Posts Tagged ‘vampire weekend’

Sweden’s presence on the world’s musical landscape is one that is criminally undervalued. The unofficial ambassadors of Swedish music are undoubtedly Abba, yet there is a wealth of talent that the country has pumped into the industry, a contribution which is still prevalent today. The Hives, Mando Diao, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, The Knife, The Cardigans, Robyn and Jose Gonzales all hail from this corner of the globe. Peter Bjorn and John also rub shoulders with this growing list of artists that have conquered the mainstream, mainly thanks to their breakthrough hit ‘Young Folks‘. There is also a very active heavy metal scene which draws appreciation and accolade worldwide, if that’s your sort of thing.

Leeds band The Pigeon Detectives will return this Spring with their third studio album and a UK tour.

Kings Of Leon, The Strokes and Arcade Fire have been confirmed as the headline acts leading another impressive line-up for the upcoming Coachella Festival.

… or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Hipsters and Their Skinny Jeans

Late December… the days are short (but getting longer) and cold as the year draws to an end. What better time than now to look back upon the past year and reminisce over some of the music related things that brought joy and warmth to our hearts over the last twelve months? So… in no particular order, here are 10 things I liked about music in 2010:

From bouncing to Band Of Skulls at SXSW, marvelling at the return of The Libertines at Leeds Festival, to serenading with Beach House at the Manchester Cathedral, there’s been plenty of great music Live4ever has been lucky enough to witness over the past twelve months.

Rock heavyweights Muse and Kings Of Leon have received three and two nominations respectively for this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards which are set to take place in Madrid, Spain on  November 7th.

Here you’ll find all the latest news from this week’s UK Indie Album and Singles Charts, as well as Live4ever’s highlights taken from some of our featured tours going on in a major city near you over the next 7 days.

The xx stays on top of this week’s UK Indie Album chart, exactly a year after first entering the charts. Elsewhere, Vampire Weekend’s second record ‘Contra‘ climbs to two and Prodigy’s ‘Invaders Must Die‘ re-enters the top ten. Outside the top ten, Mercury-nominated Villagers have moved up two places and are this week’s no.21.

Here’s our round-up of the latest UK tour news announced this week, with full ticket details available through our box office page.

As the 2010 Latitude festival prepares for the early arrivals at Henham Park, Suffolk, one of this year’s headliners have been speaking of their delight as they prepare to headline their first major festival.