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announced the UK leg of their final tour. Set to kick off in February, the string of shows will see them play headline gigs in Birmingham, Bristol, Gateshead, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Bexhill.Support will come from “very special guests” April Wine and Tyketto, and you can find any remaining tickets here.In a statement at the time, Box said: “Who can believe next year is 55 years since the band started? And I know many of you have been with us since the beginning.

Benefits have responded to fan suggestions and implemented both a price cap and a curfew for their upcoming tour of the UK.The Teesside duo shared details of a new tour across the UK yesterday (November 13) – alongside the announcement that they had teamed up with Pete Doherty for single ‘Relentless’ and are planning to release new album ‘Constant Noise’.Commencing on April 22, the tour is comprised of 11 shows across the country, and launches with a gig at the Hebden Bridge Trades Club, before making stops in Hull, Nottingham, Bristol, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and more. A slot at the Lexington venue in London is also scheduled for April 25.Tickets go on sale at 10am tomorrow (November 15), and will be available here.Now, the band have taken to X/Twitter to confirm that they will be making the shows more accessible for fans by implementing both a price cap at £12 per ticket and enforcing a 10pm curfew.You might remember us asking what could be made to improve gigs in this age of spiralling costs + venues closing.

Brooke Combe has announced a headline UK tour for next year. Check out all the dates and ticket information below.The singer-songwriter is due to release her debut album ‘Dancing At The Edge Of The World’ on January 31 (pre-save here).Ahead of the LP’s release, she’s announced that she’ll be playing a string of shows in the UK in 2025.She’ll kick off the tour in Norwich on April 4, before heading to Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds.

The Sherlocks have announced a 2025 UK and European tour, set to kick off next spring.The band – comprised of brothers Kiaran and Brandon Crook as well as Alex Procter and Trent Jackson – will commence their run of live dates on April 23 at Trix in Antwerp. From there, the group will make more stops across Europe including Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Amsterdam and Paris.Afterwards, The Sherlocks will head over to the UK for a show at NX in Newcastle on May 2, before embarking on shows in Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, London and more.

Neck Deep have announced the ‘Dumbstruck Dumbfuck’ UK tour for 2025 – see dates below.The pop-punk band, who are scheduled to play double sets at Reading & Leeds 2024 this weekend, revealed tour dates today (August 23) alongside the release of a music video for ‘Sort Yourself Out’, taken from their self-titled album released this year.The tour will see them perform alongside opening acts The Wonder Years and One Step Closer at venues in Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Birmingham, Bristol, and Swansea.On these bands, frontman Ben Barlow says in a press statement: “Having The Wonder Years out is always fun, they’ve been a big inspiration to us over the years, with so many great songs they always put on an amazing show.”Meanwhile, One Step Closer are “a band we’ve been following closely for a few years,” he continues, and “they’re deservedly growing a lot right now and it’s been cool to see the progression. I’m excited to see how they go down with our fans because we love them.” Tickets for the tour go on sale next Friday (August 30) at 10am here.In an interview with NME at Reading Festival 2024, the band spoke about the surreal opportunity of having The Wonder Years on their 2025 tour.

after supporting Gene’s dad Liam on his current run of arena shows, which are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ ‘Definitely Maybe’.Villanelle are due to kick off their first UK tour in Glasgow on November 19. Further dates are scheduled for Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Nottingham throughout the month.The final gig will take place at Oslo in Hackney, London on November 28.Tickets for the tour go on general sale at 9am BST this Friday (June 21) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Soft Play have announced a UK headline tour for later this year – you can find all the details below.The duo – FKA Slaves – will hit the road this autumn in support of their fourth studio album ‘Heavy Jelly’, which is due for release on July 19 (pre-order/pre-save here).Kicking off in Brighton on October 15, the upcoming run of dates will also include stop-offs in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Norwich and other locations throughout the month.The tour is set to conclude with a Halloween gig at the O2 Academy Brixton in London on October 31. Support will come from Panic Shack.Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST next Friday (June 21) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

The Waterboys have announced a UK headline tour for next year – you can find all the details below.The folk-rock band are due to hit the road next spring in support of their next studio album, which will be released around the same time.Mike Scott and co. are scheduled to kick off the run of dates in Basingstoke on May 1 ahead of gigs in Bath, Nottingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester and other locations throughout the month.The Waterboys’ 2025 tour will conclude with a performance at the Roundhouse in Camden Town, London on May 31.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST tomorrow (Friday June 7) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Amyl & The Sniffers have announced a 2024 UK and European tour, set to kick off later this year.The Australian punks will be kicking off the tour on November 5 at the National Stadium in Dublin. From there, they will be making stops in Glasgow, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London.Amy Taylor and co.

Lidl has today unveiled plans to open "hundreds of new stores across the country, creating thousands of new jobs" including new sites in Great Manchester, from Altrincham to Ancoats, and Didsbury to Deansgate. The supermarket chain stated that this follows a year of significant investment in its infrastructure, which included the opening of its largest global warehouse in London.

Rationing your favourite toiletries into 100ml bottles before going on holiday is about to become a thing of the past. Airline passengers will soon be able to carry bottles containing up to two litres in their hand luggage.

The Libertines have announced a 2024 UK and Ireland tour kicking off in September – find all the details below.The band will be embarking on a 16-date tour in support of new album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade‘ (out March 15), opening at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre on September 23, before continuing onto UK shows in Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool and more.Pete Doherty, Carl Barat and co. will then play two nights at London’s Roundhouse on October 30 and 31, before performing their remaining shows in early November, concluding at the Albert Hall Manchester on November 7.Fans can pre-order the new album here to get ticket pre-sale access from 9am GMT on Wednesday (February 21), while general sale tickets can be purchased from 9am GMT Friday (February 23) here.A post shared by The Libertines (@thelibertines)SEPTEMBER23 – Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre24 – Belfast, The Telegraph BuildingOCTOBER3 – Birmingham, O2 Academy4 – Norwich, UEA5 – Cambridge, The Corn Exchange7 – Cardiff, Great Hall8 – Bristol, O2 Academy18 – Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom19 – Liverpool, Mountford Hall21 – Nottingham, Rock City22 – Leeds, O2 Academy30 – London, Roundhouse31 – London, RoundhouseNOVEMBER4 – Sheffield, The Octagon5 – Newcastle, NX7 – Manchester, Albert HallThe Libertines spoke to NME in October last year about ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’, with Barat explaining that they were all “facing in the same direction” for this record.Doherty elaborated: “All we want to do is write beautiful songs.

Starsailor have announced a 2024 UK tour, alongside news of an upcoming album titled ‘Where The Wild Things Grow’.The band – consisting of frontman James Walsh, bassist James Stelfox, keyboardist Barry Westhead and drummer Ben Byrne – will kick off the tour on March 22 at the Par Hall in Warrington. From there, they will make stops in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Sunderland, Leeds, and Amsterdam.

A number of flights scheduled to land at Luton Airport this morning have been diverted to Manchester Airport and other locations across the UK after the airport was forced to close when a fire ripped through a multi-storey car park. The fire broke out shortly before 9pm on Tuesday evening and appears to have destroyed hundreds of cars.

Spector have shared their latest single ‘Another Life’ from their upcoming LP ‘Here Come the Early Nights‘.Speaking about the track in a press release, frontman Fred Macpherson said: “‘Another Life’ is one of the most upbeat tracks on ‘Here Come the Early Nights’, but still makes sense in the album’s sunset universe. We wrote it with our old friend Fyfe (aka Paul Dixon) who opened on Spector’s first-ever tour and was in bands with Jed [Cullen, guitarist] as a teenager, so it’s a nice full circle moment.”He continued: “Lyrically it’s about falling out with people you’re close to as a result of loyalty to others – a kind of daydream about what we’re doing here and what everything would be like in different contexts/circumstances/universes.

Sløtface have announced details of an upcoming UK and European tour, which is set to kick off later this year.The upcoming tour follows last year’s announcement that the Norwegian trio would be going their separate ways, with singer Haley Shea continuing the band as a solo project. The departure of guitarist Tor-Arne Vikingstad and bassist Lasse Lokoy was announced last June, and Shea has since made the group into a new ‘collaborative project’.It also arrives on the heels of the group’s latest EP, ‘AWAKE/ASLEEP’, which arrived this February.10 shows have been scheduled for the upcoming tour, including a slot at the 100 Club in London.

Vegans protested outside Costa Coffee in Manchester city centre this afternoon in a stand against the dairy industry.

Aitch and Bakar have shared an energetic video for their recent collaborative single ‘In Disguise’ – check it out below.The summer hit was released last month, and will appear on Aitch’s forthcoming debut album ‘Close To Home’, due out on August 19.The new video sees the pair performing the track live together as a camera swirls around them.Check out the new ‘In Disguise’ video below.Aitch will head out on a UK and Ireland tour in October in support of ‘Close To Home’, which will be released on August 19 via Capitol.Due to kick off in Dublin on October 3, the ‘Close To Home’ tour will then visit cities including Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol and London.Tickets for the ‘Close To Home’ tour are on sale now from here, and you can see his upcoming tour dates below.OCTOBER 20223 – Olympia Theatre, Dublin6 – O2 Academy, Glasgow8 – O2 Academy, Leeds9 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle11 – O2 Academy 1, Liverpool12 – O2 Academy 1, Sheffield14 – Rock City, Nottingham16 – O2 Academy 1, Leicester17 – O2 Academy, Birmingham19 – The Great Hall, Cardiff20 – O2 Academy 1, Bournemouth21 – O2 Academy 1, Bristol22 – Alexandra Palace, London24 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, ManchesterEarlier this month, Aitch launched a new scheme in a bid to help young music fans travel to and from festivals and other live events this summer.The Manchester rapper has teamed up with Relentless Energy to set up ‘Aitch-S2’, which offers “free travel to under 25s, so they can attend festivals, concerts, cultural events, all of that.

Aitch and Bakar have shared their new collaborative single, ‘In Disguise’ – you can listen to the track below.The Manchester rapper and the London-based singer/songwriter have teamed up for the song, which will feature on the former’s forthcoming debut album ‘Close To Home’.‘In Disguise’ follows on from Aitch’s previous album previews ‘1989’ (which samples The Stones Roses’ ‘Fools Gold’) and the Ashanti-featuring ‘Baby’.You can listen to Aitch and Bakar’s ‘In Disguise’ below.Aitch will head out on a UK and Ireland tour in October in support of ‘Close To Home’, which will be released on August 19 via Capitol.Due to kick off in Dublin on October 3, the ‘Close To Home’ tour will then visit cities including Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol and London.Tickets for the ‘Close To Home’ tour are on sale now from here, and you can see Aitch’s upcoming tour dates below.October3 – Olympia Theatre, Dublin6 – O2 Academy, Glasgow8 – O2 Academy, Leeds9 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle11 – O2 Academy 1, Liverpool12 – O2 Academy 1, Sheffield14 – Rock City, Nottingham16 – O2 Academy 1, Leicester17 – O2 Academy, Birmingham19 – The Great Hall, Cardiff20 – O2 Academy 1, Bournemouth21 – O2 Academy 1, Bristol22 – Alexandra Palace, London24 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, ManchesterAitch, who will also host a pool party at this year’s Ibiza Rocks in August, said in a recent interview that Shaun Ryder agreed to come to the studio to work on his new album in exchange for “four cans of Guinness”.According to The Face, the Happy Mondays vocalist can be heard on the record saying: “I’ve [had] loads of nights out involving drugs, sex, fucking – you name it.

Joey Bada$$ has announced that he’ll be hitting the road later this year, with some UK and Ireland tour dates scheduled for winter – get tickets here.The New York rapper will celebrate his acclaimed 2012 mixtape ‘1999’ and upcoming third album ‘2000’, out June 17 via Columbia Records, with a string of shows which kick off on December 13 at London’s Roundhouse.The tour will then take is shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, before wrapping on December 21 at Dublin’s Helix. You can check out the full list of dates below.Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday (June 17); you can get them here.A post shared by Gigs and Tours (@gigsandtours)‘2000’ is Joey’s first full-length effort in five years, following 2017’s ‘All-Amerikkkan Bada$$’. It was announced by the rapper on his Instagram, alongside a short trailer and the caption: “Back on the set like I never left…”The announcement of ‘2000’ followed the release of new single ‘THE REV3NGE’ earlier this year, which came with a cinematic music video directed by child.In an XXL interview last month, Joey spoke about what to expect from his new album.