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Fuelled by circle pits and crowd-surfing, Sex Pistols with Frank Carter played an explosive set at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust last night (Monday March 24). Check out photos, footage and the setlist below. The Pistols reunited last year with Carter, of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Gallows, replacing John Lydon as frontman. After playing an intimate and sweaty warm-up show at London’s iconic 100 Club on Friday […]

Lindsey Buckingham has been photographed “back together” in the studio with his ex-Fleetwood Mac colleague Mick Fleetwood. READ MORE: Christine McVie, 1943-2022: an eternal songbird Buckingham was fired from the band in 2018 after over 40 years in somewhat acrimonious circumstances relating to a disagreement over a tour, to be replaced by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell and Crowded House’s Neil Finn. Last year, he said that he would rejoin […]

London’s ‘Live Odyssey’ has announced an immersive collaboration with John Lennon‘s family. Read More: Watch The Libertines become holograms for new ‘Live Odyssey’ experience in Camden Set to kick off on May 22 in Camden, ‘Live Odyssey’ has been previously described as “a celebration of the rich tapestry of British music, offering a unique experience for music lovers of all ages” through “a groundbreaking tribute to the sounds that shaped […]

Legislation enforcing more anti-terror laws to protect live music venues is reportedly just weeks away from being passed in Parliament. The legislation comes under the name Martyn’s Law, and will require staff at entertainment venues to have more training and better safeguarding against terrorists. It comes following the devastating mass attack that took place at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. It left 22 people dead and over […]

Ghost’s Tobias Forge has hinted that he may get more involved in film making. READ MORE: Tobias Forge on new material and the future of Ghost: “If fans need the lore to like the band, that element will be over quite soon” The metal frontman was speaking to NME in a new interview ahead of the band’s highly anticipated sixth studio album ‘Skeletá’, which is due to be released on April […]

Laura Jane Grace In The Trauma Tropes have announced details of a new album called ‘Adventure Club’. Find out more below, along with the lead single ‘Mine Me Mine’. READ MORE: Laura Jane Grace talks ‘Hole In My Head’ and the return of ‘Against Me!’ The forthcoming record is set for release on July 18 via Polyvinyl, and is described as a collection of 12 songs that explore archetypical hero’s […]

Ocean Colour Scene‘s Ray Meade has opened up about his multiple sclerosis diagnosis, saying he thought it meant he was “done” playing. The guitarist joined the Britpop band – best known for their hit ’90s singles ‘The Riverboat Song’ and ‘The Day We Caught The Train’ – in 2016, and later this week will join them in kicking off their 2025 UK tour with Kula Shaker. Before embarking on the run […]

Japanese Breakfast premiered songs from their new album ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)‘ in New York as part of a concert in a museum. READ MORE: Japanese Breakfast – ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’ review: a work of art Michelle Zauner and her band put on a theatrical production with props and costumes at the El Museo Del Barrio over the weekend, which saw them perform the album – […]

Goose drummer Jeff Arevalo has hit back at the band after being fired for behaviour the group said did not align with their “core values”. The Connecticut jam rock band formed in 2014 and found fans in Dave Matthews, Vampire Weekend and Dead & Company. Back in January, the multi-instrumentalist took a “mental health break” from touring with them amid a “personal crisis”, but later found his temporary exit had […]