Concerts
Concerts, tours and festivals across Europe: who is playing, where, and the venues that matter.
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"I had to learn to let go of the bitterness and stop being so one-track minded." They were in one of hardcore's most boundary-pushing modern bands with Code Orange: now Jami Morgan and Eric Balderose reunite to topple the music industry with Nowhere2Run
Code Orange is dead. Long live Nowhere2Run
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Tom Morello shares update on 102-year-old mother’s health after postponing shows for family medical emergency
The musician had to miss shows in the UK, France and Belgium this week The post Tom Morello shares update on 102-year-old mother&#…
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Spanish Filmmaker Carlos Saiz’s Intimate Father-Son Drama ‘Lionel’ Wins Top Prize at Transilvania Film Festival
Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saiz took home the top prize Saturday at the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival, as the jury awarded the fi…
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‘The Fear’s Artist,’ ‘We Won’t Get Old Together’ Win Big at Transilvania Industry Awards
Cristi Iftime’s “The Fear’s Artist” and Marius Olteanu’s “We Won’t Get Old Together” won big at the industry awards ceremony of th…
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“We came up very fast and we went down fast. We were carried away on that wave of euphoria”: how Motörhead made their two most controversial early 80s albums
The story of Motörhead's divisive Iron Fist and Another Perfect Day albums and the chaos that surrounded them
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Papi Narcicista: A Conversation with Josh Harrison
With his debut single on the horizon, a club night on fire, and a summer of international gigs ahead, one thing is clear: Josh Har…
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"People acted as if Gwar had changed, but Gwar didn't change. The world fricking changed." Blothar the Berserker on the right wing reaction to their gutting of Donald Trump
Gwar sliced up a grotesque caricature of the US President – and some on the right were less than happy
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Critical Stage: India's concert boom has a venue problem
India's booming live entertainment scene, evidenced by massive ticket sales for global and local artists, faces a critical hurdle:…
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Flag-waving nostalgia, sibling tragedy and a cartoon kangaroo: this Kinks album was snubbed for five decades. Then the world realised it was a prog masterpiece
They were pipped to the rock opera post by The Who’s Tommy. A commercial flop at the time, it’s a perfect commentary on today’s po…
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THE WEEKND KICKS OFF EUROPEAN LEG OF RECORD-BREAKING AFTER HOURS TIL DAWN TOUR WITH TWO SOLD-OUT SHOWS AT COPENHAGEN'S PARKEN STADIUM
€1 From Every Ticket Sold Across the European Tour Supports the World Food Programme Through the XO Humanitarian Fund and Global C…
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Dwight Howard Wants Lakers Championship Vacation After LeBron James’ Cavs Reunion Tour
Every other Lakers championship has ended the same way – a ticker-tape parade through downtown Los Angeles, players riding trucks …
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"It’s about a beautiful moment between a man and a woman. It’s about peace." How Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's vision of domestic bliss emerged when the USA was imploding under the stress of the Vietnam War
This single from their album Déjà Vu was just what America needed in 1970, reckons songwriter Graham Nash
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Ariana Grande's 'Petal' Tracklist Revealed: Every Song on New Album
Ariana Grande's 'Petal' Tracklist Revealed: Every Song on New Albumbillboard.com
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“No promoter would book us; they just didn’t know where we fitted in… we were victims of being ahead of our time”: With a future Uriah Heep singer and rapidly changing style, were Lucifer’s Friend prog?
Embracing jazz, working with Krautrock icon Conny Plank and becoming early adopters of orchestration, the German band often didn’t…
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Indian tourists abroad: Viral reels, volume travel and culture clash debate
A reflection on viral videos of Indian tourists abroad, exploring debates over travel behaviour, Instagram culture, and the tensio…
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The Swifties Are Coming For Metallica’s Kirk Hammett
You have to be really bored to provoke Taylor Swift fans. It's probably pretty boring to be in Metallica in 2026. No shade. But le…
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FIFA World Cup 2026: A football festival that could change the game in the US forever
Fueled by two dominant opening wins, the US men's national soccer team is daring to dream of World Cup glory. Coach Mauricio Poche…
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Watch Hayley Williams & Romy Cover Prefab Sprout In London
Hayley Williams' first solo tour is going just dandy. The Paramore leader has brought out Josh Scogin , Jason Isbell , Rachel Brow…
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Heavy Song of the Week: Sleep Continue Their Perpetual Sojourn on “Have Spaceship Will Travel”
Sleep return with a new lineup and a new focus on interstellar psychedelia on the hypnotic "Have Spacesuit Will Travel." Heavy Son…
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"You can’t fight against reality, you’ve got to live in it or you never move forward." Vampires, Shoot 'em ups and fantasy worlds: How As Everything Unfolds rebuilt after tragedy
After losing her partner, As Everything Unfolds vocalist Charlie Rolfe retreated into daydreaming to process her trauma
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GWAR Say They Never Heard from Secret Service Until Trump Became President
GWAR have staged faux executions of presidents for four decades, but not until Trump took the Oval Office did they hear from the S…
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“The audience threw lighters, bottles, ice cubes and coins. We managed four songs before being booed off”: the rollercoaster story of Loverboy, Canada’s greatest AOR band
Turn Me Loose, Working For The Weekend, Loving Every Minute Of It – Loverboy raised the maple leaf flag high in the 1980s
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"I was in Ireland in my little house when I got the call saying, ‘This is Lars from Metallica.'" How metal's biggest band and a confused folk singer wrote a controversial hit that has soundtracked everything from WWE to The Sopranos
When Marianne Faithful got a phone call from Lars Ulrich asking her to collaborate with Metallica, she didn't believe it
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“The rock business has become so established, and so much like a society, that I have revolted against it." After killing off Ziggy and breaking up the band, David Bowie recorded a covers album in a French castle. This is the story of Pin Ups’ creation
After Aladdin Sane, Bowie recorded Pin Ups to pacify his label – but the critics weren't impressed