US funk-rock veterans Red Hot Chili Peppers are undergoing something of a revival this year. After confirmation came of their involvement in this weekends SuperBowl half-time show, they have now been announced as headliners for this years Isle Of Wight Festival. RHCP will be headlining the Saturday night of the festival (14 June), which will…
This years NME Awards Tour promises to be one of the best in recent memory, boasting a line-up that not only includes exciting up-and-comers Circa Waves, Royal Blood and Temples but also post-rock legends Interpol. The tour kicks off on Tuesday 18 March in Glasgow and runs for eight shows – culminating on Thursday 27…
There’s been some strong rumours in the last few days that Kasabian are set to headline the Sunday night of this years Glastonbury. The Leicester band are gearing up for the release of their new album this summer, and have arranged a huge homecoming show in Leicester’s Victoria Park on 21 June. As well as…
Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt had a storming 2013, making many an ‘album of the year’ poll with his debut album proper Doris. The precocious talent has now announced a huge world tour, which he is calling his ‘Wearld Tour’, which includes three dates here in the UK in March 2014. Earl Sweatshirt will play:…
The worst-kept secret in the music world was finally confirmed today as a reformed OutKast were announced as the first headliner of this years Coachella. Joining Big Boi and Andre 3000 as headliners are Muse and Arcade Fire in an amazing looking line-up that also includes (takes deep breath): Queens Of The Stone Age, Beck,…
Early bird tickets for this years Isle Of Wight Festival are now available to buy, and organisers are running a special competition for some fans to get tickets for the same price as they were when the festival began in 1970! Early bird tickets for the full weekend are priced at £170, but competition winners…
You’ve probably heard the rumours by now about US funk-pop oddball legend Prince being on the verge of announcing a huge UK tour for 2014. If not you can read the full story over at The Mirror, the jist of it being they reached out to Prince’s people who confirmed (in capital letters for emphasis)…
Grunge godfathers Pearl Jam returned this year with their excellent 10th studio album Lightning Bolt – their first long player in four years. Since releasing the album the band have been touring heavily in the US, but 2014 will see them take Lightning Bolt global – first with a tour of Australia and New Zealand…
Electro-pop duo Goldfrapp have announced a headline UK tour running through March and April 2014, with tickets for all nine dates going on sale tomorrow (Friday 13 December) at 10am. Click here to buy Goldfrapp tickets from Ticketmaster UK Tickets are also available from Goldfrapp’s website: www.goldfrapp.com/live/ Goldfrapp will play the following dates in support…
The festival announcements are coming thick and fast at the minute – it’s almost as if they time the announcement and tickets sales to coincide with the season of Christmas gift-buying! Today it’s the turn of the Isle Of Wight Festival, who have announced that Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro will headline the Friday night of…
