them when it comes to concert tours is the Rolling Stones with their 2005-2007 A Bigger Bang tour. The run earned the Stones a gross total of $558.3 million for playing 147 shows. Hailing from Australia, AC/DC have made a huge comeback after an eight-year absence from the concert scene, with their current tour proving to be one of their most successful, according to Billboard.

The Black Ice tour has been running from 2008 to 2010 and wrapped up on June 28 in Bilboa, Spain. Their 2008 album of the same name has appeared at number one in 27 countries since its debut, selling over 1,700,000 units in its first week alone.

Sarah McLachlan, longtime leader of the Lilith Fair concert series, held a press conference before a recent performance, where she presented a check for $13,142 to the North York Women's Shelter. At the conference, the Canadian singer/songwriter was asked about the tour's financial success and what she thinks will be in store for future Lilith Fairs. McLachlan responded: "Yes, we've had drawbacks, but I'm having an amazing time. I've tried to put the financial stuff on a shelf . . ."

Sarah McLachlan, longtime leader of the Lilith Fair concert series, held a press conference before a recent performance, where she presented a check for $13,142 to the North York Women's Shelter.

At the conference, the Canadian singer/songwriter was asked about the tour's financial success and what she thinks will be in store for future Lilith Fairs.

McLachlan responded: "Yes, we've had drawbacks, but I'm having an amazing time. I've tried to put the financial stuff on a shelf . . . we started out with a big bang with more than 100 artists. I think next year, I will pare that back a bit."

She went on to say: "We came into this in a tough economic climate, and we did not know how challenging it would be. But to look out there and see every one of those fans watching in the pouring rain, there is a real power you get from that."

McLachlan just released her seventh studio album, Laws of Illusion, on June 15. She expects to hit the road for a tour in support of the offering later this year.

The complete list of remaining Lilith Fair tour dates are listed below.

July 27 Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center

July 28 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center

July 30 Hartford, CT @ Comcast Center

July 31 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC BankArts Center

August 1 Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre

August 3 Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

A doodle drawn by John Lennon during one of his legendary "bed-in" protests has sold at auction for nearly $56,000. The drawing depicts the singer's face and that of his wife, Yoko Ono, and was drawn during their Montreal bed-in, which took place in May of 1969. The event took place late last week at Christie's Auction House in London. The auction also featured a guitar once used by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols and Who memorabilia.

A doodle drawn by John Lennon during one of his legendary "bed-in" protests has sold at auction for nearly $56,000. The drawing depicts the singer's face and that of his wife, Yoko Ono, and was drawn during their Montreal bed-in, which took place in May of 1969.

The event took place late last week at Christie's Auction House in London. The auction also featured a guitar once used by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols and the largest collection of the Who memorabilia ever sold at one time.

The Who collection was sold by two private collectors, Brad and Dina Rogers.

"This sale demonstrates that the market for high end, one-of-a-kind material, is as strong as it has ever been," Brad Rogers tells the BBC, adding that he and Dina are "incredibly pleased."

A sequined jacket once worn by Michael Jackson also sold for about $34,000 at the auction.

An upcoming tribute album featuring the songs of British songwriter John Martyn will include tracks by Beck, Snow Patrol, and Devendra Banhart, among others. Martyn died of double pneumonia at the age of 60 in January 2009. The album will feature the tracks "Stormbringer" (Beck), "May You Never" (Snow Patrol)and "Sweet Little Mystery" (Devendra Banhart), among others. The album will hit stores on September 6.

An upcoming tribute album featuring the songs of British songwriter John Martyn will include tracks by Beck, Snow Patrol, and Devendra Banhart, among others. Martyn died of double pneumonia at the age of 60 in January 2009.

The album will feature the tracks "Stormbringer" (Beck), "May You Never" (Snow Patrol), "Sweet Little Mystery" (Devendra Banhart), "Small Hours" (The Cure's Robert Smith), "Go Down Easy" (Beth Orton), "Let The Good Things Come" (David Gray), "One World" (Paolo Nutini) and "Head and Heart" (Vashti Bunyan).

Other artists contributing tracks to the album include Lisa Hannigan, The Swell Season, Blackships, Vetiver, Skye Edwards, Ted Barnes, Gavin Clark, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Brendan Campbell and Sonia Dada.

"Work is well under-way on a tribute album that will feature many well-known artists singing their own interpretations of John's songs," read a post on Martyn's website.

The album will hit stores on September 6.

Later this week KISS will kick off their Hottest Show on Earth tour, one that will take the legendary band on a 32-city run across North America. Things get underway this Friday in Cheyenne, Wyoming. "It's about the marathon," KISS rhythm guitarist and co-frontman Paul Stanley told Reuters. "It's more about who lasts the longest - if you're depressed or lose your drive because of one tour or one show, then you're in the wrong business."

Later this week KISS will kick off their Hottest Show on Earth tour, one that will take the legendary band on a 32-city run across North America. Things get underway this Friday in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

"It's about the marathon," KISS rhythm guitarist and co-frontman Paul Stanley told Reuters. "It's more about who lasts the longest - if you're depressed or lose your drive because of one tour or one show, then you're in the wrong business."

Stanley went on to say that fans shouldn't worry about KISS not giving the tour their all night in and night out.

"They're great songs, and on top of that, you have to respect your audience. When somebody comes to a concert and pays hard-earned money, they don't deserve to hear a band turn 'Love Gun' into a reggae tune," he added.

The tour will bring the band to a host of cities including Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Boston, Phoenix and Charlotte, North Carolina. It wraps up September 25 in Fontana, California.