Concerts
Concerts, tours and festivals across Europe: who is playing, where, and the venues that matter.
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Patti Smith holds private audience with Pope Leo XIV
The punk rocker's 40-minute meeting with the pontiff signals the Vatican's continued use of cultural diplomacy to engage with Euro…
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William Shatner Announces Spoken Word Album Love & Other Mysteries
The project comes as the 95-year-old legend gears up for a new metal album and set at September's Riot Fest. William Shatner Annou…
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“In the wake of all the frustration and banging our head against, it felt like everything aligned perfectly. I don’t think a lot of people get that moment in their life”: The two millennial classics that turned Jimmy Eat World into low-key emo royalty
Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity and Bleed American should be in every post-hardcore fan’s record collection
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Third-party food stall closed at UK Truck Festival amid illness outbreak
The closure of a catering vendor at a record-breaking UK music festival underscores the operational risks facing Europe's live eve…
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“It really seriously disturbed me, singing my songs about peace and love and there’s fighting in front of me. But it was very good for the album”: Steve Hillage’s career in and out of psych prog icons Gong
Canterbury scene guitarist and producer explains how “the modern equivalent of shamanism” has run through his life – along with a …
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Fiddlehead and Peers Stage Live Tributes to Sick Of It All Frontman Lou Koller
Following the death of vocalist Lou Koller, prominent punk and post-hardcore acts are honoring his legacy through coordinated fest…
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Charli XCX Attempts American Accent Again In New I Want Your Sex Clip
Charli XCX's wonderful new album Music, Fashion, Film is still the talk of the town, but she also has a role in Gregg Araki's I Wa…
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Phish Sets 2,051-Show Gap Record at Fenway Park
The American jam band Phish has broken their own historical performance record by reviving a 1982 XTC song after a gap of 2,051 co…
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Slipknot turntablist Sid Wilson reportedly ousted as band denies dismissal claims
Conflicting reports over the departure of a founding turntablist highlight the ongoing internal restructuring of one of the live m…
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Smashing Pumpkins Enlist Olivia Rodrigo and Yungblud for Lollapalooza Return
The alternative rock band leveraged cross-generational collaborations during their first hometown festival performance in over thr…
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Slipknot Reportedly Fire Sid Wilson After 28 Years
In recent years, Slipknot has seen departures from original percussionist Chris Fehn, original keyboardist Craig Jones, and longti…
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Listen to Tom Waits’ darkly comic new spoken-word track ‘The Fly’
The track serves as the B-side to his politically charged Massive Attack collaboration 'Boots On The Ground' The post Listen to To…
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Nick Cave draws 45,000 to exclusive Brighton concert with Kylie Minogue
The Australian rocker’s UK-exclusive performance highlights the enduring economic draw of legacy acts in the European live enterta…
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"One of the things that Bruce Dickinson and Paul Di’Anno didn’t have was, they’d not seen Iron Maiden as a fan." Blaze Bayley on heart attacks, being banned by the church and his legacy with 'metal's greatest band'
Blaze Bayley is open to working with Iron Maiden again - and has ideas of how he'd love to do it
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Watch Sombr bring out 5 Seconds of Summer at Lollapalooza set
"The greatest band in the fucking world" The post Watch Sombr bring out 5 Seconds of Summer at Lollapalooza set appeared first on …
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Glen Hansard’s family announce details of public wake and funeral
Music at the funeral will be provided by the late singer-songwriter's friends and family The post Glen Hansard’s family anno…
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“Some bands you see and you just know. The Beatles were one. The Stones were one. AC/DC were one”: This is what Lemmy really thought of AC/DC and their legendary singer Bon Scott
One great rock’n’roll icon pays a posthumous tribute to another
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White House slammed for using Bad Bunny song in new ICE deportation video
The Puerto Rican artist has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration's immigration policies The post White House slammed fo…
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Watch The Smashing Pumpkins bring out Olivia Rodrigo and Yungblud for Lollapalooza 2026 headline set
Melissa Auf der Maur also joined the band for their first appearance at their hometown festival in 32 years The post Watch The Sma…
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Slipknot’s Jim Root responds to rumours of Sid Wilson’s exit from band: “Don’t believe everything you read”
"Just maybe even wait until there’s more information" The post Slipknot’s Jim Root responds to rumours of Sid Wilson’s…
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Elastica tease their return: “Missed us?”
"There are some exciting things in the works" The post Elastica tease their return: “Missed us?” appeared first on NME…
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Jim Root responds to rumours that Sid Wilson has been fired from Slipknot: “Don’t believe everything you read. Stop. Think.”
According to a report, Sid Wilson is no longer a member of Slipknot
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White Zombie’s million-selling breakthrough defied minimal major label investment
The 1992 commercial breakthrough of White Zombie demonstrates how relentless grassroots touring and unexpected media placement can…
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Olivia Rodrigo joins Smashing Pumpkins at Lollapalooza as legacy tours expand
Olivia Rodrigo’s surprise guest appearance with the Smashing Pumpkins at Lollapalooza highlights a lucrative live music strategy w…