The five shows will take place in scattered areas around the world. The lucky chosen cities include Brussels followed by Amsterdam, Milan, California and Suffolk, UK. Two of which she will be headlining festivals Latitude and Cruel World. However, it is not yet established whether these are the final and only dates she will be offering her fans. It is suspected se could be making a couple more stops before making her way back to the UK for her, current, final show.

She will be performing a headline show at Cruel World Festival on the Saturday, 20th of May alongside artists Iggy Pop, Billy Idol, Love and Rockets, The Human League, etc. It is a recently established festival based in the Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Founded in 2020 and dedicated to showcasing bands belonging to the new wave, post-punk, gothic rock and alternative rock scenes. Perfectly fit to be lead by such an iconic figure in said music scene. Her other headline show is at Latitude Festival on the Sunday, 23rd of July based in east England in Henham Park, Suffolk, playing alongside George Ezra, Paolo Nutini, Pulp, and many more. A festival varying more between genres including jazz, R&B, indie-rock and pop.

Siouxsie’s last performance sits back in 2013 when she was invited to sing at Yoko Ono’s Meltdown Festival, held in the Royal Festival Hall in London. The crowd were blessed with a hell of a show featuring a selection of her best 80’s and 90’s hits. She and her band, much to everyone’s welcomed surprise, played almost the whole Banshees album Kaleidoscope from the 80’s. Little did they know that that would be the last taste they’d be getting of her bewitching presence before her re-emergence now 10 years later.

Ever since her first ever appearance singing live at the 100 Club Punk Festival in 1979 she has become a spine-chilling music icon, a powerful female leader, a music culture innovator and the creator of over eleven studio albums with the Banshees. The rock queen hasn’t failed to put on a good show throughout her active years and, if anything, a trooper like her won’t come back quietly. Even at 65 years of age. Her coming shows are guaranteed to be a mysterious, entrancing and historic experience, in hopes of hearing all her and her bands best hits. Tickets for Latitude and Cruel World are currently available to buy online, however, the Brussels, Amsterdam and Milan shows are still to be released.

All tickets are available to buy here.

EU and UK Tour Dates: 

03/05/2023 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels
04/05 – Paradiso – Amsterdam
07/05 – Teatro Degli Arcimboldi – Milan
23/07 – Latitude Festival – Suffolk

DATES ANNOUNCED! More soon @slowreadersclub / @TheTradesClub / 19 Sep 21@KTTunstall / @PJMolloys / 21 Oct 21@metronomy / @patternsbtn / 9 Nov 21@Elbow / @nightanddaycafe / 23 Nov 21@musicvenuetrust @crowdfunderuk @bandonthewall #backtoourroots #ReviveLive #saveourvenues pic.twitter.com/WPRtSVWC1u

— Passport: Back to Our Roots (@passportgigs) May 5, 2021

This lineup of events come as a result of COVID’s effects on grassroots music venues, many of which are still currently experiencing hardships and potential closures. Several big names committed to helping the cause last year. Now some have confirmed dates, however, there are more that have yet to be announced, such as Jamie xx and the Pet Shop Boys.  

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With each show being performed in smaller venues, it’s every fan’s dream to get to witness great acts in such intimate settings. But there’s a twist: fans cannot buy tickets to these shows. They are part of a fundraiser in which Passports asked for minimum donations of £5 via Crowdfunder, and those who donated could enter a drawing to win ticket to their chosen show (one could also enter the drawing for free by post). They have now raised over £137,000 to support the cause.

The entries are now closed, but you can still check their Crowdfunder page for updates on the artists who will perform, which is revealed in blocks, as well as when and where they will perform. You can also check the official website for that information and more here.

Confirmed dates:

19/09/2021 – The Trades Club – Hebden Bridge [The Slow Readers Club]
21/10 – PJ Molloys – Dunfermline [KT Tunstall]
09/11 – Patterns – Brighton [Metronomy]
23/11 – Night & Day – Manchester [Elbow]

London listeners will be particularly delighted by news of the live summer show considering all scheduled UK and Ireland tour dates were cancelled in 2020. The loss and lack of their famous live performances led The Flaming Lips to early release new music for the fans, through UK’s Bella Union, on September 11, 2020.

.@theflaminglips are back to tour their impressively beautiful album ‘American Head’. Pushing the boundaries for more than three decades, there’s nothing quite like a #flaminglips show. They’re here on Fri 23 Jul 2021.

On O2? Priority Tickets on sale 10am Wed 14 Oct #o2priority pic.twitter.com/3b0xfbEZqO

— O2 Forum (@O2ForumKTown) October 12, 2020

The new album, titled American Head, has received positive reaction from fans and critics and this is in no doubt because of their return to American rock roots through songs that express nostalgia for the pre-pandemic American dream and moreover for the longing of better days.

While this is The Flaming Lips’ sixteenth studio album, their experimental music and connection to modernity is more prominent then ever and continues to arouse excitement in all generations. The Flaming Lips made their mark on younger generations more recently in the last decade when this quasi-rock band played with Miley Cyrus in 2015 for the co-collaborated album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. Collaboration with Cyrus at the height of her popularity kept The Flaming Lips relevant, just as releasing the wistful utopian album American Head is fitting now for isolated listeners wishing for the return to pre-covid life.

Considering the relevance of their new studio album, as it pertains to Covid-19, frontman Wayne Coyne is eager to perform this album live in the coming year despite continued world-wide safety concerns. Coyne recently discussed his views on scheduling new live-shows during the global pandemic saying in an interview with Brooklyn Vegan, I mean, I’m not suggesting the whole world should do it this way. I’m just saying The Flaming Lips can try it this way, and if you like our music, you can come see us. You’ll have to be in one of these space bubbles, but maybe that’ll be a good thing.

When Coyne uses the phrase ‘space bubbles’ he is not referring to the metaphorical social-distancing bubble coined by the UK’s covid-19 safety guidelines, but rather a large physical blow up bubble that crowd members would enter in order to attend in-person concerts.

 

 

 

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These space bubbles have been used by The Flaming Lips in the past as a show-prop but the Oklahoma rock band is planning to use them for safety at their upcoming home-town show in Oklahoma City. Whether it will be incased in a bubble or not, tickets for the newly announced summer show by The Flaming Lips will go on sale this Friday, October 16th at 10 am.

UK and Ireland tour dates for 2021 are as follows.

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Shout out to everyone who has got their #Confetti Tour tickets so far… where are we seeing you all?

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The Confetti Tour was announced two weeks ago to support their upcoming album Confetti, which will be out Friday the 6th of November. The twenty-three-date tour will take the band all over Ireland and the UK in Spring on 2021.

The band announced the album in September on their social media accounts saying; “So much love, emotion and energy has gone into the making of this record and now the news is out we can finally get excited about it with you!!” Little Mix have already released songs from the album such as their summer hit Holiday and Break Up Song.

Little Mix will also be joined on tour by the winner of their talent search show The Search, on BBC One. The show sees the girls creating bands like how they were created on The X Factor. The bands will then live together and have access to Little Mix’s team of creative directors, choreographers and vocal coaches.

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WHAT A WEEKEND . We’ll see you next weekend for another two episodes of @littlemixthesearch #LittleMixTheSearch

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Tickets for the new tour dates will go on sale this Friday 9th of October, here. £1 from every ticket sold will be split between two charities selected by Little Mix, Black Minds Matter UK and Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy. Black Minds Matter UK is a charity that connects black individuals with free mental health resources and certified black therapists. Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy uses music therapy to enrich the lives of people affected with illness, isolation and disability.

The Confetti 2021 tour dates are as follows:

04/05/2021 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
05/05 – FlyDSA Arena – Sheffield
07/05 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
08/05 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
10/05 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff
11/05 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
13/05 – The O2 – London
14/05 – The O2 – London
15/05 – The O2 – London
17/05 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
18/05 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham (New Date)
20/05 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham
21/05 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham
24/05 – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow
25/05 – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow
26/05 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool (New Date)
28/05 – The AO Arena – Manchester
29/05 – The AO Arena – Manchester

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This might not come as a surprise to many of you, but with everything going on in the world we’ve of course been forced to reschedule our UK and European shows. We’re gutted, but it’s the right decision to make sure everyone involved stays as safe as possible. BUT THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!! So we are delighted to announce these rescheduled dates, plus extra shows in Poland and a MASSIVE HOMECOMING DATE IN BRIXTON!! Tickets for the new Polish dates and the Brixton show are on sale from 9am October 2nd. Tickets for the rest of the shows are on sale now at skunkanansie.com. If you’ve already purchased tickets, these remain valid for the rescheduled dates. There will also be an exclusive fan presale for the Brixton show from 9am September 30th.

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The band, fronted by queer black icon Skin, rose to fame in the mid 90’s when they were voted Kerrang’s Best Live Act and Best Group at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Their unapologetic attitude and music often caused controversy, with song titles like Selling Jesus and Little Baby Swastikkka generating a lot of criticism.

After disbanding from 2000-2009, the band got back together again. Their first release under their new incarnation was Wonderlustre, which contained the same rock-and-roll guitar licks and forceful vocals as before but with a more thoughtful approach.

Songs like You Saved Me and I Will Stay But You Should Leave, were emotional ballads telling tales of heat-break and self-reflection. Since then, releases like Black Traffic saw the band reviving their hard rock edge. Their most recent album, 25LIVE@25, celebrated 25 years of the bands existence with a collection of live recordings from over the years.

This included legendary songs like Charlie Big Potato, Hedonism and Don’t Intellectualise my Blackness. It served as a reminder of how good Skunk Anansie are live. So for those who have forgotten, have a listen and get tickets to their rescheduled shows here.

New Tour Dates:

05/05/2021 – Porto Coliseum – Porto
06/05 – Lisbon Coliseum – Lisbon
08/05 – Sala Razzmatazz – Barcelona
10/05 – Sala Capitol – Santiago de Compostela
11/05 – Santana 27 – Bilbao
12/05 – La Riviera – Madrid
14/05 – Les Docks – Lausanne
15/05 – Fabrique Milano – Milan
16/05 – Dom Sportova – Zagreb
18/05 – Łódź -Wytwórniasak
19/05 – Stary Manez – Gdansk
20/05 – Progresja Music Zone – Warsaw
22/05 – Klub Studio – Krakow
23/05 – A2 – Wroclaw
24/05 – Collumbiahalle – Berlin
26/05 – Schlachthof – Wiesbaden
27/05 – TonHalle – Munich
29/05 – Lotto Arena – Antwerp
30/05 – AFAS Live – Amsterdam
01/06 – Casino de Paris – Paris
02/06 – Palladium – Cologne
03/06 – Sporthalle – Hamburg
05/06 – Laugardalshöllin -Reykjavik
07/06 – Cardiff University – Cardiff
08/06 – Rock City – Nottingham
09/06 – The Engine Shed – Lincoln
11/06 – 02 Academy Newcastle – Newcastle
13/06 – 02 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow
14/06 – 02 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
15/06 – The LCR – Norwich
17/06 – Meltdown Festival – London
18/06 – 02 Academy Sheffield – Sheffield
19/06 – 02 Academy Birmingham – Birmingham
21/06 – Brighton Dome – Brighton
22/06 – G Live – Guildford
23/06 – Leas Cliff Hall – Folkestone
25/06 – 02 Academy Leeds – Leeds
26/06 – 02 Academy Bristol – Bristol
29/06 – Corn Exchange – Cambridge
30/06 – 02 Academy – Leicester
2/06 – 02 Academy – Brixton 

The Balance is packing classic Catfish tunes, echoing previous albums in their lyrical decisions and strong repeated chorus’. In all aspects, the band have continued the essence of their previous records; keeping up the tradition of black and white album covers, and all song titles being just one word. No one can blame Catfish for sticking to what they know – it has worked well so far, and they have once again created 11 indie anthems for fans to get stuck into. 

With previous lyrics telling tales of life on tour and rocky relationships, The Balance follows suit. ‘Longshot’ kicks the album off with a rip-roaring bang, being consistent with that of previous tracks ‘Cocoon’ and ‘Twice’. Emotional track ‘Mission’ tells fans of the relationship between leading man Van McCann and his father, which is essentially the only thing that really differs this album from the other two. 

The Bottlemen’s style can’t be described as complex, which could be down to the band working with the same producer ‘Tim Lahen’ on all three albums. All the tracks have the same structure and style as always, leaving some fans questioning whether they will ever see a change-up, or the band experiment with different styles and tones of music. 

Of course, this style has worked thus far with their previous albums topping charts and proving a massive success with a sold out tour. It is safe to say that the fans the band have accumulated already will be extremely satisfied with the record, but it will be hard for the band to change the minds of those who haven’t been fond so far. 

On the day of the album release, the band took to Twitter to announce four arena shows November, following a seven date arena tour ending in May. Tickets go on sale on Friday 3rd May, the full dates are listed below: 

04/11 – Birmingham Arena

5/11 – Newcastle Utilita Arena 

10/11 – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena 

11/11 – Leeds First Direct Arena A