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The ‘Deadbeat’ Tour, which shares the name of Parker’s upcoming album, set for release October 17, will traverse the following venues:

APRIL 2026:

04 – Super Bock Arena – Pavilhão Rosa Mota – Porto, Portugal
05 – MEO Arena – Lisbon, Portugal
07 – Movistar Arena – Madrid, Spain
08 – Palau Sant Jordi – Barcelona, Spain
10 – LDLC Arena – Lyon, France
12 – Inalpi Arena – Turin, Italy
13 – Unipol Arena – Bologna, Italy
14 – Hallenstadion – Zurich, Switzerland
16 – Olympiahalle – Munich, Germany
18 – PreZero Arena – Gliwice, Poland
20 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czechia
23 – Barclays Arena – Hamburg, Germany
25 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen, Denmark
26 – Avicii Arena – Stockholm, Sweden
27 – Unity Arena – Oslo, Norway
29 – Uber Arena – Berlin, Germany
30 – Festhalle – Frankfurt, Germany

MAY
01 – PSD Bank Dome – Dusseldorf, Germany
03 – Accor Arena – Paris, France
04 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands
05 – AFAS Dome – Antwerp, Belgium
07 – The O2 – London, United Kingdom
08 – Co-op Live Arena – Manchester, United Kingdom
09 – Utilita Arena Birmingham – Birmingham, United Kingdom
11 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow, United Kingdom
13 – 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland

Despite a few appearances at the odd festival, it has been more than 6 years since Tame Impala toured the UK and Europe.

Speaking to NME, Tame Impala has highlighted to fans that the forthcoming album will be “deeply inspired by bush doof culture and the Western Australia rave scene”, as well as one that reestablishes Tame Impala “as a kind of future primitive rave act”.

New single ‘Dracula’  follows this exact theme, a spooky display of synth, it’s a song that gets you on your feet and moving. Though on the slower side of the rave music some may be used to, its a tune for the soul, and commands serenity.

Elsewhere we have seen two new pieces of work released this year by the artist.

Although Tame Impala hasn’t graced the live stage since March 2023, Kevin Parker gave fans a surprise earlier this year by premiering the shimmering new track “End Of Summer” during a DJ set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona — a moment that sparked speculation about what’s next for the psych-pop visionary.

Earlier this month, Parker dropped the single ‘Loser’, accompanied by a cinematic new video starring Stranger Thingsactor and solo artist Joe Keery, also known as Djo. Now, all eyes turn to ‘Deadbeat’ — the highly anticipated fifth studio album from Tame Impala — as the project continues to unfold.

Tickets will go on sale at these times: 

Pre-sale tickets: Wednesday October 1 at 9am BST/10am CEST.

General sale: Friday October 3 at 9am BST/10am CEST.\\

For more information on ticket purchase, visit here.

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Parker announced this via his Instagram: “GLASTONBURY come see me tonight at the Firmly Rooted sound system in Silver Hayes at 1am. DJ set. Should be pretty funnnnn.” This 1AM to 2AM slot is still listed as TBA on the line-up for Firmly Rooted sound system however, according to the festival’s official programme this slot reads as “Kevin Parker (Tame Impala)” and if there was somehow any doubt on who this is it continues “The Antipodean psychedelic rock icon takes to the deck.”

Kevin Parker’s involvement in the festival has caused speculation that the Tame Impala frontman might feature as a guest during Dua Lipa’s headline set tonight as the pair have worked on her latest album, ‘Radical Optimism’. Parker’s DJ set is going to take place just a few hours after Dua Lipa’s headline performance so we will have to wait and see what unfolds with that one.

Parker has played the English festival multiple times throughout the years with Tame Impala, including headlining The Other Stage in 2019 as well as previously performing at Worthy farm in 2016 and 2013. Fans may well be hoping that the Australian psychedelic outfit may headline the festival one day but for now they will just have to settle for a rare 1-hour DJ set from Parker.

Glastonbury 2024: Looks like Kevin Parker of Tame Impala fame is playing a surprise DJ set this year 

We’ll see you down at Firmly Rooted Soundsystem #Glastonbury #Glastonbury2024 pic.twitter.com/ko0RMWzCGb

— Far Out Magazine #Glastonbury2024 (@FarOutMag) June 26, 2024

The festival began today and will see headliners Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA take to the Pyramid stage later on this weekend. the festival will run through to the 30th of June (this Sunday), and we will see a huge variety of acts across the huge number of stages including Fatboy Slim, Squeeze, Hedex, Little Simz, Nia Archives, King Krule, Fonatines D.C. plus many many more.

This year we will also see a tribute to the cult classic film ‘Human Traffic’ for the film’s 25-year anniversary. The film will be honoured on two separate occasions at eh festival, first at the Cornish Arms at The Park, which will take place in the early hours of Saturday morning and will see Loop Dee Loop play a DJ set. Then, on Saturday evening Arcadia’s The Bug stage will host Save Our Scene’s collaboration with the iconic film. This will see DJ Boring as well as Loop Dee Loop again and will be aiming to raise awareness for the campaign aiming to help the UK’s nightlife and live music scene with Grassroots music venues closing down at an alarming rate up and down the country.

TRAINING SEASON IS OVER!!!!!! UGH OUT NOW EVERYWHERE!!!! FINALLY!!!!
THANK YOU TO THE DREAM TEAM https://t.co/fAMM6SsQE7 pic.twitter.com/08CCkjgjR8

— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) February 15, 2024

In a press release, Lipa discussed the backstory behind the single, stating: “I had been on a string of bad dates, and the last one was the final straw. The next morning I arrived to the studio to Caroline and Tobias asking me how it all went and I immediately declared “TRAINING SEASON IS OVER,” and like the best “day after” debriefs with your mates, we had a lot of laughs and it all quickly came together from there.”

She continues: “And while it is obviously about that feeling when you are just absolutely done telling people… men specifically in this case, how to date you right; it is also about my training season being over and me growing with every experience. I have never felt more confident, clear or empowered. And while it may be that training season is never over for any of us, you start to see the beauty in finding that person to experience it with. You stop looking for the trainees and become more interested in having someone where you are and someone to grow with.”

Lipa’s last album was 2020’s ‘Future Nostalgia’, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and earned her more than 10 billion streams on Spotify, as well as the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal in 2021. The singer is yet to share any news of her upcoming third album, but there appears to be plenty on the cards for her this year. Directed by Vincent Haylock, you can watch the full ‘Training Season‘ music video below:

The new single comes with the arguably more interesting prospect of a full new Gorillaz album. The band’s 10^th LP Cracker Island is set for release on February 24^th and will feature the likes of Thundercat, Stevie Nicks, Adeleye Omotayo, Bad Bunny, and Beck. You can look into full pre-order information, as well as the tracklist here. The album will feature the recently released Thundercat featured track ‘Cracker Island’ after it debuted earlier in the year.

Introducing Cracker Island
THE NEW ALBUM
Out February 2023
Pre-order now https://t.co/CkN1CrFP8k

@Thundercat @StevieNicks #AdeleyeOmotayo @tameimpala @bootiebrown @sanbenito @beck #crackerisland pic.twitter.com/f1UH8DG38B

— gorillaz (@gorillaz) August 31, 2022

The album comes ahead of the rumoured “Full-length Gorillaz film” we were promised by Albarn at the tail end of last year. In a conversation with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Albarn explained, “It’s something we’ve been wanting to do for a very long time. It’s been through so many incarnations. Gorillaz doing a movie. Honestly. But Netflix, I don’t know. I mean, apart from the kind of running this city now, I mean – It’s just extraordinary to see how ubiquitous they are now. Yeah. They just seem like they’re a good creative team, you know? But I can’t say anything more about it, obviously, because… No, no, no.” So, with very little information revealed on the subject being revealed since… could this be the start? Or maybe just something else entirely.

Two weeks ago, saw Gorillaz play their only UK gig this year at London’s All Points East Festival. The group saw themselves topping a line-up consisting of Self Esteem, Pusha T, Idles, and Turnstile. During their set, the band performed their new single with Tame Impala as well as the usual suspects when it comes to a Gorillaz setlist – including a rare appearance from Shaun Ryder for their 2005 single ‘DARE’.

While the idea of a Parker/Ross crossover has been in the zeitgeist since late last year, the news stagnated pretty quickly. Parker was going to produce a track for Ross’ last album Thank You. In a quote from The Sun, an unknown source explained “She’s really excited to work with Tame Impala, and is ecstatic with the track,” concluding, “She can’t wait for fans to hear it.” As far as I’m aware, no credits were ever given to Parker on the album, so fans were left a little confused. But now, more than 6 months later, it seems we’ve got a whole project to chew on.

The scale of the headline collaborators would normally be enough to turn this project into something worth building some hype. No one was ever wondering if anyone else was involved with Silk Sonic, for instance. But if you take a little look at the poster… it just get better. First of all, produced by Jack Antonoff, then an extra mention to his band Bleachers, a bit of gnarly guitar playing from St. Vincent and Gary Clarke Jr (?), BROCKHAMPTON are coming back together – or maybe just a few of them – there’s even space for RZA.

Outside of new tunes, Tame Impala are currently in the midst of an extensive world tour. The tour takes the band through the US and Europe hitting most of the major festivals along the way, both weekends of Barcelona’s Primavera Sound and Budapest’s Sziget festival stand out as cracking line-ups. But if you don’t fancy a trip abroad, Tame Impala’s only confirmed UK date this year sees them play London’s Victoria Park at All Points East. Swedish fusion group Goat, South-London based post-punk outfit Dry Cleaning, and the fabulous Caroline Polachek will be joining them this August. A few tickets to the date still remain, so if you want to get in on the action you can check out here.

The poster shown above was taken by a fan, Adam Lewis.

Your first wave of artists for All Points East 2022 has arrived. Which day are you most excited about?

Purchased Early Birds? You can now redeem for the show of your choice – check your inbox for details.@AmexUK Cardmembers can book now: https://t.co/vkTxO74nLA pic.twitter.com/7LVqVtzGur

— All Points East (@allpointseastuk) November 22, 2021

At the moment, we aren’t sure how much more is to be announced for the festival, but as it stands; Day 1 on Friday 19^th August starts the festival off strong with IDLES returning for the second time in support of their new album “CRAWLER”, Pusha T joins with his only known UK appearance, and Yves Tumour and it’s Band, before Damon Albarn’s virtual band Gorillaz round out the evening.

Saturday 20^th will present Field Day, for the second time, since the festivals merged last year. Kraftwerk will return after their 2020 show was cancelled; they will headline the festival alongside The Chemical Brothers. Floating Points represents Manchester’s dance scene while Logic1000 keeps the party local.

Thursday 25^th will be headlined by Tame Impala. Other highlights come from London’s own post-punk outfit Dry Cleaning after the success of their recent debut album, the experimental Swedish group Goat only add the energy.

Friday 26^th will feature previous headliners The National, their second time on the top of the bill since the festival’s debut. They will be joined by, arguably, Melbourne’s greatest musical export King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, alongside the likes of Fleet Foxes, Low, and Perfume Genius.

Saturday 27^th sees the festival kick back into party mode with Disclosure closing an exciting evening with support from James Blake touring his most recent critically acclaimed album “Friends That Break your Heart”, as well as the always on-point Freddie Gibbs, Channel Tres, and Sherelle.

Sunday 28^th welcomes Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back to close the final night of the festival. Nick Cave will be joined by 2020 Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka. Nottingham punks Sleaford Mods will also be attending the festival, contrasting the sweet sounds of Japanese Breakfast earlier in the day.

Tickets for the festival go on sale at 10 AM on Thursday 25^th November, ticket prices may vary anywhere from £60-£100 depending on which day, and what tier of ticket you’re after. See the full lineup here, and get tickets here.

Four Tet has something of a reputation for diving into any genre that takes his fancy and producing stunning experimental remixes. Earlier this year he released an eight-minute, dizzying techno remix of Caribou’s Never Come Back, and has previously taken a spin on a plethora of artists’ work, including Super Furry Animals, Lana Del Rey, and Aphex Twin.

Four Tet found fame in experimental post-rock band Fridge before transitioning to a solo career. He released his tenth studio album Sixteen Oceans back in March this year, as well as the incomprehensibly-titled four-track EP ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ in May.

And Kevin Parker – the songwriter, producer, and mastermind behind Tame Impala – is no stranger to remixes. He released a remix of Mick Jagger’s single Gotta Get a Grip in 2017, Miguel’s Waves in 2016, and more recently collaborated with rapper 070 Shake in a remix of her song Guilty Conscience.

Is It True was released back in February this year on Tame Impala’s fourth album, The Slow Rush. The album was met with critical acclaim across the board and the band were praised for boldly pushing their sound in a new direction. Is It True has since become a fan favourite for its groovy chorus and punchy bassline, and was performed by Parker on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during lockdown earlier this year. Check out the track and its retro-inspired video below.

Tame Impala’s year has been a bit of a rollercoaster. Earlier in April they postponed their US summer tour due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but last week revealed their third LP Currents had been certified platinum in the states.

The freestyle exudes thrift. The mic stand that Mike Skinner, the Streets front-man, is spitting into is set up in his bedroom. Skinner’s freestyle reflects a degree of maturity, not heard on the snarling garage tracks of his prime. The beat rolls and the piano pulsates around the emcee ‘s lyrics. Skinner’s calm delivery gives the freestyle the feel of a spoken word piece, and the wordplay interlaced throughout maintains this appearance. Difficult Times has sparked intrigue amongst fans,ahead of the release of the Street’s new mix-tape, None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Alive. The tape represents the first, original, body of work that The Streets have released since their 2011 album Computers and Blues. Therefore, it is hard to predict exactly what the diverse Skinner has in store. He has previously ranged from vintage garage and grime club anthems to an in-depth personal story-telling experience. Skinner is the band’s talisman and brainchild, however their success is also owed to Kevin Mark Trail, a vocalist and producer who has featured in Skinner’s tracks since 2004.

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The Street’s have already stirred the imagination after collaborating with Tame Impala for the single, Call My Phone Thinking I’m Doing Nothing Better. Skinner revealed,in an interview with The NME, that he ‘could not believe‘ that Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker wanted to work with him, labelling the band as ‘like a Hip-Hop Beatles‘.This collaboration gives the biggest hint as to the contents of Skinner’s new work, as he has since revealed that the mix-tape is littered with high-profile features such as Ms Banks and Donae’O.

The Streets are a British institution. Albums such as Original Pirate Material (2002) and a Grand Don’t Come For Free (2004) are credited with evolving the UK Garage scene, and making it more accessible. The new Difficult Times freestyle sounds unlike their previous releases. It is hauntingly poetic and echoes a new maturity. Fans are excited to see just what exactly The Streets have in store, and will be counting down the days until the release of None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Alive on the 10th of July.

Following a string of single releases The Streets released the song in tandem with the announcement of an upcoming mixtape due to be released later this year, which will be the first Streets project in 9 years. 

Unexpectedly the new single is a collaboration with psychedelic Australian outfit Tame Impala. On a post on his Instagram Kevin Parker said “This is a pretty big honour and a dream come true.” This collaboration is one that was not foreseen by anyone and came as a welcome surprise to fans of both artists alike. 

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If you know me well you know that i fucking love The Streets. So this is a pretty big honour and a dream come true. And i know many others join me in being fairly happy he has returned. Full vid on youtube.

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The video was also released which featured some of the artists who will appear on the mixtape such as Greentea Peng, Ms Banks and Donae’o. It was shot in multiple locations such as a ski resort, Western Australia and London. Watch the video on YouTube below.

Fans of The Streets will be over the moon with the announcement of a new mixtape as they have been waiting on new material from Skinner for years, with his last full length project being 2011’s Computer and Blues which was met with a lukewarm response from critics. 

This is a backtrack on his own words as Skinner revealed in a 2011 interview that there would not be another Streets album. He said “I do not feel any sadness, I would feel frustrated if I had to make another one.”

In the meantime, Skinner has turned his attention to other projects such as releasing music under the moniker The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light and has even tried his hand at acting.

Given the circumstances we collectively find ourselves in, the announcement of an upcoming mixtape will excite a lot of people and, during a time in which a lot of artists are postponing their releases, it’s good to see Skinner announcing releases during the lockdown. All we have to do now is do as The Streets once said; ‘Stay Positive’.

The band, masterminded by multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker, are expected to release their fourth studio album, the follow-up to 2015’s ‘Currents’, in 2019. The dates announced include a massive show in London’s O2 Arena as well as gigs in Blackpool and Dublin.

London & Blackpool – https://t.co/EulwR9xSNL
Dublin – https://t.co/iZDVJnYViC
Berlin – https://t.co/WPZi93JwNI

On sale 9am (UK time), Friday April 12. pic.twitter.com/NEWTsEAJOt

— Tame Impala (@tameimpala) 8 April 2019

The UK and Ireland dates can be seen below.

8/6/19 – O2 Arena – London

24/6 – Empress Ballroom – Blackpool

26/6 – 3Arena – Dublin

Although no firm news about their latest album has been released, the band have released a new single entitled ‘Patience’ which can be listened to below.

The band also premiered that track as well as the unreleased ‘Borderline’ last month on SNL. The performance of ‘Borderline’ can be seen below.

Tame Impala are also set to headline Coachella in California this weekend, a first for the band. As well as Coachella, the band will also embark on a US tour as well as appearing at other festivals around the world such as Festival Corona Capital in Mexico, Primavera Sound in Spain and Glastonbury in the UK.

The band will hope to match or better the commercial success of 2015’s ‘Currents’ which got to number 4 on the US Billboard 200 and number 3 in the UK Album Chart. The album did get to number 1 in the band’s native country of Australia.