Michael Kiwanuka has shared details of a European/UK headline tour for Spring 2025. The 12-date run will be Michael’s first headline dates in the UK/Europe since 2022, and the first opportunity to hear tracks from his forthcoming fourth album, Small Changes. The dates will include March dates in Wolverhampton, London’s Eventim Apollo, Edinburgh, concluding on 13th March at the O2 Apollo in Manchester.
Tickets for the tour go on general sale from Friday 11th October. Fans who pre-order the record through Michael’s website from now (3rd Oct) through to 5pm on Tuesday 8th October will receive early access to tickets to all dates from 10am on Wednesday 9th October, ahead of general sale.
Small Changes is released on 15th November through Polydor Records. A third preview of the record is shared today in new track, “The Rest Of Me” – streaming now, and with a beautifully shot video by Yout – watch.
Driving conversations between producer Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) and Michael about the direction of the album and particularly The Rest Of Me, the album’s penultimate track, was the desire to make an album that transcends any notion of what is or isn’t deemed “cool”. He recalls, “We were trying to shoot for something that might have made it onto a Bill Withers album or a Sadé album.” Indeed, Sadé is the case in point on this new track, as Michael remembers afternoons as a child in the back of his aunt’s car, “where Diamond Life was rarely out of the tape machine.”
Listen to the returning single Floating Parade Listen to Lowdown (part i) and Lowdown (part ii)HERE
Michael is currently out on a rotating headline tour across the US with Brittany Howard.
Michael Kiwanuka Live (US Dates):
3rd October – Summerstage In Central Park, New York (w/ Brittany Howard)
5th October – The Chicago Theatre, Chicago (w/ Brittany Howard)
6th October – Palace Theatre, Saint Paul (w/ Brittany Howard)
8th October – The Mission Ballroom, Denver (w/ Brittany Howard)
10th October – Idaho Botanical Garden: Outlaw Field, Boise (w/ Brittany Howard)
11th October – Edgefield Concerts, Troutdale (w/ Brittany Howard)
12th October – Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver (w/ Brittany Howard)
14th October – Britt Festival Pavilion, Jacksonville (w/ Brittany Howard)
15th October – Paramount Theatre, Seattle (w/ Brittany Howard)
17th October – The Greek Theatre, Berkeley (w/ Brittany Howard)
18th October – Greek Theatre, Los Angeles (w/ Brittany Howard)
19th October – Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Paso Robles (w/ Brittany Howard)
Michael Kiwanuka Live (Europe/UK):
25th February – Sporthalle, Hamburg
26th February – AFAS Live, Amsterdam
28th February – Le Zénith, Paris
1st March – Forest National, Brussels
3rd March – Alcatraz, Milan
4th March – Halle 622, Zurich
6th March – Zenith, Munich
7th March – Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt
9th March – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
10th March – Eventim Apollo, London
12th March – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
13th March – O2 Apollo, Manchester
Following the release of her ferocious new single, ‘Ganni Top (She Gets What She Needs)’ from the forthcoming EP, Watch It Ache and Bleed, out 17th September via AWAL Recordings, Nieve Ella has announced a new headline UK tour for March 2025. Tickets for all dates go on sale at 10am on Friday 4th October.
Five-time Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame®️ Inductee Janet Jackson kicked off the eagerly anticipated European leg of her “Together Again Tour” in Paris last night.
The global icon delivered an electrifying performance at the Accor Arena, Paris, on the first stop of her tour on the continent, which was extended following a highly successful and sold-out 35-date North American leg in summer.
Ms. Jackson will bring her electrifying show to the UK next, performing at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena tomorrow night (27 September), followed by two nights at London’s O2 Arena this weekend (28 and 29 September). The show picks up next week at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on 1 October before heading to Belgium, Germany and Amsterdam, Netherlands; and wraps in Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 13 October. Tickets are available now at janetjackson.com.
With a relentless 39-song setlist, blending international hits and fan favourites across the 80s, 90s and 2000s; The “Together Again Tour” offers everyone the chance to finally reunite with Ms. Jackson in celebration of her 50th anniversary in entertainment. The tour also spotlights the milestone for one of her most critically acclaimed albums – 35 years of “Rhythm Nation” featuring her biggest chart-topping hits. This tour builds on the colossal success of her 2023 run, which earned the icon the highest selling trek of her career.
Ms. Jackson will bring her all-new Las Vegas residency and venue debut at Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas launching New Year’s Week. “Janet Jackson: Las Vegas” takes place in the one-of-a-kind venue for back-to-back performances beginning Monday, 30 December 2024, and on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, 31 December 2024, with eight additional performances set for 2025 including Valentine’s Day Weekend. To purchase tickets and for more information on these performances visit AXS.com and rwlasvegas.com/entertainment.
17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting announces a series of outdoor and festival performances for summer 2025 as part of his “STING 3.0″ World Tour. With virtuoso guitarist and longtime collaborator, Dominic Miller, and dynamic drummer Chris Maas (Mumford & Sons, Maggie Rogers), the band will perform the most electrifying hits and rarities from Sting’s timeless discography. Following their hugely successful headline performance at BBC Radio 2 In The Park in Preston earlier this month, Sting’s UK shows will include a headline sets at Isle of Wight Festival and Latitude next summer. Full itinerary below with ticket details.
The “STING 3.0” World Tour launched in Europe this summer and recently kicked off its’ North American leg at the Fillmore in Detroit, MI to rave reviews:
“It was the kind of night — world-class performers, and performance, in an intimate space — that gets talked about for years.”(Oakland Press)
“It was the sort of show that connected the broader artistic dots, from the crisply syncopated Police stuff to his jazz-kissed solo excursions, while showcasing the songwriting that runs as the through line to it all.”(Detroit Free Press)
Known for his groundbreaking work as a solo artist and as the front man and songwriter in the seminal group The Police, Sting, managed by Martin Kierszenbaum/Cherrytree Music Company, has consistently pushed the boundaries of musical innovation throughout his illustrious career. The “STING 3.0” Tour represents a new dynamic era showcasing selections from his vast catalog through the urgent lens of a tight three-piece combo and inspired his new song, “I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart)”– mixed by 4-time Grammy Award-winning mix engineer Robert Orton – released September 5 on Cherrytree Music Company/Interscope Records.
UK Outdoor and Festival Performances:
Wednesday 18th June – UK, Tetbury – Forest Live, Westonbirt Arboretum*
Friday 20th June – UK, Isle of Wight – Isle of Wight Festival~
Sunday 22nd June – UK, Liverpool – Pier Head On the Waterfront*
Wednesday 25th June – UK, Glasgow – Summer Sessions @ Bellahouston Park*
Friday 27th June – UK, Cannock – Forest Live, Cannock Chase*
Saturday 28th June – UK, Cardiff – Depot Live, Cardiff Castle*
Thurs 24- Sun 27 July – UK, Suffolk – Latitude Festival
*Tickets for these dates go on general sale on Friday 27th September at 9am BST via LiveNation.co.uk
~ Tickets go on general sale Wednesday 25th September at 8am via isleofwightfestival.com
= Tickets for Latitude Festival are already on general sale at Latitudefestival.com
Rock legends The Darkness have unveiled details of their highly anticipated eighth studio album, Dreams On Toast, which is set for release in March 2025 via Cooking Vinyl.
Frontman Justin Hawkins describes the album with his characteristic wit: “You know that feeling when you’re inspired by something greater? We took that divine nudge and turned it into a dozen bangers that showcase the best of rock music,” he said ‘Dreams On Toast’ is our extravagant sonic feast, served with a side of playful irreverence.”
The lead single, ‘The Longest Kiss,’ is available now. It’s a tribute to ’70s pop royalty like Queen and Paul McCartney, and the track features upbeat piano and lively guitar riffs. Hawkins shared his inspiration for the song, recounting a picturesque morning in Nairn, Scotland, where the song’s lyrics were born.
The Darkness will also embark on a UK headline tour, which will conclude with a grand finale at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on the 29th March 2025. The tour will feature 17 dates across the UK and will see support from Northern Irish indie-rock band Ash, who previously toured with The Darkness in 2004. Ash’s Tim Wheeler remarked, “We’re excited to reunite with The Darkness for what promises to be a memorable tour. We believe in a thing called rock!”
Pre-sale tickets for the UK tour will be available starting at 10am on the 25th September for fans who pre-order Dreams On Toast from The Darkness’s official store. General ticket sales will commence at 10am on the 27th of September 2024.
March 2025 UK Headline Tour Dates:
07/03 – Ipswich, Regent’s Theatre
08/03 – Oxford, New Theatre
09/03 – Swansea, Arena
11/03 – Guildford, G Live
12/03 – Hull, Connexin Arena
14/03 – Liverpool, Guild Of Students
15/03 – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
17/03 – York, Barbican
18/03 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
20/03 – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
21/03 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
22/03 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
24/03 – Bristol, Beacon Theatre
25/03 – Portsmouth, Guildhall
27/03 – Leicester, De Montfort Hall
28/03 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
29/03 – London, OVO Arena Wembley
The Darkness continue to capture audiences worldwide, recently making headlines when Taylor Swift joined in with singing their iconic hit ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’ at the US Open, propelling the song back to the top of the charts.
With ‘Dreams On Toast’, The Darkness promise another collection of unforgettable rock anthems and electrifying live performances in 2025.
Kylie today announces her highly anticipated ‘Tension Tour’ for 2025, which will see the global icon perform in cities across the globe and is set to be Kylie’s biggest tour since 2011.
Opening in Kylie’s home country, Australia, the world tour will then head into Asia and reach the UK in May, with more countries and dates to be announced over the coming weeks including Europe and North and South America.
Kylie said: “I am beyond excited to announce the TENSION TOUR 2025. I can’t wait to share beautiful and wild moments with fans all over the world, celebrating the Tension era and more! It’s been an exhilarating ride so far and now, get ready for your close up because I will be calling Lights, Camera, Action … and there will be a whole lot of Padaming!”
The UK dates announced for the ‘Tension Tour’ 2025 are –
Fri 16 May – Glasgow – OVO Hydro
Sat 17 May – Newcastle – Utilita Arena
Mon 19 May – Manchester – AO Arena
Thurs 22 May – Liverpool – M&S Bank Arena
Fri 23 May – Sheffield – Utilita Arena
Mon 26 May – London – The O2
Tues 27 May – London – The O2
Fri 30 May – Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena
Sat 31 May – Birmingham – BP pulse LIVE
Tickets for the UK dates will go on general sale at 10am Friday 27th September. Please visit Kylie.com for more information on tickets for the ‘Tension Tour’.
‘Tension II’ – a brand new collection of 13 songs – will be released on 18th October via BMG and is available to pre-order here. The high energy, high octane partner of the Number 1 album and global smash ‘Tension’, sees Kylie head further into the electronic space, and is packed full of dance floor anthems. The record includes nine brand new Kylie studio tracks plus the latest dance hit ‘Edge of Saturday Night’ with The Blessed Madonna as well as the collaborations with Orville Peck, Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo, and Sia.
Full track listing for the album is –
1. Lights Camera Action
2. Taboo
3. Someone For Me
4. Good As Gone
5. Kiss Bang Bang
6. Diamonds
7. Hello
8. Dance To The Music
9. Shoulda Left Ya
10. Edge Of Saturday Night (with The Blessed Madonna)
11. My Oh My (with Bebe Rexha & Tove Lo)
12. Midnight Ride (with Orville Peck & Diplo)
13. Dance Alone (with Sia)
Lead single from the new collection ‘Lights Camera Action’ will be released on 27th September and is available to pre-save now.
Kylie said: “The Tension era has been so special to me … I can’t possibly let it be over just yet! Welcome to ‘Tension II’.”
Multi Platinum-selling recording artist, songwriter, producer, and philanthropist Zayn has announced his first ever solo tour, Stairway To The Sky. The intimate 6-date UK tour will commence in Edinburgh on 20th November, with stops in Manchester, London and more before concluding on 3rd December in Newcastle. Fans will see Zayn perform tracks from his critically acclaimed, recent 4th studio album Stairway To The Sky, released earlier this year.
The tour will be held in intimate sized venues to highlight the raw and stripped sound of his critically acclaimed 4th studio album. Fans can expect to hear the new record along with fan favorites never before performed live.
Stairway To The Sky has been lauded by fans and critics alike. Rolling Stone UK writes “Malik proves he’s still capable of greatness.” and CLASH praised the album, “Both sonically and emotionally charged, Stairway To The Sky marks a striking evolution for Zayn.”. Dork Magazine added, “The Album is refreshingly organic, eschewing pop sheen for an earthy, live atmosphere that allows Malik’s soul-baring performances to take centre stage.”
Tickets to the Stairway To The Sky Tour will be available starting with the Zayn VIP Key Presale Thursday 19th September. General on-sale will begin on Saturday 21st September.
For the past six years, Zayn has been writing and crafting Stairway To The Sky at his home studio in rural Pennsylvania. This album marks his most personal release to date, reflecting where he is in life, while exploring the complexities of healing, stillness, and growth. It also sees the genre-bending artist explore a new sound, leaning into his soulful vocals, live instrumentation, and poetic lyricism as a songwriter.
Zayn UK tour dates and venues 2024
October 23, San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
October 25, Las Vegas, CA – The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
October 27, Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Expo Hall
October 30, Washington, CA – The Anthem
November 2, New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
November 20, Edinburgh, UK – O2 Academy November 21, Edinburgh, UK – O2 Academy *New Date*
November 23, Leeds, UK – O2 Academy
November 24, Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
November 26, London, UK – Eventim Apollo November 27, London, UK – Eventim Apollo *New Date*
November 29, Wolverhampton, UK – Wolverhampton The Halls November 30, Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo *New Date* December 2, Leeds, UK – O2 Academy *New Date*
December 3, 2024 – Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall December 4, Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo *New Date*
Following the spectacular sellout success of the summer 2024 European leg of Coldplay’s record-breaking Music Of The Spheres World Tour, the band have announced six new shows at London’s Wembley Stadium and two at Hull’s Craven Park Stadium, for August 2025. These are the only UK/European cities where the band will perform next year.
Fans can get exclusive first access to tickets by ordering the band’s upcoming new album, Moon Music (landing October 4) from the official Coldplay UK or EU Stores – head to store.coldplay.com for more info and to purchase, before 11.59pm BST on Tuesday, September 24. All those who have already pre-ordered the album from the Coldplay UK or EU Store will automatically be eligible for the presale, which begins on Thursday, September 26 at 9am BST.
Fifty percent of the tickets for the Hull shows – the band’s first ever concerts in the city – will go to local fans (with HU, YO, DN or LN postcodes), via Ticketmaster on Thursday, September 26 at 6pm BST.
The general sale for both Wembley and Hull will begin at 9am BST on Friday, September 27.
The new dates are as follows:
AUGUST 2025
18 – Hull, Craven Park Stadium
19 – Hull, Craven Park Stadium
Pixies today share new single ‘Motoroller’, the fourth new song to be released from their anticipated new studio album The Night the Zombies Came, due for release on 25th October via BMG. Listen here. The single comes alongside the news that Pixies will return to the UK and Europe in April and May 2025 for a 20-date headline tour, including nine UK shows with two nights at London’s O2 Brixton Academy.
Following its debut on Steve Lamacq’s BBC Radio 6 Music show last night, the dynamic ‘Motoroller’ follows frontman and principle songwriter Black Francis on a scooter ride across Berlin. Speaking on the track, Francis says:
“This is one of those kinds of songs where there’s little threads you can follow and they take you somewhere. But they’re not required for the experience. You can just start fishing around in the lyrics, and maybe you won’t find exactly what the story is, but you’ll find a story related to the city of Berlin. So just have fun with the clues that are there.”
‘Motoroller’ follows the previously released tracks ‘Oyster Beds’, ‘You’re So Impatient’, ‘Que Sera, Sera’ and ‘Chicken’ – met by widespread acclaim, with The Times describing it as “Dark and dangerous” in their Essential Tracks and Daily Telegraph as a “new, darker direction” in their Songs of The Week, whilst NME hailed it as “haunting”, MOJO as “delightfully ghoulish” and CLASH proclaimed it “Pixies at their blood-curdling best.”
Pixies will kick off their 2025 UK and European headline tour in Utrecht, Netherlands on 25th April, with performances across Belgium, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal before arriving at the P&J Arena in Aberdeen on 13th May. The tour continues with nine dates across the UK at O2 Academy Edinburgh, two nights at London’s O2 Brixton Academy, shows at O2 Academy, Leeds, Academy Birmingham, Cardiff’s Utilita Arena and Newcastle City Hall, before concluding at O2 Apollo Manchester on 24th May.
The news arrives after Pixies wowed UK fans in August. Their mainstage performance at London’s All Points East was described as “raucous” by Rolling Stone UK after their sold out Glasgow Academy show was tipped “a full-on head rush of classics” by the Scottish Sun and “as relevant in 2024 as they were over 35 years ago” by Glasgow World.
Fans can pre-order the album for access to presale tickets here, beginning at 9am BST, Wednesday 18th September, and on general sale from 9am BST, Friday 20th September here.
35 years since their groundbreaking Platinum-certified album Doolittle catapulted the band into the UK Top Ten, and 20 years since their celebrated reformation at Coachella, Pixies are deep into their second act, and in the midst of a creative purple patch.
The Night the Zombies Came is Pixies’ tenth album, if you count their classic 1987 4AD mini LP Come On Pilgrim, and first new music since 2022’s acclaimed Doggerel LP. 13 new songs that find Pixies looking ahead to the most cinematic record of their career.
Druidism, apocalyptic shopping malls, mediaeval themed restaurants, 12th century poetic form, surf rock, gargoyles, bog people, and the distinctive dry drum sound of 1970s era Fleetwood Mac are just some of the disparate wonders that inform the new songs.
For the new album recording sessions the band returned to work with producer Tom Dalgety, who drummer David Lovering refers to as “a fifth Pixie” after producing 2016’s Head Carrier, 2019’s Beneath the Eyrie and 2022’s Doggerel. Early on in the recording process at Guilford Sound studio in Vermont, the band noticed the new songs were dividing into two camps: what they came to call the “Dust Bowl Songs” – country-tinged, ballad-esque numbers such as ‘Primrose’ and ‘Mercy Me’, and on the other side, the album’s furious punk numbers such as ‘You’re So Impatient’ and ‘Oyster Beds’. Only ‘Jane (The Night the Zombies Came)’ keeps its feet in both camps — reminiscent of early 60s Phil Spector, the band hitting the sweet spot between mushy and abrasive, it’s a track that Black Francis allegedly likened to being chased by a swarm of bees.
The Night the Zombies Came sessions also saw Pixies welcoming new bass player Emma Richardson (Band Of Skulls) to the line up; the first British band member to join the group. There’s also an expanded role for guitarist Joey Santiago. After contributing his first-ever Pixies lyrics on Doggerel, for the new record Santiago wrote the words to ‘Hypnotised’ by completing a complex lyrical riddle of sorts, known as a sestina.
Looking ahead, Pixies will head for New Zealand and Australia in November for stadium gigs with Pearl Jam, closing what’s set to be a monumental year for one of the world’s most influential, revered and deeply adored bands, before embarking on their UK and European headline tour in Spring 2025.
The Night the Zombies Came is released on 25 October via BMG on black vinyl, CD, digital download and on streaming platforms. A crystal clear and red smoke LP will be available at HMV and independent record shops, as well as a limited edition pearlescent vinyl available from Blood Records. A crystal clear and violet smoke LP plus merchandise bundles will be available from the official Pixies store here.
The Night the Zombies Came Tracklisting
1 Primrose
2 You’re So Impatient
3 Jane (The Night the Zombies Came)
4 Chicken
5 Hypnotised
6 Johnny Good Man
7 Motoroller
8 I Hear You Mary
9 Oyster Beds
10 Mercy Me
11 Ernest Evans
12 Kings of the Prairie
13 The Vegas Suite
2025 UK and European Headline Tour
April 25th – TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
April 26th – Lotto Arena, Antwerp
April 28th – Oosterport, Groningen
April 29th – 013, Tilburg
May 1st – Tempodrom, Berlin
May 2nd – Palladium, Cologne
May 3rd – TonHalle, Munich
May 6th – Arkea Arena, Bordeaux
May 7th – Zenith, Nantes
May 9th – Palacio de los Deportes de Granada, Granada
May 10th – Sagres Campo Pequeno, Lisbon
May 13th – P&J Arena, Aberdeen
May 14th – O2 Academy, Edinburgh
May 16th – O2 Brixton Academy, London
May 17th – O2 Brixton Academy, London
May 19th – O2 Academy, Leeds
May 20th – Academy, Birmingham
May 21st – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
May 23rd – O2 City Hall, Newcastle
May 24th – O2 Apollo, Manchester
Following the reveal of new single ‘He’s My Man’, Luvcat has today announced a new headline shows in Manchester, Brighton and London for November 2024. Tickets are on sale at 10am on Wednesday 18th September, available here.
Alongside this, Luvcat has been added to the line-up for Live At Leeds, whilst the London show forms part of the acclaimed Great Escape First Fifty series.
A murder ballad about a bored housewife slowly poisoning her husband with arsenic, ‘He’s My Man’ is a cinematic follow-up to Luvcat’s debut release, ‘Matador’, which has seen snowballing popularity since coming out earlier this year and marks the arrival of an artist with big plans for the year ahead.
“I guess the crux of the song is about how love often goes hand in hand with obsession,” Luvcat says of the track. “It wasn’t supposed to be the second single but a video of us playing the song drunkenly one night in soho went mad online so we had to rush a recording out with a twisted music video to match.”
Raised in Liverpool but made somewhere between the South London pub circuit and the underground clubs of Paris, Luvcat is a project which sees generation-spanning influences [ref. her The Cure-inspired moniker] coalescing with noirish mystique, twisted romance and chic à la parisienne aesthetics. The live ensemble is completed by a band of close friends that Luvcat has met along her journey thus far, each of whom leave their own mark on the project’s musical output.
From the first moment that candid footage of Luvcat’s early pub shows found its way online, there was a palpable sense that something of note was brewing here.
Once inaugural single ‘Matador’ officially entered the world on the final day of May 2024, the organic, cultish community cultivating around the project were already filling grassroots venues on both sides of the UK’s North-South divide. Luvcat’s recent show at Hackney’s Paper Dress Vintage sold out in 4 minutes and hit capacity before being threatened with closure due to the volume of bodies [including not one, but two of her ex-lovers] sneaking in through the back door for a glimpse of the performance.
This summer, Luvcat sold out a headline performance at Liverpool’s Kazimier Garden (also in a matter of minutes) and made her London festival debut at All Points East. October will see her returning to Paris – the city of Luvcat’s first ever show – for Supersonic, before a spot at Tokyo’s Rockin’on Sonic Festival comes in January, where she will share the stage with Pulp, St Vincent and Primal Scream. More show announcements, both headline and support, are arriving in the near future.
Listeners of Radio 1 in recent weeks (where ‘Matador’ has seen regular airtime as introducing tune of week) and BBC 6music (where Huw Stephens, Lauren Laverne and Emily Pilbeam have supported) will already be familiar with the rumour that Luvcat took an early leave from education to run away with the circus. This was to be a sign of things to come in regards to the headstrong sense of adventure which saw her touring with The Waterboys as a teenager and – in another chapter entirely – took her to the velvet-upholstered hotel suites of Paris, adorned with forays to the Moulin Rouge and a short stop in the back of a Parisian Police car.
