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Wide Awake festival have announced a last-minute reduced ticket scheme ahead of the festival kicking off in Brockwell Park today (May 23). READ MORE: Kneecap on the cover – giving peace, protest and partying a chance The lead-up to this year’s edition of the festival has been bumpy, after local resident Rebekah Shaman, a member of the Protect Brockwell Park group, took legal action against Lambeth Council, arguing that organisers Brockwell […]

Biffy Clyro debuted two new songs during a secret, intimate show in Glasgow this week. Watch fan-shot footage and find the setlist below. The Scottish trio made their live return with a special homecoming gig at the city’s SWG3 Warehouse on Wednesday (May 21), marking their first performance together since last October. READ MORE: Biffy Clyro: “We’re doing our version of ‘American Idiot’ – it’s called ‘Scottish knob!’ Simon Neil and […]

Kneecap‘s Mo Chara appeared at the band’s surprise intimate show at London’s 100 Club last night (May 22) with tape over his mouth after being charged with a terror offence. READ MORE: Kneecap on the cover – giving peace, protest and partying a chance The Belfast hip-hop trio took to the stage at the 350-capacity 100 Club on Oxford Street last night, after announcing the gig earlier in the day. It […]

Tom Odell has announced his seventh album ‘A Wonderful Life’, and shared details of a 2025 UK and European tour. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Tom Odell – ‘Monsters’ album review: a clumsy curveball The singer-songwriter is due to release the 10-track record on September 5, following on from last year’s ‘Black Friday’. Pre-order/pre-save here. Having already previewed the project with opener ‘Don’t Let Me Go’, Odell has today […]

The Fratellis have announced a UK tour to mark the 20th anniversary of their debut album, ‘Costello Music’. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – The Fratellis Released in 2006, the Scottish indie band’s first record features the UK top five single ‘Chelsea Dagger’ and the top 10 hit ‘Whistle For The Choir’. The LP peaked at Number Two, and earned an 8/10 review […]

ENHYPEN have released a teaser for their upcoming mini-album ‘Desire: Unleash’ – check it out below. READ MORE: ENHYPEN on The Cover: Meet the K-pop boyband destined to dominate the mainstream The K-pop group shared the teaser yesterday (May 22), which includes previews of all six songs on the forthcoming project. ‘Desire: Unleash’ is scheduled for release on June 5 at 1pm KST. The preview below contains snippets of the […]

Brandon Flowers has told NME about his plans for new solo albums and what to expect next from The Killers – as well as opening up about the power of Bruce Springsteen and Oasis. Watch our full video interview above. READ MORE: The Killers on the cover: “There are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world” On a night where the likes of U2, Self Esteem […]

Hard Life have dropped their moody new song ‘Ogre’ and announced a 2025 UK tour. READ MORE: FKA Easy Life tell us about returning as Hard Life with ‘Tears’: “This is the energy I want to put out into the world”  The band formerly known as Easy Life recently returned with the song ‘Othello’ last month – and now, they’ve release ‘Ogre’, which will form part of their upcoming album […]

Neil Young has announced more support acts for his headline show at London’s BST Hyde Park 2025. Find all the details below. The legendary Canadian artist will return to the capital on Friday July 11, as part of his ‘Love Earth’ world tour with the Chrome Hearts. It’ll follow Young’s bill-topping set at Glastonbury Festival next month. Earlier this year, it was confirmed that openers Yusuf / Cat Stevens and Van Morrison would join him […]