Live Nation is expanding its live music presence in Latin America via a strategic partnership with top Argentine promoter Dale Play Live, Billboard can exclusively announce. As part of the agreement, Live Nation will acquire a majority stake in Dale Play Live, and Dale Play founder and CEO Federico Lauria will continue in his position, leading the company’s creative and strategic direction.

The move is part of Live Nation’s continued push to expand its presence in Latin America. Earlier this year, the promoter announced it had made a majority investment in Bizarro Peru, one of the country’s leading promoters, and in 2023, it acquired a majority stake in Colombia’s Páramo Presenta, the company that produces leading festival Estereo Picnic. In turn, that deal was executed through OCESA, which Live Nation acquired a controlling interest of in December of 2021.

Dale Play Live is the live arm of entertainment company Dale Play, whose holdings also include Dale Play Management and Dale Play Records, which is home to Bizarrap, Rels B and Duki, among others, and which Lauria owns in partnership with Rimas (Bad Bunny’s label) and Sony.

Although Dale Play has established itself globally as a pioneer in the South American urban music movement –taking the music to the top of the charts worldwide — the company actually started as a concert promoter in Argentina, where it sells over one million tickets per year and promotes concerts by the likes of longtime client Bad Bunny.  

The new partnership bolsters Live Nation’s already significant presence in Argentina, where it has a longstanding partnership with promoter DF Entertainment. DF will continue playing a central role in the growth and expansion of “international live events” while Dale Play will contribute its expertise in developing Spanish-language artists and local content.

“Buenos Aires is the second largest music market in South America and a priority for Live Nation,” said Michael Rapino, President and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment, in a statement. “The addition of Dale Play complements our existing partnership with DF Entertainment and strengthens our commitment to Argentina and the growth of Spanish-language music in the region and throughout the world.”

“Dale Play was founded with the vision of supporting artists and building a platform that empowers them to grow locally and globally,” said Lauria. “Being partners with Live Nation represents a tremendous opportunity to continue expanding artists from Argentina and Latin America to the world.”

The Angels have released a commemorative video for “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again” to mark the 50th anniversary of the song that has become one of the most recognisable recordings in Australian rock history, as the band prepares for a national anniversary tour spanning more than 25 dates.

The clip, assembled by founding guitarist Rick Brewster, features all of the vocalists who have fronted the band across its five-decade career. It arrives as the group heads out on the Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again… 50 Years On national tour, which opens at Coolangatta’s Cooly Rocks on June 4 and runs through to Hindley Street Music Hall in Adelaide on November 6.

Written by Doc Neeson, John Brewster and Rick Brewster, the song was originally recorded in March 1976 and released as the band’s debut single, produced by Harry Vanda and George Young of The Easybeats.

It was conceived as an acoustic ballad; Neeson later revealed its lyrics were inspired by grief following the death of the girlfriend of the band’s first manager, John Woodruff, in a motorcycle accident. The original release reached No. 58 on the Australian charts and remained on the chart for 19 weeks. A live version released in 1988 — capturing the audience chant that had by then become inseparable from the song — reached No. 11 on the Kent Music Report and introduced the phenomenon to a broader audience.

The song’s cultural reach has only grown. It ranked No. 11 in Triple M’s Ozzest 100 countdown in 2018 and placed No. 12 in triple j’s Hottest 100 Australian Songs poll in 2025, making it the oldest song in that year’s top 40.

Metallica, Keith Urban and Jelly Roll all performed it during Australian tours in 2025, and covers have come from Dune Rats, Ruby Fields and Baby Shakes.

For John Brewster, the anniversary carries personal weight. “Fifty years on, the song still has so much meaning for us,” he told Noise 11. “When we play the song, we’re thinking about all the people we’ve lost, like Doc and Chris Bailey. And all the people that we’ve played with over the years — the roadies, the tour managers, the record company people, our friends and, of course, all the fans.”

The Angels — Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again… 50 Years On Tour

June 4 — Coolangatta — Cooly Rocks

June 5 — Caloundra West — Norton Music Factory

June 6 — Beenleigh — Beenleigh Tavern

June 12 — Hornsby — Hornsby RSL

June 13 — Albion Park Rail — The Oaks Hotel

June 19 — Woden — Canberra Southern Cross Club

June 20 — Albury — The Bended Elbow

July 3 — Launceston — Country Club Showroom

July 4 — Hobart — Wrest Point Showroom

July 10 — Belmont — Belmont 16s

July 11 — Revesby — Revesby Workers Club

July 17 — Fremantle — Freo Social

July 18 — Perth — Rosemount Hotel

July 31 — Caringbah — Highfield

Aug. 1 — Marrickville — Factory Theatre

Aug. 7 — Shoal Bay — Shoal Bay Country Club

Aug. 8 — Prestons — Liverpool Catholic Club

Aug. 14 — Geelong — Eureka Hotel

Aug. 15 — Melbourne — Corner Hotel

Aug. 28 — Kingsford — The Juniors

Aug. 29 — Mona Vale — Pittwater RSL

Sept. 11 — Brisbane — The Triffid

Sept. 12 — Capalaba — Koala Tavern

Oct. 23 — Rozelle — Bridge Hotel

Oct. 24 — Rozelle — Bridge Hotel

Nov. 6 — Adelaide — Hindley Street Music Hall

Mick Jagger has said he “can’t wait” to take The Rolling Stones back on the road, though fans shouldn’t expect an imminent announcement.

Speaking on BBC Radio 2’s Tracks of My Years alongside Ronnie Wood, Jagger was asked whether the Stones would ever tour again. “I’d love to go on tour, I can’t wait,” he said, before tempering expectations. “I don’t think it’s going to be this year. But hopefully it’s going to be as soon as possible.”

The comments come after the band scrapped plans for a U.K. and European stadium tour in 2026 in late 2025, with reports that Keith Richards was unable to “commit” to the run. Richards has since hinted at a potential return to the road in 2027, and Jagger’s latest remarks add weight to that possibility.

The interview arrives ahead of the band’s 25th studio album Foreign Tongues, due July 10 via Polydor/Universal Music. The record was made in less than a month at Metropolis Studios in West London with producer Andrew Watt — who also helmed 2024’s Hackney Diamonds — and features guest appearances from Paul McCartney, The Cure‘s Robert Smith, Steve Winwood and the late Charlie Watts.

Jagger revealed the Robert Smith collaboration came about by chance at an industry event. “He was standing there with his back to me and this long gown on and when he turned around, he was covered in lipstick,” Jagger said. “And I said, ‘You’re Robert Smith of The Cure.’ He said, ‘Yeah, we’ve never met.’ And I said, ‘While you’re here, you better go and do something.’ That’s how collaborations work sometimes.”

McCartney, who also appeared on Hackney Diamonds, spoke to NME about his contribution, calling it “really exciting.” “It was really nice to just show up at a studio with your bass and just say, ‘Right, where do you want me?’” he said. “You start playing, and they show you the song, and I start thinking, ‘I’m playing with the Stones!’”

Foreign Tongues includes previously released tracks “Rough and Twisted” and “In the Stars,” as well as a cover of the late Amy Winehouse‘s “You Know I’m No Good.” The full tracklist was revealed earlier this month with song titles appearing on streaming devices listed in various foreign languages.

Hackney Diamonds debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in 2024 — the band’s highest chart position in the U.S. since Voodoo Lounge reached No. 2 in 1994.

Massive Attack will return to Australia for their first headline shows since 2010, with three arena dates confirmed for August in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

The Bristol collective — led by Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall — will play Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Aug. 6, Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Aug. 9 and Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Aug. 11. The shows are presented by Frontier Touring and mark the band’s first Australian dates in 16 years. Frontier Members presale opens Thursday, June 4 at 2 p.m. local time, with general on sale from Friday, June 5 at 3 p.m. local time via frontiertouring.com/massiveattack.

The announcement arrives alongside a newly released collaboration with Tom Waits, “Boots on the Ground,” the first new Massive Attack material in some time and a clear signal that the group remains artistically active more than three decades after forming as part of Bristol’s Wild Bunch sound system collective.

Few bands carry Massive Attack’s weight of influence. Their 1991 debut Blue Lines — frequently cited as the record that invented trip-hop — peaked at No. 13 on the UK Albums Chart and has since been named one of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Their third album Mezzanine (1998) topped the UK Albums Chart and produced “Teardrop,” which later became globally recognisable as the theme for the American television drama House, and “Angel,” both now considered landmark recordings of the era. Mezzanine peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard 200 — their strongest U.S. chart showing — and has sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide. Their fourth album 100th Window (2003) also topped the UK Albums Chart, giving the collective two U.K. No. 1 albums. Heligoland, their fifth and most recent studio album, followed in 2010 — the same year as their last Australian visit — and debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart.

Massive Attack’s live shows have long been considered some of the most visually and sonically immersive experiences in music, incorporating large-scale political messaging, bespoke audio-visual systems and collaborations with artists including Adam Curtis, United Visual Artists and Robert Del Naja’s own visual art practice.

Massive Attack — Australia 2026

Aug. 6 — Brisbane, QLD — Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Aug. 9 — Sydney, NSW — Qudos Bank Arena

Aug. 11 — Melbourne, VIC — Rod Laver Arena