Sex Pistols and Frank Carter, The xx: Music News Round-Up

A photo of Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols

Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols by Henry Ruggeri

Live news from Sex Pistols and Frank Carter, and The xx brought some of Live4ever’s trending music news last week.

The Sex Pistols and Frank Carter will continue their celebration of 50 years of punk with a UK and Ireland tour during December.

With shows at Piece Hall in Halifax, the Castlefield Bowl, Cardiff Castle and Scarborough’s Open Air Theatre coming up this summer, 2026 has now been confirmed to end with shows in Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.

“It was kind of like a commando raid,” Paul Cook has remembered of UK punk’s origins.

Two Door Cinema Club‘s touring on the 15th anniversary of Tourist History will be in New York for a gig at Madison Square Garden on September 27th.

“MSG is one of those bucket list venues for any artist,” they’ve have said.

“After we sold out Webster Hall in 2010, we took a walk past The Garden one night and our agent said, ‘This time next year, boys!’ It only took a few extra years to get there, but here we are! We love NYC and we really can’t wait for this one.”

Moby has announced a summer European tour which will be his biggest headline run for over a decade.

Following the two Coachella weekends in April, there’s various European festival appearances included in the tour, while he’ll be in the UK for previously confirmed gigs at Brighton On The Beach on July 26th and the Old Royal Naval College in London on August 15th.

Moby has described his 23rd studio album as being intentionally quiet, a direct response and refuge to a world, ‘getting louder and crazier’.

A photo of Romy Madley Croft with The XX

Romy Madley Croft with The XX live in Manchester (Gary Mather for Live4ever)

The xx‘s live return has been confirmed for Mexico City as the prepare to play their first gig together in over seven years.

Various festival appearances have already been announced during the past few months, but a post on social media has now confirmed April 4th as the date for their comeback.

“It’s been a while since our last show together as The xx,” it reads. “In 2026, we share our music with you all live again.”

The Flaming Lips, The Cribs and Agnes Obel are some of the artists confirmed to be headlining this year’s Somerset House Summer Series in London between July 16th-26th.

Palace, The Lightning Seeds, Black Country New Road and Benjamin Clementine are also on a line-up which the venue’s Head Of Live Events Matthew Cook is ‘delighted to unveil’:

“Featuring artists spanning a variety of genres and generations, this year’s edition promises to deliver spectacular performances, in the unique setting of the Somerset House open-air courtyard.”

A Day To Remember, Daughtry and Creeper are on the second wave of artists to confirmed for this year’s Download Festival which will be back at Donington Park between June 10th-14th.

“We’re really proud of our line-up this year, and our second announcement brings further depth and diversity to DLXXIII,” the event’s Kamran Haq has said.

“We have huge artists like A Day To Remember, Daughtry, Creeper and Hot Milk, as well as bringing Final Fantasy XIV’s official band THE PRIMALS to Download for their very first show outside of Asia.”