AXS TV's New Year’s Weekend slate has network premieres of Kiss, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks

On New Year’s Weekend, AXS has several cool concerts lined up.

The New Year’s Eve party kicks off on December 31 with a pair of AXS TV network premieres - KISS Rocks Vegas at 8 p.m. ET— during their residency at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel, where they perform “Rock And Roll All Nite,” “Psycho Circus,” “Black Diamond,” “Love Gun,” “Detroit Rock City” and more.

Then there's Def Leppard's Vegas concert with two stages, video walls and rare cuts such as “Too Late For Love,” “Billy’s Got A Gun,” and “Slang,” and acoustic renditions of “Two Steps Behind,” “Let Me Be The One,” and “We Belong” during Def Leppard: Hits Vegas. Kid Rock closes out the night.

New Year's Day's classic concerts, starts at 10 a.m. ET as Fleetwood Mac reunite for a set fueled by favorites such as “Rhiannon,” “Don’t Stop,” and “Dreams” in Fleetwood Mac – The Dance. 

Other highlights include performances from Chicago, Cyndi Lauper, Heart, Peter Frampton and Tom Petty. The block is headlined by the AXS TV network premiere of Stevie Nicks – 24 Karat Gold at 8 p.m. ET. Filmed over two nights, it finds the acclaimed songstress sharing intimate stories and performing an array of rarities and hits including “Gold And Braid,” “Gypsy,” “Belle Fleur,” “Landslide,” and more.

The weekend wraps up on Sunday, January 2 with performances by Stevie Nicks and Bad Company, as well as The Who performing in The Who: TOMMY – Live At The Royal Albert Hall; and Van Morrison. 

A pair of The Top Ten Revealed episodes spotlight “80s Ladies” and "Debut Albums Of 1981,” followed by an all-new episode breaking down the essential “Debut Albums Of 1982” at 8 p.m. ET. The block concludes at 8:30 p.m. ET with the premiere of Rock Legends: Post-Punk, an in-depth examination of the late-‘70s avant-garde wave that put standouts like Talking Heads, Joy Division, and The Cure on the modern music map.

AXS TV’s New Year’s Lineup is as follows (all times Eastern):

Fri., December 31

8pE & 1aE—AXS TV NETWORK PREMIERE—KISS Rocks Vegas
9:30pE—AXS TV NETWORK PREMIERE—Def Leppard: Hits Vegas
2:30aE—Kid Rock

Sat., January 1

10aE—Fleetwood Mac – The Dance
12:30pE—Def Leppard: Hits Vegas
4pE—Chicago
5pE—Cyndi Lauper
6pE—Heart: Part One
7pE—Heart: Part Two
8pE—AXS TV NETWORK PREMIERE—Stevie Nicks – 24 Karat Gold
11:15pE—Tom Petty
2aE—Peter Frampton

Sun., January 2

10:30aE—Stevie Nicks – 24 Karat Gold
2pE—Bad Company
3:30pE—The Who: Tommy – Live At The Royal Albert Hall
5pE—Van Morrison – Live At The San Francisco Jazz Center
7pE—The Top Ten Revealed: 80s Ladies
7:30pE—The Top Ten Revealed: Debut Albums Of 1981
8pE—PREMIERE—The Top Ten Revealed: Debut Albums Of 1982
8:30pE—PREMIERE—Rock Legends: Post-Punk