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Blink-182, Tyler, The Creator, Hozier, SZA, The Killers and more have been announced as headliners for this year’s Lollapalooza.Other acts set to headline this year’s edition of the annual Chicago Music Fest include Future x Metro Boomin, Stray Kids, Melanie Martinez, and Skrillex. Lollapalooza will be returning to its home of Grant Park from August 1 through 4.The likes of NME Cover alumnus Been Stellar, Geese, and The Last Dinner Party are also set to perform alongside Deftones, Tate McRae, Laufey (performing with the Chicago Philharmonic), Conan Grey, Reneé Rapp, Faye Webster, Victoria Monét, Sexyy Red, Teddy Swims, Benson Boone, Jungle, Two Door Cinema Club, Killer Mike, Vince Staples, Four Tet, Kevin Abstract, Ethel Cain, Chappell Roan, Teeze Touchdown, Kenny Beats, The Japanese House, Romy, Flo, Cults, Slow Pulp, Militarie Gun, Fleshwater, Wisp, and more.A festival pass pre-sale will be available for those who sign up for a pre-sale passcode via the Lollapalooza official website.

Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge has teamed up with Fender to share a new signature Starcaster, which he describes as “the coolest guitar ever made”.Announced today (April 16), the new collaboration between the pop-punk legend and the iconic guitar manufacturer comes after DeLonge was drawn to the model, and began taking it on tour with Blink-182 in 2022.Initially released in the ‘70s to offer versatile sounds for players, the design of the original model has been modified by the artist for his signature edition – now introducing more modern elements to make the look and feel unique to him.“I love this guitar, I really do. It’s the coolest guitar ever made.

Beyoncé fans are speculating that her next album could see her venture down a rock route.The rumours about potential new directions for Bey arrive less than a week after ‘Cowboy Carter’ dropped – the second part of her ‘Renaissance’ trilogy, which saw her experiment with country music.The album has made countless headlines already, including for Beyoncé becoming the first Black woman to reach Number One on the US country chart with ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’, the first Black woman to score a Number One country album in the US charts, and gathering support from huge names including Michelle Obama and Paul McCartney.However, eager fans are already getting their eyes set on what part three will hold, and many are convinced it will see Beyoncé turn her focus to rock music.Rumours have run rampant for a while, although got a huge boost back in February after the singer donned an impressive mullet for a CR Fashion Book photo shoot. Since the release of ‘Cowboy Carter’, they have continued to expand – particularly after the ‘Lemonade’ singer sent flowers to Jack White, and personally thanked him for how much he influenced her on the new record.As highlighted by Complex, her nods towards the rock genre have also been seen throughout her career, including her close relationship with rock and roll legend Tina Turner, time working alongside Prince, and a surprise appearance at the Coldplay Super Bowl Halftime Show.Now, fans have begun sharing their thoughts on who Bey could collaborate with to make the album into a reality, and shared their suggestions for who could work with her sound.“Now if Beyonce’s does do a Rock album imma need to see Paramore on it,” one fan wrote on X, urging the singer to lock in a duet with Hayley Williams.

Blink-182 have been forced to cancel three shows in Mexico this week following the illness of the band’s bassist, Mark Hoppus.The trio, also comprising of Tom DeLonge (vocals and guitar) and Travis Barker (drums) had already cancelled one show before the two remaining dates were also pulled. “Dear fans, sadly, Blink-182 shows on April 5 and 6 at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City have been cancelled due to illness,” said promoter Ocesa in a statement on Friday (April 5).While Hoppus wrote on his Discord account: “We don’t take cancelling lightly.

Lollapalooza doesn’t play around when it comes to their massive genre-hopping lineups.Year in and year out, the early August festival brings the best in music to Chicago’s Hutchinson Field at Grant Park for four days of rock, punk, Hip-Hop, R&B, K-Pop and more.The 2024 go-round will be no different. This year, the fest, taking place Aug.

Blink-182‘s Tom DeLonge has written a new sci-fi novel, which will hit shelves this summer.The musician has teamed up with frequent collaborator AJ Hartley to co-write Trinity, a novel loosely based on a purported UFO event around a nuclear testing site.The book will be published on June 11 via his To the Stars Media company and distributed by Simon & Schuster.“This story takes place around a seminal UFO event that I believe happened,” DeLonge said. “Although the location may have been changed, the importance of what I believe transpired remains.

Oceans Calling Festival will slide into Ocean City, MD and bring in some of the biggest names in music to celebrate the end of summer.Just a few of the major icons on the bill include Blink-182, The Killers, Dave Matthews Band, 311 and The Offspring.They’ll be joined by The Beach Boys, Counting Crows, Barenaked Ladies, Boyz II Men and Blues Traveler.But wait! There’s more!“American Pie” star Jason Biggs is hosting the festivities and celebrity chefs Robert Irvine, Amanda Freitag and Marc Murphy will be on hand, too.Clearly, there’s a lot to be excited about this year.And if you want to grab your single or multi-day passes early, they can be scooped up as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Thursday, Feb.

Blink-182 gave ‘One More Time‘ songs their live debut last night (February 8) as they kicked off their first Australian tour in ten years. Check out footage and fan reaction from the gig below.The band opened in Perth’s RAC Arena and it was the first time they’d played Australia since they appeared at Soundwave festival in 2013.

Alkaline Trio have spoken to NME about their “apocalyptic” 10th album ‘Blood, Hair And Eyeballs’. Check out our interview with Matt Skiba and Dan Andriano below.‘Blood, Hair And Eyeballs’ is the first album Alkaline Trio have released since 2018’s ‘Is This Thing Cursed?’ – and finally arrives this Friday (January 26).“Trio took a bit of a backseat for a while,” admitted Skiba, who joined Blink-182 in 2015 and released two albums with the pop-punk icons (2016’s ‘California’ and 2019’s ‘Nine’) before leaving to make way for the returning Tom DeLonge in 2022. “It’s been the longest break Alkaline Trio has taken from putting out a new album, so I felt like we owed our fans the best record we could make,” he said.“If we’re going to album 10, let’s make it fucking awesome,” continued Andriano.

Blink-182, replacing the band’s frontman, Tom Delonge.The Alkaline Trio vocalist joined the band in 2015 as a replacement for DeLonge who left “to change the world for my kids”. DeLonge also left Blink in 2005 to focus on his other band, Angels & Airwaves, which was an additional project to his 2001-formed side group Box Car Racer.After a seven-year run with the pop-punk trailblazers, Skiba’s time with the band came to an end after Blink announced that Delonge would be returning to the classic line up in 2022.Appearing as a guest on the Tuna On Toast with Stryker podcast, Skiba opened up about his first photoshoot with Blink-182 after joining the band and explained how cringeworthy it was.“My buddy Greg Teal, one of my best friends, ran Hurley (clothing company) at the time.

Reading & Leeds 2024 are now on general sale – find all the details on how to buy yours below.The legendary twin-site festival is due to return to Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds across August Bank Holiday Weekend (21-25).Last week, organisers announced the six headliners for next year: Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Blink-182, Fred Again.., Gerry Cinnamon and Catfish & The Bottlemen. The first wave of acts was completed by Raye, Skrillex, Spiritbox and Digga D.It was later confirmed that 21 Savage, Jorja Smith and The Prodigy would also be taking to the stage at R&L ’24.

Reading & Leeds Festivals have announced the day splits for their 2024 headline acts, detailing which artists will be playing when.On Thursday (November 23), the festival announced its six headliners that will top the bill at Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds over the Bank Holiday Weekend from August 21-25 next year.Now, they have confirmed that Liam Gallagher, Catfish & The Bottlemen and Skrillex will play on Friday at Leeds and Sunday at Reading.SUNDAY AT READING/ FRIDAY AT LEEDS

Reading & Leeds 2024 have been revealed: with Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Blink-182, Fred Again.., Gerry Cinnamon and Catfish & The Bottlemen set to top the bill.Returning to Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds for Bank Holiday Weekend over August 21-25, the legendary twin-site festival has announced its first raft of huge names.Lana Del Rey and Fred Again.. will not only be making their R+L headline debuts, but also performing UK exclusive shows at the weekend.

Reading & Leeds line-up are set to be announced tonight (November 23).It has been confirmed that they will be revealed on Clara Amfo’s BBC Radio 1 Future Sounds show from 6pm GMT.Among the acts rumoured to perform are Blink-182 with fans recently speculating that they will headline the festivals over the weekend of August 23-25 in 2024.They are scheduled to perform at Belfast’s SSE Arena on August 26, followed by Dublin’s Royal Hospital Kilmainham on August 27 and the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on two nights, August 29 and 30.They currently don’t have any other gigs planned for that month, suggesting a return to R&L could be on the cards.We’ve got something for you… tune into BBC Radio 1 from 6pm TONIGHT for the exclusive

Travis Barker‘s son Landon has revealed that his dad doesn’t go easy on him when it comes to musical feedback.Landon launched his musical career in September with the single ‘Friends With My Ex’, and his dad – AKA the legendary Blink-182 drummer – is listed as a co-producer on the track.However, the new musician has revealed that his dad doesn’t go easy on him when it comes to music, explaining that he will “definitely shoot[s] for his advice whenever I can get it”.“If I was talking to somebody else and they didn’t like the song, they would let me down easy,” Landon told Billboard. “I feel like he doesn’t let me down easy.

Travis Barker has become the first musician to ever perform for Peloton after drumming during a workout class.As reported by Billboard, yesterday (November 16) Barker drummed along to a 10-minute shadowboxing class taught by Kendall Toole as part of the Peloton Blink-182 Artist Series. The Blink-182 Artist Series will also have other classes, including a 30-minute cycling instalment, which will not feature Barker performing live during the class.Speaking of the moment in a press release, Barker said: “Being the first musician ever to perform in a Peloton class has been an epic experience.

Tom DeLonge has spoken about the possibility of Blink-182 making a Taylor Swift-style concert movie – see what he had to say below.Speaking to Cinema Blend for an interview, DeLonge was asked about a Blink-182 movie similar to Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. DeLonge revealed that “some version” of a similar film has already been pitched to the band: “It always comes across the desk every few months. Some version.

Travis Barker has said that it was the “power of love” that has helped him to overcome his fear of flying.The Blink-182 drummer refused to travel via plane for years after he was involved in a crash back in 2008, which left four dead.The crash saw the plane’s two pilots and two of its four passengers killed instantly – his assistant, Chris Baker and security guard Charles ‘Che’ Still.Barker and fellow passenger Adam ‘DJ AM’ Goldstein suffered serious injuries from the crash, with the latter dying one year later due to an overdose. Barker then spent 11 weeks in a hospital, undergoing 26 surgeries and a number of skin grafts.Now, he has opened up about overcoming his fear of flying and credited his wife Kourtney Kardashian with helping him travel by plane again.“I think the power of love really helped me,” he told The Los Angeles Times (via Radio X).

Blink-182 have surprised fans with two bonus songs, ‘See You’ and ‘Cut Me Off’, which appear on the digital-only version of their new album ‘One More Time…’.The band shared the news earlier this week, explaining that the digital-only album version is available exclusively at their webstore. ‘See You’ and ‘Cut Me Off’ bring the total ‘One More Time…’ tracklist to 19 songs.Blink released their ninth studio album last Friday (October 20) via Columbia.

Travis Barker has teased some additional songs from Blink-182‘s ‘One More Time…’ sessions.The pop-punk trio released their ninth studio album last Friday (October 20) via Columbia.

Travis Barker‘s wife, Kourtney Kardashian, has opened up about the emergency ultrasound that “saved” her baby’s life.While speaking to Vogue in a new interview, the reality TV star and Poosh founder revealed that her current pregnancy – which has been classed as geriatric – has come with more restrictions than her previous ones.Last Month, Blink-182 had to pull a run of UK and Ireland shows as they were due to kick off the tour in Glasgow, citing an “urgent family matter” that forced the drummer to return to the States. Barker then revealed that his wife had underwent “life-threatening emergency surgery” for their unborn baby.A post shared by Kourtney Kardashian Barker (@kourtneykardash)A post shared by Kourtney Kardashian Barker (@kourtneykardash)“That experience opened my eyes to a whole new world of pregnancy that I didn’t know about in the past,” Kardashian told Vogue of the incident.