Parklife festival has confirmed the dates for its 2023 edition along with information about early bird ticket sales. READ MORE: From the archives: Frank Ocean’s Parklife set – and first UK Show of 2017 – was a visually-arresting, Brad Pitt-repping triumph The event, dubbed the UK’s “biggest metropolitan festival”, will be held at Manchester’s Heaton Park on June 10-11, 2023. Today (October 27), festival organisers have unleashed the first early bird tickets, which are cheaper than general sale prices, and are on sale now here for fans that previously signed up. There will be limited early bird tickets available...
Paramore have added a London date to their spring 2023 UK and Ireland tour. READ MORE: Paramore’s ‘This Is Why’ is a snarling, defiant middle finger to the haters The tour, which was announced earlier this month, is in support of the band’s sixth album ‘This Is Why’ (released on February 10, 2023). Kicking off in Dublin on April 13, the tour stops in Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham, with an extra show at London’s O2 now added for April 23. Advertisement Bloc Party will support the Tennessean trio on their first shows in the UK since 2018. Tickets...
The Lathums have shared details about their second album ‘From Nothing To A Little Bit More’ alongside the release of new single ‘Say My Name’ and new UK tour dates. READ MORE: The Lathums – indie hedonism from Wigan’s working class heroes The wigan indie rockers will release ‘From Nothing To A Little Bit More’ on February 24, 2023 via Island. It’s the follow-up to their debut album, ‘How Beautiful Life Can Be‘, which debuted at Number One in the UK albums chart last autumn. Advertisement Per press material, the album is “an act of rebellion having seen the...
Brockhampton have announced new album called ‘The Family’. READ MORE: Brockhampton live in London: a fitting farewell from the trailblazing boyband Earlier this month Brockhampton leader Kevin Abstract reassured the group’s followers that a new album was on the way and will be released before the end of 2022. Now, the group have confirmed that ‘The Family’ will arrive on November 17 via Question Everything/RCA Records – pre-order/pre-save here. Advertisement The announcement came with some teasers from the band alongside the launch of a digital and three limited edition box set pre-orders. Watch the visual trailers below. As confirmed earlier this year,...
On Saturday, October 22, as fans from around the world queued outside of the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, outfitted in their best emo-inspired outfits and ready for the first day of the sold-out When We Were Young music festival, bad news started to spread. According to multiple reports, high-speed wind gusts threatened to shut down outdoor events in Sin City, and not long after those reports started to surface, would-be attendees received an alert on their festival app. “When We Were Young Festival organizers have spent the last several days proactively preparing the festival grounds for a windy Saturday,”...
Bono has spoken about how his voice changed after losing his father. READ MORE: U2’s top 10 best albums – ranked The U2 singer, who has been promoting his new memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story (out November 1), has said in a new interview that he believes his voice opened up after his father, Bob Hewson, died from cancer in 2000. Bono, whose real name is Paul Hewson, told NPR this week that the loss of his father, whom he had a tumultuous relationship with, actually changed the way he sings. Advertisement Referring to it as an “unscientific theory… ...
Harry Styles has released the official video for his latest single ‘Music For A Sushi Restaurant’ – watch below. READ MORE: Harry Styles – ‘Harry’s House’ review: grounded star finds home is where the heart is The clip was announced yesterday (October 26) via a post on the Harry Styles HQ Instagram account, which confirmed that the single’s accompanying visuals would arrive today (October 27). A still from the clip showed a topless Styles sporting a long beard in what appeared to be a restaurant kitchen. The video follows Styles as a tentacled merman-type figure who is captured by fishermen...
Green Day and Eddie Vedder have been announced as the headliners at the baseball-themed Innings Festival in Arizona next February. READ MORE: The Big Read – Green Day: “We live our lives as if we have nothing” The two-day festival is set to take place on February 25-26, 2023, where Green Day will headline on Saturday. Weezer, The Black Crowes, The Offspring, The Pretty Reckless, Paris Jackson and more also feature on the bill. Eddie Vedder will close out the Sunday, alongside Marcus Mumford, The Revivalists, Mt. Joy, and more. Advertisement This year Foo Fighters and Tame Impala led the...
Sam Fender’s older brother Liam has teased his hopeful debut single ‘Love Will Conquer’ and confirmed a headline show at Newcastle’s Riverside. Check out our interview with Fender below, alongside an exclusive snippet of the track. READ MORE: Sam Fender live in Newcastle: a euphoric homecoming for the Toon’s finest ‘Love Will Conquer’ will be released tomorrow (October 28) and is the first proper release from Liam Fender. “It’s been a long time coming,” he told NME of his debut single. Fender went on to say the dreamy indie anthem is about “that feeling of togetherness in turbulent times....
SZA has confirmed that her new single ‘Shirt’ is arriving tomorrow (October 28). During her show at Austin City Limits earlier this month, the singer revealed that an official video for the long-awaited single, which she debuted during a livestream show last year, was also ready to go and would be released soon. SZA has now confirmed on Instagram that the song will released at 9pm PST today (Friday 5am BST) while also sharing a teaser of the accompanying short film, directed by Dave Meyers and starring Sorry to Bother You and Atlanta actor LaKeith Stanfield. Advertisement In the...