Raye celebrates making BRIT Awards history by announcing huge London show at The O2

Goat Girl have returned with details of their new album ‘Below the Waste’, and have unveiled the lead single ‘Ride Around’.The London post-punk group, made up of Lottie Pendlebury, Rosy Jones and Holly Mullineaux, will release the album on June 6 via Rough Trade Records. Pre-order it here.It will be the band’s third album, following on from their 2018 self-titled debut and 2021’s ‘On All Fours’.Goat Girl will also play a string of six intimate UK gigs to take place in March, with a full headline UK and European tour set to be confirmed at a later date.

Trippie Redd has announced shows in London and Manchester for his 2024 EU tour.The Ohio rapper is set to tour Europe this summer, and is set to stop by the UK in June. He will visit Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse first, and will conclude his stay at London’s OVO Arena Wembley.

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Naman Ramachandran Kylie Minogue will receive the Brits Global Icon award at this year’s ceremony on March 2, “in recognition of her career spanning across five decades as one of the world’s most successful and iconic music stars,” the organizers said. The Brits Icon is the highest accolade given by the Brit Awards, with previous winners including Elton John, Robbie Williams, David Bowie and Taylor Swift. Minogue, who is also nominated for international artist of the year, is confirmed to perform on the night, joining the previously announced Dua Lipa and Raye.

Bad Omens are teaming up with BABYMETAL for a huge show together later this summer.The bands will perform a co-headline date at France’s 11,000-capacity Zénith Toulouse Métropole on June 23. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday (February 14) at 10am.The show will take place just after both bands perform at this summer’s Download Festival, which will return to Donington Park in Leicestershire from June 14 to 16.

Shania Twain has announced new shows across the UK and Ireland – including her first ever headline gig in Wales. Find ticket details below.Announced today (February 12), the upcoming live shows include the country music legend’s first headline slot in Wales, as part of this year’s instalment of the Chepstow Summer Sessions.Taking place at Chepstow Racecourse, the performance will be held on Friday, July 5 and will see the singer break out live renditions of fan favourites including ‘Man! I Feel Like A Woman!’ and ‘You’re Still the One’.Other newly-announced shows include a Summer Sessions slot in Stirling City Park on July 2, as well as a headline appearance at Lytham Festival on Lytham Green, Lancashire on July 4.Twain will also play Belfast’s Ormeau Park on June 27 – as part of the Belsonic series – and Dublin’s Malahide Castle on June 28.

AIR have added a huge outdoor show to their upcoming ‘Moon Safari’ UK tour – now set to appear at the Halifax Piece Hall.Taking place on June 26, the newly-added show will see the French electronic music pioneers perform in the Yorkshire city as part of the TX Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall 2024 series.They are the latest headliners to be announced for the summer event – which runs between June 7 and August 24 – and join previously revealed artists including Grace Jones, Fatboy Slim, IDLES, Richard Ashcroft, Loyle Carner, Pixies, Nile Rodgers & Chic and more.“‘Moon Safari’ is such an iconic album and I know so many people have very special memories of listening to it on repeat in the final years of the last millennium,” said Nicky Chance-Thompson MBE DL, CEO of The Piece Hall Trust, of the new announcement. “What a joy it will be to hear it performed in full in our beautiful courtyard.

AC/DC have announced a huge UK and European stadium tour for 2024 – check out the dates below.The Australian rock legends will perform 21 dates in 10 countries this summer, which will mark their first tour in Europe for eight years.The ‘Power Up‘ tour – in support of their 2020 album of the same name – will kick off in the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on May 17, followed by dates in Spain, Austria, Switzerland and more.The run also includes two dates at London’s Wembley Stadium on July 3 and 7, before they continue on to more mainland Europe dates. The tour will wrap up at Dublin’s Croke Park+ on August 17.General on sale times go live between 9-10am local time this Friday (February 16), dependant on the location.

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AIR have announced new UK and European tour dates for their ‘Moon Safari’ anniversary tour, and a new deluxe reissue of the album.The classic album celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, and recently announced ‘One Night Only’ tour dates where they will play the album in its entirety for the first time.Now, they have confirmed that a deluxe reissue of the album will arrive on March 8 and feature a Spatial Dolby Atmos audio version of the original album and a series of rare and unreleased tracks.Also included in the reissue will be the 1998 tour documentary Eating, Sleeping, Waiting & Playing by Mike Mill.New dates have also been added to the ‘Moon Safari’ tour, including a second London date, which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall, and gigs in Barcelona, Paris, Berlin and Vienna.See the full updated list of tour dates below. Tickets for the Royal Albert Hall are on sale on Friday, February 2 at 10am GMT, while Barcelona, Germany and Austria tickets are on sale now.

RAYE has responded to breaking a new BRIT Awards record in 2024, saying it is beyond her “wildest dreams”.The singer is nominated for seven awards at this year’s ceremony, the most by a single artist in the show’s history.The previous record – six nominations – was jointly held by Robbie Williams, Gorillaz and Craig David.Speaking to BBC News about the honour, RAYE said: “I’m a BRIT kid, innit? I went to the BRIT School and it was the goal, the ultimate goal, to find my way somehow to the BRIT Awards.”She added: “As far as the industry was concerned, I was down and out. Never in my wildest dreams would I think trying again would mean seven BRIT nominations.

The 2024 BRITs nominees have been revealed!

BRIT Awards 2024 has been announced – check it out below.This year’s ceremony is due to take place at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday, March 2. The show will be broadcast on ITV 1. RAYE has broken the record as the most BRIT nominated artist ever, with seven nominations at this year’s ceremony.

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