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Ocean Colour Scene‘s Ray Meade has opened up about his multiple sclerosis diagnosis, saying he thought it meant he was “done” playing.The guitarist joined the Britpop band – best known for their hit ’90s singles ‘The Riverboat Song’ and ‘The Day We Caught The Train’ – in 2016, and later this week will join them in kicking off their 2025 UK tour with Kula Shaker.Before embarking on the run of dates, which include shows in Birmingham, Sheffield, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Dublin and more, Meade spoke to the BBC about being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021, and how it affected him mentally.“I’d started to get these really intense pins and needles in my hands. It was like throwing a snowball and then running your hands under hot water afterwards.

Self Esteem has shared a new single called ‘If Not Now, It’s Soon’, which explores themes of “hope, perseverance and patience”. Check it out below.The new track was shared today (March 25) and marks the third single to be taken from Self Esteem’s upcoming album ‘A Complicated Woman’.

The Wombats have shared details of a new UK and Ireland arena tour, set to take place later this year, with support coming from The Snuts. Find the details below.Six new shows have been added to the indie band’s packed itinerary for 2025, and will all take place across December.

Madness have announced a 2025 ‘Hits Parade’ UK tour with special guests Squeeze – you can find all the details below.The veteran ska band will be wheeling out classics like ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘House of Fun’ and ‘Must Be Love’ on their thirteen-date trek, which is set to kick off at Sheffield Utilita Arena on December 4.Making stops in Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Cardiff, Birmingham and more, they’ll wrap up the tour with a special hometown show at London’s The O2 on December 20. Tickets go on general sale at 9:30am this Friday (March 28) and you can find yours here.Speaking ahead of the new tour, the band said: “We are going to be parading through your town soon…bearing glittering hits of all shapes and sizes, everyone welcome.”A post shared by Madness (@madnessband)December:4 – Sheffield, Utilita Arena5 – Manchester, AO Arena6 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro7 – Aberdeen, P&J Live9 – Newcastle, Utilita Arena10 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena12 – Leeds, First Direct Arena13 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena14 – Brighton Centre16 – Bournemouth, International Centre18 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena19 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena20 – London, The O2News of the ‘Hits Parade’ tour follows the band confirming a run of three huge outdoor shows to take place in the UK this summer, at Bedfordshire’s Tofte Manor, Dreamland in Margate and Colchester’s Castle Park.

Mumford & Sons have added two extra dates to their upcoming UK arena tour after selling out all previous dates within two hours.Earlier this month, the band announced a 21-stop tour of the UK and Europe to support their new album ‘RUSHMERE’, which is set for release on March 28 via Island/Glassnote (pre-order/pre-save here).Those shows kick off at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm on November 6, with the UK dates starting with Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on December 2, followed by Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Cardiff and London.Now, two new dates have been added, with a date at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on November 29 and then Leeds’ First Direct Arena on November 30.

Ozzy Osbourne‘s longtime collaborator and guitarist Zakk Wylde has teased that the frontman could be in a “throne that flies over the stadium” for Black Sabbath‘s final gig.Earlier this year, the legendary metal band announce details of what will be their last-ever live show, taking place in Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5.As well as containing the original line-up – Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – the band will also be joined by a star-studded list of opening acts and special guests, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm, Gojira and more.Speaking to Riff X’s Metal XS recently, Wylde said the magnitude of the gig is going to be “pretty mind-blowing”, and shared some insight as to how Ozzy could navigate the mammoth concert.“The game plan is, let’s hope this is what happen, you always gotta stay on the bright side of life, because Oz was singing at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame thing,” he said (via Billboard).“Ozzy was just sitting at the chair and he was singing ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’, and it sounded great. So hopefully we’ll just do this, and then Oz will go, ‘Let’s just fire up the machine again and we’ll do another tour.’A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)“With Oz and his throne that just flies over the stadium or whatever, [where he] shoots out buckets of water and does everything like that.

If you love Yankee candles but don't want to fork out on a hefty price tag, then you might want to head over to Boots.The high-street pharmacy chain has slashed the price of a 'gorgeous' Yankee Candle gift set that's filled with springtime scents. Originally £65, savvy shoppers can pick up the fragrance bundle for £32.50 on Boots - saving them a whopping 50%. It includes one medium jar candle, two small tumbler candles, three mini votive candles and two wax melts.

This morning, multi-platinum selling band Bastille have announced a huge UK arena tour for November 2025. The "From All Sides" - Songs from the first 15 years shows will be a celebration of the band's career to date.

Bastille have announced details of a 2025 tour, which will see them celebrate their earlier releases.Dubbed the ‘From All Sides’ tour, the live shows mark the only opportunity to see the band perform live globally in 2025, and will see them play songs from their first 15 years.Kicking off on November 6 with an opening night in Plymouth, frontman Dan Smith and co. are set to play a total of nine shows across the country, including stops in Cardiff, Nottingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and Brighton.

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Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan has welcomed a “happy and healthy” third child with wife Chloé Mendel Corgan.The frontman and wife Chloé welcomed their third child, daughter Juno Corgan, on Tuesday (March 18). They shared the news with People, telling the publication their newborn entered the world in “the wee hours” at their Highland Park home.“My wife, Chloé is doing well and recovering, and baby Juno is happy, healthy, and nursing with gusto,” Corgan said.

World Of Tanks has announced a crossover with Peaky Blinders for their latest limited-time event.World Of Tanks is an online, team-based tank battle game. The Battlepass Special: Peaky Blinders goes live tomorrow (March 20) and runs until the end of the month.

John Legend has announced a world tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of debut album ‘Get Lifted’, including UK dates – see the full list below.The record was released in December 2004 and earned Legend three Grammys, including Best R&B Album. It includes the hit singles ‘Ordinary People’, ‘Used To Love U’ and ‘So High’ and features guest spots from Kanye West and Snoop Dogg.Now, details of the anniversary tour have been confirmed, with Legend set to kick off at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on May 27.

Mumford & Sons have announced that they will be donating money from ticket sales to help support grassroots music venues across the UK. Find out more below.It comes as the band recently shared news of their upcoming album ‘RUSHMERE’, which is set for release on March 28 via Island/Glassnote (pre-order/pre-save here).To celebrate the new LP – which marks their first since 2018’s ‘Delta and sees them make their debut as a trio – Marcus Mumford and co.

The Terminator Live, a concert performance of the classic 1984 James Cameron film, has announced a UK tour for October and November of this year.The show has been a hit in the US, and comes to Britain for the first time for four dates in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, and finally London. Venue Presales start Wednesday March 19 at 10am, AEG Presents + Venue Presale begins Thursday March 20 at 10am, while General Sale opens Friday March 21, also at 10am.Tickets will be available here.Considered a masterpiece of the Science Fiction genre, The Terminator starred Arnold Schwarzenegger in his breakout role of the T-800 or Terminator, a human-like machine sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), who would become the mother of the man destined to lead humanity in its fight against a machine uprising.The film has had fives sequels, most notably 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day, as well as numerous TV and video game spin-offs.

Legendary singer Stevie Wonder has confirmed new UK performance dates for Summer 2025.

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has said he would rather quit playing live than become a “Disneyland Maiden” by using backing tracks.The British heavy metal legends are heading out on the road in 2025 with their ‘Run For Your Lives’ tour of the UK and Europe. The tour marks their 50th anniversary as a band and will see them playing setlist made up exclusively of songs from their first nine studio albums.The tour kicks off in May in Budapest, with dates in Birmingham, Manchester, Dublin, London and Glasgow in late June. You can find any remaining tickets for the shows here.In an interview with Classic Rock, Dickinson spoke about the growing trend of bands relying on backing tracks to boost their live sound, and made it perfectly clear that Maiden would never go down that path.A post shared by Iron Maiden (@ironmaiden)He said he would rather “bow out with dignity” than succumb to backing tracks.

Select Fashion is preparing to shut down 23 of its high street stores by this weekend.The struggling retailer has already closed 12 stores as part of a wider plan to close 35 sites in total by March 15.This means that the remaining 23 stores are set to close their doors by this weekend. Once these closures have taken place, Select will be left with 48 stores. Over the past few years, the fashion chain has been steadily closing sites, including branches in Ipswich, Kent, Cwmbran and the Erith Riverside Shopping in London in 2024.This follows Select's collapse into administration in 2019 and its entry into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) last summer.

Ozzy Osbourne‘s ex-bassist, has said he is “honoured” to be playing at the final-ever Black Sabbath show.The iconic heavy metal band will return for one last concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5. The upcoming show will see the group’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.The all-star line-up joining them, put together with the help of Tom Morello, consists of the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, recent Grammy-winners Gojira, Guns ‘N’ Roses, Tool, Jason Momoa and Rival Sons.Sarzo, who played bass for Osbourne for a year in the ’80s, recently spoke to WDHA-FM 105.5 FM about being approached for ‘Back To The Beginning’.

This summer Oasis will reunite for their first tour since Liam and Noel Gallagher went their separate ways in 2009. Tickets for the tour, which will begin in their native U.K.

Mumford & Sons have just revealed that they will be going on a European tour this year with 19 dates, including a show at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow.