Blackweir Fields, located within Cardiff’s Bute Park, is a versatile open space known for hosting large-scale events with the capacity of 35,000. Tickets for the Cardiff show are set to go on general sale at 9:30 on February 28, 2025. Fans eager to secure their spots can access presale tickets by following this link for tickets at 9:30 on February 25, 2025.  

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Noah Kahan comes all the way from Strafford, Vermont, and began his musical journey with the release of his debut EP, ‘Hurt Somebody’, in 2018. The title track, especially the duet version featuring Julia Michaels, achieved significant international success, charting globally and earning Gold status in the United States. This song blends folk-pop elements with raw and heartfelt lyrics, showcasing Kahan’s emotive vocal delivery and knack for creating emotional storytelling through lyrics. 

In 2019, Kahan released his debut album, ‘Busyhead’, which included tracks like ‘False Confidence’ and ‘Save Me’. This album continued to highlight his folk-pop style, characterised by introspective songwriting and melodic arrangements. His third album, ‘I Was / I Am’, followed in 2021, featuring songs such as ‘Godlight’ and ‘Someone Like You’, the latter a collaboration with Joy Oladokun who added beautiful countryesque vocals.  

However, 2023 marked a significant breakthrough for Kahan with the release of his single ‘Stick Season’. Inspired by the transitional period in Vermont between autumn and winter, the song resonated with a wide audience, capturing the feeling of change and uncertainty especially with the lyrics, “I hope this pain’s just passin’ through
But I doubt it”. Stick Season features acoustic-driven instrumentation, with a blend of folk and indie influences, and showcases Kahan’s vivid lyrical imagery. The track achieved considerable success, flooding all over social media and eventually reached the UK Top 10 in October 2023 and climbing to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart in January 2024 marking a significant breakthrough for Kahan in the UK music scene.  

Looking ahead, Kahan has an eventful year planned for 2025. In addition to the Cardiff performance, he is set to headline London’s Hyde Park on July 4, where he will be joined by singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams. Just days before, he will also take the stage in Dublin on July 1 for a massive show at Marlay Park. These performances further cement his growing popularity and status as a festival headliner. With a devoted fanbase and a signature sound that blends folk, pop, and indie influences, Kahan has established himself as one of the most compelling singer-songwriters of his generation. 

As Noah Kahan continues to captivate audiences with his captivating performances and relatable songwriting, the upcoming Cardiff gig at Blackweir Fields stands as a highlight of his 2025 tour schedule. Fans are encouraged to secure their tickets promptly to be part of this memorable musical experience. 

Surprise! We have a new EP coming out next month.

Pre-order/pre-save Fantasies – https://t.co/ztMSLZkRu6

Stream Fantasneeze – https://t.co/6vv8966oKg pic.twitter.com/hph7m0cLIi

— Bombay Bicycle Club (@BombayBicycle) January 9, 2024

This latest unexpected venture that will surely please fans of the indie rock group comes after the release of their latest studio album, My Big Day, which was released in October of last year via Island Records. Bombay Bicycle Club have also released a new single, “Fantasneeze“, that will feature on the new EP, featuring London-based indie folk singer Matilda Mann.

Listen to “Fantasneeze”, a sneak peek of Fantasies, below:

Fantasies enlists the help of several other musicians, featuring English singer-songwriters Matilda Mann, Liz Lawrence, Rae Morris and Lucy Rose, rendering the EP a ‘Bombay and Friends record’, according to the band. The band has also stated that the EP is “a continuation of My Big Day as it was recorded around the same time and in the same spirit”.

Formed in 2005 in Crouch End, London, Bombay Bicycle Club has continually been at the forefront of the UK indie rock scene, while at various points also experimenting with different genres such as indie folk and electronica. The group consists of lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist Jack Steadman, otherwise known as Mr Jukes by those who know, guitarist Jamie MacColl, bassist Ed Nash and drummer Suren de Saram. Since releasing their first album, I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose, in 2009, the band has gone on to cultivate a strong cult following, releasing a total of six albums, with their latest, My Big Day, coming in October last year.

Fantasies can be pre-ordered here.

See below for the band’s upcoming UK and Ireland tour dates:

29/01/2024 – The Telegraph Building – Belfast
30/01 – 3Olympia Theatre – Dublin
31/01 – 3Olympia Theatre – Dublin
02/02 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
03/02 – The Brighton Centre – Brighton
05/02 – Bristol Beacon – Bristol
06/02 – Rock City – Nottingham
08/02 – Sheffield Octagon – Sheffield
09/02 – Norwich Nick Rayns LCR UEA – Norwich
10/02 – Cambridge Corn Exchange – Cambridge
12/02 – Barrowland – Glasgow
13/02 – Barrowland – Glasgow
14/02 – O2 Academy – Leeds
15/02 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle
16/02 – O2 Apollo – Manchester
17/02 – O2 Guildhall – Southhampton
18/02 – Great Hall, Cardiff University Student Union – Cardiff

You can purchase tickets for these live shows here.

The set was confirmed by the festival on Thursday but still took some festival goers by surprise, even though the indie legends had previously hinted at a possible return to Reading and Leeds last month on Twitter (X).

If only there was a way we could play this on stage @OfficialRandL this year let’s work something out https://t.co/RGHxqQTqzA

— Bombay Bicycle Club (@BombayBicycle) July 21, 2023

The North London based indie heavyweights blasted their way through an eight track setlist, incorporating well-known classics like “Always Like This“, “Luna” and “Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)” with material from their upcoming album, My Big Day, set to be released later this year on October 20th via Island Records, including the lead and title track from said album, “My Big Day“.

Frontman Jack Steadman, perhaps referencing their previous Reading and Leeds set back in 2014 when they played to an empty tent, admitted part way in the set, “We weren’t sure anyone was going to show up”. This time, however, the gates were well and truly open and the indie legends filled the dance tent with ease, with Steadman offering his thanks for making this a reality, saying, “This is wonderful. Thank you, guys. It’s good to see you”.  Watch footage of Bombay Bicycle Club’s opening set below:  

@officialrandl Welcome back @Bombay Bicycle Club ❤️ #randl23 #readingfestival #festival ♬ original sound – Reading & Leeds Festival

The full setlist can be found below:

“Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)”
“Shuffle”
“My Big Day”
“Lights Out, Words Gone”
“Evening / Morning”
“Luna”
“Carry Me”
“Always Like This”

Earlier this week on Wednesday Bombay Bicycle Club also released a brand new single, “I Want To Be Your Only Pet“, another track, the third released to date after “My Big Day” and “Diving“, a Holly Humberstone collaboration, that will feature on the band’s upcoming sixth studio album.

The indie rock group, consisting of Jack Steadman (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jamie MacColl (guitar), Ed Nash (bass), and Suren de Saram (drums), formed in 2005. After releasing demos of songs on Myspace, the band entered the music scene for good after winning Virgin Mobile’s “Road to V” competition in the summer of 2006, enabling them to perform at the 2006 V Festival with the opening slot. And now here they are opening Reading and Leeds to a set of adoring fans, the very definition of full circle.

Our sixth album, My Big Day, is coming out Oct 20. It is a shared endeavour with old and new friends and we can’t wait to share it with you. The title track is out now and you can preorder the album here – https://t.co/7DjzS4qaEj pic.twitter.com/xqTCyS12wy

— Bombay Bicycle Club (@BombayBicycle) June 14, 2023

The North London based band have also shared the title track from the upcoming LP, complete with an absurdist music video that combines frontman Jack Steadman (or Mr Jukes as he is known by those who know) as a newscaster, the song’s lyrical content and wacky headlines and stories.

Watch the music video for “My Big Day” below:

The indie rock group, consisting of Jack Steadman (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jamie MacColl (guitar), Ed Nash (bass), and Suren de Saram (drums), formed in 2005 with all but Nash attending the same secondary school, with Nash joining the band a year later. After releasing demos of songs on Myspace, the band entered the music scene for good after winning Virgin Mobile’s “Road to V” competition in the summer of 2006, enabling them to perform at the 2006 V Festival with the opening slot.

Bombay Bicycle Club then released their debut EP, The Boy I Used to Be, in 2007 and recorded their debut album, I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose, the following year, eventually releasing it in the summer of 2009. The LP received a reasonably positive reception, peaking at number 46 on the UK Albums Chart, and the lead single, “Always Like This“, released two months prior to the album, reaching number 97 on the UK Singles Chart.

Watch the music video for “Always Like This” below:

The band’s next album, Flaws, an acoustic dive into indie folk, came in 2010, reaching number 8 on the UK Albums Chart, marking a significant increase in the group’s popularity. The group then returned to their electric guitar based indie rock beginnings with their following two albums, with A Different Kind of Fix released in 2011, and So Long, See You Tomorrow in 2014.

Bombay Bicycle club announced an indefinite hiatus in 2016, with Steadman and Nash each releasing solo material, before returning in 2020 with the group’s fifth studio album, Everything Else Has Gone Wrong. 2020 also saw the band release a charity EP, Two Lives, covering Bonnie Raitt, release a live album wherein they performed their debut album in full at Brixton, and perform a virtual livestream at Konk Studios. They also headlined Latitude Festival in 2021. Their sixth and most recent album, My Big Day, will be released on October 20th and you can pre-order the album here.

See below for summer tour dates:

15/06/2023 – Concert Hall, EartH – London
16-18/06 – Festival 8 2023 – Vilnius
24/06 – Hangar 34 – Liverpool
06-08/07 – Mad Cool Festival 2023 – Madrid
07-09/07 – Otherside 2023 – Slane
26/07 – Project House – Leeds
28-30/07 – Low Festival 2023 – Benidorm
28-30/07 – Y Not Festival 2023 – Matlock
17-20/08 – Pukkelpop 2023 – Kiewit-Hasselt

You can purchase tickets for these live shows here.

Sweet, warm, and hazy sounding, it makes sense that Mann wrote “In Plain Sight” on the hottest day of last year. In a recent interview with Dork Magazine, she said the song is about: “it’s crazy, out of all the people in the world, you manage to find someone so perfect for you, hidden in plain sight”. Listen to “In Plain Sight” below:

Mann’s acoustic fourth EP You Look Like You Can’t Swim is set to come out at the end of June. In an Instagram caption, the singer confessed, “I’ve never been so excited about a project and all these songs have been so exciting to watch come to life”. The singer seems to have found her home in the stripped-back quiet style as she told Dork the EP, “really made me realise how much I enjoy the folk side of my music and the harmonies and types of instruments that go along with it”.

Though her EP is not even available to the public yet, Mann is already looking forward. She revealed to Dork that she’s already got the name and “most of the tracks” for her debut album.

The ambitious 23-year-old has already cultivated quite a following, sold out shows in her hometown, and supported some of Gen Z’s favourite artists such as Dodie, Arlo Parks, Beabadoobee, and The Staves on tour. The British Music Embassy shined a spotlight on the singer by including her on the lineup for SXSW Online 2021. Her comforting single “Paper Mache World” from her 2020 EP Because I Wanted You to Know featured in the hit coming-of-age queer Netflix drama Heartstopper. Last year, she was nominated for the Ivor Novello Rising Star Award.

Showcasing her versatility, Mann teamed with the French-Korean singer-songwriter spill tab in January putting out the lively guitar-driven bedroom pop track “Borderline Insane”. Listen to “Borderline Insane” below:

On the 18^th May, Mann will be serenading a sold-out crowd at the Jazz Café in Camden, London. Just before the release of her fourth EP, she’ll be supporting English singer-songwriter Tom Grennan on four outdoor dates in forests around the country. She will also be performing at two festivals this summer: Kendal Calling in the Lake District and Tramlines in Sheffield. For tickets and more information see here.

For a complete list of Matilda Mann’s upcoming UK shows see below:

18/05/23 – Jazz Café – London
09/06 – Westonbirt Arboretum – Gloucestershire
10/06 – Cannock Chase Forest – Rugeley
15/06 – Thetford Forest – Thetford
16/06 – Delamere Forest – Northwich
21/07 – Tramlines – Sheffield
27/07 – Kendal Calling – Lake District

However, rather than taking a standard approach to this very over-generated theme of love and breakups, Hackman has used this as a self-exploration into her own sexuality and well-being. With the release of her first single [I’m Not Where You Are] from this album back in April, the songstress said she thinks people will be “shocked by the language I’m using and how direct I’m being about sex and women,” further explaining, “but we hear lyrics in music all the time that are about fucking women and bitches and all this stuff that’s disempowering for the woman and very much objectifying her. So I’m here writing music about fucking, and it’s in a much more unifying and sexy way.”

This approach has come as a surprise to some of her fans and critics, as Marika is most well-known for her softer, more folky way of writing songs. However, it could be argued here that Hackman had been already planning this new emergence of intimate work dating back to her previous body of music in 2017, “I’m Not Your Man”, where she began opening up lyrically about her queer identity for the first time and hinting at her relationship with musician, Amber Bain [The Japanese House].

Reviews from Pitchfork have claimed that this new album has some “dull moments” that “draw some laughs and eye rolls” based on lyrics that are “less cutting” and perhaps immature or cliche. But, this is definitely an album to be appreciated. Exploring vulnerability, female sexuality, politics and identity in a way that isn’t currently being discussed, alongside some really wonderful, mucky pop sonic worlds – Marika Hackman is coming into her own with this exciting record.

“Any Human Friend” can be purchased here.

The video consists of footage found from the 1920s of differing dancers all moving in synch with the track, showing a brilliant piece of production and directorial skills. Take nothing away from Idle however, with a dark riff opening it up, before a solid piece of drumming accompanies the luscious vocals throughout the remaining three minutes.

With Peggy Sue’s third album Choir Of Echoes set to see the light of day in early 2014, next year is shaping up to be a big one for the three of them, originally from Brighton. As well as a launch party gig to celebrate the release of the record, Peggy Sue have a full UK tour lined up for April of next year, where you will be able to experience Choir Of Echoes in it’s purest form. According to the group, the album is “about singing, about losing your voice and finding it again”. You will be able to see for yourself just what it sounds like to lose your voice and find it again, when Choir Of Echoes is released on January 27th of next year. In the meantime, get yourselves acquainted with Idle below, and then inspect their tour dates and find which one is most fitting to you, and get tickets today.

January

Monday 27th – St Pancras Church, London (Album launch party)

April

Monday 7th – Green Door Store, Brighton

Tuesday 8th – The Tin, Coventry

Wednesday 9th – Soup Kitchen, Manchester

Thursday 10th – Broadcast, Glasgow

Friday 11th – Leaf, Liverpool

Saturday 12th – The Harley, Sheffield

Monday 14th – The Old Bookshop, Bristol

Tuesday 15th – Oslo, London

It’s been something of a whirlwind year for the boys. The Agape E.P was released earlier this year, they had a headline tour of the UK in February, they’ve played with Mumford and Sons on their US tour and on their Summer Stampede event at the Olympic Park in London, set to support Daughter on their upcoming US dates and will be supporting Matt Corby on his tour of Australia in October. And now they are set to release Without/Within in late October, and you can stream the opening track from the record Sahara below. It’s a vast, expansive song with delicate vocals and a soft string segment, before building into a huge finale that is destined to fill shows all over the globe.

Bear’s Den go on tour in the UK this coming November. Tickets for the London and Brighton shows have already sold out, so move fast if you want to catch them, as these guys are going places, and it’ll be one hell of a special night. Without/Within is released on the 28th of October.

Friday 1st – Holy Trinity Church, Leeds

Sunday 3rd – King Tut’s, Glasgow

Monday 4th – The Deaf Institute, Manchester

Tuesday 5th – Hare and Hounds, Birmingham

Wednesday 6th – Village Underground, London (SOLD OUT)

Thursday 7th – The Haunt, Brighton (SOLD OUT)