CloseUp Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in May 2025, headlined by CATTY, Indoor Pets, and Milk, with a line-up of emerging talent at Colours Hoxton in London.

From 26th–29th March 2025, BBC Radio 6 Music Festival brings live music and DJ sets to Greater Manchester, promising unmissable performances and special collaborations.

Sam Fender’s ‘Wild Long Lie’ offers a reflective twist to his upcoming album People Watching. His arena and stadium tours kick off soon, with limited tickets left.

Kings of Leon will headline NOS Alive 2025 on 12th July, alongside Olivia Rodrigo, girl in red, and Glass Animals. The festival promises an unforgettable weekend of music in Portugal.

Greentea Peng announces her Tell Dem It’s Sunny tour alongside the stunning video for ‘One Foot’, teasing a more intimate album arriving March 2025.

Roskilde Festival has announced its first wave of acts for next year, with Stormzy, Fontaines D.C., Arca and Beth Gibbons among the names already set to play at the Danish non-profit event.

After eight years apart, The Maccabees return to headline All Points East, marking a decade since Marks to Prove It. Discover the story behind their reunion here.

Overpass sign with Communion Records and share new single ‘Be Good To Yourself’, announcing their spring 2025 headline tour. New EP Dependent out on 28th February 2025.

Linkin Park re-emerge with From Zero, their eighth studio album, embracing past and future with new vocal powerhouse Emily Armstrong and anthems for their 2025 tour.

If you missed Amyl and the Sniffers in Birmingham last night, you missed a wild one. The Aussie four-piece slammed into the stage like a shot of…

Robert Smith and The Cure return with Songs of a Lost World, a deeply moving record that immerses listeners in timeless themes of love, loss, and defiance.

The Libertines wow a sold-out Liverpool crowd with a setlist mixing fan favourites and new tracks from All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade.

London duo Good Health Good Wealth explore the art of turning everyday moments into music, embracing authenticity in Full Circle, and rejecting the absurd pressures of the digital age.

Bilk’s Sol Abrahams talks about the pressures of modern youth, social media’s influence, and how Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll reflects a generation on the edge.

London’s Common Saints offers an exclusive look at Cinema 3000, exploring his musical inspirations and personal philosophy behind each track.

A mix of indie rock and Americana, Save It For Later captures BLUAI’s reflections on life’s highs and lows, blending memories with cinematic storytelling.

Local Natives’ Taylor Rice and Ryan Hahn discuss their new LP film and the themes of friendship, change, and nostalgia it captures. Ahead of their London show, they reflect on nearly two decades as a band, the surreal and candid moments on screen, and the bittersweet beauty of growing together.

The Stingrays explore how their long-time friendship, rural childhood, and British absurdist humour shaped their debut EP My Everything, and reveal plans for a stranger, concept-driven project.

On the eve of his latest project’s full release, Nostalgia Death EP, we speak to Hak Baker about the pitfalls of nostalgia, co-directing the video for ‘Nameless’ and collaborating with Baxter Dury and “the man”, Pete Doherty.

Guitarist Jackson Couzens of Balancing Act reflects on the creation of their new EP Tightropes and Limericks, touring Europe, and why visuals are more important than ever.

There’s buckets of fun and unconventional frolics to be had at Left of the Dial, but the onus is firmly on showcasing new alternative artists you need to know, or will be kicking yourself that you didn’t know sooner.

John Mayall’s Hollywood home burned down in 1979, taking with it a treasure trove of rare blues records and live tapes. We wade through the story of a profound loss to blues history.

As shoegaze enjoys a resurgence, Ride take whynow through 10 albums that shaped the genre, featuring classics by My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, and more.

Rock and rap are colliding in the UK like never before. These 8 artists are fusing the genres with fresh, experimental sounds.

The 1991 Riverport Riot, when Guns N’ Roses unleashed chaos on St. Louis, proved that rock and roll is more than just music—it’s a way of life.

These top 10 Tiny Desk gigs reveal the true essence of live music, with artists like Sting, T-Pain, Wu-Tang Clan and Jorja Smith delivering some of their most memorable performances.

In an unforgettable night at Hammersmith Odeon, David Bowie stunned fans by retiring Ziggy Stardust with a dramatic announcement, leaving the crowd in shock and reshaping rock history.

Ray Davies’ songwriting in Muswell Hillbillies by The Kinks is a bittersweet love letter to a disappearing London and a powerful elegy for British working-class culture.