Concerts
Concerts, tours and festivals across Europe: who is playing, where, and the venues that matter.
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“How many times have I listened to this song? How many times have I blubbed with joy?”: Before Cardiacs’ Mike Vennart was in Cardiacs, he loved Cardiacs – who he discovered by accident
He enthused emphatically about the late Tim Smith’s work a decade before recording vocals for the undefinable band’s long-unfinish…
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The Karma Effect: big ideas, big ambition, big shows and the road to big success
From "modern vintage" to playing Robert Plant: Six things you need to know about The Karma Effect
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"Few bands have taken such risks, survived such fractures or left such a deep mark on heavy music." Nine Sepultura albums to listen to and one to avoid
Sepultura came from a country where heavy metal barely registered, but eventually they made a huge worldwide impact on the genre
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Rush mix it up on night two of the Fifty Something tour - and play the whole of 2112
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Anika Nilles and Loren Gold make more memories at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles
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He hung out with Hendrix, got shock treatment with Ronnie Wood, shared girlfriends with Keith Moon, and was friends and rivals with Clapton and Page: Jeff Beck’s wild times
Sharing the stage with Page, giving Hendrix a slide, being mistaken for Jagger – these were some of Jeff Beck’s most memorable fri…
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"We were increasingly attracted to the beats, yet the Allman Brothers remain some of our biggest heroes." How ZZ Top mixed Depeche Mode and southern rock to deliver one of the biggest songs of 1983
The story of Sharp Dressed Man, the second of the Eliminator video trilogy that catapulted ZZ Top into pop culture superstardom
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Jack White Emphasizes “No Announcement” Release Strategy By Not Announcing New Album Frozen Charlotte
Jack White has again announced a new album without actually announcing it. The second and final installment of Third Man Records' …
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Jack White confirms "raucous, raw, and frenetic" new album Frozen Charlotte, releases Dollar Bill single
Frozen Charlotte will be released via Third Man next month
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“I’m happy we’ve had hits. But I do wish the record label had put out some of our challenging songs as singles”: Some only know them as ‘That Africa band,’ but how prog are Toto?
They were inspired by prog heavyweights and their records have always contained surprising depth
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Bonobo Enlists Arooj Aftab, Nilüfer Yanya for New Album Distance in Static
Simon Green has also announced a North American tour behind the new LP
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Tortoise to Tour U.S. and Canada
The Chicago post-rockers will stop in Los Angeles, Montréal, Boston, and more over the coming months
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“We all looked at each other and said, 'We gotta get out of here!’”: the story of the night a synth-pop sensation caused an LA riot featuring 200 police officers, helicopters, barricades, smashed windows and a queue that stretched on for 15 blocks
The story of the night that these electro-pop pioneers from Essex caused such carnage they made the US national news
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James Blood Ullmer, Pioneering Funk and Jazz Guitarist, Dies art 86
“His music was fearless, and so was his spirit,” his family said in a statement
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"This record focuses on my grievances with the modern world, AI, genocide, climate change, the power elite, $$$$ hoarding pigs." Chat Pile announce third album Who Loves The Sun
Oklahoma City-based quartet to release the follow-up to 2024's Cool World in September
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Chat Pile Prep New Album Who Loves the Sun
Take a trip to a macabre barbershop in the “Deep Blue” video
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Militarie Gun Promise 20 Songs for 20 Dollars on North American Tour
Soft Cult, Shady Nasty, and Dazy will open for the Los Angeles band’s fall headlining run
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Peter Bjorn and John Plot Writer’s Block 20th Anniversary Tour
The indie trio’s revered album will get the live treatment this fall
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"You can’t save everything you love." Soundgarden's Kim Thayil on the loss of his friend and bandmate Chris Cornell
"I could never have anticipated the vacuum, the absence, and how profound it is"
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Ty Segall Is Releasing a New Album and EP on the Same Day
“Black Paint” leads an incoming double bill from the tireless singer-songwriter
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“I heard Lars Ulrich jumped out of a helicopter as it was landing and disappeared”: What happened the night Metallica’s drummer went missing – and Slipknot and Slayer saved the day
Unexpectedly down an original member, Metallica headlined Download festival 2004 backed up by Joey Jordison and Dave Lombardo
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Interpol Ready New Album, Share Two Songs
The band has signed to Partisan for its first LP in four years, This Mirror Weighs a Ton
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Soft Cell Unveil Final Album Danceteria
A tribute to the New York club and Soft Cell co-founder Dave Ball, who died last year after the album’s completion
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Kelsey Lu Announces Fall Tour Dates
It kicks off this September in Philadelphia
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Kim Petras, horsegiirL, Skrillex, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat