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Yard Act have announced a one-off headline show at Blackpool Tower for later this year. Find all the details below.The Leeds band are scheduled to play numerous UK and European festivals this summer including Isle Of Wight, Bearded Theory, Live At Leeds: In The Park, Green Man and Pukkelpop.They’ll also play a big bill-topping gig at Queen’s Park Arena in Glasgow as part of the Big Nights Out 2025 series.To warm up for the forthcoming appearances, Yard Act will head to the seaside for their own concert in Blackpool, Lancashire on Wednesday May 21.“So, yeah… it must’ve been 2025… and we um… we didn’t often go to Blackpool to play gigs… usually we just went once to support Foals at the Empress Ballroom,” said frontman James Smith.“But for some reason this year we’d booked a warm-up gig at Blackpool Tower um…”A post shared by Yard Act (@yardactband)Tickets for the upcoming Blackpool Tower show go on general sale at 10am GMT this Friday (March 28) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

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Robbie Williams is set to perform at London’s BST Hyde Park this weekend – check out all of the stage times below.The ‘Angels’ singer is set to take over the park tomorrow (June 5), marking his only UK festival appearance this year. The British Summer Time show will be a UK exclusive for the singer, where he’s set to perform hits like ‘Rock DJ’ and ‘Let Me Entertain You’.Seal, Gaz Coombes, Kate Nash, Soft Play, Shaun Ryder’s Black Grape, James Smith, Ellur, Davina Michelle, Ryan Gibb and Ben Kidson will be serving as opening support for the show.The set times for the show have been now been revealed.

Yard Act took over the Woodsies stage at this year’s Glastonbury festival and performed a high-octave set filled with grooves and dance breaks.“What a beautiful day for all of this,” frontman James Smith told the crowd while appearing on stage. The band then jumped into ‘Fixer Upper’, ‘Dead Horse’ and ‘We Make Hits’.

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Seal, Gaz Coombes, Kate Nash, Soft Play and more have been announced as the special guests for Robbie Williams‘ London BST Hyde Park show.The British pop icon will take to the stage on Saturday, July 6, following previously announced headliner Andrea Bocelli who will top the bill on the Friday (July 5).The British Summer Time performance will be a UK exclusive for the singer, where he’s set to perform hits like ‘Rock DJ’, ‘Let Me Entertain You’ and ‘Angels’.Other guests that have been announced for Williams’ date include Shaun Ryder’s Black Grape, James Smith, Ellur, Davina Michelle, Ryan Gibb and Ben Kidson. You can purchase any remaining tickets here.Speaking about his headlining gig at London’s Hyde Park in a press statement, Williams shared: “It’s an honour to be back headlining BST Hyde Park alongside an incredible line-up of music talent.

Yard Act have joined forces with Napalm Death‘s Shane Embury for a live cover of Motörhead‘s hit ‘Ace Of Spades’.The Leeds band recently kicked off the UK leg of their 2024 ‘Dream Job Tour’ earlier this week. While performing at their second show of the run at Rock City in Nottingham on March 14, Yard Act – comprised of James Smith, Ryan Needham, Sam Shipstone and Jay Russell – were joined by Napalm Death’s bassist Shane Embury for a live rendition of Motörhead’s 1980’s hit track ‘Ace Of Spades’.“Nottingham.

Yard Act returned to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (February 13), playing their recent single ‘We Make Hits’ – check out the video below.The song is set to be included on the Leeds band’s second album ‘Where’s My Utopia?’, which will be released on March 1. The record will also include the singles ‘Dream Job’, ‘Petroleum’ and ‘When the Laughter Stops’.This Fallon appearance follows on from their 2022 debut on the show, when they played a version of ‘The Overload’, the title track of their first album.

Yard Act have shared a new single called ‘When The Laughter Stops’ featuring Katy J Pearson – check out the video below.The song is the latest preview of the Leeds band’s second album ‘Where’s My Utopia?’, which is due for release on March 1 via Island (pre-order/pre-save here).“The sentiment of the lyrics gets to the heart of ‘Where’s My Utopia?’ almost immediately, and finds the cynicism first spawned from the same circumstance I found myself in during [2023 track] ‘Dream Job’ now giving way to a more genuine sliver of misery,” explained frontman James Smith.“Fortunately – spoiler alert – I’ve managed to find a way out of this pit, for the time being.”He continued: “Whilst the lyrics came quick, musically it went through the wringer.

Personal trainer and fitness influencer James Smith has announced that he and and his partner Taylah Davies are expecting their first child. In his newsletter he shared the life update, alongisde a snap of himself and Taylah wearing crocs, next to a pair of baby Crocs and their pet dog Alfie.

Yard Act have released their new single and “ode to friendship”, ‘We Make Hits’ – check it out below.The Leeds band’s new track is the latest taste of their forthcoming second album ‘Where’s My Utopia? (out March 1), following singles ‘Dream Job’ and ‘Petroleum‘.Listen to the track and watch the accompanying music video below.Speaking about the new track in a press statement, frontman James Smith said the song “started like most Yard Act songs do these days, in Ryan’s spare bedroom”, adding: “He’d recorded a couple of basslines and I went round to throw some words on top just to see what might happen.”He continued: “I was reflecting on how things had changed so much for us over the last few years when I realised that sat round a laptop trying to make each other laugh, necking black coffee and craneing our heads out of the window to smoke cigs every hour or so, all that had really changed within the writing process was that, thanks to my baby, we were at Ryan’s house rather than mine and that Ryan had a place of his own now, which was nice.”The artist added that “despite the outside blowing up, behind closed doors, we were the same, and I’m grateful for that”.

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Yard Act have shared a new single, ‘Petroleum’, with an accompanying video starring comedian Rose Matafeo.The single marks another taste of their forthcoming second album ‘Where’s My Utopia?’ which is due out on March 1, 2024 via Island and serves as the follow-up to the acclaimed Mercury-nominated 2022 debut ‘The Overload‘.Per a press release, the band explained that ‘Petroleum’ was written after an incident on tour.“I lost it with the crowd in Bognor Regis and told them I was bored and I didn’t want to be there,” recalled frontman James Smith. “Me and Ryan [Needham, bassist] had a row after, and Ryan rightly dressed me down for the way I acted.

Yard Act were invited as special guests to turn on the Christmas lights in the Yorkshire village of Meanwood. Check out footage of the moment below.The switch-on took place over the weekend, and saw the rising indie icons from Leeds appear at the event to turn on the lights for Christmas 2023.“A bit of a surprise now.

Yard Act have shared new single ‘Dream Job’ along with details of their second album ‘Where’s My Utopia?’ and a massive homecoming show. Check it all out below, along with our interview with frontman James Smith.The follow-up to the Leeds band’s acclaimed Mercury-nominated 2022 debut ‘The Overload‘ will arrive 1 March, 2024, with the first taster coming in the form of the self-analytical but danceable ‘Where’s My Utopia?’ – in which Smith wrestles with feeling “very privileged but also struggling” to be in a successful band.“‘Dream Job’ arrives midway through the narrative arc of the album, but it picks up where the band left off at the end of last year when I’d finally had time to contemplate everything that had happened to us,” Smith told NME.

Yard Act have confirmed details of a huge UK and European tour to take place in 2024 – see the dates below and buy tickets here.The Leeds band returned this summer with new single ‘The Trench Coat Museum’ and promises of a follow-up to their Mercury Prize-nominated 2022 debut album ‘The Overload’.The new tour will begin in March next year with 11 UK and Irish dates ending at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith.Then, they will head to the continent for a series of gigs that begin in Nantes on April 4 and wrap up on April 28 in Brussels.Pre-sale tickets for the tour will go on sale here from 10am BST on Wednesday (September 27), with a general sale beginning at the same time on Friday (September 29).Buy your tickets here and see the full list of Yard Act tour dates below.MARCH 202413 – Norwich, UEA14 – Nottingham, Rock City15 – Glasgow, O2 Academy16 – Manchester, O2 Apollo17 – Newcastle, Northumbria University19 – Belfast, Mandela Hall20 – Dublin, Vicar Street22 – Liverpool, Invisible Wind Factory23 – Bristol, O2 Academy25 – Brighton, Dome27 – London, Eventim ApolloAPRIL 20244 – Nantes, Stereolux5 – Paris, Cabaret Sauvage6 – Bordeaux, Rock School Barbey8 – Lisbon, Lav9 – Madrid, Mon11 – Barcelona, La 212 – Lyon, Le Transbordeur13 – Bologna, Locomotiv Club14 – Milan, Santeria Toscana 3116 – Zurich, Mascotte17 – Munich, Muffathalle18 – Berlin, Festsaal Kreuzberg20 – Stockholm, Slaktkyrkan24 – Hamburg, Uebel & Gefährlich25 – Amsterdam, Paradiso26 – Nijmegen, Doornrosie27 – Cologne, Kantine28 – Brussels, Les Nuits BotaniqueYard Act spoke about their second album in an interview with NME earlier this year, with frontman James Smith saying it concerns “getting everything you ever wanted and realising that the misery and

Yard Act have spoken to NME about introducing some impressive choreography into their live show and plans for new material. Watch our full interview from Reading 2023 above.Long before the festival’s opening day ended with a party-heavy co-headline set from Foals and an emotional closing show from Sam Fender, the band opened the main stage with a raucous early afternoon gig – re-enacting the choreography from the video to recent single ‘Trench Coat Museum‘, culminating in frontman James Smith being carried away.We met the band backstage shortly afterwards for an interview, before bassist Ryan Needham took lead of the conversation by discussing the etymology of everyone’s surnames.“I always felt it meant ‘need food’, like ‘you need some ham’,” he said of his own. “It means ‘need home’.”Guitarist Sam Shipstone meanwhile, claimed that his originates from coming “from a really bad line of boat builders” before the band pondered if drummer Jay Russell’s surname was simple from the sound of “people knocking about in the bushes”.After that, we got to talking about Reading, Leeds, Japan, and what’s next.Needham: “Yeah, massively.