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Eden Sessions Announce Wolf Alice As Main Headliner

Rory Newland — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 23:28:42 +0000

London alternative rock quartet Wolf Alice have been unveiled as the main attraction for this year’s Eden Sessions, taking place across June and July. They will open the festivities on Tuesday the 16th of June, before the Cornish site welcomes a variety of stars over several weeks.

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The Eden Project is a rejuvenated clay quarry near St Austell in Cornwall, transformed into a botanical garden with two gigantic plastic biomes, which opened to the public in 2001. Due to its beautiful uniqueness, they began booking musical performances in 2002, and thus the Eden Sessions were born. The Eden Project has managed to draw major domestic acts such as Brit-pop band Pulp for their first Sessions in 2002, live sensations Muse in 2006, and hosting one of Oasis’s final shows before their split in 2009. They have also drawn a range of international acts, including Blink-182, Skrillex, and Queens Of The Stone Age.

2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Eden Project, and in celebration they’ve spared no expense on live talent. This year’s offering features British acts in Snow Patrol, Bastille, Becky Hill, Frank Turner, and The Maccabees. It’s rounded off with American bands Pixies and Bowling For Soup.

Headliners Wolf Alice were formed in London in 2010, by singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie, with the lineup completed by bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey. In the announcement made by Eden Sessions’ organisers, they highlight Oddie having ties to Cornwall. They won the 2018 Mercury Prize for second album ‘Visions Of A Life’, going on to win the Brit Award for Best British Group in 2022, and scoring number one albums with both 2021’s ‘Blue Weekend’, and 2025’s ‘The Clearing’.

The band’s sound has evolved greatly, from early days as an acoustic folk-tinged duo, to creating their own brand of indie rock branching across a wide span of influences. Rowsell’s dynamic vocal range has also made them a well established name in the British live circuit. Their 2025 tour in support of ‘The Clearing’ took them to the big stages of arenas, generating so many sales that they capped it off with two sold out nights at the O2 Arena in London. As well as their opening night show at the Eden Sessions, they are also set to play Trans Mission, a solidarity concert benefiting the transgender community, held at the Wembley Arena in London on the 11th of March, and a Teenage Cancer Trust event at London’s Royal Albert Hall on the 29th of March.

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The view at night at the Eden Sessions

The Eden Project has become one of the UK’s most interesting and exciting open-air venues, boasting a one-of-a-kind view as their iconic domes are illuminated as the sun sets. The ticket price also provides park access to the botanical gardens before the music begins, making it a full family-friendly day out. This year’s Eden Sessions run from the 16th of June to the 11th of July. Tickets for Wolf Alice are available on the Eden Sessions’ “Inside Track” now, with general sale beginning on their website on Thursday the 22nd of January at 10am.

Deftones announce two new UK dates on headline tour of Europe in Summer 2025

Rosie Beveridge — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:11:37 +0000

Deftones announce two new UK dates on headline tour of Europe in Summer 2025.

After selling out London’s Crystal Palace Bowl for June 29, the alt-metal band have added two more UK dates—Halifax’s historic Piece Hall on June 24 and Cornwall’s Eden Project on June 26. Tickets go live this Friday, December 13, at 10 AM.

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Deftones, the California-based band formed in 1988, have long defied categorisation, straddling the worlds of metal, shoegaze, and alternative rock with an ease that seems almost alchemical. Emerging from Sacramento’s hardcore scene, they initially rose to prominence as part of the nu-metal movement of the late 1990s, alongside bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit. However, their ability to weave ethereal atmospheres with crushing riffs quickly set them apart, cementing their reputation as trailblazers in their genre.

Anchored by the haunting vocals of Chino Moreno and the dynamic interplay between guitarist Stephen Carpenter, drummer Abe Cunningham, and turntable-ist Frank Delgado, Deftones crafted a distinct sound with landmark albums such as ‘White Pony’ which came out in 2000. The record, which featured hits like ‘Change (In the House of Flies),’ earned them both critical acclaim and a Grammy for Best Metal Performance, securing their place in the pantheon of rock innovators.

With founding guitarist Stephen Carpenter absent from the current tour and Fred Sablan stepping in on bass post-Sergio Vega’s departure, Deftones continue their evolution both sonically and in personnel.

On June 24, they’ll take the stage at Piece Hall in Halifax, an 18th-century venue of Georgian architecture that once housed bustling cloth merchants. The location’s sprawling open-air courtyard, surrounded by grand colonnades, will provide a stark yet romantic backdrop for the band’s blend of ethereal melodies and pulverising riffs. One can imagine the haunting strains of ‘Change (In the House of Flies)’ reverberating off stone walls that have stood for centuries.

Then, on June 26, the tour moves south to the Eden Project in Cornwall, a site that merges futurism and nature in its iconic biodomes. Known as much for its environmental mission as for hosting artists like Björk and Massive Attack, the Eden Project offers an otherworldly setting—a fitting match for Deftones’ boundary-pushing sound. Here, amidst lush greenery and under a canopy of stars, the band’s music will feel both intimate and infinite, echoing themes of connection and transcendence.

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These venues, steeped in history and vision, mirror Deftones’ unique ability to bridge the visceral and the sublime. For fans, this isn’t just a tour; it’s a pilgrimage to witness a band in dialogue with spaces as evocative as their music.

The band’s 10th studio album, the follow-up to 2020’s Ohms, is reportedly in the works, with Chino Moreno teasing progress while promising no release date. The band doesn’t want to rush it so at the moment it remains just that – a tease.

Whether in the picturesque surroundings of Cornwall’s Eden Project or under Halifax’s twilight skies, Deftones are poised to deliver a series of shows that promise to resonate.

Yungblud Has Announced His Massive UK Show At Eden Sessions

Danielle Ediale — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:14:40 +0000

English singer Yungblud has announced this summer’s substantial outdoor UK show at Cornwall’s Eden Project. It will follow the singer’s debut UK arena tour which wraps up this week. Yungblud is on his UK arena tour for the first time, on the back of his self-titled third album, which was released in late 2022. He will appear at the Eden Project on Saturday 10 June. Tickets will be released for sale this coming Monday, February 27 at 5 pm GMT. You can buy yours here. Tickets will cost £44 plus a booking fee amount of £5.72.

playin a special one off show at the eden project. tix onsale monday 27th feb at 5pm. don’t be late

Rita Broe, Managing Director of Eden Sessions Ltd says, “We’re excited to welcome the hugely talented YUNGBLUD to Eden. He unites his listeners and provides a voice for a generation, aligning with our mission to bring communities together. We know this is going to be an unforgettable show.”

The UK leg of Yungblud’s 2023 world tour is still ongoing and the next tour will continue in Sheffield tomorrow night (February 24) ahead of a final date in London. Yungblud has teamed up with the Show Support organisation throughout the tour. Their main responsibility is offering mental health support for fans at the gigs. Yungblud spoke to the PA news agency regarding additional safety measures he has planned to put in place to prevent physical harm directed at fans. He said, “We’re basically building our stage like it is at a festival, we’re putting a runway down the middle of it, to split the crowd out because I know a lot of people feel unsafe because like my gigs go f****** nuts.”

In more than 20 countries, Yungblud has performed to sold-out crowds, noticeable places from London’s Alexandra Palace to The Shrine in Los Angeles. He has also collaborated with very big artists: Machine Gun Kelly, Demi Lovato on the track of her HOLY FVCK album, “Freak”, Avril Lavigne on her track, “I’m A Mess”, Willow Smith featured on his song, “Memories” from his latest album and Travis Barker (Blink 182) on mammoth hits such as “Kelly’s I Think I’m OKAY”, which peaked on the US Billboard charts at No 3.

In 2021, he covered David Bowie’s “Life On Mars” which was chosen by NASA as the soundtrack for the one-tonne Perseverance rover’s landing on Mars, which was live-streamed on YouTube. The rendition of the track coming from the singer gained massive attention from NASA, following his performance of it as a part of a tribute event online called A Bowie Celebration: Just for One Day.

"No you idiot, it's about you!"

The moment @yungblud found out @NASA had chosen his cover of David Bowie's 'Life on Mars' to play when the rover lands tonight.

This year, Yungblud will be performing across more than 50 dates, including the famous music festival in California, Coachella which will take place over two weekends in April.

Tour Dates UK Only:

02/24/23 – Utilita Arena – Sheffield, England, UK

02/25 – OVO Arena, Wembley, London, UK (Low Availability)

Nine Inch Nails Add 3 More Dates To UK Tour

George Carter — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:56:42 +0000

After announcing a pair of dates at Cornwall’s Eden Project and labelling it a UK tour last month, many fans were left a little disappointed. 2 nights in Cornwall is hardly a tour, but many maintained a level of optimism; and waited for more dates to be announced. Today is the day. Also set for June, Nine Inch Nails have added 3 more dates in Glasgow, Manchester, and London – the extra dates will also see Eden Project support Yves Tumor continue their travels with the band. See here for full ticket information.

Nine Inch Nails announce three additional UK headline shows completing the UK & European touring plans for 2022. New dates on sale Friday, 25th of March at 10am local.

Visit https://t.co/5s8gSn7LnA for direct links to ticket sales and full tour info. pic.twitter.com/ed0txeQcz1

— nine inch nails (@nineinchnails) March 21, 2022

NIN bring their show, hailed by The Guardian as ‘saw toothed,‘ with the ‘ferocity of a Rottweiler gnashing through its muzzle, bathed in exquisite monochromatic lighting and smoke’ to the lush grounds described by The Times, according to a press release as ‘Magical…half Glastonbury, half Glydnenbourne’ and of which the Evening Standard wrote ‘The nearest you can get to watching a gig on the moon.’ NIN has also announced an 11 date US tour to accompany UK dates. Their first tour since 2018, will take them around North America to the likes of Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the Cleveland Blossom Music Center, and a few festival appearances like Primavera Sound LA, and Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Festival.

While this announcement came with no updates on any new music since the band’s double album (Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts), it may well be on the horizon quite soon. Who knows? If you’re desperate for some new Trent Reznor music though, you may be (weirdly enough) swayed by the most recent Halsey album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. Reznor lent a producing hand to the album, and between this and Halsey’s standard empowering sound, the project exceeded the expectations of many.

Nine Inch Nails will bring their ferocious show to the extraordinary venue for these unmissable shows, set within the stunning grounds of the Eden Project, which has seen past performances from the likes of Pulp, PJ Harvey, Muse, Oasis and Queens Of The Stone Age. In other news, Nine Inch Nails was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, headquartered in Cleveland, alongside Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, The Notorious B.I.G., and T. Rex back in 2020.

While the 2^nd of the 2 Eden Project dates have already sold out, there are still tickets available for the first. But that means if you want a chance to see NIN with Yves Tumor; you’re going to have to head elsewhere. Tickets for the tour are set to go on sale this Friday (March 25^th) at 10AM local time. You can find more information here, see the dates below:

15/6/22 – Glasgow – O2 Academy
17/6 – Cornwall – Eden Project
18/6 – Cornwall – Eden Project
20/3 – Manchester – O2 Apollo
21/3 – London – O2 Academy

Nine Inch Nails Reveal Support For Eden Project Gigs

George Carter — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 15:42:06 +0000

Nine Inch Nails today announce the support acts for their dates at Cornwall’s Eden Project in June. British NIN spinoff Nitzer Ebb will support on June 17th and indie/electro/pop-star Yves Tumor joins the bill for the sold-out show on June 18th. In what promises to be undoubtedly one of the live highlights of the year, the shows will be NIN’s first UK headline dates in four years. For more information on the Eden Project dates look here, for any other dates on NIN’s tour, check here.

Support artists announced for Nine Inch Nails live at @EdenProject 2022.

17 June with @Nitzer_Ebb
Remaining tickets: https://t.co/8AGTbNmY0G

18 June with @YvesTumor
SOLD OUT pic.twitter.com/SCgkGQhNGr

— nine inch nails (@nineinchnails) March 14, 2022

NIN bring their show, hailed by The Guardian as ‘saw toothed,‘ with the ‘ferocity of a Rottweiler gnashing through its muzzle, bathed in exquisite monochromatic lighting and smoke’ to the lush grounds described by The Times, according to a press release as ‘Magical…half Glastonbury, half Glydnenbourne’ and of which the Evening Standard wrote ‘The nearest you can get to watching a gig on the moon.’ It seems that the band are keeping up their tradition of playing only the grandest, most elaborate venues whenever they come to the UK. Their last show at The Royal Albert Hall saw them go through a career-spanning setlist of 23 songs, anticipation for the Eden Project shows couldn’t be higher.

NIN has also announced an 11 date US tour to accompany the Eden Project dates. Their first tour since 2018, will take them around North America to the likes of Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the Cleveland Blossom Music Center, and a few festival appearances like Primavera Sound LA, and Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Festival. While this announcement came with no other UK dates or any new music since the band’s double album (Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts), both may well be on the horizon quite soon. Who knows? If you’re desperate for some new Trent Reznor music though, you may be (weirdly enough) swayed by the most recent Halsey album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. Reznor lent a producing hand to the album, and between this and Halsey’s standard empowering sound, the project exceeded the expectations of many.

Nine Inch Nails Set to Play Live at Cornwall’s Eden Project in June

Calum Moran — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:25:22 +0000

Nine Inch Nails, the Trent Reznor-fronted group described as “trailblazers in melding industrial noise with rock“, are returning to the stage after a four-year absence, and they’ll be closer than you think. Despite most of their energies being spent on a long-winded US tour, which will be taking most of their diary space from April till September, they’ve managed to fit in two dates this June for their UK fans as well.

The group will be playing at the Eden Project in Cornwall, with two sessions set for June 17^thand 18^th, and they won’t be alone. Other artists due for some summer gigs include Britpop icon Noel Gallagher (appearing June 15^th), Canadian superstar Bryan Adams (June 29^th) and even classic sixties singer Diana Ross will be making an appearance. But if that seems to have wetted the event’s doomer-gloom appeal for you, My Chemical Romance should make up for it, with their two dates set for May 16^th-17^th.

Nine Inch Nails Return to the UK
Tickets on sale to the public Friday, February 18 at 10am local time.https://t.co/nK3LX1ddbL #NINONTOUR pic.twitter.com/XrIAZdhuW7

— nine inch nails (@nineinchnails) February 14, 2022

It should be a good one, or at least that’s what the reviews say. According to a Guardian review back in 2018, they’ve still got it, describing their performance as “saw toothed,‘ with the ‘ferocity of a Rottweiler gnashing through its muzzle, bathed in exquisite monochromatic lighting and smoke“. And the Eden Project isn’t too shabby a place either, with the Evening Standard assuring us that it’s “the nearest you can get to watching a gig on the moon”.

To be fair to Reznor, he hasn’t been bone idle the last four years. Apart from releasing two positively received albums with Nine Inch Nails back in 2020, he and fellow NIN member Atticus Ross have also been working with American pop-star Halsey, helping on her album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. And the awards just keep coming. Nine Inch Nails got inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame back in 2020, and along with that Reznor/Ross even have another Academy Award to put on their shelves, right next to their trophy for 2010’s The Social Network. This time it comes from the soundtrack to the 2020 Pixar movie Soul.

If you’re interested in seeing Reznor & co. perform live, pre-sale tickets were available yesterday. However, if you’re an Eden Project Member, you haven’t missed all your perks, with special access to tickets arriving tomorrow from 10 am. After that, the general sale starts this Friday at 10 am. If you’re interested in more details, you can look here. If you fancy a trip to America just to see them, look here. Otherwise, let’s just hope these last four years haven’t whetted their appetite for the raucous performances that made them such a compelling name in the past.