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The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has teamed up with Fender to encourage live music fans to support their favourite grassroots venues. The new initiative asks music fans across England, Scotland and Wales to nominate theirfavourite local music venue. Three winning venues, one from each region, will be selectedbased on the highest number of regional nominations

Fans have been decoding a new teaser video shared on Oasis’ social media, and have made guesses at potential gigs in Manchester and Knebworth. Rumours have been swirling around a possible 2027 tour, which would follow up their hugely successful ‘Live ‘25’ reunion shows held around the world last year. Reports have claimed a 12-night

Pet Shop Boys have joined forces with Alan Turing biographer Andrew Hodges to announce new album ‘A Man From The Future’, which is inspired by the pioneering British mathematician. The album is set for release on October 9 via Parlophone Records, and structured as eight chapters – each of which explore a significant chapter in

The Who’s Roger Daltrey has confirmed that Zak Starkey has rehearsed with the band, ahead of a possible reunion tour just over a year after his departure from the group. Starkey, the son of Ringo Starr, began playing with The Who in 1996 and remained their touring drummer for nearly three decades, but his position

AURORA is celebrating 10 years of her debut album ‘All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend’ by releasing the previously unreleased title track and some alternate version of songs she has dubbed the ‘Moth Tapes’. Set for release on September 25, the new reissue comes with a unique moth-inspired vinyl pressing, and celebrates a

Fontaines D.C. have announced their biggest ever headline shows, taking place across the UK next summer. The announcement comes following tickets for their 2026 tour going on sale this morning, and many dates selling out within minutes. Now, the Irish indie-rock giants have confirmed more headline shows taking place across the UK in summer 2027,

Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and Fred Again.. are reportedly being lined up as headliners for Coachella 2027. According to a new report from industry publication Hits Daily Double, Lipa and Tame Impala are expected to headline next year’s edition of the California festival. Fred Again.., meanwhile, is reportedly in contention for the special “Returning to the Desert” position that traditionally appears separately at

Lizzo has responded after a judge dismissed a harassment and discrimination lawsuit against her touring company. The case was brought by former wardrobe assistant Asha Daniels, who worked on the European leg of Lizzo’s ‘Special’ tour in 2023. Daniels accused members of the singer’s team of sexual and racial harassment, disability discrimination and creating a hostile

Fontaines D.C. have announced another 80,000 capacity show at Slane Castle, due to the first announced date seeing phenomenal demand. The Dublin rock icons announced on Monday (August 31) that they would be playing at the historic County Meath venue on June 26 2027, with support coming from Hayley Williams , Damien Dempsey and Madra

Little Grandad have announced their debut album, ‘Speak Softly, Son’, and shared the harmonic new single ‘Tiny Feet’ – check it out below. The London band will release their first full-length record on January 22, 2027, and fans can pre-order/pre-save their copy here. The album has been produced by Kev Jones of Wunderhorse, and was recorded in Crouch End, London, during rare breaks from the band’s busy touring schedule. New

Wavves have scrapped their collaborative album with Say Anything after the latter’s frontman Max Bemis was accused of sending inappropriate and sexualised messages to a teenager. The two bands’ 10-track collaborative record, ‘Cherry Soda’, had been scheduled for release on September 18 via I Surrender Records. However, Wavves frontman Nathan Williams has now said that he no longer wants to be associated with Bemis following

Six crew workers at an Ed Sheeran concert in Detroit have been taken to hospital after being hit by a piece of stage equipment. Crews were dismantling the stage following the singer-songwriter’s gig at Detroit Ford Field when the accident happened on Saturday (August 29). Fire department dispatch audio revealed crews were sent to the

Angèle has today (August 31) announced details of a new album, ‘Instinct,’ featuring Justice, Soulwax, Caroline Polachek and more. The Belgian musician also previewed the album with the release of a new single and music video, which you can see below, for ‘Une seule vie’. This follows on from the previously released ‘Dis-Le’ in June

Amyl & The Sniffers’ Amy Taylor joined Viagra Boys to perform their cover of John Prine’s ‘In Spite Of Ourselves’ at FORWARDS Bristol 2026 – watch footage below. The frontwoman appeared during the Swedish punks’ set at Clifton Downs yesterday (August 30), marking the first time they had performed their collaborative version of the song live. “Against all odds honey

Billie Eilish officiated at her brother Finneas‘ wedding. Finneas married his long-term girlfriend, YouTuber and CYKLAR Skincare founder Claudia Sulewski, in Montecito, California, on Saturday (August 30), per Vogue. The intimate ceremony was officiated by Eilish, photos shared by Deux Moi have revealed. Among the other famous guests were Justin and Hailey Bieber, Rachel Sennott,

Florence + The Machine headlined Reading Festival for the first time tonight (August 30) – see the full setlist and footage below. The band appeared on the festival’s main stage – now known as The Grid – at Little John’s Farm just before 8pm, ahead of fellow Sunday headliners Chase & Status. It marked Florence Welch and co.’s first performance

Viagra Boys have reflected on the success of their 2025 breakthrough album ‘Viagr Aboys’ and opened up about new material. The Swedish punk six-piece were speaking to NME backstage at Reading Festival, where they performed on the Gallery Stage. Asked if they knew how special ‘Viagr Aboys’ was during its production, frontman Sebastian Murphy joked

Nashville airport will be renamed in honour of Dolly Parton following a petition reaching over 160,000 signatures. The country legend died aged 80 on Tuesday (August 25) following a “brief battle with cancer“. Her family said she was “surrounded by loved ones” when she passed away. Now, her home state of Tennessee will pay tribute to Parton

RAYE headlined Reading Festival for the first time in her career tonight – see the full setlist and footage below. The South London singer took to the festival’s main stage – now known as The Grid – at Little John’s Farm tonight (August 29), following Dave’s co-headline performance. RAYE played at Reading for the first time

Slayyyter walked Sombr from an ambulance stretcher to the stage to kick off his performance at Reading Festival today – watch footage below. The US pop singer performed on the festival’s main stage – now known as The Grid – at Little John’s Farm earlier today (August 29), ahead of headline performances from Dave and RAYE. His performance

Sombr teamed up with The Cranberries to cover ‘Zombie’ at Electric Picnic in Ireland last night – check out footage below. The three-day event kicked off last night (August 28) at Stradbally Hall in County Laois, where the US pop artist took to the stage with a flamboyant entrance that saw him arrive backstage in

Royal Blood pulled a huge early afternoon crowd to pack out The Gallery tent at Reading 2026 for their less than “secret” set today (Friday August 28). Check out photos, footage, the setlist and more from what went down below. The Brighton rock duo confirmed earlier this week that they’d be playing a surprise last

U2 have shared a cover of The Pogues’ ‘Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’, which they recorded for an upcoming Shane MacGowan tribute album. A tribute album to The Pogues‘ late frontman was announced back in March, and is set for release on November 13. It will feature artists including Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Depp, The Libertines,

KATSEYE are dropping out of Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain festival due to one of the members being injured. The single-day event will take place for the first time at Great Park in Irvine, California tomorrow (Saturday August 29), bringing together a line-up of women and female-fronted artists across two stages, alongside non-profit and community-focused

Starsailor have announced a 25th anniversary reissue of their debut album ‘Love Is Here’ – see all the details below. Originally recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales with producer Steve Osborne and released in October 2001, ‘Love Is Here’ went on to sell over one million copies worldwide and has now amassed more than 56million streams on Spotify. The

Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo has spoken to NME about the band’s new album ‘Pure Ecstasy’, feeling more comfortable in his own skin and finding the “inner strength” to choose the path of joy after coming out. Tomorrow (Friday August 28), the metalcore outfit formed in Columbus, Ohio will share their sixth album – their first

Geese honoured Dolly Parton and played ‘Disco’ live for the first time during their ongoing tour at two recent gigs in Glasgow. Watch below. The band are currently on the road in the UK, and are due to perform at Reading Festival on Friday (August 28) and Leeds Festival the following day, before playing two

Meta has agreed to a $17.1billion (£12.6billion) settlement and new restrictions for teenage Facebook and Instagram users after a landmark US trial. California and 28 other states had brought the case against Meta, the technology company that owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, alleging that they had deliberately incorporated addictive features into its platforms. The suit also claimed that Meta had misled