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Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, Gorillaz and more to headline Life Is Beautiful 2022
Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, Gorillaz and more are set to headline this year’s Life Is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out the full line-up below. READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022 The three-day fest returns to Vegas’ downtown district between September 16-18 2022. Tickets are set to go on sale Friday (March 18) at 10am PT. Jack Harlow, Calvin Harris, Cage The Elephant, Migos, and Beach House will also be topping the neon city festival’s bill. The massive line-up also promises sets from Charli XCX, Sam Fender, Rico Nasty, Wet Leg, and OutKast‘s Big...
Be Your Own Pet reform after 13 years
Be Your Own Pet have reformed for their first live performances since breaking up in 2008. READ MORE: “There was a sense of optimism” – how ’00s indie sleaze made a massive comeback The influential indie-garage band have reunited for North American support slots on Jack White’s freshly announced ‘The Supply Chain Issue Tour’. In addition to to appearing on the bill for one of White’s shows at Atlanta’s The Tabernacle (April 28), the band will also support the former White Stripes frontman at Ascend Amphitheater in their shared home base of Nashville on April 30. Advertisement Singer Jemina...
Phoebe Bridgers adds fourth London date to UK tour due to overwhelming demand
Phoebe Bridgers has added a fourth London date to her upcoming 2022 UK tour due to overwhelming demand – buy your tickets here. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before” The singer-songwriter recently announced her first UK dates since 2018, with gigs scheduled for Dublin, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London this summer. Bridgers then confirmed last week that she’ll take to the stage for additional consecutive nights in Glasgow (June 23), Manchester (July 24) and London (July 27) due to the high demand for tickets. Advertisement Now,...
Fontaines D.C. to play free St Patrick’s Day show and livestream in Dublin
Fontaines D.C. are gearing up to perform a free show in Dublin for St Patrick’s Day. READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. on winning Best Band In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: “About time!” Set to take place at The Complex in Dublin this Thursday (March 17), the show, which will also be live-streamed, will see the five-piece premiere tracks from their upcoming third album ‘Skinty Fia’, which is due to arrive next month. The event, put on in collaboration with whiskey brand Jameson, will also include a short film about the band’s Dublin roots, looking at their...
Keith Richards says The Rolling Stones don’t intend to sell their publishing
Keith Richards has said that The Rolling Stones have no plans to sell their publishing. READ MORE: Nine of Keith Richards’ maddest rock ‘n’ roll stories His comments come as other veteran acts including Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and Bruce Springsteen parted with their publishing catalogues recently for large payouts. Talking to CBS This Morning, Richards said: “Mick and I have not spoken about it on a serious level. I don’t know if we’re ready to sell our catalogue. Advertisement “We might drag it out a bit, put some more stuff in it. The only thing about selling your catalogue…it’s a...
Watch Coldplay’s new manga-inspired animated video for ‘People Of The Pride’
Coldplay have shared their manga-inspired new video for ‘People Of The Pride’ – you can watch it below. READ MORE: Coldplay: “This is our period of having no fear” Directed by Paul Dugdale, the clip mixes live footage from the band’s October 2021 performance at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena with robot-heavy, dystopian animation. The track follows previous singles ‘Let Somebody Go‘, ‘Higher Power‘, ‘My Universe‘ and ‘Coloratura’. Advertisement The song is taken from Coldplay’s recent album ‘Music Of The Spheres’, which arrived last October. The band recently shared an expansive cover of Kid Cudi‘s 2008 hit ‘Day ‘n’ Nite...
Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun and Kim Nam-gil to star in upcoming Netflix original series
Girls’ Generation member Seohyun and Through The Darkness actor Kim Nam-gil will join the cast of Netflix’s upcoming original series Song of the Bandits. READ MORE: Taeyeon talks Girls’ Generation: “It always feels like home when we’re all together” On March 14, Netflix Korea confirmed that Seohyun and Kim will join the cast of its upcoming original period drama. Song of the Bandits is also set to star veteran actor Yoo Jae-myung (Hometown), Lee Hyun-wook (Mine), and rising actress Lee Ho-jung (Nevertheless). The historical drama will be set in the 1920s, a period during which Korea was under Japanese...
Rishi Sunak urged to scrap “damaging” VAT hike on ticket prices
Rishi Sunak has been urged to scrap a large VAT tax hike on concert and live event ticket prices. READ MORE: No wonder Jacob Rees-Mogg hasn’t read NME: the Tories don’t care about saving UK music The 7.5 per cent increase, which is set to kick in on April 1, comes ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement on March 23 when he will outline a mini-Budget. VAT is currently charged at 12.5 per cent on tickets for live events but Sunak is planning to restore the tax return to its pre-pandemic level of 20 per cent. Advertisement UK Music...
Sean Paul reschedules his 2022 UK headline tour
Sean Paul has rescheduled his upcoming 2022 UK tour – find tickets here. READ MORE: Soundtrack of my life: Sean Paul The dancehall artist was due to hit the road in April ahead of releasing his eighth studio album, ‘Scorcha’, later this year. Now, it’s been confirmed that the planned shows have been postponed until August and September (via Stereoboard). Advertisement Paul’s scheduled headline performance at London’s SSE Arena has been moved to the O2 Academy Brixton (August 27); the Birmingham date, meanwhile, will now take place at the city’s Forum (August 26) instead of the Utilita Arena. Tickets...Recent Posts
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