On the opening night, Friday 12, Liam Gallagher will grace the main stage. Whilst speaking about his return to the festival he said “Can’t wait to return to Glasgow Green next Summer to headline TRNSMT.” He continued by teasing about what he’ll play, hinting at some solo material “I’ll be playing songs from Definitely Maybe as well as some solo stuff. See you there.”

Bringing the pop vibes, noughties group The Sugababes have been announced for the Friday Line-up. Known for their iconic hits  ‘Push The Button’ and ‘About You Now’, the band are rumoured to have new releases in 2024. The English pop vocal trio of Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy has changed musical line-ups three times before returning to the original members in 2012. The group released their first single in a decade in September 2023, the soulful song ‘When The Rain Comes’. 

Example has been announced as the headline act for the King Tuts Stage. The rapper and singer rose to fame in the 2010s with his catchy songs such as ‘Changed The Way That You Kiss Me’ and ‘Kickstarts’ and his funny personality, with dry humour, which fans adore. His personality has been shown in videos with his celebrity friends such as Ed Sheeran. Lastly, To complete the Friday line-up, fans will be rocking out to Pop Rock band Picture This and indie group The Last Dinner Party.

Saturday sees Gerard Crosbie, professionally known as Gerry Cinnamon headlining after a four-year break from playing the festival. The Scottish singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist is back, after saying “Get hounded on the daily to do TRNSMT again, well hound no more.”

Pop star, Rick Astley, who is known for his legendary debut track ‘Never ‘Gonna Give You Up’ will be joining the party on Saturday. The 80s singer has made a big comeback over the past few years, with Gen Z audiences ‘Rick Rolling’ each other. The new ‘internet meme’ has become a trend, with people seemingly clicking on a video, and instead being presented with Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give you Up’. Even supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is ‘Rick Rolling’ the nation in their 2023 Christmas ad.

Sunday is the day for all the ravers, with DJ Calvin Harris taking over the main stage. The popular DJ and producers, who have hits such as ‘How Deep is Your Love’ and ‘Feels So Close’ will arrive at TRNSMT for his first gig following his sell-out Ibiza residency. Dance duo, Chase & Status will also be bringing the energy on the final festival day. To see all these iconic artists and more, get tickets online here

The iconic duo dates back all the way to 2003, where they originally formed a friendship whilst studying in Manchester. The pair put the majority of their time and efforts into their music, with Will Kennard deciding to embrace his passion and drop out of university. Despite focusing the majority of his time and effort on creating music and expanding his passion alongside his musical partner, Saul Milton still managed to achieve his honors degree in English and Humanities.

Since then, the pair have now become prodigies of their musical fields, working with impressive names across the industry, such as Major Lazer, Craig David and SHY FX, as well as producing sounds for icons such as Rihanna, Rita Ora and Dizzie Rascal. Their impressive list of collaborations continues with their newest album release: What Came Before.

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The album is packed with versatile and groovy sounds, with features from celebrated names such as Popcaan, Pip Millett, Unknown T and more. In a recent interview, the duo delved into their collaborative choices for their latest album, and explained why each artist was chosen to be a part of the journey.

They state that Unknown T has “such a unique, brilliant voice” and go on to equate his vocal talents to the likes of an instrument itself. They go on to unpack how they decided to wield his voice as an instrument and fuse it into the song rather than just “peppering the beat with a song, and I think we did something pretty exciting with that”.  They further stated that their collaboration with Pip Millett was inevitable as soon as they heard her track, ‘Running’, featuring Ghetts for the first time. The singer, born and raised in Manchester, further enticed the duo for a collaboration due to their shared connection to the city. Chase and status explained that they spent 6 years of their young adult life there, growing as individuals as well as claiming Manchester as the birthplace of Chase and Status – It seems fitting that the duo decided to collaborate with a successful fellow Mancunian artist for their latest release.

The duo played their first live performance of the new album at the Parklife Festival in Manchester which took place on the 11th and 12th of June, 2022, and they are set to appear at various shows across the UK this summer and links to tickets can be found their official website.    

Parklife brought the energy! #Parklife @Parklifefest #chaseandstatus #whatcamebefore pic.twitter.com/Mu1d2JjJVx

— Chase & Status (@chaseandstatus) June 13, 2022

Pip Millett has already set the tone in 2022 with her first release of the year, “Ride With Me”, followed by her heartfelt single “Downright”, which explores the singers relationship with depression. She has recently announced that she will be collaborating with the iconic electronic duo Chase and Status on their new album What Came Before, set to release on June 10^th.

With the singer teasing that a debut album is in the works via a New Year’s Day post earlier this year, who knows what else she will put out for the rest of the year?

Excited to be a part of this amazing album https://t.co/0lp4Naz7i3

— Pip Millett (@PipMillett) May 17, 2022

Shortly after her mini European tour which ended on May 23rd, Pip Shocked her fans by announcing an official, 9-city European tour. UK fans were quick to dive into the comments section and began to question the singer about her next UK tour, with international fans flooding in with additional suggestions of where she should travel to next.

Fans were left waiting anxiously for almost two weeks before the singer gave any indication of a UK tour, before finally announcing an official UK tour on the 7^th of June, Via Instagram.

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With conversations surrounding the long awaited debut album gaining momentum and spreading rapidly, with Pip herself weighing in on the conversation, it positions the newly announced EU and UK tours in a perfectly aligned timeframe, where fans are extremely likely to experience new music from the singer – a whole albums worth potentially.

Tickets for the tour can be accessed through the official website. Fans can also sign up for presale access via the official website, which will start on June 9^th, 10am and general sale tickets will be up for grabs on the following day, June 10^th, at 10am.

Signs addresses the issue of overthinking. Sabre explained that the single reflects the moments in which one gets ‘lost‘ in ‘deep thought or contemplation‘. However, the overall tone of the track is one of hope.  ‘Sometimes you need a sign‘, elucidated the artist , ‘to know someone else feels it too‘. The result of Sabre’s intentions is an instrumental which seems to encroach on the soul. Uplifted by the singer’s distinctive vocals, the track swells into chorus before retreating back into haunting verse. The result is four minutes and fifty four seconds worth of induced reflection and soul-searching.

The new album EP is eagerly anticipated, following the creativity that Maverick Sabre displayed in his last studio album, When I Wake Up (2019). The singer-song writer used this body of work to flex an apparently innate ability to tell stories through his music. The tales Sabre documented involved his experiences of growing up in his native County Wexford, Ireland, Grenfell and being a taxi driver. It earned rave reviews, with London In Stereo exclaiming ‘when it is good with Sabre, it is really good‘ and that ‘his voice and commitment to addressing society’s underside confirm his seat at the table‘ . Sabre described his upcoming EP as a ‘continuation’ of When I Wake Up.

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Maverick Sabre has been a statesman within the British music scene since he burst onto the scene in 2012 with his album Lonely are the Brave, which boasted the rich, hope-filled, soulful hit I Need. He has collaborated with huge artists, such as Jorja Smith, Chase and Status and Professor Green. He charted with single Let Me Go in 2011 and performed in Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds – The New Generation (2012), which is a concept album re-imagining H.G.Well’s famous novel. Sabre’s contribution proves his breadth of talent.

Maverick Sabre’s new single, Signs, reflects the singer-song writer’s innate ability to address social issues through song. It is a unique talent which places him on a pantheon amongst the nation’s finest lyricists. Signs addresses the mental health issue of Overthinking. It is a tough one to tackle but Sabre’s eerie vocals and writing style simultaneously evoke a sense of the topic’s seriousness and a feeling of hopeful solidarity. As an artist Sabre stands out through his more soulful tracks, which provide fans with a metaphorical hand to hold and shoulder to cry on.

UKF MARKS ITS 10 YEARS AT EXIT WITH CHASE & STATUS, DUB FX AND MORE! #EXIT2019 welcomes:

Chase & Status with exclusive RTRN II JUNGLE set!
The one and only Dub Fx!
Completely new X-Bass Pit stage with more than 20 acts!

Hop in: https://t.co/weg5PuEUBupic.twitter.com/ooE72UZQPz

— Exit Festival (@ExitFestival) May 15, 2019

 

Chase and Status join an already incredible line up at EXIT Festival, including The Cure, Greta Van Fleet, Carl Cox, Skepta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, The Chainsmokers, DJ Snake, Desiigner, Lost Frequencies, IAMDDB, Sofi Tukker, Tom Walker, Maceo Plex, Charlotte De Witte, Boris Brejcha, Peggy Gou, Jeff Mills, Amelie Lens, Dax J, Solomun, Tale of Us, Phil Anselmo & The Illegals, Tarja Turunen, 65daysofstatic, The Selecter, Peter & The Test Tube Babies, Whitechapel, Atheist Rap, Arcturus, Total Chaos

In a press release the festival revealed it’s pride and excitement in welcoming Chase and Status to Serbia saying “They are bringing their new show RTRN II JUNGLE to EXIT’s Main Stage, featuring Kabaka Pyramid and Brockie & Det. The show is named after their long-awaited new album, set for release at the end of May, marking another jubilee – fifteen years since the band began releasing music and touring worldwide”

“Their show at EXIT will also pay tribute to the late frontman of The Prodigy, Keith Flint, and the great impact he and the band made in Serbia and throughout the Balkans! Pharrell Williams of N*E*R*D once hailed Chase & Status as “The most exciting producers in the UK”, while Rihanna considers them “the backbone” of her record “Rated R”. Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, as well as Andy C and Pendulum all consider themselves fans”.

EXIT festival has always had a proud history for electronic and dance music and this year sees the festival launch its completely new X-Bass Pit stage with over 20 acts. On Twitter the festival has been reminiscing over the previous editions incredible performances and sets.

Let’s have a run through some of the finest electronic moments of #ExitFestival history!
Top 10 music sets of our beloved mts @ExitDanceArena selected by DJ Mag!

Koji set je tvoj favorit? Ima li neki koji nije na listi? https://t.co/xEYJg5ozrV

— Exit Festival (@ExitFestival) May 8, 2019

The festival takes place between the 4th and 7th of July. Ticket information available online states “EXIT tickets are available at exitfest.org, and for those who wish to bundle them with accommodation and local transfer, there are also packages starting at €145. Default accommodation is the festival camp located on the city beach, while hotels can be booked through EXIT’s official tourist agency at exittrip.org.”

The London Bars series has already seen the likes of Giggs, Frisco, and Bonkaz, spitting over some seriously heavyweight cuts from the Drum & Bass heroes. The final volume, ‘Bigger Man Sound’, has rounded off the series with Grime 2.0 prodigy Novelist – the de facto leader of Lewisham based ‘The Square’ crew.

Unlike the other entries into the series, which employ the the pulse wave basslines and Eskibeats Grime is famous for, ‘Bigger Man Sound’ features devastating brass sounds over trap flavoured beats, reminiscent of Chase & Status’ Pusha T collab ‘Machine Gun’, off of their album Brand New Machine. You can check out the video for ‘Bigger Man Sound’ below:

This isn’t the first time Chase & Status have featured Grime MC’s on their tracks. In 2011 they released ‘Hypest Hype’ featuring Tempa T, the spiritual successor to Tempz’ legendary ’09 anthem ‘Next Hype’.

While we’re all waiting with bated breath for a follow up album to 2013’s Brand New Machine the London Bars series is reaffirmation that Chase & Status can start a fire with any bass heavy genre. However until we do get any information about a new album there is a Craig David collaboration on the horizon for the duo, which he described as “pure flames, man”.

Speaking to Complex, The Garage MC said that he’s been working with “so many new guys,” adding: “I was doing some bits with the Got Some crew, the Eton Messy Bristol crew. That was the same time as Blonde and all those guys. There’s a dude called White Nerd from Manchester, and we’ve done a lot of garage stuff together. He gets it, because he was a fan of the older stuff, but he’s not trying to flex it like the old stuff.”

“There’s Kaytranada as well, who I did some wicked stuff with out in Canada,” he continued. “He’s about to drop his project which is going to be fire, because he’s still on that futuristic R&B thing and he’s taken it electronic. Working with him was dope. Diplo too; we’ve actually got a few things coming up. That’s going to be big. Oh, and GoldLink. He’s got his new record dropping soon, but we have a few bits dropping together next year… Who am I forgetting? Oh! I’ve also done some stuff with Chase & Status. Pure flames, man.”

It’s been five years since his last record Signed Sealed Delivered, and these artists have all risen to prominence in that time whilst he was lurking behind the scenes. David hinted at a new LP since 2011 and was said to release an album in 2013 but until now this had been yet to appear. Recently, the “Re-Rewind” artist has worked with Skrillex, Ms Dynamite and Redlight for Shy FX’s party, joined Major Lazer to perform “Fill Me In” at their gig in London last month and even has appeared at Bestival in September, so the popular garage icon has definitely been making a comeback to the scene.

Craig David also mentioned to Complex: “I did an interview the other day and there was a question about the new music and, from what I can tell, people want it right away. They don’t want any more talk — they just want me to put the tunes out, now. I’m sitting in front of my computer now and I’m seeing lists of songs and songs and songs. Come 2016, if it starts to get long, I’ll just put them all up on SoundCloud”.

When asked when his next LP should be expected, the Garage MC replied: “I’m not going to be the guy who says it because I’ve had so many fans say, ‘You told me 2013 and it’s still not here!’ Even I thought it was coming out then. 2016, though, the album – it’s called ‘Following My Intuition’ – it’ll definitely be dropping and hopefully the early side of the year as well. I’m very thankful and glad to see such love come at this point in my career. I’m 34 years old! I’m seeing people starting at 34 on their first record and I’m like: ‘I’m coming for you!’ I’m in that mode, man. It’s gonna be a good time.”

Speaking to NME recently, David voiced his desire to work with Kasabian in the future: “They’re the kind of group I could create something with,” he said.

Craig David went from rising to fame by being featured on an Artful Dodger track “Re-rewind” to getting Artful Dodger to feature on his tracks, his music was adored worldwide so it was upsetting for millions when he disappeared from the music scene. Now fans stretching from the UK to Canada are eagerly awaiting his new album which he guarantees will be dropped on the early side of 2016.

Formed in 2003 by Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (the Status) while students in Manchester, the duo have gone on to become one of the most recognised names in electronic music, collaborating with artists such as Rihanna, Example, Plan B and Dizzee Rascal, performing at Glastonbury and Download, and setting up their own independent record label, More Than Alot (MTA) Records.

Kennard has stated that the album will take a darker turn from the more commercialized sound of their last effort, 2011’s, ‘No More Idol’s’, and will draw on house and techno influences.

Chase and Status are scheduled to appear at Oxygen Festival in Ireland, and Reading and Leeds Festivals this August.

The first single off ‘Brand New Machine’, will be, ‘Count on Me’, released on September 29th and featuring guest vocals from soul singer Moko.

Check out a preview of ‘Count on Me’ below: