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The Who have confirmed the stacked line-up of special guests set to join them on their final North American run, which now includes an extra date due to demand. READ MORE: Pete Townshend tells us about his new Quadrophenia ballet and the future of The Who As was shared today (May 19), artists including Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, Billy Idol, Booker T. Jones, Candlebox, Feist, Joe Bonamassa, The Joe […]

The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard has shared memories of “comparing chest hair” on a night out with Noel and Liam Gallagher. READ MORE: The Kooks tell us about “positive” and “romantic” new album ‘Never/Know’: “It’s such a guitar record, but it’s also got a modernity to it” The band released their seventh studio album ‘Never/Know’ earlier this month, and it was while promoting the record that he gave an interview with […]

Alessi Rose has announced ‘The Voyeur’ 2025 UK and European tour – check below for all the details. READ MORE: Bowling with Alessi Rose, defender of ultra-chaotic and confessional pop The 22-year-old rising artist is set to embark on a 22-date run this autumn, kicking off the European leg in September before returning to the UK for ten dates in November, including a show at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on […]

Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus has spoken to NME about his band’s past rivalry with Green Day, dating back to their shared 2002 ‘Pop Disaster Tour’. READ MORE: Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus on death, defiance and dick jokes: “I’m very thankful to be alive” The singer and bassist recently released his new memoir Fahrenheit-182 via Dey Street Books, in which he explores his impact on pop culture as well as his run-ins with […]

The Weeknd‘s new film Hurry Up Tomorrow has flopped at the box office after its debut, failing to crack the top five. The film, which acts as a companion piece to the singer’s new album, sees him play a fictionalised version of himself as he struggles with insomnia and faces a mental breakdown. Also starring Barry Keoghan and Jenna Ortega – who was recently accused of being the “worst at […]

Zak Starkey has hit out at The Who for asking him to “lie” about quitting following his abrupt exit from the band. READ MORE: Pete Townshend tells us about his new Quadrophenia ballet and the future of The Who Several weeks ago, a series of contradictory reports emerged about Starkey’s status with the legendary rock band – the drummer appeared to publicly confirm in April that he had been let go, only […]

Brockwell Live have confirmed that Wide Awake, Field Day, the Mighty Hoopla and other festivals will go ahead as planned this summer. Last month, local resident Rebekah Shaman, a member of the Protect Brockwell Park group, took legal action against Lambeth Council, arguing that organisers Brockwell Live did not have the correct planning permission for the events. Last week (May 16), a judge ruled in her favour. The ruling caused […]

Festival officials have shared the new map for Glastonbury 2025 ahead of this year’s instalment of the festival. READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2025: See the full line-up and stage splits so far The legendary event returns to Worthy Farm in Somerset between June 25 and 29, ahead of a fallow year in 2026. Tickets initially sold out last November, with the official resales then taking place in April. The first official line-up poster landed […]

Ed Sheeran has played a surprise set on the streets of Sheffield city centre – check out the footage below. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘Autumn Variations’ review: a pumpkin-spiced snoozer The singer appeared outside the city’s Town Hall at approximately 7pm on Sunday (May 18), having teased the appearance on his Instagram story earlier in the day. Hundreds of people showed up, with many of them posting footage online afterwards. […]