He performed the new track for the first time on the 16^th of April in Madison Square Garden and released it the following day with a visualiser that can be seen on Youtube.

The new release comes after a mysterious vinyl arrived in record stores. The plain white record was distributed in shops all over the UK and US without any artist name or title. According to NME, employees had described the record as a teaser by a “major artist”, which wasn’t far from the truth. Although the vinyl was given out for free to customers, a few of them have been sourced on eBay for up to £2000.

Although some suspected the unidentified voice belonged to Niall Horan and James Arthur, Capaldi confirmed the pitched-down record was him. After much speculation, with fans recognising his accent and lyricism, the ‘Someone You Loved’ singer  posted a snippet of him lip-syncing to ‘Stay Love’ affirming he was behind the unnamed vinyl.

This tour is especially meaningful to Capaldi fans, being the first set of tour dates after a two-year hiatus. Unfortunately, Capaldi had to cut his Glastonbury performance in 2023 short due to his mental and physical health. After a well-deserved break, he returned to Glastonbury in 2025 to finish his set and is now back to continue his artistry on his 2026 tour. He has since contributed to mental health organisations like BetterHelp offering 734,000 hours of free therapy.

The 29-year-old musician is currently touring North America but will be back to do shows in UK & Ireland in June. The first UK show will take place in Exeter on the 27^th of June and will end his tour in Manchester on the 22^nd of August. This will include headlining at London’s BST Hyde Park and Roundhay Festival in Leeds which will be supported by Conan Gray and Jacob Alon.

While many of his shows have sold out, some locations still have tickets up for grabs on ticketing platforms.

Jacqueline Springer, curator of Africa & Diaspora: Performance at the Victoria & Albert Museum, carefully curated the exhibition. Springer told Rolling Stone that it is a “celebration and understanding of how social and political histories are responded to by people and their cultures to provide the art we all enjoy.”

The exhibition explores the transformation of black music in Britain through colonialisation over the years and commemorates the legacy of these artists by shining a light on all their historic moments. By exploring 8 different genres, visitors can learn about the roots of black music and where it came from and what gives black music its own identity. Nearly 300 objects have been displayed to represent the origin of these genres: 2 tone, lovers rock, Brit funk, jungle, drum & bass, trip hop, UK garage and grime.

This immersive experience combines sound and video to create a sensory landscape in which cultural artifacts can also be seen. The collection will include a plethora of items ranging from instruments to costumes as well as photography.

Culturally significant objects like Stormzy’s Union Jack vest can be viewed, reminding visitors that he made history being the first black British solo artist to headline Glastonbury. The stab proof vest was designed by Banksy in 2019 and was a political statement, tackling the issues of identity and knife crime in the 2010s. Other notable exhibits are a piano from Winifred Atwell who became the first black artist to reach Number 1 on the UK single charts, and JME’s game console on which he recorded his first debut album before having professional equipment.

Springer also told Billboard that she wants people to leave this experience thinking “how incredible it is to live under the same sky as somebody who makes music that makes you feel better about yourself.” To have the full experience visitors will be given a headset to listen to the carefully curated playlist that is personalised to different sections within the gallery. The playlist for the audio soundscape can be found here, featuring artists like Stormzy and Skepta.

Under 26s and student tickets are priced at £11, while regular tickets are between £22.50-£24.50, and can be found via the V&A Museum’s website

The festivities will take place at London’s Southbank Centre this summer with a host of events highlighting the some of the best in indie music, art and culture. Pulp will go on at the Royal Festival Hall on Saturday 18 July. On the set will be their 2025 album ‘More’ performed in full for the first time ever, as well as a host of fan-favourites.

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This performance is set to be one of Pulp’s only UK showings this year. The band embarked on the Here Comes More Tour last June, their most expansive tour since the 1990s. It has taken them to arenas across the country and even to a surpise appearance at Glastonbury’s iconic Pyramid Stage last year.

Other 2026 UK/IE appearances for Pulp include headlining the All Together Now Festival in Ireland this July as well as Dorset’s End of Road Festival in September. They will also play a one-off show at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester on August 28^th.

As for the further Rough Trade 50 bill: fellow Rough Trade signees, Scritti Politti will play two sets at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Saturday 18 July: a matinee set at 3 pm and an evening show at 8 pm. And on Sunday 19 July, London-based rock band, caroline, will play the Queen Elizabeth Hall, with special guests My New Band Believe.

Rounding out the celebration of all things indie will be a series of performances across music, film and the written word. An Evening with Rough Trade Books will take place on Friday 17 July and include author appearances and a record fair from the record label’s publishing venture. A special new staging of Hannah Patterson’s debut novel, Ungone will take place in the Purcell Rooms on Saturday 18 July. And Sunday 19 July will see Pulp’s own Jarvis Crocker present a screening of the Northern coming-of-age classic, Kes (1969), which will feature a live orchestral accompaniment of the film’s soundtrack.

Geoff Tavis, founder of Rough Trade Records, said of the label’s Golden Jubilee “this year means it’s 50 years since the day the first shop opened its doors on Kensington Park Road.” He went on to say, “the Rough Trade shop, which became a distributor and then a Record label, has helped to bring into the world some of the very best music.”

Pulp recently appeared on ‘HELP (2)’ , the compilation charity album from War Child Records. They contributed ‘Begging for Change’ to the project. The band shared that the song was recorded during sessions for ‘More’ but never finished. It was completed for War Child project at Abbey Road Studios.

In a four-star review of 2025’s ‘More,’ NME said, “Pulp have retained their original spirit and flair into a statement of middle age without feeling any less vital.” The band will perform ‘More’ in full at Rough Trade this July.

Tickets for all events, except for Pulp’s headline show, go on sale 2 pm Thursday April 16.

For Pulp’s gig, pre-sale begins Friday 17 April at 10 AM. General sale will be on Monday 20 April at 2 PM. Tickets can be found here.

Bowie’s Glastonbury appearance came during his Mini Tour, with a band that included Earl Slick on lead guitar, Mark Plati on guitar and bass duties, Gail Ann Dorsey on bass, guitar and vocals, Sterling Campbell on drums, and Mike Garson on keyboards, alongside additional players Holly Palmer and Emm Gryner. The 2000 Glastonbury show has only grown in significance over time. It was later issued as a live album in 2018, further cementing the gig’s reputation to a wider audience. Emily Eavis, well-known Glastonbury festival organiser, has previously singled it out as one of the best sets she has seen at the festival, highlighting the show’s lasting place in Glastonbury history.

The reunion will take place at Cameron House on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland on 7 and 8 November 2026, in an event titled Bowie: Live on the Loch. The two-day charity weekend will raise money for Save the Children and bring together Bowie’s Glastonbury 2000 house band for a live performance, rare footage, an exhibition, and a charity auction, making the location part of the event’s appeal as well as its tribute to Bowie’s lasting connection with Scotland.

A charity concert built around that legacy would also tap into a wider appetite for Bowie-related tributes, especially in the years since his death in 2016.  This one-of-a-kind, rememorative show would not just be nostalgic, but a chance to reconnect audiences with the sound and energy of one of Bowie’s most admired live chapters. What made that night in 2000 special was not just Bowie’s presence, but the chemistry around him. The band gave shape and lift to songs that already carried enormous cultural weight, turning the set into a communal event as much as a headline performance. More than two decades later, that bond still has the power to resonate.

Tickets can be purchased here.

Turnstile formed as a hardcore punk band in Baltimore, Maryland in 2010, originally releasing heavy, energetic music to mosh to – but it all changed with 2021 album ‘Glow On’, which eschewed hardcore conventions and instead dove into dreamy pop, shoegaze and rock and roll. While Ebert’s chugging riffs were always a big part of their sound, his melodic leads and solos on ‘Glow On’ became a defining feature that set them apart from the pack.

He parted ways with the band in 2022, following a live absence that saw session guitarist Greg Cerwonka fill his vacancy for dates including their manic set on Glastonbury’s (then-named) John Peel Stage. After his exit, rhythm guitarist Pat McCrory took the reins, and the group went on to release three-time Grammy-winning ‘Never Enough’ in 2025, which was lighter on guitar solos but far denser in its melodic elements and commercialised sheen.

Since his departure, Ebert formed new band The S.E.T., (The Self-Evident Truth), in 2025. The band released one single ‘T.M.T.’, marking a strong return to a hardcore template, with their debut EP ‘Self Evident Truth’ on the way for early March. However, Ebert was then also forced out of The S.E.T. in February of this year. This was allegedly down to a string of attacks he aimed at Turnstile, accusing them of mishandling the takings from a financial benefit gig.

He has repeatedly harassed his old band over various issues in recent times, including accusing the members of being disingenuous over their stance against the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) during their controversial activity in US cities. In a deleted post on Instagram, he claimed “No one in Turnstile cares at all about ethics or social issues in general, they’re just pandering to their audience.” Ebert further alleges Turnstile drummer Daniel Fang took out a restraining order against him following his exit from the group.

Music news site Lambgoat were the first to report that an arrest warrant was filed on Tuesday the 31st of March in Montgomery County for Brady O’Brien Ebert. ThePRP also published the Montgomery County arrest warrants database, where you can see one Brady O’Brien Ebert of Silver Springs, Maryland, and his charge of attempted second degree murder. A further charge of first degree assault is also being pressed over the incident which allegedly occurred on Sunday the 29th of March. According to Lambgoat, the arrest warrant was issued on Monday the 30th, with Ebert being held without bond since his arrest.

Ebert, aged 33, made his initial court appearance yesterday, Wednesday the 1st of April, with a further hearing due to take place today to discuss the terms of any bail or bond conditions.

Wireless is predominantly a festival celebrating rap and hiphop music, taking place in London’s Hyde Park. Following supposed leaks and rampant speculation, rumours at the start of the month that Ye would be booked for Wireless were confirmed yesterday by the organisers. Following last year’s format that saw Drake perform at the end of every night, the festival’s only confirmed act so far is Ye across the Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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West’s last headline show at Wireless was in 2014 following Drake’s withdrawal from the bill, but it received negative press for being a poor choice of replacement and for West’s mid-set rant about his treatment by the media. This was followed by a Glastonbury headliner in 2015, currently his last festival show on British soil, that saw a 130,000 strong petition attempt to remove him from the bill due to his egotistical preaching.

Ye’s hate campaign against Jewish people began in 2022, when he first started sharing offensive opinions and antisemitic conspiracy theories on social media. He was suspended by both Instagram and Twitter (now X), as well as losing significant business partnerships with companies like Adidas. More recently, he openly referred to himself as “a Nazi”, in addition to penning the single ‘Heil Hitler’ in 2025 and attempting to release 2026 album ‘Bully’ with a swastika as its artwork. This January, West made an attempt to apologise by purchasing a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal, in which he blamed his bipolar disorder, and reiterated that he loved Jewish people, though this did nothing to dissuade public opinion.

Since the Wireless Festival announcement yesterday, several Jewish rights bodies and activist groups have come out in force against both the festival and West. The Guardian published a statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, a charity protecting Jewish interests in the UK, which reads “It is deeply irresponsible for Wireless festival to be headlining Kanye West. The UK Jewish community is facing record levels of antisemitism, including a terrorist attack in Manchester, the attack on ambulances in Golders Green and foiled plots which would have killed many more. West has repeatedly used his platform to spread antisemitism and pro-Nazi messaging. His most recent apology must be considered in the context that he went on to sell swastika T-shirts and release a song called Heil Hitler after apologising previously. Any venue or festival should reconsider before providing their platform to Kanye West to spread his antisemitism.”

Kanye West is set to headline all three nights of Wireless festival this year, here in the UK.

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Charity organisation Campaign Against Antisemitism also issued the above message on social media site X, saying “It is disappointing that venues have been so quick to invite someone who was so recently peddling conspiracy theories, Hitler worship and bigoted lies – including now one of the UK’s biggest festival stages. His cycle of apology and relapse has become a routine, and we must wait to see if this time is any different. What is notable is that the latest apology came on the eve of the release of a new album.”

Indeed, despite multiple setbacks, West released ‘Bully’ on the 28th of March, which appears to have shed his hateful messages in favour of concentrating on the music. Wireless have claimed Ye’s “UK comeback will be an extraordinary chapter in Wireless’s story”, which will be told in London’s Finsbury Park from Friday the 10th to Sunday the 12th of July

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Now made up of Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Ronnie Vannuci Jr and Mark Stoeremer, the Killers were formed in Las Vegas in 2001. Considered one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century, the Killers have been nominated for seven Grammy Awards, seven Brit Awards and a staggering twenty-four NME Awards. Their popularity extends greatly to the UK where each of their seven albums have reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. Their performance at the Champions League Final could contribute greatly to a night to remember for British fans as the final could still be made up of two English teams with Liverpool and Arsenal remaining in the competition. They head into the quarterfinals against Paris Saint-Germain and Sporting Lisbon respectively in April.

Musical performances at the Champions League final are a relatively new development for the competition which was originally founded in 1955. However after drawing from inspiration from the infamous NFL Superbowl Halftime shows, the first performance at the Champions League Final was by Dua Lipa in 2018. There was a brief gap between performances before Camila Cabello performed in 2022, followed by Lenny Kravitz in 2024 and Linkin Park in 2025.

American influences on European and English football has increased tenfold perhaps owing to actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny’s well documented journey as they bought then, national league team Wrexham. Following huge investment and media interest, Wrexham have now reached the Championship and are on course to play in the Premier League sooner rather than later. Furthermore, football based sitcom ‘Ted Lasso’ which follows an American coach in the UK has received mass critical acclaim and the US President Donald Trump was a guest of honour at the recent Club World Cup competition which was won by English club Chelsea.

The band are currently on a run of shows in South America with tickets available now before they head to Budapest for the final.

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Fans can also expect the release of the eight studio album following confirmation from lead vocalist Flowers who told the Sun; “My best guess is that in 2027 you will get the best Killers record”.

On The Beach is a series of summer day concerts run with British station Radio X, all set on a giant stage on Brighton Beach. Past iterations have brought the likes of Royal Blood and Noel Gallagher in 2023, The Kooks and The Libertines in 2024, and both Kaiser Chiefs and Bloc Party last year. For this July, the other events cover ska and electronic music, with Madness on the 24th and Moby on the 26th, while Fatboy Slim is booked for three shows in his spiritual home across the 17th, 18th and 19th. The Maccabees, who play the biggest night of music in this years event on the 25th of July, chose to split and send the band off with a farewell tour in 2017, but returned for live shows starting with Glastonbury and a headline set at All Points East last year.

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The full lineup was announced yesterday on Dan O’Connell’s Evening Show on Radio X, as he sat down to chat with co-host Felix White, guitarist for The Maccabees. Under its former name XFM London, the station was the first to promote the group before their breakthrough, and Brighton was the place where they initially rose to prominence. Prior to the news, White was asked whether there might be new music in the pipeline for the band, to which he responded cautiously “it’s not a no at the moment.”

The day opens with local indie quartet Lime Garden, before singer-songwriter Damon Gough, better known as Badly Drawn Boy plays. Northern Irish cult classic rock band Ash take to the stage third, before the incredibly talented singer-songwriter Anna Calvi makes her appearance. Miles Kane is next up, bringing his captivating solo show, and Editors fill the penultimate set with their brand of darker post-punk. Finally The Maccabees close the night with what will most definitely be another emotional, long-awaited headline set.

Radio X On The Beach with The Maccabees runs from 1PM to 10:30PM on Saturday the 25th of July at Brighton Beach. The new wave of tickets go on pre-sale on Tuesday the 31st of March, with a sign-up link here. The Maccabees play On The Beach as part of a UK tour with tickets for other dates here. You can find the full tour dates below:

• 06/07 – Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
• 07/07 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle
• 09/07 – Alexandra Palace Park, London
• 11/07 – Eden Project, St Austell
• 23/07 – Bristol Amphitheatre & Waterfront Square, Bristol
• 23/07-26/07 – Truck Festival 2026, Abingdon
• 25/07 – Brighton Beach, Brighton
• 31/07 – Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds

Radiohead were formed by five school-friends in 1985, consisting of frontman Thom Yorke, guitarist Ed O’Brien, drummer Philip Selway, guitarist Johnny Greenwood, and his brother bassist Colin Greenwood. The music they make is incredibly hard to label, a fluid brand of alternative rock spliced with limitless other genres and influences. Their career has seen them release nine studio albums, (scoring Official UK Number One Album with six of them,) headline Glastonbury Festival three times, and make their induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. The Oxfordshire quintet have won six Grammys and four Ivor Novello awards, while all five members have also enjoyed successful careers away from the band.

Following a seven year break from live shows, Radiohead went back on the road in 2025, with a novel approach to touring. Instead of hitting 20 cities, they played five 4-night mini-residencies in Madrid, Bologna, London, Copenhagen and Berlin. Their four sold-out shows at London’s O2 arena broke the 20,000 capacity venue’s attendance record with a new maximum of 22,355 crowd members. They also chose to keep a flexible setlist for each night to keep both the band and fans interested, which Colin Greenwood described as a “busking attitude” – their entire catalogue was whittled down to 70 songs from which they would select a list of in any order.

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According to Ed O’Brien, this may shape the way they consider their tours in the future. Speaking to Rolling Stone, he confirmed that the band intends to tour again, albeit not in 2026, saying “We won’t do anything this year, but we’ll do something next year.” He also clarified that they will keep the same tour structure as last year, but on a global scale, saying “What we’re going to do is, every year we’re going to do a different continent, and we’re going to do 20 shows each year. No more, no less.”

While limiting your entire tour schedule for a year to 20 shows in a single part of the world sounds quite restrictive, O’Brien gives an insight into the thinking behind it. “We want to give absolutely everything each night. We do not ever want it to be like we’re going through the motions or we’re having to run on empty. We’ve got to be able to do it. And you know what? We’re not spring chickens any more.”

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With a year off before their prospective live shows, the members are finding success in their solo ventures. Johnny Greenwood’s turn in writing Hollywood movie scores including ‘There Will Be Blood’ and ‘Phantom Thread’ have seen him win his own Ivor Novello Awards, with his ‘One Battle After Another’ soundtrack losing out to Ludwig Göransson’s work on ‘Sinners’ in this weekend’s Academy Awards’ Best Music category. Today, Ed O’Brien announced his second solo album and follow-up to 2020’s ‘Earth’, ‘Blue Morpho’, alongside the release of its title track.

The hypnotic single ‘Blue Morpho’ and its music video can be found here, with O’Brien announcing a companion film and tour dates releasing later in the year. The album will release on the 22nd of May, with the film dropping earlier in March, showing in London on the 24th, Paris on the 25th and Oxford on the 26th. Follow this link for pre-order and pre-save options, as well as updates on Radiohead news for 2026 and beyond.

The UK spin-off of Saturday Night Live will air weekly on Sky Max and stream on NOW, bringing the long-running American format firmly into the British TV landscape. Produced as a six-part series, the show will stick to the familiar mix of topical sketches, celebrity hosts and live music, but is being promoted as “reimagined through a distinctly British lens”. Episodes will go out live on Saturday nights, maintaining the franchise’s reputation for last-minute rewrites, surprises and the occasional on-air chaos.

For UK music fans, Wet Leg’s booking as the debut musical guest feels like a statement of intent. The guitar band, led by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, have been one of the UK’s most significant breakout acts of the past few years, first exploding with viral single ‘Chaise Longue’. They have already had major TV appearances on both sides of the Atlantic, performing on Later… with Jools Holland, Late Night With Seth Meyers and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Landing the first performance slot on SNL UK cements their move from cult favourites to mainstream fixtures.

Legendary US actress Tina Fey’s involvement gives the British version an immediate connection to the original in New York. The comedian and writer is a former cast member, writer and anchor, remaining one of the most recognisable alumni of the US show. Her hosting the London debut has been framed in reports as a symbolic, passing-of-the-baton moment from the American home to its UK counterpart.

The first episode’s line-up sets a precedent to blend international star power with homegrown music. Jamie Dornan will host the second episode, backed by BRIT-winning band Wolf Alice as musical guests, while the third show pairs host Riz Ahmed with Leicester rock veterans Kasabian. For British artists, the series offers a new, high-profile live TV slot that sits alongside Jools Holland, the BRITs and Glastonbury coverage as a key showcase moment. With Wet Leg leading off on opening night, SNL UK is setting out its stall as a prime-time home for the country’s most talked-about bands

Wet Leg’s upcoming UK shows are as follows:

Isle of Wight Festival, Isle of Wight – Jun 18

Seaclose Park, Newport  -Jun 18

Seaclose Park, Newport – Jun 19

Bellahouston Park, Glasgow- Jun 30

Castlefield Bowl, Manchester- Jul 8

Millennium Square, Leeds- Jul 9

Alexandra Palace, London- Jul 10

Henham Park, Southwold- Jul 23

Hillsborough Park, Sheffield- Jul 24

Henham Park, Southwold0 Jul 25

Hillsborough Park, Sheffield- Jul 26

Clifton Down, Bristol Aug 29

Clifton Down, Bristol- Aug 30