Tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday (January 17) at 3pm. You can purchase them here.

DEBUT ALBUM
CANT RUSH GREATNESS, 24th JAN 2025https://t.co/pJk5UFWj3w pic.twitter.com/o40D51rWaR

— Central Cee (@centralcee) October 31, 2024

‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ is set for release on January 24 via Colombia records, and is available for pre-order/pre-saving on digital platforms.

According to a press release, the album was recorded in several locations throughout last year and will feature one of Cench’s previous collaborators, Dave – the pair joined together in 2023 to release joint EP ‘Split Decisions’, which featured the international hit ‘Sprinter’. It is currently the most streamed UK rap song ever on Spotify, and won ‘Best Song’ at the 2024 MOBO Awards.

Both fans and publications are feeling excited for the rappers first studio album, recognizing that there’s never been a hype quite like this for a British MC. Clash Magazine wrote: “For the first time ever a UK rapper is receiving the same rollout that Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and J Cole enjoy without the guidance and Rap God protection of a Dr Dre, Lil Wayne, or Jay-Z. This is history in the making.”

GQ Magazine were given a preview of the album, while interviewing the Sheperd’s Bush songwriter for a feature. They wrote that “On Can’t Rush Greatness, his stream-of-consciousness flow flits between themes of bravado and paranoia, gratitude and betrayal, love and loss, with an even greater incisiveness than before.”

Cench first broke through onto the mainstream in 2020 with hits such as ‘Loading’ and ‘Day In The Life’, before dropping his debut mixtape ‘Wild West’ which hit number two on the UK Albums Charts. Since then, he has made international collaborations with artists like Ice Spice, Lil Baby and Jungkook, with his Lil Baby collab ‘BAND4BAND’ becoming the highest charting UK rap single in Billboard history. He’s without a doubt the most famous UK rapper out right now, earning nods from artists such as Drake to even Barack Obama.

Shortly after the release of his album in January, Central Cee will be battling it out with other big names at the MOBO’s. He’s picked up three nominations for the prestigious UK awards show – you can see our rundown of the nominees here.

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The popular presenter spoke about what led him to start the sessions stating “I didn’t know what was going to happen. I was like, everybody else in lockdown. I had nothing else to do. I thought I was going to start DJing online and then within weeks and then months, it turned into such a massive party.” The partying has continued for many years, with Isolation Nation hosting events at The Roundhouse, Beautiful Days festival, Bestival and many more. 

As we approach the festive season, the ‘Say Yes To The Dress’ show host, will be hosting the Isolation Nation Christmas Ball. This will be an over-18s club night at the O2 in Manchester. Tickets are available for this here

Watch as Gok Wan gives a tour of The Roundhouse at the Isolation Nation event earlier this year.

The former theatre known as ‘Camden Palace’ which opened in 1900 is based in Camden Town, London and was turned into The Camden Hippodrome, The Music Machine and in 2004, Koko. This was following Mint Entertainment and Oliver Bengough’s lengthy purchase and extensive restoration.

In 2020, post the first lockdown, Gok Wan, the multifaceted fashionista released his debut single “Let Me Be Your Fantasy” which features Craig Knight and Kele Le Roc. He later received slots to play his original mixes on Select Radio, landing a fortnightly hour show of house music as well as a slot on Gaydio and some one-off episodes, picking his favourite tracks of all his years on BBC Radio 2.

Two years ago, the multi-award-winning Television Presenter was also awarded an MBE for his services to fashion and social awareness stating “It was an experience I will never forget. I feel incredibly honoured to be awarded an MBE”. He has previously won awards for UK Television Presenter with The Royal Television Society (Best Lifestyle Programme), Best Factual Entertainment Award with the TV Choice Awards and a media award with The British Hairdressing Awards. 

See the footage below of last Saturday’s first Koko show

Get tickets for the Isolation Nation Koko show here

What an honour to be inducted into the Camden Walk of Fame. Thanks to @carlbarat78 and @garycrowleyonair and everyone who came down to celebrate. #buzzcocks pic.twitter.com/wJzoCe7391

— Buzzcocks (@Buzzcocks) September 10, 2023

Buzzcocks, officially inducted into the Camden Walk of Fame on 8th September along with The Kinks, join other musical luminaries to achieve the accolade such as David Bowie, The Who, Amy Winehouse and Madness. The honour comes in recognition of the band’s considerable impact upon the music scene, both within the UK and beyond.

The group was further acclaimed and commended for their influence by fellow stars of the rock world, Liam Gallagher and Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook. Both artists highlighted the importance of Buzzcocks and their ability to churn out hit songs while being true to the punk epithet of making it big through DIY.

Gallagher said, with good-natured tongue in cheek, “congratulations to Steve Diggle and The Buzzcocks for their inauguration in the Camden Walk of Fame. Love The Buzzcocks, second greatest band to come out of Manchester!”

Cook added, “The Buzzcocks booked the Sex Pistols’ first show in Manchester telling us we would be hearing about their band very soon and it wasn’t long before the world was bombarded with hit after hit of unique pure punk power pop energy. So a big thanks to Steve and the boys for putting a smile on our faces. A well deserved star on the Camden Walk of Fame.”

Great two days in Camden thanks everybody we met ! Sonics in the soul ! Onwards and upwards! pic.twitter.com/bnNkXJ8EtW — STEVE DIGGLE (@steveediggle) September 9, 2023

Buzzcocks celebrated their achievement by performing a set at the Camden Music Festival on 9th September and have announced that they will be playing a special one night show at Camden’s KOKO on 22, March next year. The band divulged that they will be playing their hit album, Singles Going Steady in full along with a selection of fan favourites. The band is also set to release a 45th anniversary edition of the album next year.

Tix on sale now for our @KOKOLondon show celebrating 45 years of Singles Going Steady. @Dominorecordco @steveediggle https://t.co/pfWoy0sCOg

— Buzzcocks (@Buzzcocks) August 30, 2023

Buzzcocks were formed in Bolton in 1976 by singer/guitarist Pete Shelley and singer Howard Devoto. The band went on to release three albums and a compilation of their hit singles which formed Singles Going Steady. The band broke up in 1981 following disagreements with their record label United Artists.

The band reunited in 1989 and went on to record six more albums before Shelley’s passing in 2018 however, the band has remained active with Steve Diggle (bass) taking over vocal and guitar duties. Buzzcocks released Sonics In The Soul, their 10th studio effort in 2022 and have stated they are currently in production of a follow up studio recording.

The 45th anniversary performance at KOKO tickets can be purchased here. Tickets for Buzzcock’s tour can be found here.

Buzzcocks Tour:

26/11/2023 – The Academy – Dublin
28/11 – Cyprus Avenue – Cork
01/12 – Salamandra – L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
02/12 – Shoko Madrid – Madrid, Spain
22/03/2024 – KOKO – London
27/04 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
01/06 – Manchester Academy – Manchester

I THREW A PARTY FOR MY BIRTHDAY

UK 2023

ON SALE FRIDAY 10AM pic.twitter.com/2giqOpobUC

— DON BROCO (@DONBROCO) August 29, 2023

Don Broco have been enjoying a fantastic 2023. A headlining UK arena tour with Papa Roach and Dance Gavin Dance, supporting Pierce The Veil and The Used on their North American tour and then delivering thrilling sets at Reading and Leeds festival (their seventh appearance to date) have reminded their fans why they are considered one of the best live bands on the scene today.

Now, much to the delight of their scores of supporters, Don Broco have announced a huge tour of the UK starting this autumn and carrying them into the winter. Titled “The Birthday Party Tour,” to celebrate the first national tour the band embarked upon back in 2008, the group will be hitting 15 cities across the UK, including shows at London’s KOKO, Cambridge’s Corn Exchange and Brighton’s Dome to name a few.

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY TOUR TICKETS 10AM FRIDAY pic.twitter.com/seevLVdPHL — DON BROCO (@DONBROCO) August 30, 2023

Don Broco’s latest album, 2022’s Amazing Things, landed the band their first ever UK number one after facing delays due to the Covid pandemic. The distinction  boosted the group’s stature within the rock scene, seeing them make the step up to headlining shows in arenas. And the band have since been capitalising on the album’s success, releasing the single “Fingernails” in April of 2022 and bringing their riveting live show to North America, Europe and Australia.

Formed in Bedford in 2008, Don Broco can trace its origins to when the members were in secondary school, playing sporadic gigs before officially forming as a band while the members were at Nottingham University. Unlike many of their contemporaries, Don Broco began by touring extensively between 2008-2010, appearing at various festivals and supporting Enter Shikari during their Christmas party shows.

After releasing the successful EP, Big Fat Smile in 2011, the band underwent a few lineup changes before signing with Search And Destroy Records where they recorded and released their debut album, Priorities. Their first headlining tour of the UK soon followed and Don Broco have been maintaining their high standards ever since, releasing three more albums to date to critical acclaim and becoming one of the rock scene’s most sought after acts.

Don Broco will be heading to North America before kicking off their winter tour, which will get underway on the 29th of November in Reading and finish at London’s KOKO on the 17th of December. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10am and can be purchased here.

Don Broco Birthday Party Tour:

29/11/2023 – The Hexagon – Reading
30/11 – Cliffs Pavilion – Southend-On-Sea
01/12 – Dreamland – Margate
02/12 – University of East Anglia – Norwich
04/12 – O2 Academy – Bristol
05/12 – Dome – Brighton
07/12 – O2 Academy – Sheffield
08/12 – Corn Exchange – Cambridge
09/12 – O2 Academy – Leicester
11/12 – Barbican – York
12/12 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle
13/12 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Stretford
15/12 – KK’s Steel Mill – Wolverhampton
16/12 – O2 Academy – Bournemouth
17/12 – KOKO – London

The show will celebrate the release of Gallagher’s new live album, Knebworth 22, due to come out on 11th August 2023. The intimate performance will allow fans the opportunity to hear tracks from both his solo discography and that of Oasis, with Liam taking to Twitter to call the news of the gig “biblical.”

Beautiful people where the hell have I been answers on a wotsit anyways fuck all that curious killed the twat malarky I’m back with some BIBLICAL news 10am Humongous announcement MCFC TREBLE WINNERS LG x

— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) June 28, 2023

Liam shared the show artwork on Twitter too, which declares the show to be the “exclusive Knebworth 22 live album launch.”  

KOKO 23 pic.twitter.com/dh9B04MCxr — Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) June 28, 2023

Liam’s performance at KOKO is set to be his only indoor UK gig scheduled for 2023, though he is set to perform at various UK festivals throughout the year.

Speaking on the release of Knebworth 22, Liam said, “So we recorded the Knebworth gigs we did last year. We all sound BIBLICAL, turn it up ENJOY, LGx.” Liam played two sold-out nights at Knebworth back in June 2022, with over 170,000 fans attending the shows which were reminiscent of the iconic 1996 Oasis Knebworth performance.

Liam announced the news of the live album by sharing the live recording of an Oasis deep cut, “Roll It Over,” taken from one of his Knebworth 22 shows. The track was originally featured on Oasis’ fourth studio album, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, and had never been performed live by the band.

Pre-sale tickets for the album launch show will go on sale at 10am BST on 5th July, with an exclusive presale code being offered to all fans who pre-order a copy of Knebworth 22 before 3pm on 4th July. The code will be sent out at 5pm on the 4th. Pre-order Knebworth 22 here.

This gig announcement came shortly after Liam teased fans with the news of his plans to tour the Definitely Maybe album in its entirety to celebrate its upcoming 30th anniversary in 2024.

As it’s 30 years since DM was released nxt year I’m gonna be playing the album from start to finish in it’s original order at a few BIBLICAL venues LG x

— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) May 11, 2023

No concrete plans for this tour have been announced as of yet, though one can assume that Liam will take to Twitter as usual to keep his fans in the loop when details materialise.

Purchase tickets for the Knebworth 22 live album launch show here.

See the Knebworth 22 album track listing below:

1. “Hello”
2. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star”
3. “Wall Of Glass”
4. “Shockwave”
5. “Everything’s Electric”
6. “Roll It Over”
7. “Slide Away”
8. “More Power”
9. “C’mon You Know”
10. “The River”
11. “Once”
12. “Cigarettes & Alcohol”
13. “Some Might Say”
14. “Supersonic”
15. “Wonderwall”
16. “Champagne Supernova“

The concept of their latest album started during the 2020 lockdown when band’s postponed shows ultimately cancelled in early January 2021. Matt Healy, the lead singer used that opportunity to tease newer music from his band under the previous album name, Drive Like I Do. Unfortunately, the band confirmed that there was no exact day they were going to finish writing, recording and mixing their fifth album.

On February 14 2022, the band had to temporarily deactivate their socials, indicating new material was all set to be released, after a 7 month wait. In terms of musical style, Being Funny In A Foreign Language is a mix of Pop-Rock, Indie Folk, Baroque Pop and Electropop.

Part Of The Band Official Performance @Vevo_UK https://t.co/uXOf6lpwLL #the1975 #bfiafl pic.twitter.com/CBzQJqSt7F

— The 1975 (@the1975) October 19, 2022

The 1975 At Their Very Best UK tour Dates:

08/01/2023- The Brighton Centre- Brighton

09/01- Bournemouth International Centre- Bournemouth

10/01- Westpoint Area- Exeter

12/01 and 13/01- The O2- London

15/01- Resorts World Arena- Birmingham

Tickets are still on sale and can be purchased here.

English Pop singer, Ellie Goulding makes a comeback following the release of her fifth studio album, Higher Than Heaven which will be released on February 3rd 2023. Her album is preceded by three singles: “Easy Lover”, “All By Myself ” and “Let It Die”. Out of all her three singles, the lead single is “Easy Lover” which was released on July 15 2022. The song features American Rapper, Big Sean who is also one of the co-writers of this lead single.

The concept of her album started around the time she performed at Rock in Rio in Lisbon, Portugal in June 2022. She announced in July, she will release new music and temporarily deactivate her socials, just like The 1975 did. On July 4 2022, she announced the release of “Easy Lover”. 3 months later, following the release of  “All By Myself”, on October 7 and “Let It Die” twelve days after the second single. The musical style in Higher Than Heaven is mainly focused on Electropop and Dance-pop elements.

.@elliegoulding says “Easy Lover” has been a long time coming. Watch the English pop singer kick off her new era in music with her @bigsean collaboration.
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▶️ https://t.co/u1ZAu5H2na pic.twitter.com/A0CZKJryPx

— Vevo (@Vevo) July 16, 2022

Following the release of her new single on February 3rd, she will also perform at KOKO in London on February 7 and 8.

On sale tomorrow // After selling out her first show at London's Koko, @elliegoulding has added a second night, set to take place on 7th February 2023.
Click the link below at 10am tomorrow for tickets:https://t.co/a7Bp9IDah5

— Ents24 (@Ents24) December 8, 2022

Tickets will be available here.

KOKO
LONDON
29TH APRIL

Pre-order ‘WE’ from our official U.K. store before Wednesday 20th April 4pm BST to get priority access to pre-sale starting Thursday 21st April 10am BST https://t.co/jozlr1tXdZ pic.twitter.com/TY6uymsQYN

— Arcade Fire (@arcadefire) April 19, 2022

Arcade Fire are currently in the middle of promoting their upcoming album, We. Since March fans of the band have been treated to singles and surprises galore, a lucky few were sent postcards marked from the band simply stating “We missed you” with a little snippet of musical notation from their upcoming singles “Lightning I, II” that would be released shortly afterwards. Since then, the group have aired a handful of new tracks across a couple of shows benefiting the Plus 1 Ukraine relief fund, and a surprise appearance at Coachella last weekend. All of these exciting updates come with the news that one of the band’s core members, Will Butler, amicably left the band. Despite this, the band are seemingly carrying on at full steam. You can pre-order the new album here, or check out the first of the new singles below.

For those unable to attend the show, the entire evening will be streamed live on Twitch on Amazon Music UK’s channel.

The triumphant UK return of Arcade Fire isn’t the only event being put on to reintroduce KOKO to Camden though, DJ Luciano will kick off the KOKO Electronic club night on the first weekend, Central Cee will also play 2 sets on May 1^st (at 4pm and 8pm), then once the opening weekend is over and done the venue will essentially continue along its merry way. Lianne La Havas, Chase and Status, and Pete Doherty are all penned to play within the first month, you can check out the full listings here.

The ‘internets first boy band’ blew up last year with the release of their 3 Saturation albums (1, 2 and 3), and were propelled into the limelight with huge singles such as ‘GOLD’, ‘SWEET’ and ‘BOOGIE’.

All 14 members of the group originate from Texas, but they currently reside in California. They released their debut mixtape All-American Trash in 2016 over a year before their debut studio album. Their rise after the release of this album was almost meteoric, with the third and final instalment of their Saturation trilogy, peaking at number 5 R&B/Hip-Hop charts in the US.

In February, it was announced that Brockhampton had signed a three year, and six album deal with RCA Records, worth over $15,000,000.

Last years success also led the boy band to perform at Coachella festival earlier this year, and their two upcoming UK shows at KOKO in London in August sold out in a matter of minutes.

With their collective chemistry, engaging personalities and sheer uniqueness in their music, it’s pretty clear that Puppy will be an album definitely worth looking out for.

Their UK dates are as follows:

Aug 19: The Ritz, Manchester

Aug 20: KOKO, London

Released in January, True North has been hailed as Bad Religion’s best release in the last 10 years. The band worked on new material after their 2011 tour to support their 2010 album The Dissent of Man. Lead singer Greg Graffin hinted at a breakup although later this turned out to be not the case.

In May, bassist and co-founder Jay Bentley issued a statement on the band’s official website about their guitarist Greg Hetson.

““Greg Hetson is dealing with some personal issues, if he wishes to make a statement we will support that, if he chooses not to we will support that. Mike Dimkich is indeed helping us out right now, and we are genuinely appreciative. Right now we are just looking forward and getting ready to play our shows.”

Dimkich, rhythm guitarist for The Cult, will be covering for Hetson for the remainder of the tour.