The song featured on the setlist for the band’s show at Cologne Palladium. Introducing the song, frontman Oli Sykes shared his excitement with the audience, hyping them up for a heavy rendition of a British classic as he called out, “This is going to be the first time we’ve ever played it in front of a live audience. Be kind to us. If you know the words, sing as loud as you can and help us out. Ready to have some fun?”

Fans recorded the cover’s exciting debut performance. 

‘Wonderwall’, from the 1995 album ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory’ has had a number of standout covers from the likes of Ryan Adams and Brad Mehldau Trio. Though, none have reimagined the indie song with such metallic gaul as Bring Me The Horizon. Liam Gallagher responded to the band’s cover for Spotify Singles in a tweet where he says, “I fucking LOVE it”.

I fucking LOVE it

— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) January 29, 2025

The response took the band by surprise, who spoke to NME at the Brit Awards this year about the cover. Drummer Matt Nicholls said, “We were expecting [Liam] to absolutely rinse us,” Sykes went on to say “We always usually cover stuff that no one has ever heard of, so we were like ‘Now let’s try to reimagine something that everyone knows. Make it easy for ourselves’. Here he references their lesser known covers such as John Murphy’s ‘In A House – In A Heartbeat’ and Anhonie’s heart wrenching indie track from 2016 ‘Drone Bomb Me’. The band covered Anhonie’s track in 2019 with an electric metal-pop rendition in the style of ‘Amo’, their most recent album at the time. The Sheffield-born rock band followed the Cologne Palladium show with an electrifying first ever performance at one of Europe’s largest rock festivals at the Nürburgring racetrack, Rock Am Ring. Moments after the performance, fans were already posting their favourite moments of the show on social media.  

@parasitee.v.e “AmEN! Live at @Rock am Ring @BRING ME THE HORIZON #bringmethehorizon #bmth #bmthlive #amen #posthuman #nexgen #nexgentour #core #metalcore #emo #bmthofficial #rockamring #rockamring2025 #rar #olisykes #olisykesedit #bringmethehorizonlive ♬ AmEN! (feat. Lil Uzi Vert, Daryl Palumbo & Glassjaw) – Bring Me The Horizon

Towards these shows, the band have posted their older songs to TikTok with edits of a new 2000s style metal aesthetic, moving away from their old video game inspired style. Many fans are speculating that this is the band teasing an EP in a new era after their last album release ‘POST HUMAN: NeX GEn’. 

New era or still part of NeX GEn?
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 Keep up with Bring Me The Horizon’s exciting next movements, shows and releases on their official website

The legendary rock band have taken to their Instagram to announce the news to fans.

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The broadcasting conglobate have planned a series of concerts for this year featuring various artists, the iconic welsh band are the third act announced to perform. Due to the limited sized audience available at the concert, from 11th September 2021, the performance will be available to view on BBC iPlayer and on BBC Sounds. The special gig’s highlights will also be broadcasted on BBC Radio 2 the next evening from 7 pm-9 pm.

The Brit award winners will perform at Cardiff’s famed venue, St David’s Hall, home to the annual concert Welsh Proms Cardiff. James Dean Bradfield, frontman of the ‘A Design For Life’ rockers, has spoken on the importance and symbolisation of the group’s performance at St David’s Hall. “We are really excited to be playing St David’s Hall in Cardiff on August 12th for Radio 2 Live. I’ve seen bands and artists including The Waterboys, Echo and the Bunnymen, John Grant and Gary Numan perform on stage there, and myself and Nicky Wire busked outside of it in the mid 80s. Hopefully we can add to the musical memories we have experienced there.”

Head of Radio 2, Helen Thomas has also expressed the station’s excitement for the new concert series. Thomas states the purpose of the new series, Radio 2 Live, whilst confirming the other two acts included within the station’s productions. “New for 2021 and beyond, Radio 2 Live will take the spirit of our very special radio station around the UK. Manic Street Preachers delivered an incredible performance for Radio 2 Live at Hyde Park in 2018, so we’re thrilled to be bringing them to Cardiff to perform an intimate set for their fans in Wales. Listeners and viewers can watch these exclusive performances from the Manic Street Preachers, Texas and Steps on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer in September.”

Other acts included within the exciting new series are 90’s pop band Steps and Glasgow rock band Texas, the Scottish group known for their long-standing music career and multiple hit songs. Steps are set to perform in Manchester on 10th August 2021, famed for their ‘5,6,7,8’ hit, the group have released the following statement expressing their excitement and stating what ticket-holders can expect from their performance. “We are beyond excited to be performing for Radio 2 Live in Manchester. It will be our first live performance in front of an audience in over three years and we cannot wait. It’ll be a great chance to play some of our latest singles and Steps classics and get warmed up ahead of our UK arena tour this November.”

BBC radio presenter Zoe Ball announced via her breakfast show the date and venue for Texas’ performance in partnership with BBC’s concert series, Radio 2 Live. Texas is confirmed to perform at St Luke’s on 4th August 2021, located within the band’s hometown. The front-woman of Texas, Sharleen Spiteri, has conveyed her thoughts concerning the group’s hometown show. “I’m always excited to play in Glasgow, our hometown! And I’m thrilled to be performing for the first time at St. Luke’s for Radio 2 Live.”

The head of Music for Radio 2, Jeff Smith, has provided the following statement concerning the new concert series’ mission statement whilst expressing his joy to be organising live performances once again. “Radio 2 is committed to bringing live music performance to its listeners as we know how much they love to listen and watch their favourite artists perform the songs they adore. Over the past year, Radio 2 House Music has done a brilliant job with performances from Joan Armatrading, Kelly Clarkson, Rag’n’Bone Man and many more, but now it’s time to get back to live performance in front of an audience. Radio 2 Live is going to feature incredible sets from major artists, in front of what I’m sure will be a very excited audience of Radio 2 listeners.”

In order to attend the event, fans are invited to register by the BBC’s website, the lucky ticket holders will then be chosen via a ballot. Click here to register and be in the running to see Manic Street Preachers, Steps and Texas live.

The New Cross Inn in South East London re-opened yesterday with their full run of festive December events going ahead. The venue operates with limited capacity of people seated in their households or bubbles, provides table service and sanitising stations, and currently accepts only card payments. Thanks to the Music Venue Trust‘s support and determination, as of yesterday all Tier 2 music venues “have been made exempt from the requirement of a substantial meal to serve alcohol“.

Pleased to confirm that Tier 2 music venues have been made exempt from the requirement of a substantial meal to serve alcohol. Huge thanks to @musicvenuetrust for helping to make this happen. #gigsforsupper https://t.co/cFw04I6whK

— New Cross Inn (@NewCrossInn) December 1, 2020

Established only a year ago after a random encounter between Milkie Way and Sam Matlok, rising London duo Wargams has rightfully been getting a lot of attention this year. Delivering an explosive genre-bending mix of metal, punk and rap, they were named as one of the 5 artists you should know by Revolver in June, and were selected as one of the special guests to perform at the 2020 Heavy Music Awards. Wargasm’s debut EP Lapdance / Gold Gold Gold came out in February this year, followed by the explosive single ‘Spit.‘ in June and ‘Backyard Bastards‘ in September. Just a week ago, the duo premiered their latest chaotic video for yet another rebellious new track ‘Rage All Over‘.

Earlier in November, both Wargasm and Death Blooms represented the UK alongside Hacktivist and October Ends on the inaugural virtual Pulse of The Maggots festival organised by Knotfest in support of rising metal bands from across the world. The London newcomers opened for the symbolic main Rock Against Racism stage followed by Introtyl, Scarlet, dEMOTIONAL, Vended, Orbit Culture and Hacktivist themselves, while Death Blooms performed at the MusiCares stage with Once Awake, Thrown Into Exile, I Revolt, 156/Silence, Death Tour, VCTMS and Diamond Construct, with their full sets available to watch online.

Death Blooms have been building their reputations for few years now with a distinctive mashup of oldschool nu metal and hardcore attitude, and hailed by Louder for “packing more punches than a team-up against Thanos” and really standing out in the contemporary scene “unlike the legions of wannabe nu metal messiahs out there“. Following a debut self-title EP from 2017 and 4 killer singles from 2019, the Liverpool quartet returned this year with two brand new tracks ‘Life Is Pain‘ and ‘Anger‘ building on the momentum and looking ready for a solid first album soon.

The team-up of Wargasm and Death Blooms promises an explosive celebration of contemporary UK metal with a nostalgic nu/alternative metal twist and unforgettable hardcore/punk energy. On top of all that, this appears to be one of the few gigs to go ahead this year and a fantastic chance to attend a performance by two of the hottest rising bands in the UK, and ones to be talked about in the future.

Socially Distant with @thisiswargasmuk in London. pic.twitter.com/mxOzGrcQmz — Death Blooms (@dthblms) December 3, 2020

Ironworks took the opportunity to book shows with local bands only, as bands coming from tier-3 Covid areas are not welcome to perform for safety reasons. Those who wish to buy tickets should note that they will not be permitted in the building if they are coming from tier-3 areas as well.

The show was headlined by local-indie band Torridon, playing to a maximum audience of an intimate 100; Ironworks usually holds up to 1000 capacity. Protocols for the first indoor gig were strict with attendees instructed to remain seated in their zones and follow the usual social-distancing guidelines.

LIVE MUSIC IS BACK!

We are delighted to announce that our first show since March is happening next Saturday 21st November. And who better to grace our stage than local favourites Torridon!

TICKETS on sale Friday 13th November @ 5pm via Ticketwebhttps://t.co/BZOsHtwzqa pic.twitter.com/RE0IcQx9zj

— Ironworks (@IronworksVenue) November 12, 2020

All in attendance were required to wear masks upon entering and exiting the venue and while walking to the toilet from their seats. Seating was done in four zones, 6, 4, 2 and 1 while only allowing up to 6 heads at a table between up to 2 households. Mingling amongst tables was strictly forbidden, as was dancing and standing for any reason other than necessary.

All tickets for this first in-person concert were done online via e-ticket, the box-office was closed to further show an effort to adhere to safety regulations. Sanitizers were placed throughout the building and upon entering Ironworks utilized the NHS Track and Trace platform so that all in attendance be protected and informed were there a case of the virus later discovered.

Davy & Sam Cowan Under Lockdown Saturday 28th November 2020! Tickets on sale NOW: https://t.co/ipZuIVdtqR pic.twitter.com/pNgoYtggVx — Ironworks (@IronworksVenue) November 13, 2020

Ironworks director Caroline Campbell stated that this new form of live concerts is the new normal for Saturday nights. She went on to comment on the future of in-person music events, saying that it is going to be different. It is not going to be what people are used to. 

Due to its level-one safety restrictions, Inverness is now historically paving the way for what the transitional period in live-music will look like throughout the UK in the coming months and perhaps years. As lockdown slowly lifts, venues such as Ironworks will lay the foundation for what is to expected for new norms in live music.

This is the first inkling of the light at the end of the tunnel. Importantly, this is the beginning of the end for the financial suffering that music venues throughout the UK have experienced during lockdown.