Gans by Benji Charles

GANS are not the only loud two-piece around, but they’re definitely the hardest and funkiest.

“Make a circle, you bastards!”

Not the typical rallying cry you’d expect on a Tuesday night in Hebden Bridge, but then nothing about GANS tonight at the Trades Club feels typical.…

The Maccabees by Phil Sharp

The Maccabees are taking their reunion into a second year.

The Maccabees, CMAT, The Wombats, Two Door Cinema Club and The Libertines are all leading the first wave of artists to be confirmed for next year’s Truck Festival.

“We’re absolutely buzzing to …

Y Not Festival in 2022 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)

Y Not Festival will be back next year between July 30th-August 2nd.

The Streets, Reytons and Two Door Cinema Club have been revealed as the headliners for the 2026 edition of Y Not Festival in Pikehall, Derbyshire.

The Libertines have …

Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols by Henry Ruggeri

Sex Pistols tickets are on sale from November 28th.

Sex Pistols and Frank Carter will celebrate 50 years of punk with a run of outdoor UK shows during the summer of next year.

After first coming together back in 2024 supporting …

Loyle Carner at BBC 6 Music Festival (Gary Mather)

Loyle Carner’s track features NY rapper Navy Blue.

Loyle Carner has shared a live video for Purpose, recorded during his sold-out, four-night run at the Brixton Academy in London following the release of this year’s Hopefully album.

That touring is set …

Overmono by Jasmina Wood

Overmono are coming off a headline show at Alexandra Palace.

Overmono duo Tom and Ed Russell boarded their tour bus after a gig at Manchester’s Warehouse Project, embarked on an impromptu recording session, and have today released the result, Paradise Runner.

The track’s foundation is …

Richard Ashcroft at Bowery Ballroom, NYC (Paul Bachmann for Live4ever)

Richard Ashcroft will be supported by Tom Meighan and Apollo Junction.

Richard Ashcroft is the latest artist to be confirmed for the Forest Live concert series in 2026 and will play Westonbirt Arboretum on Sunday, June 28th.

There’s plenty of …

The Vaccines @ Live At Leeds: In The Park (Gary Mather for Live4ever)

The Vaccines are booked in for Sunday, August 30th.

The Vaccines are the first band to be confirmed for a new concert series in the north of England next year.

Wakefield will host Live At Tileyard North…

Frankie And The Witch Fingers live in Manchester

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If anything counts for momentum in the currently artist-hostile environment of creation and performance, then Pavey Ark surely have it.

One of the most striking differences between the musics of the 20th and 21st centuries is the lost tradition of being able to give something a specific geographical root.

Way …

Biffy Clyro live in Glasgow (Graham Noble for Live4ever)

“Finsbury fuckin’ Park – see you in July,” Biffy Clyro said. “This is going to be so special, don’t miss it.”

Biffy Clyro have announced a big outdoor UK concert at Finsbury Park in London on July 3rd next year and …

Oasis’ July 16th, 2025 concert at Heaton Park, Manchester (Lisa Mark for Live4ever)

Oasis have been on the road since the summer.

Oasis brought the curtain down on their epic Live 25 comeback tour in Sao Paulo, Brazil yesterday (November 23rd) with the same unrivalled greatest hits set which has …