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you’ll be able to buy yours here. A pre-sale is set to take place at the same time on Thursday (26) via Ticketmaster.In a statement, guitarist Mick Box said: “Who can believe next year is 55 years since the band started? And I know many of you have been with us since the beginning.

The Murder Capital have shared a new single called ‘Can’t Pretend To Know’ and announced a UK headline tour for 2025.The Dublin band’s first track of 2024 is an intense burst of energy, containing electrifying guitar riffs and pummeling drums.Recorded in LA with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten), the song ushers in a “new era” for the group – which promises newfound “focus and clarity”, according to a press release.In a statement, frontman James McGovern explained: “‘Can’t Pretend To Know’ is a whip of a tune that we made to feel like a hurricane of colour and breathlessness.“A surreal look at childhood innocence and all its replacers, those delicate bridges we burn as we move through the strangeways of our youth.

Sundara Karma have announced a farewell UK tour for later this year – find all the details below.The Reading band confirmed their imminent break up in a statement yesterday (September 23), saying they were “ready to explore new things” after being together for over 12 years.They went on to tease “a BIG announcement” for today (September 24), which has now been revealed as a run of final headline shows.The group are due to hit the road in early December for performances in Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester before bowing out with a gig at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London. Support will come from Overpass, apart from at the Manchester date.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (September 27) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Green Day could potentially be headlining Download Festival in 2025.It comes after the festival dropped some heavy hints that that the trio could be performing at next year’s event.In a tweet for early bird tickets, the festival posted a picture of green fireworks with the caption: “Summer is officially over. Wake us up when it’s June.” The words are very similar to the lyrics of their huge hit ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’.

Iron Maiden have promised they will not participate in dynamic ticket pricing for their upcoming 2025 tour.Yesterday (September 22), the legendary band shared an Instagram post in which they detailed how the fan club presale for their 2025 ‘Run For Your Lives’ UK and European tour will be kicking off tomorrow (September 24).In the caption of the post, the group shared: “There will be no dynamic ticket pricing for the 2025 Run For Your Lives Tour. Ticket resale in the UK will be capped at face value and won’t open until much closer to the start of the tour.” They added: “As always, we urge fans to only purchase tickets from approved outlets.”A post shared by Iron Maiden (@ironmaiden)Fans immediately took to the comments to share their happiness with the band’s decision to not partake in dynamic pricing.

Kylie Minogue has announced a 2025 ‘Tension’ world tour – check out all the dates and find ticket details below.The pop icon will be performing shows across the UK, her home country of Australia and Asia next year.The ‘Padam Padam’ singer will kick off the tour with a performance at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on February 15, before she continues on to Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.The Asia leg will begin with a show in Bangkok on March 10, followed by gigs in Tokyo, Kaohsiung and Manila – with all venues still yet to be confirmed.The pop star will then embark on the UK leg with a show at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on May 16, before she continues on to Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, London, Nottingham and a final concert at Birmingham’s BP Pulse Live on May 31. She’s also teased that more dates will be announced soon.General sale tickets for UK dates will be available from Friday (September 27) at 10am BST here.General sale for Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney starts Wednesday, October 2 at 11am local time, and 1pm local time for Melbourne.

The National have announced plans to release a new live album.Entitled ‘Rome’, the 21-track digital and double vinyl LP set was recorded live on June 3 this year at the Italian city’s Cavea at Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone.The release, which is mixed by longtime collaborator Peter Katis, will also come in a tricolour triple-LP featuring five additional songs to complete the 26-song set on coloured vinyl, available via the band’s Cherry Tree fan club. It is out on December 13 and can be pre-ordered here.As a taster, the band have shared four tracks from the record today (September 23) on a new EP entitled ‘NTL RM EP I’ which features the tracks ‘I Need My Girl’, ‘Lemonworld’, ‘The Geese of Beverly Road’ and ‘Lit Up’. You can listen to them below.Other live tracks set to feature on ‘Rome’ include ‘The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness’, ‘England’ and ‘Fake Empire’ plus more recent tracks including ‘Eucalyptus’, ‘New Order T-Shirt’, ‘Tropic Morning News’ and ‘Smoke Detector’.The full tracklisting for the digital/double LP version of ‘Rome’ is as follows:1. ‘Runaway’2. ‘Eucalyptus’3. ‘Tropic Morning News’4. ‘New Order T-Shirt’5. ‘Don’t Swallow The Cap’6. ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’7. ‘The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness’8. ‘I Need My Girl’9. ‘Lemonworld’10. ‘The Geese Of Beverly Road’11. ‘Lit Up’12. ‘Alien’13. ‘Humiliation’14. ‘Murder Me Rachael’15. ‘England’16. ‘Graceless’17. ‘Fake Empire’18. ‘Smoke Detector’19. ‘Mr November’20. ‘Terrible Love’21. ‘Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks’Elsewhere, the band recently told NME that they are in a “very creative space” and are in the “gardening phase” of writing new material.The band dropped two albums in 2023 – ‘The First Two Pages Of Frankenstein‘ and ‘Laugh Track‘ – but this

Sting has announced a series of UK festival and outdoor headline shows for summer 2025 – find all the details below.The former Police frontman is due to perform headlining sets at Isle Of Wight Festival on June 20th and Latitude (June 24 to 27), along with a string of other appearances continuing into July.The performances will form part of his ‘STING 3.0’ world tour, which he kicked off in Europe earlier this year, followed by the North American leg.Tickets for the newly announced gigs (excluding Isle Of Wight Festival and Latitude) go on general sale this Friday (September 27) at 9am BST. You’ll be able to purchase yours here.Details for Isle Of Wight tickets can be found here, and for Latitude here.A post shared by Isle of Wight Festival (@isleofwightfest)Sting will be joined by his band Dominic Miller (guitar) and Chris Maas (drums) for the performances.Kicking off his tour in Germany back in May, Sting treated fans to Police hits and deep cuts, performing favourites like ‘Every Breath You Take’, ‘Roxanne’ and ‘Fields of Gold’.JUNE18 – Tetbury Forest Live, Westonbirt Arboretum20 – Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Festival22 – Liverpool Pier Head On the Waterfront25 – Glasgow Summer Sessions @ Bellahouston Park27 – Cannock Forest Live, Cannock Chase28 – Cardiff Depot Live, Cardiff CastleJuly24-27 – Suffolk, Latitude FestivalSting will be continuing the US leg of the tour this autumn.

Lauren Mayberry treated fans to a live preview of her upcoming single ‘Something In The Air’ during a performance in the US this week – check out footage below.The Chvrches frontwoman has been gradually sharing singles since announcing her solo career last summer, and this week teased that her latest, called ‘Something In The Air’, will be arriving on October 1.The artist gave the track a live preview during one of Bleachers’ trio of shows at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, where Mayberry performed as support on Thursday (September 19).The new single kicks things up a notch from her sombre piano-led 2023 track ‘Are You Awake?’ and borrows some Chvrches-style melodrama after the edgy pop-leaning singles ‘Shame’ and ‘Change Shapes‘.Check out fan-shot footage of ‘Something In The Air’ below.Last year, Mayberry told NME that her new material was “born out of things that I couldn’t or wouldn’t write in the band”.“The worst writing sessions were when I went in with someone who didn’t really understand what I was talking about and we would just write a sort of shit Chvrches song,” she said.“I was like, ‘This is a nice afternoon, but what’s the point in this?’ There’s already a universe where I can make that and I enjoy it. I don’t see why I would want to make the Tesco own brand version of that.

Eagles paid tribute to their late collaborator JD Souther with a dedication of ‘Heartache Tonight’ during the first night of their Las Vegas Sphere residency.JD Souther, an American singer-songwriter and actor, died earlier this week at the age of 78. His death was first confirmed by a representative for the Eagles, who told the Los Angeles Times that he died “peacefully” in his home in New Mexico.The band shared a tribute to Souther on Thursday (September 19) via their website, writing: “We have lost a brother, a friend and a brilliant collaborator, and the world has lost a great songwriter, a pioneer of the Southern California sound that emerged in the 1970s.”Now, they’ve dedicated an emotional rendition of ‘Heartache Tonight’ to Souther, who co-wrote the 1979 track. They played the song during the first performance of their residency at the Nevada megavenue on Friday (September 20).“I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge a couple of people,” Don Henley told the audience before playing the song, which was the final one of the evening.

Kate Nash has announced a new North American tour to take place in October and November this year. Find all the details below.The singer released her fifth studio album – and first in six years – ‘9 Sad Symphonies’ in June, and had already announced an extensive run of dates for the UK and Europe, which will kick off on in Glasgow on November 21.Now, she has added a run of 18 North American dates, which will open at Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live on October 10 and run through to November 3 at San Francisco’s The Chapel.

Fontaines D.C. have cancelled a show in Seattle due to frontman Grian Chatten becoming ill.The band were due to commence their US tour yesterday (September 20), following the release of their latest album ‘Romance‘ last month.

New Kids On The Block have announced their first-ever Las Vegas residency kicking off next year – find all the details below.The veteran boyband will be performing 16 shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM across summer and autumn next year as part of ‘The Right Stuff’ residency.The run of shows will kick off June 20, 2025 and run through to November 15, 2025.Pre-sale is due to go live this Tuesday (September 24) at 10am PDT, ahead of general sale on Friday (September 27) at 10am PDT. You’ll be able to purchase your tickets here.Blockheads! Our first ever Las Vegas Residency: THE RIGHT STUFF is coming to Dolby Live at Park MGM in 2025.See us June 20 – July 5 & Nov.

Dropkick Murphys have released their fiery new single ‘Sirens’, and announced a 2025 UK tour. Find more details below.The iconic punk band have released the single as the first hint of a new album, set to be released next year.Defined by an intense guitar riff and frontman Ken Casey’s signature frenetic vocals, the track is a commentary on the growing social divide in America, which Casey says is benefiting billionaires in the country.

The Datsuns have announced the details of their 2025 UK and European tour which is set to kick off early next year.The New Zealand rockers took to their official social media pages to announce that they will be hitting the road next March for a string of shows across Europe and the UK.The band will Kick off the tour at Lido in Berlin on March 11 before making stops in cities such as Groningen, Brussels, Nimes, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris and Antwerp. They’ll wrap up the tour at London’s The Garage on March 30.You can visit here to purchase tickets and check out a full list of tour dates below.A post shared by thedatsuns (@thedatsuns)MARCH11 – Berlin, Lido12 – Groningen, Vera13 – Utrecht, De Helling 14 – Eindhoven, Effenaar15 – Denhaag, Paard16 – Brussels, Botaniques18 – Nimes, Paloma19 – Barcelona, Wolf20 – Madrid, El Sol 21 – Valencia, Loco Club 22 – San Sebastian, Intxaurrondo23 – La Rochelle, La Sirène 26 – Paris, La Maroquinerie 27 – Antwerpen, Trix28 – Rouen, Le 106 30 – London, The GarageThe band’s last release was their 2023 single ‘Ugly Leather’, which followed on from their 2021 album ‘Eye To Eye’.

English Teacher have extended their 2024 UK tour, announcing another show in London. Find ticket details below.The rising Leeds band first shared details of their upcoming tour dates in April, confirming a five-date run, commencing with a headline show at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London on November 12.From there, further dates included shows in Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle and Bristol.Now, having sold out the first night of the upcoming tour, Lily Fontaine and co have confirmed that they are adding a second London gig to the schedule.

Ty Dolla $ign, A$AP Ferg, Cruel Santino and more have been announced on the line-up for Strawberries & Creem festival’s 10th anniversary concert this winter.The festival have announced that it will hold its first-ever indoor event this November. Strawberries & Creem usually takes place in Cambridge but the 10th anniversary celebrations will be held in Tottenham, London at the iconic Drumsheds venue.A$AP Mob affiliate Ferg, Soulection co-founder Andre Power, and Dutch DJ sensations Jarreau Vandal and FS Green are also set to perform on the main stage.Native Soundsystem have curated a stellar line-up in Room Z – a space that “will highlight the innovative sounds of the next generation of Afrobeats and amapiano”.

Glastonbury.The Grammy-winning R&B singer – who has had countless UK hits throughout his career – is set to embark on 14 shows across the country next summer.These kick off with an opening night at the O2 Apollo in Manchester on June 4, before continuing throughout the month with shows in Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol Leeds Liverpool and more.A show at London’s Royal Albert Hall is scheduled for June 25, before Ocean wraps up the tour with shows in Wolverhampton, Cardiff and Nottingham on June 27, 28 and 30 respectively.Interestingly, there is a day off in Ocean’s schedule on June 29 – which coincides with the Sunday of Glastonbury 2025, where the iconic legend’s slot will be taking place.Next year’s edition of the Worthy Farm festival will be held between June 25 and 29, and speculation has already arisen about who the headliners could be. Rumours around who could be filling the legend’s slot have also emerged, with reports emerging earlier this year that Cher was “in meaningful talks” with the organisers for the position.The slot has become one of the most prestigious slots of the Worthy Farm event over the years and sees one veteran artist take to the Pyramid stage late on the Sunday afternoon to break out a career-spanning set of their biggest hits.Shania Twain took on the slot at this year’s edition, while Yusuf/Cat Stevens played in 2023.

Stevie Wonder has annoucned a surprise ‘Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart’ 2024 US tour.The legendary musician will kick off his tour at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburg on October 8. From there, he will make stops in cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Greensboro, Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee and Minneapolis before wrapping up tour at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on October 30.A general ticket sale will commence this Friday (September 20) at 12pm local time.

LCD Soundsystem have announced their 2024 NYC ‘Winter Function’ residency, set to kick off at the end of the year.James Murphy and co. took to Instagram to share a post confirming the dates for their annual NYC holiday residencies. The ‘All My Friends’ hitmakers will be taking over Queens’ Knockdown Center for three weekends spanning November and December.The first week will see LCD Soundsystem perform on November 21, 22, 23 and 24.

Coldplay tour dates in the city.Chris Martin and co announced two huge stadium shows in the city’s Craven Park Stadium earlier this week (September 17), as well as a run of dates at London’s Wembley Stadium. Marking their only UK and European shows of 2025, they’ll take to the stage next August in support of their upcoming 10th album ‘Moon Music‘.The Hull shows will be their first-ever concerts in the city, and the band have allocated 50 per cent of tickets to the gigs to local fans with HU, YO, DN or LN postcodes.Now, there are calls for the city to organise a music festival in celebration of the gigs.Paul Lakin, the chief executive of Hull KR, the rugby league club that owns Craven Park, told BBC News that the gigs were “on another level” to anything held in the city before, “with Coldplay bringing their full and same production that will be inside Wembley Stadium.