Velvet Revolver and ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash was joined by Ozzy Osbourne, Rolling Stones axeman Ron Wood and Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie during his headlining appearance on Tuesday night (June 30th) at the Quart festival in Kristiansand, Norway. Slash's backup band included Led Zeppelin drummer Jason Bonham, Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 plus former members of Jane's Addiction and Scars On Broadway.

The 19-song set included songs from both Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, as well as selections from Zeppelin, AC/DC, Michael Jackson, the Stones, Black Sabbath and Ozzy's solo catalog.
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones and Queens Of The Stone Age singer/guitarist Josh Homme have started a new group, with Grohl playing drums. According to Spinner.com, Grohl talked about starting the band as far back as a 2005 interview with Mojo magazine. A source told us that the trio has already completed work on their debut album in Los Angeles, although a name for the band and a release plan for the record have yet to be nailed down.

Grohl has played with both artists before. Jones conducted an orchestra behind Foo Fighters at the Grammy Awards, while he and Jimmy Page also joined the band onstage last year at England's Wembley Stadium.

Grohl also played drums on Queens Of The Stone Age's 2002 album, Songs For The Deaf.

Jones has kept a relatively low profile since Led Zeppelin's one-off reunion show in December 2007, while Homme has mostly been on the road behind the most recent Queens album, 2007's Era Vulgaris.

Foo Fighters have been on vacation since finishing the touring cycle for their sixth effort, 2007's Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace.
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Ron Wood joined Slash and Jason Bonham onstage Tuesday night (June 30th) at the Quart Festival in Kristiansand, Norway, according to iorr.org. Wood who was playing his signature black and silver Tony Zemaitis "metal front" guitar performed during Slash's set and tore through such Rolling Stones, Faces, and Bob Dylan favorites as "Honky Tonk Women," "Stay With Me," "Knocking On Heaven's Door," and "It's Only Rock N' Roll."

Jeff Beck told The Word magazine that he feels that turning down the Rolling Stones in 1975 actually saved his life. Beck, who along with Peter Frampton, and others were on the shortlist to replace Mick Taylor following his abrupt departure from the band in 1974. Beck recalls: "I had this flash that said, 'Don't do it, you'll never get on with Mick (Jagger) and Keith (Richards) musically because you're heading in a different direction'. There's the thing. There's the crossroads. If I'd turned left I'd have been a multi-millionaire Rolling Stone -- and dead.

Beck, who recorded with Jagger in the mid-'80s before backing out of being his lead guitarist on the eve of his 1988 solo tour, added, "Not that I wouldn't want to experience some of the things that went on with them but I was into speed and detail and gung-ho playing, and the way they were drinking I just don't think it would have worked. I thought, 'This is a life of booze and women. Who needs that?' So I caught the next plane out."

Monday (July 5th) marks the 40th anniversary of the Rolling Stones' legendary comeback gig in front of 200,000 fans at London's Hyde Park. The free show, which took place two days after the death of recently departed guitarist Brian Jones, had originally been announced to serve as the coming out gig of new guitarist Mick Taylor, but was hastily rearranged to serve as a tribute to Jones.

For the show the Stones were joined by the Ginger Johnson's African Drummers who danced and added dancing percussion to the concert's finale "Sympathy For The Devil."

The Setlist: "Eulogy for Brian Jones," "I'm Yours, She's Mine," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," "No Expectations," "Mercy Mercy," "Stray Cat Blues," "I'm Free," "Down Home Girl," "Love In Vain," "Loving Cup," "Midnight Rambler," "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Honky Tonk Women," "Street Fighting Man," and "Sympathy For The Devil."
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