Bruce & The E Street Band have announced four UK dates on their 2023 International Tour! The new dates mark their first UK shows since 5 June 2016 at Wembley Stadium.

Tickets for go on sale at 9AM local time on Thursday, 21 July 2022. More info: https://t.co/YahXTKffvV! pic.twitter.com/jfXjGsEXNV

— Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) July 14, 2022

The recently announced UK tour dates are part of a worldwide tour in which Springsteen & The E Street band will also commence next year. Before the band start the European leg of their tour, they will play a string of live shows in the US from 1st February 2023 until 13th April 2023. The tour kicks off with a set at Florida’s Amalie Arena and continues for 26 more US shows.

2023 US Tour Dates Announced! For complete on-sale details and information on how to register for @ticketmaster Verified Fan, visit https://t.co/YahXTKffvV. pic.twitter.com/CgUpOUftho

After the completion of the tour’s US leg, the group will descend on Ireland and play three shows at Dublin’s RDS Arena on 5th, 7th and 9th May 2023. Following their Ireland shows, the band will kick off the European leg of the tour with a set at Italian venue Parco Urbano Bassani on 18^th May 2023, after five more European dates the band’s first UK set of their tour is held. The extensive global tour is scheduled to conclude on 25th July 2023, the influential singer and band will finish their tour with a performance at Italy’s Autodromo Nazionale.

Springsteen recently made headlines for his surprise appearance at last month’s Glastonbury Festival, the “Born In The USA” singer joined fellow rocker Paul McCartney on stage during the former Beatles’ set. During the now legendary performance, Springsteen treated the audience to his hit “Glory Days” and teamed up with McCartney to perform the Beatles classic “I Wanna Be Your Man”. Later on during the event, Springsteen made a return to the Pyramid Stage to join Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl for a performance of “The End”.

McCartney performed his headlining slot at the Pyramid Stage on 25th June 2022 and was also joined by Grohl, after the completion of “Get Back” the singer motioned to the former Nirvana drummer to join him on stage. The “Come Together” singer said to the roaring crowd, “Now, I’ve got a little surprise for you, your hero from the west coast of America – Dave Grohl!” After the pair exchanged pleasantries, they performed “I Saw You Standing There” and “Band On The Run” The live collaboration marked the first time that Grohl had been seen on stage since the tragic passing of his bandmate and friend Taylor Hawkins.

Tickets for the UK tour will be available to purchase from Thursday 21st July 2022 at 9 am. The US tickets will go on sale over the coming weeks, the initial ticket sale will begin on Wednesday 20th July 2022 at 10 am.

Bruce Springsteen & East Street Band UK tour dates

30/05/2023 – BT Murrayfield Stadium – Edinburgh
16/06 – Villa Park – Birmingham
06/07 – Hyde Park – London
08/07 – Hyde Park – London

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Ross’ highly anticipated appearance at the festival received more than a huge audience, the set has been heralded online and championed by various music publications. The Guardian provided a review of Ross’ set and described it as an “Explosion of Joy”, NME also sang Ross’ praises and referred to her set as “Euphoric”. The iconic singer took to social media to share her landmark performance, Ross’ post includes a montage of the set’s highlights as well as audience reactions.

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The Legends slot at Glastonbury is largely reserved for highly influential artists and those with incredibly full back catalogues, both elements which Ross has acquired through her long career. The singer filled the set with her biggest hits such as “My Old Piano”, “Upside Down” and “I’m Coming Out” which quickly became the official theme for Glastonbury 2022. The former The Supremes bandmember also played hits from her time in the group including the hit “You Keep Me Hanging On”.

The singer balanced her set list with a collection of new material, audience members were treated to tracks off her newest album Thank You. The album was released in 2021 and marked the singer’s first studio album since the 2006 release I Love You, Thank You also signalled the singer’s first release of new material since 1999. Included in her set was the album’s title track and its second single “ If The World just Danced”.

The now infamous set also included the rousing anthem “Tomorrow”, during its performance Ross dedicated the song to the audience and her fans. The iconic artist expressed her gratitude to those in attendance and stated, “Everybody here and everybody watching on global television around the world, I want you to know I am so grateful for this life, so grateful to be here with you, I’m filled with thankfulness.”

SO MANY HITS

Sing (and dance) along with @dianaross‘ fabulous Glastonbury Legends set.

Listen on BBC Sounds https://t.co/qHOabZ7Iyq pic.twitter.com/ZxPDKkOqnj

— BBC Sounds (@BBCSounds) June 27, 2022

This year’s Glastonbury also gave the BBC its highest recorded streams and views since the Broadcasting giant began to cover the festival, the statistics showed record-breaking figures for its Glastonbury coverage across its digital platforms. Since the festival was held in person in 2019, streams have soared over 15.8 million/116% via BBC iPlayer and 765,000/205% via BBC Sounds. The broadcasting company’s Glastonbury content was accessed via BBC Sounds over 2.3 million times and streamed via BBC iPlayer 34.1 million times, the high figure incorporates the 23 million streams of its live footage

Speaking on the record-breaking figures, Lora Clarke BBC Director of Music has provided the following statement, “The BBC provided the ultimate armchair experience of the world’s best-loved festival this weekend with a dedicated Glastonbury channel on BBC iPlayer, 6 Music’s All Day Glastonbury coverage, performances from the biggest artists on demand on BBC Sounds and over 35 hours of coverage across our TV channels.  The party isn’t over yet, with over 90 sets and key tracks from the five filmed stages available to watch on BBC iPlayer – including Pyramid Stage performances in Ultra High Definition.”

Glastonbury, never shy to give free speech a microphone, has already seen many of it’s artists use their opportunity onstage to voice their anger and frustration. With Olivia Rodrigo, Lily Allen, Phoebe Bridgers and IDLES already stepping up to the plate, it’s likely that the remainder of the iconic weekend will be smattered with impassioned speeches of protest. Notably Olivia Rodrigo brought Lily Allen on stage for a fervent duet of the British singer songwriter’s 2009 song “Fuck You” addressed specifically to the 5 justices of the Supreme Court. Having invited Allen onstage, Rodrigo addressed the situation by saying “I’m devastated I’m terrified and so many women and so many girls are going to die because of this. I wanted to dedicate this song to the five members of the supreme court, who showed us that at the end of the day they truly don’t give a shit about freedom” as reported by the NME. She then introduced the hit song with “This song goes out to the justices, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barret, and Brett Kavanaugh. We hate you.” You can watch the moment here:

olivia rodrigo: “so many women and so many girls are gonna die because of this” no sugarcoating at all! as it SHOULD BE! and then proceeding to call out the 5 members of the Supreme Court!! pic.twitter.com/rv3R6p39Cu

— caro (@jelousyliv) June 25, 2022

Watching their feverishly brilliant set back on iPlayer, the acclaimed Bristolion band IDLES also made a stand, with frontman Joe Talbot speaking out against the overturning of Roe vs Wade during their performance yesterday on the Park Stage. Dedicating the song “Mother” from their debut album Brutalism to the open minded, Talbot said “Of course, this is for every mother and every woman and her right to choose whether she is a mother or not. Long live the open-minded, long live my mother, and long live every single one of you.”

You can catch all of the performances from Glastonbury 2022 on BBC iPlayer here.

Festivals that have been affected in recent weeks by this are Spain’s Primavera Sound and the greatly successful UK festival Glastonbury, the latter of which is not quite over yet. Primavera Sound was hit with a several cancellations very early on, with Clairo, PinkPantheress and Bleachers pulling out, and headliner The Strokes cancelling their June 3^rd headline slot due to a COVID-19 case within their touring party. Thankfully for fans, the band would go on to perform on the second weekend of the event.

Glastonbury has been hit with a couple of sudden, unexpected cancellations (and near cancellations) these past few days as well. Firstly, legendary UK punk outfit The Damned were forced to cancel their appearance tonight (June 24^th) due to several positive COVID tests, stating on Twitter: “Further to our previous updates, there have been more positive COVID tests in the Damned camp and consequently we’re having to withdraw from all remaining June appearances, including Bath, Glastonbury and the Die Artze show in Germany.” It has since been confirmed that Reef will be taking their place on the Avalon Stage.

Further to our previous updates, there have been more positive Covid tests in the Damned camp and consequently we’re having to withdraw from all remaining June appearances including Bath, Glastonbury and the Die Artze show in Germany…

— The Damned (@thedamned) June 21, 2022

In addition to this, The Chemical Brothers confirmed earlier this week that they would be performing a DJ set at Arcadia, however they have since had to cancel due to one half of the duo suffering from COVID-19 symptoms. Arcadia has since confirmed that Bonobo and Groove Armada will be filling the set time between 11pm and 1 am tonight. In a non-COVID related instance, London rockers Wolf Alice were nearly forced to cancel their Glastonbury set when their flight from LAX was cancelled, which you can read more about here. The band has since updated fans on Twitter, saying that they were waiting for a flight from Seattle that would go directly to London. The four-piece is scheduled to perform at 4:45pm today on The Pyramid Stage.

We r now waiting for a flight to Seattle where we can go direct to ldn from there https://t.co/3b5nH2uSrn

— Wolf Alice (@wolfalicemusic) June 23, 2022

The Chemical Brothers will play a DJ set from inside the iconic Arcadia spider on Friday 24th June between 11pm and 1am. Fan can expect to see a big show, they recent shared an Instagram post with the caption stating, “Intense rehearsals completed. Brand new intense show. We’re ready for the summer, see you in a field soon.”

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Other highlights confirmed for to perform on the Arcadia stage line up include, Carl Cox, Calvin Harris, Four Tet, DJ EZ, Kurupt FM and Camelphat B2B Patrick Topping.

See below full set times for The Pyramid and Other Stage:

Friday, June 24

The Pyramid Stage

• Billie Eilish, 10.15pm – 11.45pm
• Sam Fender, 8.15pm – 9.15pm
• Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, 6.15pm – 7.30pm
• Wolf Alice, 4.45pm – 5.45pm
• Crowded House, 3.15pm – 4.15pm
• Rufus Wainwright, 1.45pm – 2.45pm
• Ziggy Marley, 12.15pm – 1.15pm

The Other Stage

• Foals, 10.30pm – 11.45pm
• St. Vincent, 8.30pm – 9.30pm
• Idles, 6.45pm – 7.45pm
• Supergrass, 5.15pm – 6.15pm
• First Aid Kit, 3.45pm – 4.45pm
• Blossoms, 2.15pm – 3.15pm
• Kae Tempest, 1pm – 1.45pm
• The Libertines, 11.30am – 12.30pm

Saturday, June 25

The Pyramid Stage

• Paul McCartney, 9.30pm – 11.45pm
• Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, 7.15pm – 8.30pm
• Haim, 5.30pm – 6.30pm
• AJ Tracey, 4pm – 4.45pm
• Easy Life, 2.30pm – 3.30pm
• Joy Crookes, 1.15pm – 2pm
• Les Amazones D’Afrique, 12pm – 12.45pm

The Other Stage

• Megan Thee Stallion, 10.30pm – 11.30pm
• Burna Boy, 8.30pm – 9.30pm
• Olivia Rodrigo, 6.45pm – 7.45pm
• Glass Animals, 5.15pm – 6.15pm
• Metronomy, 3.45pm – 4.45pm
• Skunk Anansie, 2.15pm – 3.15pm
• Tems, 1pm – 1.45pm
• Hak Baker, 11.45am – 12.30pm

Sunday, June 26

The Pyramid Stage

• Kendrick Lamar 21.45pm – 23.15pm
• Lorde 19.30pm – 20.45pm
• Elbow 5.45pm – 6.45pm
• Diana Ross 4.00pm – 5.15pm
• Herbie Hancock 2.00pm – 3.00pm
• Dakhabrakha 12.45pm – 13.30pm
• Black Dyke Band 11.30pm – 12.15pm

• Pet Shop Boys 21.40 pm – 23.15pm
• Years & Years 19.45pm – 20.45pm
• Kacey Musgraves 18.00pm – 19.00pm
• Fontaines DC 16.30pm – 17.30pm
• Declan Mckenna 15.00pm – 16.00pm
• Lianne La Havas 13.30pm – 14.30pm
• Sea Girls 12.15pm – 13.00pm
• Kojey Radical 11.00 – 11.45pm

Full Line up and Set Times can be found here.

So if you’re not going and you’re harbouring some serious envy towards those that are, then have no fear, the BBC has got you covered with their festive and celebratory coverage of the event. A little home brand tomato sauce rather than Heinz Ketchup maybe, but at least it’s something. Or maybe not, I’m getting FOMO writing this right now to be honest.

It’s officially Glastonbury month!

Cameras will soon be rolling, flags will be flying and your speakers will be blasting… Are you ready?

— BBC Glastonbury (@bbcglasto) June 1, 2022

Scheduled to take place from the 22nd – 26th June, this year will see headliners Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, and Kendrick Lamar take to the stage and a suspected 210,000 people take to the fields, the grass bracing itself having enjoyed a nice 2 year lay off due to covid cancelations.

One of the programmes due to be broadcast across the BBC will be Glastonbury: 50 Years and Counting which has been described as a “kaleidoscopic portrait of Glastonbury and its social and musical history is given through the testimony of its principal curators, Michael and Emily Eavis, as well as artists who have appeared there“. Those contributing to the show will include; Aswad, Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dua Lipa, Ed O’Brien, Fatboy Slim, Florence Welch, Johnny Marr, Linda Lewis, Orbital, Noel Gallagher, The Levellers, Thom Yorke and Stormzy.

Also due to premier on Monday 20th June will be Stormzy: Road to the Pyramid Stage. It will be broadcast on BBC 1 and be a film in which “Stormzy reflects on the journey that led him to that iconic performance in 2019 at the festival” as reported by NME.

Speaking highly of their enduring relationship with the BBC, Glastonbury’s Emily Eavis said “It’s a joy to have the BBC and its brilliant team back and broadcasting live from Glastonbury for the first time since 2019 – continuing a special partnership that’s been evolving since 1997. I’m looking forward to Worthy Farm being filled with thousands of people once again and for millions more around the country being able to enjoy performances from our stellar line-up, courtesy of the BBC, wherever they are.”

Wherever you are, you can catch the BBC’s coverage of the world famous event live or in retrospect on iPlayer, and a full breakdown of the broadcast schedule here.

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The talented trio returned to the live stage with founding members Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy, after several line-up changes the group have officially re-formed with all three original band members. With four platinum albums under their belt, the band have become known as one of the UK’s most successful girl groups. The Brit award winning group treated ticketholders to a large collection of their hits including “Too Lost In You”, “Overload”, “Round Round” and “Push The Button”.

During their show stopping set, Buchanan said to the crowd, “This is our first show in so long. The last couple of years have been tough on all of us . . . But I’d like to think we’re way more resilient than people think. We’re all here today, right?”

The very special concert comes weeks before the group’s appearance at this year’s Glastonbury festival, the “Freak Like Me” singers will perform on the Field of Avalon stage on 24th June 2022. Buchanan spoke with The Sun newspaper last month concerning their upcoming set, “This is going to be something special for our fans. We can’t wait.”

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The original band members initially reformed in 2012 under the name Mutya Keisha Siobhan, after confirming their reunion the group then began to tease new music. During the winter of 2012, the trio performed an intimate concert, after fan made videos of the set went viral the reunion was further established. Following several releases, Buchanan achieved ownership of the Sugababes name and trademark, in 2019 the trio reclaimed their former band name.

The group had originally planned their comeback for 2020 but due to the rise of COVID-19 and subsequent challenges the reunion was put on hold, the band scheduled their return to align with their anniversary. Buchanan took to Instagram live to discuss the group’s derailed schedule,  “We had so many plans for last year. 2020 was our anniversary year, we built it up to do so many things but it didn’t happen, so we have to restructure. We just have to be motivated to do it and passionate about it and once we are actually in the studio it flows really easily for us. But it’s about getting us all on the same page on the same date and the pandemic makes it really tricky. It just has to be organic and be on the same page as far as our schedules are concerned.”

Donaghy has also discussed the group’s plans, last year the singer stated that they have been working on new material, “There’s nothing concrete at the moment, but we are working on stuff all the time and definitely new music. We love making music together and that’s something we’re going to continue to do. And hopefully it won’t be too long now, now that we can be in the studio together again.“

Here is the first Glastonbury Festival 2022 line-up poster, which includes our final two Pyramid Stage headliners: @PaulMcCartney (Saturday) and @kendricklamar (Sunday). Many more acts and attractions still to be announced. pic.twitter.com/Tgo4HYMb6l

— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) March 4, 2022

McCartney is set to perform at the famous Pyramid Stage on Saturday 25th June 2022, where the former Beatle last took the stage eighteen years ago. McCartney made his previous Glastonbury appearance in 2004, performing alongside Muse, Oasis and James Brown. By this June, McCartney will be 80 years old and will be the oldest act to perform, and 20-year-old Eilish will be the youngest act to perform at the festival. Glastonbury organiser, Emily Eavis has spoken on McCartney’s upcoming performance, “When he finally confirmed, we were beyond [excited], For us, having Paul McCartney is obviously a dream, a huge moment in our history. It means the world getting Paul McCartney to Glastonbury.”  

Lamar is billed to headline the festival on Sunday 26th June 2022, and has also been confirmed to headline this year’s Rolling Loud Festival. The Miami event will also feature Kanye West and Future, other acts billed to perform include Three 6 Mafia, Saweetie and Soulja Boy. The Pulitzer Prize-winning artist recently made waves for his explosive performance at this year’s Super Bowl, also siring success at the 2022 Grammy Awards, receiving two nominations for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for his 2021 single “Family Ties“. The highly influential rapper has remained a regular at the esteemed ceremony, with Lamar having won thirteen Grammy awards during his career.

During the initial lineup announcement confirming the appearance of Eilish, more than eighty acts were verified to play the festival. Included within the line-up are Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde, Megan The Stallion, Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds, Wolf Alice, Years and Years, Charli XCX, Crowded House, Celeste, Arlo Parks, Doja Cat, Haim, Pet Shop Boys, The Jesus And Mary Chain, TLC, Foals and Glass Animals. Many more bands and acts are set to be announced over the coming weeks, and an announcement confirming the full line up for the festival will be shared in May.

As well as being the youngest artist to take the Pyramid Stage, Eilish will also be the first female headlining act since 2016. The “Bad Guy” singer will perform on Friday 24th June 2022. The five-day event’s lineup showcases the festival’s dedication to gender equality, forty seven of the eighty-nine confirmed acts are all female-fronted. Ross is set to take the coveted Legends slot on Sunday 26th June 2022, the iconic singer confirmed her return to Worthy Farm in November last year. Ross took to Instagram to announce her triumphant return, the singer’s post also gave information concerning her UK Thank You tour. 

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Eavis spoke on the exciting news and stated that she was “thrilled” that Ross would be coming back to the iconic venue, “We were so excited to book such a legend for Glastonbury 2020 and are so happy that she’s the first to re-confirm for next year.” Michael and Emily Eavis, the father and daughter team in charge of the event have also disclosed that the festival will raise money for the Red Cross Ukraine appeal, alongside WaterAid, Oxfam and Greenpeace. 

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I’m so excited and grateful to finally know that I’ll be seeing you at #Glastonbury while on my UK Thank U Tour celebrating my new album of songs! See you at @glastonbury on Sunday, June 26, 2022 #dianarossthankyou pic.twitter.com/uf3TS5uS44 — Ms. Ross (@DianaRoss) November 9, 2021

Watch the singer’s video for her single “Thank You” here

Diana Ross is an American singer, songwriter, actress and mother who rose to fame with the sixties group The Supremes. The group was deemed Motown’s most successful act in the 1960s and one of the best selling female groups of all time. The group are known for their memorable singles “Come See About Me”, “Baby Love” and “Stop! In The Name of Love”.

The singer embarked on her solo career in 1970 and also made a career in film, television and on the stage. The musician released popular singles “Upside Down”, “Endless Love”, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, “Touch Me In The Morning”  and the UK number two smash hit “When You Tell Me That You Love Me” throughout her musical career.      

The singer shared a special bond with the late singer Michael Jackson who sadly passed away in 2009, the late singer wrote and produced Ross’s 1982 single “Muscles”  and they both starred in the movie The Wiz. The duo also released their hit single “Ease On Down The Road” from the movie.

The singer will appear at Glastonbury during her Thank You UK Tour, the title of the tour is taken from her first album release for 15 years, Thank You with her new record label UK’s Decca Records. Upon releasing the album Ross said “I dedicate this songbook of love to all of you, the listeners. As you hear my voice you hear my heart.” The singer was the first artist to be announced to appear at Glastonbury in October 2019 and is now the first artist to re-commit to the popular event. Glastonbury was postponed due to the Covid 19 Pandemic and the 50th Anniversary Celebrations were also cancelled due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. Glastonbury’s Co-Producer Emily Evans expressed her delight in respect to Ross appearing on the Pyramid Stage in this tweet.

I’m thrilled to be able to let you know that the magnificent @DianaRoss is coming to play at @glastonbury next summer. We were so excited to book such a legend for Glastonbury 2020 and are so happy that she’s the first to re-confirm for next year. pic.twitter.com/lgQGm3YxFi — Emily Eavis (@emilyeavis) November 9, 2021

Ross will be joining artists Dolly Parton, Kylie, Barry Gibb, Lionel Ritchie and Stormzy who have also graced the pyramid stage. In view of her upcoming Glastonbury appearance, Ross said “I’m so excited and grateful to finally know that I’ll be seeing you at Glastonbury” The singer has recently released her single “I Still Believe” on November 3rd and also teased her video for the single “All Is Well” both from her Thank You album.

Following her 15-year music hiatus, Ross’s followers will receive a musical treat with the Motown legend’s performances during her Thank You UK Tour and her legendary performance at Glastonbury in 2022.

See the tracklist for Diana Ross’s Thank You album below and listen to the album here

Thank You
If The World Just Danced
All Is Well
In Your Heart
Just In Case
The Answers Always Love
Let’s Do It
I Still Believe
Count On Me
Tomorrow
Beautiful Love
Time To Call
Come Together

See the tour dates for Diana Ross’s Thank You UK Tour below and buy tickets here

10/06/22 Cardiff Castle
12/06 Cambridge Childerley Orchard
14/06 AO Arena- Manchester
15/06 First Direct Arena- Leeds
17/06 SSE Hydro- Glasgow
18/06 M&S Bank Arena- Liverpool
20/06 Utilita Arena- Birmingham
21/06 Cornwall Eden Project
23/06 O2- London
24/06 O2- London
28/06 Lancashire Lytham Green
29/06 Durham Emirates Riverside

See Diana Ross’s Glastonbury Pyramid Stage date below and buy tickets for Glastonbury here

26/06/22 Worthy Farm Glastonbury

The iconic @DianaRoss has announced her UK “Thank You” Tour for 2022!

Original tickets remain valid for the corresponding new dates, and the remaining tickets are on sale now. Ticket holders will be contacted by their point of purchase in due course: https://t.co/ANdO9wTpoZ pic.twitter.com/MA8suEEE0a

— Stereoboard (@stereoboard) May 20, 2021