Live Music News: Last News

Shack have announced their first gig in over a decade – check below for more details.The Liverpudlian outfit, made up of Michael Head and his brother John on guitar, Peter Wilkinson on bass and Mick Hurst on drums, debuted in 1988 with ‘Zilch’. Follow-up ‘Waterpistol’ arrived several years later in 1995 after all the masters of the album were destroyed in a fire at the band’s then-record label.They re-formed after a split, releasing ‘H.M.S Fable’ and ‘Here’s Tom With The Weather’, and later signed to Noel Gallagher’s Sour Mash label where they released ‘The Corner Of Miles and Gil’ in 2007.Head has since shared music with Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band, whose album ‘Dear Scott’ was released on The Coral‘s record label Modern Sky UK.After teasing an announcement earlier today (February 26), the band – who last played together again at a charity event in 2010 – took to social media to announce their first gig back in over a decade.A post shared by Shack (@shackbandofficial)They are set to play the Liverpool Olympia on Friday April 25.

Pete Doherty has dropped a new song called ‘Calvados’ and announced a run of initiate in-store shows across the UK. Find out more below.Shared today (February 26), the new single marks the latest preview of the singer-songwriter’s upcoming solo album ‘Felt Better Alive’.

Tenacious D – has shared details of a 2025 UK and European tour. Check out the details below.The singer, songwriter and guitarist is set to head across the pond for his ‘3 Man Job Tour’ later this spring for 14 new shows.

Drake has postponed his remaining Australia and New Zealand tour dates over a “scheduling conflict” – find out more below.The Canadian rapper, who made his return to Australia and New Zealand this month for his first tour in eight years, has pushed back his four remaining shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland due to a clash in his schedule.Drake was due to perform in Brisbane on March 4, Sydney on 7 and a pair of shows in Auckland, New Zealand on March 15 and 16. According to a statement from Drake’s rep to Rolling Stone AU/NZ, the surprise delays come due to a “scheduling conflict”.Drakes’ rep added that the four shows will be rescheduled, and additional shows are being planned: “We are actively working on rescheduling these dates along with adding some additional shows.”The rescheduled dates have yet to be confirmed and will be shared with ticket-holders “as soon as possible”.

The Enemy have announced a massive 2025 UK tour set to kick off later this autumn as a way to “experiment with some of the new tunes”.The indie giants are set to kick off their run of dates with a gig on October 10 at the O2 Academy in Oxford. From there, they will make their way across the UK with stops in Margate, Cardiff, London, Wolverhampton and more.They will wrap up with a show on November 14 at HMV Empire in Coventry.

Lucy Rose has dropped the euphoric new single called ‘Pale Blue Eyes’, and shared details of a tour for next year. Check out the details below.Arriving today (February 25), the new track marks the singer-songwriter’s first material of 2025, and was recorded at Paul Weller’s studios in Surrey – the same space where she recorded much of her last album.Largely composed of piano, drums and bass, the song takes on a breezy jazz feel, and captures a sense of weightlessness and euphoria.“On the surface/ Was it worth it? / Under heartache. Underwater/ Cause you left me/ Left me stranded/ On an island/ Now I’m an island,” Lucy Rose sings in the atmospheric opening verse, gradually building to an uplifting chorus.“Pale blue eyes They don’t deceive me now/ They show me who I really am/ Not broken just begun/ Talk to me my pale blue eyes/ They see me crystal clear/ Never been so grateful for/ Those pale blue eyes.”Discussing the song in a new statement, she said: “The song, it’s a tricky one, took me a while to figure out what I wanted to say.“The chorus is very much about that one person who kept me believing in myself at my lowest time, who was of course, my little boy.

Pet Shop Boys have announced a string of huge outdoor shows in the UK for this summer – see all the details below.The duo’s ‘Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live’ tour has been extended into 2025, and will now include a show at Cardiff Castle on July 31, followed by appearances at Hardwick Festival in County Durham on August 16 and Warwick Castle on August 30.Tickets for Cardiff go on general sale at 9am on Friday (February 28), with Warwick tickets going on sale one hour later – you can get yours here. Hardwick Festival tickets are on sale now.The shows come in addition to Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe’s already announced performances at Lucca Summer Festival in Tuscany on July 20 and Lokerse Feesten Festival in Belgium on August 2.The ‘Dreamworld’ tour kicked off back in 2022 and a show in Copenhagen was captured in the documentary film Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live at the Royal Arena Copenhagen, which hit cinemas in January 2024.In a five-star review of a ‘Dreamworld’ gig in Hull in 2022, NME praised “the band’s infallible greatest hits collection, and their ability to constantly stay ahead of the pack”.It added: “[The concert] shows the range of styles and subjects tackled in their canon, and is a two-hour joyous celebration of their decades of holding pop to a higher standard.”Pet Shop Boys released their 15th album ‘Nonetheless’ in 2024 and in an interview with NME back in April, they described it as their “queer album” and Neil Tennant, who came out as gay in 1994, discussed how things have changed for the queer community in pop culture since then.“What I think now is that what you might call gay culture has become mainstream,” Tennant said.

LCD Soundsystem appear to be teasing an upcoming London show with a series of projections. See the posts below.The promos have popped up in Shoreditch, east London.

Pitbull has announced his return to the UK and Europe with some new ‘Party After Dark’ summer shows. Check out the details below.The new announcement comes just days after the global megastar played a string of sold-out shows across Europe earlier this week, and following him completing his ‘Trilogy Tour’ last year.Now, he has confirmed that he is planning to head back across the pond later this summer for a new run of ‘Party After Dark’ tour dates, which will see him joined by Shaggy as a special guest.In total, 14 new shows have been added to the schedule, kicking off with an opening night at the 3Arena in Dublin on June 5.

English Teacher have announced their biggest UK headline tour yet for 2025. Find all the details below.The Leeds band, who are nominated for Best New Artist at this weekend’s BRITs, are due to hit the road again this November.They’ll take to the stage in Nottingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and Manchester before playing a homecoming show at Leeds’ O2 Academy on November 22.

Fyre Festival has announced the dates, location and tickets for its “real return” this year – find out more below.In 2017, Fyre Festival took the world by storm – not for its line-up and success, but for the infamously botched planning and fan experiences that resulted in several lawsuits and documentaries.After years of founder Billy McFarland teasing that the festival would return this year, its comeback has now been confirmed, with Fyre Festival and McFarland taking to social media to announce key details.Built around the tagline “Fyre Festival 2 is real”, McFarland and Fyre Festival have confirmed that its second attempt will take place between May 30 and June 2 at Isla Mujeres in Mexico. Tickets are now on sale between US$1,400 and a whopping $1.1million for an eight-pax package.The festival is described as a “three-day escape to the Mexican Caribbean where you’ll explore by day alongside your favourite talent and come together at night to celebrate with music”.Fyre Festival 2 also claims that it will feature “adventures led by international and local talent, taking guests on boundary-pushing excursions by day and uniting for intimate beach-side performances at night”.

The Stranglers have announced some autumn 2025 UK tour dates, taking place from October 17 through November 1, with support from Buzzcocks.The band announced the news on social media today (February 24), and will be bringing their “51 Tour” to the UK, including two nights at London’s Roundhouse.“They say ‘making it to a goal is one thing, but making it further is even better,” the post reads. “We are thrilled to announce The Stranglers ’51’ UK Tour.

Razorlight have announced their massive outdoor Darlington summer 2025 gig set to take place this August.Johnny Borrell and co are set to take over the Darlington Arena Stadium in County Durham on August 23 for an all-dayer. The likes of Ocean Colour Scene, Jake Bugg, White Lies, Tom A. Smith, Pastel, Cammy Barnes and Matt-Felix are all set to perform at the gig as well.Tickets for the all-dayer are set to go on sale this Friday (February 28) at 10am local time.

Neil Young & Chrome Hearts have announced their “Love Earth” world tour which is set to kick off later this summer.The run of dates will commence on June 18 at the Dalhalla in Rättvik, Sweden. From there Young and co will make their way across Europe with stops in Norway, Denmark, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.In August, they will head over to the US for a 15-date run across the country starting with a gig on August 8 at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte.

Avalon Emerson has shared her energetic new single ‘Don’t Be Seen With Me’. Check it out below.‘Don’t Be Seen With Me’ sees Emerson return to her dance roots with a cover of Oppenheimer Analysis’ cult classic track.

Biffy Clyro have shared details of a huge UK gig, headlining one of 2025’s Eden Session shows. Find the details below.The trio – comprising Simon Neil and brothers James and Ben Johnston – are set to bring their show to Cornwall for the very first time later this year.It’ll take place on July 10, and extends the number of previously shared tour dates that Biffy have planned for this summer, including a headline slot at TRNSMT Festival.

A Day To Remember, Silverstein and Motion City Soundtrack are among some of the new names added to the line-up for the Vans Warped Tour 2025.The iconic punk and rock festival is back this year for its 30th anniversary, six years after the previous edition, and will be coming to three cities over three weekends. Other names that have been announced as performers so far, include the likes of 3OH!3, Bowling For Soup, Beauty School Dropout, 408, Fever 333 and Of Mice & Men and Avril Lavigne.The first weekend of the festival will take place at the RFK Campus in Washington DC on June 14 and 15, before it comes to the Shoreline Waterfront in Long Beach, California, on July 26 and 27.

Mariah Carey has announced details of a huge UK show with Eternal, Nile Rodgers & Chic. Check out the details below.The singer is set to take to the stage later this summer for the huge outdoor concert, which will take place at the Royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.It will be held on Friday August 15, and will see the ‘Emotions’ singer joined by both Eternal and Nile Rodgers & Chic as special guests.

Rihanna could be headlining Glastonbury 2025 after reports emerged of a huge run of London stadium shows in the days following the festival.On Friday, the Telegraph reported that the ‘Umbrella’ star may be planning a six-night residency at the London Stadium, with the first date falling on July 4 – just five days after Glastonbury wraps up this year.The residency is not confirmed, with the Telegraph claiming that a “senior concert industry source” says the shows are at an advanced planning stage, with an announcement expected in the coming weeks.NME has contacted Rihanna’s representatives for a response to the reports.With Glastonbury having only announced one headliner for the 2025 festival so far – Neil Young was confirmed in January – the timing of the rumoured shows is particularly noteworthy.Rihanna has never played at Worthy Farm and has not toured at all since the ‘ANTI’ World Tour, which ran for a total of 75 shows from March to November 2016. The ‘ANTI’ album, released in January that year, remains her most recent studio record.She has, however, long been linked with the festival, and was widely thought to have been booked to headline in 2023, only to be forced to pull out after becoming pregnant and being replaced by Guns N’ Roses.Speculation has been rife for years about the pop superstar’s return to both recording and touring.

Lady Gaga has announced a monumental free show to over a million fans at Copacabana Beach in Rio.Titled ‘Mayhem On The Beach’, the show is set to take place on May 3 and will mark the pop icon’s first show in Brazil since 2012. The landmark free show – which will be held at Copacabana Beach near the Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel – is open to the public and will work on a first-come, first-served basis.Gaga will be performing on a custom stage built to bring her creative vision to life.

Noah Kahan has announced a huge show in Cardiff – scheduled for the same weekend as Glastonbury 2025. Find all the details below.The Grammy-nominated folk-pop star is due to perform at the inaugural edition of the Blackweir Live concert series in the Welsh capital on Friday June 27.It was previously confirmed that Kings Of Leon would be topping the bill at the event on the Sunday (June 29), with support coming from Courteeners.Tickets for Kahan’s Cardiff gig go on general sale at 9:30am GMT next Friday (February 28) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.