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"I think we all know there would be no me performing with Paul McCartney at the Grammys, or there would be no me playing ...
NEW BEDFORD – Nuno Bettencourt, who rose to fame as the lead guitarist for the world-renowned hard rock Boston-area band Extreme, was spotted in New Bedford on Sunday, Dec. 8. “It was the ...
CANTON − Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt talks about Extreme's return to form as if he's still the 22-year-old Boston musician who went bonkers when the rock band first heard one of its songs played ...
But the strange disappearance — and reappearance — of Nuno Bettencourt’s Washburn double-neck is one of the wildest you're likely to hear. Stories of brazen thieves walking out of music ...
Nuno Bettencourt is unfortunately no stranger when it comes to electric guitar thefts, having recently discussed the time his Washburn N8 double-neck had been pinched straight from the stage ...
Video footage has surfaced of Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt guesting at the 2025 Monsters of Rock Cruise with Nerd Halen, a tribute band who look like what might have become of Weezer if the ...
Nuno Bettencourt has looked back on Extreme’s heartfelt act of rebellion during 1992’s Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at London’s Wembley Stadium – and he has no regrets. For the event ...
Nuno Bettencourt has been using his custom-made ‘Bumblebee’-inspired Washburn N4 to cover Van Halen classics while on the road with Extreme. Bettencourt donned the black-and-yellow-striped six ...
Nuno Bettencourt's devotion to Eddie Van Halen continues to be evident as Extreme add Van Halen’s "Mean Street" to the setlist of their current tour. The song replaces the group's previous EVH ...