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Multi-platinum Canadian pop-punk legends Simple Plan are thrilled to announce their 2026 UK/European Headline Tour, marking their triumphant return to the continent as they continue celebrating their 25th anniversary. Hitting more than 19 cities across the UK and Europe and bookended by massive shows at Wembley and Accor Arenas, in London and Paris respectively, this…
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Amy Macdonald’s gift for crafting positive, uplifting songs from relatable stories of triumphs, struggles and hope have made her one of the UK’s most beloved artists. That talent has attracted a huge audience, leading to five albums which have gone Top 5 across Europe (including a #1 in the UK and two in Germany), with…
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Last Thursday night an incredible Sunset Sons sent West London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire into delirium with their fantastic show, the penultimate of their UK tour. Just last April they released their debut album Very Rarely Say Die and they have been on rocketing into popularity ever since. To be fair, it’s not very hard to fall in…
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Philadelphia punk rockers the Menzingers play a massively fun set at London’s Scala on a cold and rainy October night with support of Hot Mass and Roger Harvey. The band kick off their set to a packed out Scala with their newest single Lookers and what will hopefully be a brand new album coming soon. But…
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Last Friday the Music Venue Trust announced they’ll be holding a gig to support the fight against venue closures around the UK. The venue: London’s Roundhouse. The artists? Not booked. Lighting and sound? Not booked. So why should you buy tickets for this? Let me tell you why: You’ll help save the UK’s live music…
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Alex Turner and best pal Miles Kane, aka The Last Shadow Puppets, return from an eight-year hiatus to give us everything we’ve come to expect and more at Alexandra Palace. The second of two massive nights at London’s Ally Pally finish off The Last Shadow Puppet’s UK summer tour celebrating their return to the stage,…
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Remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about this ridiculously talented new band Glass Peaks? It was apparent then, and has only continued, that these guys are headed for great things. They’ve released their first single yesterday – official, on iTunes and all. How exciting is that?? And to celebrate, as they should, they…
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It’s a warm summer night in Berlin. We’re stood outside the gates of Berlin’s Olympic Stadium waiting for doors to open to do the one thing we never tire of – seeing Bruce Springsteen live. Sunday night, it’s warm and we’re sorted in our Springsteen fan shirts for the night. There’s just nothing better than…
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You know that one band you love because you grew up listening to them? That’s Bruce Springsteen for me. My parents have always listened to them and even went to his only concert in East Germany in 1988 with 300,000 people when I was just two (now you know how old I am, big deal)…
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It was a late and sweaty one at Dingwalls this Wednesday. London had been a scorcher for a few days and the non-existence of air conditioning and proper insulation turns basically all building in the UK into a sauna. In any case, that would be annoying. For a punk gig at Dingwalls it just made…
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High Fives & Stage Dives 