mxdwn.co.uk » Rag ‘N’ Bone Man https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:12:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Ed Sheeran and Coldplay To Join Line-Up For Worldwide Event Global Citizen Live https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ed-sheeran-and-coldplay-to-join-line-up-for-worldwide-event-global-citizen-live/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ed-sheeran-and-coldplay-to-join-line-up-for-worldwide-event-global-citizen-live/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:06:00 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=38837 Ed Sheeran has been announced to join the star-studded line-up to perform at Global Citizen Live, the event will take place on 25th September 2021 within various locations worldwide.

This year’s Global Citizen Live will take place in Rio de Janerio, London, Seoul, Los Angles, Sydney, Lagos, France’s capital city Paris and US city New York City and will include various artist’s live performances as well as pre-recorded sets. The worldwide concert aims to promote unity whilst rallying citizens of the world to urge major conglobates, governments and politicians as well as philanthropists to band together to help the world’s poverty-stricken communities and help rectify the recent global issues.

The global event has been dated to take place this September to match with the UN General Assembly which is also taking place this September. Global Citizen Live will also coincide with other important meetings and summits including the G20 and COP26 set to take later on in 2021. Each act performing will be taking part in a 24-hour historic musical event, the concerts will be aired over many broadcasted mediums including ABC, ABC News Live, BBC, FX, IHeartRadio, Hulu, YouTube, TIME, Twitter as well as many more social media and televised channels.

Ed Sheeran will join the impressive list of artists billed to perform in Paris, joining the ‘Shape of You’ singer are hitmakers Black Eyed Peas, H.E.R., Dj Snake, Christine and the Queens and ‘Kiss Me More’ singer Doja Cat.  The line-up featured in Lagos include musician Femi Kuti, singer-songwriter Davido, Made Kuti and MTV Europe music award winner Tiwa Savage.

New York City’s event will take place at the famous landmark, Central Park, Global Citizen has been hosting events at the famed landmark since 2012. Performing at the city’s venue includes a vast array of artists such as ‘Bad Guy’ singer Billie Eilish and former Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello. Also included to play the city that never sleeps are British hitmakers Coldplay, legendary artist Jennifer Lopez, ‘Good as Hell’ singer Lizzo, Shawn Mendes and rapper Meek Mill. New York City’s event will also see performances by special guests Burna Boy and Lang Lang, also set to take the stage at Central Park is 80’s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, known for her ‘Girl’s Just Want To Have Fun’ mega-hit.

Other artists donating themselves to the cause include Queen + Adam Lambert singer Adam Lambert, Alessia Cara, Opera tenor singer Andrea Bocelli, Angélique Kidjo, BTS, Demi Lovato, legendary 80’s band Duran Duran, iconic punk rockers Green Day, Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness, Jon Batiste, Country music artist Keith Urban, ‘Royals’ singer-songwriter Lorde, The Lumineers, thrash metal pioneers Metallica, Rag ‘ n’ Bone Man, Ricky Martin, The Weeknd and Usher with even more acts to be announced.

Global Citizen’s Head of Music, Entertainment and Artist Relations, Katie Hill, has provided the following statement describing the organisation’s mission statement whilst expressing the organisation’s excitement to work with the host of artists. “Over the last year and a half, we’ve seen music bring communities together and inspire action during one of the most challenging times of our generation, We’re excited to join these incredible artists to unite people across the globe on September 25 as we hold world leaders and business leaders accountable to rectify the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As we carefully resume Global Citizen’s live events, we couldn’t be more grateful to each of these artists for donating their time and performances to make an impact through this urgent campaign.”

Potential ticket-holders must earn their way into the amazing event by winning their tickets and each location has its own draw. You must begin by downloading the Global Citizen app and creating an account, within this app users can sign petitions, write letters to government officials and politicians, share news and messages via social media plus many more actions. These actions can earn users points, which they can then use to enter to win tickets to the event. The first collection of actions was released on 10th August 2021, fans have until 24th August 2021 to fulfil enough actions to place them in the competition to receive tickets. The lucky winners will be selected at random and will be notified via email, once the email has been received, ticket winners have 48 hours in which to claim their tickets.

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]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ed-sheeran-and-coldplay-to-join-line-up-for-worldwide-event-global-citizen-live/feed/ 0 Sir Tom Jones and Rag’n’Bone Man Join Music Venue Trust and National Lottery In New Scheme https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/sir-tom-jones-and-ragnbone-man-join-music-venue-trust-and-national-lottery-in-new-scheme/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/sir-tom-jones-and-ragnbone-man-join-music-venue-trust-and-national-lottery-in-new-scheme/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:47:38 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=37222 English artists, Sir Tom Jones and Rag’n’Bone Man will perform intimate gigs to revive live music with the new campaign ‘Revive Live’. Along with other acts involved, the artists are to play small independent venues to breathe new life into the live music scene and help the grassroots live music industry.

The live performances will take place starting from 19th July 2021 within Grassroots music venues alongside the Music Venues Alliance, 19th July also marks the date in which the Government has issued for Grassroots music venues to fully reopen. The scheme’s tour entitled ‘The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour’ boasts a roster of talented artists and promises over 300 live performances. The array of other music artists joining the pair on their crusade include English singer-songwriter James Arthur, Mahalia, 27-year-old singer Sam Fender and Irish post-punk band Fontaines DC. All artists involved in the ‘Revive Live’ scheme will be working alongside Music Venue Trust and the National Lottery. Both organisations founded the campaign to bring back lost revenue and to support new artists, musicians and the nation’s live music scene.

The National Lottery injected a sizeable donation of £1 million into the scheme which will cover all touring and production costs occurred during the tour and further events. The donation also means that with upfront costs already paid, the grassroots live music industry can start promoting and producing tours and live shows. Along with the donation to the scheme, the organisation is also offering 30,000 tickets for lottery and scratchcard players to win. The 30,000 tickets up to win will make up half of the tickets available, the other half will be on sale to the public.

Nigel Railton, the Chief Executive of National Lottery, part of the Camelot Group has spoken on the organisation’s excitement to be working with the Music Venue Trust within the scheme. “The National Lottery is very excited to be working with Music Venue Trust in what we believe is a truly ground-breaking initiative. The last year has been incredibly challenging for many industries and we hope The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour will help kick start the return of grassroots live music. With every ticket having a built in plus-one, we hope The National Lottery can bring friends back together this summer to once again share the experiences we’ve all missed, while thanking players for the amazing things they make happen just by buying a ticket.”

Sir Tom Jones will be performing for a limited audience of 800 at one of the three performance spaces within the Cambridge Junction. Ran’n’Bone Man will play for an even smaller crowd of 250 ticket holders, the gig will take place in Kent. The venue, Tunbridge Wells Forum, is famed within the county as the performance space was once a public toilet.

The ‘Sex Bomb’ singer has spoken on how proud he is to be part of the scheme and the importance of the campaign. He also talks about how grassroots venues are a key part of a new artist’s career and states the importance of support for such venues. “Musicians can record in their bedrooms, but they can’t learn to perform in public without a place to play, without that, there is no way you can communicate directly to people. It’ll be tough to hone your skills and you’ll never have the thrill of feeling their feedback. Without a grassroots music venue, the neighbourhood won’t have a place where people can come together to discover and support a new talent”. So, support your local pub, club, gym or church or wherever someone has the guts to bring in some entertainment, it makes all the difference both to budding artists and the community, I’m delighted to be able to perform a special show as part of The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour and to be celebrating the return of live music.”

Mark Dayvd, the CEO of Music Venue Trust has also provided the following statement concerning the new campaign. “It’s so important to get artists and crew back out and working, to get our grassroots music venues back up and running, and to get friends, families and communities back together enjoying live music. Grassroots music venues play a crucial role in the development of British music, nurturing local talent, providing a platform for artists to build their careers and develop their music and their performance skills, These venues also play a vital role in the cultural and economic vibrancy of any village, town or city. The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour is a fantastic initiative which will kickstart the return of great events across the country. We can’t wait to get started!”

The Music Venue Trust has been combating the negative effects in which COVID-19 has held over live music and the industry itself since March 2020. They aim to safely reopen all venues using various campaigns and schemes. Their most successful campaign was # Save Our Venues, which saw support and money given to help infuse revenue and business into Grassroots venues. Now with the new scheme, tour of live performances and #ReviveLive, the trust is on a mission to bring live music back.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/sir-tom-jones-and-ragnbone-man-join-music-venue-trust-and-national-lottery-in-new-scheme/feed/ 0 Standon Calling Reveals Additional Names for 2019 Line-Up which sees Special Guests Friendly Fires Join Headliners Rag ‘N’ Bone Man and Wolf Alice https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/standon-calling-reveals-additional-names-for-2019-line-up-which-sees-special-guests-friendly-fires-join-headliners-rag-n-bone-man-and-wolf-alice/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/standon-calling-reveals-additional-names-for-2019-line-up-which-sees-special-guests-friendly-fires-join-headliners-rag-n-bone-man-and-wolf-alice/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:36:04 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=10491

Standon Calling has revealed the second wave of names that will be performing at the 2019 festival, after having announced it’s first round of acts for 2019 a couple of weeks ago. Among the names at the top of the second wave of acts are, Hertfordshire locals, Friendly Fires who have joined the already star-studded line up of Standon Calling, 10 years after they headlined in 2009. The music, comedy and arts festival will take over Standon Lordship near Ware between Thursday the 25th of July and Sunday the 28th of July 2019.

Hailing from the nearby town of St. Albans, Friendly Fires will be joined by Mahalia, Roisin Murphy, Steam Down, Kawala, Emma McGrath, Fangclub, Babeheaven, and Hattie Whitehead. The second wave of acts announced today (February 27), will see headliners and special quests Friendly Fires join the rest of the headliners which includes bluesman Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, Mercury-Prize winners Wolf Alice, and Nile Rodgers & CHIC.

Standon Calling Festival founder, Alex Trenchard, said: “It was brilliant to see such a great reaction to our first wave of artists, and we’re delighted to add even more special names and performances for Standon Calling 2019. Friendly Fires’ 2009 Standon Calling performance remains one of the most all-time memorable Standon Calling moments. They’re one of the best bands I’ve ever seen live and this St Albans band’s homecoming special guest show is going to be mind-blowing.”

The following acts are also on the bill and joining the already stellar line-up are IDLES, Lewis Capaldi, Band Of Skulls, Kate Nash, The Big Moon, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Go! Team, The Cuban Brothers, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Sea Girls, The Joy Formidable, Warmduscher, Flamingods, Steam Down, Kawala, The Daniel Wakeford Experience, Elvana, The She Street Band, Sado Opera, Iris Gold, Laurel, Emily Burns, Saint Agnes, Meggie Brown, Honey Lung, The Howl & The Hum, and Juniore, with more names still to be announced.

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Festival director Alex Trenchard added: “With the likes of Róisín Murphy, Mahalia and Steam Down joining today – and the unmissable Sado Opera – it’s undeniably our greatest Standon Calling line-up to date, and one that has me counting down the days to July already.”

The following acts are also on the bill, and will be joining the already stellar line-up is DJ Sets from: Erol Alkan, Simian Mobile Disco, Crazy P Soundsystem, Norman Jay, Fleetmac Wood, La Fleur, Luke Solomon, Justin Robertson, Menendez Brothers,  Eli Escobar, Defect, Soho Radio, Groove Garden, Hospitality, and many more. Meanwhile, the energetic Russell Kane will be headlining the Comedy stage along with Angela Barnes and Abandoman, with children’s favourites Dick & Dom taking the reins over at Family Entertainment, with more still to be revealed.

With more acts still to be announced this summers festival is already shaping up to be an epic event that is not to be missed. Tier 4 tickets for the festival have just been released, and are available now starting at £159 for weekend camping tickets. For more info and everything else head over to the Standon Calling website.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/standon-calling-reveals-additional-names-for-2019-line-up-which-sees-special-guests-friendly-fires-join-headliners-rag-n-bone-man-and-wolf-alice/feed/ 0 Citadel Festival Announces 2019 Line-up Featuring Catfish & The Bottlemen, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, and Friendly Fires https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/citadel-festival-announces-2019-line-up-featuring-catfish-the-bottlemen-rag-n-bone-man-and-friendly-fires/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/citadel-festival-announces-2019-line-up-featuring-catfish-the-bottlemen-rag-n-bone-man-and-friendly-fires/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:54:30 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=10438 Citadel Festival has revealed the first wave of acts on its 2019 line-up, which sees some of todays hottest artists set to perform at the summer festival. Leading the names is Catfish & The Bottlemen, who have been announced as this year’s headliners. The festival will be returning to, Gunnersbury Park, on Sunday the 14th of July 2019.

The first wave of artists, for this year’s Citadel Festival, have been announced today (February 25), with Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, Friendly Fires and Bear’s Den, among the other leading acts that feature on the top of the bill. Meanwhile, the following acts are also on the bill and will be joining the already stellar line-up is Matt Corby, DMA’s, Honeyblood, Dream Wife, The Coronas, Fontaines DC and many more.

Joining Catfish and The Bottlemen, on the Main stage, at the festival will be Rag ’N’ Bone Man, Friendly Fires, DMA’s, Dream Wife, The Coronas, and Balcony. Meanwhile, the Communion stage will feature Bear’s Den, Matt Corby, Honeyblood, Matthew and the Atlas, The Teskey Brothers, Cleopatrick, Banfi, and MarthaGunn.

Concluding the first wave of acts, and playing the DIY stage is Tinariwen, Hyukoh, Fontaines DC, Talos, The Murder Capital, Squid, Bill Jefferson, and Cosmic Strip. Citadel will return for its fifth edition, this summer, having first launched back in 2015, in Victoria Park. Tickets will go on sale, on the 27th of February 2019, at 9am, and can be purchased here.

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This will be its second year at its new west London home of Gunnersbury Park, which also hosts Lovebox. The festival isn’t all about the music as there will also be a gathering of some of London’s best known food traders, including Patty and Bun, Other Side Fried and Only Jerkin’.

Last year’s Citadel festival featured the likes of Leon Bridges, Chvrches, and, headliners in Aussie indie psych outfit, Tame Impala. Catfish will head to Gunnersbury Park for their first headline slot at the festival, this year. Their set will feature a selection of new material to fit amongst some of their biggest hits and live favourites, including Kathleen and 7.

It’s set to be a busy summer for Catfish & The Bottlemen, who recently released new single, ‘Fluctuate’, ahead of their third album, ‘The Balance’, which is set to hit the shelves, on the 26th of April 2019. The album was recorded with Jacknife Lee, who has worked with the likes of The Killers and U2, in County Westmeath’s Grouse Lodge Studios.

Speaking about the album, Catfish & The Bottlemen frontman, Van McCan, said: “He was the first up and the last awake. It’s good when you’re completely engulfed in recording in a place like that, living together, because every day and all day it was about the songs. We had fun too; they were the funniest album sessions we’ve done.”

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/citadel-festival-announces-2019-line-up-featuring-catfish-the-bottlemen-rag-n-bone-man-and-friendly-fires/feed/ 0 Calvin Harris Among Artists Announced to be Performing at the Brit Awards 2019 https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/calvin-harris-among-artists-announced-to-be-performing-at-the-brit-awards-2019/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/calvin-harris-among-artists-announced-to-be-performing-at-the-brit-awards-2019/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2019 16:20:56 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=9885 Scottish DJ, Calvin Harris will be performing at the Brit Awards 2019, in what will be his debut performance at the ceremony, alongside Dua Lipa, Sam Smith, and Rag ‘N’ Bone Man. The 35-year-old singer and record producer will take to the stage with his recent collaborators at the star-studded ceremony, at London’s The O2, on the 20th of February 2019.

Speaking to The Sun, a BRITS insider said: “We have genuinely been trying to persuade Calvin to perform at the Brits for the past decade. He has had such a massive international career and is one of the most successful British artists of the 21st century. Although he has the songs One Kiss with Dua, Promises with Sam and Giant with Rag’N’Bone Man, they are yet to decide on what they will sing. It could be some of those or perhaps other hits from Calvin’s mammoth back catalogue.”

The latest announcement comes after the first series of artists that will be performing at the ceremony were announced. The latest announcement that some of pop’s biggest names will be joining forces for a star-studded performance, will join the previously announced performers George Ezra, Little Mix, Jorja Smith and The 1975.

The star-studded quartet are expected to be performing a medley featuring all three artists, the performance will see the foursome rattling through the likes of Dua Lipa’s huge collab ‘One Kiss’, Sam Smith’s ‘No Promises’ and ‘Giant’, which was released by Rag’n’ Bone Man earlier this month.

BRIT Awards Chairman and Chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK & Ireland, Jason Iley, said: “I’m delighted that Calvin will be performing at The BRITs for the first time ever; he is a global superstar who has created some of the biggest hits with the biggest artists in the world. The stats say it all! He will be joined by a trio of incredible British talent – Dua Lipa, Sam Smith and Rag‘n’Bone Man – each of whom are individually amazing performers and have been lighting up the UK charts. This will undoubtedly be one of the stand out moments of the night.”

As previously announced (January 12), during ITV’s one-hour special ‘The BRITs Are Coming’, Calvin Harris is nominated for British Single and British Artist Video of the Year for his collaboration with Dua Lipa on ‘One Kiss’ – which was the biggest-selling single of 2018 and spent 8 weeks at the top of the charts.

In addition, Dua Lipa – who is the most nominated female artist in BRITs history for a second consecutive year – is nominated four times, with two nominations for Best Single and two nominations for British Artist Video of the Year, for her solo track ‘IDGAF’ and for the Calvin Harris track ‘One Kiss’ – a collaboration which resulted in Dua achieving the longest-running No. 1 single for a UK female artist this century.

Harris and Lipa will be joined by three-time BRIT winners Sam Smith and Rag ‘N’ Bone Man. 2014 BRITs Critics’ Choice winner, Smith and Harris’ track ‘Promises’ went to No. 1 upon its release last summer. Smith received one nomination, this year, for British Male Solo Artist this year.

Meanwhile, three-time BRIT winner Rag’n’Bone Man – the second artist to win both BRITs Critics’ Choice and British Breakthrough awards after Sam Smith, and the only artist to win both in the same year – returns to The BRITs as part of this incredible performance line up. Rag’n’Bone Man and Calvin’s collaboration ‘Giant’ went straight into the Top 10 in the UK singles chart upon its release, in January this year.

Following the confirmation that Little Mix, George Ezra and Jorja Smith will be performing at the BRIT Awards 2019, it was revealed that The 1975 have been added to the line-up. Speaking about performing at the ceremony, The 1975 said: “We’re humbled to be nominated for two BRIT Awards and are excited to be coming back to The O2 to perform on the night. It will be a brilliant show!”

The 1975 have been confirmed after they received nominations for British Group and Album of The Year. Little Mix, have been nominated in the Best Group and Best Video categories. Meanwhile, three-time nominees George Ezra and Jorja Smith will also perform on the night, with Ezra up for British Male, British Single and Album of the Year. While, 2018 Critics’ Choice winner, Jorja Smith is nominated for British Female, British Breakthrough and Album of the Year. See the full list of nominees for the Brit Awards 2019 here.

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