Jake Bugg

Jake Bugg tickets on sale tomorrow at 9am – buying guide

Tickets for Jake Bugg’s three newly announced gigs in Scotland go on general sale tomorrow (Friday 18 July) at 9am. The three gigs in Scotland added to his October UK tour are: October 09 – GLASGOW Royal Concert Hall October 10 – DUNDEE Caird Hall October 12 – EDINBURGH Usher Hall Here’s the link to […]

Live review: Jake Bugg at Royal Albert Hall – Fri 21 Feb 2014

Before arriving at the Royal Albert Hall I was already one bottle of wine into the night. The queue for the bar inside the venue was so big that me and the girlfriend made the sensible decision to each buy a bottle of wine, so as to avoid having to go back to the bar during the gig. Subsequently, my memory of Jake Bugg’s performance doesn’t extend to much of the particular details. I have a general sense of it being a very good gig, with Jake doing an excellent job of filling the vast and opulent cavern that is the Royal Albert Hall, and I remember certain aspects of the night – which I will try and sketch out below.

First of all, I had the presence of mind to capture the evening in photo form – with this excellent picture:

Jake Bugg Royal Albert Hall

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Arctic Monkeys are headlining Reading & Leeds 2014

Arctic Monkeys have today been announced as the latest headliner on this years Reading and Leeds Festival line-up.

The Sheffield band will join the previously announced Blink 182 at the top of the bill for this years festival, and are joined by fellow new announcements Warpaint, The 1972, The Courteeners, You Me At Six, Pusha T and Royal Blood amongst others. Read more about Arctic Monkeys are headlining Reading & Leeds 2014

Blink 182

Blink 182 to headline Reading and Leeds 2014

Blink 182 are the first headline act to be announced for next years Reading and Leeds Festival. The US pop-punk trio were confirmed tonight during a special announcement on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show. Other acts confirmed for the three-day festival are Jake Bugg, Disclosure, Metronomy. Speaking about their headline slot, Mark Hoppus of Blink […]

Shangri La Jake Bugg album

Album review: Jake Bugg – ‘Shangri La’

Jake Bugg – Shangri La {rating} Buy: Shangri La Jake Bugg is special. Anyone with an interest in British guitar music knows it and, thanks to the success he’s had since being thrust onto the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury 2011 when he was just 17, he’s everyone’s favourite to become the next great British […]

Shangri La Jake Bugg album

Jake Bugg’s ‘Shangri La’ album has leaked!

Ahead of its release next week, Jake Bugg’s new Shangri La album has leaked online. The album, Bugg’s follow-up to his hugely successful debut last year, was recorded with superstar producer Rick Rubin in his Malibu studio – also named ‘Shangri La’. It features previously released tracks ‘What Doesn’t Kill You‘ and ‘Slumville Sunrise‘. The […]

XFM winter wonderland

Jake Bugg, CHVRCHES, Primal Scream and more for XFM Winter Wonderland gigs – ticket details

XFM have gone all out this year with the line-up for their Winter Wonderland shows in December. The radio station will be putting two events on in December at Manchester’s O2 Apollo (10 December) and the O2 Academy in Brixton (12 December). On the stage in Manchester will be Jake Bugg, Primal Scream, The 1975, […]

Shangri La Jake Bugg album

Jake Bugg announces new album ‘Shangri La’ and reveals new single ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ – video

Nottingham singer-songwriter Jake Bugg has announced the follow-up to his 2012 debut album will be called Shangri La and will be released on 18 November. The album is named after Rick Rubin’s studio in Malibu where it was recorded, and is preceded by the rocking new single ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ – the video for […]

Mercury Music Prize 2013 shortlist announced

The shortlist for this years Mercury Music Prize album of the year has just been announced, and it turns out my prediction from yesterday wasn’t too far out – I’m counting 7 out of 12 as a success anyway! Here’s the full shortlist: Arctic Monkeys – AM David Bowie – The Next Day Disclosure – Settle […]