Weekly News Round-Up: Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and more

You’re in the right place if you’ve missed any of the week’s top news stories – here Live4ever’s Weekly News Round-Up presents a recap of the biggest headlines in British music we featured during the last seven days.

Arctic Monkeys performing the first of two shows at Birmingham Arena in September 2018 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)

The Arctic Monkeys will include a new song on the 7″ single release of their Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino album title-track.

Anyways is on the flip-side of the vinyl which is due on November 30th, and the band have also shared the Tranquility documentary which was first shown as part of their AM:ZM exhibitions in London and Sheffield last month.

Three versions of While My Guitar Gently Weeps have been shared online in anticipation of the 50th anniversary re-release of The Beatles‘ 1968 self-titled double album, commonly known as The White Album, on November 9th.

George Harrison’s early ‘Esher’ demo, recorded as his increasing disillusionment with his fellow Beatles led to a growing creative bond with Eric Clapton, is streaming along with the later studio take 2 and an updated 2018 mix.

The Kaiser Chiefs will return to play Elland Road Stadium in Leeds next June.

After headlining the venue in 2008, the band have announced first supports The Vaccines and The Sherlocks for the concert on June 8th 2019 which has been arranged as part of Leeds United’s centenary celebrations.

Noel Gallagher went home with two prizes from the 2018 Q Awards last week, while Let’s Eat Grandma picked up the Best Album gong.

Gallagher was presented with the Q Outstanding Contribution To Music Award after earlier winning Best Solo Artist, though in the peculiar way these ceremonies often work themselves out, it was Paul Weller who took the grand title of Best Act In The World Today.

Coldplay performing in NYC (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever)

Coldplay will release a live album to accompany their new A Head Full Of Dreams documentary.

Live In Buenos Aires was recorded on the final night of the band’s A Head Full Of Dreams world tour almost a year ago, while a concert film also set for release captures them in São Paulo, Brazil.

Fontaines D.C., Boy Azooga and Whyte Horses are some of the first names to be confirmed for next March’s South By Southwest Festival.

Fontaines will be heading to Austin after continuing some serious momentum this year thanks to the irresistible double A-side single Chequeless Reckless/Boys In The Better Land and some notable touring in support of the likes of Shame.

Sundara Karma have premiered their video for Illusions with a live gig at the London Omeara approaching on October 24th.

It was directed by frontman Oscar Pollock, who has previously described the song as a ‘groovy slow pumper, our best effort ever at being both sensual and enlightening’.

Blossoms will head home for their biggest concert to-date at Stockport’s Edgeley Park Stadium on June 22nd.

They’ve invited The Coral, Cabbage, The Blinders and Fuzzy Sun to support a show which should go someway to consolidating the band’s aims for their second album Cool Like You which were, according to frontman Tom Ogden when interviewed by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1, all about ‘longevity’.