It was a surprise, if not a shock, back in August 1978 when a prominent Detroit concert promotion firm accused Electric Light Orchestra of using taped enhancements during a pair of stadium concerts.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - So, all you rock fans, it seems at least a couple of times a year there’s a kerfuffle concerning bands and artists using backing tracks during their shows. If you have no idea what ...

Backing tracks are a valuable practice tool for musicians of all levels. Let’s face it, we don’t all live in a major city where we can play with top players every night and sometimes we need some ...

The use of backing tracks—pre-recorded material or other selected sonic elements from a band’s record—played during an artists’ live performance is essentially a public secret. The world is familiar ...

Foreigner vocalist Kelly Hansen had blistering words for bands that use backing tracks: “Tell them to go fuck themselves.” Duran Duran’s Newly Announced U.S. Dates Continue Into 2026 Duran Duran’s ...

Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx often takes to social media to express his unfiltered opinions. Today, the musician took aim at a new, currently unnamed target. Sixx vented his frustration with bands ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As backing tracks and tempo-locked samples, hardware patch changes and even projected visuals ...