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Enter Shikari, The Last Dinner Party and Architects are among a group of musicians who’ve signed an open letter calling for a ceasefire as the war in Israel and Gaza continues.The Peace and Justice Project, which was founded by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, today (November 10) launched its #MusicForACeasefire open letter from artists, musicians and performers “calling for an end to the siege of Gaza.”According to a report by Al Jazeera, at least 10,812 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 7.

Queens Of The Stone Age have announced a second date for Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus 2025, along with the full line-ups for the shows.Earlier this week, the Josh Homme-fronted band were unveiled as the headliners for the festival, which is due to take place on August 27 at the city’s Don Valley Bowl.Now, due to “phenomenal demand”, a second gig has been added on August 28. Tickets for both days are on sale now and you can buy yours here.Other previously announced names on the bill included Viagra Boys, Fat Dog, The Bug Club and So Good.

Foo Fighters have returned to the capital for two headline shows at the London Stadium – check out the full stage times below.Dave Grohl and co. are currently on the UK leg of their ‘Everything Or Nothing At All’ tour, which kicked off in Manchester last Thursday (June 13).

Glastonbury 2023 have today shared details on the new ‘Woodsies’ area. Check out which artists are set to perform there below.Details on the new space were shared earlier today (May 12), and it is described by organisers as being a sprawling new area which combines the Woodsies Main Stage — formerly known as the John Peel Stage — with the wooded area next to it.Artists set to appear in the new area include Rina Sawayama, Måneskin, Warpaint, Christine & The Queens.

Caribou and Happy Mondays are set to be among the headliners of Bigfoot Festival 2022.The UK’s first craft beer music festival, which held its inaugural edition last year, is set to take place at Claydon Estate (near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) from June 17-19.Caribou and Happy Monday have been announced this morning (February 8) as the first two headliners for Bigfoot 2022, with a third headliner set to be announced soon.The likes of Self Esteem, Shame, Working Men’s Club, Octo Octa, India Jordan, Erol Alkan and Hayden Thorpe have also been announced on the line-up for this year’s festival.You can see the line-up so far for Bigfoot Festival 2022 in the above poster, with more additions set to be announced soon.Bigfoot has also confirmed that the British breweries Braybrooke, DEYA, Gipsy Hill, Howling Hops, Purity, Signature Brew, Two Tribes, Verdant and Wild Beer will all provide drink at this year’s festival.General tickets for Bigfoot Festival 2022 will go on sale at 9am GMT this Friday (February 11) from here.

Shame have dropped off an early Christmas present to fans in the form of a festive new single called ‘Baldur’s Gate’ – you can listen to it below.The band’s new original track – a dark take on a Christmas story, wrapped up in a set of winding guitars – follows on from their riotous 2018 rendition of José Feliciano’s ‘Feliz Navidad’.“It’s another Christmas classic,” Shame frontman Charlie Steen said in a statement.

Shame have shared their rousing new single ‘This Side Of The Sun’, which sees frontman Charlie Steen put through his paces on an exercise bike while he’s smoking a cigarette.The track is the band’s first since their second album ‘Drunk Tank Pink’ was released earlier this year.“The whole song came together on the day we recorded it at the studio. It’s also the first live recording we’ve ever done, we didn’t want it to sound overworked.

Shame have announced details of two surprise shows that they’ll be playing in London tonight (August 26).The London band, who released their second album ‘Drunk Tank Pink’ earlier this year, made the last-minute announcement on their Twitter account this morning.“To our beloved little London Town – we are excited to announce we are playing not one but two surprise shows in the capital tonight,” Shame wrote in their first tweet, before revealing details about the two gigs.Shame will first play at The Old Blue Last as part of So Young Magazine‘s festival, with free tickets available here.

Shame have made their NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut with a performance that saw them adding a new jazz-led direction to their sound.The South London band were joined by a percussionist and saxophonist for the new session, which was captured in a living room.While the band are known for their chaotic, oft-shirtless performances, frontman Charlie Steen was decked out in a classic suit as the band tore through ‘Snow Day’, ‘Born in Luton’ and ‘Human, for a Minute’ from recent second album ‘Drunk Tank Pink’.You can watch the performance in full below.The performance comes after Shame recently announced a US headline tour and new remix EP, ‘Born In Luton Remixes’.Shame are also due to embark on a UK headline tour this November and perform at next

Shame have announced a US headline tour and new remix EP, ‘Born In Luton Remixes’.The band will perform stateside for the first time since 2019 in support of their second album ‘Drunk Tank Pink’, which was released back in January.“Fuck you all, we’re coming back to America,” Shame wrote as they announced the dates today (July 20), adding that “this time we’re gonna fry some real fish”.

Shame have playfully suggested that they’ll release their next album this month – but only if England go all the way at this year’s European Championships.Following England’s impressive 4-0 win over Ukraine in the tournament’s quarter finals last night (July 3), the band referenced the success on social media with a joke about their follow-up to this year’s critically celebrated ‘Drunk Tank Pink’.“if england win the euros we’ll drop album 3,” the band posted on Twitter, before adding: “it’s not written or anything but still”.if england win the euros we’ll drop album 3.

Shame frontman Charlie Sheen has teamed up with alt-pop champion Lynks to debut new track ‘This Is The Hit’ – listen to it below.The frenetic collaboration marks the first time that the pair have recorded together, but Lynks offers a lofty estimation of the track – claiming it to be “the collab of the century”.“Me and Charlie have been mates for a very, very long time, but it only occurred to us recently that we could try mashing together our musical minds,” said Lynks.“Because who would have thought that a post-punk frontman and an alt-pop gimp would make such a tasty tune?? Not me – I thought it would be shite! Thankfully I was wrong though because it’s turned out quite brilliant.”Steen added: “There’s nothing but love in my swollen heart

IDLES and Black Country, New Road are among the latest additions to the line-up for the inaugural Wide Awake festival.The one-day London event is set to take place in Brockwell Park on September 3.