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The Jacksons have shared details of UK shows for summer 2025. Find ticket information below.The band include family members of the late pop icon Michael Jackson, and are set to break out hits from their discography at three new events planned for the UK later this year.The first will see them headline GuilFest at Stoke Park in Guilford, Surrey on July 5.

Avril Lavigne is set to make her first-ever appearance at Warped Tour this year. Find all the details below.The ’Sk8er Boi’ artist will perform at one of the locations of the Vans-sponsored event, which is returning in 2025 for its first edition in six years.Lavigne is scheduled to appear at the Washington D.C.

Paul McCartney is rumoured to play another surprise, intimate show in New York tonight (February 12).The soloist and Beatles icon took to the stage at the 575-capacity Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan last night (February 11), after announcing the tiny gig shortly beforehand on social media.Tickets for the set – dubbed ‘Paul McCartney Rocks The Bowery’ – were available on a first-come, first-served basis, and limited to one per person. No phones or audio or video recording was allowed.

Snail Mail and Dinosaur Jr. have announced a co-headlining tour of the United States this summer – check out the full list of tour dates and ticketing information below.Yesterday (February 11), both acts took to social media to announce the joint tour, which will see them trek across North America in July and August for 18 shows, which they will take turns headlining.

Death Cab For Cutie have announced a collection of concerts for the upcoming 20th anniversary of their 2005 album ‘Plans’ – check out the full list of dates below.Yesterday (February 11), the band took to social media to announce their plans for the 20th anniversary of their acclaimed fifth album. So far, the band have only announced four shows, during which they will perform ‘Plans’ in its entirety.On the possibility of more shows being added, they wrote: “We are only playing a few shows in its honor as we’re currently working on our next studio album, but we would be remiss to not take the opportunity to celebrate the 20th anniversary in some fashion.”The four dates announced will see them perform in Seattle, Chicago and two shows in Brooklyn between August 2 and August 10.

Bloc Party and Metric have announced details of a joint US tour, kicking off later this year. Find ticket details below.Announced today (February 11), the upcoming tour will see both bands touring together for the first time since 2006 and celebrating some impressive milestones for 2025.

Lucy Dacus has shared a new single, ‘Best Guess’, and announced a UK and European tour for later this year. Listen and find all the details below.The song is the third preview of the Boygenius member’s fourth solo album ‘Forever Is A Feeling’, which is to arrive on March 28 via Polydor/Geffen (pre-order/pre-save here).On the delicate, romantic tune, Dacus sings: “Clasping your necklace / Zipping your dress / Hands on your waist / Kissing your neck / I love your body / I love your mind / They will change / So will mine.”Telling her partner that the pair belong together in the chorus, she adds: “You are my best guess / At the future / You are my best guess / If I were a gambling man, and I am / You’d be my best bet.”‘Best Guess’ is described as Dacus’ “unique take on a love song, an anthem of queer tenderness that captures that mix of excitement and uncertainty as two people take a romantic chance with one another”.The single is accompanied by a self-directed official music video, starring Cara Delevingne, Towa Bird, MUNA‘s Naomi Mcpherson and more.

Black Sabbath‘s final-ever show have been revealed. Find all the details below.The legendary heavy metal band will be reuniting for one last concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5, as announced last week.The gig will see the group’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.There is also a stacked line-up of other major acts set to perform at the event, dubbed ‘Back To The Beginning’.

Van Morrison has added two Scotland shows to his forthcoming 2025 UK tour. Find all the details below.The legendary singer-songwriter is due to hit the road for “a rare run of UK live performances” next month, as announced last week.

Kendrick Lamar has announced a joint tour with SZA, which will take place across the UK and Europe later this year.Announced today (February 10), the new run of stadium dates come just hours after the rapper took to the stage as the performer for the massive Super Bowl Halftime show, and was joined by SZA for two tracks.Dubbed the ‘Grand National Tour’, the upcoming shows arrive on the heels of their North American tour, which will span between April and June. New international dates commence with an opening night at the RheinEnergieSTADION in Cologne on July 2.From there, another show is planned for the Deutsche Bank Park venue in Frankfurt on July 4 before the two head over to the UK for the first two of their shows here.

Patti Smith has announced a run of special gigs to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her debut studio album, ‘Horses’. Find all the details below.The singer-songwriter will celebrate the 1975 record with her band, including two members of the original group, Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty, along with keyboardist/bassist Tony Shanahan, who has been in the line-up for 30 years.

Morrissey has announced a string of 2025 tour dates in the UK and Ireland which will kick off later this summer. Check out full dates and ticket details below.After teasing fans fans of big news, the former Smiths frontman turned solo icon took to social media to announce his latest live dates which will see him head over to Dublin on May 31 for a gig at the the 3Arena.

Feeder have shared details of a ‘Comfort In Sound’ reissue, as well as a 2025 UK tour. Find the details below.The reissue of the band’s classic album comes following its initial release in 2002, which saw it land a space on the UK Top 10 and spend more than two years in the UK Independent Albums Chart Top 50.It contained the title track, which became the band’s second Top 10 single after the previous year’s ‘Buck Rodgers’, and was the first release since the tragic death of original drummer Jon Lee.

Bob Dylan has announced a raft of additional dates for the upcoming leg of his ongoing ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ tour – see the full list below.At the end of January, Dylan announced his first tour dates for 2025, including shows in Tulsa, Wichita, Green Bay and Mankato.Now, he has unveiled a much lengthier list of dates for the next seven months, which also include a number of shows as part of the 2025 instalment of the ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ tour, where he will play alongside Willie Nelson, Billy Strings and others.In all, the shows will see Dylan on the road until mid-September. Tickets for all shows are on sale now, and you can find yours here.MARCH 25 – Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Theater 26 – Little Rock, AR @ Robinson Center 28 – Springfield, MO @ Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts 29 – Wichita, KS @ Century II Concert Hall 30 – Topeka, KS @ Topeka Performing Arts Center APRIL 01 – Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theater 02 – Sioux City, IA @ Orpheum Theatre 04 – Mankato, MN @ Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center 05 – Eau Claire, WI @ The Sonnentag Center 06 – Green Bay, WI @ The Weidner – Cofrin Family Hall 08 – Davenport, IA @ Adler Theatre 09 – Peoria, IL @ Prairie Home Alliance Theater 11 – West Lafayette, IN @ Purdue University – Elliott Hall of Music 12 – Fort Wayne, IN @ The Embassy Theatre 14 – South Bend, IN @ The Morris Performing Arts Center 16 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Western Michigan State University – Miller Auditorium 17 – Toledo, OH @ Stranahan Theater 19 – Youngstown, OH @ Powers Auditorium at DeYor Performing Arts Center 21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center for the Performing Arts 22 – Williamsport, PA @ Community Arts Center MAY 13 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre * 15 – Chula Vista, CA @ North

Rachel Chinouriri has announced an 18-date tour to take place in North America later this year – see all the dates below.The pop singer released her debut album ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events‘ in 2024 and was recently nominated for Artist Of The Year and Best New Artist at this year’s BRIT Awards.Now, she has shared full details of an extensive headline tour of the US and Canada, to kick off in Washington, DC’s 9:30 Club on May 10. Chinouriri will play across the continent for five weeks, eventually culminating with a performance at Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on June 13.Dubbed ‘All I Ever Asked For Was A North American Tour’, support at the shows will come from Alemeda and Bizzy.

Alabama Shakes have announced details of a 2025 reunion tour that will see them travel across North America – see all dates below.Brittany Howard and co. shared a series of photos from the studio last week, apparently confirming that they were back together full-time, and now they have rubber-stamped that with news of an extensive headline tour for the summer.The band’s first tour in eight years will kick off in Chicago’s The Salt Shed Fairgrounds on July 16, before eventually wrapping on September 27 in Irving, Texas’ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory.

Razorlight have announced a UK headline tour to take place in April and May this year – see the full list of shows and ticket details below.The band released ‘Planet Nowhere’ in October, the first full-length album with their classic line-up since 2008. Their fifth studio LP in total, it included the singles ‘Scared Of Nothing’, ‘Zombie Love’ and ‘Taylor Swift = US Soft Propaganda’.Now, Johnny Borrell and co have announced a run of nine headline shows in the UK, which will kick off in Southampton’s O2 Guildhall on April 26.

Bring Me The Horizon have teased a possible US tour for 2025 before they take some “time off”.The Sheffield metal band are already set to headline Reading & Leeds 2025 this summer alongside Chappell Roan, Travis Scott, and Hozier, and will be playing a pair of festival sets in Germany (Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park) too, but in a new interview, drummer Mat Nicholls has suggested there might be more dates on the horizon too.Speaking to Rotherham Radio, he said: “The idea this year was to have some time off, because we’ve literally, since COVID, been non-stop – put a record out last year, constant shows. We’ve ended up with a couple of German festivals, Reading & Leeds festival, and hopefully we’re going to go to America at the end of the year.

Lambrini Girls have announced a 2025 winter UK and European tour set to kick off in November. Check out the details below.The Brighton punk duo – comprised of Phoebe Lunny and Lily Macieira – are set to embark on a 19-date trek across the UK and Europe starting on November 19 at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town.From there, Lambrini Girls will make stops in Margate, Birmingham, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and more.

Rauw Alejandro has unveiled the dates for the upcoming UK and European leg of his ‘Cosa Nuestra’ world tour, which will kick off this summer.Before embarking on the European leg of his ‘Cosa Nuestra’ World Tour, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro will begin a 21-stop tour across North America this April, starting at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena. Tickets for these shows went on sale last December and sold out within 72 hours.Following the North American dates, Alejandro will perform 11 shows across Europe and the UK, revisiting countries such as Spain, France, and Germany, where he previously performed during his 2021 ‘Rauw Alejandro World Tour’.

Deftones have announced three brand new European shows as part of their upcoming summer tour plans. Check out all the details below.Chino Moreno and co will now be taking over Milan’s Carroponte on June 17, Zurich’s Halle 622 on June 18 and Frankfurt’s Jahrhunderthalle on June 20. A ticket pre-sale will be available for those who sign up via their official website here.