Paolo Nutini has announced a North American headline tour for 2023 – tickets will be available here. READ MORE: Paolo Nutini turns 850-year-old church into house of soul at intimate hometown show The Scottish singer-songwriter, whose fourth album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ came out in July, is due to hit the road in the US in Canada next March. Kicking off in Toronto, the stint will also include stop-offs in Brooklyn, Washington, Chicago, Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities over the course of that month. Advertisement Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this...
Californian rapper Blueface was arrested in Las Vegas on Tuesday (November 15), reportedly on suspicion of attempted murder. According to TMZ, Blueface – real name Johnathan Porter – had a warrant out for his arrest stemming from a shooting that occurred on October 8. A video published by TMZ shows the rapper, who was accompanied by his girlfriend outside a chicken and waffles establishment, being apprehended by multiple plainclothes police officers. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department have since issued a statement confirming Porter’s arrest, noting that the shooting in question took place “in the 6000 block of Windy Road”....
Gucci Mane has paid tribute to frequent collaborator Takeoff, sharing a new song in honour of the late Migos member – who was fatally shot earlier this month – titled ‘Letter To Takeoff’. READ MORE: How the understated Takeoff became the real superstar of Migos “How the fuck we gon’ lose Takeoff? Damn, he didn’t deserve it / We don’t supposed to question God, but, damn, Takeoff was perfect,” Gucci raps on the Zaytoven-produced track. Gucci also references the shooting deaths of XXXTentacion (in 2016), Young Dolph (in 2021) and PnB Rock (in September of this year). He also...
Offset has shared a lengthy emotional tribute to his late Migos bandmate Takeoff. READ MORE: How the understated Takeoff became the real superstar of Migos Takeoff, real name Kirsnick Khari Ball, was shot and killed at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas in the early hours of November 1. He was 28 years old. Last week, the late rapper’s uncle Quavo paid his respects to Takeoff for the first time since his death. Advertisement Now, fellow bandmate Offset has done the same in a lengthy Instagram post. “The pain you have left me with is unbearable. My heart is shattered and I...
The Walkmen have announced they will reunite next year for their first performances since 2014. The New York indie rockers – one of several bands that spearheaded the so-called “post-punk revival” of the early 2000s – will play a pair of concerts at Webster Hall in New York City, on April 26 and 27. Tickets for the shows will go on sale this Friday (November 18), with a pre-sale beginning on Wednesday (November 16) at 10am EST. You can sign for pre-sale access here. In a statement shared on social media announcing the shows, frontman Hamilton Leithauser referenced bassist...
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a unique return to North America next year – where, instead of a cross-country tour, they will take up residency in four different venues throughout June. READ MORE: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard: “If something is shit and no one likes it, you just put out another one the next month” The shows, announced today (November 15), will see the band play for several nights across The Caverns Underground in Tennessee, the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, The Salt Shed in Chicago and the Carnation Farms in Washington. In addition, the...
Damon Albarn has teamed up with Fatoumata Diawara on her new song ‘Nsera’. READ MORE: ‘Gorillaz’ at 20: how Damon Albarn’s virtual band shaped music history The track, which you can listen to below, is taken from the Malian singer songwriter’s forthcoming new album, the follow up to her 2018 LP ‘Fenfo (Something To Say)’. The pair previously worked on the Gorillaz 2020 track ‘Désolé’ which saw the cartoon group teleport via a portal to Lake Como where they performed the song with Diawara. Advertisement It was part of the band’s ‘Song Machine’ project at the time and went on...
Blur have announced plans to perform at a French festival next summer ahead of their massive reunion gig at London’s Wembley stadium. READ MORE: Blur announce 2023 Wembley Stadium reunion gig The Britpop icons will warm up for their July 8 show with a performance on the opening day of the Beauregard Festival in Normandy two days earlier (July 6). Tickets for the bash, which will take place across four days from July 6-9 and will also include a performance from Alt-J, are available to purchase here. Advertisement Tickets for their Wembley show meanwhile, will also go on general...
Madness have announced tour dates in the UK and Ireland, which will take place next summer – find tickets here. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Madness The group are due to play Forest Live gigs at Cannock Chase Forest on June 8, and Cheshire’s Delamere Forest on June 15. Elsewhere, they’ve got dates at Piece Hall in Halifax, Middlesborough’s Albert Park, Limerick’s King John’s Castle, Swansea’s Singleton Park, and Dublin’s Trinity College. Advertisement Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday, (November 18(, with tickets for the Middlesbrough and Swansea following the same day at...
Inhaler have added two new shows in London and Manchester to their 2023 tour. READ MORE: Glastonbury 2022: Inhaler say that touring with Arctic Monkeys is a tick “off the bucket list” The Dublin band have already confirmed a series of UK tour dates in February 2023 but they will now play their biggest headline UK shows to date at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse and London’s O2 Academy Brixton on May 19 and May 20. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday (November 18) and can be purchased here. You can view the dates in full below....