Bora Bora has announced that it will permanently close after 40 years. READ MORE: “We wanted togetherness and community”: how gigs came back with a bang post-COVID The famous party spot, which was notable for being the first beach club to open on the island of Ibiza, will shut later this year with a farewell event scheduled for October 15. No specific reason has been given for its closure. A report in Diario de Ibiza has referenced the redevelopment of Playa d’en Bossa, where Bora Bora is located (and is also home to other venues like Ushuaïa and HÏ),...
ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus has shared a message of support for the English women’s football team (aka the Lionesses) after they celebrated a 4-0 win over Sweden earlier this week. READ MORE: ABBA Voyage’s creators tell us how they made the show, and what’s next The Lionesses dominated Sweden, where ABBA hail from, in the semi-final match of the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro Championship. The game took place at Milton Keyes’ Stadium MK on Wednesday (July 27) and is to be followed by the final match this Sunday (August 31). There, the Lionesses – who are currently eighth in the...
Phoebe Bridgers invited Nell Mescal to sing on ‘Georgia’ during her Brixton gig last night (July 28) – watch footage of the duet below. READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers live in Manchester – voice of a generation refuses to ‘shut up and sing’ Irish singer-songwriter Nell, who is the sister of Normal People star Paul Mescal, joined Bridgers for the encore on the last night of the latter’s four-night residency at the south London venue. ‘Georgia’ features on Bridgers’ 2017 debut album, ‘Stranger In The Alps‘. Here is a video of @nellmescal_ and @phoebe_bridgers singing Georgia! ?: wormz4brain @bridgersontour pic.twitter.com/ITWQcVXnhc...
Jamie T has announced a huge homecoming show at London’s Finsbury Park. READ MORE: Jamie T live at Glastonbury 2022: indie national treasure returns in a blaze of glory Set to take place on June 30, 2023, the outdoor event will serve as the singer-songwriter’s biggest headline gig to date. He’ll perform in front of 45,00 fans, bringing along a line-up of special guest support acts. Names are to be confirmed. Advertisement Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST next Friday (August 5) – you’ll be able to purchase yours from here. Pre-sales begin at the same time on...
Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes has today (July 29) launched the ANGELSLAYER clothing line under his alternative fashion brand DROP DEAD. READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon on stepping up for the scene: “Things are better when you’re not the only one” The singer’s latest collection is themed on Topheth, a fictional institute dreamt up by Sykes that serves as a metaphor for technology’s insidious grip on modern civilisation. Speaking about the cult-like organisation, Sykes said: “The institute houses other abducted children hand-picked from birth for their psychic powers and forced to become part of a process that...
Slipknot played their new single ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’ live for the first time at a show in Prague last night (July 28). Watch fan-shot footage below. READ MORE: Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ is a masterpiece” The masked metal band were performing at the O2 Arena in the Czech Republic capital as part of their current European headline tour, which began earlier this month. Midway through the main set, Corey Taylor and co. treated the crowd to the debut airing of ‘The Dying Song…’. “We thought we would...
Marcus Mumford has shared a new song called ‘Grace’ – you can listen to it below. The track is the second taste of the Mumford & Sons frontman’s debut solo album ‘(Self-Titled)’, which is due for release on September 16 via Island (pre-order here). READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Mumford & Sons: “We’ve thought a lot about mortality this year” The rough-and-ready, country-tinged song serves as the first official single from the upcoming record, following on from this month’s ‘Cannibal’. Advertisement “Well, how should we proceed?/ Without things getting too heavy/ Even though I’d never tell you everything/ I...
Gorillaz have shared the official video for their latest single ‘Cracker Island’. READ MORE: The NME Big Read: Gorillaz: “I could feel in my bones that we were due this current trouble” Released last month, the Thundercat-featuring track marked the experimental cartoon band’s first new music since last summer’s ‘Meanwhile’ EP. It’s said to signal “a new dawn” for the Damon Albarn-led project. Yesterday (July 28) Gorillaz dropped a psychedelic visual for ‘Cracker Island’ that begins with 2-D – Albarn’s animated alter-ego – being carted off to hospital in the back of a police car. Advertisement Handcuffed to a...
Kasabian have shared a new single called ‘The Wall’ – you can listen to it below. The song serves as the final preview of the Leicester band’s seventh album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’, which is due to come out on August 12 via Columbia. READ MORE: Kasabian talk ‘SCRIPTVRE’ and new album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’: “This is a re-set” Arriving today (July 29), ‘The Wall’ finds frontman Serge Pizzorno in an introspective mood as he sings about “regret” and “getting old” over a stripped-back, piano-led instrumental. “Why’d you do it, why’d you have to lose control?” he croons. Advertisement The reflective...
In a new letter, South Korean singer BIBI has further quashed rumours her company Feel Ghood Music is “mistreating” her that arose after a recent tearful Instagram livestream. BIBI took to Twitter yesterday (July 28) to post a letter personally addressing speculation that arose after an impromptu Instagram livestream last week. In that livestream, she broke down in tears while talking about being unable to sleep or eat due to her hectic schedule. A day after, BIBI went on Instagram Live again to reassure fans that her team was taking care of her physical and mental health. “I worked...