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American Football house is now available to rent on Airbnb.The midwest emo band’s debut LP from 1999 features the illuminated window of a property in Urbana, Illinois, which has since affectionately become known as ‘The American Football House’.Last year, the band announced that they had purchased the house that features on their iconic self-titled album artwork after learning that the property was to be sold and demolished. The purchase was made alongside their label Polyvinyl, a number of friends and collaborators and a company called Open House Contemporary.Now, the house has become available to rent on Airbnb.The listing states that the purchase was made to “protect the house from developers and potential demolition,” and also highlights the cultural legacy of the property.

American Football have shared Ethel Cain‘s ethereal cover of the band’s 1999 track ‘For Sure’ from their debut LP.The cover sees Cain swap the track’s original opening trumpet line for soft guitar plucking which is then paired with her soft, celestial vocals as she slowly sings: “June seems too lateDelayed / Maybe for the better / Imagine us together.” Towards the end of the song, Cain’s cover turns into an explosive shoegaze jam, a reworking of the original’s Midwest emo grandeur.Filmed and edited by Cain herself, the cover’s accompanying video sees hazy clips of a blue sky, the greenery of a forest, fireworks, lights and houses in the suburbs. Check it out below:Speaking about the cover in a press release, Cain shared: “I knew I wanted to do ‘For Sure’ immediately.

American Football have announced a 25th anniversary reissue of their self-titled debut album – as well as a new covers edition featuring Ethel Cain, Blondshell and more. Find all the details below.The US band released the seminal ‘American Football’ (aka ‘LP1’) back in 1999, and followed it up with two full-length records of the same name: 2016’s ‘LP2’ and 2019’s ‘LP3’.Today (July 31), it has been confirmed that the group will drop a completely remastered version of ‘LP1’ – titled ‘American Football (25th Anniversary Edition)’ – on October 18 via Polyvinyl.The collection is set to be accompanied by ‘American Football (Covers)’, which sees a different artist take on each of the album’s nine tracks.

Primavera Sound 2024 will take place in Barcelona, Spain – and you can catch it at home via livestream.The festival, which runs from Thursday (May 30) to Saturday (June 1), is partnering with Amazon Music to broadcast select performances from its Parc del Forum venue. On Tuesday (May 28), Amazon Music confirmed in a press release the artists whose performances will be broadcast on its livestream.

American Football have announced four UK shows for 2024 to celebrate 25 years of their self-titled debut album – check out the details below.The US midwestern emo pioneers are set to headline Outbreak Festival in Manchester on June 30, before they return in September for three shows at Rock City in Nottingham (11), Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom (12) and the Roundhouse in London (14).The shows will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1999 self-titled debut album, also known as ‘LP1’.Pre-sale for the September dates go live at 10am GMT on Wednesday (January 31), before general sale at 9am GMT on Friday (February 2), and you can buy yours here.A post shared by American Football (@americfootball)JUNE30 – Manchester, UK, Outbreak FestivalSEPTEMBER11 – Nottingham, UK, Rock City 12 – Glasgow, UK, Barrowland Ballroom14 – London, UK, RoundhouseAnnouncing the shows on social media, American Football wrote: “We’re thrilled to be going back to the UK this summer / fall for a few very very special shows to commemorate the 25th anniversary of LP1!”A press release also teases more 25th anniversary celebrations from the band in the coming months.American Football formed in Urbana, Illinois in 1997 by frontman Mike Kinsella, guitarist Steve Holmes and drummer Steve Lamos.They released their self-titled album in 1999, which would go on to become one of the most acclaimed albums in the emo genre of the era. They broke up one year later, before reforming in 2014 with Kinsella’s cousin Nate on bass, releasing two more self-titled albums in 2016 and 2019.Last year, American Football purchased the house from their iconic self-titled album art.

The 1975 have shared the stage times and support acts for their forthcoming show at Finsbury park. Check it out below.The band’s show at London’s Finsbury Park will mark their biggest UK headlining show to date.

The cover of American Football's self-titled 1999 album is an iconic image within the occasionally intersecting communities of emo-rock and suburbia fetishists. Today, the Illinois band announced that the house had been put up for sale last fall, and that they'd recently completed a purchase of the property.

American Football have purchased the house that features on their iconic self-titled album artwork.The midwest emo band’s debut LP from 1999 features the illuminated window of a property in Urbana, Illinois, which has since affectionately become known as ‘The American Football House’.In a new statement, the band revealed that, upon finding out that the property was set to be sold and demolished, they decided to purchase it along with their label Polyvinyl and a number of friends and collaborators.“Last fall we received word that 704 W High Street in Urbana might be sold soon,” they wrote on Twitter. “Shortly thereafter American Football, Polyvinyl, Chris Strong, Atiba Jefferson, and Open House Contemporary made a pact: we’d all buy the house together before developers could demolish it and build a condo.”The statement added: “Today, with sincere joy, we are excited to share that we have collectively purchased The American Football House in an effort to preserve its place and legacy within the community that built it.

The 1975 have announced their biggest ever UK headline show at London’s Finsbury Park this summer – find all the details below and buy tickets here.The band will perform at the 40,000 plus capacity show on Sunday, July 2, 2023, alongside a huge line-up of other acts including Cigarettes After Sex, Bleachers, The Japanese House and American Football, with “many more” still to be announced.The announcement comes after the band, who have just wrapped their UK ‘At Their Very Best’ tour, teased yesterday (February 12) that details of their “biggest UK show” would be arriving this week.Pre-sale tickets go live this Wednesday (February 15) at 9am GMT, before general sale this Friday (February 17) at 9am GMT. You can purchase your tickets here.A press release promises a “monumental day” of “unbeatable live music” as the band bring the ‘At Their Very Best’ tour back to London, adding that more acts will be announced “imminently”.“The band is bringing with them an array of acts with their own unique takes on pop and rock for an unsurpassable day of live music in N4, London,” the press release reads.Back in 2020, the Manchester band were forced to scrap their original plans to headline Finsbury Park due to COVID-19.Initially billed as “the greenest show Finsbury Park has ever seen”, The 1975 had been set to headline the one-day event on July 11.

Open Pit and Anamanaguchi are throwing a coronavirus relief virtual music festival on Saturday, April 11 that takes place within the video game world of Minecraft. It’s called Nether Meant, and it’s set to feature performances from American Football, Anamanaguchi, Baths, HANA, and more. It starts at 6 p.m. Eastern.