Rodrigo is currently one of the biggest names in pop music at the age of just 23, with four US and UK number one singles, and both of her albums also topping charts here. Singles like her debut ‘Drivers License’, ‘Good 4 U’ and ‘Vampire’ were all incredibly popular, with ‘Drivers License’ winning a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance and ‘Good 4 U’ taking home the Brit Award for International Song of the Year in 2022. Her debut album ‘Sour’, released in 2021, is still Spotify’s most streamed album by a female artist.

With third album ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ due for release in June, Rodrigo’s continued chart-dominance shows no sign of letting up – its lead single ‘Drop Dead’ released two weeks ago, shooting straight to UK Number One last week. In an interview with British Vogue back in March, she says the album draws inspiration from time spent living in London, is packed with “sad love songs”, and will be her “most experimental” release yet. NME report that it will contain a darker sound and influences from acts such as The Cure, New Order and Joy Division, as well as a potential feature from Geese frontman Cameron Winter.

The ‘Unraveled Tour’ was announced today, a blockbuster lap of North America and Europe which will see Olivia Rodrigo perform 65 dates over 9 months. Support varies between dates, with a cast consisting of Devon Again, Die Spitz, Grace Ives, The Last Dinner Party, and Wolf Alice. It kicks off this September in Hartford, Connecticut, travelling across the US and Canada before touching down in Stockholm next March for the European leg. Before it wraps, she’ll play four nights at the O2 Arena in London, with Grace Ives opening. In a post on Instagram, Rodrigo said “i am so so excited to announce The Unraveled Tour!!! I am counting down the days till I get to sing all of the songs from ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ with u guys!!!”

The ‘Unraveled’ tour will run from the 25th of September this year to the 2nd of May 2027. Dates at the London O2 Arena are on the 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th of April next year. For full world dates, check Olivia Rodrigo’s website, and expect more songs from ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ before it releases on Geffen Records on the 12th of June.

Following the 1979 dissolution of female punk trendsetters The Runaways, in which Jett played guitar and sang backing vocals, she found herself in England starting her journey as a solo artist. Here, she recorded three songs with the Sex Pistol’s Paul Cook and Steve Jones, one of which was a demo version of ‘I Love Rock ‘n Roll’, before recording a self-titled solo album at London’s Ramport Studios, which was owned by The Who. She then formed The Blackhearts, and later reissued the self-titled album as ‘Bad Reputation’ in 1981.

From there Joan Jett and The Blackhearts released their full debut LP as a group, 1981’s ‘I Love Rock ‘n Roll’, the title track of which topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for 7 successive weeks and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Jett established herself as one of the most important female trailblazers in rock, both as a singer and guitarist, going on to receive a Grammy nomination for 1989 single ‘I Hate Myself For Loving You’ and earn the induction of herself and The Blackhearts into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.

Jett and the group have just completed a US tour with Iggy Pop, and were due to hit the UK this July supporting former-Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar on his star-studded ‘Best Of All Worlds’ tour. Hagar recently announced that these shows would be down-sizing venues to foster a more intimate atmosphere, which sees Joan Jett and The Blackhearts now missing from the current billing.

The vacuum from the Sammy Hagar tour has been filled by Jett’s first headlining UK shows since 2010, and her first trip across the pond since 2011’s Isle of Wight Festival. The tour will visit Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, and Wolverhampton before finishing at the brand-new British Airways ARC venue in London’s Olympia redevelopment project, which is due to open in June. Jett has said of the announcement “We can’t wait to be back on stage in the UK this Summer! I wrote and recorded Bad Reputation, my first solo LP in London. It’s been too long since we’ve been in the UK and we’re excited to see everyone!”

Tickets for Joan Jett and The Blackhearts solo dates go on sale at 10AM on Friday the 24th of April. Essex punk two-piece The Meffs are opening on all dates. Their UK shows conclude with one night supporting emo heroes My Chemical Romance on their Black Parade 20th anniversary tour, hitting Wembley Stadium on the 10th of July. Check the poster below for their headline run:

The band came about in Quebec in 2019, with the two members made immediately distinctive by way of strange stage names, and their donning of unusual black and white costumes and Papier-mâché headpieces. The pair consist of singer and guitarist Khn de Poitrine and drummer and vocalist Klek de Poitrine. Their fuzzy, chaotic experimental rock is defined by Khn’s use of a double-necked microtonal electric guitar and bass, which expands the range of musical notes beyond a typical instrument. This lends the riffs a sound unheard of in most western music, which can appear almost accidental on the first listen. When coupled with Klek’s erratic jazz drum beats, and the duo’s indecipherable alien vocals, the music is utterly out of this world.

After releasing debut album ‘Vol. 1’ in 2024, the band became a viral sensation earlier this year. Their live performance for radio station KEXP in February captured attention in all the desired ways, with viewers enraptured by the four meandering tracks and the unique attires. The set has been viewed nearly 6.5 million times on Youtube, with Angine de Poitrine fast-becoming one of the year’s biggest pop-culture phenomenons and their image already considered iconic.

Second album ‘Vol. II’ was announced on the 18th of March, promising to expand the sound of their first release to wilder, weirder heights. Three of the tracks, ‘Sarniezz’, ‘Mata Zyklek’ and most-recent single ‘Fabienk’ can be heard in the KEXP performance, but the album includes three more items – ‘Utzp’, ‘Yor Zarad’ and ‘Angor’. Due to the extended run-time of their progressive-styled jams, the full six tracks clock in at over 35 minutes of music.

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With plans already in place for a sold-out visit to the UK this May, before touring France, Belgium, and Canada, they announced their first headline tour of the US earlier in March. Yesterday they revealed a further leg of European dates, including a second run of the UK, only this time at much larger venues and festivals. It begins at End of the Road Festival in Dorset this September, before ending with a huge finale at the beautiful venue Troxy in London in October. The full list of UK dates for 2026 is here:

MAY
• 10 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (SOLD OUT)
• 11 – Electric Ballroom, London (SOLD OUT)
• 12 – Strange Brew, Bristol (SOLD OUT)
• 14 – The Great Escape, Brighton

SEPTEMBER
• 4 – End of the Road, Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset
• 5 – Manchester Psych Fest, Manchester
• 6 – Edinburgh Psych Fest, Edinburgh

OCTOBER
• 13 – Prospect Building, Bristol
• 14 – SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow
• 16 – Opium, Dublin
• 18 – Project House, Leeds
• 19 – Troxy, London

Angine de Poitrine release ‘Vol. II’ this Friday, the 3rd of April, through label Les Cassettes Magiques. Physical versions will be available on their web store, and you can click here for digital pre-orders and pre-saving options.

Newport three-piece Skindred burst onto the scene with 2002’s ‘Babylon’, an album that married nu metal with rap and reggae to create something wholly their own. Due to their unique sonic fusions and their unmatched stage performances, the band have drawn fans from all manners of backgrounds and become one of the most in-demand alternative live acts in the country. Download Festival have booked them 9 times since 2006 as a foolproof way to guarantee a good party, and their raucous live shows have seen them receive awards and nominations from Kerrang, Metal Hammer, the Heavy Awards and the MOBOs.

Since eighth album ‘Smile’ hit Number 2 in the Official UK Album Chart and Number 1 in the Rock and Metal Chart, the band went on a massive nationwide tour in 2023. They then did even more impressive numbers on their three-night arena run in 2024 – sold out dates at Manchester Academy and O2 Academy Birmingham, and a massive gig at the Wembley OVO Arena. 2025 saw them trade huge crowds for smaller, more intimate venues for a UK tour, followed by one of Germany with Alien Ant Farm.

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The ‘You Got This’ Tour was announced today to tear across the UK and Ireland in October and November, including a massive night at London’s Alexandra Palace on Halloween. Drummer Arya Goggin is clearly already excited, saying “Halloween is always such a special night, for both us and our fans, so this year our annual ‘Night of the Living Dred’ show will be its biggest-ever at London’s Alexandra Palace! Along with Alien Ant Farm we have Spineshank and Orgy joining us. It’s going to be a really special night with loads of surprises.” The three support bands are each popping up on different nights of the tour – here’s the full list of where and when you can catch Skindred this Autumn:

• 24 October – Rock City, Nottingham w/ Spineshank
• 30 October – O2 Academy, Birmingham w/ Alien Ant Farm, Spineshank and Orgy
• 31 October – Alexandra Palace, London w/ Alien Ant Farm, Spineshank and Orgy
• 6 November – 3Olympia, Dublin w/ Alien Ant Farm
• 7 November – Telegraph Building w/ Alien Ant Farm
• 13 November – Barrowlands, Glasgow (no support confirmed for this date)

So far Skindred have released two singles from ninth album ‘You Got This’, including the groovy title track and the super-fun jam ‘Can I Get A’, which came out at the start of March. The album releases on the 17th of April on Earache Records, with pre-order links here. The full track listing looks like this:

1. You Got This
2. Can I Get A
3. Born Fe Dis
4. This Is The Sound
5. Broke
6. Glass
7. Big ‘Em Up
8. Do It Like This
9. My People
10. Give Thanks

The tour will begin unofficially in Cork and Dublin in June where the band will play two shows. But fans across the world who also want to catch the band on their last set of performances will be glad to see that the 29 date tour stretches across the world. The band will start the tour in Singapore in August before continuing on in Asia before visiting Australia. They will then take a two month break before starting the UK and European leg including a whopping seven dates in Germany before finishing in Manchester on December 12.

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Kodaline’s claim to fame was their appearance on Ireland’s You’re a Star, a reality music completion where they finished runners up in November 2006. Known then as 21 Demands, the band released their first single ‘Give Me A Minute’ which went to number one on the Irish Singles Chart. Following their name change, Kodaline released their debut EP ‘The Kodaline EP’ in September 2012. Their debut album ‘In A Perfect World’ came out in June 2013 and reached number three in the UK. They released three more albums ‘Coming Up For Air’, ‘Politics of Living’ and ‘One Day At a Time’ before they announced their split. Although the release date and title for their fifth and final are still unknown, Kodaline have also confirmed it’s upcoming release. Although fans have started to speculate it may be ‘We Were Only Young’ following recent captions of posts from the band posted to Instagram over the last week.

With the tour now announced, fans can access tickets early from March 25th through Kodaline’s website. General sale for tickets is from March 27th.

The dates are as follows:

August 8 – Singapore / August 10 – Manila / 
August 12 – Seoul 
/ August 19 – Hong / 
August 24 – Tapei /

August 26 – Kuala Lumpur / 
August 28 – Bangkok / September 1 – Perth
 / September 3 – Sydney / 
September 5 – Melbourne 
September 6 – Brisbane / 
November 25 – Paris / 
November 26 – Brussels / 
November 28 – Hamburg / 
November 29 – Berlin
November 30 – Frankfurt / December 2 – Zurich / 
December 3 – Milan / 
December 5 – Prague
 / December 6 – Vienna
 / December 8 – Munich
 / December 9 – Cologne / 
December 10 – Utrecht / 
December 12 – London /
 December 14 – Glasgow
 / December 15 – Manchester

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The alternative rock band are planning eighteen shows in Europe and the UK between June and October of this year. This will mark the band’s sixth headlining tour. The tour will begin in Belgium on June 4th as they embark on the European leg, going on to visit Germany, The Netherlands, The Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Austria, Switzerland and France. There will then be a short break in the tour due to scheduled performances at Rock For People festival in the Czech Republic in June and alongside Biffy Clyro at Finsbury Park in July. Don Broco will continue the tour in the UK in September starting in Lincoln, before finishing in Bristol in October. Dates for the UK leg include visits to Sheffield, Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Birmingham and Norwich. Fans have been somewhat confused and aggrieved as currently there are no plans for Don Broco to perform their new album in London. Elsewhere, German fans are equally excited as on the promotional poster for the tour, the date in Cologne on June 24th has been singled out as a day to remember.

 

 

 

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The Bedford born band were formed in 2008 by schoolmates Rob Damiani (lead vocals), Simon Delaney (guitar), Tom Doyle (bass and programming), and Matt Donnelly (drums, lead and backing vocals). The rock band released their debut album ‘Priorities’ in August 2012 under Sony. Their sophomore album ‘Automatic’ under Epic in August 2015. After switching labels once again, Don Broco released ‘Technology’ under SharpTone in February 2018. These albums peaked at number five and six on the UK Albums chart. After achieving their first number album with ‘Amazing Things’ in October 2021 and the group will be hoping to reach the same heights with ‘Nightmare Tripping’. Tickets for their upcoming tour and other performances can be found here.

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‘Linger’ from The Cranberries’ debut album ‘Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We’ peaked at number 3 in Ireland and number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Initially made up of Mike and Noel Hogan, Fergal Lawler, Niall Quinn and Dolores O’Riordan, The Cranberries were formed in 1989 but officially broke up September 2018 following the death of lead vocalist Dolores O’Riordan. The band released their final album ‘In The End’ in March 2019 which was subsequently nominated for Best Rock Album at 2020 Grammy Awards.

Sombr is no stranger to guest appearances during his performances, earlier this year the young singer was in the headlines following his Brit’s performance where he was seemingly attacked during his performance of ‘Back To Friends’ although it was later confirmed to be a staged interruption as part of promotion for his latest single ‘Homewrecker’.

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Fans can regularly expect to see guests on tour with Sombr as ‘The Late Nights & Young Romance Tour’ has had support from Anna Leah, Blu De Tiger and Devon Gabriella as well as guest appearances from Foster the People, Laufey, Sam Smith.

The tour which began in May 2025 also started in Dublin. He then visited London, Amsterdam and Cologne before embarking on the North American leg of the tour and then visiting New Zealand and Australia. Sombr then returned to Europe in February continuing the tour before its last date in Dublin on March 16th. This string of performances with end with Sombr’s first appearances at the US’s famed music festival Coachella in April.

Otherwise on the night, fans were treated to the live renditions of Sombr’s debut album ‘I Barely Know Her’ which was released in August 2025 and was popularised by singles such as ‘Back To Friends’, ‘Undressed’ and ’12 to 12’. The intimate self written album peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart and was eventually selected as part of the 50 Best Albums of 2025 by Billboard and The 100 Best Albums of 2025 by Rolling Stone.

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Described as one of contemporary music’s most influential artists, the Grammy Award winner will return to the stage with the tour beginning in North America in May and June. The UK & Europe leg of the tour will follow in September and October before he returns to California for the final two dates of the tour. 

After gaining popularity with independently released EP’s ‘The Bells Sketch’, ‘CMYK’ and ‘Klavierwerke’, Blake was signed to A&M records and released his self-titled debut album in February 2011. Despite being leaked days after its announcement, ‘James Blake’ was received with critical acclaim and was later nominated for the 2011 Mercury Prize. Following his departure for A&M, Blake signed to its’ sister label Republic Records and released his second album ‘Overgrown’ in April 2013. Albums ‘The Colour in Anything’, ‘Assume Form’, ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ and ‘Playing Robots Into Heaven’ followed in 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2023 respectively. Blake returned today with ‘Trying Times’ under his own independent label Good Boy Records. Although his music is heavily influenced by electronic and experimental sound, Blake manages to maintain the nuance of a singer-songwriter with lyrics based around religion, the state of the world and his decade long relationship with actress Jameela Jamil.

In the time between his last album and ‘Trying Times’, Blake collaborated with UK rapper Dave for the critically acclaimed album ‘The Boy Who Played the Harp’ and also contributed to the soundtrack for the Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning film Sinners. 

The dates for the tour are as follows:
September 29 – London
October 5 – Utrech
October 8 – Brussels
October 12 – Paris
October 15 – Berlin
October 18 – Cologne
October 21 – Glasgow
October 25 – Manchester
October 28 – Bristol

Tickets for the tour will be available from Friday March 20th with access to presale tickets starting from 11am on Tuesday March 17th.

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The announcement of this UK tour will follow a string of shows from Man/Woman/Chainsaw taking place in Europe. The band are also scheduled to visit Germany, France, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands between March and August of this year. Their appearances will be spread across individual concerts as well as a number of festivals including the Deer Shed, Rock Werchter and the Canela Party.

Man/Woman/Chainsaw are made up of Billy Ward, Emmie-Mae Avery, Vera Leppänen, Clio Harwood, Lola Cherry and Billy Doyle. They began releasing music in September 2022 with the single ‘Any Given Sunday’ and released their debut six song EP ‘Eazy Peazy’ in November 2024. The London based band released singles ‘Adam & Steve’ and ’MadDog’ in April and May of 2025 before being signed to Fiction Records, joining the Cure, St. Vincent and Billie Marten. Their latest release ‘Only Girl’, released in November 2025, which the band described as a ‘playful love song’, precluded NME naming them as part of their 100 Essential Emerging Artists list.

Described by NME as ambitious and forward-thinking, the bands eclectic sound is often upbeat, energetic and noisy. With inspirations from Nirvana and Leonard Cohen , guitarist Ward told The Guardian that the bands sound thrives on the thin line between pretty and noisy.

Fans will be able to access general sale tickets from Friday March 13th, with the presale being released one day earlier on March 12th from 10am. Access to the presale tickets is available through joining the bands mailing list available on their website or through their Instagram bio.

The dates and venues are as follows:

September 19th – Belfast – Ulster Sports Club

September 20th – Dublin – Whelan’s

September 22nd – Manchester – Gorilla

September 23rd – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club

September 24th – Newcastle – The Grove

September 25th – Glasgow – King Tut’s

September 26th – Sheffield – Float Along Festival

September 29th – Guildford – The Boileroom

September 30th – Brighton – Concorde 2

October 1st – Portsmouth – The Wedgewood Rooms

October 2nd – Bristol – Thekla

October 3rd – Cardiff – The Globe

October 5th – Nottingham – Rescue Rooms

October 6th – Birmingham – Hare & Hounds

October 7th – London – Electric Ballroom

The shows announced will be played in June this year in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and London. Young performed ‘Messy’ at the Grammy Awards in January and also played a show at the London Palladium last week but this will mark something of a trial tour for the young singer-songwriter, as she wrote “As tempting as it is to jump into a big tour I’m going to continue taking things slowly despite feeling so ready to perform more”.

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Other musicians including Spice Girls’ Mel B, Sasha Keable and CMAT shared support for Young, as well as Lily Allen who commented “In awe of you”.

Young’s song’s known to be vulnerable, honest and an unguarded reflection of her feelings can be attributed to her influences Joni Mitchell, Frank Ocean and SZA. Young has enjoyed a successful 2026 so far, picking up the Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance for her breakout hit ‘Messy’, followed by the Brit Award for Breakthrough Artist in February, these next run of shows will see Young return to performing following a brief stint away.

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The 25 year old suffered technical difficulties and health problems during a run of shows – including Coachella in April 2025 and a few months later at the Capital Summertime Ball. Following this, Young collapsed at New York’s All Things Go Festival in September 2025 and subsequently cancelled her upcoming tour dates to focus on her health.

The London born singer-songwriter attended to the BRIT school and released her debut single ‘6 Feet Under’ in October 2019, which was followed by her debut EP ‘Intro’. She was signed to Island Records in March 2021 and subsequently released her debut album ‘My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely’ in May 2023 – the album referencing heavily her experience with her schizoaffective disorder. Her sophomore album ‘This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway’ released in June 2024 featured singles ‘Conceited’, ‘Wish You Were Dead’ and ‘Messy’. Her most recent album ‘I’m Only F**king Myself’ was released in September 2025 and reached number three on the UK Albums Chart. Fans are eagerly awaiting the live experience of her latest album.

The dates are as follows:
June 10th – Manchester
June 13th – Birmingham
June 16th – Glasgow
June 18th – London

Fans can access pre-sale access by joining Young’s mailing list