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Pavement icon Stephen Malkmus‘ new band The Hard Quartet have released their debut single ‘Earth Hater’, as well as announcing their first live shows in the US and UK.The band, consisting of vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Stephen Malkmus as well as Matt Sweeney, Jim White and Emmett Kelly, shared news of a new musical project earlier this month.They’ve just released their debut single as The Hard Quartet, titled ‘Earth Hater’, and it’s accompanied by a creative stop-motion music video directed by Eyedress.‘Earth Hater’ is a broody indie track that leans into the band members’ grunge-y college rock pasts, with a more psychedelic jam twist, as Malkmus sings a chorus of understanding and harmony: “unto others you must do what you would have them do to you“.The claymation music video acts as a warning against littering, with the band acting as guardians of the sea and getting revenge on a littering surfer by sending a trash monster after him for vengeance.Joining Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus, The Hard Quartet is made up of Emmett Kelly (best known for his work in The Cairo Gang and The Double), Matt Sweeney (best known for his work with Chavez, Superwolf, and music for Red Dead Redemption 2) and Jim White (Dirty Three and Xylouris White).The members were teasing new materials separately on social media, before publicly revealing the logo and band name of The Hard Quartet.The band have also announced tour dates in Los Angeles, New York and London later this year.OCTOBER10 – Los Angeles, US – The Belasco with Papa M15 – New York, US – Webster Hall with Weak Signal22 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom with TubsYou can buy tickets for their US shows here and their UK show here.

André 3000 has announced two intimate shows at London’s Jazz Cafe next month. Check out further details below.One day before he supports Loyle Carner at All Points East on August 17, André 3000 will be warming up with two shows at the iconic Camden venue.

The Twang have announced a 2024 UK tour to mark the 15th anniversary of their second studio album, ‘Jewellery Quarter’. Find all the details below.The Birmingham indie band released the record in 2009 as the follow-up to their 2007 debut ‘Love It When I Feel Like This’.

Adele has announced fans will be able to buy ‘lucky dip’ tickets to her upcoming Munich residency for only €35. Check out more details below.The residency commences this Friday (August 2) and will see Adele perform for 10 nights at the 80,000-capacity open-air venue Munich Messe Arena, which has been created specifically for the shows.

Kneecap have annoucned an additional London gig to their 2024 UK and Ireland tour due to overwhelming demand.Today (July 29), the Irish hip-hop trio took to their official social media accounts to share that they will be playing a second show at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on November 8.“LONDON We’ve added a SECOND NIGHT at the @o2forumktown due to demand from ye sxc hipsters,” read the caption of their post.The new date comes ahead of their previously announced sold-out gig at the venue. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday (July 31) at 10am local time.

Lauryn Hill and The Fugees have announced extra dates for their ‘Miseducation Anniversary’ tour of the UK and Europe this autumn – read on for all the details.Last month, the initial tour was announced, including two shows in the UK, with one in Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena and the other at The O2 in London.It is set to kick off in Tampa on August 9, taking in a total of 18 US shows, before heading across the Atlantic for the Manchester show on October 12, and London two days later.

A Day To Remember have announced a long-awaited headline show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton.Taking to Instagram, the band told fans: “London, we’re heading your way next summer on June 24, 2025.”The lone London date follows extensive U.S. tour dates including various festival performances.

The Vaccines have announced new UK tour dates for this autumn.The dates follow a run of arena shows alongside Kings of Leon over the summer, and will see the indie-rockers play venues across Bexhill-on-Sea, London, Norwich, Lincoln, Coventry, Middlesbrough, Scarborough, Wolverhampton, Bournemouth, Cardiff and Bath between October 22 and November 4.The dates are in support of the band’s latest album, ‘Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations’, which arrived in January. Tickets go on general sale here at 10am next Friday (August 2).In a three-star review of the record, NME wrote that while “it might not offer anything new”, the band are “good at what they do, even if it’s nothing particularly groundbreaking.”we’re so excited to announce our autumn tour 2024!you can register NOW to give yourself the best chance at securing presale tickets, live via our AAA pass next Wednesday at 10am.head to the link in our bio to get your vaccines AAA pass if you haven’t yet downloaded… pic.twitter.com/CJW7oCljmk— The Vaccines (@thevaccines) July 26, 2024Last year, The Vaccines spoke to NME about the “hopeful and euphoric” ten-track offering, with frontman Justin Young saying the record felt “nostalgic” to them.“Something I’ve said about our music so many times is there’s euphoria and melancholia in equal measure,” he said.

A post shared by VERKNIPT (@verkniptevents)In March this year, it was announced that Berlin techno had been added to the UNESCO cultural heritage list.The inclusion of the music genre in the heritage list comes after a collective of DJs, festival organisers and fans campaigned to have the security of the city’s techno scene after fearing the culture wouldn’t survive without it being added to the list.Techno now joins five other entries (including mountaineering, fruit wine, and a Bavarian parade named Kirchseeoner Perchtenlauf) that have also been added as well.Meanwhile, FKA Twigs has also teased a techno-inspired new album, revealing that she was in the studio working on a new album with electronic musician and frequent collaborator Koreless.She shared that techno served as a significant point of reference while making it: “I moved to Prague a couple summers ago, fell in love with techno. The album isn’t techno but the spirit is there for real.”In other rave news, Jamie xx has announced ‘The Floor’ residencies in New York and LA.

Moby has announced the charities that will be receiving proceeds from his UK and European tour later this year.The electronic artist will embark on his first European tour in a decade this September to celebrate 25 years of his acclaimed fifth studio album ‘Play‘, including a huge London show at The O2.Acclaimed soul-jazz singer-songwriter Lady Blackbird – who he recently collaborated with on his 2024 LP ‘Always Centered At Night’ and 2023’s ‘Resound NYC’ – will be joining him as a special guest on tour, serving as the opening act.Moby previously shared that he would be donating all his profits from the shows to animal rights charities. Now, he has announced the 12 local charities and two global organisations who will be the beneficiaries of the proceeds.

Twin Atlantic have shared a new single called ‘Meltdown’ – the title track from their forthcoming seventh album of the same name. Listen below, and find details of the band’s 2024 UK tour.The Glasgow outfit are set to release the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Transparency’ on August 9 via their own label, Staple Diet Records.

Jack White has replaced Queens Of The Stone Age at Øya Festival 2024, with Air also joining the line-up.The soloist and former White Stripes frontman will now top the bill at the Norwegian event on Friday August 9.It comes after QOTSA were forced to cancel a further run of European dates as Josh Homme remains under “medical care” in the US. The singer returned home earlier this month to undergo “emergency surgery”.Additionally, it has been confirmed that Air will be playing their 1998 debut album ‘Moon Safari’ in full at Øya 2024 on the same day.The Smile had been scheduled to perform at the festival too, but had to drop out due to Jonny Greenwood’s ongoing recovery from a stay in intensive care.

Queens Of The Stone Age have cancelled more live shows as frontman Josh Homme remains under “medical care”.Earlier this month, the band axed a run of European dates due to Homme requiring “emergency surgery” back home in the US. “Every effort was made to push through and play for you, but it is no longer an option to continue,” a statement read.QOTSA scrapped eight gigs between July 10 and July 27.

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Sabrina Carpenter has extended her run of UK and European tour dates for 2024. Check out the new shows and find ticket information below.Announced today (July 25), the new shows come as an extension of the UK and European leg of her ‘Short n’ Sweet’ tour, which is set to kick off next spring.Initially, the news of the tour dates was shared last week (July 18) and came on the heels of Carpenter’s US shows, which she announced last month.

Bruce Springsteen is set to perform two gigs at London’s Wembley Stadium this week – Check out the stage times below.The Boss is set to perform at Wembley tonight (July 25) and on Saturday (July 27). The two gigs at the famous stadium will wrap up the UK & Ireland leg of his 2024 tour.

Jack White has announced an intimate live show in Nashville, Tennessee to raise money for a new sound system at the venue. Find all the details below.The singer-songwriter will take to the stage with his band at the American Legion Post 82 bar and event space in the city at 7pm this Saturday (July 27).Sharing the news on social media, White explained that the establishment “needs a new sound system” and he “would like to recruit you to help”.“Proceeds from ticket sales go towards procuring this powerful new PA,” an official listing reads.

Slowdive have announced a new slate of US tour dates, set for Fall 2024 – check out the full list of dates and get tickets below.The shoegaze veterans made the announcement via social media yesterday (July 23), confirming that they will play 10 shows across the United States in November. The tour includes stops in St.

Kehlani has announced the US leg of her world tour for new album ‘Crash‘ – see all dates and details below.The R&B singer has just released her fourth studio album ‘Crash’ last June, and has now revealed today (July 23) that she will be touring the record across the world. So far, the singer has only unveiled the US leg of the tour – but more dates are seemingly soon to come.UK R&B girl group FLO and Atlanta rapper Anycia have also been announced as Kehlani’s support acts.

Metallica have announced details of their 2024 Helping Hands benefit concert and auction with Jimmy Kimmel serving as the host.Set to take place on Friday, December 13 at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, the charity concert and auction will raise money for the band’s All Within My Hands Foundation, which focuses on workforce education, the fight against hunger, disaster relief, and other causes.The band previously hosted a Helping Hands benefit concert back in 2022 which saw them raise $3million for the organisation. The likes of Robert Downey Jr, Tony Hawk, St.

Deftones have announced the line-up including IDLES, Sunny Day Real Estate, HEALTH and more for their annual Dia De Los Deftones festival.The 2024 edition of the music bash will take place at Petco Park in San Diego, California on Saturday, November 2. This year’s festival will mark the fifth anniversary of the annual music celebration which is headlined, hosted, and curated by Chino Moreno and co.The one-dayer will also include live performances from IDLES, Sunny Day Real Estate, HEALTH, Paris Texas, Duster, Gel and Qendresa.