The performance marked the end of their UK tour, but the band will be playing at Austin’s City Limits Festival later this month.

Arcade Fire tour dates are available online.

5. The National- England- The National played a very special set on the Saturday evening at the Reading site and here is their rendition of England from their High Violet album:

4. Frank Turner- Photosynthesis- Frank Turner made his mark on the mainstage at Reading and Leeds this year and he certainly did not disappoint. Here is his rendition of Photosynthesis.

3. The Strokes- Hard To Explain- The Strokes delivered their ambivalent indie rock to Reading and Leeds with great aplomb. They sent the crowds into rapturous frenzy and must be regarded as one of the highlights of Reading and Leeds 2011. Here is Hard to Explain.

2. Muse- Intro and New Born- Muse wowed fans during their headline performances at Reading and Leeds. They had an amazing stage which threw out fire at points and added to their very special performance. Have a look at their opening number below.

1. Pulp- Disco 2000- Pulp continued their much acclaimed come back Summer with two stunning sets at Reading and Leeds Festivals. They induced two of the biggest sing alongs throughout the weekend and Disco 2000 is our number 1 highlight.

Pulp will also be going on to perform two very special shows at London’s Brixton Academy on August 31st and September 1st.

Pulp tickets are available now.

The video features footage of Rihanna performing at Barbados’s Kensington Oval and also clips from her current Loud tour. Rihanna performed at last weekend’s V Festival and the singer will be back in the UK this Autumn.

Rihanna Loud tour tickets are now available online.

The performance followed on from his triumphant headline slot at V Festival. The show in Bangor marked the end of Eminem UK’s dates but fans are hopeful he will return soon.

As soon as they are announced Emienm tour dates will be available here.

Syl Johnson’s vocals were used on the track The Joy, but a legal team representing Johnson is claiming that the use of this material was not authorised. Consequently Johnson is likely to file a law suit against the duo as he indicates in his blog.

Watch The Throne is one of the biggest releases of 2011 and has already broken the record for most downloads in the first week of release.

Kanye West will be performing at the Austin City Limits Festival next month ahead of a tour with Jay Z to support the release of Watch The Throne.

Kanye West tour dates are available online.

The performance was part of their mini tour of the UK which sees them play Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange tomorrow night (August 25th) before moving on to Reading and Leeds Festivals this weekend.

Leeds Festival day tickets are still available online.

During the live webcast, Noel stated that he did know Liam Gallagher had laryngitis before the cancelled Oasis show at V Festival in 2009. Previously Noel commented that the real reason behind their cancelled show was due to Liam’s hangover and not an illness. It was over these comments that Liam filed a lawsuit against his brother.

Noel also announced three new shows he will be playing this Autumn during the webcast.

Noel Gallagher tour dates are available in full online.

The Kills will also be performing at this weekend’s Reading and Leeds Festivals alongside the likes of Muse, The Strokes and Pulp.

Reading Festival tickets and Leeds Festival tickets are available online.

1. Eminem and Rihanna perform Love the Way You Lie- Rihanna joined Eminem on stage to perform this amazing rendition of Love The Way You Lie during Eminem’s headline set.

2. Plan B She Said- Plan B brought his never disappointing live show to V Festival this year and he induced one of the biggest sing alongs from the whole weekend with She Said.

3. Wretch 32 and Example Unorthodox- Example joined Wretch 32 for their hit Unorthodox which send crowds into a frenzy and has to be one of the highlights of the weekend.

4. Arctic Monkeys Mardy Bum, Fluorescent Adolescent and 505- Arctic Monkeys produced triumphant headline slots at V Festival this year and fans were also delighted to see Alex Turner’s new (elviseque) haircut. Check out this array of highlights from their performances.

5. Rihanna Hard- Rihanna brought her amazing live show to V Festival this year and she wowed fans with her collection of hits. You can check out her performance of Hard below.

Rihanna will also be going out an extensive tour of the UK this Autumn.

Rihanna Loud tour tickets are available online.

The smash hit singer performed on the main stage before headliner Eminem, and the penultimate song of her setlist was Marley’s 1980 classic Redemption Song. Rihanna has covered the song before, including a performance on Oprah and for charity Haiti Live, and the V Festival performance can be watched below. She also included many of her chart hits, such as S&M, Man Down, Only Girl (In The World), Run This Town and Unfaithful. The 80-minute set finished with crowd favourite Umbrella.

Rihanna will tour the UK this autumn, performing at arenas across the country, including seven shows at London’s O2 Arena.

Rihanna tickets are available now.

Since its release Gaga has unveiled a host of new and bizarre videos, most notably Telephone (currently 118 million hits). She has also recently unveiled the video for her new single You and I which is sure to clock up millions of Youtube hits.

Now as Poker Face nears the milestone of 100 million hits, have a look back at where the wonderful world of Lady Gaga’s music video exhibitions all began.

Lady Gaga will be performing at the iHeart Radio Music Festival next month.

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The performance was part of her world tour which sees her heading to the UK’s V Festival this weekend. Following these performances, Rihanna will also be heading out on an extensive tour of the UK this Autumn as part of her Loud tour.

Compare and buy Rihanna Loud tour tickets online.

The Script will be performing at this weekend’s V Festival alongside the likes of N-Dubz, Rihanna and Eminem.

V Festival tickets are still available online.

The show was part of their extensive UK tour which will go on to play V Festival this weekend along with the likes of Plan B, N-Dubz and Eminem.

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Following this performance, 30 Seconds To Mars will be performing at Reading and Leeds Festivals later this month with acts including My Chemical Romance, Muse and The Strokes.

Reading Festival tickets and Leeds Festival tickets are available online.

Bruno Mars will be continuing his UK tour this weekend with shows at V Festival alongside acts such as Eminem, Rihanna and N-Dubz.

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The album which was released on August 8th has now passed Coldplay’s record for most ITunes downloads in the first week of release. Watch The Throne sold 290,000 digital copies, surpassing Coldplays’ Viva La Vida or Death and all his Friends which sold a meagre 282,000.

The news doesn’t come as a great surprise with the previous landmarks achieved by both Kanye and Jay Z in the past. The duo will be touring the USA later this year and Kanye will also be playing at Austin’s City Limits Festival in September.

Kanye West tour dates are available online.

Example will also be performing at this weekend’s V Festival alongside acts such as Rihanna, Eminem and Arctic Monkeys.

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The performance was part of McFly’s European tour which sees the band go on to play Amsterdam later this year.

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I Am Kloot will also be performing at this year’s V Festival alongside acts including Rihanna, Arctic Monkeys and Eminem.

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The Saturdays will be performing at next weekend’s (August 20th and 21st) V Festival before heading out on their own UK tour later this year.

The Saturdays tour dates are available in full online.

One of the highlights of the Lollapalooza set was their closing performance of When The Sun Comes Down, seen below.

Arctic Monkeys tickets are available now.

The band were playing the main stage at the Chicago Festival, at which all main stage performances are translated to sign language. Whilst playing classic song Romantic Rights, Grainger left his drum kit, climbed to where the translator was signing, and sang to her while she translated. The performance can be watched below.

Spinner reports that he told her after the song: “You looked lonely over there. If we had another drummer I’d come back, but I can’t… I’m staying at the Hard Rock, so look me up. I got a whole lotta signs, if you know what I’m saying, and none of them say ‘Stop’.”

The band will play in Manchester and London in October.

Death From Above 1979 tickets are available now.

The performance saw an intimate close up show with the singer songwriter who will continue his tour with a show at Leicester’s Summer Sundae Festival this weekend.

Newton Faulkner tickets are available online.

Kanye West tickets are available online now.

The band reunited this year and after playing at Download festival, they have been working on their third album, which is now apparently almost complete. In an interview with Total Guitar Magazine lead singer Justin Hawkins commented:

“When you write songs, you need a grounding to set the stories in. There’s a lot about small-town life. The album has songs about stuff that’s happened to us in the town. As for influences, it’s AC/DC, Queen, Aerosmith, et cetera.”

A release date for the album has yet to be announced but by the sound of things, it won’t be too far off. The band will also be touring the UK this Autumn.

The Darkness tour tickets will be available online.

Tickets are available online for all upcoming Foo Fighters tour dates and festival appearances.

The album is out on physical release on August 8th, but it is available to download now. RZA helped the two rappers with the production of the record and in an interview with Rolling Stone RZA revealed more details of his contribution.

“I just thought I would send some s**t that would be rugged. I know they can find the poppy, hip-hop places, but I wanted to send them some real edgy s**t.”

“Apparently they thought they were great – Kanye said, ‘Send some more of that Wu sh*t!’”

The news of this further collaboration excites fans even further over the record and the subsequent Watch The Throne tour Kanye and Jay Z will be embarking on. Kanye will also be playing this weekend’s Big Chill Festival.

Big Chill Festival tickets are available online.

The Arctic Monkeys will also be playing at this year’s V Festival alongside the likes of Eminem, Rihanna and Plan B.

V Festival 2011 tickets are still available online.

Kasabian will be touring Europe with their new record this Autumn and it is expected that they will announce further UK dates, although as of yet none have been confirmed.

Kasabian 2011 tickets are available online.

The artist is confirmed to perform a series of US dates this year, with tickets available for all upcoming Moby tour dates.

Labrinth will be appearing at V Festival in both Chelmsford and Shifnal this month, with V Festival tickets available to buy online.

The track, Days Are Forgotten, has an electrifying beat which hints at hip-hop influences but still retains the edgy and guitar driven features which Kasabian are infamous for. The song is the second from their new record Velociraptor which will be released on September 19th, and sees the band progress into a new style which is more acid funk than indie rock.

Kasabian will be showing off their new collection of songs at the ITunes festival tonight.

Kasabian tour dates are available online.

They have objected to the way in which the record will be available to download from ITunes a week before it is available as a physical release in record stores.
The record stores have banded together and written a collaborative letter in protest. According to Pithfork, the letter reads:

“We believe this is a short-sighted strategy, and that your decisions will be doing great damage to over 1,700 independent record stores – stores that have supported you and your music for years.”

While it remains uncertain as to what will materialise from this episode, Kanye and Jay Z will be touring the states together in support of Watch the Throne. Kanye West will also be headlining this year’s Big Chill Festival.

Big Chill 2011 tickets are available online now.

Chase and Status tickets are available online for the group’s 2011 UK tour.

Now they are back and their latest single All Fired Up has hit the internet, watch below. The single is sure to be a great club dance floor filler and will feature on the upcoming Saturdays arena tour this Autumn following a performance at V Festival.

The Saturdays will also be releasing a new album later this year and if the new record maintains the same standard as this single then it will definitely delight Saturdays fans.

The Saturdays tour dates are available online.

Morrissey tickets for all upcoming live shows are on sale now.

Example tickets are available for his upcoming UK tour, set to take place throughout November and December.

Kanye came on stage to perform their collaborative effort All of the Lights which many have called the best track of Kanye’s last record. The performance of the song amazed fans, and Rihanna seemed to love the show as well.

She tweeted after her performance, “N.America was phenomenal!!! Truly an unforgettable experience! Never felt this close to you… thank you lovers!”

Rihanna will be heading to the shores of the UK this Autumn, while Kanye West will be playing at this year’s Big Chill festival.

Big Chill festival tickets are still available online.

Magnetic Man will headline the festival tonight, 26th July, with iTunes Festival live streaming available online.

Watch the Throne is set to be released on 1st August for download and fans it seems are already desperate to get their hands on a copy of the new record. The tour to promote the album will include 24 performances in America, although no European dates have been confirmed yet. Full details are as such.

Detroit MI Palace of Auburn Hills (September 22)
Toronto ON Air Canada Centre (24)
Montreal QC Bell Centre (25)
East Rutherford NJ Izod Centre (27, 28)
Philadelphia PA Wells Fargo Centre (October 4)
Chicago IL United Centre (6,7)
Minneapolis MN Target Centre (8)
Denver CO Pepsi Centre (10)
Tacoma WA Tacoma Dome (13)
Vancouver BC Rogers Arena (14)
San Jose CA HP Pavilion (16)
Sacramento CA Power Balance Pavilion (17)
Los Angeles CA Staples Centre (19, 20)
Las Vegas NV MGM Grand Garden Arena (21)
Dallas TX American Airlines Centre (25)
Houston TX Toyota Centre (26)
Atlanta GA Philips Arena (29)
Greensboro NC Greensboro Coliseum (30)
Baltimore MD First Mariner Arena (1 November)
Boston MA TD Garden (3)

Kanye West will also be playing at this year’s Big Chill festival alongside the likes of the Chemical Brothers and Warpaint.

Big Chill tickets are available online now.

The documentary also shows behind the scenes intimate footage and feature Jay Z’s wife Beyonce. The record they have made, Watch the Throne will be available to download on August 1st and fans are hopeful that it will live up to the gigantic hype which is surrounding it at the moment.

Kanye West will also be performing at this year’s Big Chill Festival on the 4th August.

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Rock super-group Black Country communion made a main stage appearance on Sunday 24th July, and fan footage has emerged online of the band’s single, Burn. The group are set to perform UK shows this week, with Black Country Communion tickets available online.

The DJ collective’s next UK performance will be at Creamfields Festival in August, with Creamfields tickets available to buy online now.

The song entitled, Otis, features the vocals from Ottis Reading and offers an injection of soul to the usual hip-hop sound of Jay Z and Kanye. The full album will be released on 1st August and is called Watch the Throne.

Kanye West will also be playing at this year’s Big Chill Festival along with acts including the Chemical Brothers, Empire of the Sun and Wild Beasts.

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The track is entitled At Your Inconvenience, the same name as the new album and is a statement of intent from the rapper for the rest of the album.

Professor Green will be playing at this year’s V Festival alongside such acts as Eminem, the Arctic Monkeys and Rihanna.He will also be going on an extensive UK tour this Autumn which kicks off at Nottingham’s Rock City on October 15th.

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