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As a teenager during the 1970s, Wayne Hemingway MBE would make the weekly pilgrimage from Blackburn to Greater Manchester to sneak into the type of clubs, like Wigan Casino, that are still thought of fondly today.

Isle Of Wight Festival has confirmed more acts for its 2025 line-up, including Razorlight, English Teacher, Yard Act and more.The annual event is due to take place from June 19 to 22 at Seaclose Park, and back in September it was confirmed that Justin Timberlake, Sting and Stereophonics would be joining as headliners.A new batch of acts have now been added to the line-up. Playing alongside Razorlight, Yard Act and English Teacher are Midge Ure, Pale Waves, Twin Atlantic, Alessi Rose, Amble and Nieve Ella.Also joining the bill are Arthur Hill, Mae Muller, Matilda Mann, The Lilacs, Rhythm Of The 90s, Emmanuel Kelly and the UK’s Eurovision 2025 entry Remember Monday.A post shared by Isle of Wight Festival (@isleofwightfest)Other artists included in the initial announcement were Faithless, Example, The Script, Clean Bandit, James, Paul Heaton, Olly Murs, The Lottery Winners, The Lathums, Alison Moyet and Dean Lewis.More acts were added in November, including Jess Glynne, Supergrass – playing their debut album ‘I Should Coco’ in full – Busted, The Corrs, Amy MacDonald, Ella Eyre, and indie bands Lightning Seeds and The Pigeon Detectives.At the time of the first line-up drop, the festival’s promoter John Giddings said: “What a line-up we have in store already for the next edition of The Isle of Wight Festival.

The upcoming 16th edition of Bearded Theory is due to take place between May 21-25, and will be held in the usual site of Catton Hall, Derbyshire.Back in October, the first wave of artists was confirmed, with Iggy Pop, Manic Street Preachers, and The Sisters Of Mercy locked in as headliners, and other acts taking to the stage including Leftfield, Yard Act, The Mary Wallopers, Ash, CMAT, Nova Twins and Fat Dog.Today (January 13), a second wave of artists has been revealed for this year’s instalment, including Paul Heaton and English Teacher.For Heaton, the upcoming slot at the Derbyshire festival will see the former Housemartins singer take to the stage alongside Rianne Downey, rounding off the Pallet Stage’s impressive lineup of headliners.

Fran Healy stole the show at a famous Scots pub last night - as he delighted Christmas revellers with a sensational rendition of one of his band's biggest hits. The Travis frontman took to a raised area at The Horse Shoe Bar in Glasgow on Friday, to belt out the classic 'Why Does It Always Rain on Me?'.

The Corrs have announced an outdoor UK and Ireland tour for 2025. Check out all the ticket information below.It follows a packed year of shows for the band, made up of siblings Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim.

Supergrass, Busted and more. Find out more below.The annual event is due to take place from June 19 to 22 at Seaclose Park, and back in September it was confirmed that Justin Timberlake, Sting and Stereophonics would be joining as headliners.Other artists included in the initial announcement were Faithless, Example, The Script, Clean Bandit, James, Paul Heaton, Olly Murs, The Lottery Winners, The Lathums, Alison Moyet and Dean Lewis.Sting is set to kick off festivities on Friday night (20) as part of his ‘STING 3.0’ world tour, with Stereophonics topping the bill on Saturday (21), before Timberlake closes the festival on Sunday night (22).Now, even more artists have been added to the bill, including Jess Glynne, who is set to perform her numerous chart-toppers including ‘Rather Be’ and ‘My Love’ at the site.

Travis are teaming up with a food back donation platform on their upcoming UK tour, launching the ‘Eat The Beat’ campaign.The band are working with the platform Bankuet to raise money for those using food banks this Christmas, with fans encouraged to donate via the Bankuet website here and ticking the ‘Eat The Beat’ box at checkout.There will also be opportunities for fans to donate at every show on their December tour, with Bankuet volunteers working at the merch stands.Frontman Fran Healy has said: “I was poor growing up, so we’re joining forces with Bankuet to help feed not only the growing number of people who are having to rely on food banks but those on low incomes faced with the choice of heating or eating this Christmas.”“There is no shame in asking for help, I got free school dinners every day and that made me feel cared for and perhaps more importantly, knowing it helped my mum made it feel even better,” he added. “Food banks are essential to help families and individuals in need to put food on the table in the UK.

Paul Heaton, Travis, Echo & The Bunnymen and Faithless.Taking place as part of TK Maxx Presents Live At The Piece Hall 2025, four new headliners have been confirmed today (November 25), for performances taking place between July and August 2025.The first of the newly-announced acts to take to the stage is Paul Heaton, who has a slot lined up for July 23. Joining the former Housemartins frontman will be guest singer Rianne Downey who features on his new album, ‘The Mighty Several’, alongside special guests include Billy Bragg.On July 26, Glasgow band Travis will be taking to the stage as headliners, following on from the release of their latest album ‘L.A.

The Zutons have announced a headline UK tour for 2025. Check out the dates and ticket information below.Announced today (November 18), the shows follow their return this year with the release of ‘The Big Decider’ – their first album in over 16 years.They’ll kick off the string of shows on April 3 at University Stylus in Leeds, before heading to Glasgow, Manchester and Nottingham.

Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ remix album has become the artist’s second Number One record, meaning James Blunt will not be forced to change his name to Blunty McBluntface.‘Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat’ is a fully remixed version of her sixth studio album and on Friday (October 18), it hit the top spot on the UK charts, something the original version of ‘Brat’ failed to do on its release in June.It held off competition from Paul Heaton, whose solo album ‘The Mighty Several’ landed at Number Two, and becomes Charli’s second chart-topping studio release, following on from 2022’s ‘Crash’.Charli xcx finally takes BRAT all the way to Number 1, thanks to its remix album Brat and it's completely different but also still brat

Paul Heaton has announced a huge show in Sheffield with Lightning Seeds and Shed Seven – find all the details below.The singer-songwriter and former Housemartins frontman will headline the city’s Bramall Lane stadium – home to his beloved Sheffield United FC – on Sunday May 25, 2025, marking one of his biggest solo headline gigs to date.Heaton is set to perform on stage alongside his live band and special guest singer Rianne Downey. Support will come from Lightning Seeds and Shed Seven.Per a press release, the upcoming concert has “huge personal significance” to Heaton – who has supported Sheffield United since he was a boy, and also lived in the Steel City during his childhood.A post shared by Paul Heaton (@paulheatonofficial)Tickets go on general sale at 9:30am BST this Friday (October 11), priced at £39.50 (plus booking fees) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Isle of Wight Festival organisers have revealed the first part of the 2025 line-up - and if you're a fan of music from the 90s there are a trio of rock-solid performers who are going to be playing.Topping the bill so far are Sting, Stereophonics and Justin Timberlake, who will headline Friday, Saturday and Sunday night respectively. The festival, which is being held from 19-22 June at Seaclose Park on the Isle of Wight, have also confirmed other acts performing over the weekend including Irish rockers The Script, dance-pop group Clean Bandit, rapper and musician Example, rock bands James and Texas, pop star Olly Murs and music legend Alison Moyet.

Justin Timberlake, Sting and Stereophonics have been announced as the first headliners at Isle Of Wight Festival 2025.The annual event is due to take place from June 19 to 22 at Seaclose park, where artists including Faithless, Example, Teddy Swims, The Script and more will also perform alongside Clean Bandit, James, Paul Heaton – featuring special guest singer Rianne Downey – Olly Murs, The Lottery Winners, The Lathums, Alison Moyet and Dean Lewis. Many more acts are due to be announced ahead of the event.Early bird tickets for the Isle Of Wight Festival 2025 have already sold out, and general sale tickets go live this Wednesday (September 25) from 8am BST.

Thousands of people are expected to flock to Lancashire this weekend for three days of live music with a huge line-up of some of the biggest bands and singers.

Former Manchester United player Gary Neville swapped the pitch for the decks at the weekend as he performed a massive DJ set to more than 40,000 people.

We're just days away from the start of Kendal Calling, the hit British music festival set against the backdrop of the beautiful British Lake District. Held at Lowther Deer Park, near Penrith, Cumbria, the popular event will take place from Thursday, August 1 until Sunday, August 4.

With summer now in full swing, there’s no doubt you’ve got lots planned to make the most of the (largely) sunny and warm weather.

Taylor Swift is no stranger to breaking records, especially on her Eras Tour. The American popstar became the first people to earn more than $1 billion (£770m) in ticket sales and broke attendendance records in June when she played Wembley Stadium for three consecutive nights before jetting off to Europe to play gigs across the continent.

Paul Heaton has added extra dates to his forthcoming UK tour, and confirmed that Lightning Seeds will be joining him as special guests for one of them.The performances will all take place later this year, and come in support of The Housemartins and Beautiful South legend’s new album ‘The Mighty Several’.Set for release on October 11 – and available for pre-order here – the project has been produced by Ian Broudie and follows his 2022 LP ‘N.K-pop‘ with Jacqui Abbott.Originally, the tour dates were set to kick off in Bridlington on November 29, and make stops in Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham, Newcastle and more, before concluding with two back-to-back shows at London’s Eventim Apollo on December 10 and 11.Now, the tour has been extended as Heaton has added three extra shows to the schedule. These include a stop at the P&J Live venue in Aberdeen on Friday, December 13, and a new gig at the Civic Halls in Wolverhampton.

Paul Heaton has announced plans for a huge show in Manchester featuring two big bands as special guests.

Courteeners have announced their seventh album ‘Pink Cactus Café’ and have shared their new “feel good” single ‘Solitude Of The Night Bus’.‘Pink Cactus Café’ marks the band’s seventh studio effort and is set for release on October 25 via Ignition. As the album’s first offering, Liam Fray and co have shared it’s lead single ‘Solitude Of The Night Bus’, an upbeat track that sees the band return to their indie origins.Speaking about the song in a press release, Fray shared: “This came at a time of real questioning. Things weren’t going particularly well.