After his song ‘Caroline’ went viral in 2022 and his EP ‘In Another Life’ in 2023 gained him a following, he made his big break this year with his debut album ‘I Barely Know Here’, with fan favourite singles on there such as ‘Back to Friends’ and ‘Undressed’. These songs went viral on TikTok, and earned him global success in the charts.

This also has led him to announce his first major tour ‘The Late Nights & Young Romance Tour’. The UK leg of the tour includes shows in London at London’s O2 Academy Brixton, Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow.

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Before doing his headline show, he has also supported Nessa Barrett in the UK earlier this year on her ‘Aftercare Tour’, where he played at major venues such as London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town and Manchester Academy.

Sombr has also had major success in the UK charts with multiple songs in the Top 40. His breakout single ‘Back to Friends’ climbed to number 7 on the UK Officials Singles Chart, and stayed in the Top 40 for many weeks. Additionally, his song ‘Undressed’ became his biggest UK single so far – it entered the UK chart at number 65, then broke into the Top 40 at number 37, and eventually peaked at number 4, making it his most commercially successful songs in the UK.

Recently, his song ‘We Never Dated’ (released earlier this year), charted and debuted at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. His single ’12 to 12′ became his third Top 10 UK single, peaking at number 7, further cementing his popularity in the UK, and showing his dedicated fan base.

Ahead of the announcement of his UK and Europe tour next year, fans have positively reacted to the announcement, with fans wanting him to add new dates. Fans have been commenting on his Instagram post with comments such as, “Please add a date in Dublin, pleaaaaaaaaaase”, and “More tickets in Prague please”, even after he had upgraded shows and added shows. His instagram caption said, “Sold out instantly. 2 more nights added in London, 1 more night in Paris and Manchester, Zurich, Berlin, and Barcelona upgraded. Thank you.”

Tickets for the one-off intimate gig in London later this week will be available to buy on November 19 at 10am, and can be bought here.

Any remaining tickets to the UK leg of his tour next year can be found here.

Intimate London Show:

November 21 – London – KOKO

UK 2026 Tour Dates:

March 8 – London – O2 Academy Brixton

March 9 – London – O2 Academy Brixton

March 10 – London – O2 Academy Brixton

March 12 – Manchester – Aviva Studios Warehouse

March 13 – Birmingham – O2 Academy Birmingham

March 15 – Glasgow – O2 Academy Glasgow

Set to start at the beginning of next year, the tour called ‘Small Rooms, Big Nerves, will start at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on January 19. From there, she will go to Toronto, New York City and then conclude the shows January 29 in Los Angeles.

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Hilary Duff said, “It’s happening. I’m over the moon to be stepping on stage again. I’ve got some new songs that I can’t wait to share with you and of course some old favourites we can scream together. It’s been a minute and I’ve missed you. Let’s make some mems.” Her new single ‘Mature’ marks her first new piece of music since 2015. The song looks at Hilary Duffs past years, combining witty and vulnerable lyrics.

“‘Mature’ is a conversation that my present self is having with my younger self”, she explained. “The two of us are reflecting on a past experience and sending love to each other. It’s a chuckle, a wink, and a sense of being grateful that we are sure footed in where we landed.”

The new music and tour dates come ahead of a new docuseries about Hilary, which follows the singer and actress as she makes her music return, and it looks at her personal journey, her time in the recording studio, her live show rehearsals, and more. The docuseries is directed and produced by Grammy-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director Sam Wrench, who was also behind ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ and ‘A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter.‘ More details about the expected release date will be shared soon.

Hilary rose to fame in the early 2000s with Disney’s ‘Lizzie McGuire‘, and she gained a strong following in the UK. Her debut album ‘Metamorphosis‘ reached the UK Top 40, driven by singles such as ‘So Yesterday’. Following albums, including ‘Hilary Duff’, and ‘Dignity‘, earned moderate UK chart success.

Hilary also stared in films such as ‘A Cinderella Story’ and ‘The Perfect Man’, both which were popular with British audiences. After her hiatus, she returned to TV with ‘Younger’ and music with ‘Breath In. Breath Out.’ helping her to maintain a loyal UK fan base.

Pre-sale for her show in London goes on sale November 14 at 10am, and fans can sign up for access here. General sale starts November 14 at 3pm, and tickets can be bought here.

The show is on January 19 at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

The ‘My Kinda Saturday Night’ tour will be played in North America and Europe from March to August next year.

The country star released his fifth studio album ‘Fathers & Sons‘ last year.

The UK and Ireland shows on the tour will consist of three shows. He will perform at Slane Castle in County Meath on July 18, Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium on July 25, and will finish at London’s Wembley Stadium on August 1.

Tickets have already gone on pre-sale today, and general sale will begin October 17 at 10am. Tickets can be found here.

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Support for the shows will vary depending on the dates, but for the UK and Ireland shows will include The Script, The Teskey Brothers, Thomas Rhett, Ty Myers and The Castellows.

When speaking about his upcoming tour, Luke Combs said, “This year has been awesome. We’ve gotten to play some of the most iconic festivals in the world and promote country music in ways that it normally isn’t.”

“That said, while the festivals are awesome, there’s nothing like a headline show on a full tour with all of my fans. It’s hard to beat! I can’t wait for March 2026 for the ‘My Kinda Saturday Night’ Tour. We’re going to eight different countries, bringing along a ton of great support, and by then will have a lot of new music to play.”

UK and Ireland 2026 Tour Dates:

July 18 – County Meath – Slane Castle

July 25 – Edinburgh – Murrayfield Stadium

August 1 – London – Wembley Stadium

Earlier this year, Luke Combs spoke about his experiences with a form of OCD known as ‘pure O’, describing the thoughts as “intrusively violent”.

“It’s thoughts, essentially, that you don’t want to have,” Luke Combs explained.

“Then they cause you stress, and then you’re stressed out, and then the stress causes you to have more of the thoughts, and then you don’t understand why you’re having them, and you’re trying to get rid of them, but trying to get rid of them makes you have more of them.”

Luke Combs’ debut album ‘This One’s for You’ released in 2017 launched him to fame, featuring hit singles such as ‘Hurricane’.

The deluxe edition added ‘Beautiful Crazy’. The album became a multi-Platinum success in America and was certified Gold in the UK marking his breakthrough overseas.

Building on that momentum, Combs later sold out London’s O2 Arena on his 2023 world tour, cementing his reputation as one of country music’s biggest global stars and the first U.S. male country artist with two UK Gold albums.

The band announced two shows in their home nation of Ireland last week, one in Cork and another in Dublin. The Band’s debut album, which was “made in a garage in Donaghadee,” will grace venues far bigger than the pubs and bars the album was bouncing around in, when it first hit the airways.

The London gig will take place on Friday June 26, at Crystal Palace Park, which can host around 30,000 spectators.

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It just wouldn’t be right restricting this album’s booming anthems with a roof. Two Door Cinema Club, and the outdoors go hand in hand.

Tunes like ‘What You Know’, ‘Undercover Martyn’ and ‘Something Good Can Work’ were born to be rolled out over thousands of fans, over the hills and into the sunset.

There’s something in those early tracks bright, restless, and made to echo through fields full of movement; they aren’t just hits, they are summer distilled. bottling the feeling of festivals at golden hour.

TDCC won’t be alone, support on the day will be brought by fellow indie heavyweights The Vaccines, James Marriot and The Royston Club. 

In ‘The Royston Club’, we could be seeing a passing of the torch. One band who have dominated festivals for years, and brought eyes to any lineup, supported by this young gunning band from Wrexham, who have really stepped it up this year. 

‘Songs For The Spine’ is the name of their record released just months ago, its full of anthem potential and a raw passion for making hits, they could be the ones to full the huge gap left by the golden generation of Indie bands, that wont be around in the next decade. 

The band commented on the gig via their social media: “London is the first place outside of Ireland we called home, we recorded Tourist History in this city and it’s been the setting for so many iconic moments in our career.” 

“We’re proud to be Irish but this also feels like a hometown show for us. London knows how it’s done so we can’t wait to celebrate with you along with our special guests”

The setlist will definitely include the whole of the album, plus other hits from the group. So you’re going to want to get your lyrics in for the following tracks: 

Cigarettes in the Theatre

Come Back Home

Do You Want It All?

This Is the Life

Something Good Can Work

I Can Talk

Undercover Martyn

What You Know

Eat That Up, It’s Good for You

You’re Not Stubborn

Pre-sale will take place on Wednesday October 8 at 9am BST, with general sale beginning two days later at the same time. 

Sign up for access to the pre-sale here.

This announcement comes after they decided everyone should be able to enjoy live music regardless of income.

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The band announced the show on Instagram this morning and highlighted the importance of it in their caption.

They stated that, “Lately, with the cost of living rising, ticket prices have gone wild, making live music inaccessible and pricing out the exact people who need that escapism most.”

They further went on to say that, “live music should be accessible to everyone.”

The show is next year February 2, just after the release of their debut album ‘And I’d Do It Again’, which is out January 30.

The initiative also goes beyond ticket prices. Not only are tickets priced at £1, but an additional £1 will go to LIVE Trust, which help protect grassroots music venues in the UK.

LIVE CEO Jon Collins said: “This is a wonderful, positive move by Only The Poets, giving back to the grassroots while giving back to their fans.”

All tickets are priced at £1 + fees (£1 venue restoration, £1 Ticketmaster fee, £1 LIVE Trust donation).

Only The Poets have grown from grassroots venues to international tours. In 2025 alone, they sold over 25,000 tickets around Europe.

They also toured in America for the first time selling out shows in New York, Los Angeles and Boston.

Fans in London have already seen them sell out venues such as KOKO, Electric Ballroom, and O2 Shepherd’s Bush.

Brixton next year will be their biggest headline show so far in their career.

Pre-sale starts September 11 at 10am, and fans can register for tickets here.

General sale will start on September 12 at 10am, and fans can get tickets here.

During the London show of his On The Road Again tour, Shawn Mendes decided to bring out Irish singer Niall Horan which made fans erupt with excitement.

As Shawn welcomed him onto the stage, he said “I met this fella years ago, I was probably 16 or 17. I came into the industry and I was terrified of everything and everyone. We talk a lot… but this man has been an older brother to me.” He then added “I love him with all my heart, please welcome Niall Horan.”

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Fans were not only thrilled to see this duo on stage together, but were also emotional as they were trying to hold back tears. Shawn took to Instagram to share the moment with glimpses of fan reactions and Niall Horan walking on stage with a guitar and hugging him. Moments after Niall reposted it onto his Instagram story, and wrote, “Thanks for having me @shawnmendes. Love ya.” With the post nearly on one million likes and over 10,000 comments, fans have been leaving messages such as ‘I LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH’ and ‘It was an insane night! Thank you for making it so special!’ This London show is part of Shawn Mendes’ On The Road Again Tour with this stop being the only show in the UK.

However, this isn’t the first time the pair have been on stage together. In March 2024, Niall Horan toured around the UK as part of The Show Live On Tour, and at his London show he decided to bring out Shawn Mendes on stage and the pair sang ‘Treat You Better’ together.

 

 

 

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At the time, Shawn coming on stage was a complete surprise as he hadn’t been involved in the music scene since his album ‘Wonder’ had come out in 2020.

Niall Horan has also been fairly quiet in the recent months, however a few days ago, he celebrated the 5th anniversary of his album ‘Heartbreak Weather’. 

He released a 5 year anniversary edition of the album as limited edition CDs and Vinyls which are available now for fans to purchase.

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There were similar fans’ reactions in both cases when the duo sang together, with one fan saying ‘SHAILL TWICE ON STAGE IN 2 YEARS????’, but overall was definitely a surprise the fans enjoyed.

Shawn Mendes is next performing at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands on August 20.

The Irish, West London-based artist, (real name Jessica Smyth), took to socials this week to unveil the benefit gig, stating: “The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is one of the most horrific I’ve seen in my lifetime. There have been so many lives destroyed and dreams taken from innocent people. I wanted to hold an event to raise money to support the people that have been affected and to spread awareness to what’s happening in real time.”

The Cork native gave thanks to her friends and artists participating in the night of music; a stellar lineup of acoustic performances and DJ sets from the likes of Kojaque, Maverick Sabre, Lava La Rue, Mac Wetha, Jelani Blackman, and Yunè Pinku. She went on to also thank the venue for hosting and Choose Love for their extended humanitarian efforts around the world.

In 2016, Choose Love, formerly known as Help Refugees, became the largest grassroots organisation and distributor of aid in Europe, and has gone on to support refugees and displaced people across the globe for nearly a decade.

Emma Stevenson, Deputy CEO of Choose Love, commented: “We’re so grateful to Biig Piig choosing love and helping us get essential aid to the 2+million people trapped inside Gaza. It’s unbearable to witness the devastation and suffering of so many people. But by Choosing Love there is always something we can do when we come together. Biig Piig and everyone who attends the event on February 4th will be making a huge difference.”

The singer confirmed that 100% of all profits raised from ticket sales and merchandise will go towards the non-governmental organisation and will directly support emergency response work in Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.

Since the conflict reached its boiling point in October 2023, other artists across the industry have banded together to express their concern, most recently with Dua Lipa calling for a ceasefire and urging for world leaders to take a stand.

Tickets for the sold out show are still available here at £25, with an opportunity to join a waiting list. Doors are expected to open at 6:30pm, with the event starting at 7pm, plus appearances from special surprise guests.

Speaking on the impact of the album, Alana Haim said, “The crazy thing about ‘Days Are Gone’ is that the first thing that we ever came out with was the ‘Forever’ EP and we put that out on the internet without knowing how to promote things.”

She continued, “We didn’t know how to get music out there. The only thing that we knew was that we were super proud of what we had finally created after being a band for six years at that point. We had finally gotten a recording that we loved, and we were like, ‘Cool, we have this. What do you do with it?’ So we put it on the internet with absolutely no idea what was going to happen. And it completely changed our lives.”

Bassist Este Haim also shared, “A lot of the songs we’ve written when we were in our twenties mean something different to us now that we are in our thirties. I don’t know if we are any wiser, though.”

Following its release in 2013, Days Are Gone reached No.1 on the UK charts, No.2 on the Billboard Top Alternative Rock Album chart and No.6 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Haim have also created a special edition vinyl reissue of the album, availabe to pre-order here, set to be released on 29th September.

Haim took to Twitter to celebrate the Days Are Gone 10th anniversary, writing, “This year marks the 10 year anniversary of our first record, and our baby, “ Days Are Gone”. This record was a labor of love, with songs we’d been writing since high school in our living room.”

This year marks the 10 year anniversary of our first record, and our baby, “ Days Are Gone”. This record was a labor of love, with songs we’d been writing since high school in our living room. To celebrate, we made a special edition re-issue of our vinyl and cd that comes out… pic.twitter.com/iuoglUrVMU

— HAIM (@HAIMtheband) July 12, 2023

Tickets for the Shepherd’s Bush Empire show will be available on pre-sale on 29th August at 12pm for fans who pre-order any format of the 10th anniversary reissue of Days Are Gone from Haim’s official website. Tickets are available on general sale from 12pm 30th August and can be purchased here.

Stream Haim’s debut album, Days Are Gone, here.

LONDON WE ARE COMING BACK!
We are only doing 1 headline show so get your tickets quick! Tickets on sale Friday:https://t.co/Z9qLzVDA6O pic.twitter.com/4UHqGuRj6s

— The Lazy Eyes (@TheLazyEyesband) May 9, 2023

The group’s last visit to the UK came back in May of last year, where they played The Great Escape Festival in Brighton and five other headline shows throughout England, supporting, in the process, the release of their debut album, Songbook.

Songbook, which was released on April 21st last year via The Orchard, was met with widespread favourable reviews, with Atwood magazine labelling it “An enchanting tapestry of colorful, psychedelic sonic wonder ready to whisk us into a radiant, groovy daydream“.

Watch the music video for “Where’s My Brain???” below:

The record remains the group’s only album release to date, but with the abundance of creativity that presides in it, fans and critics alike can expect to be hearing a lot more of the Sydney band in the near future, particularly if The Lazy Eyes can not only meet their clear inspiration in fellow Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard in musical prowess and creativity but also in productivity, given the aforementioned has released a staggeringly prolific 23 studio albums in 11 years, with another, PetroDragonic Apocalyse, scheduled to be released later this week.

The Lazy Eyes were formed in 2015 in Sydney, Australia, whilst the band members were schoolmates at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. The lineup consists of Harvey Geraghty (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Itay Shachar (vocals, guitar), Leon Karagic (bass) and Noah Martin (drums).

The latest psychedelic rock band to come out of Australia have sold out shows wherever they go and, similarly to King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and their Gizzfest, have their very festival, Lazyfest, which they founded in 2021. The Sydney psych-rock outfit are regularly found on Triple J, an Australian alternative music radio station, and recently covered the Bee Gees’ “More Than A Woman” on the station’s Like A Version segment, whilst also performing their own track “Fuzz Jam“.

Watch the music video for “Fuzz Jam” below:

Whilst this second visit to the UK for the Aussie psych-rock outfit only has one show in store for fans, the band’s continual growth in popularity here in Europe will surely see them visit the other side of the world more often. Indeed, for psychedelic rock fans, our prayers will surely be answered.

You can purchase Songbook here.

You can purchase tickets for the headline show at Dingwalls, London here.

The original release charted as number 1 during 14 consecutive days in America. While the guitar riffs evoke us into an alt-rock subsequence after following her country voice of silk, you can’t help but fall for the electronic blues smothering, making up the whole song. Never failing to transition her songwriting into novel-like stories, she captured the backbone of the song and has revealed its core meaning in this new collaborative version.

Following her Stray and “Change Of Heart” release, she will be taking to the stage in London. On the 25th of August she will be hosting an intimate show at the Lafayette venue in South London. However, she has just announced an additional gig in the UK, following right after el London appearance. On the 26th August she will be performing at The London Road Festival in Bottesford.

These London appearances aren’t the only plans in her diary, though. The singer has a long journey ahead of her, visiting amphitheatre performances as well as arena bookings of which she will be sharing these dates with artists such as Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers and Willie Nelson. She is now making her way through the United States and will be wrapping up on the 6th October, alongside Stapleton, at the Bryce Jordan Centre found in Pennsylvania.

Price took to this album in a kind, yet diligent, manner. Praising herself and observing the happenings of the outer world around her from a safe distance. A freedom-filled and mushroom fueled workpiece, taken to an asserted appreciation of her surroundings. This is her fourth studio album and a landmark in breaking the long awaited collaboration between the two country/folk singers on “Change Of Heart”.

During Women’s History Month, Margo Price says, “I’m real excited to share this stripped down take on ‘Change of Heart’ featuring Sierra Ferrell. Sierra is one of my favorite new voices in music and I loved getting to work with her on this acoustic version of the song.” She continues “I love to lift up other women in the genre when I see somebody putting out great art. In an industry that tries to drive us apart, it’s freeing to break down those barriers and say, “there is room for everyone.”

The brits should consider purchasing a London show to see Margo Price because, due to her track record, she doesn’t step on English grounds very often. Her last gig in the UK sits back in March, 2018, when she played at the Country 2 Country Festival hosted at the O2.

Tickets are available here.

UK Tour Dates:

25/08/2023 – Lafayette – London
26/09 – London Road Festival – London