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More acts for Reading & Leeds Festivals
Welcome to another edition of our weekly music News Report, where we roundup the best music news from the past week. We start this week with the latest festival announcements including the above from Reading & Leeds Festivals.
The dual event this week added a load of new acts for August including Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Black Honey, DMA’s, All Time Low, cleopatrick, Tigercub, Kid Kapichi, Witch Fever, The Blinders and Crawlers!
They join the likes of already announced Arctic Monkeys, Bring Me The Horizon, Rage Against The Machine, Wolf Alice, Fontaines D.C., Enter Shikari and Pale Waves.
Remaining tickets and info are here.
Read our review of Wolf Alice live in Norwich
The Rolling Stones to headline BST
Probably the biggest band on the planet, The Rolling Stones will headline not one but two nights at British Summer Time Festival this June and July.
The legendary act will be celebrating sixty years together with two shows in Hyde Park, with a Liverpool date also announced.
Tickets and info here.
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Hardwick Festival reveals line-up
Festivals across the country continue to reveal their line-ups for this year, and this past week saw Hardwick Festival unveil theirs.
Headlining the event will be Stereophonics and The Specials. They’ll be joined by Jake Bugg, Seasick Steve, The Proclaimers, Lottery Winners, Rats, Twister and more.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of ‘Oochya!’ from Stereophonics
Neck of the Woods adds more acts
New Norwich Festival Neck of the Woods has this week added The Snuts, Little Comets, Youth Killed It and more to their line-up.
They join headliners The Kooks plus DMA’s, Sea Girls, Lottery Winners, Yonaka, Noisy, The Goa Express and many more.
Tickets and info here.
Read of review of The Snuts live in Colchester
Firestorm Rock Festival reveals line-up
Firestorm Rock Festival will take place in Manchester this August, and this week saw the event reveal a packed line-up.
Performing over the weekend will be Wayward Sons, Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons, Those Damn Crows, Stone Broken, King King, The Treatment, Inglorious, Mason Hill, Florence Black, Bad Touch, Revival Black, The Hot Damn and many more!
Tickets are here.
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Florence + The Machine announce arena tour
We move our News Report on now to the latest tour announcements, and none came bigger this week than the live return of Florence + The Machine.
Florence will be joined by support act Willie J Healey on a huge trek around the UK’s biggest venues this November.
Tickets are here.
Listen to ‘King’ from Florence + The Machine on our Spotify Hot List!
Kaiser Chiefs reveal huge UK tour
Another lengthy arena tour announced this week comes from Kaiser Chiefs, who will be joined on the ‘All Together’ UK Tour by both The Fratellis and The Sherlocks.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of ‘Half Drunk Under A Full Moon’ from The Fratellis
The Struts announce ‘The Homecoming Tour’
The Struts announced this week that they’ll be heading back to the UK for ‘The Homecoming Tour’ this July.
Lead singer Luke Spiller comments, “We are bursting with excitement to be coming back to our home country to see you all once more. It’s been far too long and we are more than ready to make up for lost time. Can’t wait to make some more amazing memories with you all!”
Tickets are here.
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Corey Taylor announces UK dates
Rock icon Corey Taylor this week announced details of three solo UK dates this October. Taylor will play London, Hull and Swansea with support from Cherry Bombs.
Tickets are here.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce UK return
Yeah Yeah Yeahs this week announced their return to the UK with three shows this June. Support comes variously from English Teacher, Dry Cleaning, Porridge Radio and Anika!
Tickets are here.
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Muse announce new album and debut ‘Compliance’
The latest music releases now in our News Report. Rock behemoths Muse this week announced details of their new album, ‘Will Of The People’.
The album will be released on August 26th, and is preceded by new single, ‘Compliance’, which you can check out above.
Speaking of the album the band explain, “Will Of The People was created in Los Angeles and London and is influenced by the increasing uncertainty and instability in the world. A pandemic, new wars in Europe, massive protests & riots, an attempted insurrection, Western democracy wavering, rising authoritarianism, wildfires and natural disasters and the destabilization of the global order all informed Will Of The People. It has been a worrying and scary time for all of us as the Western empire and the natural world, which have cradled us for so long are genuinely threatened. This album is a personal navigation through those fears and preparation for what comes next.”
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘Won’t Back Down’ from Muse on our Spotify Hot List!
Royal Blood debut ‘Honeybrains’
Royal Blood had new music on offer this week as the band prepared for their upcoming arena tour with new single, ‘Honeybrains’.
Listening options here.
Read our review of Royal Blood live in Norwich
Def Leppard announce new album and debut new single ‘Kick’
Classic rock icons Def Leppard announced this week that they’ll be releasing a new album on May 27th.
They also previewed ‘Diamond Star Halos’ with the single, ‘Kick’ which you can listen to above.
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘Kick’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist
VUKOVI debut ‘LASSO’
The new tracks continue with VUKOVI and their newly debuted single, ‘LASSO’, which you can check out above.
More from the band here.
Read our review of VUKOVI live in Norwich
Nova Twins debut ‘Cleopatra’
This week also saw Nova Twins debut their new single, ‘Cleopatra’, which you can watch above.
The track will feature on their new album, ‘Supernova’, which will be released June 17th.
Pre-order your copy here.
The band will also be playing three huge shows in November. Tickets are here.
Read our review of Nova Twins supporting Bring Me The Horizon in London
The Virginmarys debut ‘The Meds’
Our News Report is drawing to a close, but we aren’t done yet! The Virginmarys kick started their new era this past week with the release of their new single, ‘The Meds’, which you can watch above.
Listening options here.
Read our review of The Virginmarys supporting Ricky Warwick live in Norwich
Skunk Anansie debut ‘Can’t Take You Anywhere’
There was also new music this week from British rock icons Skunk Anansie who debuted new track, ‘Can’t Take You Anywhere’.
Discussing the song Skin explains, “This track is a double-edged sword. We all have that one friend that we love but is a total embarrassment to us, a mate that has no off button and no filter. So if they aren’t losing their phone/keys/coat, they’re saying some stuff that will defo get you cancelled by all your other mates. This song is about how polarised the world is now, and how careful you need to be. It’s about dealing with the new world order of friendship, as never before have I had great long term friends develop completely opposing views to mine. It’s about having to navigate and understand people, keeping the love and respect but also standing firm in your opinions.”
More from Skunk Anansie here.
Read our review of ‘Torpedo’ from Feeder
As always we finish out our News Report with the latest additions to our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist!
‘WORRY’ – PEANESS
Peaness are preparing to release their debut album ‘World Full of Worry’ on May 6th. Check our their single, ‘Worry’, on our playlist!
‘TV PERSONALITY’ – BAIT
As their debut album edges into sight, BAIT are back with the electrifying new single: ‘TV Personality’.
Of the track Michael Webster says: “The pandemic locked us away and forced us to live life through a screen. We each became a TV personality, broadcasting from the rabbit hole for work, study & play.”
‘ALL OUT’ – THE NATIVE
Rising Plymouth band The Native have just signed with This Feeling Records, and will soon support Bastille in arenas across the UK.
Check out their single, ‘All Out’, on our playlist!
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