Concerts
Concerts, tours and festivals across Europe: who is playing, where, and the venues that matter.
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"He wrote stories so painfully real that rock’n’roll still bears their scars." From Velvet Underground to his often divisive solo work, here's why Lou Reed is rock’s greatest storyteller
"With 1989’s New York album, Reed sealed his position as NYC’s poet laureate with a concept work of rare lyrical brilliance."
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Oliver Tree’s family honour his wishes to launch foundation to provide grants to young artists
Just months before his death, Tree said: “When I die, all the money is going to go back to artists" The post Oliver Tree’s family …
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Heavens to betsy Announce Coast-to-Coast Fall 2026 Tour
The band featuring Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney hit New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and more. Heavens to betsy Announce Coast-t…
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Former Guns N’ Roses manager Doug Goldstein dies aged 65
“He was a friendly ear, a supportive voice and a sensitive man" The post Former Guns N’ Roses manager Doug Goldstein dies ag…
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"So there I was, sitting in the driver's seat of a Lincoln Continental, underwater": The night The Who’s Keith Moon drove his car into a swimming pool
Keith Moon celebrated his 21st birthday by taking one of his cars for a swim – or did he? Eyewitnesses explain what they saw – or …
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Closebye – “No Troubles Left At All” & “Ann Arbor”
In 2024, Closebye caught our attention with their self-released sophomore effort, Hammer Of My Own . The New York indie rockers ar…
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Yes, That’s Rick Rubin in Those Ads during the World Cup
The music producer extraordinaire lent his image and voice to commercials for Polymarket. Yes, That’s Rick Rubin in Those Ad…
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Andy Cohen Claims To Be A Deadhead But Only Just Found Out Phil Lesh Was On Real Housewives In 2008
Andy Cohen is famously a Deadhead — so much so that Dead & Company's John Mayer once had to clarify that they were not in a ro…
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Watch Metallica cover The Pogues and The Proclaimers in Dublin and Glasgow
They both came during the band's regular 'Rob And Kirk Doodle' instrumental jams The post Watch Metallica cover The Pogues and The…
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Lorde Marks Virgin Anniversary With XRAYS Demos And Behind-The-Scenes Photos
Happy birthday, Virgin . Today marks one year since the release of Lorde's fourth studio album, and she's celebrating by sharing a…
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Wilco, Billy Bragg, & Natalie Merchant Performed Mermaid Avenue Live For The First Time At Solid Sound
In 1998, Wilco and Billy Bragg joined forces for Mermaid Avenue , an album of previously unheard lyrics written by the late folk i…
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Noah Kahan Calls Out Fans for Stealing Vermont Road Sign Named in His Song
The singer-songwriter mentioned the sign in “The View Between Villages" from 2022's Stick Season. Noah Kahan Calls Out Fans for St…
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Donald Trump’s ’90s Music Festival, Reduced To Just Vanilla Ice, Gets Rained Out
Almost all of the acts scheduled to perform at Donald Trump's Freedom 250 concert series have dropped off the lineup. Lee Greenwoo…
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Trump's 250th anniversary fair opens as political rally after cancellations
A state fair organised by Donald Trump’s team to mark America’s 250th anniversary opened as a political rally after mass artist wi…
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“With two 12-strings and harmonies we’ve got Yes and Genesis, really. But that wasn’t the intention”: Was Chris Squire and Steve Hackett’s only Squackett album worth the wait?
Yes bassist and ex Genesis guitarist released A Life Within A Day in 2012. It probably wasn’t what fans were expecting. What was i…
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Trevor Nelson to take break from BBC Radio 2 for medical reasons: “I’m concentrating on getting better”
The legendary DJ said he is focussing on getting "back behind the mic and the decks" The post Trevor Nelson to take break from BBC…
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Missing Glastonbury? There’s a festival on your doorstep that’s saving grassroots venues
The Everywhere At Once festival brings huge names and rising talent to hundreds of venues across the UK this weekend. Artists and …
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Tom Hardy set to release collab album with underground hip-hop collective Czarface
He'll rap under the Frankie Pulitzer moniker on the record, which is due out this August The post Tom Hardy set to release collab …
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Dua Lipa to open library of banned and censored books in Portugal
"Because sometimes the most subversive thing you can do is read a book and then talk about it" The post Dua Lipa to open library o…
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Madonna plays coy about rumoured Kylie Minogue collab on ‘Confessions II’: “It’s my job to be mysterious”
The duo fuelled speculation when Minogue made a surprise appearance as part of Madonna's interview with Graham Norton The post Mad…
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Noah Kahan asks fans to stop stealing road sign in his home town
“Please don’t disturb these places or people" The post Noah Kahan asks fans to stop stealing road sign in his home town appeared f…
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Madonna teases Glastonbury 2027 slot, promises “something bigger” is coming after promotional tours for ‘Confessions II’
When asked if said "something" would be held in the UK, she wryly replied: "It could be" The post Madonna teases Glastonbury 2027 …
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“You heathens. If this is the shape of punk to come, then I'm quitting punk.” The story behind New Noise, the Refused song baked into the DNA of chaotic kitchen drama The Bear
This volatile 1998 track has also appeared on Friday Night Lights, Crank and Triangle of Sadness
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Lorde opens up about PMDD diagnosis and releases 49 ‘Virgin’ demos to celebrate album’s first anniversary
"I had the sense that I was setting myself free, building a holy site," she said of making the album The post Lorde opens up about…