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Tickets for next year’s Mighty Hoopla festival went on sale today – with over 35,000 being sold in just 30 minutes. READ MORE: Lily Allen – ‘West End Girl’ review: a vicious, vulnerable and victorious comeback The two-day event will be held at London’s Brockwell Park on May 30 and 31 next year. The first wave of names on the line-up was shared yesterday (Monday November 10) – with Lily Allen […]

Fans have been taking to social media to share their outrage after footage emerged of Halsey being groped by a concertgoer. READ MORE: Halsey – ‘The Great Impersonator’ review: a brutal but brilliant reckoning with chronic illness The incident took place during the singer’s ongoing ‘Back To Badlands’ tour dates, when they performed at The Anthem in Washington D.C. on November 4. Since the show was held, footage has emerged […]

Blur icon Alex James has spoken to NME about ambitious plans for his 2026 ‘Britpop Classical’ tour, which sees him covering the likes of Pulp and former rivals Oasis with a full orchestra. READ MORE: Graham Coxon on the return of Blur: “We can’t leave it too long because we’re knocking on!” The bassist and cheese/wine maestro this month announced big plans to take his orchestral celebration of the ’90s on the […]

Øya Festival has announced another wave of acts for 2026, including CMAT, Sombr and Underworld. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Øya Festival boss talks partying, Palestine, progressive values and future headliners The Norwegian event is due to take place at Tøyen Park in Oslo between Wednesday August 12 and Saturday August 15. The Cure were announced as the first headliners last month, with Amyl & The Sniffers also […]

Daft Punk have shared a new official video for ‘Contact’, inspired by Fortnite. Check it out below. READ MORE: Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ at 10: how it became the era’s most hyped album The song is the closing number of the French electronic duo’s fourth and final studio album, ‘Random Access Memories’, which was released in 2013 ahead of their split in 2021. ‘Contact’ now soundtracks some cinematic, sci-fi-themed […]

CMAT has been announced as a headliner for LIDO Festival in London next year, and will be joined by Father John Misty, Sharon Van Etten and more. READ MORE: CMAT – ‘Euro-Country’ review: she’s been giving icon, now she is one The Mercury Prize-nominated artists will be taking to the stage for the second edition of the sustainable music festival, as it returns to Victoria Park in London next summer. […]

The Moldy Peaches have announced a one-off reunion show in New York for next summer. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Adam Green The NYC indie band, founded by Adam Green and Kimya Dawson in 1994, will take to the stage at Carnegie Hall on Friday June 26 for a special acoustic gig. It’ll follow the group’s 2023 comeback dates, which included their first […]

Hilary Duff has announced that she will be heading out on her first tour in over 10 years, and it includes a stop in the UK. The new dates come in celebration of the pop star recently sharing her first new music in a decade in the form of the comeback single ‘Mature’. Set to kick off at the start of 2026, the new tour is dubbed the ‘Small Rooms, […]

SoundCloud is now allowing its artists to keep the full amount of their distribution royalties. READ MORE: Artists on the challenges of 2023 and hopes for 2024: “I just want to see us getting paid for selling records” It comes as part of a new addition to the Artist and Artist Pro subscriptions, and will see the company remove its distribution revenue share by the end of the month, meaning […]

John Lydon has compared Nigel Farage to a fairground worker, and described Donald Trump as “the Sex Pistols of politics” in a new interview. READ MORE: John Lydon on how he’s channelling grief into a new “raucous” Public Image Ltd album The former Sex Pistols frontman (aka Johnny Rotten) shared his thoughts on the two politicians during a new interview with The Mirror, and recalled the time he met the […]