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Little Simz shares star-studded album tracklist for ‘Lotus’ with Moses Sumney, Wretch 32, Michael Kiwanuka, and more

Little Simz has announced the full line-up for her new album ‘Lotus’ – see the full list of tracks and guest appearances below. The UK rapper – real name Simbiatu Ajikawo – announced her sixth studio album in February. The follow-up to 2022’s ‘NO THANK YOU’, it will be released on June 6, and you can pre-order/pre-save it here. Advertisement Simz has so far released two tracks from the record, ‘Flood’ and ‘Free’, and now she has confirmed that the 13-track album will include features from Michael Kiwanuka, Moses Sumney, Sampha, Obongjayar, Wretch 32, Moonchild Sanelly, Yussef Dayes, Lydia Kitto, Miraa May and Yukimi Nagano. Little Simz – ‘Lotus’ tracklist: ‘Thief’ ‘Flood’ (ft. Obongjayar & Moonchild Sanelly) ‘Young’ ‘Only’ (ft. Lydia Kitto) ‘Free’ ‘Peace’ (ft. Moses Sumney & Miraa May) ‘Hollow’ ‘Lion’ (ft. Obongjayar) ‘Enough’ (ft. Yukimi Nagano) ‘Blood’ (ft. Wretch 32 & Cashh) ‘Lotus’ (ft. Michael Kiwanuka & Yussef Dayes) ‘Lonely’ ‘Blue’ (ft. Sampha) Before the release of ‘Lotus’, Little Simz will be curating the 2025 edition of Meltdown Festival at London’s Southbank Centre, where she will be performing a one-off orchestral show. The Streets, Lola Young, Ghetts, Jon Batiste and Little Dragon’s Yukimi will also appear across the 11-day event. She will also be playing her biggest… Read More →

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Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts unveil new album, Talkin To The Trees

Pre-order Talkin To The Trees on vinyl The debut album from Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts is called Talkin To The Trees, and it will be released by Reprise on June 13. THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE The album features 10 tracks including the previously released “Big Change”. Watch a video for new single “Let’s Roll Again” below: The punky song appears to be a call to American car manufacturers to build safer, cleaner vehicles – although he can’t resist laying into Elon Musk along the way: “If you’re a fascist / Then get a Tesla”. Check out the tracklisting for Talkin To The Trees below: 01 “Family Life”02 “Dark Mirage”03 “First Fire Of Winter”04 “Silver Eagle”05 “Lets Roll Again”06 “Big Change”07 “Talkin To The Trees”08 “Movin Ahead”09 “Bottle Of Love”10 “Thankful”

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R.E.M. release “Radio Free Europe 2025”

R.E.M. are honouring 75 years of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty with a special remix of their debut single, “Radio Free Europe“. You can hear the remix below. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE The track has been remixed by Jacknife Lee, who also produced the R.E.M. albums, Accelerate (2008) and Collapse Into Now (2011) The new remix is part of a five-track EP, with proceeds from the vinyl pressing to benefit RFE/RL on its 75th anniversary & World Press Freedom Day. Advertisement “Whether it’s music or a free press – censorship anywhere is a threat to the truth everywhere. On World Press Freedom Day, I’m sending a shout-out to the brave journalists at Radio Free Europe,” says Michael Stipe. “Radio Free Europe’s journalists have been pissing off dictators for 75 years. You know you’re doing your job when you make the right enemies. Happy World Press Freedom Day to the ‘OG’ Radio Free Europe,” says Mike Mills. You can stream or download the track here. A limited-edition 10-inch orange-vinyl pressing—available for pre-order now exclusively via the official R.E.M. store and independent record stores —lands September… Read More →

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The Fourth Uncut New Music Playlist of 2025

A quick one today, to tie in with Bandcamp Friday. A smattering of familiar names – Lee Ranaldo, William Tyler, Garcia Peoples – but hopefully some new discoveries for you, too. I saw Margo Cilker play at the Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh earlier this week, who covered “Invisible Stars” by Slow-Motion Cowboys, who I’m ashamed to say I’d not heard before, but are the project of a songwriter called Pete Fields, who dubs himself ‘the Buzzard Prince of San Francisco in Exile’. Anyway, I can’t now stop playing the track’s parent album, Wolf Of St Elmo. I’ve also included an older track by Mally Smith – another new discovery – who opened for Cilker. Plus some jams, ambient gubbins etc. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE JOE HARVEY-WHYTE & BOBBY LEE“Smoke Signals” SLOW-MOTION COWBOYS“Invisible Stars” Advertisement JERRY DAVID DeCICCA“Long Distance Runner” JEFFREY ALEXANDER + HEAVY LIDDERS“Synchronous Orbit” PYE CORNER AUDIO“Galaxies” ELORI SAXL“It Will Be Gone” GOLDEN BROWN“Beelzebufo” GOLDMUND“Darnley” MALLY SMITH“Dive In” GARCIA PEOPLES“Journey Through The Valley Of O” WILLIAM TYLER“Howling At The Second Moon” LEE RANALDO“Take Me… Read More →

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Jeremy Renner declined ‘Hawkeye’ season two over salary being cut in half

Jeremy Renner has revealed why Hawkeye season two hasn’t happened yet – see what he had to say below. Renner has portrayed the character of Clint Barton, also known as Hawkeye, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, since his debut as the character in 2011’s Thor. Between then and now, he’s played the role in four feature films and in the 2021 Disney+ series Hawkeye. Advertisement Four years after the release of his Disney+ series – which also starred Hailee Steinfeld, he’s revealed why a second season hasn’t been picked up yet. Speaking to High Performance recently, the Hurt Locker actor revealed that it’s due to a substantial pay dispute. “They asked me to do Season Two, and they offered me half the money. I’m like, ‘Well, it’s going to take me twice the amount of work for half the amount of money, and eight months of my time, essentially, to do it for half the amount,’” he said. @high_performance Jeremy Renner reveals why Hawkeye Season 2 never happened… 👀🏹 Jeremy’s episode with us is available now, exclusively on the High Performance App! 🙌 Jeremy Renner’s ‘My Next Breath’ is available in all formats now, published by Simon & Schuster UK… Read More →

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Bridget St John: “They all had kind hearts”

A new mini-album celebrates her lost ‘brothers’: Nick Drake, John Martyn, Kevin Ayers and Michael Chapman. Bridget St John explains all to Uncut… UNCUT: On Covering My Brothers, you pay tribute to four artists who were important to you. Did you feel like a sister to them?BRIDGET ST JOHN: They were my brothers – never lovers! They were people that stayed in my life, other than Nick, who died so young. I saw John Martyn three months before he died, he came to New York [where St John has lived since 1976]. Even though I didn’t see them all the time, the connection was there, like it is with good friends. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE You’ve really put your own stamp on these songs, including an experimental take on Michael Chapman’s 10-minute “Aviator”.I only cover a song if it has got inside me. I can sing these songs because I relate to them as if I’d written them. “Aviator” was about a personal thing for Michael, a problem with the Inland Revenue, but for me… Read More →

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Ed Sheeran announces ‘Play’ release date and shares nostalgic single ‘Old Phone’

Ed Sheeran has shared the official release date for his new album, ‘Play’, and dropped a new single called ‘Old Phone’. Check out the details below. The new album was first confirmed by the singer, songwriter and guitarist in March, when he made an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon and shared the title for the project. Advertisement It came after weeks of teasing new material with fans, and will mark the end of his ‘Mathematics’ run of albums. These were inspired by mathematical symbols (‘Plus’, ‘Multiply’, ‘Divide’, ‘Subtract’ and ‘Equals’), and the new era stems from an idea he had aged 18, when he thought about a new chapter that would be ‘Play’, ‘Pause’, ‘Fast Forward’, ‘Rewind’ and ‘Stop’. Now, Sheeran has dropped more details about the record, confirming that it will arrive on September 12. Visit here to pre-order. He has also shared a new preview of the record in the form of a nostalgia-driven single called ‘Old Phone’. The track was inspired after Sheeran powered up an old phone unused since 2015, and re-discovered messages from his late friend Jamal Edwards, an argument with an ex, and conversations with distant family members. [embedded content] Recommended… Read More →

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Hear the title track of Bruce Springsteen’s lost film soundtrack, Faithless

On June 27, Sony Music will release Tracks II: The Lost Albums – a 9-LP or 7-CD collection comprising seven previously unreleased full-length albums by Bruce Springsteen. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE One of those albums is Faithless, a soundtrack recorded in 2005-6 for a movie that was never made. Hear the title track below: [embedded content] “This was a really unusual collection of songs,” Springsteen remembers. “You could recognise details and maybe a character or two. But for the most part, I just wrote atmospheric music that I thought would fit.” The album was recorded primarily as a solo pursuit, with appearances throughout by producer Ron Aniello, touring members of The E Street Band — Soozie Tyrell, Lisa Lowell, Curtis King Jr, Michelle Moore and Ada Dyer — as well as contributions from Patti Scialfa, Evan Springsteen and Sam Springsteen. Advertisement See the full tracklisting and pre-order Tracks II: The Lost Albums here. Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band return to the UK later this month for five more shows, details below: 14th May… Read More →

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Hear an exclusive track from a new live EP by The Saints ’73-’78

Last autumn, Ed Kuepper toured Australia with a reconfigured line-up of punk pioneers The Saints, fronted by Mudhoney’s Mark Arm. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Concentrating on the band’s early material – hence the moniker Saints ’73-’78 – the five-piece added a horn section for their shows at Brisbane’s Princess Theatre, the highlights of which are now being released on a new digital-only EP entitled Nights In Venice Live… Vol. 1, due out tomorrow (May 2). Pre-save here and listen to the title track exclusively below: [embedded content] The Saints ’73-’78 have also announced an international tour for later this year. Check out the full list of dates below: Advertisement Oct 31: Auckland NZ, PowerstationNov 1: Wellington NZ, Meow NuiNov 5: Los Angeles USA, Teragram BallroomNov 6: San Francisco USA, Great American Music Hall + Hot LunchNov 7: San Francisco USA, Great American Music HallNov 8: Portland USA, Revolution HallNov 9: Seattle USA, The NeptuneNov 11: Chicago USA, MetroNov 13: Toronto Canada, Phoenix Concert TheatreNov 15: New York USA, Music Hall of WilliamsburgNov 16: Philadelphia USA, Union… Read More →

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Kassi Valazza – From Newman Street

Kassi Valazza opens “Roll On”, a meditative country-tinged ballad from her third album, with a stark realisation: “I’ve made up my mind, I feel like I do”, she asserts over a slow-motion two-step rhythm and thick brushstrokes of pedal steel and fiddle. “And if I feel like I do, I’ll try moving on”. THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Advertisement Her voice is a high, sharp lilt that brings to mind Joan Baez or Carolyn Hester or other folk singers from the ’60s and ’70s, with a gentle vibrato and a gift for windswept phrasing. She sings like the breeze is scattering her syllables like leaves. “Roll On” is a break-up song – with a lover perhaps, but more likely with a city – but she instills the song not with resentment or sadness, but a precarious excitement for a new beginning. From Newman Street is an album full of chapters closing and new ones opening, created by a singer-songwriter who embellishes her folky observations with psychedelic flourishes and knowing nods to the past. It is also, she… Read More →

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Who dies in ‘Thunderbolts*’? 

**WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD** Thunderbolts* brings Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to a close – but which characters don’t make it to the end? Read on to find out. Advertisement Directed by Jake Schreier (Beef), the superhero film sees a group of misfit antiheroes caught in a deadly trap and forced to work together on a dangerous mission. The ensemble cast includes Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Wyatt Russell as John Walker, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegre de Fontaine. Thunderbolts* was released in cinemas worldwide on Thursday (May 1). [embedded content] In a four-star review of the film, NME wrote: “By the end, even the clunky-looking asterisk in the film’s title makes sense. Thunderbolts* doesn’t so much reinvent the wheel as remember what put the wheels on this bandwagon in the first place: an epic blend of thrills, spills and psychological ills. It’s the most fun the MCU’s been in years.” Who dies in Thunderbolts*? Recommended In the team of Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, John Walker, Taskmaster. Red Guardian and Ghost, the Thunderbolts do in fact lose one of their core members during the course of the film. When CIA director Valentina sends… Read More →

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Massive Attack: “Kneecap are not the story. Gaza is the story. Genocide is the story”

Massive Attack have issued a statement on the ongoing Kneecap controversy, stressing that “Gaza is the story” and “genocide is the story”. Since Kneecap “blindsided” Coachella organisers with overtly political statements in support of Palestine, the band have found themselves the subject of attention from counter-terror police in the UK, who have said they are assessing two videos from the band’s gigs. Advertisement In one, footage appears to show a band member shouting “Up Hamas, up Hezbollah”, while another purportedly shows the group calling for the death of Conservative MPs. The band have since denied supporting either Hamas or Hezbollah and have denied promoting violence against MPs. “Let us be unequivocal: we do not, and have never, supported Hamas or Hezbollah. We condemn all attacks on civilians, always. It is never okay. We know this more than anyone, given our nation’s history,” they said. [embedded content] “We also reject any suggestion that we would seek to incite violence against any MP or individual. Ever. An extract of footage, deliberately taken out of all context, is now being exploited and weaponised, as if it were a call to action.” Nevertheless, Kneecap have faced numerous calls from politicians for the band to… Read More →

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Pink Floyd At Pompeii MCMLXXII

Pink Floyd and experimental filmmakers were made for each other. Sketchy plot? Unknowable characters? Third act still in development? In the era immediately after the departure of Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd could certainly empathise with all of that – and for the right fee would be able improvise you some searching and intermittently explosive music to soundtrack it. THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Advertisement It had recently worked for the BBC (the moon landings, 1969) and Barbet Schroeder, for his films More (1968) and La Vallée (1972), but when he approached Pink Floyd, the French director Adrian Maben had arguably left it a little too late to get their full attention for a vaguely outlined project juxtaposing their music with works of surrealist art. By now, after all, Pink Floyd were getting somewhere. The “ping” sound in “Echoes” had lately been a penny audibly dropping on how the band might pilot their way beyond the next horizon with structured, conceptual pieces. However, when Maben, undeterred, came back with a revised project – to film the band playing… Read More →

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Glastonbury Festival 2025: See the full line-up and stage splits so far

Glastonbury 2025 is edging ever closer, with organisers now drip-feeding the individual line-ups for the festival’s many stages and areas after revealing the first wave of acts in early March. Check out a breakdown of the bill so far below. READ MORE: Glastonbury 2025: how to buy tickets, who’s playing and everything you need to know The legendary event returns to Worthy Farm in Somerset between June 25 and 29, ahead of a fallow year in 2026. Tickets initally sold out last November, with the official resales then taking place in April. Advertisement In January, it was revealed that Neil Young would be headlining the Pyramid Stage this summer as part of his ‘Love Earth’ world tour with the Chrome Hearts. The Canadian singer-songwriter had initially pulled out of Glasto ’25 due to it being “a corporate turn-off”, owing to the festival’s partnership with the BBC. Young later backtracked, however, citing “an error in the information received”. It’ll mark his second time topping the bill at the farm, following his debut appearance in 2009. This came after the news that Rod Stewart would be taking on the coveted Legend Slot on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday afternoon. The first official line-up poster then landed on… Read More →

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‘The Bear’ season four release date confirmed by showrunner

One of the showrunners of The Bear appears to have revealed the release date for the fourth season of the show. The black comedy-cum-psychology drama series stars Jeremy Allen White as Carmy Berzatto, an award-winning chef who is forced to take over his family’s beef sandwich shop in Chicago after his brother passes away. Advertisement The show, which airs on FX in the US and Disney+ in the UK, has been widely celebrated since it’s launch in 2022, winning 21 Emmys and five Golden Globes to date for its three seasons. Now, Joanna Calo, who is the showrunner of The Bear alongside Christopher Storer, appears to have let slip that the fourth season of the show will debut on June 15 this year. Calo was speaking on the red carpet of the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thunderbolts* in Los Angeles, where in response to a question from Omelete about what to expect from the next season, she said: “June 15! June 15 here, but I think everywhere June 15.” 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 YES, CHEF! Direto de Los Angeles, do tapete vermelho de #Thunderbolts, Joanna Calo, a showrunner de The Bear revelou ao Omelete a data de estreia da quarta temporada da série estrelada… Read More →

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Lana Del Rey gushes over TikTok musician Alex Warren’s viral song ‘Ordinary’ at Stagecoach

Lana Del Rey has expressed her admiration over Alex Warren’s viral song ‘Ordinary’ – see what she had to say below. READ MORE: Lana Del Rey live at Reading Festival 2024: a classic in the making – despite the “techno” This past weekend, both Lana Del Rey and TikTok personality-turned-musician Alex Warren made cameo appearances during Jelly Roll‘s headline set on Saturday (April 26). Del Rey joined Jelly Roll to duet ‘Save Me’, while Warren was brought out to perform his own song ‘Ordinary’. Advertisement After the performances, Jelly Roll introduced Lana Del Rey and Alex Warren to each other backstage, where the former took a moment to share how much enjoys ‘Ordinary’. In a video posted onto TikTok after the meeting, Warren says toward the camera: “Lana Del Rey was singing my song? To me?” The video then captures Lana saying she “loves” the song before going on to recite a few lines off ‘Ordinary’ to Warren. “Every time I hear it, I think, ‘Why can’t we hear more like this?’ because it takes you to church,” the ‘Summertime Sadness’ singer gushes awhiles Jelly nods. Warren later sends a message to Del Rey in a video: “Your song now. Now… Read More →

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Ryan Reynolds takes on Tom Brady in new ‘Welcome To Wrexham’ trailer

The trailer for season four of Welcome To Wrexham has been released, and it pits Ryan Reynolds against an unlikely foe: sports veteran Tom Brady. READ MORE: Soundtrack of my life: Rob McElhenney Welcome To Wrexham is the docuseries that follows Reynolds and his journey with Wrexham AFC, the Welsh football club he co-owns with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s Rob McElhenney. Advertisement Season four sees the club face tough competition in a new division, with one of them being Birmingham FC, which is co-owned by Brady. “He’s not playing, thank God,” sighs Reynolds in the beginning of the trailer, and he pauses to ask: “Is he allowed to play?” The new season is due May 15 in the US, with a UK release date as-yet-announced. Brady, as shown in news footage, is seen telling a reporter: “It’s a friendly competition… Well, not so friendly.” He’s also seen with McElhenney watching a clip of an It’s Always Sunny episode, in which McElhenney’s Mac suggests to Dee (Kaitlin Olson) to break Brady’s arm. “What’s wrong with you?” Brady asked McElhenney, grinning. Watch the trailer for Welcome to Wrexham season four below. [embedded content] This season will show the club and its… Read More →

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Watch Neil Young play “Ordinary People” live for the first time since 1989

Neil Young and the chrome hearts performed at Stephen Stills’ Light Up the Blues autism benefit at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Among their set was a 17 minute version of “Ordinary People“, which Young hasn’t played live since 1989. You can watch the performance below. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE The song first appeared in 1988, as a Bluenotes/This Note’s For You era cut, but remained unreleased until 2007’s Chrome Dreams II. [embedded content] This was Young’s fourth concert with the chrome hearts – who feature guitarist Micah Nelson, organist Spooner Oldham, bassist Corey McCormick and drummer Anthony LoGerfo. Advertisement Their set began with the live debut of a new song, “Let’s Roll Again”, followed by “Big Box” from 2015’s Monsanto Years album. [embedded content] For their final two songs, “Human Highway” and “Rockin’ In The Free World”, they were joined by Stephen Stills and his son Chris on guitar and vocals. [embedded content] Rolling Stone reports that the chrome hearts also backed Stills for his own set, which included… Read More →

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Watch ‘The Bear’ star Matty Matheson’s new hardcore band Pig Pen play their debut show

The Bear star Matty Matheson’s new hardcore band Pig Pen have played their debut show – check out fan-shot footage of the gig below. READ MORE: ‘The Bear’ season three review: still (deservedly) the toast of television Last month (March 19), Matheson announced Pig Pen, a new hardcore band featuring Alexisonfire guitarist Wade MacNeil and other friends/musicians. Matheson performs as lead vocalist in the band. Advertisement This past weekend (April 25), the band played their first-ever show at Sneaky Dees in Toronto, Canada. A setlist isn’t yet available to public, as the band performed all original and un-released songs. Check out videos of the band’s set below. To kick off the set, Matheson introduced the band to the Toronto audience before smashing a microphone stand: “We’re Pig Pen. We’ve never played before. You’ve never even heard us. So what the fuck is up, Toronto? You wanna get nuts? Let’s fucking get nuts!” [embedded content] [embedded content] [embedded content] Recommended Pig Pen have yet to announce a release date for original music, of which they previously said they’ve recorded around “10 songs”, and have teased snippets of a music video for future release. Besides starring in The Bear as handyman Neil Fak, Matheson… Read More →

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Watch Bruce Springsteen play with Smokey Robinson, Tom Morello, John Fogerty, Jackson Browne and others at New Jersey event

Bruce Springsteen played alongside a litany of music legends at an intimate event in New Jersey this weekend – watch footage below. The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center organised an American Music Honors show at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey on Saturday (April 26), where an audience of just 700 got to witness the Boss jam alongside John Fogerty, Smokey Robinson, Jackson Browne, Tom Morello, Darlene Love and Nora Guthrie. Advertisement Fogerty, Robinson and Morello were receiving the American Music Honors at the event, as well as Emmylou Harris and Joe Ely. Springsteen himself delivered speeches for Fogerty and Ely. Springsteen and Fogerty went on to play the Creedence Clearwater Revival classics ‘Bad Moon Rising’, ‘Proud Mary’ and ‘Fortunate Son’, all of which you can watch in fan-captured footage here: [embedded content] [embedded content] [embedded content] Recommended Springsteen and Motown legend Robinson then played ‘Going To A Go-Go’ together, before the Boss joined Browne for ‘Take It Easy’ and Morello for ‘The Ghost Of Tom Joad’ and ‘Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out’. [embedded content] [embedded content] [embedded content] Advertisement The night drew to a close with all the artists in attendance joining together on stage for a version of… Read More →

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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett says the band would love to play Las Vegas Sphere: ‘Oh, heck, yeah’

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has said the band would love the chance to play the Las Vegas Sphere. The venue has already seen the likes of U2, Phish and The Eagles perform since it opened in September 2023. Advertisement It was also recently confirmed that a new Sphere venue will be constructed in Abu Dhabi. Speaking in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, when asked if Metallica would consider performing there, Hammett said: “Oh, heck, yeah! That’s a great example of how venues are changing. That’s using modern technology to the fullest, to really up the levels of production and entertainment, connected to AI and making it a crazy experience.” Reviewing U2’s Vegas residency the Sphere, NME hailed the show for “taking the live concert experience ‘to the next level’” and delivering “a fine balancing act of doing just that while also ensuring their music remains very much at the forefront”. The Sphere in Las Vegas. CREDIT: Greg Doherty/Getty Images Elsewhere, Metallica’s guitarist recently said he is working on his first solo album. Recommended “I guess the best way to describe it is it’s gonna be a fusion of all sorts of styles,” Hammett said. “All of a sudden I’m writing classical… Read More →