ABBA announce 50th anniversary reissue of ‘Waterloo’

Deftones and System Of A Down have announced a huge joint headline show for one night only – see all details below.The legendary Californian bands took to social media today (April 9) to announced they were teaming up to play a “stand-alone, once in a lifetime” show at the “historic” Golden Gate Park on August 17.Joining them will be prog-rockers The Mars Volta, Swedish punks Viagra Boys, and Australian industrial duo VOWWS.You can access pre-sale tickets by signing up for either band’s mailing list. General tickets will go on sale this Friday (April 12) – get yours here.A post shared by Deftones (@deftones)This won’t be the only live date the two bands are due to play this year.

Courteeners have announced details of a one-off playback of ‘St Jude’, as well as a Q&A session with frontman Liam Fray. Find ticket details below.The indie giants announced the news on X/Twitter earlier today (April 9), confirming that they will be holding an exclusive event in Manchester later this month, which will see them play the ‘St.

One of our fave local festivals,  The Lower East Side Film Festival (“LESFF”) announced its feature film lineup and opening night events yesterday evening. The 14th annual LESFF runs Thursday, May 2 – Monday, May 6 at Village East Cinema and DCTV Firehouse Cinema in New York City.

Dream Theater have announced details of a UK and European tour, celebrating their 40th anniversary as a band. Find ticket information below.Set to kick off in Autumn 2024, the new tour dates arrive following news back in October that drummer Mike Portnoy had rejoined the group.

The Hives have been forced to cancel their Dublin show due to Storm Kathleen – but have announced a surprise Sheffield gig.The Swedish garage rock band are nearing the end of their UK/IE tour, where they were initially due to stop by Dublin’s 3Olympia on April 8.However, after receiving news of Storm Kathleen, the band took to social media to announce a rescheduled Dublin date. They also unveiled a last-minute gig at Sheffield’s Leadmill.“Bad news! Storm Kathleen means we are having to postpone our Dublin show at 3Olympia by 1 week,” they wrote on X/Twitter.

ABBA has issued a rare message to their fans as they mark the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision Song Contest win.

ABBA fans the world over yesterday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Swedish supergroup’s Eurovision victory in 1974, and one crowd were treated to a surprise appearance by band member Bjorn Ulvaeus.

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ABBA have marked the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision win with ‘Waterloo’ in a new statement today (April 6).50 years ago today, the Swedish icons, made up of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad, won Eurovision after performing in the final of the competition at the Brighton Dome. In 2005, the track was chosen as the best song in Eurovision’s history as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the contest.In a new statement marking the historic occasion, the band said: “It’s slightly dizzying and deeply humbling to think that millions of you who saw us for the first time in the Eurovision final 1974 have passed our music on not only to one generation, but to several.“We see evidence of that every time one of us visits ABBA Voyage in London and it’s because of this we can celebrate the 50th Anniversary of that event in the knowledge that our songs still resonate around the world.”To further mark the occasion, Andersson has recorded a short piano piece called the ‘Piano Moment’ that will be experienced as if he were at the competition and playing live.

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have announced their divorce after almost 14 years of marriage and over 20 years together.The two shared the news by posting identical images on their Instagram Stories this evening (April 5).Wearing tennis outfits in the image, the accompanying post read: “After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down.”The pair went on to say that they “jointly filed to end our marriage” in 2023.“We have always prioritized our privacy, and have been quietly working through this change,” they added. “We forever share in our devotion and love for our children.“We sincerely appreciate your respecting our family’s wish for privacy.”The pair met in 2001 and got engaged three years later.

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The Hives have paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of ABBA winning Eurovision while playing at the Brighton Dome.Last night (April 3), the Swedish Rock band took the stage at the Brighton Dome in the UK as part of their ongoing ‘The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons’ tour. Before commencing the third track of the night, frontman Pelle Almqvist took the time to explain why it was an iconic night.“About 50 years and a day ago, ABBA from Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest in this very room.

final night of their farewell tour in December at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden, they ended by revealing digitized avatars of themselves.The cutting-edge technology was created by George Lucas’ special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, in partnership with Pophouse. The two companies recently teamed up for the “ABBA Voyage” show in London, in which fans could attend a full concert by the Swedish band in their heyday, as performed by their own digital avatars.The ways in which Kiss’ avatars will be utilized has yet to be announced, but Pophouse CEO Per Sundin says fans can expect a biopic, a documentary and a Kiss experience on the horizon.An avatar show is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2027 — but don’t expect it to look anything like “ABBA Voyage,” Sundin told the AP.

ABBA are reportedly set to take their acclaimed ‘Voyage’ hologram show to Las Vegas to the tune of millions of dollars.The band have reportedly been in talks with Resorts World to bring the Abbatars to Vegas following its huge success in London over the last couple of years.“ABBA has been secretly in talks for a while about getting a deal in Vegas,” a source told the Daily Star [via MusicNews].“The music of Abba is well liked in the US and the unique selling point of avatars makes it more than an ABBA show as the spectacular is something that could well wow audiences.”Last year, it was reported that a world tour was in the works for the virtual concert experience, but no plans have been confirmed in regard to the timeframe or locations where it could happen.In an interview with NME last year to coincide with the show welcoming its millionth visitor, Bjorn Ulvaeus was asked about what the future of the show involves. “We hope to stay in this venue for as long as we can.

Modest Mouse have announced plans for a 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Good News For People Who Love Bad News’.READ MORE: Modest Mouse on their most hopeful album yet: “I found optimism – because I needed it”The release comes with eight additional remixes from the likes of MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden (‘The View’), Jacknife Lee (‘Bury Me With It’), Dan the Automator (‘Float On’), and Justin Raisen (‘The Good Times Are Killing Me’).The band have shared a remix of ‘Ocean Breathes Salty’ by Poolside, which you can listen to below.The digital expanded edition is out April 5, and a vinyl reissue will follow on May 17. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.The band have also finally shared the video for ‘The World At Large/Stiff Animal Fantasy’, which Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock co-directed with Jason Foster.

Josh Homme‘s son covered Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath as part of the Queens Of The Stone Age frontman’s recent benefit gig.Earlier this month, Homme announced a one-night only benefit gig in support of his charity, The Sweet Stuff Foundation at the Belasco Hall in Los Angeles.As previously reported, Matt Helders, Beck and St. Vincent all performed at the show earlier this week alongside The Kills, Jesse Hughes, Bill Burr, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Justin Willman, Sarah Silverman and more.During the same show, Homme’s son Ryder’s band Vivant also covered Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’ and Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’ – you can watch a performance of the former below.It comes after Homme’s son also played tambourine alongside his dad at a previous benefit show during a rendition of QOTSA’s ‘Into The Hollow’.Elsewhere at the recent show, Dave Grohl also unveiled a new song he wrote about Homme, which he wrote upon being invited to perform at the concert.

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Royal Blood have shared details of a 10th-anniversary reissue of their self-titled debut album, and announced tour dates for the UK and Europe. Find ticket details below.Set for release on August 16, the new anniversary edition of the album is set to celebrate 10 years since the release of ‘Royal Blood’ – a now-classic breakthrough that included fan favourites including ‘Figure It Out’ and ‘Little Monster’.It also started a run which has seen all four of their studio albums reach the top of the charts in the UK, including their most recent studio LP ‘Back To The Water Below’.Available to pre-order now, formats for the 10th-anniversary reissue include a gold double-vinyl which features the late Dan Hillier’s iconic ‘Pachamama’ artwork complete, with a mirror-board finish and a gold background, as well as CD and digital formatsIt also comes with a variety of bonus material, including B-sides from the era and deep cuts. These are fan-favourites ‘One Trick Pony’ and ‘Hole’, as well as previously unreleased track ‘Sleeptalker’, and Tom Dalgety’s original mix of ‘Ten Tonne Skeleton’.It is completed by five live recordings from 2015, including three songs from their first set on the main stage at Reading Festival.“We can’t quite comprehend the fact that a decade has passed since the release of our debut album! The world, minds, and bodies we inhabit now feel somewhat unrecognisable to where it all began, yet the music on that record has remained a constant.

Shed Seven have announced a 30th anniversary UK tour, set to kick off later this year with The Sherlocks as a special guest.The band – comprised of Rick Witter, Paul Banks, Tom Gladwin, Tim Wills and Rob Maxfield – will start their 23-date-tour at the Sheffield Octagon on November 14. From there, they will make stops in Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Margate, Bristol, Newcastle, Leeds, Oxford, Manchester, Birmingham, Cambridge, Bournemouth and Nottingham.