In a post on the singer’s Instagram page, he shared a video of him performing his song “Wake Me Up” from his 2011 album + in the living room of an overwhelmed and excited fan.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos)

Sheeran said in his post “So I did some surprise pop up gigs in fans houses, secretly recording a live version of Autumn Variations where each song is recorded in a different fans living room, but all of it was a total surprise.” The Instagram teaser also revealed that “The fan living room live Autumn Variations album coming soon, proper album out September 29th go preorder you legends x”.

The pop star’s upcoming seventh album is produced by Aaron Dessner of American band The National, who also worked with Sheeran on his album - (Subtract) which was released in May and marked the end of the singer’s so-called “mathematical era”. In a statement via Rolling Stone, Sheeran spoke on working with Dessner, stating “When I recorded ‘-’ (‘Subtract’) with Aaron Dessner, we clicked immediately. We wrote and recorded non-stop and this album was born out of that partnership. I feel he has captured the feeling of autumn so wonderfully in his sonics and I hope everyone loves it as much as I do.”.

It is said that Sheeran’s upcoming Autumn Variations is inspired by a piece of 19th century orchestral work by composer Edward Elgar, titled Enigma Variations.

Sheeran will be promoting his new album by performing Autumn Variations in full at London’s Royal Albert Hall this November. Tickets are available here.

Recording the live version of Autumn Variations is not the only surprise the “Eyes Closed” singer has given fans recently. Last week, the musician surprised two fans in Las Vegas by giving an unplanned performance at their wedding. For their special day, Sheeran performed the song “Magical” from his upcoming LP. The singer uploaded this moment to his Instagram, with the caption “Crashed a wedding, this is Magical x”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos)

You can preorder Autumn Variations here.

Tour dates:

18/11/2023 – Royal Albert Hall – London

19/11 – Royal Albert Hall – London

The Irish quartet took to the stage for a surprise show in front of the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday 16th September. During the show, the band played a brand new Vegas-themed song, “Atomic City”, and filmed a music video. The band, fronted by Bono, played through the song repeatedly in a downtown area of the Nevada city.

“Atomic City,” is the song, all about #VegasVille … A first look @U2#Vegas#RJNow@reviewjournalpic.twitter.com/OVkPyHNn65

— John Katsilometes (@johnnykats) September 17, 2023

“Atomic City” is set to be released before U2 embark on their upcoming residency at the new MSG Sphere in Las Vegas. The band are scheduled to start their shows at the Sphere, which will be the first shows ever played at the venue, on Friday 29th September.

The upcoming shows are titled “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere”, and will see four-piece perform their 1991 album Achtung Baby in full.

Despite being present at the surprise Las Vegas show and music video recording, drummer Larry Mullen Jr is not performing with the band for the first few shows of the residency while he recovers from surgery.

In an interview with the Irish Mirror, bassist Adam Clayton said “The whole band and I’m sure the audience are going to be very sad and miss Larry. He wants to come back, he wants to be able to have a long career and continue his drumming so he’s taking care of those injuries.”

Clayton also explained that whilst the U2 drummer is recovering, Krezip drummer Bram van den Berg will be filling in throughout the first portion of the “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere” tour. A decision the band came to together after having Larry Mullen Jr’s blessing.

In addition to the Las Vegas Residency tour, U2 have announced an immersive experience for fans ahead of their upcoming shows.

‘Zoo Station: A U2:UV Experience,’ the immersive fan portal, opens at The Venetian in Las Vegas on September 28.

Explore ‘Achtung Baby’ through interactive experiences – Zoo TV Cinema (curated by The Edge), the Anton Corbijn Gallery, limited-edition merchandise, VIP lounges,… pic.twitter.com/35GlOxw81n

— U2 (@U2) August 30, 2023

Opening on September 28th, “Zoo Station: A U2:UV Experience” is an immersive fan portal designed to help U2 fans to gain a deeper understanding of the Irish rocker’s 7th LP, 1991 acclaimed album Achtung Baby.

Fantastic end to @LatitudeFest last night, @snowpatrol were endearing, powerful and fabulous – and then @edsheeran turned up!#Latitude2022 pic.twitter.com/6ycqRK6ETS

— Tony Langham (@TonyLangham) July 25, 2022

Thank you!! This was the perfect ending to a perfect weekend. @edsheeran and @snowpatrol at @LatitudeFest pic.twitter.com/I6OrUd9prX — Paula H (@pwag20) July 25, 2022

The band from Northern Ireland and Scotland, which includes Sheeran’s long-time collaborator, Johnny Mcdaid, played the closing slot on the Suffolk festival’s main stage last night with a fourteen-song setlist.

This time Sheeran returned the favour after Snow Patrol joined him for one of his secret shows at Latitude 2015 to sing the band’s hit “Chasing Cars.” Towards the end of the show, the band introduced Sheeran, and they proceeded to play Sheeran’s smash hit “Bad Habits” to the delight of the crowd. Sheeran then returned for the encore and joined the band on their hit song “Just Say Yes.”

Sheeran is currently on the European leg of his ‘ + – = ÷ x ‘ (pronounced Mathematics) world tour and seemingly took the break in his tour schedule to pop home and take in his local festival. Sheeran grew up in nearby Framlingham, Suffolk and now lives there with his wife and their two daughters. Sheeran recently finished the UK leg of his tour, rounding it off with five nights at London’s Wembley Stadium on July 1^st. Sheeran will resume the tour playing the Stade De France in Paris, France, on July 29^th for a two-night stint.

Snow Patrol are also currently on a European tour which will resume In Schaffhausen, Switzerland, on August 4th, 2022. The band announced on Twitter earlier in the month that they will be playing an acoustic show on August 31^st, 2022, at the Mckee Clock Arena, Bangor. Tickets are available here, with all the proceeds from the show going towards turning the Bangor courthouse into a non-profit music venue.

Tickets for our acoustic show in Bangor are on sale now! We can’t wait. Hopefully see you there! g L.x

Tickets available at https://t.co/TJmAwWPDwX pic.twitter.com/WqQ00AJqjq

— Snow Patrol (@snowpatrol) July 8, 2022

Latitude Festival is one of the more relaxed and family-friendly festivals of the summer, with sit-down restaurants and an on-site wellness retreat adding to the friendly atmosphere.  On Saturday night, the Oxford band Foals closed out the day “in vicious style…their 90-minute set is a celebration of their party-starting potency as the band further cement their place as guitar-driven masters of the rave,” NME said in their review of the festival. The always candid crooner Lewis Capaldi headlined on Friday, announcing to the crowd that the reason for the lack of new material was that he spent most of the lockdown “masturbating away.”

Snow Patrol, Sheeran and Capaldi weren’t the only British musical acts making waves at the festival, with Welsh legends, The Manic Street Preachers taking the stage before Snow Patrol. NME saying that the band’s performance of their song, “If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next” felt “particularly poignant, especially with so many parents singing along surrounded by their young children.”    

Snow Patrol’s latitude 2022 setlist:

1. “Chocolate”
2. “Take Back the City”
3. “Crack the Shutters”
4. “Run”
5. “Set the Fire to the Third Bar” (With Martha Wainwright on videotape)
6. “Open Your Eyes”
7. “Life on Earth”
8. “Make This Go On Forever”
9. “Shut Your Eyes”
10. “You’re All I Have”
11. “Bad Habits ” (Ed Sheeran cover) (with Ed Sheeran)
12. “Chasing Cars”

Encore:

13. “What If This Is All the Love You Ever Get?”
14. “Just Say Yes” (with Ed Sheeran)

Snow Patrol UK Acoustic Show:
31/08/2022 – Mckee Clock Arena – Bangor

Styles, teen heartthrob for anyone between the ages of 10 and 16 back in the 2010’s, quickly made a name for himself both as a member of One Direction, and now as maybe the most popular male solo artist working in western pop music today. He headlined California’s Coachella festival just last week, he’s poised and ready to embark on a sold-out world tour this summer – performing to millions of fans in some of the world’s most iconic venues like London’s Wembley Stadium and Copenhagen’s Royal Arena – and is on the precipice of the release date for his hotly anticipated 3^rd album Harry’s House (May 20^th).

Harry’s House Live From London. May 24th. pic.twitter.com/Ld7GpJVLig

— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) May 3, 2022

Now, we’ve all been there. A major artist with the capability to sell out 2 night’s the size of Wembley Stadium has decided to take on a super intimate venue… you simply have to be there. Chances are, you probably won’t be. But if you want to give yourself an extra chance then you have 2 options. Firstly, you can find yourself a friend with an American Express Membership, they have exclusive access to a presale for the show that starts next Tuesday (May 10^th) at 8am. If you don’t have any friends that fancy, you can always try option 2; pre-order the picture-disc version of Harry’s House before May 9^th, and you’ll be sent another presale link from Styles’ website. That’ll get you in alongside the O2 priority bunch at 10am the same day. But regardless of how many different methods you try, it’ll be a nightmare. Brixton Academy has a capacity of around 5,000… so good luck.

Styles will also be appearing on Coventry at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022. Some of the network’s most played artists will join Styles as headlining acts. Set to take the main stage on Saturday 28th May 2022 are Calvin Harris, Ed Sheeran, Aitch, AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Central Cee, Joel Corry and Yungblud. Full details confirming all headlining acts will soon be confirmed, as well as Friday’s main stage acts that have yet to be announced. The event will make its comeback on 27th-29th May 2022 at War Memorial Park, and see 80,000 music fans flock to Coventry to see some of music’s biggest acts perform.

Your final #BigWeekend Sunday headliner is @Harry_Styles

This is going to be SO special. A full solo festival set

Head here for everything you need to know: https://t.co/4t4HBZtjzI pic.twitter.com/MZxZvfUfc1

— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) April 25, 2022

London show x pic.twitter.com/v34FdbBwrD

— jockstrap (@jockstrapmusic1) May 2, 2022

Ever since their joining back in 2019, Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye – otherwise known as one of the most underrated and creative bands of the post-brexit-new-wave era Jockstrap – have continually pushed the boundaries of what it means to be in a band in today’s day and age. The amalgamation of Ellery’s classical training in vocals and violin, and Skye’s immensely idiosyncratic production style has allowed for some unique, and quite challenging electro-pop out today. While the 2-piece setup is nothing new, until now it seemed impossible to be in one without seeming like you’re just copying The White Stripes and just doing it worse (I’m looking at you Royal Blood). But Skye’s production and performance style almost seems more reminiscent of a band like The xx, that lends itself perfectly to the incredibly technical and clearly well-rehearsed style of Ellery. You can hear the musicianship particularly well in their most recent single. See the video for ‘Concrete Over Water’ below.

Tickets to the tour have already gone on sale, but there may be available tickets here. As for the London show though, watch this space and we’ll see. In keeping with their theme, the band also stated in a press release that a full-length LP may be due sooner rather than later. But obviously, nothing has been confirmed as of yet.

The tour really ensures that Ellery is going to have a busy year, Black Country, New Road have also set themselves up for a massive EU/UK tour, the group’s first since the departure of lead vocalist Isaac Woods back in February. Set to begin in May, they had this to say, “We’re looking forward to sharing what we’ve been working on with you. The six of us will be performing a set of brand new music. We will not be performing any music from ‘For the first time’ or ‘Ants From Up There’.”