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Dizzee Rascal to celebrate 20 years of ‘Boy In Da Corner’ with gig at London’s The O2
Dizzee Rascal has announced a headline show at The O2 Arena in London next year. READ MORE: From the archives – Dizzee Rascal and the birth of grime: 10 years on The show on March 8, 2023 marks 20 years of his Mercury Prize-winning debut album, ‘Boy In Da Corner’, which was released in 2003. Tickets go on general sale here this Friday (October 7) at 10am BST. Advertisement Dizzee released his latest album, ‘E3 AF‘, in 2020. In a review of his seventh album, NME wrote: “Throughout his career, Dizzee Rascal has pushed boundaries and surpassed expectations. This...
Arctic Monkeys announce 2023 North American tour with Fontaines D.C.
Arctic Monkeys have shared details of a North American tour for 2023 with Fontaines D.C. on support – see dates below as well as how to purchase tickets. READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys’ new song ‘Body Paint’ is an ambitious, swaggering rock ballad The Sheffield band first head stateside next summer, kicking the tour off at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US on August 25. They wrap the tour at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum in California, US on September 29. Tickets go on general sale here this Friday (October 7) at 10am local time. Fans can also register for a verified...
Shania Twain “does plan” to collaborate with Harry Styles: “I’m going to hold Harry to that”
Shania Twain says she expects to collaborate with Harry Styles in the future. The claim comes after the pair teamed up earlier this year during Styles’ headline set at Coachella 2022 in April. During the cameo, Shania joined Styles on stage to perform her hits ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman!’ and ‘You’re Still The One’. Speaking to Extra, Twain said that she hopes that the onstage collaboration could lead to a studio-based link-up between the pair in the future. Advertisement While saying that the collaboration will “not on new album,” Twain said: “In the future, I would...
U2’s Bono announces ‘Stories Of Surrender’ worldwide book tour
U2‘s Bono has announced a worldwide book tour in support of his forthcoming memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story – find full details and tickets below. READ MORE: U2’s 10 best albums, ranked The 576-page volume is due to land on November 1 via publishing house Alfred A. Knopf (and in audiobook form via Penguin Random House) and, as its title implies, will explore the origins of 40 key songs in U2’s discography. Each chapter is named for the song it covers, with Bono’s life story weaved throughout the book. Next month, Bono will head out on a 14-city book tour...
Ian Brown dedicates Manchester gig to the late Paul Ryder
Ian Brown played a homecoming Manchester gig this weekend (September 30), and dedicated the set to late Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder. Brown is currently on his first UK headline tour in a decade, and played the O2 Victoria Warehouse in his hometown on Friday night. As reported by the Manchester Evening News, Brown told the crowd: “I just want to dedicate tonight’s set to one of the greatest human beings I ever met. Let’s hear it for Mr Paul Ryder.” Advertisement Ryder passed away on July 15 at the age of 58. In a statement, his surviving bandmates...
Russian rapper Walkie suspected to have taken own life after refusing to go to war
A rapper from Russia is believed to have taken his own life after he refused to be drawn into fighting in President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine. READ MORE: ‘Am I depressed?’ – help and advice on mental health and what to do next Walkie, whose real name was Ivan Vitalievich Petunin, told fans in a Telegram video that he couldn’t “take the sin of murder on my soul” and that his final protest would be expressed by his death. According to the Daily Mail, Petunin’s body was found in the Russian city of Krasnodar on Friday (September 30)....
Watch Yungblud perform ‘The Funeral’, ‘Tissues’ and more at NFL London Games halftime show
Yungblud performed a halftime show at the NFL London Games over the weekend – watch footage below. READ MORE: Yungblud – ‘Yungblud’ review: rockstar returns with his most confident, cohesive album yet The musician announced on Friday (September 30) that he would be appearing at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – the first purpose-built NFL stadium outside of the US – on Sunday (October 2) where the Minnesota Vikings were playing against New Orleans Saints. The NFL London Games is a sub-series of The NFL International Series, which is a programme of American football games held during the National Football League’s (NFL)...
WINNER, AB6IX, Weeekly and more to perform at the O2 in London for K.FLEX
WINNER, AB6IX and Weeekly are on the lineup for K-pop music festival K.FLEX’s forthcoming show in London. READ MORE: KPOP.FLEX Frankfurt 2022 review: witnessing K-pop artists live will never not be worth it Europe’s largest K-pop festival, formerly known as KPOP.FLEX, announced through a press release that they are set to host another mega-concert later this year – this time, at The O2 in London on November 20. The event will feature performances from AB6IX, PENTAGON and WINNER – who will be marking their first live performance in Europe during the event. Other acts on the line-up include girl...
Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett hits out at “disrespectful Twitter private investigators” speculating over Taylor Hawkins’ death
Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has hit out at “disrespectful Twitter private investigators” for speculating over Taylor Hawkins‘ death. READ MORE: Inside the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: “A gigantic fucking night for a gigantic fucking person” Hawkins, the band’s drummer since 1997, died aged 50 at his hostel in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25, where Foo Fighters had been scheduled to perform later that evening. No cause of death was given. In late March an initial toxicology report found that multiple drugs including opiates, antidepressants and marijuana were found in Hawkins’ system at the time of his death. “The Foo Fighters family is...Recent Posts
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