March 27th, 2012

The Stone Roses have today confirmed the support acts for their much anticipated homecoming reunion shows at Manchester’s Heaton Park, with Beady Eye and Primal Scream the most notable names on the list.

Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer and Andy Bell played their own three headline shows at Heaton Park back in the summer of 2009 with their former band Oasis, but will now return on the undercard to the Roses with their new venture Beady Eye on Saturday, 30th June, along with The Wailers, Professor Green and Hollie Cook.

Primal Scream will play immediately before The Stone Roses on the first night, June 29th, when The Vaccines are also due to perform. Providing chief support on the final night, July 1st, will be Plan B.

When the Heaton Park gigs went on-sale last year, demand made the shows become the fastest selling in British history according to reports.

Stone Roses support, Heaton Park 2012:

FRIDAY 29TH JUNE
Primal Scream
The Wailers
The Vaccines
Kid British

SATURDAY 30TH JUNE
Beady Eye
The Wailers
Professor Green
Hollie Cook

SUNDAY 1ST JULY
Plan B
The Wailers
The Justice Tonight Band (feat. Mick Jones, Pete Wylie & The Farm)
Dirty North

The Kinks will re-issue three classic albums on vinyl as part of this year’s Record Store Day initiative.

Jack White has promised to carry on providing fans with a journey down memory lane after unveiling a setlist packed with songs from the various branches of his career so far on his first solo dates.

Soundgarden will top the bill on the opening night of this year’s Hard Rock Calling event, completing a trio of headliners which also includes legendary songwriters Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon.

Leeds band the Kaiser Chiefs will release a Greatest Hits collection in June, the band have revealed.

Foo Fighters will return to Belgium’s Pukkelpop festival in August, a year after four fans were tragically killed at the event, leading to the US band cancelling their appearance.

The problem with The Human League‘s ‘Don’t You Want Me‘ is that having long ago been appropriated by hen nights and fun pubs across the country, its been shorn of all its original context.

That Phil Oakey and co. were one of the first acts to spot the financial opportunity of the reformation tour market has done little to rescue it from sub-novelty status, but sitting within the confines of ‘Dare‘, it’s possible to see how much the diaphanous escapism of the song’s now heavily pastiched video contrasts sharply with the role reversed female empowerment of its lyrics.

Spotify’s Sean Parker has become the latest subject for the ire of Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, who has branded the Napster founder as an ‘asshole’ who has made billions of dollars from ‘figuring out ways to steal royalties from artists’.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has given fans an update on his treatment for cancer, and is hoping his body will ‘get back to normal soon’.

Bob Dylan will return to the Hop Farm festival this year for an exclusive UK performance when he will be joined by fellow headliners Peter Gabriel and Suede.