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Billie Eilish speaks out on Roe v. Wade during Glastonbury set
Billie Eilish has spoken out against the overturning of Roe v. Wade during her Glastonbury headline set. READ MORE: Billie Eilish on the cover: “I owe it to everyone to put on a good Glastonbury show” Tonight (June 24), Billie Eilish has made history and become the youngest ever solo headliner of Glastonbury Festival, joining Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar at the top of the bill. Opening with ‘Bury A Friend’, her set included tracks like ‘NDA’, ‘Oxytocin’ and ‘You Should See Me in a Crown’. “Are you ready to have some fun?” she said, before launching into ‘My Strange Addiction’. Advertisement Joined by her...
Paul McCartney plays Frome warm-up gig ahead of Glastonbury
Paul McCartney has played a warm-up gig at Frome’s Cheese & Grain this evening (June 24), ahead of his Glastonbury headline set tomorrow. READ MORE: The Beatles: every song ranked in order of greatness The 800 capacity Somerset venue took to Twitter yesterday (June 23) to announce that it would be hosting the legendary Beatle for a surprise gig, writing: “@PaulMcCartney Live in Frome? Tomorrow night at 5pm? Ok then!” Tickets could only be purchased at the venue and were available on a strictly first come first served basis. Advertisement A statement on Cheese & Grain’s website read: “What an incredible...
Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam and more react as Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Multiple musicians have shared their reactions to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade today (June 24). In May, a draft opinion penned by Justice Samuel Alito argued that the 1973 landmark ruling was “egregiously wrong from the start”, adding that “it is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” Though the draft was verified as authentic, it was noted at the time that draft opinions can be subject to multiple drafts and vote-trading so the court’s decision was not final. Advertisement But now, it has been confirmed...
Supergrass play their Glastonbury reunion show “two years late”
Supergrass made their return to Glastonbury today (Friday June 24), performing their anticipated reunion show “two years late”. Check out photos and the setlist below. READ MORE: Supergrass tell us about their reunion: “We’re going to bring joy into a slightly disturbed world” The Britpop legends played their first reunion show at the intimate Glastonbury spin-off gig the Pilton Party back in 2019, before naturally following through and being announced for Glasto 2020 before it was cancelled due to COVID. Taking to the Other Stage for their late afternoon set, frontman Gaz Coombes joked how they were “two years...
Idles’ Joe Talbot dedicates ‘Mother’ to “every woman” following overturn of Roe v. Wade
Joe Talbot of Idles has spoken out against the overturn of Roe V. Wade today (June 24) during the band’s Glastonbury 2022 performance. The supreme court overturned the landmark case earlier today, which granted women in the US the right to terminate a pregnancy 50 years ago. Right before the band played ‘Mother’ during their festival set, Talbot shared a dedication speaking out on the ruling. “Of course, this is for every mother and every woman and her right to choose whether she is a mother or not,” Talbot said. “Long live the open-minded long live my mother and...
Griff on touring with Dua Lipa: “It was a very surreal experience”
Griff has discussed supporting Dua Lipa on her ‘Future Nostalgia’ tour, telling NME it was a “very surreal experience”. Catching up with NME at Glastonbury Festival 2022, she added: “It was amazing. It was the longest I’ve ever been out on tour: it was two or three months on a tour bus around Europe watching Dua every night, which was incredible.” READ MORE: The story of Glastonbury 2022 in glorious photos Later in the year Griff also has dates with Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Florence + the Machine. Advertisement “I’ve been really, really blessed this year,” she told NME. “I...
Billie Eilish on the lack of female headliners at festivals: “I remember thinking that I would never be able to headline anything”
Billie Eilish has commented on the expectations put on female performers to have “the biggest show”, sharing that she remembers thinking “I would never be able to headline anything” READ MORE: Billie Eilish on the cover: “I owe it to everyone to put on a good Glastonbury show” Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story ahead of her headlining performance at Glastonbury Festival, Eilish shared that she felt it “was so cool to be a young woman and headline festivals, because it’s so male-dominated,” adding that she had felt “hopeless” for the future of women in music...
Watch Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp cover The Beach Boys’ ‘Caroline, No’
Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck have shared a cover of The Beach Boys‘ ‘Caroline, No’ from their upcoming collaborative album, ’18’ – watch its music video below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Metallica’s Kirk Hammett The single, which is an instrumental version of The Beach Boys’ original, was accompanied by a music video of Beck and his band playing the song for an appreciative live audience, though Depp was understandably missing from the music video. The pair are set to release a collaborative album called ’18’ next month on July 15 after three years of recording. Depp made...
Ozzy Osbourne announces new album with new single ‘Patient Number 9’ featuring Jeff Beck
Ozzy Osbourne has announced his new album ‘Patient Number 9’ with the release of its title track ahead of the record’s release this September. READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life” The album’s title track also features guitar work from Jeff Beck, who joins an A-list cast of musicians guest-starring on the track including Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Metallica’s Robert Trujillo, Zakk Wylde, and producer Andrew Watt. A music video has also been released alongside the single that sees Ozzy portraying the titular patient, hunched over in what appears to be a room in a...Recent Posts
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