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Damon Albarn’s Doctor Dee confirmed for London residency in June and July 2012

Andrew Thomson — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:28:02 +0000

Damon Albarn’s latest venture, Doctor Dee, is set to show in London for the very first time next year. The production will reside at London Coliseum throughout June and July 2012, after its successful run at Manchester International Festival this year.

Doctor Dee, an opera created by Gorillaz and Blur star Albarn, documents the life of John Dee, the 16th century astronomer and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. The production is directed by Rufus Norris.

The show received a number of positive reviews after its first showings this year.

Doctor Dee tickets are set to go on sale this Friday for the following performances at London Coliseum:

June – 25th, 26th, 28th, 29th
July – 4th, 6th, 7th (matinee), 7th (evening)

Viva Brother new album released today (August 1st)

jackgilbert — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:16:55 +0000

Viva Brother are one of the most hyped new British bands at the moment and are the next ones to jump on the indie guitar driven bandwagon of recent years.

Their new record (Famous First Words) features the hit New Years Day and is full of catchy choruses packaged in a wrapping of northern indie rock. The album was produced by Stephen Street who has worked previously with Blur and the Smiths.

Viva Brother are heading out on tour this September, playing such venues as Hull University, Manchester’s Academy and London’s KOKO.

Viva Brother tickets are available online now.

Damon Albarn to record album in a week

Jessica Martinez — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:25:54 +0000

Damon Albarn certainly is busy at the moment and now, in between performing in Elizabethan opera, he is set to record a new record.

In conjunction with Oxfam the former Gorillaz and Blur frontman will set about recording an album in a week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The album will be launched to help the humanitarian crisis within the Democratic Republic of Congo. Albarn will be working with the likes of Tottaly Enormous Extinict Dinosaurs and Dan The Automator in order to make the record in the very short time frame of simply a week.

Albarn has a history of doing charity work, and this new project combines his philanthropic side with his interest in Africa.

Damon Albarn will be performing in Doctor Dee: An English Opera next Summer.

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Damon Albarn new musical receives positive reviews

Jessica Martinez — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:05:05 +0000

The career of former Blur frontman Damon Albarn has taken many interesting twists and turns over the years, but few could have predicted the plans of his latest project.

The Gorillaz and Blur star has now started his own opera, Dr Dee which documents the life of John Dee, the 16th century astronomer and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I.

Albarn plays songs from a high up platform looking down upon the stage action and singing about the events below.

It may seem as though the move is rather a risky venture, but critics have given very positive reviews of early showings of the opera.

Paul Vallely from the Independent gave the show 4 stars and stated “Albarn and the director Rufus Norris have created something thrilling and visually stunning.”

Stephen Pritchard from the Guardian was slightly less praising but still commented, “it already deserves a gold medal for sheer imagination and invention.”

The show has just finished playing at the Manchester International Festival and will be running at the English Natural Opera next Summer.

Dr Dee: An English Opera tickets.

Ray Davies debates Konk studio sell to record new album

rupertdavies — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:59:50 +0000

English rock legend Ray Davies has revealed he may postpone the sale of his iconic Konk studio as he considers recording a new album there.

The 66-year-old former frontman of rock legends The Kinks put the £2,000,000 studio up for sale last July. The studio, opened by the Kinks in 1971, has played host to Blur, Elvis Costello, Bombay Bicycle Club and Arctic Monkeys. Davies recently sparked rumours that the sale may be delayed and potentially even cancelled, saying, “It was up for sale but I’ve got another record to do so we’re debating what to do now. It’s open for discussion.”

Davies is currently preparing for gigs at the Royal Festival Hall (June 19th), Hard Rock Calling supporting Bon Jovi (June 25th), and the Cornbury Music Festival (July 2nd).

Ray Davies tickets for all of these shows are available to buy online.

Beady Eye cover Blur for new single

Warren Moore — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:57:01 +0000

Beady Eye have covered Blur’s ‘Country House’, and only 3,000 copies of the special single are available to buy.

Former Oasis frontman Gallagher has a history of slagging of Damon Albarn and Blur, but admitted he always had respect for the tune even though it beat ‘Roll With It’ to the number one spot in 1995.

Gallagher said: ‘The chart battle was only a bit of a f***ing laugh and secretly Country House was always my favourite Blur song. Especially the bit in the video when Alex James rides the pig.’

‘I’m saying all this bad blood between us should be put in the past and everyone should come together to help out Record Store Day for the good of music.’

The limited-edition singles are priced £50 each and are being tipped as collector items.

Beady Eye tickets are available now.

Foo Fighters to release covers album

Warren Moore — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:29:18 +0000

US Rock band Foo Fighters will commemorate Record Store Day with the release of a 14 track covers LP.

The album, to be called ‘Medium Rare’, will feature two new recordings and a selection of covers that have previously featured as B-Sides or on compilations. Artists covered include Paul McCartney and Wings, Thin Lizzy and Prince.

The album will be released 4 days after their new studio album ‘Wasting Light’. The band are headlining T in the Park and the Isle of Wight Festival this summer.

Last year, UK outfit Blur also marked Record Store Day with the limited edition release of ‘Fools Day’.

Foo Fighters tickets are available online

Blur 2011 UK tour dates: Band confirm new material and tour likely

Warren Moore — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:00:38 +0000

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has confirmed the suggestions made late in 2010 by lead signer Damon Albarn by stating that the band have plans to record new material and tour in 2011. In a recent interview, the Blur member stated “something is going to happen” this year.

Blur made a hugely successful comeback in 2009, which included back to back sell out nights at Hyde Park, as well as a headline appearance at Glastonbury festival. It is thought that the band could announce more outdoor concerts for 2011.

Blur tickets will be available to compare and buy online as soon as tour information is confirmed.

Book featuring Liam and Noel Gallaghers best quotes is released

Ben Vine — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:34:52 +0000

Former Oasis members and brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have had a book of their best quotes released. The book, titles “Mad For It: The Wit and Wisdom of the Brothers Gallagher”, has quotes about britpop rivals Blur and their own personal feud.

The brothers, who are famous for their rows which led to Noel leaving Oasis in 2009, have apparently consoled their differences recently with an Oasis reunion already being rumoured. However for now Noel is embarking on a solo career and Liam and the other former members of Oasis have formed new band Beady Eye, who have just released their first single “Bring The Light”, with an album to follow in early 2011.

Beady Eye tickets are available now for the bands up-coming tour in March 2011. The tour will play at venues in Glasgow, Manchester and London.

Gorillaz play Glastonbury Pyramid Stage tonight ahead of Roskilde appearance

Andrew Thomson — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:02:29 +0000

When U2 were forced to pull out of their headline appearance at Glastonbury due to a serious back problem for singer Bono, Gorillaz stepped up admirably to fill their shoes. Indeed, had frontman Damon Albarn not topped the festival’s bill last year with Blur, it would not be unreasonable to suggest that Gorillaz would be first choice for the festival.

For those of us like U2 and unable to make it to Glastonbury, it might be worth heading to Denmark next weekend. Roskilde Festival takes place between July 1-4 2010, and offers an excellent range of artists on its lineup.

The headline acts are Gorillaz (of course), Danish band Nephew, The Prodigy as well as a rare appearance from innovative American musician Prince, who is sure to play all the best-loved songs from his outstanding career.

Roskilde Festival Tickets are on sale now, but with only weekend tickets still available you’ll have to be quick!

Gorillaz tickets guide: for those not lucky enough to be at Glastonbury

Phil Lythell — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:18:14 +0000

Gorillaz , the virtual group created by Blur frontman Damon Albarn, stepped in to fill U2’s headline slot at Glastonbury. The Irish band had been forced out of their appearance because of a back injury to vocalist Bono.

Gorillaz will most certainly put on a tremendous show, but for those not lucky enough to be at Glastonbury, there is still a chance to get Gorillaz tickets.

After another festival slot at Roskilde in Denmark, Albarn and co. will set out on a September UK tour, with live dates pencilled in at Glasgow SECC, Birmingham NIA, Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, Manchester MEN Arena, London O2 Arena and Dublin O2 Arena.

Gorillaz’ spring dates did not have a support act, but given that recent Gorillaz live performances have included guest appearances from the likes of De La Soul, Mos Def and Kano, that is unlikely to be noticed!

Tickets are still on sale for the face value price of £45 for all the concerts in England and Scotland, with the Dublin date currently trading for €58 from Ticketmaster – which equates to £51.

Gorillaz tickets still available for two London Roundhouse shows

Adam Davies — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:28:17 +0000

Damon Albarn has done many great things in his fabulous music career. There is of course his hugely successful years with Britpop band Blur, and the one-off album with Paul Simonon, Simon Tong and Tony Allen: The Good, The Bad and The Queen. These days though, he is best known for his work with ‘virtual band’ Gorillaz, which has proved to be far more than a side project.

Gorillaz return for two live dates at Camden Roundhouse in London. Both gigs are in the 3,300 capacity Roundhouse, and all tickets are general admission – meaning that this is a fantastic chance to get close to the band’s unique live show in the all standing venue.

April 29th 2010 – London Roundhouse
April 30th 2010 – London Roundhouse

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The Specials win Outstanding Contribution to Music at NME Awards

Jessica Martinez — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:16:03 +0000

The Specials were honoured with the much coveted Outstanding Contribution to Music prize at last night’s NME awards, and the band wowed the audience with a special performance of their classic tunes Gangsters and Too Much Too Young. The Specials were presented with the award by Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn, who called the band “an incredibly important part of his life”.

The Specials are to play a special gig in March to commemorate their 30th anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall. The concert will be in support of Teenage Cancer Trust, and the opening act will be a ska band following in their idols’ footsteps: The King Blues.

Tixdaq have a limited number of The Specials tickets available for the Royal Albert Hall concert on March 29th 2010 so get yours now while you can!

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Massive Attack whipped into shape by Damon Albarn

Liam Tailor — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Massive Attack have revealed how Blur frontman Damon Albarn cracked the whip when they recorded two songs together for the Bristol band’s new album ‘Heligoland.’ They drafted in Albarn to work on two songs on the follow-up to 2003′s ’100th Window,’ but told NME.com that Albarn was initially wary of the band’s famously drawn-out methods.

‘He was like, ‘I want to work with you, but I’m not getting sucked into some nine-year-long Bristol dope-haze.”

Heligoland is set to be released on February 8 and Massive Attack will be supporting its release with three UK shows. Massive Attack are scheduled to play shows at Newport Centre on February 8, Brighton Dome on February 9 and the Hammersmith HMV Apollo on February 11. Tickets are still available for all of the shows.

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Oxegen tickets go on sale this Friday

Gregory Jones — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:10:02 +0000

It has been announced that early bird Oxegen festival tickets are set to go on sale this Friday (December 4). The hugely popular festival takes place in Ireland at Punchestown Racecourse from July 8 – July 11.

Oxegen 2010 tickets will be released at 9 am on Friday morning. 2010 Oxegen tickets will be sold at the same price as they were for the 2007 Oxegen Festival – €225 for three days camping (approximately £200).

Headline acts for next year’s Oxegen Festival have yet to be announced, but some of the world’s most popular acts will undoubtedly be performing. Last year’s highlights included Blur, The Killers and Kings of Leon.

We can confirm that Oxegen tickets will be available to compare and buy at Tixdaq.com.

Massive Attack announce album and tour plans

Gregory Jones — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:01:28 +0000

Massive Attack have recently confirmed that their next studio album, Heligoland, is set to be released on February 8 next year.

The fifth Massive Attack album album which follows 2006′s Best Of release, Collected, sees the Bristol duo collaborating with artists such as Damon Albarn of Blur, Martina Topley-Bird, Guy Garvey, Tunde Adebimpe and their good friend, Horace Andy.

As well as revealing the album details, Massive Attack confirmed that they are set to play three UK shows to support the release of Heligoland. Massive Attack are scheduled to play shows at Newport Centre on February 8, Brighton Dome on February 9 and the Hammersmith HMV Apollo on February 11.

Massive Attack tickets are currently available for the London show at the HMV Apollo and tickets for the remaining dates are expected to be released soon.

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Graham Coxon to focus on live shows

Gregory Jones — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:45:12 +0000

Graham Coxon, the guitarist from Blur, has recently announced that he is going to focus his time on his forthcoming tour and solo material. Graham Coxon confirmed that Blur have no immediate plans to record any new songs or perform any live shows.

Graham Coxon revealed that all of the members of Blur are still in contact following their summer reunion which included performances at Glastonbury, T in the Park and two massive Hyde Park gigs.

Despite the success of the reunion, Graham Coxon has made it clear that his upcoming November tour is his current priority. The Blur guitarist will be performing with a number of special guests under the name The Graham Coxon Power Acoustic Ensemble.

The Graham Coxon tour kicks off on November 11 at the Manchester Royal Northern College of Music. Graham Coxon will also perform live at Edinburgh Queen’s Hall (November 12) and London Barbican Hall (November 28). Graham Coxon tickets for all of the concerts are available to compare online with prices starting at £16.50.

Blur play with new tunes and new Klaxons album not finished

Peter Bevan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:51:53 +0000

Blur have not written songs together since recording their last album Think Tank which was released in May 2003.

However, Blur bassist Alex James has admitted that he, frontman Damon Albarn and guitarist Graham Coxon have been experimenting with new ideas during rehearsals.

Graham Coxon adds that the band have not tried to play completely new songs yet and would not be performing new songs on tour, because more time would need to be spent on them to do the music justice.

The band do not want to put pressure on themselves by performing new material and want to just focus on having fun.

Meanwhile, Jamie Reynolds from the Klaxons has revealed that their eagerly anticipated second album will not be released until 2010.

The last album released by the Klaxons was Myths Of The Near Future from January 2007.

Jamie Reynolds says that they are yet to find a producer to work on the 28 songs the Klaxons have already written, but are happy not to rush the process.

The Klaxons have stopped working with producer Tony Visconti, who helped out earlier in the album making process, and a replacement has not yet been appointed.

Klaxons might preview some of their new material in the upcoming shows they have in the UK.

In fact, Klaxons and Blur will be playing the Manchester Evening News Arena on June 26.

Klaxons will also play Bestival 2009 at the Robin Hill Adventure Park, Isle of Wight which takes place from September 11-13.

Blur will play at London Hyde Park on July 2 & 3 as well as T In The Park at the Kinross Balado Airfield, taking place from July 10-12.

Blur tickets, Bestival 2009 tickets, and T In The Park tickets are all available to compare at tixdaq.com

The Maccabees and Little Boots to play Oxegen Festival

Gregory Jones — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:44:38 +0000

It has recently been revealed that Little Boots and The Maccabees will join the list of top acts set to perform at this year’s Oxegen Festival which is set to take place at Punchestown Racecourse this summer (July 10-12)

Bands including The Killers, Snow Patrol, Kings of Leon and Blur have already been confirmed as the headline acts for the 2009 Oxegen Festival.

Fans will be glad to learn that some of this year’s Oxegen Festival headline acts will also be on tour in the UK this summer.

Blur kick off their 2009 tour at Southend-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion on June 24. The 2009 Blur tour also calls at Newcastle O2 Academy (June 25) and Manchester Evening News Arena (June 26). The Blur tour climaxes at London Hyde Park with two massive shows (July 2 & 3). Meanwhile, Kings of Leon perform five huge arena concerts in London and Manchester. The Kings of Leon tour includes three shows at London O2 Arena (June 15,16 & 30) and two performances at Manchester Evening News Arena. (June 22 & 23). Tickets to see both Blur and Kings of Leon are available to compare at Tixdaq.com.

The 2009 Oxegen Festival will also feature live performances from Bloc Party, Elbow, Razorlight, The Specials and Lily Allen.

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Doves and Jarvis Cocker added Glastonbury Festival line-up

Jessica Martinez — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:21:48 +0000

It has recently been revealed that Jarvis Cocker, Doves and Echo And The Bunnymen will be three acts set to perform live in the John Peel Stage at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival.

Doves are up first. Doves will headline the John Peel stage on Friday 26 June. Jarvis Cocker will headline the tent on the Saturday (June 27), while Echo And The Bunnymen will bring things to a close on the Sunday night (June 28). Echo And The Bunnymen are planning to perform their 1984 album, Ocean Rain, in the John Peel stage at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival.

A number of top acts to have already been announced for the 2009 Glastonbury Festival include Blur, Bruce Springsteen, Franz Ferdinand, Kasabian, Lily Allen and Neil Young.

A number of this year’s Glastonbury Festival headliners are also performing live elsewhere in the UK this year.

Britpop legends, Blur, play a series of concerts this summers. Blur are set to perform at Southend Cliffs Pavilion on June 21 and Wolverhampton Civic Hall on June 24. Blur then play a huge show at Manchester Evening News Arena (June 26) before performing back -to-back concerts at London Hyde Park (July 2 & 3). Hundreds of Blur tickets are available to compare online for all of their forthcoming shows.

Neil Young returns to the UK to play a series of solo shows this year. Neil Young visits Nottingham Trent FM Arena on June 23 before performing in concert at Aberdeen Exhibition Centre (June 24) and London Hyde Park (June 27). Neil Young tickets are available to compare at Tixdaq.com.

Franz Ferdinand are on tour this October. The 2009 Franz Ferdinand tour kicks off at Aberdeen Music Hall on October 11. Franz Ferdinand also visit Newcastle O2 Academy (15 Ocotber), Manchester Academy (17 Ocotber) and Brixton O2 Academy. Concert tickets are available for all of the shows on the October Franz Ferdinand tour.

Blur announce three extra Warm up dates

Warren Moore — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:46:17 +0000

Damon Albarn and Co prepare to prepare for this summers UK tour

Blur have announced three further warm-up shows for this summer reunion tour, confirming appearances at Southend Cliff Pavillion (June 21), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (June 24) and Newcastle O2 Academy (June 25)

Tickets to these warm up shows will be sold via Blur.co.uk from 9am on Wednesday (April 22) before going on general sale on Friday (April 24).

Blur had previously sold out reunion shows at the Colchesters East Anglian Railway Museum on June 13, and a return to Alex James and Graham Coxon’s old university, Londons Goldsmiths College on June 22 with proceeds from both concerts donated to charity.

The Brit pop legends will now perform at Southend Cliff Pavillion (June 21), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (June 24) and Newcastle O2 Academy (June 25) before embarking on their summer tour which will see them perform shows at Manchester MEN Arena (June 26) and London’s Hyde Park (July 2 and 3). Blur will also make several festival appearances this summer including Glastonbury, T In The Park and Oxegen.

Fans hoping to catch Blur’s reunion tour will have many opportunities with tickets still available to compare from £25

Blur announce intimate warm-up gigs

Warren Moore — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:18:44 +0000

Begin from the beginning: Blur kick off reunion tour with two intimate homecoming shows

The Colchesters East Anglian Railway Museum will host Blur’s initial reunion show on June 13, with all proceeds from the gig going to the museums charity and the Aldham Village Hall Restoration Project.

The homecoming will then continue with a return to Alex James and Graham Coxon’s old university, Londons Goldsmiths College on June 22 with proceeds again donated to charity, this time to The Teenage Cancer Trust.

Tickets to these warm up shows have been made available to the Blur fan club this morning (April 17).

The Brit pop legends will perform these exclusive gigs ahead of their summer tour which will see them perform shows at Manchester MEN Arena (June 26) and London’s Hyde Park (July 2 and 3). Blur will also make several festival appearances this summer including Glastonbury, T In The Park and Oxegen.

Fans hoping to catch Blur’s reunion tour will have many opportunities with tickets still available to compare from £25

Doves confirm Glastonbury slot

Gregory Jones — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:10:40 +0000

It has recently been confirmed that Doves will perform at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Doves have been asked to top the bill on the John Peel stage.

Other headline acts set to play the 2009 Glastonbury Festival include Blur and Bruce Springsteen.

Doves due to embark on their 2009 tour next month and tickets are still available to compare for all of the dates. The Doves tour kicks off at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on April 15. The Doves tour also visits Belfast Ulster Hall (April 19), Glasgow Barrowland (April 22), Manchester Academy (April 26) and O2 Academy Brixton (May 1 & 2). The Doves tour comes to a close on May 5 at Nottingham Rock City. Doves tickets are available to compare from £18.

Fellow Glastonbury headliners, Bruce Springsteen and Blur, will also be performing live in the UK this year.

Bruce Springsteen is lined up to headline the 2009 Hard Rock Calling festival at Hyde Park on the same weekend as Glastonbury (June 26 – 28). Tickets to see Bruce Springsteen in concert at the Hard Rock Calling event are available from £67.50.

Blur have also confirmed that they will be performing at Hyde Park this summer. Blur are set to play two shows on July 2 & 3 at Hyde Park and hundreds of tickets are still available. Before heading to Hyde Park, Blur are set to play the Manchester Evening News Arena on June 26. Blur tickets are available from £45.

Crosby, Stills and Nash confirm Glastonbury experience

Warren Moore — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Glastonbury organisers have confirmed that Crosby, Stills and Nash will perform this year’s festival on Saturday June 27th. Crosby, Stills and Nash will be joining currently confirmed headliners of the sold out festival Blur, Bruce Springstein, and Neil Young.

The Glastonbury 2009 festival will take place in Somerset between June 26 & 28. The event is now completely sold out, but thousands of fans are still holding out for return festival tickets.

Crosby Stills and Nash are also set to play several dates in the UK this summer appearing at, London Royal Albert Hall (July 1), Manchester MEN Arena (July 10) and Edinburgh Castle (July 11). Crosby Stills and Ash Tickets are available from £37.50

Neil Young who of course was previously a touring partner of Crosby, Stills and Nash throughout his career will also be touring the UK during the Summer. Having already confirmed an appearance at this years Isle of Wight festival and two other live dates in the UK. Neil Young will perform at the Nottingham Trent FM Arena on June 23 Aberdeen Exhibition Centre the following day (June 24) and London’s Had Rock Calling (June 27). Neil Young tickets are still available from £50.

Bruce Springsteen will be playing two huge concerts in Hyde Park at the 2009 Hard Rock Calling festival over the same weekend as Glastonbury (June 26 -28). Tickets for the 2009 Hard Rock Calling festival are still available from £65.

Meanwhile Blur have also confirmed that they will be performing at Hyde Park this summer. Blur are set to play two shows on July 2 & 3 at Hyde Park and hundreds of tickets are still available. Before heading to Hyde park, Blur are set to play the Manchester Evening News Arena on June 26. Blur tickets are available from £45.

Crosby, Stills and Nash confirm Glastonbury experience

Peter Bevan — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The Glastonbury 2009 festival will take place in Somerset between June 26 & 28. The event is now completely sold out, but thousands of fans are still holding out for return festival tickets.

Glasvegas, Doves and Eagles of Death Metal to join Oxegen 2009

Warren Moore — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Glasvegas, Doves Nine Inch Nails, Pet Shop Boy’s and Jane’s Addiction have been confirmed to perform at Ireland’s Oxegen festival this summer.

The Saturdays, Eagles Of Death Metal, Dreadzone, God Is An Astronaut, Tom Middleton,Aeroplane, Gary Go and Hudson Mohawke have also been added to the line-up for the bash, set to take place at Punchestown Racecourse in Ireland on July 10 and 12.

Oxegen 2009 is promising to be one of the stand out festivals of the year with the likes of Lily Allen, Keane,and The Specials joining acts such as The Killers, Bloc Party, Blur, Elbow Fight Like Apes, Jason Mraz, Katy Perry, Kings of Leon, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Pendulum, Pete Doherty, Razorlight, Snow Patrol, The Killers, The Script, The Ting Tings, White Lies and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Fans will also have the many more chance to see Oxegen fesitival acts as many will be on tour this summer including, The Killers, Razorlight, Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol, Blur, White lies, Elbow, Ting Tings and Pete Doherty.

The Killers summer tour starts in Belfast at the Odyssey Arena (February 21), before moving on to venues including London’s O2 Arena (February 23 &24), Cardiff International Arena (February 28), Aberdeen Exhibition Centre (March 5) and the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (March 7). The Killers tour comes to a close with two back to back shows at the Manchester Evening News Arena (March 9 & 10). Killers tickets are currently available from £56.

Razorlight have recently announced a tour beginning in Glasgow King Tuts (May 2), Buxton Opera House (May 4), Leamington Spa The Assembly (May 5), London O2 Arena (May 7) and also Manchester MEN Arena (May 9). Razorlight tickets are available from £25

Snow Patrol are currently on the road with a mammoth Snow Patrol tour featuring performances at the Glasgow SECC (February 25), Liverpool Echo Arena (March 6), Cardiff International Arena (March and Nottingham Trent FM Arena (March 12). The Snow Patrol tour comes to a close with four shows at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast (March 19, 20, 21 &23). Snow Patrol tickets are available from £34

Tickets for Blur’s long awaited return show at Manchester MEN (June 26) Arena are available this morning (February 13) this show will be followed by the already sold out Blur concerts at London’s Hyde Park (July 2 , 3). Blur tickets are available from £25.

The White Lies also embark on their own UK tour in May. The White Lies tour kicks off at Leeds University (May 3) before stopping at Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow (May 4), Manchester Academy (May 5) and Heaven in London (May 7 & 8). Loads of White Lies tickets are still available from £17.

Elbow will set off on tour in Brighton Dome (February 26) continuing on to perform dates at Southend Cliffs Pavilion (March 1), Bournemouth Solent Hall (March 2), Sheffield Academy (March 3), Newcastle Academy (March 5), Edinburgh Corn Exchange (March 6) Blackpool Empress Ballroom (March 7), Llandudno Arena (March 9), Bristol Colston Hall (March 10), Plymouth Pavilions (March, 11) Newport Centre (March, 12) and finally the elbow tour will close at London Wembley Arena (March 14). Many Elbow Tickets are available from £40

A twelve date Pete Doherty tour kicks off at Cardiff University on March 13 and concludes at the Edinburgh Picture House on March 27. Fans can also see Pete Doherty live at Rock City in Nottingham (March 18), Leeds O2 Academy (March 23) and Birmingham O2 Academy (March 25). Pete Doherty tickets are available from £33

Kings of Leon play UK shows in June visiting the O2 Arena, London and the Manchester Evening News Arena. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £50.

Lady Gaga and Tv On The Radio due to perform at T in the Park

Warren Moore — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Tv On The Radio, Lady GaGa and Of Montreal are the latest acts to be added to this summer’s T in the Park festival line up.

T in the Park last year won Best UK Festival Line-up at last year’s UK Festival Awards and look set to compete again this year with Tv On The Radio and Lady Gaga joining acts such as Kings Of Leon, Katie Perry, Blur and Snow Patrol, Razorlight, Pete Doherty, Elbow, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Ting Tings, Franz Fredinand, Lily Allen, Pendulum and White Lies who have all previously confirmed appearances at the Scottish festival. Hundreds of T in the Park tickets are still available from £154.

Fans will have the many more chance to see these T in the Park acts as many will be on tour across the UK this summer including, Franz Ferdinand, Lily Allen Razorlight, Kings of Leon, Katie Perry, Snow Patrol, Blur, White lies, elbow

Franz Ferdinand kick off a UK and Ireland tour at Dolan;s in Limerick Ireland (February 28) continuing on to the Olympia Theatre, Dublin Ireland (March 1) Mandela Hall Belfast, (March 2), Barrowland Glasgow (March 4 & 5), Manchester (March 6), O2 Academy Birmingham (March 8), HMV hamersmith Apollo (March 9), and finally Franz Ferdinand will close their tour in Southhampton Guildhall (March 10).

Lily Allen, kicks off her UK tour in March. The Lily Allen tour starts at the Glasgow O2 Academy on March 14. The Lily Allen also visits Bristol O2 Academy (March 18), Brighton Dome (March 20) and Birmingham O2 Academy (March 23). The Lily Allen tour comes to a close in London Where Lily Allen will play three shows at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire. Lily Allen tickets are still available from £33.

Kings of Leon play UK shows in June visiting the O2 Arena, London and the Manchester Evening News Arena. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £50.

The first stage of the 2009 The Katy Perry tour kicks off on February 25 at Manchester Academy. Katy Perry then visits the KOKO club in London where she will play two back-to-back shows (February 26 &27). The second Katy Perry tour of 2009 starts at Brighton Dome (June 2) and features performances at Glasgow Barrowlands (June 6) and the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (June 9 & 10). Loads of Katy Perry tickets are still available from £31.

Snow Patrol also hit the road this February. The mammoth Snow Patrol tour kicks off in Bournemouth at the International Conference Centre on February 22. The Snow Patrol also features performances at the Glasgow SECC (February 24 & 25), Liverpool Echo Arena (March 6), Cardiff International Arena (March and Nottingham Trent FM Arena (March 12). The Snow Patrol tour comes to a close with four shows at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast (March 19, 20, 21 &23). Snow Patrol tickets are available from £34.

Blur to headline Glastonbury

Jessica Martinez — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Glastonbury organisers have recently comfirmed that Britpop legends, Blur, will headline this year’s festival. After months of speculation, the Glasonbury co-founder, Michael Eavis,is, revealed that Blur will be performing at the festival.

The Glastonbury 2009 festival will take place in Somerset between June 26 & 28. The event is now completely sold out, but thousands of fans are still holding out for return festival tickets.

Currently, Bruce Springsteen is the only other headline act to have been confirmed. Bruce Springsteen will be playing two huge concerts in Hyde Park at the 2009 Hard Rock Calling festival over the same weekend (June 26 -28). Tickets for the 2009 Hard Rock Calling festival are still available from £77.

Blur have also confirmed that they will be performing at Hyde Park this summer. Blur are set to play two shows on July 2 & 3 at Hyde Park and hundreds of tickets are still available. Before heading to Hyde park, Blur are set to play the Manchester Evening News Arena on June 26. Blur tickets are available from £50.

Blur return but Oasis are still the world’s best band

Warren Moore — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

London’s O2 Academy Brixton was host to the surprise return of Blur after a self enforced seven year absence. Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon received an ovation from the crowd of rock royalty attending this year’s NME Award Show.

The former Britpop stars took to the stage for the first time together since splitting in 2002 with the surprise and low key performance of This Is A Low from one the most successful albums of the 90′s Parklife.

This performance marks the official return of Blur as they set out to tour the UK this summer with a live dates including performances at summer festivals T in the Park and Oxegen as well as headline shows at Manchester MEN Arena (June 26) two historical gigs in London’s Hyde Park(July 2 & 3).

The surprise Blur performance acted as the perfect cap to yet another memorable NME awards show which saw Oasis crowned best band and The Cure named Godlike Geniuses, Pete Doherty named best male solo artist and Kings of Leon were rewarded with best album for Only By The Night.

Meanwhile other award recipients included MGMT who took away best new band and best track, The Killers who were named best international band and Muse who once again took home best live band.

In the less rewarding categories NME readers voted for he Jonas Brothers to receive worst band and worst album prizes, while Amy Winehouse was voted the world’s worst dressed woman. However style icon and tv presenter Alexa Chung was voted best dressed.

Elbow were honoured for their outstanding contribution to British music and The Cure won the Godlike Genius Award.

Many of the NME award winners are on tour in 2009.

Oasis will also be playing live in the UK this summer. The Oasis tour kicks off with three shows at Heaton Park in Manchester (June 4, 6 &7). Oasis play seven further dates including performances at Sunderland Stadium of Light (June 10), Cardiff Millennium Stadium (June 12), Murrayfield Stadium in Glasgow (June 17) and Coventry’s Ricoh Arena (July 7). The Oasis tour comes to a close in London with four shows at Wembley Stadium (July 9, 11 & 12). Loads of Oasis tickets are still available from £40.

Kings of Leon play UK shows in June visiting the O2 Arena, London and the Manchester Evening News Arena. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £50.

The Pete Doherty tour kicks off at Cardiff University on March 13 and concludes at the Edinburgh Picture House on March 27. Fans can also see Pete Doherty live at Rock City in Nottingham (March 18), Leeds O2 Academy (March 23) and Birmingham O2 Academy (March 25). Pete Doherty tickets are available from £33

The Killers tour will continue at Birmingham’s LG arena (February 26 & 27), Cardiff International Arena (February 28), Sheffield Arena (March 2),Nottingham Ice Centre (march 3) Aberdeen Exhibition Centre (March 5) and the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (March 7). The Killers tour comes to a close with two back to back shows at the Manchester Evening News Arena (March 9 & 10). Killers tickets are currently available from £44.

Lily Allen joins Kings of Leon and The Killers on Oxegen Stage

Warren Moore — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Lily Allen, Keane, The Specials, Paolo Nutini, Digitalism and The Mars Volta are all amongst the latest round of performers confirmed to be playing this year’s Oxegen festival.

Wallis Bird, Swedish House Mafia, Miss Kittin and The Hacker, Crookers and Hockey have also been added to the line-up for the bash, set to take place at Punchestown Racecourse on (July 10, 11 & 12).

Oxegen 2009 is promising to be one of the stand out festivals of the year with Lily Allen, Keane,and The Specials will be joining acts such as The Killers, Bloc Party, Blur, Elbow Fight Like Apes, Jason Mraz, Katy Perry, Kings of Leon, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Pendulum, Pete Doherty, Razorlight, Snow Patrol, The Killers, The Script, The Ting Tings, White Lies and Yeah Yeah Yeahs who have all previously confirmed appearances at this years festival.

Kings of Leon play UK shows in June visiting the O2 Arena, London and the Manchester Evening News Arena. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £50.

Lily Allen and The Ting Tings bring femine touch to T in the Park

Warren Moore — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Franz Ferdinand, Lily Allen, Manic Street Preachers, Bloc Party and The Ting Tings are the latest group of acts added to the T In The Park festival line-up.

T in the Park last year won Best UK Festival Line-up at last year’s UK Festival Awards and look set to compete again this year with Franz Ferdinand and The Ting Tings joining acts such as Kings Of Leon, Katie Perry, Blur and Snow Patrol, Razorlight, Pete Doherty, Elbow, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pendulum and White Lies who have all previously confirmed appearances at the Scottish festival. Hundreds of T in the Park tickets are still available from £154.

Fans will have the many more chance to see these T in the Park acts as many will be on tour across the UK this summer including, Franz Ferdinand, Lilly Allen Razorlight, Kings of Leon, Katie Perry, Snow Patrol, Blur, White lies, elbow

Kings of Leon play UK shows in June visiting the O2 Arena, London and the Manchester Evening News Arena. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £50.

Bruce Springsteen set to headline Glastonbury

Jessica Martinez — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

It has recently been announced that American Rock Legend, Bruce Springsteen, will be headlining the 2009 Glastonbury festival. There has been a lot of speculation as to whether Bruce Springsteen would perform at this year’s festival, but it can now be officially confirmed that he will be in attendance. The 2009 Glastonbury festival is set to take place between June 26-28. Bruce Springsteen is also due to headline the 2009 Hard Rock Calling festival at Hyde Park on the same weekend. Tickets to see Bruce Springsteen in concert at the Hard Rock Calling event are available from £77.

Another band rumoured to be playing this year’s Glastonbury festival are Blur. Blur will also be visiting Hyde Park this summer when they two shows on July 2 and 3. Blur have also confirmed that they will be performing at the Manchester Evening News Arena a week before (June 26). Blur tickets are available from £59.

Killers confirmed as Oxegen Festival Headliners

Warren Moore — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Promoter’s MCD have announced that The Killers have joined the line-up for this year’s Oxegen festival.

Having also confirmed a series of festival appearances this summer including T In The Park, the Las Vegas band will also headline the Irish festival for the second year in a row at Punchestown Racecourse between July 10-12.

The Killers will be joining acts such as Bloc Party, Blur, Elbow Fight Like Apes, Jason Mraz, Katy Perry, Kings of Leon, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Pendulum, Pete Doherty, Razorlight, Snow Patrol, The Killers, The Script, The Ting Tings, White Lies and Yeah Yeah Yeahs who have all previously confirmed appearances at this years festival.

Fans will have many chance to catch The Killers this summer as The Killers summer tour starts in Belfast at the Odyssey Arena (February 21), before moving on to venues including London’s O2 Arena (February 23 &24), Cardiff International Arena (February 28), Aberdeen Exhibition Centre (March 5) and the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (March 7). The Killers tour comes to a close with two back to back shows at the Manchester Evening News Arena (March 9 & 10). Killers tickets are currently available from £56.

Fans will also have the many more chance to see Oxegen fesitival acts as many will be on tour this summer including, Razorlight, Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol, Blur, White lies, Elbow, Ting Tings and Pete Doherty.

Kings of Leon play UK shows in June visiting the O2 Arena, London and the Manchester Evening News Arena. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £50.

T in the Park line up grows

Warren Moore — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Former ‘Birthday Party’ singer Nick Cave and his latest group Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are set to play Scotland’s biggest festival T in The Park this July (10 & 12)

T in the Park last year won Best UK Festival Line-up at last year’s UK Festival Awards and look set to compete agai this year with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds joining acts such as Kings Of Leon, Katie Perry, Blur and Snow Patrol, Razorlight, Pete Doherty, Elbow, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pendulum and White Lies who have all previously confirmed appearances at the Scottish festival. Hundreds of T in the Park tickets are still available from £154.

Fans will have the many more chance to see these T in the Park acts as many will be on tour across the UK this summer including, Razorlight, Kings of Leon, Katie Perry, Snow Patrol, Blur, White lies, elbow

Kings of Leon play UK shows in June visiting the O2 Arena, London and the Manchester Evening News Arena. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £50.

Pete Doherty & White Lies to join Kings of Leon and Blur at T in the Park

Warren Moore — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

It has been confirmed that Razorlight, Pete Doherty, Elbow, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pendulum and White Lies have been added to the line-up for this year’s T In The Park.

These acts will join the likes of Kings Of Leon, Katie Perry, Blur and Snow Patrol, who have previously been confirmed as headliners of the the hugely popular Scotish festival which is due to take place in Kinross between July 10 & 12. Hundreds of T in the Park tickets are still available from £154.

Kings of Leon play UK shows in June visiting the O2 Arena, London and the Manchester Evening News Arena. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £50.

Bruce Springsteen to headline Hard Rock Calling

Gregory Jones — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

It has recently been confirmed that Bruce Springsteen will headline this summer’s Hard Rock Calling festival at Hyde Park. The two massive shows will take place on the June 27 and 28 and feature support from the Dave Matthews Band and the Gaslight Anthem.

The Bruce Springsteen dates mark his first festival appearance outside the US. Rumours are still rife as to whether Bruce Springsteen will headline this year’s Glastonbury Festival which takes place on the same weekend. Only time will tell as to whether the wrinkly rocker will be able to manage to play three concerts in the space of two days.

With a number of festival headliners having been announced over the past few weeks, demand for festival tickets is hotting up. Acts including Blur, Kings of Leon and The Prodigy have already been confirmed for some of this summer’s top festivals.

Blur to make Manchester return

Warren Moore — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

It has recently been announced that Blur will play the first date of their reunion tour at Manchester MEN Arena. The Brit Pop stars will be returning to the stage on June 26.

Tickets for this long awaited show at Manchester MEN Arena will be available this coming Friday (February 13) and will act as a precursor to the already sold out Blur concerts at London’s Hyde Park (July 2 , 3).

Blur have also announced performances at T in The park along with already confirmed act Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol and Katy Perry and also Ireland’s Oxegen festival were they will be joining the likes of Killers and Bloc Party.

Further still Blur are rumoured to marking their historic return as one of the headline acts of this year’s Glastonbury Festival which takes place June 27 and 28, though this is yet to be confirmed.

Blur announce festival plans

Gregory Jones — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

It has today been confirmed that Britpop legends, Blur, are set to top the bill at both T in the Park and the Oxegen Festival in 2009. Blur will join a number of top acts on the bill at T in the Park including Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol and Katy Perry.

T in the Park tickets are currently available from £154. Loads of T in the park tickets for the full weekend with camping are available from £220.

Hundreds more festival tickets for events including V festival, Reading Festival, Leeds Festival and The Isle of Wight Festival are available.

More headline acts are expected to be announced this month for T in the Park as well as the other top festivals in the UK.

Blur, Kings of Leon, Katy Perry and Snow Patrol are all on tour this year and concert tickets are available for all of their shows with prices ranging between £25 an £250.

Madonna set to tour Europe this summer

Warren Moore — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Madonna is reportedly preparing to hit the road once more for a string of concerts this summer, aiming to perform in European cities that were not covered during her record breaking 2008 ‘Sticky Sweet Tour’.

It would seem that Madonna is hoping to capitalise on the monumental success of The ‘Sticky & Sweet Tour’ which began last august in Cardiff, travelling to over fifty cities and finishing in Sao Paolo Brazil last december, becoming the highest-grossing tour ever by a solo artist with £193 million in the process.

Exact dates and venues of the tour remain tightly under raps until further announcements which are expected to be made later this week.

However persistent speculation about possible 2009 Madonna tour dates is surely to continue with the global superstar having previously being linked with a return to the UK in 2009 via appearances on Britney Spear’s Circus Tour which takes place over eight dates at London’s O2 Arena (June 3 – June 14) as well as the possibility of Madonna appearing at Glastonbury 2009 with the likes of Lilly Allen, Blur, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen who have also been rumoured to be performing.

Lily Allen for Glastonbury 2009?

Gregory Jones — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000

It has been reported this week that Lily Allen is one of the acts being considered for the 2009 Glastonbury Festival. Lily Allen joins a long list of artists rumoured to be on this year’s line up. Some of the bands reported to be playing this year’s Glastonbury Festival include Blur, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.

Lily Allen warms up for her 2009 tour this month at the KOKO club in Camden on January 28. The full ten date Lilly Allen tour begins Glasgow this March. See details of the 2009 Lily Allen tour below.

March 14 – O2 Academy, Glasgow (tickets from £30)

March 15 – Manchester Academy, Manchester (tickets from £38.50)

March 18 – O2 Academy, Bristol (tickets from £44)

March 19 – Guidhall, Southampton (tickets from £44)

March 20 – Brighton Dome, Brighton (tickets from £39.50)

March 22 – University of East Anglia, Norwich (tickets from £44)

March 23 – O2 Academy, Birmingham (tickets fromc £19.50)

March 24 -O2 Academy. Leeds (tickets from £19.50)

March 26 & 27 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London (tickets from £29)

If you still looking for Lily Allen tickets, fear not. Loads of Lily Allen tickets are still available from £19.50.

Britpop legends, Blur, will be playing two massive concerts this summer. Blur are set to perform two shows at Hyde Park on July 2 and 3. Hundreds of Blur tickets are still available and can be picked up from £41.99.

Lily Allen for Glastonbury 2009?

Warren Moore — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Lily Allen warms up for her 2009 tour this month at the KOKO club in Camden on January 28. The full ten date Lilly Allen tour begins Glasgow this March. See details of the 2009 Lily Allen tour below.

March 14 – O2 Academy, Glasgow (tickets from £30)

March 15 – Manchester Academy, Manchester (tickets from £38.50)

March 18 – O2 Academy, Bristol (tickets from £44)

March 19 – Guidhall, Southampton (tickets from £44)

March 20 – Brighton Dome, Brighton (tickets from £39.50)

March 22 – University of East Anglia, Norwich (tickets from £44)

March 23 – O2 Academy, Birmingham (tickets fromc £19.50)

March 24 -O2 Academy. Leeds (tickets from £19.50)

March 26 & 27 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London (tickets from £29)

If you still looking for Lily Allen tickets, fear not. Loads of Lily Allen tickets are still available from £19.50.

Blur to give fans taste of Hyde Parklife

Peter Bevan — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0000

After weeks of speculation about the reforming of Britpop legends, Blur, it can be confirmed that they are set to play a small number of live performances in 2009. As well as a Hyde Park performance, it is rumoured that Blur will be confirmed as one of the headliners at Glastonbury festival 2009.

Blur’s 90’s rivals, Oasis, will also be touring next summer. Oasis are playing a series of outdoor shows including performances at Heaton Park, Murrayfield and Wembley Stadium. Tickets to see Oasis are still available for all of the shows. Noel Gallagher has recently admitted that the feud between Oasis and Blur was childish and is now all in the past.

Glastonbury 2009 tickets have not yet gone on sale, but a number of major festivals have already released tickets for next summer. Festival tickets for events including the Isle of Wight Festival, Reading Festival, Leeds Festival and V Festival are all available now.