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Olivia Dean’s 2026 North American Tour: How to Get Tickets to Sold Out Dates
Dean brings "The Art of Loving Live" to North America this summer. Here's how to get tickets to the sold-out dates and what to expect on price. Olivia Dean’s 2026 North American Tour: How to Get Tickets to Sold Out Dates Alex Krinsky
Kasabian at Finsbury Park: check out the stage times here
Support comes from Razorlight, Miles Kane and more The post Kasabian at Finsbury Park: check out the stage times here appeared first on NME .
More support acts added to line-up for Twenty One Pilots at All Points East 2026
The huge UK-exclusive show takes place in London's Victoria Park next month The post More support acts added to line-up for Twenty One Pilots at All Points East 2026 appeared first on NME .
Early Coldplay studio recordings and unheard Chris Martin ‘James Bond’ demo go to auction
The archive items "document a crucial moment in the band’s development", ahead of their seminal debut album 'Parachutes' The post Early Coldplay studio recordings and unheard Chris Martin ‘James Bond’ demo go to auction appeared first on NME .
Kid Rock says being friends with Donald Trump gives him “a front row seat to the greatest shit show on Earth”
He said that calling the President has become one of his “late-night drinking tricks” The post Kid Rock says being friends with Donald Trump gives him “a front row seat to the greatest shit show on Earth” appeared first on NME .
Muse’s Matt Bellamy looks back on ’00s guitar rock scene and recent rendez vous with Jack White and Albert Hammond Jr: “Fuck! We’re still here!”
He told NME about how "the guitarists from the 2000s" had survived, after Muse "didn’t fit in" during that decade The post Muse’s Matt Bellamy looks back on ’00s guitar rock scene and recent rendez vous with Jack White and Albert Hammond Jr: “Fuck! We’re still here!” appeared first on NME .
Gurriers fight for the third world in furious new single ‘Party Lines’
The Dublin band's second album 'Nobody's Coming To Save You' is out in September The post Gurriers fight for the third world in furious new single ‘Party Lines’ appeared first on NME .
Shane Parish, Kenichi Iwasa and More for Italy’s Nextones Festival
The festival's 13th edition makes use of extraordinary sites, including a former granite quarry, a medieval village, natural gorges and thermal baths Photo by Piercarlo Quecchia Next month sees the 13th edition of Italy's Nextones, a festival dedicated to "research and experimentation in contemporary music in dialogue with the performing and audiovisual arts." Taking place from 16 to 19 July across the Ossola Valley, Nextones utilises sites such as the former granite quarry Tones Teatro Natura, while site-specific performances will take place at the Premia Thermal Baths, the natural gorges known as the Orridi di Uriezzo, the medieval village of Ghesc, and the Oratorio di San Marco. It opens with a performance by London harpist Miriam Adefris, the activation of a sound installation called... The post Shane Parish, Kenichi Iwasa and More for Italy’s Nextones Festival appeared first on The Quietus .
The Jam’s Bruce Foxton shares “huge shock” Parkinson’s diagnosis
"I’m going to keep going and playing live for as long as I’m able to do it" The post The Jam’s Bruce Foxton shares “huge shock” Parkinson’s diagnosis appeared first on NME .
Watch Hayley Williams cover Sinéad O’Connor’s ‘Mandinka’ in Dublin
“This goes out to all the Irish artists who use their voice, they’re so inspiring" The post Watch Hayley Williams cover Sinéad O’Connor’s ‘Mandinka’ in Dublin appeared first on NME .
The Price of Integrity: 30 Years of the Stakes is High by De La Soul
The whimsy had fallen away leaving De La Soul in a position to voice a an alarming diagnosis: hip hop faced a double-threat from sectarianism and corporate influx, says Jacob Manieson The architecture of 90s hip hop was notoriously sectarian. Amongst and between enclaves like the Bay Area and Brooklyn, enormous personalities like Biggie and Tupac proved that the genre could be a commercial powerhouse. They flung stones from coast to coast, and sold an unfathomable amount of records as a result. At the same time, the south began charting its own musical course, away from the bustling scenes of coastal America. Yet all the while, within more bohemian circles, some artists began taking a different approach. A sound aptly named... The post The Price of Integrity: 30 Years of the Stakes is High by De La Soul appeared first on The Quietus .
Watch Harry Styles and Wembley Stadium celebrate England’s World Cup win against DR Congo
Thousands of Styles fans arrived early to the venue for a special screening of the nervy last 32 game The post Watch Harry Styles and Wembley Stadium celebrate England’s World Cup win against DR Congo appeared first on NME .
Nature Boy: Driving Through Belgium by Anton Pearson
This ambient side project from the guitarist in Squid reaches back through a deep history of British music inspired by the countryside Credit: Holly Whitaker Locked into the grind of city living, it’s easy to feel depressed, isolated, alienated. The world we live in feels so hostile, and it’s all too easy to feel completely disconnected from your peers, your purpose, and, especially the Earth itself. If you’re particularly unlucky, you might see less than a dozen trees and a sole grassy knoll during your daily flat-bus-work-bus-flat strife knot. It would be naive to say the fatigue and implied hopelessness of modern life are solely down to our loss of connection to nature, but it’s a significant factor. There’s a clarity of thought... The post Nature Boy: Driving Through Belgium by Anton Pearson appeared first on The Quietus .
Debt Rag – It Is Clear What’s Going On
Debt Rag It Is Clear What’s Going On Three Los Angelinos make Sesame Street no wave, a new kind of absurdist bubblegum avant-garde with the energy of a perpetual motion machine and not a guitar in sight It Is Clear What's Going On by Debt Rag There is something pointed about calling your record It Is Clear What’s Going On in 2026 and then responding with lyrics that show no interest in meeting the listener halfway. Debt Rag are not being glib. Or rather, they are, and that’s precisely the point. Glasnost, the late Soviet-era principle of saying the thing plainly because the pretence had become untenable, is a useful way in. When the word entered circulation, the world felt as though it was shifting... The post Debt Rag – It Is Clear What’s Going On appeared first on The Quietus .
Buenos Aires Dark Synth Duo Balvanera Tear it Up in Video for “Degaste” — New Album “Hasta tocar el fondo vacío del lenguaje” Announced!
With Desgaste, Buenos Aires dark synth duo Balvanera do exactly what the title threatens: they wear the surface down until the machinery underneath starts showing its teeth. The word suggests… The post Buenos Aires Dark Synth Duo Balvanera Tear it Up in Video for “Degaste” — New Album “Hasta tocar el fondo vacío del lenguaje” Announced! appeared first on Post-Punk.com .
Ukrainian Post-Punk Trio Small Depo Explores Love, Loss, and Fear With “Pryhody” (Adventures)
Ukraine’s Small Depo return from their long break with Pryhody, and the album comes in like a van with bad brakes, a cracked windshield, and somebody in the back still… The post Ukrainian Post-Punk Trio Small Depo Explores Love, Loss, and Fear With “Pryhody” (Adventures) appeared first on Post-Punk.com .
Tour news: Slippers, Spoon SummerStage afterparty, Lou Barlow’s 60th Birthday Party, more
Plus: Horse Jumper of Love and more tour, show and festival news.
Trump Made $10.7 Million from Amazon’s Melania Documentary
The finding was revealed in the president's latest financial disclosure. Trump Made $10.7 Million from Amazon’s Melania Documentary Alex Krinsky
Kid Rock on Trump Friendship: “A Front Row Seat to the Greatest Shit Show on Earth”
The rap-rocker delivered the bizarro quote in a new interview with Sky News Australia. Kid Rock on Trump Friendship: “A Front Row Seat to the Greatest Shit Show on Earth” Spencer Kaufman
Mick Jagger tells us he’s “had my Sam Fender moments lately” and hails ‘People Watching’ as “excellent”
The singer also told NME that Fender could be a "really good" guest at a future Rolling Stones show The post Mick Jagger tells us he’s “had my Sam Fender moments lately” and hails ‘People Watching’ as “excellent” appeared first on NME .
Zara Larsson thanks fans for ‘Lush Life’ TikTok revival at Open’er 2026
“I feel so grateful to be here” The post Zara Larsson thanks fans for ‘Lush Life’ TikTok revival at Open’er 2026 appeared first on NME .
Watch Hayley Williams cover Sinéad O’Connor’s “Mandinka” in Dublin
”This goes out to all the Irish artists who use their voice,” she told the crowd. ”You’re so inspiring.”
Westside Cowboy share rousing single ‘Pin Up Boys’ and announce record store live shows
The Manchester bands are releasing their debut album 'It Goes On' in August The post Westside Cowboy share rousing single ‘Pin Up Boys’ and announce record store live shows appeared first on NME .
Six Hospitalized After Angine de Poitrine’s Free Montreal Jazz Festival Concert
Emergency officials said attendees were treated for heat-related illness, falls, and intoxication after the duo's free outdoor performance brought in one of the Montreal International Jazz Festival's largest crowds in years. Six Hospitalized After Angine de Poitrine’s Free Montreal Jazz Festival Concert Alex Krinsky