It is allegedly said that the show was shortened due to surpassing the venue’s curfew, which stipulates that events within the arena must conclude no later than 11pm from Monday to Saturday and no later than 10.30pm on Sundays.

Throughout the show, Madonna captivated the audience as she graced the stage adorned in satin lingerie and engaged in provocative movements alongside a troupe of bare-chested dancers. However, the performance came to an unexpected halt following the rendition of “Rain”, leaving disappointed fans bereft of the opportunity to hear “Like A Virgin”, “B***h I’m Madonna”, “Holiday,” and the concluding number, “Celebration”.

Disgruntled attendees took to Twitter, to express their frustration at feeling “disrespected” and “disappointed”.

She is just plain rude and disrespectful, dosent give a jot about her fans. She is always late ,no idea why people even go to see her nowadays. She must have needed a nana nap.

— Kris Verity (@KrisVerity1717) October 16, 2023

@Madonna So disappointed @ the lack of professionalism @ yesterday’s show. Loved it until the abrupt end & shorter set list. It’s disgusting to not respect the fans by abiding to a schedule, paying a fee or apologizing. We sacrificed financially to be there.

— World Counselor (@world_counselor) October 16, 2023

Rumours circulated that the late start was due to alleged technically difficulties at the start of the show. During Madonnas first performance on Saturday night, Madonna herself told fans that the was a technical difficultly, making Sunday the second occasion for these alleged ‘technical difficulties’.

Madonna announced on stage by saying “Sorry about this, sometimes these things happen, there’s a problem with the sound so they’re pressing the reset button.” She went on to address her own health issues recently and told fans at the O2 “I didn’t think I was going to make it, neither did the Doctors. The angels were there and my children save me every time.” 

Madonna reminisced about the challenges she faced during her early days in the music industry and in an effort to maintain the audience’s engagement, she expressed her enthusiasm and posed a question to the thousands in attendance, she said, “Am I imagining this? Oh my God, it is so good to be back London.” The popstar added “I’m pretty damned surprised that I made it this far and I mean that on so many levels. How did I make it this far? Because of you. I’m going to take a bit of credit too.”

Madonna also celebrated her daughter Lola’s birthday on the day of the opening night for her Celebration tour, were she had allegedly started late.

With two additional performances remaining, Madonna is scheduled to perform at the O2 Arena in London tonight, on October 17th and October 18th. Fans are eagerly anticipating her timely arrival and the complete execution of her set-list.

Miles Parks McCollum, aka Lil Boat, aka Lil Yachty, will travel through the US starting the first leg of the tour in Washington in late September and ending in Detroit in early November. He will jet off to Europe starting with Oslo in late November concluding the tour in mid-December in Vienna.

Yachty will be visiting Manchester, London, Glasgow, and Birmingham during the second leg of his tour. On the 30th November he will visit the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. The following evening he will play the UK’s capital at the OVO Wembley Arena. Yachty will visit Scotland on the 3rd December performing at the O2 Academy in Glasgow. His final UK date will be in Birmingham’s O2 Academy on the 4th December.

The charismatic rapper shared the tour poster to his Instagram with the caption “Tickets are now on pre-sale at fieldtriptour.com finally. The link is in my bio.. gooooooooooo, it’s been a long time”.

General sale for tickets begins on Friday the 12^th May at 12 PM BST. Tickets are now available on pre-sale. To purchase and for more information see here.

The newly psychedelically inspired artist will also be popping up at a couple of festivals this summer in the UK and Europe including Ruissalo in Turku and Wireless in London.

On Let’s Start Here, released in January, Yachty abandoned the mumble rap trap persona he was notorious for in favour of a more mature kaleidoscopic soundscape of R&B and neo-soul with echoey guitar riffs and autotuned vocals. His experimentations paid off and the record has fast become a fan favourite and achieved Yachty the highest critical praise in his career.

Watch the video for “sAy sOMETHINg” below:

Yachty dipped his toes into neo-psychedelia with help from a bunch of industry heavyweights such as slacker rock extraordinaire Alex G, beloved indie rocker Mac Demarco, the electropop duo Magdalena Bay, MGMT’s Ben Goldwasser, and Chairlift’s Patrick Wimberley who all played a part in bringing Let’s Start Here together.

“This album is so special and dear to me. I think I created it just because I really wanted to be taken seriously as an artist,” Yachty told the crowd gathered at the album release party in New Jersey. “Not just some SoundCloud rapper. Not just some mumble rapper. Not just some guy who made one hit. I wanted to be taken serious because music is everything to me. I respect all walks of music, not just rap and hip hop. Everything.” Watch more of his speech below:

Lil Yachty on his new album ‘Let’s Start Here’ at his listening event tonight

“I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist… not just some SoundCloud rapper, not some mumble rapper…”pic.twitter.com/4xHg7ihOKS

— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) January 27, 2023

For all Lil Yachty’s upcoming European and UK dates see below:

07/07/23 – Ruisrock – Turku
07/08 – Wireless – London
22/11 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo
24/11 – Fryhuset – Stockholm
25/11 – KB Hallen – Copenhagen
27/11 – Columbiahalle – Berlin
28/11 – Palladium – Cologne
30/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
01/12 – OVO Wembley Arena – London
03/12 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
04/12 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
06/12 – Salle Pleyel – Paris
08/12 – Poppodium013 – Tilburg
10/12 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels
12/12 – Razzmatazz – Barcelona
14/12 – Fabrique – Milan
16/12 – Komplex 457 – Zurich
17/12 – Gasometer – Vienna

The dance-pop diva took to social media on the 25^th April to announce the ten-date tour. Ware will be jetting off to the States to play around North America this October before returning to the UK to play three shows in Manchester, London, and Glasgow in November.

Tickets go on sale for the tour on Friday 28^th April at 10 am BST. Click here for tickets and more information.

Jessie wrote in the caption to the announcement, “I have never been more ready to tour an album! Touring my last album was the biggest thrill for me…the dancing, the choreo, I loved it all. The That! Feels Good! tour will be a continuation of that…but even bigger, even better, and even more dancing and a whole lot more of YOU!! My biggest UK shows ever!!”

Ware will also be playing three dates in Europe this summer in Portlaw, Paredes de Coura, and Biddinghuizen.

That! Feels! Good!, Ware’s fifth studio album, is out tomorrow (28^th April). The album is preceded by three euphoric singles in Jessie’s signature playful and sensual style: “Free Yourself”, “Pearls”, and “Begin Again”. Watch the video for “Pearls” below:

In an interview with the Independent, she said she wanted this album to “feel sensual and sexy”. She listed her influences for the soul and funk-inspired album as Minnie Riperton, Teena Marie, and Rotary Connection.

So far, the album has been a hit with critics receiving praise from NME, Financial Times, The Skinny, and Our Culture Mag. NME dubbed Ware a “forward-facing pop visionary” and gave the album a four-star rating. With vocals from fellow nu-disco icon Roisin Murphy, disco dabbler Kylie Minogue, and Jessie’s own mum Lennie Ware on the title track, how could it not be marvellous?

Co-producing the album is member of the Last Shadow Puppets and record producer James Ford and prolific record producer, DJ, and electronic musician Stuart Price. Ford worked with Ware on her previous LP.

In 2020, Ware’s fourth album, What’s Your Pleasure, put the artist firmly back in the spotlight. The record not only received widespread critical acclaim and a spot at number three on the UK album charts but also earned Ware a Brits Award nomination for Album of the Year. Jessie released the deluxe edition of the album What’s Your Pleasure? Platinum Pleasure including the sensational “Please” in 2021.

For Jessie Ware’s full UK & Europe dates see below:

04/08/23 – Curraghmore House & Gardens – Portlaw
16/08 – Praia fluvial do Taboão – Paredes de Coura
18/08 – Lowlands Festival – Biddinghuizen
10/11 – Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
13/ 11 – Barrowlands – Glasgow
17/11 – Alexandra Palace – London

Breezer wrote all the lyrics and music for the album titled AISIS - The Lost Tapes / Vol.1 (In Style of Oasis / Liam Gallagher – AI Mixtape/Album) and recorded the tracks themselves adding an AI-generated version of Liam’s vocals on top.

The eight-track album is a 32-minute nostalgia trip packed with a mix of grandiose ballads and noisy full-tilt bangers. Liam’s iconic swaggering vocals blast out over swirling psychedelic guitar riffs, rage-filled drumbeats, tambourines, and meaty basslines – and he sounds surprisingly un-computer generated.

Listen to the album here:

In the caption to the video posted on Youtube, the band called the album an “alternate reality concept album where the band’s 95-97 line-up continued to write music, or perhaps all got together years later to write a record akin to the first 3 albums”. AISIS was created during 2021 lockdown. “We’re bored of waiting for Oasis to reform, so we’ve got an AI modelled Liam Gallagher (inspired by @JekSpek) to step in and help out,” the band added.

The band also promised that if the project was successful, we could expect more AISIS songs: “We have a 2nd bunch of songs to come if you want to hear more, please let us know in the comments”.

The album has been a hit with Oasis fans many of whom still cling to the possibility that the Gallagher brothers will kiss and make up for the sake of rock ‘n’ roll. As it stands the album has nearly 200K views on YouTube.

Not only have Oasis fans got a kick out of the project but Liam has also confirmed that he’s on board too. When asked on Twitter by a fan if he had heard the album yet he replied, “Not the album heard a tune it’s better than all the other snizzle out there”. He also eloquently commented, “mad as fuck I sound mega”.

Not the album heard a tune it’s better than all the other snizzle out there

— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 19, 2023

Mad as fuck I sound mega — Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 19, 2023

Liam will be appearing at festivals around the globe this summer including Boardmasters in Cornwall, Mad Cool in Madrid, I‑DAYS MILANO in Milan, In the Park in Helsinki, and Rock Werchester in Belgium. For tickets see here.

The other Gallagher brother has just released the title track from his upcoming new album with his band The High Flying Birds Council Skies. It’s the fourth single to be released from the album coming out on 2^nd June. Noel will be embarking on a mega arena tour later this year. For more information and tickets see here.

For all of Liam Gallagher’s UK & Europe festival dates see below:

“My new thing is acknowledging the things I’m good at, and I’m good at writing pop songs,” Goulding said in an interview with NME. “I’ve made a classical album, I’ve made electronic music and I regularly give my vocal away to producers like Four Tet. There are so many genres of music that I’ve been lucky to explore but when it comes down to it, I really just love making big pop songs that you hear on the radio.”

Work started on the album when the lockdown restrictions in the UK were lifted. She continued to tell NME that she didn’t “intentionally make an album that people can dance to and forget their worries” but it’s “what we needed to do for ourselves coming out of a really bizarre, surreal time”.

On the day Higher than Heaven was released, an ethereally nocturnal video for the track “Better Man” premiered that sees Goulding singing cast in pulsating red and blue hues. The video follows the two other music videos released for Higher than Heaven. Single “Like a Saviour” received a video in February and the title track “Higher than Heaven” received a video in October of last year.

Watch the video for “Better Man” below:

Originally the album was announced to be released in February but was pushed back as Goulding struggled to find suitable eco-friendly materials for the LP’s physical release. According to the singer’s Instagram post the vinyl is a “100% recycled colour compound which would’ve otherwise been wasted, in a recycled sleeve, and then wrapped in a renewable plant based wrap”.

The Herefordshire-born singer will embark on her tour supporting Higher than Heaven in October later this year. The 12-date tour, will start in Dublin and finish in Berlin in November. In the meantime, Ellie will be performing at sold-out venues across the UK and Europe this spring and summer. For tickets and more information see here.

In March, the singer’s collaboration with Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris on the trancey single “Miracles” earned the singer a position at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The song marked the artists’ third time collaborating having worked on 2013’s “I Need Your Love” and 2014’s “Outside” together.

For all of Ellie Goulding’s UK and Europe dates see below:

30/04/23 – The Queen’s Hall – Edinburgh
01/05 – The Wardrobe – Leeds
02/05 – Hangar 34 – Liverpool
04/05 – PRYZM – Kingston
05/05 – Engine Rooms – Southampton
15/06 – Fornebu Music and Arts Festival – Fornebu
16/06 – Pinkpop – Landgraaf
19/07 – Colours of Ostrava – Ostrava
12/08 – AIG Women’s Open – Walton on the Hill
02/09 – Olympiapark M Nchen – M Nchen
16/10 – 3Olympia Theatre – Dublin
18/10 – Barrowland Ballroom – Glasgow
19/10 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle Upon Tyne
20/10 – Manchester Academy – Manchester
23/10 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
24/10 – Roundhouse – London
27/10 – Bataclan – Paris
30/10 – Tivoli Vredenburg – Utrecht
31/10 – Cique Royal – Brussels
02/11 – Fabrique – Milan
06/11 – E-werk – Cologne
07/11 – Huxleys Neue Welt – Berlin

The new album, which was effectively announced around the same time as the musician’s divorce, is set to be officially released on June 2nd, 2023. The album revelation is coupled with an early single release “Easy Now” showcasing the guitarist’s trademark brit pop writing skills. It offers us a touch of his nostalgic sound, accompanied by a new music video featuring Milly Alcock, who recently starred in House Of The Dragon.

Gallagher explains in a Radio X interview how the album was written during lockdown and, although he considers the album should be interpreted as one desires, he recognises Council Skies as a reflective project. When Gallagher talks about the title of the release he says “It sparked off thoughts of my youth and all my dreams that I dreamt of underneath the council skies“.

It is a short tour, set to start on the Friday, 21st of July in Buckinghamshire, not long after the album release, which will run through to finally wrap up in Dublin at the end of August. If anyone knows how to put on a show it is Noel Gallagher. This is not just any other tour around the UK. He will be playing in a variety of locations such as the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham in Dublin as an outdoor show, as well as Wythenshawe Park in Manchester, not to mention Caldicot Castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, and several other festivals.

If the album release and locations aren’t reason enough already to awaken excitement and anticipation for these performances, a series of special guests will be making an appearance to jazz up the shows for us. Each performance will include a different guest star appearance, making each show just as unique as the other. We are expecting to see visits from artists such as Johnny Marr, The Zutons, Tom Meighan, Feeder, Primal Scream, Future Islands and Happy Mondays. 

Click here for tickets!

UK Tour dates:

21/07/23 – Pennfest – Buckinghamshire
28/07 – Crystal Palace Bowl – London
05/08 – Audley End – Essex
19/08 – Caldicot Castle – Monmouthshire
20/08 – Hardwick Festival – Sedgefield
26/08 – Wythenshawe Park – Manchester
27/08 – Royal Hospital – Dublin

It is clear that the public is thirsty for a blast from the past. Having been granted a promising Madonna worldwide tour by Live Nation this coming year, her fans have not been able to contain their excitement. The pre-sale tickets sold out almost instantly and an overwhelming demand has left the superstar with no other choice than to offer a few additional gigs in London, as part of her 35-city tour in North America and Europe, known as “The Celebration Tour“.

She was, originally, only going to perform at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, 14th October. However, those who didn’t make it in time to purchase an original ticket have been granted an additional chance to attend the boogie of their lives. It was clear that the one show was not going to do it for the hungry brits, and tickets flew unthinkably quickly when the second gig was announced for the following consecutive day on the Sunday, 15th October. There has been no other choice than to establish another four shows in The Big Smoke for the 17th, 18th of October, which have already sold out, and finally the 5th and 6th of December which will be going on sale on Wednesday, 1st February at 9 am.

Madonna’s “The Celebration Tour” is offering an artistic journey throughout the singer’s career to celebrate the four decades she has dedicated to the industry. She wishes to pay her respects to the city of New York, for it was the place where she officially began her career. Her stop at The Big Apple falls in mid-August at Madison Square Garden, where she will also be performing for two consecutive days due to high demand within the crowded town. The tour is set to kick off in mid-July in Vancouver and run through until the 1st of December to finally wrap up in Amsterdam.

When globally famous stars, like herself, announce such tours, it is always an intriguing battle whether to expect all the classic hits, only their latest releases, or even a one genre-focused performance. However, fans have been reassured to expect a cocktail of the best hits of her career in order to fully appreciate the variety of styles and bangers she has contributed to the world. Madonna says, “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for“. The Queen of Pop is about to showcase her most supreme songs since the 80s. Let’s not forget the all-inclusive exciting visit from a special guest, Bob the Drag Queen, a.k.a Caldwell Tidicue, who will be making an appearance throughout the length of the tour, alongside the pop star. This is not an experience one would want to miss.

Tickets for the 5th and 6th of December will be going on sale on Wednesday, 1st February at 9 am.

Click here for tickets.

Tour Dates – UK

14/10/2023 – The O2 – London
15/10 – the O2 – London
16/10 – The O2 – London
17/10 – The O2 – London
5/12 – The O2 – London
6/12 – The O2 – London

The former One Direction bandmember was forced to reschedule the Chicago opening of his Love on Tour just hours before curtain, Styles has cited the reason as “Out of an abundance of caution”. The venue took to Twitter to explain the situation, “Out of an abundance of caution, tonight’s Harry Styles show on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at United Center has been rescheduled to Monday, October 10, 2022 due to band/crew illness. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date. All additional show dates will play as scheduled. An email from Ticketmaster will be sent directly to ticket holders with more info.”

Out of an abundance of caution, tonight’s Harry Styles show on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at United Center has been rescheduled to Monday, October 10, 2022 due to band/crew illness. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/oqsoXiBvFB

— United Center (@UnitedCenter) October 6, 2022

All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date. All additional show dates will play as scheduled. An email from Ticketmaster will be sent directly to ticket holders with more info. (2/2)

— United Center (@UnitedCenter) October 6, 2022

The beloved Chicago venue took to Twitter again to confirm further details concerning wristbands, an issued statement continued, “The numbered wristbands given on Thursday, Oct. 6 for GA will be honoured on the rescheduled date of Monday, Oct. 10. Guests can line up in the previous order given as long as they arrive before 5 PM on Monday, Oct. 10. Any numbered wristband arriving after 5 PM will be placed in line after the last guest in line.”

The message continued, “Original numbered wristband must be presented on Monday, Oct. 10 to be honoured. Guests without previous numbered wristbands will be placed in line after the last guest in line.” No further details confirming the origins of the illness or parties involved have been confirmed, such information has yet to be given by a spokesperson for the singer.

Styles’ famed Love On Tour was originally scheduled to consist of six dates at Chicago’s United Centre, initially meant to start on 8th October 2022 the residency was to last until 15th October 2022. Styles’ career-defining tour is next scheduled to stop in California on 23rd October 2022 and consists of fifteen dates at Inglewood venue Kia Forum. After his final set in California on 15th November 2022, Styles will play at the Mexican city Monterrey before performing over two dates in Mexico City on 24th and 25th November 2022.

After several seasons performing across the world, Styles will return home to the UK to perform across four dates with support from Wet Leg. The British Indie band will take over from the previous supporting act Koffee when Styles performs in Australia on 20th February 2023, the band will continue with Styles across Australia and Europe before returning to the UK with the “Watermelon Sugar” singer. Both acts will take to Coventry’s Building Society Arena on 22nd and 23rd May 2023, before heading back to Europe Styles and Wet Leg will perform at Edinburgh’s BT Murrayfield Stadium on 26th and 27th May 2023.

Harry Styles Love On Tour UK dates

22/05/2023 – Building Society Arena – Coventry
23/05 – Building Society Arena – Coventry
26/05 – BT Murrayfield Stadium – Edinburgh
27/05 – BT Murrayfield Stadium – Edinburgh

Click here to purchase tickets.

The Future Past Tour is coming to the UK in 2023!

Tickets are on general sale Friday 14th Oct at 9am – https://t.co/5xe0TZaiC3#IronMaiden #TheFuturePastTour pic.twitter.com/wgo00q6Jg1

— Iron Maiden (@IronMaiden) October 7, 2022

In the press release for the tour bassist Steve Howard revealed the band’s thinking behind the tour: “Following the release of our latest album, Senjutsu, we updated the current Legacy of the Beast Tour a little by opening the show with the first three songs from it, with the Japanese Palace stage set. As it doesn’t make a lot of sense to repeat this for a Senjutsu album tour, we thought about other options and we’ve decided to revisit Somewhere In Time as that tour didn’t feature in the various retrospective history tours we’ve played over the years. They were based on our 80’s concert videos and sadly we did not film that tour (blame the manager!!).

He went on to discuss the importance of the fans in this decision: “We have had lots of requests from fans over the years for many tracks on it so we are now going to play them, plus of course a few others we know you will like! It will also be particularly satisfying to finally get to play some of the more epic tracks on Senjutsu, it’s been a long wait! 2023 is going to be an exciting time and we’re really looking forward to seeing everyone again in the UK, Ireland and around Europe”.

The band’s manager Rod Smallwood added: “This combination of the two albums we feel is very exciting. We know fans want to hear those epic cuts on Senjutsu for the first time live and we think that by combining it with an iconic album like Somewhere In Time it will make for another really special tour for fans old and new! Of course, for a new album tour in Europe and the UK we will go back largely to the relative intimacy of arenas and we know fans will be very happy about that too!”

Iron Maiden are currently in North America on the final leg of their epic Legacy Of The Beast World Tour, with many dates being rescheduled twice due to the pandemic.  Support on the UK tour will be announced at a later date. The UK shows can be seen below:

26/06/2023 – Ovo Hydro – Glasgow
28/06 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
30/06 – AO Arena – Manchester
03/07 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
04/07 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
07/07 – O2 Arena – London