The academy sized tour starts at the Parsdiso in Amsterdam on January 24^th and commences in Manchester on February 27^th. The band announced the tour alongside releasing new single ‘alife’.
‘everything is alive’ marks the band’s second album since reunifying in 2014 and releasing their self-titled album in 2017.

The new album ‘everything is alive’ deals with emotionally heavy themes as band members Rachel Goswell and Neil Halstead both dealt with the death of a parent before beginning to record the album. Halstead has however gone on to say: “I thought it was going to be quite a dark record but once we got together as a band, I think some of that darkness lifted and some of the tunes became a bit lighter,”

The band has gained a big cult-following since disbanding in 1995, thanks to the influence of albums like ‘Souvlaki’ and ‘Just for a Day’. The cult-favourite band also played Glastonbury for the first time ever earlier this year.

We are also very pleased to announce our UK and European tour in 2024. For tickets and further information visit -> https://t.co/IRPFlDHjnH pic.twitter.com/UV1RBM6FW2 — Slowdive (@slowdiveband) August 30, 2023

The first part of the tour consists of dates mostly in Northern Europe in cities like Paris, Stockholm and Copenhagen whilst rounding out the latter half of the tour across academy venues in the UK.

The UK dates include stops in Brighton, London, Birmingham, Glasgow and many more.

The band are about to undergo a mostly sold out tour of the United States across September and October, before heading back to the UK and Ireland in October and November to play a selection of shows, of which most are already sold out.

Tickets for the UK shows will go on sale on Wednesday, September 16th and tickets can be purchased here. Ticket sale details have yet to be announced for the European dates. Tickets for Slowdive’s shows in Ireland can be found here.

Upcoming UK/Ireland tour dates:

30/11/2023 – QMU – Glasgow, UK (SOLD OUT)

31/11 – 02 Ritz – Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)

01/11 – SWX – Bristol, UK (SOLD OUT)

03/11 – Troxy – London, UK (SOLD OUT)

05/11 – Mandela Hall – Belfast, UK

06/11 – National Stadium – Dublin, Ireland

Tour dates:

16/01/2024 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands

17/01 – La Cigale – Paris, France

18/01 – Live Music Hall – Cologne, Germany

20/01 – Grosse Freiheit 36 – Hamburg, Germany

21/01 – VEGA – Copenhagen, Denmark

22/01 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway

23/01 – Munchenbryggeriet – Stockholm, Sweden

25/01 – Columbiahalle – Berlin, Germany

27/01 – Progresja – Warsaw, Poland

28/01 – Divaldo Archa – Prague, Czech Republic

29/01 – Muffathalle – Munich, Germany

UK Dates:

16/02 – Brighton Dome – Brighton, UK

17/02 – Eventim Apollo – London, UK

18/02 – 02 Institute Birmingham – Birmingham, UK

19/02 – LCR UEA – Norwich, UK

21/02 – 02 Academy Liverpool – Liverpool, UK

22/02 – NX – Newcastle, UK

23/02 – Barrowland Ballroom – Glasgow, UK

24/02 – Liquid Room – Edinburgh, UK

26/02 – Cardiff University Great Hall – Cardiff, UK

27/02 – Manchester Academy – Manchester, UK

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Lewis Capaldi recently announced that he will be taking a break from work commitments following his performance at Glastonbury in order to “adjust to the impact” of living with Tourette’s syndrome. Capaldi wrote, “I used to be able to enjoy every second of shows like this and I’d hoped three weeks away would sort me out. But the truth is I’m still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette’s and on Saturday it became obvious that I need to spend so much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so I can keep doing everything I love for a long time.”

This announcement followed his decision to take a break to prepare himself for his Glastonbury performance, but has ultimately ended in a longer hiatus than initially planned.

One such commitment that Capaldi will be missing is the headlining slot of Reading and Leeds Festival, where he was set to headline Reading on Saturday 26th August and Leeds on Sunday 27th August. The festival organisers addressed his cancellation, writing, “We’re gutted that Lewis Capaldi won’t be performing at R&L this year, but health comes first and we wish him a speedy recovery.”

The 1975 have now been announced as the replacement headlining act, and are reportedly close friends with Capaldi. At The 1975’s gig at Finsbury Park on 2nd July, Matty Healy addressed Capaldi, saying “I want to send my sincerest thoughts to Lewis Capaldi who is a dear friend of mine, who on the day when he had to cancel his tour, checked in on me. And it’s also a reflection on how hard being a solo artist is as I would not be doing this show if I didn’t have these amazing men and women behind me.”

The 1975 have decided to use their headlining slot to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, released in 2013. Frontman Matty Healy announced this decision onstage at TRNSMT festival, telling the crowd, “So, on Saturday at Reading and Sunday at Leeds in celebration of 10 years of our debut album, The 1975 will be playing that album in full in support of our good friend Lewis Capaldi. If you’ve got tickets, good for you. If you haven’t, go and get them. We’ll see you there.”

The band also took to social media to confirm that this will be a 10th anniversary performance of their debut album.

Reading & Leeds Festival
25th – 27th August 2023

‘The 1975’ 10th Anniversary Performance
Tickets on sale now https://t.co/VV4VRerwe4 #The1975 pic.twitter.com/lMyQoeToIW

— The 1975 (@the1975) July 10, 2023

Tickets to Reading and Leeds Festival 2023 are available to purchase here.

Read about Matty Healy leaving his Dirty Hit directorship here.

Read about The 1975’s War Child collaboration here.

Stream The 1975 here.

The UK shows are set to take place across June of 2024, with them visiting London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Cardiff along the way.

The band took to Twitter to share a promotional tour video to get the UK fans hyped for the shows to come, with tickets already being on sale.

Everything Or Nothing At All Tour Announced in the UK for 2024!

Presale: Begins on Wednesday, 28 June at 9am BST, ends on Thursday, 29 June at 10pm BST

General Onsale: Friday, 30 June at 9am BST

See all upcoming shows here: https://t.co/00T9ExQAnu pic.twitter.com/Iqo6aVixa6

— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) June 27, 2023

This tour follows their explosive Glastonbury performance which was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews. In a set that the Guardian declared “recaptured their very essence,” frontman Dave Grohl promised to return to the UK, and as highlighted in a tour press release, he is “making good” on this promise. Though Grohl may have humbly travelled to Glastonbury by train, his performance solidified him as the star that he is.

Taking to Twitter once again, the Foo Fighters shared another UK tour-related video with the message “We’re coming back next year for a whole fucking tour so you can come back and see us then.”  

Stay tuned… pic.twitter.com/NX8XDSEqrE — Foo Fighters (@foofighters) June 26, 2023

The Everything or Nothing at All tour will see the band’s longest stretch in the UK since the release of their eleventh studio album in June 2023, But Here We Are. Met with critical aclaim, But Here We Are was their first album release since the death of their longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins.

The support acts for the tour have already been announced, with the Foo Fighters being joined by Wet Leg, Hot Milk, Courtney Barnett, Honeyblood and Shame.

Full tour details were shared on the band’s Twitter, and can also be found below:

Everything Or Nothing At All Tour:

13 June 2024
Emirates Old Trafford
Manchester, UK
With Wet Leg and Loose Articleshttps://t.co/NFF8pXvEkF

17 June 2024
Hampden Park
Glasgow, UK
With Courtney Barnett and Honeybloodhttps://t.co/JBmIBv0vd4

20 June 2024
London Stadium
London,… pic.twitter.com/qyWYyu3c3U

— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) June 27, 2023

Purchase tickets for the 2024 UK Everything or Nothing at All tour here.

13/06/2024 – Emirates Old Trafford Stadium – Manchester
17/06/2024 – Hampden Stadium – Glasgow
20/06/2024 – London Stadium – London
22/06/2024 – London Stadium – London
25/06/2024 – Principality Stadium – Cardiff
27/06/2024 – Villa Park Stadium – Birmingham

Stream But Here We Are here:

In response to the many confused fans who could not watch the performance on iPlayer, the English singer-songwriter explained on Twitter: “I’m getting a lot of messages asking about watching my @glastonbury set on iPlayer. Obviously, that would have been wonderful, but sadly due to hours on the day it wasn’t possible for the BBC to cover my set. Next time…! Xx”

See Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s tweet below:

I’m getting a lot of messages asking about watching my @glastonbury set on iPlayer. Obviously, that would have been wonderful, but sadly due to hours on the day it wasn’t possible for the BBC to cover my set. Next time…! Xx

— Sophie Ellis-Bextor (@SophieEB) June 26, 2023

Following the performance of The Bristol Reggae Orchestra and Windrush Choir, Sophie Ellis-Bextor performed at 12:15pm which made her the Pyramid Stage’s opening act for Sunday. She began by singing a cover of Cher’s “Take Me Home”, then performed her own songs “Young Blood” and “Get Over You”. Ellis-Bextor then sang “Lady”, “Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)”, “Sing It Back”, “Crying at the Discotheque”, “Like A Prayer”, and Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer). Ending her set, she sang “Murder on the Dancefloor” for her last song.

Other acts that performed the same day include The Chicks, Cat Stevens, Blondie, Lil Nas X, and Elton John. Sophie Ellis-Bextor posted a photo of her and the crowd at Glastonbury festival on Instagram. She described her performance as a “career highlight”.

Check out Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s post on Instagram below:

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is an English singer and songwriter rose to fame as the lead singer of an indie rock band called Theaudience. After they disbanded, she became a successful solo artist.

She released her debut solo album in 2001 titled “Read My Lips”. The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and sold around 1.5million copies worldwide. The album consisted 10 songs with 4 released singles including “Take Me Home”, “Murder on the Dancefloor”, “Get Over You”/”Move This Mountain”, and “Music Gets the Best of Me”.

Her recent album Hana was released on June 2, 2023. This is her seventh studio album, and was inspired by a trip to Japan. Sophie released three singles starting with “Breaking the Circle” in February, “Everything Is Sweet” in March, and “Lost in the Sunshine” in April.

Listen to Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s album Hana on Spotify below:

He made it to the Pyramid Stage at 9pm and opened his set with “Pinball Wizard”. After that, he said to the crowd: “I never thought I would ever play Glastonbury and here I am. It’s a very special and emotional night for me because it might be my last show ever in England, so I had better play well and I had better entertain you, you’ve been standing there so long and I really appreciate all the outfits and everything.”

Sir Elton performed a few more songs including “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” and “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues”. Performing onstage with Elton John was Jacob Lusk of Gabriels and The London Community Gospel Choir for “ Are You Ready For Love?”

While introducing his second special guest, he told the crowd: “When I chose my guests for this show I wanted to have newer artists, save for one person, and this boy I heard last year on the radio. I’ve asked him to come to Glastonbury to do his song and he’s an amazing young talent.” Stephen Sanchez joined Sir Elton onstage and performed Sanchez’s hit song “Until I Found You”.

The next performer that joined Sir Elton John was Brandon Flowers who is The Killers’ frontman. Together they performed “Tiny Dancer”. Afterwards, he welcomed his last special guest Rina Sawayama to the stage and performed “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” together.

Sir Elton paid tribute to singer-songwriter George Michael with song “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” He told the crowd: “He was my friend, he was an inspiration, and today would have been his 60th birthday, so I want to dedicate this song to his memory.”

In an emotional farewell, Sir Elton thanked the crowd, saying: “I also want to thank you for 52 years of amazing love and loyalty that you’ve shown me. It’s been an incredible journey. I’ve had the best time, I will never forget you, you’re in my head and my heart and my soul, you’ve been amazing. You’ve been an incredible crowd tonight. I wish you love and health and happiness.”

Great Western Railway posted a picture of Grohl and a member of the train operator’s service development team, with guitarist Pat Smear and bass player Nate Mendel in the background. In a tweet, GWR wrote: “Even rock royalty knows that there is no better way to travel to Glastonbury than by train! You never know who is going to churn up on board our trains!” The tweet was posted on social media after the band’s surprise set was performed.

Even rock royalty knows that there is no better way to travel to Glastonbury than by train!

You never know who is going to churn up on board our trains!#FooFighters #Glastonbury23 #TheChurnups pic.twitter.com/z6uJxESRFT

— GWR (@GWRHelp) June 23, 2023

The American rock band surprised fans at Glastonbury Festival on Friday, June 23. Prior to the big reveal, an unknown act named The Churnups were scheduled to perform on the Pyramid Stage at 6:15pm BST. On their Instagram, Foo Fighters posted a clip from their Friday performance. They wrote, “Thank you glastofest!!!”

See the video on the Foo Fighters’ Instagram below:

The last time the band performed at Glastonbury Festival was in 2017. Onstage, Grohl asked the crowed, “Last time we played here was 2017 I don’t know how many of y’all were there that time?” They then performed their set including a touching song “Show Me How” dedicated to Grohl’s late mother.

As of now, Dave Grohl has performed at this year’s Glastonbury Festival three times. The first time he performed at the festival was when Foo Fighters revealed they were the mysterious act The Churnups. During this set, they dedicated their final song “Everlong” to Taylor Hawkins, their late drummer who passed away at the age of 50 last March. On Saturday, Grohl and Johnny Marr joined The Pretenders onstage, and the Foo Fighters’ frontman joined Guns N’ Roses for the song “Paradise City”. Guns N’ Roses were the headlining act for Saturday’s festival.

Foo Fighters’ appearance at Glastonbury Festival is the band’s first full gig in the UK since the death of their drummer, Taylor Hawkins. However, they did hold a tribute concert to Taylor in London last year. Recently, the band confirmed that they will be going on tour next summer and be returning to the UK. They wrote on Instagram, “Stay tuned…” along with a video.

See the video on Foo Fighters’ Instagram below:

Del Rey kept fans waiting for an additional 30 minutes before gracing the stage at 11pm, explaining to the crowd, “I’m so fucking late they may cut my set. I’m sorry, my hair takes so long. If they cut the power, let’s keep going.”

Due to the curfew, the festival organisers were forced to cut her set short just one hour after she began her performance, abruptly pulling the plug midway through. This came after Del Rey addressed the crowds, saying, “I was so fucking late that I am about to rush this set to death.”

Del Rey continued, “If they cut the power, I’m super fucking sorry. Let’s keep on running the set as it’s supposed to go.”

Lana Del Rey apologizing to fans for being late pic.twitter.com/WbITGRDC50

— jude (@jfloridakilos) June 24, 2023

Despite telling the crowds, “I love you to death,” fans were understandably feeling let down by the performer’s inability to arrive on time to deliver a complete performance. The power was cut midway through Del Rey’s planned set, forcing the crowds and Lana to complete the iconic “Video Games” a capella.  

Lana getting the crowd to sing along to Video Games after they cut the mic pic.twitter.com/nf1Q7nAfwu — jude (@jfloridakilos) June 24, 2023

Despite the onslaught of boos from the crowd, Del Rey continued to perform with no power, approaching the crowds in the pit to perform an a capella version of “Summertime Sadness” as her final track of the night before being escorted away by her team.

Lana singing Summertime Sadness with fans as her final song pic.twitter.com/Daf5p0IQAI

— jude (@jfloridakilos) June 24, 2023

Six songs were cut from the set as a result of Del Rey’s lateness, including “Venice Bitch,” an unreleased track titled “Bittersweet Anthem” and the fan favourite “Summertime Sadness,” which was performed in a rushed version as Del Rey stood barefoot in front of the pit with no microphone and no screens to aid her.  

Whilst Del Rey was met with boos from the crowd at the beginning and end of her performance, some fans channeled their annoyance towards the Glastonbury organisers, with one fan tweeting that Glastonbury “did her dirty” during “the biggest show of her career.”

Nah @glastonbury firstly Lana should have been a Pyramid headliner and you did her dirty. THEN you cut her Mic off when she’s playing easily the biggest show of her career. Revolting behaviour. Especially when other artists are still playing other stages. Rude. — Emily (@EmilyG_____) June 24, 2023

Another fan called it “the best Glasto performance I”ve seen for years,” despite all the problems.  

Can’t believe they cut Lana Del Rey sound @glastonbury before finishing set, best Glasto performance I’ve seen for years. Insanity

— Matt Bellamy (@MattBellamy) June 24, 2023

Del Rey is set to perform at a sold out show at British Summer Time Hyde Park on 09/07/2023. Here’s hoping she arrives on time.

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The band confirmed the news they was at Glastonbury festival prior to their surprise set on stage, posting a picture to their Instagram of a bunch of flags, with one saying ‘’CHURN IT UP.’’ The picture was captioned ‘#Glastonbury2023.

The Foo Fighters were welcomed to the stage by a sound wave of cheers. As Dave Grohl spoke to the crowd, he said, ‘’You guys fucking knew it was us this whole time, didn’t you? We’re happy to see you guys. It’s nice to see you guys after all this time.” During their performance, Dave Grohl brought his daughter, Violet, to the stage to sing one of the band’s new songs from their recently released album, ‘’But Here We Are.’’ He explained that the song, called ‘’Show Me How’’, was written as a tribute to his late-mother.

As they performed their final song, ‘‘Everlong’‘, the band dedicated the song to their late-drummer, Taylor Hawkins, who passed away last March at the age of 50. Grohl said,”Lets sing this one loud and sing for Mr Taylor.” The Glastonbury crowd cheered as he continued by saying, ”Sing it for T.” The Foo Fighters drumming spot has recently been taken over by Josh Freese. He was announced as the new drummer on a live stream of the band performing in early May on the app, Veeps. Josh Freese has worked with iconic bands such as Weezer, Nine Inch Nails and Glastonbury 2023 headliners Guns N’ Roses.

Foo Fighters sang some of their greatest hits during their Glastonbury set, including ‘’Best of You’’, ‘’My Hero’’, ‘’Learn To Fly”, ”All My Life” and ‘’The Pretender.’’ Dave Grohl also confirmed the band will be returning to the UK next summer to embark on their highly anticipated tour. A release date for the tickets or any confirmation of where they will be performing is still yet to be announced.

To re-watch the Foo Fighters Glastonbury Festival 2023 performance, to replay other performances or watch live across the weekend, click here.

The trio will be playing London Layette on the 12^th June just three days before the supergroup%u2019s first album is released. Tickets go on sale on Friday 19^th May at 9 am. For tickets and more information see here.

Far From Saints have a busy summer ahead of them with several sold-out shows and festivals on their schedules. The band will be playing gigs in Glasgow, Leeds, London, Tetbury, and Rugeley as well as Glastonbury, Latitude, and Black Deer Festival this year. At the end of this month, the trio will also be appearing as the special guests for Kings of Leon during their two-day residency at The Racecourse Ground in Wrexham.

Behind the scenes of Jones’ 2019 solo UK, the trio first started experimenting together. The Wind and the Wave, who were supporting Kelly, joined the musician on a cover of Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty’s “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” which snowballed into their debut album – recorded in just nine days.

The band’s debut album will be released on the 16th June. Pre-save the album here.

“We never really said to each other, ‘What are we writing about here?’ It was much more about chasing an atmosphere and sentiment,” Kelly said about the writing process in a press release. “When the record was finished, it all felt so easy. I could stand back and listen to it as an audience member”.

Unfortunately for the band, the pandemic halted the record’s release as Jones said in the press release, “We were an ocean apart after the pandemic hit and the record sat on a shelf for nearly two years.” The album eventually was pulled from hibernation and mixed by Al Clay who previously worked with Blur and Pixies.

The band announced that their debut LP would be on its way back in March and have released three singles: the sweet country-inspired ballad “Let’s Turn This Back Around”, the rockier “Take It Through The Night”, and the uplifting “Screaming Hallelujah”. Watch the video for “Let’s Turn This Back Around” below:

“It’s an album and it’s meant to be listened to from start to finish. That’s what I’d like for people to do,” Lynn added. “Listen to the whole thing and see it as a complete work on its own.”

See below for the complete list of Far From Saints UK dates:

25/05/23 – Òran Mór – Glasgow
26/05 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds
27/05 – The Racecourse Ground – Wrexham
28/05 – The Racecourse Ground – Wrexham
05/06 – Hackney Arts Centre – London
08/06 – Westonbirt Arboretum – Tetbury
09/06 – Cannock Chase Forest – Rugeley
12/06 – Lafayette – London
16/06 – Black Deer Festival 2023 – Tunbridge Wells
17/06 – Thetford Forest – Brandon
21/06 – Glastonbury Festival – Somerset
22/07 – Latitude – Southwold
23/07 – Englefield House & Estate – Reading

On 15^th May the festival announced the fiery lineup all over their social media accounts and website. The duo from Manchester was set to perform a DJ set at the Arcadia Spider last year but were forced to pull out of the festival and several other summer shows due to contracting COVID-19. Thankfully, the English DJ Bonobo and English duo Groove Armada stepped in to ensure EDM heads at Worthy Farm still got their electronica fill.

Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have been the Chemical Brothers since 1995. The illustrious duo has had six UK number-one albums as well as won six Grammys throughout their career. Following the release of the single “No Reason“, the duo revealed via Instagram their tenth studio album will be released this Autumn which will coincide with a UK tour. Their last album, No Geography, was released in 2019. Watch the video for the third single from the album (and the theme tune for the BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury) “Got to Keep On” below:

Also set to play the spider this summer is progressive IDM musician Floating Points, the beloved DJ Shy FX, the boiler room fave VTSS, grime’s champion Skepta alongside Jammer, and DnB hero Wilkinson. See the poster above for the full lineup.

The awe-worthy fire-spitting Arcadia stage is a 50-tone installation built from recycled military hardware by Pip Rush and Bert Cole. First appearing at the festival in 2010, the stage returned last year after its replacement by the Pangea crane in 2019. The team behind the giant spider wrote in their Instagram caption, “The Spider’s built on creative recycling and now she’s got transformation running through her veins. This year, the entire Arcadia field runs on recycled energy – waste cooking oil turned to high-grade biofuel”.

The festival also revealed the bill for the newly named Woodsies stage (previously known as the John Peel stage) earlier this week. Stellar acts include Hot Chip, Christine and the Queen, Pheonix, Warpaint, Rina Sawayama, Caroline Polachek, Slowdive, Shame, Pale Waves, and FLO. See the full lineup below.

“Although the WOODSIES STAGE takes a new name for 2023, it will offer the same raucous, effervescent and gloriously sweaty vibes it did when it was known as the John Peel and, before that, the New Bands Tent”, the organisers have promised. This year over 1000 trees have been planted in the arena, the festival has revealed, “as part of our commitment to maintain the magic of the original Worthy Farm and to let us remember the importance of keeping the land as a haven for wildlife as well as festivals and farming”.

Earlier this month, the festival announced its lineup for this year’s Left Field including Crawlers, Billy Bragg, Cavetown, and Kid Kapichi. Headliners for Glastonbury this year were announced in March and include Elton John, Arctic Monkeys, and Guns N’ Roses.

Though tickets for this year’s Glastonbury are sold out, those feeling lucky may try their luck at winning tickets by purchasing Tony’s Chocolonely‘s Willy Wonka-style chocolate bar. As it stands two pairs of tickets are waiting to be unwrapped.