The first iteration of Latitude was held at the Henham Park site near Southwold, Suffolk in 2006, with a billing that included Snow Patrol, The Zutons, Mogwai and Paolo Nutini. As it’s grown into a major festival, it’s hosted massive acts like Florence + The Machine, Pet Shop Boys, The 1975 and The Killers. The 20th anniversary event ran last weekend with around 40,000 attendees from July 23 to 26, and had  former Talking Heads’ maverick leader David Byrne, current US chart-topper Teddy Swims and loveable Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi as its main attractions.

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This past Sunday, Melvin Benn, the founder and organiser of Latitude and Managing Director of Festival Republic, made the announcement that the festival had extended its lease at Henham Park for a further 20 years. He broke the news during an on-stage discussion with Professor George McKay of the University of East Anglia. According to NME he said “I have signed a new 20-year lease with the Rous family. Latitude will call Henham Park home until 2046. I could not be prouder to make that commitment, or to announce it in front of our audience on the festival’s 20th anniversary. Henham Park is not just where Latitude happens. It is part of what Latitude is. The lake, the woods, the parkland. You cannot separate the festival from the place.”

Permission to extend the lease was granted to Festival Republic by Hektor Rous, whose family owns the Henham Park estate. In a statement published by the BBC, Rous wrote “Latitude Festival has been an incredible and pivotal event for Henham Park and we couldn’t be more pleased to have agreed another 20 years with the brilliantly creative and passionate team at Festival Republic led by Melvin Benn.” He also spoke of the unique benefits of holding a festival at the estate, saying “Latitude has very much enabled us to continue the restoration and care of Henham Park which is not only my life’s work, but the work of generations before and after. It has supported the restoration of several at risk buildings and aided us in the catching up on many years of forestry and landscape recovery and maintenance works critical to maintaining an estate like this.”

In preparation for Latitude 2027, the organisers have opened a loyalty scheme, which will reward returning attendees with money off their tickets for next year. Registration for the scheme is open now, before it closes on Sunday August 2 at 11:59pm. The loyalty tickets will then go on sale at 10am on Wednesday August 5, while early bird tickets hit the market at 10am on Thursday August 13.

Reading Festival and its sister-promotion Leeds Festival are two of the most popular British summer festivals, closing out August with a diverse musical line-up shared between both events. While the southern side at Richfield Avenue in Reading is more popular than its northern counterpart, typically drawing over 100,000 attendants each year, Leeds has something Reading doesn’t – licensing permission to field a Thursday of music, this year headlined by Leicester indie rockers Kasabian. Due to Reading’s more-restrictive license, Kasabian are not booked to perform as it stands, and there is no similar entertainment as the festival arena site will be closed.

Festival Republic, who have run the pair of events since 1998, have applied to Reading Borough Council for licensing changes which would allow amplified music at the site’s main stage only, between 5pm and midnight on the Thursday of the festival period. In addition, they have requested an extension to the hours that alcohol can be sold across the event. Any changes in the license would not be applied to this year’s edition, and would come into effect from 2027 at the earliest.

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This year’s line-up at Reading and Leeds is dominated by home-grown talent, with a spread of 6 headliners across its 3 nights of music. For Reading specifically, the Friday evening kicks off with drum and bass cult heroes Chase & Status and pop mega-star Charli XCX; Saturday plays host to festival favourite rapper Dave and indie rock past headliners Florence + The Machine; before Sunday closes out with Irish rock outfit Fontaines D.C. and chart-topping soulful singer Raye. Further down the bill we find Gunna, Skepta, Sombr, Loyle Carner and Role Model.

Reading and Leeds 2026 run from August 27 to 30, at Reading’s Richfield Avenue and Leeds’ Bramham Park, with select tickets still available.

In their Instagram post announcing the tour the band said they will be playing at “some of [their] favourite venues across the country.”

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The tour will see Britpop icons play a host of intimate venues. Beginning at the Leeds University Stylus (1,000 capacity) and hitting the Edinburgh Queens Hall (900 capacity) as well as London’s Electric Ballroom (1,500 capacity) along the way, the Yeah Yeah Yeah Tour will provide fans with a unique opportunity to see Cast up close and personal, after last year’s massive Live ’25 appearance. 

Before the reunion tour, Cast supported Oasis at many shows across their career, including the legendary Knebworth ’96 shows. Frontman John Power described getting the call from Liam Gallagher and his partner Debbie Gwyther about supporting Live ’25, saying the two were “buoyant” when they asked, “Do you wanna open for Oasis?” Power said, “Are you kidding me?” 

The forthcoming tour is in support of ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’, the band’s 8^th studio album. It came out in January and peaked at Number 8 on the UK Official Album Chart. This was the band’s first album in the Top Ten since 1999.  Of the achievement the band said, “it’s such an incredible feeling and a fantastic achievement for the band so massive thanks to you all for your incredible support and for all buying the record. We’ve truly felt the positivity from every single one of you.” 

The album came from a great deal of freedom, Power told NME last year: “there was a window of opportunity – Youth was free, the studio was free, and the band were free – and I thought, let providence prevail.” He said, “It was more than just trying to capture a vibe – it was about trying to record something majestic.” Listen to the lead single, ‘Poison Vine Feat. P.P. Arnold’ below.

Before their October run, Cast is spending their summer at a string of festivals. Their next appearance is 17 July at London’s Alexandra Park. From there, they will headline Humberfest in North Lincolnshire, appear at Nottingham’s Splendour Festival, the Together Again Festival and many more across the UK. A full list of Cast’s Summer 2026 dates can be found here. 

Tickets for the Yeah Yeah Yeah Tour go on pre-sale from 10am Wednesday 15 July. General sale commences at 10am on Friday 17 July. Fans can signup for pre-sale access here. 

Cast Yeah Yeah Yeah Tour 2026 Dates 

1/10 – Stylus – Leeds University, Leeds, UK 

2/10 – The Queens Hall – Edinburgh, UK 

3/10 – New Century Hall – Manchester, UK 

22/10 – Newcastle University – Newcastle, UK 

23/10 – Electric Ballroom – London, UK 

24/10 – The Dome at Grand Central Hall – Liverpool, UK 

Since breaking through with their vocal features on Disclosure’s 2012 single ‘Latch’ and 2013 UK Number One ‘La La La’ by Naughty Boy, Smith’s debut ‘In the Lonely Hour’ released in 2014. The album was the top-selling debut of the 2010s and had major chart successes, with singles ‘Money On My Mind’ and ‘Stay With Me’ hitting the top spot and ‘I’m Not The Only One’ reaching third on the UK Chart. ‘In the Lonely Hour’ was a hit with the industry as well, with Smith winning 4 MOBOs, 4 Grammys and 2 BRIT Awards. They also had the honour of recording the theme for James Bond movie Spectre – the 2015 track ‘Writing’s On The Wall’ won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award in the Best Original Song category. In total, Smith has 8 UK Number One singles and 3 Number One albums, with their last LP ‘Gloria’ topping the charts in 2023 alongside its hit single ‘Unholy’ in 2022.

With their new album ‘Hazel Eyes’ announced for release on August 21, Smith has so far revealed 3 singles – ‘Love Is A Stillness’, ‘To Be Free’, and ‘My Guy’. The latter was released in June with a message from the singer which read “A song that I feel I have been waiting a lifetime to write and sing. Written with beautiful friends on a summer’s day in New York, this one fell out of the sky. In this sometimes cold and distant world, I hope you can feel the love and the closeness of this recording. I tried to capture the glow and the warmth of love in this one, it makes me cry, maybe it will make you feel a little love too.”

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Sam Smith took to social media last week to announce the two-city residency for their To Be Free set of shows. The run kicks off in September with a pair of shows at Manchester’s Albert Hall followed by a set of eight nights at London’s Coliseum venue. Before the UK leg, Smith will be in Mexico this August performing a single show in Guadalajara at the Auditorio Telemex and a 4-show residency in Mexico City’s National Auditorium. These are the UK dates for September 2026:

03 – Albert Hall, Manchester
04 – Albert Hall, Manchester
08 – London Coliseum, London
09 – London Coliseum, London
11 – London Coliseum, London
12 – London Coliseum, London
15 – London Coliseum, London
16 – London Coliseum, London
18 – London Coliseum, London
19 – London Coliseum, London

‘Hazel Eyes’ is out on August 21 via Capitol Records, with 2026 single ‘My Guy’ available on streaming now. Tickets for the To Be Free UK residencies hit fan pre-sale at 10am tomorrow, Thursday July 9, before general sale opens at 10 am on Friday July 10.

2000Trees is one of the UK’s most exciting and diverse rock festivals, bringing a cohort of the rock world’s finest acts to a picturesque site among the trees in Upcote Farm, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. It’s set to start this Wednesday, July 8, and run 3 huge days of music until Saturday July 11. Coming into last week, 2000Trees had booked an outstanding line-up including Welsh emo legends Funeral For A Friend, US post-hardcore innovators Glassjaw, and Welsh pop punk fun from Neck Deep, with Chicago punk royalty Alkaline Trio headlining the opening Thursday night.

Alkaline Trio suddenly announced the full cancellation of their English headliner shows including 2000Trees on Friday July 3, the same day the tour was due to begin with a night at Birmingham’s O2 Institute. The tour would also have visited London, Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester before culminating in the 2000Trees set. In the post, they explained that the cancellation was due to medical issues that frontman Matt Skiba had been experiencing, following shows in Germany where he was pictured seated while on stage.

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In a video post from London Heathrow airport on his Instagram account, Skiba thanked British fans for their understanding and patience over the matter, saying “you guys deserve a better show than I can throw right now. I’ve got numbness in my feet, numbness in my hands, as you can tell I’m losing my voice. So I can’t really talk, walk, play or sing, but I’m okay.”

With a significant vacuum on the bill and less than a week to sort a replacement, 2000Trees’ organisers frantically worked to find a substitute. They broke the news the same day, confirming that they had booked Bedford alt-rock heavyweight’s Don Broco for the Thursday slot. In the post, they wrote “It’s been a whirlwind of a day but we’re buzzing to have these guys return to the Main Stage next week. This band are total heroes for stepping in at the 11th hour to help us out”, before adding “two years ago they put on one of the biggest headline sets Upcote has ever seen, and now they’re gonna one up it. This will be one helluva show.” The organisers also spoke of the drama of booking such a late replacement with some mirth, writing “Now please excuse us while we go and have a lay down and a stiff drink – we found out about Alkaline Trio literally a few hours ago, and we pulled out all the stops to sort out your Thursday headliner as soon as possible, from the middle of a field no less. Thanks for bearing with + let’s get the party started!!”  

 

 

 

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Since headlining the festival in 2024, Don Broco have enjoyed a wild ride in the last 12 months, shifting their ever-evolving sound into a blistering nu metal throwback style with their latest singles from album ‘Nightmare Tripping’, which released this March. The album features major collaborations with Nickelback on the title track, and a vocal feature from Architects frontman Sam Carter on the fierce single ‘True Believers’. Last Friday, when the news of the booking broke, they were supporting Biffy Clyro at their massive Finsbury Park bash to a crowd of over 45,000. The band have celebrated on Instagram, writing “Honoured to be returning to 2000 Trees to headline Thursday night! We’ll be filling in for Alkaline Trio, sending big love to Matt, we hope you feel better soon. Trees we love you. See you in a few days.”

2000Trees starts this week, running July 8 to 11 at Upcote Farm, Gloucestershire. Catch Don Broco, Funeral For A Friend and Neck Deep headlining, with limited tickets still available here. Don Broco are also on tour this Autumn supporting 2026 album ‘Nightmare Tripping’ at these dates:

SEPTEMBER

27 – Colosseum, Watford
28 – Engine Shed, Lincoln, 
29 – Octagon, Sheffield, 

OCTOBER

1 – Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, 
2 – Academy, Manchester,
3 – Guild of Students, Liverpool, 
4 – City Hall, Newcastle,
6 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
7 – O2 Academy, Birmingham,
8 – Guildhall, Portsmouth
10 – University of East Anglia, Norwich, 
11 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkstone
12 – Here At Outernet, London
14 – The Prospect Building, Bristol,

Styles performed shows at Wembley Stadium on June 12, June 13, June 17, June 19, June 20, June 23, June 26, June 27, June 29, July 1, July 3 and July 4.

Styles announced the title and release date of his fourth studio album ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Ocassionally.’ back in January, which was shortly followed by the announcement of his residencies via Instagram.

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After initially announcing the first six nights of Together, Together in London, six more dates were later added due to high demand. On the final night of his London residency, Styles received the record from Wil Munford, the host and adjudicator of Guinness World Records, while onstage. While receiving the certificate, Styles was visibly emotional and even gave recognition to his old bandmates, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, and Liam Payne, who had passed away in 2024.

“I wouldn’t be on this stage if it wasn’t for four friends of mine that were a massive part of this journey,” Styles said. “I want to thank Niall, Louis, Zayn, and my dear friend Liam.”

Styles was in the band One Direction that formed in 2010 up until 2016 when the group announced an indefinite hiatus. Since then, Styles, along with the other group members, have dedicated their time to their own solo projects and tours.

For his last show in London, Wembley Stadium had also put up a commemorative banner outside the stadium to celebrate Styles’ achievement. The banner displayed Styles’ name and marked the achievement of playing 12 nights.

Guinness World Records and Wembley Stadium shared a post via Instagram of Styles and his touring crew with their certificate on July 5:

 

 

 

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Following his London run, Styles will resume the Together, Together tour in São Paul, Brazil on July 17. He will play four shows there, travel to Mexico City for six more shows before completing a residency at Madison Square Garden in New York from August 26 to October 31. Following his Madison Square Garden residency, Styles will wrap his tour up in Australia.

Harry Styles Together, Together Tour Dates

July 17-18 – São Paul, Brazil

July 21 – São Paul, Brazil

July 24 – São Paul, Brazil

July 31 – Mexico City, Mexico

August 1 – Mexico City, Mexico

August 4 – Mexico City, Mexico

August 7-8 – Mexico City, Mexico

August 10 – Mexico City, Mexico

August 26 – New York, NY

August 28-29 – New York, NY

September 2 – New York, NY

September 4-5 – New York, NY

September 9 – New York, NY

September 11-12 – New York, NY

September 16 – New York, NY

September 18-19 – New York, NY

September 23 – New York, NY

September 25-26 – New York, NY

September 30 – New York, NY

October 2-3 – New York, NY

October 7 – New York, NY

October 9-10 – New York, NY

October 14 – New York, NY

October 16-17 – New York, NY

October 21 – New York, NY

October 23-24 – New York, NY

October 28 – New York, NY

October 30-31 – New York, NY

November 27-28 – Melbourne, Australia

December 2 –  Melbourne, Australia

December 4 – Melbourne, Australia

December 12-13 – Sydney, Australia

Hailing from San Francisco’s Bay Area, US thrash metal legends Metallica are widely regarded as the biggest heavy metal band on the planet and with good reason – they’ve sold over 125 million records, won 10 Grammys, and had six consecutive albums reach Number One on the Billboard Hot 200. Their 45 years as one of the world’s greatest live acts has seen them play over 1,600 shows across all seven continents, reportedly playing to over 3.5 million fans and earning $227 million in ticket sales over their careers.

Since releasing their eleventh and most recent album ‘72 Seasons’ in 2023, Metallica have been on their M72 World Tour supporting it non-stop. While they’ve dazzled festivals the world round, it’s their stadium performances that have set a new standard for metal gigs. The band have opted to play in-the-round, with a gigantic circular staging platform in the heart of stadiums, and their VIP ‘Snake Pit’ ticket-holders viewing it from the centre. As a result, this setup has opened all of the seating allocations in venues and broken various attendance records in Europe and the US.

After a pair of shows in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium and one in Glasgow’s Hampden Park, their last date in June was at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on the 28th, their first visit to Wales since October 1996. With support from US metalcore heavyweights Knocked Loose and French metal powerhouse Gojira, Metallica set a new attendance record of 76,000 for the stadium and Wales as a whole, surpassing Ed Sheeran’s previous best of 75,000 from 2022 and U2’s past record of 73,000 in 2009.

In a set packed with their biggest hits over nearly 50 years such as ‘Master of Puppets’, ‘Sad But True’, and the ever-present ‘Enter Sandman’, the headliners caused a bit of a stir when they led the crowd through a rendition of Welsh star Tom Jones’ 1968 hit ‘Delilah’. The song has historically been a staple sing-along for crowds at the Welsh national rugby team’s home games at the Principality, until it was removed from their stadium playlist in 2015 and confirmed to be effectively taboo ahead of the 2023 Six Nations tournament. The song is considered a ‘murder ballad’, telling the story of a man who kills his partner after catching her in an affair, which led to calls to withdraw it due to the theme of violence to women. Since its removal by Welsh Rugby Union, Jones himself has continued to perform it, and the crowd in Cardiff on Sunday loved every moment of it.

Metallica hit the British headlines again this week for other reasons – acts of charity and kindness. Two weeks ago, Cardiff Foodbank had appealed for donations, claiming they’d never “seen the warehouse so empty”. The group donated £20,000 through their charity foundation All In My Hands, with Cardiff Foodbank CEO Rachel Biggs gratefully saying “It’s an incredible amount of money which will make such a difference and replenish our empty shelves.” Also, the show partnered with the Welsh Blood Service to run blood and plasma donations across Wales from June 28 to July 3.

The next stops on the M72 World Tour are at the London Stadium this week, bringing Knocked Loose and Gojira for Friday July 3, then Avatar and Pantera for Sunday July 5. After that, they’re returning to the States to extend their residency at the Las Vegas Sphere from October until March 2027. You can click here to support All Within My Hands and fund food banks around the world.

Since co-founding Las Vegas rock group The Killers in 2001, Flowers has released 7 albums with the band, all of which have been UK Number Ones. With their hits including ‘Somebody Told Me’, ‘All These Things That I’ve Done’, and their iconic debut ‘Mr Brightside’, The Killers have sold over 35 million records, been nominated for 7 Grammys, and won 2 BRIT Awards. The group’s shows have been celebrated as a fantastic live experience, having headlined Glastonbury in 2007 and the US’s Coachella Festival in 2009. While still active, The Killers have not released an album since 2021’s ‘Pressure Machine’, though Flowers told NME that their eighth album might release in 2027.

Flowers first stepped away from the fold to begin his solo career in 2010 with debut album ‘Flamingo’, which was again a UK Number One, as was his 2015 second album ‘The Desired Effect’. He toured ‘The Desired Effect’ extensively, including performances for Barack Obama and the British royal family.

In 2025, Flowers spoke to NME about the two “South West” styled solo albums he had recorded in Nashville, with a sound and feel inspired by Bruce Springsteen, hinting that they would be out before the next Killers album. He announced the first of them, ‘Thrasher’, earlier this week, with the lead single ‘Plans’ due to release tomorrow, the 26th of June. The full track-listing was made available this week:

1. Does It Ever Cross Your Mind?
2. One Of Us
3. Tiger’s Blood
4. Plans
5. Paradise
6. Miss America
7. Angel
8. The Red Ground
9. In A Heartbeat
10. An American Dream

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With the album’s announcement and ‘Plans’ releasing imminently, Flowers has announced his full solo tour since 2015, with September and October dates in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland. His return to the Royal Albert Hall will be his first full show at the venue since The Killers played 2 nights there in 2009, which was recorded and later released as the album and concert film ‘Live From The Royal Albert Hall’. Here are the full dates for the UK and Ireland:

OCTOBER:

14 – Bournemouth, O2 Academy
15 – London, Royal Albert Hall
17 – Bristol, Beacon
18 – Nottingham, Rock City
20 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
21 – York, Barbican
23 – Glasgow, O2 Academy
24 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
27 – Dublin, Olympia

The single ‘Plans’ releases tomorrow ahead of ‘Thrasher’, which comes out on the 21st of August. Pre-ordering the album gives you access to the live show pre-sale, which opens on the Wednesday the 1st of July at 10am. General sale opens at 10am on Friday the 3rd.

English alternative rock two-piece Royal Blood have impossible to ignore since their 2014 self-titled debut album brought them a plethora of award nominations, introduced them to TV adverts, and scored a UK Number One Album, going double platinum and selling over 600,000 copies. The duo is made up of singer and bassist Mike Kerr, who uses his instrument with a variety of effects, amps and pedals to make it sound like a low-tuned electric guitar, and drummer Ben Thatcher, whose pounding beats give the music its boisterous energy on both recording and live shows.

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With no releases since 2023, where they dropped their fourth album ‘Back to the Water Below’ and its B-side tracks ‘Supermodel Avalanches’ and ‘Everything’s Fine’, the band have flown under the radar since their last live performances in 2024. This weekend they posted a social media video of Kerr jamming on his bass with frantic drum beats blasting behind it and the simple request “sign up to the mailing list”. The snippet sounded heavy and raw compared to the slower, desert-vibes from ‘Back to the Water Below’ and the groovier, disco-inspired tracks from its predecessor ‘Typhoons’.

With the hint of new music still fresh, Royal Blood announced their mini-tour this week with the intention to play so-far unreleased songs live for the first time to UK audiences. The post reads “We are returning this summer for three special shows in Margate, Southampton and Guildford to play you a couple of new songs!” The three shows are scheduled for the end of this August, based all around the south of England where the band hails from. Check the post below for the dates and venues:

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While they wait for a new single to surface, fans looking for tickets should sign up to Royal Blood’s mailing list for pre-sale access before midnight today, Wednesday the 24th of June. Pre-sale opens on Thursday the 25th of June at 10am, before general sale goes live on Friday the 26th.

Born Roger Keith Barrett on the 6th of January 1946 in Cambridge, Barrett adopted the nickname ‘Syd’ in his teens and formed the group Pink Floyd Sound in 1965, with himself as singer and guitarist, Roger Waters on bass and vocals, Richard Wright on keyboards and Nick Mason as drummer. Changing their name to the simpler Pink Floyd in 1966, Barrett led the group as their chief songwriter, known for the eccentric, psychedelic lyrics and themes he brought to the table. With Barrett, they released debut album ‘Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ in 1967, which spent 14 weeks in the UK Charts, entering at number 6.

Following issues with drugs and his mental health, Barrett’s tenure with Pink Floyd ended shortly after guitarist David Gilmour was brought in to help with his burdens. From there, the partnership of Waters and Gilmour turned the band into the biggest progressive rock group of all time – but many still fondly regard the unusual ‘60s psychedelic rock and roll that Barrett created as their finest works. Barrett’s last song written with the group, ‘Jugband Blues’, made it onto their second album ‘A Saucerful of Secrets‘ in 1968.

Following solo releases, Barrett retired from the music industry in the mid ‘70s and became reclusive, developing a love for painting. When Pink Floyd were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, he was included as a member but did not attend the ceremony. On the 7th of July 2006, Syd Barrett passed away from pancreatic cancer.

The tribute event has been planned to celebrate 80 years of one of British music’s most interesting characters, involving a live show at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, where Barrett played his last concert on the 24th of February 1972. Booked for the 10th of October 2026, the live contingent includes Kula Shaker, Soft Machine, Men of the Border, Diana Silveira & The Psychedelic Circus, and Pünk Floyd.

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The tribute’s co-organiser Neil Jones has said “Eighty years after his birth, Syd Barrett’s influence remains as powerful as ever. His music, creativity and unique vision continue to inspire artists and audiences across generations.” Barrett’s sister, Rosemary Breen, commented “Syd would have been so happy and honoured to know his music was still being enjoyed in Cambridge.”

Alongside the performance, further tribute will be paid to Barrett by way of an exhibition exploring the impact of his works, and a special double album, featuring new recordings and previously unreleased tracks. The album has brought together a slew of artists including former Pink Floyd colleagues David Gilmour and Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, as well as Kula Shaker, All About Eve, Mystery Jets and Rosalie Cunningham. All proceeds will be donated to mental health charity, with Breen saying “the family wholeheartedly support these exciting events in aid of mental health charities.”

Tickets for the tribute show at Cambridge Corn Exchange go on sale on Friday the 19th of June.