Trivium announce intimate UK shows

Fall Out Boy have announced two intimate UK shows and shared the tracklist for their upcoming new album ‘So Much (For) Stardust’.The band will release their eighth studio album – and first in five years – on March 24, via Fueled By Ramen.Ahead of the record’s arrival, Fall Out Boy will return to the UK for two tiny shows in Manchester and London. The US band will play at Manchester’s Band On The Wall on March 15 and London’s Heaven on March 16.Fans who pre-order the new album from Fall Out Boy’s UK web store before 2pm GMT on March 7 will get exclusive ticket access to the special gigs.

American rock band Fall Out Boy have announced a small, intimate show will take place in Manchester in less than two weeks time.

The Glastonbury Festival has announced a “landmark multi-year partnership” with Vodafone, which becomes the event’s official connectivity partner.And if you’re wondering, as you might reasonably do, what the fuck that means, well, “as official connectivity partner, Vodafone has exclusive rights to the festival and throughout the partnership will use its network to deliver innovative experiences using cutting-edge technology”.So good news for fans of innovative experiences and cutting-edge technology.Also, “Vodafone’s award-winning network will be boosted to the highest capacity ever, making it super reliable to keep friends and families connected to each other, whether they’re on site in Somerset or watching from home”.So prepare yourself for some high capacity, super reliable connections.Oh, and “Vodafone customers will be able to gain access to tickets to a sold-out festival via its VeryMe Rewards programme available on the MyVodafone app. VeryMe promotions and experiences will also be available to everyone who is at the festival”.So get ready for some VeryMe good times.

The UK Government has announced delays to a planned timetable which will eventually allow people to view all their pension pots, including State Pension, online in one place. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said that more time is needed for the complex build of pensions dashboards to be set up.

Ed Sheeran has announced the release of his long-awaited new acoustic album - (Subtract), the final LP in his Mathematics era and more than a decade in the making.

Ed Sheeran has announced the release of his long-awaited new acoustic album - (Subtract), the final LP in his Mathematics era and more than a decade in the making.

Biffy Clyro singer and guitarist Simon Neil and Mike Vennart (Biffy Clyro live guitarist, solo artist, and ex-Oceansize frontman), have announced a spring tour before releasing any music.They will be joined by Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament, Fantomas) on drums and Naomi Macleod (Bitch Falcon) on bass.Empire State Bastard kick the shows off in Glasgow on March 26 at Cathouse before heading to Manchester’s Rebellion on March 27 and London’s The Underworld on March 28. Tickets for the Glasgow show will be available here from 10am GMT this Friday (March 3) and tickets for the other shows here.Empire State Bastard intimate UK tour 2023:MARCH26 – Glasgow, Cathouse27 – Manchester, Rebellion28 – London, The UnderworldThe news follows the band sharing a first teaser of music last week – listen below.A post shared by Empire State Bastard (@esb666_)Neil previously spoke about the project during an In Conversation video chat with NME, where he said he had four albums lined up with Biffy Clyro, Marmaduke Duke, Empire State Bastard and Tippie Toes.He said at the time: “We’ve got the new Biffy record, Marmaduke Duke’s ‘Death Of The Duke’, then we’ve got Tippie Toes which is a mong-ageddon drone project where you can just take some valium and chill out, and then a grindcore extreme metal album called ‘Empire State Bastard’.

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Kings Of Leon will be playing two huge outdoor shows in Wrexham over the late May Bank Holiday weekend.The shows will take place at the Racecourse Ground, the world’s oldest international stadium still in use and the home of Wrexham AFC, the football club that is now owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.The dates follow Kings of Leon‘s UK arena tour last year, which included two shows at London’s O2 Arena and marked the band’s first UK performances since headlining Reading and Leeds in 2018.Tickets will go on general sale on Friday (March 3) at 9am, but Wrexham AFC season ticket holders and members will have access to a pre-sale. You can see the dates below and buy your tickets here.MAY27 – Wrexham, Racecourse Ground28 – Wrexham, Racecourse Ground Kings Of Leon last released an album, ‘When You See Yourself’, in March 2021.

Chvrches have announced a trio of shows, which are due to take place across the UK this summer.The band, who announced their return last week with new song ‘Over’, shared the news on their social media channels today (February 27).“We’ve just announced a handful of shows in the UK this summer including a rescheduled stop in Dundee,” they wrote.Chvrches will be heading to Nottingham’s Rock City on June 9, Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom on June 10 and Dundee’s Fat Sam’s on June 12.Tickets will be on sale from 9am this Friday and will be available to buy here.A post shared by CHVRCHES (@chvrches)‘Over’, which the band had been teasing for the last couple of weeks, is their first new song for over a year. They shared the lyrics for the song ahead of its release, saying that it serves as “a brief reprieve from the horrors of CHV4 [their fourth album, 2021’s ‘Screen Violence’]”, adding: “We finished a new song and couldn’t wait to share it with you.”Speaking of the single, Chvrches said: “’Over’ is a song that we wrote with Oscar Holter, a producer we really respect and admire.“Normally we collect songs over the course of months (or years!) until we have an album’s worth of material, but this time we just wanted to release something we were excited about and give the fans something new to mark the end of the ‘Screen Violence’ era, and the start of whatever the next CHVRCHES chapter might be.”Last summer, NME asked Chvrches if fans could expect any new material in the near future.

The Clash, Gorillaz and The Good, The Bad and The Queen, has teamed up with singer-songwriter Galen Ayres for a new project.The pair are set to release their debut album, ‘Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?’, under the name Galen & Paul, on May 19. The album comprises a collection of bilingual duets, with both singers singing in English and Spanish, in which they explore a variety of European music cultures.Per a press release, the album began coming together in lockdown, which Simonon spent in a Mallorcan fishing village writing music and painting. As COVID-19 restrictions lifted, he began working with local musicians and busking in front of cafes in Palma.

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Maisie Peters has announced the biggest headline show of her career to date at London’s Wembley Arena – find out how to buy tickets here.The singer-songwriter is currently on tour with Ed Sheeran – whose record label she is signed to – in Australia, and will tour the UK from next month.After the release of her second album ‘The Good Witch’ on June 16, Peters will play Wembley on November 3. It follows a London date at the Hammersmith Apollo on April 27, moved from the shuttered Brixton Academy.Discussing the Wembley date on Instagram, Peters said to fans: “i truly cannot believe i am saying this but … i am going to be playing ovo wembley arena on the 3rd november 2023 !!!“this is gonna be the most magical show yet, my biggest headline show ever + the album will be out + of course there will be fun surprises and perhaps even specials guests.”Fans can gain pre-sale access to the show by pre-ordering ‘The Good Witch’ from Peters’ UK store here before 3pm GMT on Tuesday, February 28 for the pre-sale beginning Wednesday, March 1 at 10am GMT.A general sale will then take place on Friday, March 3, also at 10am GMT.

Boygenius – the trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – have announced their debut UK gigs.The band, who formed for a self-titled EP in 2018 and will release debut album ‘The Record’ next month, will play two UK shows this summer.On August 20, they will play a massive outdoor London show at Gunnersbury Park, joined by MUNA and Ethel Cain, with the latter also playing with them two days later at Halifax’s Piece Hall.Tickets for the gigs go on sale from 10am GMT on Friday, March 3. You can buy your tickets here.‘The Record’ is due out on March 31 via Polydor / Interscope Records and is available to pre-order here.

Guns N’ Roses have announced full details of their 2023 world tour – see the full list of gigs below and buy tickets here.Having already announced a huge London gig in Hyde Park for late June, the band will now tour Europe through June and July before heading to North America in August for a tour that spans three months.The tour begins in Israel on June 5 at Tel Aviv’s Park Hayarkon before gigs in Madrid, Copenhagen, Oslo and more.A second UK date in addition to the London show will come at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park on June 27.The North American leg of the tour then begins in Hershey, Pennsylvania on August 11 and runs until mid-October when it wraps up in Vancouver, Canada.Tickets for the tour go on sale on Friday, February 24 at 10am local time. You can buy UK tickets here, European tickets here and North American tickets here.See the full list of dates below.JUNE 20235 – Tel Aviv, Park Hayarkon9 – Madrid, Civitas Metropolitan Stadium12 – Vigo, Estadio Abanca Balaídos15 – Dessel, Grasspop Metal Meeting17 – Copenhagen, Copenhell21 – Oslo, Tons of Rock27 – Glasgow, Bellahouston Park30 – London, BST Hyde ParkJULY 20233 – Frankfurt, Deutsch Bank Park5 – Bern, BERNEXPO8 – Rome, Circo Massimo11 – Landgraaf, Megaland13 – Paris, La Defense16 – Bucharest, National Arena19 – Budapest, Puskás Arena22 – Athens, Olympic StadiumAUGUST 20235 – Moncton, Medavie Blue Cross Stadium8 – Montreal, Parc Jean Drapeau11 – Hershey, Hersheypark Stadium15 – East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium21 – Boston, Fenway Park24 – Chicago, Wrigley Field26 – Nashville, GEODIS Park29 – Charlotte, Spectrum CenterSEPTEMBER 20231 – Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Performing Arts Center3 – Toronto, Rogers Centre6 – Lexington, Rupp Arena9 – St. Louis, Busch Stadium12 –

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Guns N’ Roses return to the road on a major 2023 world tour produced by Live Nation, headlining stadiums, festivals, and arenas throughout the summer and fall. The band launch this jaunt on June 5 in Tel Aviv, Israel at Park Hayarkon and will continue across Europe through July 22, wrapping in Athens, Greece. The band will continue onto North America, starting on Saturday, August 5 in Moncton, NB at Medavie Blue Cross Stadium, and will visit historic venues across the country such as Fenway Park in Boston, MA on August 21 and Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on August 24. The tour concludes in Vancouver, BC at BC Place on Monday, October 16.  Check out the full confirmed itinerary below.

The 1975 have extended their ‘At Their Very Best’ 2023 summer tour, announcing new gigs in Ireland – find details below and buy tickets here.The band recently wrapped up a UK tour off the back of new album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, and have recently announced a number of gigs for this summer.On July 2, the band will play their biggest ever UK headline show at London’s Finsbury Park with a stacked supporting bill including Cigarettes After Sex, Bleachers, The Japanese House and American Football, with “many more” still to be announced.The month prior to the huge London gig, the band will head to Ireland for two huge outdoor gigs.On June 7 they’ll play Dublin’s St. Anne’s Park before heading to Cork’s Musgrave Park on June 13.Tickets for the new gigs go on sale at 9am GMT this Friday (February 24) and you can buy your tickets here.A post shared by The1975 (@the1975)Elsewhere this summer the band also play a show in Paris on July 12 and headline Manchester’s Parklife Festival alongside Aitch, The Prodigy, Fred again..

The View have announced their new album ‘Exorcism Of Youth’ along with plans for a pair of UK shows this May.The new record is out June 9 via Cooking Vinyl and will be the first from the indie rockers’ in eight years, having spent five years apart before reconvening in 2022 – you can pre-order/pre-save it here.The first taste of ‘Exorcism Of Youth’ arrives in the shape of lead single ‘Feels Like’, which frontman Kyle Falconer described as “anthemic from the get go”.“Even though under the surface it’s about somewhere everyone’s been in their life before: regret of losing someone amazing due to your inner demons and seeing them moving on with their life, when you’re stuck in a ‘nightmare not a dream,’” he explained in a statement.“When I first sat down to write it I had Holden Caulfield from ‘Catcher in the Rye’ in mind. It’s playing out in his mind and it’s his own paranoia destroying him from the inside out when in reality she’s the perfect woman.”Listen to ‘Feels Like’ below.Alongside the album announcement, The View have shared details of two shows this May at Manchester’s Deaf Institute (10) and London’s Oslo (11), their first shows in both cities since 2017.

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My Morning Jacket have announced a UK and European tour for 2023 – find all the details below and buy tickets here.The Kentucky-formed rock quintet will start the tour at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on May 30, followed by a show at the O2 Ritz Manchester the next day (May 31).The band will then continue on to mainland Europe for shows and festival slots in Spain, Belgium, Netherlands and Portugal.We're thrilled to announce our first tour in the UK/EU since 2015! We're jumping over the big beautiful Atlantic Ocean for a wonderful few UK/European nights in May & June. Sign up for pre-sale access to these shows at https://t.co/J7sbOvo4lq pic.twitter.com/lvZi4wF3Do— my morning jacket (@mymorningjacket) February 16, 2023Frontman Jim James said in a statement: “Hard to believe it’s been eight years since we played a show overseas and all that time passing has built up a lot of energy and is getting us so excited to be back out there playing music in some of our favourite spots around the globe!“We can’t wait to see everyone and begin a new chapter!”Various pre-sales for the UK shows start from this Wednesday (February 22) and Thursday (23), before general sale goes live Friday (24) at 10am GMT.