Indie: Last News

Nine Inch Nails, Doechii, Lola Young, Wet Leg and more have been announced as the third wave of performers for this year’s edition of Roskilde festival.The 2025 instalment of the Danish non-profit festival will take place between June 28 and July 5, marking the 53rd edition. You can visit here to buy tickets.Other acts added to the line-up include Beabadoobee, Schoolboy Q, Shaboozey, Lucy Dacus, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, This Is Lorelei, Alabaster DePlume, Yeule, Fabiana Palladino, Akriila, D1MA, 4am Kru, Alabaster Deplume, Annahstasia, Arushi Jain, Body Meat, Couch Slut, Fabiana Palladino, Jako Maron, Kassa Overall, Major League DJz, Moin, Neckbreakker, Nídia & Valentina, Paydar, Soleima and Yeule.More acts are set to be announced in the near future.A post shared by Roskilde Festival (@roskildefestival)“Roskilde Festival is not only about showcasing today’s best music; it is also about offering our participants a glimpse into the future.

Wilderness Festival has announced the line-up for its 2025 edition – you can check it out below.The event is set to take place at Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire between July 31 and August 3. Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT next Wednesday (February 5) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.Headlining this year’s instalment will be Basement Jaxx, Supergrass and Wet Leg, who are all followed on the bill by AURORA, Air and Orbital.Other acts to feature on the line-up poster include Jalen Ngonda, Annie Mac, Hinds, Bear’s Den, Mary In The Junkyard, Bootleg Beatles, Die Twice and Mista Trick Collective.Festivalgoers will also be able to enjoy numerous talks and participate in a range of arts including “avant-garde workshops with artists and master craftspeople” as well as “mass participatory high jinx at the hands of an ensemble of weird and wonderful ringleaders”.Additionally, the event has “pioneered the concept of fine dining in a field and remains unparalleled for the scope and ambition of its food programming”.This features a long table banquet and three headline chefs making their Wilderness debut at the intimate lakeside restaurant The Chef’s Table: Andy Beynon, Anna Haugh (Masterchef: The Professionals) and Josh Overington.More names for Wilderness Festival 2025 are due to be announced “soon”.

Self Esteem has announced a live “theatrical presentation” of her upcoming third album ‘A Complicated Woman’ – find all the details below.The singer-songwriter – aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor – is due to release the 12-track record on April 25 via Polydor. She’s already previewed the follow-up to 2021’s Mercury and BRIT-nominated ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ with the single ‘Focus Is Power’, released last week.Today (January 28), it has been confirmed that a brand-new intimate show from Taylor – titled ‘A Complicated Woman Live’ – will be coming to the Duke Of York’s Theatre in London this spring.Created by Taylor and Tony award-winning designer Tom Scutt, the “unique” performance is described as “an ambitious quasi-theatrical experience that harnesses the power and energy of a gig but presents it through a theatrical format”.Scutt ​​​also directed ‘A Complicated Woman Live’, which features choreography by Stuart Rogers, and musical direction by Mike Park.A limited run of five shows has been scheduled for April 16, 17, 18 and 19 – with the latter date featuring two performances.A post shared by SELF ESTEEM (@selfesteemselfesteem)Tickets for all shows go on general sale at 10am GMT on Wednesday February 5 – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

London Grammar will headline LIDO Festival 2025 in London this summer – find all the details below.The trio, whose fourth album ‘The Greatest Love’ arrived last year, are set to play a bill-topping set at Victoria Park in the capital on Sunday June 15. Their upcoming performance is billed as a London festival exclusive.They’ll be joined on the day by a host of support acts including Celeste, Roísín Murphy and The Blessed Madonna.

BBC Radio 1 has announced the first line-up and location for its 2025 edition of Big Weekend – find all the details below.This year’s edition of the station’s annual festival is due to take place at Sefton Park in Liverpool from Friday May 23 to Sunday May 25.Throughout the weekend, around 100 acts – from the biggest artists in the world to exciting new and emerging names – will perform across four stages: Radio 1 Main Stage, Radio 1 New Music Stage, Radio 1 Dance and BBC Introducing.Sam Fender has been confirmed as the first headliner, with the singer-songwriter set to release his third album ‘People Watching’ on February 21.He is joined on the Big Weekend bill by Blossoms, Lola Young, Wet Leg and BRITs Rising Star 2025 winner Myles Smith. The latter artist was also shortlisted for BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of 2025 recently.Young, meanwhile, landed her first-ever UK Number One single last week with her viral hit ‘Messy’.Fender said: “Excited to announce we’re coming to Liverpool for Radio 1’s Big Weekend in May.

Vampire Weekend, Rilo Kiley, Bloc Party and more have been announced as performers at this year’s Just Like Heaven festival.The festival – which was spearheaded by Coachella and Day N Vegas organisers Goldenvoice – will return to Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA on Saturday, May 10.The line-up – which is known for its 2000s staple of indie-rock and pop trailblazers – also includes the likes of Empire Of The Sun, TV On The Radio, The Drums, Courtney Barnett, Toro y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, GROUPLOVE, Perfume Genius, The Sounds, Panda Bear, Beach Fossils, Peter Bjorn and John and more. Slowdive have also been announced to play at this year’s festival as special guests.Passes for the indie music bash are set to go on sale on Friday (January 31) at 11am PT (2pm ET and 7pm GMT) at JustLikeHeavenfest.com.

Starsailor have announced a 2025 UK and European tour in celebration of the band’s 25th anniversary.The post-Britpop band are set to kick off their tour in October with the first date seeing them take over the Trabendo in Paris on October 8. From there, they will make their way across Europe and the UK with stops in Brussels, Cologne, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Leeds, Norwich, Bristol, London and more before wrapping up the tour at Manchester’s, Albert Hall on November 29.A ticket pre-sale will be available on Wednesday (January 29) at 10am local time for those who register here.

Nick Cave has shared details of a European solo tour set to kick off later this summer. Find ticket details below.The news was announced today (January 27) on Cave’s official Instagram page, and confirms that he will be playing 13 solo shows across Europe between June and August.Shows commence with two back-to-back nights at the Theater 11 venue in Zurich on June 10 and 11, before Cave heads over to Hamburg for a show at the Elbphilharmonie on June 21.Dates in July include four stops in Italy and two in France.

Sleeper have announced details of a greatest hits tour, set to head across the UK later this year. Find details below.The Britpop icons have shared the tour dates in celebration of their classic single ‘Inbetweener’ and breakthrough debut album ‘Smart’, which each turn 30 this year.In total, 12 new tour dates have been confirmed, kicked off on September 25 with an opening night at the Tramshed venue in Cardiff.

Sinéad O’Connor reportedly instructed her children to “milk” her music “for what it’s worth” in her will.The Irish singer passed away on July 26 aged 56 last year, with her cause of death later revealed to be asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She was laid to rest at a ceremony in the Irish town of Bray last August, with Bob Geldof and Bono among those paying tribute at her funeral.According to Irish probate records obtained by The Sun, O’Connor left her family £1.4million in her will, with her ex-husband, music producer John Reynolds, named as the executor of the estate.O’Connor also reportedly encouraged her children to “milk” her music, with the document reading: “I direct that after my death, and at the discretion of any of my children who are then over 18, my albums are to be released so as to ‘milk it for what it’s worth.'”The document, which was reportedly signed before O’Connor converted to Islam in 2018, also requested that she be dressed in priest clothing and buried with a Hebrew Bible and her 2007 album ‘Theology’ upon her death.Representatives for O’Connor’s family have not commented on The Sun‘s report.After O’Connor’s death, tributes flooded in from the likes of Garbage, Michael Stipe and Ice-T.Last year, Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan also opened up about his friendship with the late singer, hailing her as “such an incredible talent”.“People realise now that we lost someone who probably should have gotten more attention and support when she was here,” he said.

Arctic Monkeys fans marking the 19th anniversary of the band’s debut album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’, have been left baffled by what the cover star is doing now.Chris McClure, whose face was featured smoking on the iconic cover of their 2006 debut album, was recently the subject of resurfaced footage of an Oasis cover Reverend & The Makers performed alongside Milburn and Arctic Monkeys in 2004.As fans marked the band’s latest anniversary last week (January 23), eagle eyed fans discovered Chris, who is also the brother of Reverend And The Makers’ Jon McClure, was the man behind a spoof TikTok Sunday League football account.The account sees McClure portray the comedy character Steve Bracknall, an exaggerated version of an amateur football manager in the fake Sunday League team, Royal Oak FC.It’s more than football. It’s about belonging to something bigger.

The Futureheads frontman Barry Hyde has announced a new solo album ‘Miners’ Ballads’ and shared the latest single ‘Last Dance (At The Landlord’s Ball)’ – listen below.‘Miners’ Ballads’ will be a concept album that will explore the coal mining heritage of the North East of England, with particular emphasis on Sunderland and Washington. The record is released on March 21 via Sirenspire Records and you can pre-order/pre-save it here.‘Last Dance (At The Landlord’s Ball)’ sees Hyde playing a vintage-sounding piano as he recounts a menacing tale of a worker that is out for revenge after an encounter with a young woman goes wrong.

Rachel Chinouriri has shared her reaction to Adele sending her flowers for her BRIT Awards nominations.The nominees for 2025’s ceremony were unveiled on Thursday (January 23), with Chinouriri receiving nods for Artist Of The Year and Best New Artist. It follows the release of her debut album ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events‘ in 2024.Among those congratulating her was fellow BRIT School alum Adele, who sent the former NME Cover star a bouquet of pink roses alongside a note that read: “Congratulations on your Brit nominations Rachel.

LCD Soundsystem have announced a US tour set to kick off later this spring ahead of their European festival stops this summer.James Murphy and co will kick off their US run with a slot at M3F Fest in Phoenix, Arizona. From there, the band will make stops in cities such as San Diego, Austin, Dallas and New Orleans before wrapping up the leg with two nights at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia.The likes of Gustaf and Nation Of Language will be serving as opening support on select dates.

Djo has announced his new album ‘The Crux’ and has shared its lead single ‘Basic Being Basic’. Check it out below.The synth-heavy indie pop track sees Djo – the music moniker of Stranger Things star Joe Keery – flex his falsetto vocals and shrewdly skewer the often online tropes of modern-day posturing.Speaking about the track in a press release, Djo shared that “It’s kind of a shot fired to anyone who’s trying to be of the moment.” The song’s accompanying music video sees a crew of people sitting and eating lunch before getting up and leaving. At the end of the clip, Keery pops into the camera frame.‘Basic Being Basic’ marks the first new music since the musician’s 2022 LP ‘Decide’ which housed his viral smash hit ‘End Of Beginning’.Djo’s third album ‘The Crux’ is set for release on April 4 via AWAL and is available for pre-order here.

Lord Huron have released a new single ‘Who Laughs Last’, featuring Kristen Stewart in her musical recording debut.The dark new indie track is their first release since 2023 and features Stewart delivering spoken word lines at the beginning. She also appears in the music video, exploring a dark, otherworldly wasteland.“She said she was interested so we met up and hit it off talking about books, movies, and music,” frontman Ben Schneider explained, though he added that he didn’t know Stewart beforehand.

Mitski called ‘Sanctuary’. Check it out below.The track comes as the latest single from his forthcoming record ‘Every Dawn’s A Mountain’, which will mark his third studio album.Following on from previously shared singles ‘Babylon’ and ‘Dissolve’, the latest teaser of the LP marks the only duet on the tracklist, and explores the feeling of hope and heartache.“I astray from the signs/ They have showed me nothing/ But a faint trace in your eyes,” Tamino sings in the melancholic opening verse, surrounded by swirling instrumentals and a steady acoustic guitar riff.“Oh the maze of the stars/ They have led me to none/ But the boy with the blue heart/ That believed in someone,” Mitski continues.

The Murder Capital have shared their latest single ‘The Fall’ from their forthcoming album ‘Blindness’. Check it out below.The track features thrashing drums and screeching guitars as frontman James McGovern sings: “I can’t be dressed / I can’t be held / I can’t be fed / I can’t be whipped,” during the song’s thrilling chorus.Speaking about the song in a press release, McGovern said: “I can’t be told, I can’t be dressed, I can’t be held, I can’t be fed, I can’t be whipped. The Fall is coming.

Black Country, New Road have announced a new single and teased their next album with interactive billboards across London.The band shared a short snippet of their new track ‘Besties’ on their social media channels, which you can view below. It is out next Thursday (January 30) and can be pre-saved here.It comes after several billboards popped up across London teasing their new album with the date “04.04.25”.They have been spotted in Stoke Newington/Shacklewell, Cambridge Heath Road, New Cross Gate, Kingsland Road and Mare Street.A post shared by Black Country, New Road (@blackcountrynewroad)On three of the billboards, fans are able to press a big red button which lights up a star, which is a key visual motif of their album campaign.

Sam Fender has shared his rousing new single ‘Arm’s Length’ – check it out below.The song is the third to be lifted from his new album ‘People Watching’ following the title track and ‘Wild Long Lie’. Fender’s new album is out on February 21 via Polydor (pre-order/pre-save here).Fender said of the single: “[The song] originally came from one of those magic moments where you’re just messing around, and a song literally falls out of the sky.

The Smiths‘ debut self-titled album, has revealed he doesn’t think Morrissey liked him.In a new interview with Music Radar, Porter has reflected on his work on the seminal 1984 album, and how he taught the band about music production.Porter explained that, while Johnny Marr was “immediately interested” in his explanations of the process, Morrissey’s “eyes glazed over”.“I really enjoyed working with The Smiths, but Morrissey was always difficult,” he added. “When I first met him, he was very polite and would send me postcards saying how much he’d enjoyed it, thanking me.