Live Music News: Last News

Gracie Abrams has announced her ‘The Secret Of Us’ 2025 UK and European tour, set to commence early next year.The ‘I Know It Won’t Work’ singer will be kicking off her tour at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid on February 9, 2025, before making stops in cites such as Lisbon, Stuttgart, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Zurich, Milan, Paris and Brussels.From there, Abrams will make her way to the UK with a show at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham on March 3, 2025. This will be followed by shows in Leeds, London, Manchester, Cardiff and Dublin.

Jamie Webster has announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for 2024. Find all the details below.The Liverpool singer-songwriter, whose latest album ’10 For The People’ arrived earlier this year, is due to hit the road in November for a run of live shows.He’ll perform in Belfast, Dublin, Newcastle, Hull, Birmingham and Glasgow.

Franz Ferdinand have announced details of some live shows in Scotland – marking their first tour dates in over a year. Find ticket details below.The band first shared an update with fans on Saturday (July 13), when they uploaded a clip to their social media channels confirming that an official announcement about new live shows was on the way.“We’re very excited to announce that we’ve got a few live shows coming up in Scotland,” they wrote in the caption, also adding that the full announcement would arrive on Monday (July 15).In the clip, Alex Kapranos is seen speaking directly to the camera.

The Snuts have announced their biggest show yet with a headline concert at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro slated for December 6.Per a press release, the band will cap off their UK tour at the 14,300-capacity venue as a “career-defining” victory lap following the success of their 2024 album ‘Millennials’, along with their recent performance at Glastonbury 2024.Pre-sale tickets will be issued this Tuesday (July 16) at an as-yet-confirmed timeslot, while general sales will commence on Thursday (July 18) at 10am BST here.The band also issued a video on social media announcing the concert date. The clip features footage from the band’s touring years since their formation in 2015.

Kylie Minogue is set to headline BST Hyde Park in London tomorrow night (July 13) – check out the full line-up and stage times below.The pop icon will perform at the summer concert series following support slots from the likes of Marina, Anitta and Ella Henderson. Other acts on the bill include ALTÉGO, Tom Rasmussen, Fred Roberts and Blusher.Minogue’s BST gig follows the release of ‘My Oh My’ – her new collaborative single with Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo.The stage times for tomorrow’s event have now been confirmed.

Sharon Van Etten has shared more details about her one-off London live show next week. Find out how you can be there below.Earlier this week, the New Jersey singer-songwriter announced that she would be taking to the stage in the capital on Wednesday (July 17) for her first gig in over a year.“Hi, it’s Sharon,” she began in a brief video on social media, “and I have a little secret.”Van Etten continued: “The band and I are in London, and we are playing a show on July 17th.

Public Service Broadcasting have announced details of a new album titled ‘The Last Flight’. Pre-order the LP and check out the lead single ‘Electra’ below.Announced today (July 9), the project marks the fifth studio album from the band, and is set for release on October 4 via their new label home, SO Recordings.The inspiration for the LP is taken from the final voyage of America’s pioneering female “aviatrix” Amelia Earhart.

Sharon Van Etten has announced a one-off show in London, marking her first live performance in over a year.The New Jersey singer-songwriter released her sixth and latest studio album, ‘We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong’, in May 2022. Last year, she shared ‘Quiet Eyes’ from the Past Lives soundtrack and the Courtney Barnett co-written single ‘Close To You’.Per Setlist.FM, Van Etten hasn’t played a gig since spring 2023.

Stevie Nicks has brought out Harry Styles as her surprise guest at her show at BST Hyde Park – watch fan-filmed footage of the moment below.At Nicks’ headline show at Hyde Park last night (July 12), Styles made an unexpected appearance in the encore. It marks his first public performance since wrapping up his ‘Love On Tour‘ last year.The pair first duetted by singing ‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’, which they previously performed together during Nicks’ 2019 Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame Induction.

UNKLE have announced their ‘Rōnin Live’ 2024 UK tour which is set to commence later this autumn.Kicking off at Project House in Leeds on October 15, the outfit are set to showcase “the latest evolution of their artistry, promising fans a truly unique concert experience featuring recent recordings, remixes, and reinterpretations” (via a press release). They will make stops in Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham before wrapping up at Here@Outernet in London on October 21.Tickets are set to go on general sale this Friday (July 12).

Dua Lipa has announced a second Wembley Stadium show after “incredible demand” saw her first show sell out in minutes – get tickets below.Lipa’s first show at Wembley, slated for June 20 2025, sold out in just five minutes. Now, it’s been announced that Lipa will play a second date at the 90,000 capacity venue next summer on June 21.

The Smile have canceled their forthcoming Europe tour dates in August as Jonny Greenwood recovers from his stay at the intensive care unit.The band – comprised of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood alongside Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – took to their official Instagram account to give an update on Greenwood’s health and the reasoning behind the tour cancelation.“A few days ago, Jonny became seriously ill from an infection that needed emergency hospital treatment, some of it in intensive care. Mercifully, he is now out of danger and will soon return home,” began their statement.A post shared by The Smile (@thesmiletheband)It continued: “We have been instructed by the medical team in charge of Jonny’s care to cancel all engagements until he has had time to make a full recovery.

The Go! Team have announced a 20th anniversary tour to celebrate debut album ‘Thunder, Lightning, Strike’, along with details of a reissue. .The Brighton indie group, who released their seventh studio album ‘Get Up Sequences Part Two‘ in February 2023, confirmed online that the new edition of their debut album will be out September 13 via Memphis Industries.The Go! Team have shared the CDR version of ‘The Power is On’, as well as a Cornershop remix of the album’s ‘Everyone’s a V.I.P.

Michael J. Fox has responded to what he described as a “fucking mind blowing” appearance with Coldplay at Glastonbury’s Worthy Farm on Saturday (June 29).Coldplay headlined the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury over the weekend and brought out Fox as a surprise guest during the encore on a night that also saw them bring out an array of guests including Little Simz, Femi Kuti, Victoria Canal and Laura Mvula.Canal helped to sing ‘Paradise’ on stage first, while Little Simz came out next to perform unreleased new song ‘We Pray’, which also has a feature from Burna Boy (who is also a Glastonbury 2024 performer, but did not come out onstage).22-year-old Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna helped with backing vocals on ‘We Pray’, and went on to help Coldplay perform ‘Arabesque’.

Benefits have announced they’re embarking on a UK and European tour this autumn.Taking to Instagram, the Teesside punks wrote: “NEWS! We’re touring in October! It’s our first time out since we released our debut album early last year! It’s been AGES! In with the new, on sale FRIDAY 10AM.“We’re really excited to be going to a fair few places we’ve never been before, bringing the electronic radge to Huddersfield, Lancaster, Aberdeen, Stirling, Preston, Utrecht, Ostend, Margate and Newport for the first time.“As well as returning to towns and cities we love like Glasgow, Edinburgh, Boro, Liverpool, Rotterdam, Southampton, Brighton and London. It’s going to be epic, please get involved, share the joy, share the anger, bring strobes and earplugs.”Tickets are available on their website at 10am BST this Friday (July 12).A post shared by BENEFITS THE BAND (@benefitsuk)OCTOBER05 – HUDDERSFIELD, The Parrish06 – LANCASTER, Kanteena07 – GLASGOW, Huge and Pint08 – EDINBURGH, Wee Red Bar09 – ABERDEEN, Tunnels10 – STIRLING, Tolbooth11 – MIDDLESBROUGH, Play Brew12 – LIVERPOOL, Shipping Forecast13 – PRESTON, The Ferret17 – ROTTERDAM, Left of the Dial 18 – UTRECHT, ACU 19 – ROTTERDAM, Left of the dial 20 – OSTEND, Cafe de Zwerver 22 – SOUTHAMPTON, Joiners23 – BRIGHTON, Hope and Ruin24 – MARGATE, Where Else25 – LONDON, The George Tavern26 – NEWPORT, Le PubLast year, NME caught up with Benefits before they performed at Glastonbury’s Left Field stage on the invitation of Billy Bragg, with frontman Kingsley Hall touching on the progress of their second album.“We want to get stuff out as soon as possible,” he said.

Catfish & The Bottlemen have revealed the support acts for their upcoming Liverpool comeback show slated for later this week.Van McCann and co are set to play their biggest UK headline show to date at Liverpool’s Sefton Park this Thursday (July 11). Today, The Mysterines and Sundara Karma have taken to their official social media accounts to announce that they will be serving as opening support for Catfish and the Bottlemen.“Made up to announce we’ll be joining @catfishandthebottlemen for their sold out show at Sefton Park this Thursday.

Coldplay Pyramid Stage hat sung about by Chris Martin at Glastonbury has described it as a “mind-blowing” experience.During the ‘The Jumbotron Song’ section in which Martin picked out people in the crowd on the giant video screens, he spotted fan Alex Maguire and started singing: “I wanna thank you my brother / You could have been at somebody else’s concert instead / But you showed up here this time of year with the Pyramid Stage on your head.”During the section, he also put the cameras on Michael Eavis and Michael J. Fox who later joined the band onstage for a performance of ‘Humankind’ and ‘Fix You’.Speaking about being picked by Martin, Maguire told BBC’s Inside Glastonbury series: “It was mindblowing, absolutely just wow.

Taylor Swift has played ‘imgonnagetyouback’ for the first time live on the ‘Eras Tour’ – check out the moment below.“I’m gonna do one that I’ve never played live before,” Swift said on stage in Amsterdam last Friday (July 5) before debuting the song during her acoustic set at Johan Cruyff Arena.The song, taken from Swift’s latest album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ appeared within a mid-gig medley of songs that also featured ‘Reputation’ song ‘Dress’.

Dua Lipa has today (July 1) unveiled details of a huge Wembley Stadium how to take place in 2025.Lipa was the first artist to headline Glastonbury this year, ahead of Saturday headliner Coldplay and Sunday’s SZA. During her set, she brought out Kevin Parker as a surprise guest to sing Tame Impala’s ‘The Less I Know The Better’.Lipa will perform at the 90,000 capacity venue next summer on June 20 2025.

Catfish and the Bottlemen have played their first show in three years at Liverpool’s Sefton Park – see what went down below.The Welsh band performed their biggest headline show to date at In The Park Festival last night (July 11), with over 32,000 fans watching the band return to the stage.

‘Manning Fireworks’. Find all the details below.The indie rock musician is due to kick off the run of dates on October 4 in Atlanta, after releasing his next full-length record on September 6 via ANTI- (pre-order/pre-save here).It makes further stops in cities including Boston, Chicago, New York, Washington DC and Detroit. The tour wraps up in Asheville, North Carolina – MJ Lenderman’s hometown – on November 1.Support will come from Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band.Tickets for the North America tour go on sale at 10am local time this Friday (July 12) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.