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Apple Music has announced the line-up for its New Year’s Eve livestream events.To ring in 2025, Apple Music has amassed an eclectic performance line-up for its two New Year’s Eve livestreams – both titled Apple Music Live: NYE. The first livestream will feature Björk performing a rare DJ set, and will also include performances from Apple Music’s Tim Sweeney and London DJ Naina.

READ MORE: Dimes Square: meet the new artists reinvigorating NYC’s music sceneComing to the city’s East Village early next year, the new venue is opened by the team behind Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right. The new space, named after its address at 101 Avenue A, will have events spanning every genre – from jazz to indie to electronic.There will also be themed club nights, art exhibitions and other shows at the venue, Pitchfork reports.Billy Jones and Tom Moore, the team behind Baby’s All Right, worked in partnership with Knitting Factory to open the space.“This space holds so much history, and we’re excited to pay homage to its incredible legacy of course,” Jones shared in a press release.

issued an eviction notice which sparked an outcry across the music industry and from gig-goers. The Leadmill’s legal team is now in the process of fighting the decision, which it claims is in breach of several laws.According to the BBC, the company’s sole director Phil Mills said in an eviction hearing at the Business and Property Court in Leeds today (December 18) that opening a new venue in the city could be a “possibility”.Mills said the possibility of moving to a new location was a “hypothetical” and “plan B or plan C”.

Originally outlined in October 2023, the new rule puts a halt to “junk fees” being implemented across multiple industries – including online ticket sales. With new regulations, platforms selling tickets are required to display all mandatory fees upfront during the buying process, instead of them appearing only during the checkout stage.Its impact will also stretch beyond concert ticket sales too, also being applicable to hotels and Airbnb’s that currently include undisclosed fees as customers go to check out.In a new statement shared by the FTC, Chair Lina M.

Frank Turner has partnered with the Music Venue Trust to donate £1 from every ticket sale from his upcoming UK tour to grassroots venues.Last week Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls announced a UK headline tour for 2025.Today (December 17), Turner wrote on social media: “For the upcoming April tour, I’m proud to say I’ve partnered up with my old friends at @musicvenuetrust. £1 from every ticket will go towards supporting local independent music venues.”A post shared by Frank Turner (@frankturner)The MVT has repeatedly called for “action not kind words” as the live music sector heads for for “disaster”, and has shown that 2023 was the worst year for music venue closures.

L.S. Dunes have announced the details of a pair of intimate 2025 UK shows which are set to take place early next year.The supergroup – comprised of Thursday drummer Tucker Rule and bassist Tim Payne, Circa Survive vocalist Anthony Green, Coheed And Cambria guitarist Travis Stever and My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero – are set to take over the Key Club in Leeds on January 30 and Cardiff’s Globe on February 10.Tickets are set to go on general sale tomorrow (December 18) at 10am GMT.

Sam Fender has been forced to cancel his remaining tour dates for 2024 after “haemorrhaging his right vocal cord”.The injury comes as the singer, songwriter and guitarist has been embarking on a UK and Ireland tour throughout this month. It kicked off on December 2, and saw £1 from every ticket sold donated to Music Venue Trust, in a bid to provide support for grassroots venues.Now, following the first of his two scheduled nights at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro Arena being held last night (December 16), Fender has taken to social media to confirm that the remainder of 2024 dates have been called off.

Lucy Dacus has announced a short US tour for 2025 that will mark her first solo gigs “in over two years” – see the list of dates and ticketing details below.Dacus took to social media last night (December 16) to announce the tour, which is being dubbed ‘An Evening with Lucy Dacus’. The run of shows currently lasts for only four dates in February.

Ariana Grande will not be hitting the road in 2025, her record label has confirmed.Grande, who released her latest album ‘Eternal Sunshine’ this year, has not toured since 2019’s ‘Sweetener’ stretch of shows. As it stands, 2025 will mark her sixth consecutive year without touring, as she focuses on other projects.Despite rumours of Grande touring for ‘Eternal Sunshine’ next year – fan accounts on social media have claimed that Ticketmaster has registered 15 events in her name – Republic Records took to social media to write: “There are no plans for a tour next year, but Ariana remains deeply appreciative of her fans and all the continued love, support and excitement.”There are no plans for a tour next year, but Ariana remains deeply appreciative of her fans and all their continued love, support and excitement.— Republic Records (@RepublicRecords) December 15, 2024NME has also confirmed that Ticketmaster’s site does not reflect any shows or dates registered for Ariana Grande.Grande’s ‘Eternal Sunshine’ was named NME‘s 24th Best Album of the Year.

Ben Kweller has announced his first album since his son’s death, titled ‘Cover the Mirrors’, and has shared grungy new single ‘Optimystic’ – listen below.The album, which is due to be released on May 30 2025, is his first major work since his 16-year-old son, Dorian Zev, died in a freak car accident in 2023. The release date coincides with what would have been his son’s 19th birthday.‘Cover the Mirrors’, Kweller’s seventh album, is set to have features from MJ Lenderman, Waxahatchee, The Flaming Lips and Coconut Records.Alongside news of the album, Kweller has shared a grungy new single titled ‘Optimystic’ – driven by swirling guitar riffs and punchy lyrics. Listen below.Kweller commented on the album in a press release, saying: “This is the most personal, emotionally raw project I’ve ever worked on.

Sean Paul and Ashanti have teamed up for their 2025 UK and Ireland ‘Bring It’ co-headlining arena tour set to commence early next spring.The tour will kick off at Dublin’s 3Arena on April 8. From there, the two will make their way to the UK with shows in Leeds, Nottingham, London and Birmingham before wrapping up their co-headlining dates on April 20 at Manchester’s AO Arena.Rapper Fat Joe will serve as opening support for the shows in London, Birmingham and Manchester.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong‘s covers band The Coverups have announced another intimate London show for 2025 – find all the details below.Formed in 2018, the group features Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt along with Green Day touring member Jason White, their audio engineer Chris Dugan, tour manager Bill Schneider (also of Pinhead Gunpowder), and musician Greg Schneider.The Coverups are renowned for their chaotic shows where they put their spin on tracks by iconic names such as David Bowie and The Rolling Stones.Today, the band confirmed it will play an intimate show at London’s O2 Islington Academy on Wednesday, January 15 2025.A post shared by Thecoverups (@the__coverups)Pre-sale went live today (December 16), and you can grab tickets here – subject to availability.Earlier this year Courtney Love joined The Coverups onstage in London, where she delivered a joint performance of Hole‘s ‘Celebrity Skin’.She also participated in a version of David Bowie‘s classic single ‘Suffragette City’, and again played ‘Surrender’ by Cheap Trick. For that London gig, the band also took on Bryan Adams‘ ‘Summer Of ’69’, The Strokes‘ ‘Last Nite’, The Clash‘s ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’.NME spoke with Green Day at the 2024 BRIT Awards about performing as The Coverups in intimate venues, inviting Courtney Love on stage and potential collaborations.“I was texting with [Courtney Love] and I said come on out and do a song, and she did,” explained Armstrong.

System Of A Down have shared details of a South American tour, taking place next spring. Check out a new list of dates and ticket information below.The new announcement arrives just days after the iconic metal band shared details of three one-off shows planned for the summer – a show in New Jersey with KoRn, a date in Chicago with Avenged Sevenfold and a stop in Toronto with Deftones.When tickets immediately sold out at pre-sale, Serj Tankian and co.

Public Image Ltd (PiL) have added more dates for 2025.Fronted by former Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon, the post-punk band last performed in the UK in September 2023 before embarking on a run of European dates in support of their 11th and most recent studio album, last year’s ‘End Of World’.Lydon later said that he thought the group may not tour together again, comments which came after his lifelong friend and manager, John Rambo Stevens, died suddenly following the last PiL tour, in December 2023. Lydon’s wife, Nora, also passed away that April.However, the outpouring of support he received from fans when he undertook a spoken word tour of the UK earlier this year inspired him to hit the road with PiL once again.In November, they announced what was initially a 23-date run, with the ‘This Is Not The Last Tour’ kicking off in May 2025, making stops in Bristol, Newcastle, Dublin, Cardiff, Oxford, Sheffield, Northampton, Holmfirth, Coventry, Cork and more.We are pleased to announce 4 more UK shows for 2025.

The Murder Capital have announced details of their “biggest headline show to date” taking place in Dublin next year.The Irish band announced the news today (December 16) with a new post on social media. Taking to Instagram, they confirmed news of a one-off gig, which will see them head to Dublin next summer.Set to take place on July 19, the show will be held at the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin and become their biggest headline show to date.

Static Dress have announced their debut headline tour across the US for next spring.The band are currently finishing up their North American run supporting Underoath, who they also opened for in the UK in June, but they have confirmed they will be back in the US for another run of shows in April and May 2025.A few days before the announcement, Static Dress posted a cryptic teaser video to their website. Filmed in black-and-white, it sees frontman Olli Appleyard step onto a stage, where he sees a man in a white mask watching him from the seats.

Primal Scream brought out Paul Weller for ‘Rocks’ at the Brixton Academy Gig For Gaza benefit show last night (December 13).Weller, former frontman of The Jam, curated the line-up for the benefit show which was raising money for MAP (Medical Aid For Palestinians) and Gaza Forever. Both charities provide essential aid – including food, medical supplies and emergency shelter – for those suffering in Gaza amid the current humanitarian crisis.At the end of Primal Scream’s 45-minute set, Weller joined them for ‘Rocks’, playing the song’s iconic opening riff on guitar.Check out the full set below:The band took to Instagram the next day to thank Weller and his wife Hannah for organising the gig, while also praising the other artists who performed.

Yungblud has announced the 2025 edition of BludFest, where he’ll perform a headline set following performances from the likes of Chase Atlantic and Denzel Curry. Find all the details below.The inaugural event took place at Milton Keynes Bowl this summer, with the Doncaster artist (real name Dominic Harrison) telling fans it would be “the biggest gathering of our culture”.Today (December 13), Yungblud has revealed details of ‘BludFest Year 2’ – which is due to be held on Saturday June 21.

Sick New World 2025’s cancellation.The Sludge Metal Legends have added three new festival dates to their 2025 touring schedule. They are set to take the stage at Florida’s Welcome to Rockville festival which will take place on May 15 -18 (visit here for tickets), Inkcarceration in Mansfield, Ohio on July 18-20 (visit here for tickets), and Kentucky’s Louder Than Life festival on September 18 -21 (visit here for tickets)It was previously announced that Acid Bath are set to play Sonic Temple in Ohio on May 8 -11 (Visit here for tickets).

Rumer has announced an autumn 2025 UK tour in celebration of the 15th anniversary of her debut LP ‘Seasons Of My Soul’.The BRIT-nominated artists will kick off the six-date trek at Birmingham’s Town Hall on October 2025. From there, she will make her way across the UK and Scotland with stops in Glasgow, Liverpool and London before wrapping up at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on October 21.Rumer will play ‘Seasons Of My Soul’ in its entirety as well as fan favourites from her discography.

Richard Ashcroft has announced a huge UK stadium show with The Zutons and The Futureheads. Find all the details below.The soloist and former Verve frontman will take to the stage at the Lamex Stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire on Sunday May 25, 2025.It’ll come ahead of Ashcroft’s previously confirmed gig at Blenheim Palace (with Lightning Seeds and The Zutons) and his performance at Newmarket Racecourse – both of which take place in June.The singer-songwriter will also be joined at Lamex Stadium – the home ground of Stevenage F.C.