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Queens of the Stone Age Perform

The haunting four-song set is pulled from the second act of their recently-concluded "Catacombs" tour. Queens of the Stone Age Play Cabaret from Hell in “Live on KEXP” Performance: Watch Langdon Hickm

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Diljit Dosanjh breaks his own record for biggest North American tour by a Punjabi artist with $32M Aura run

Live Nation-promoted run sold more than 225,000 tickets, according to the concert giant. Source

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It’s time to celebrate the first Global Beatles Day

The colourised version of their landmark live satellite performance of 'All You Need Is Love' from this day in 1967 has been shared for the first time

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Queens of the Stone Age Play Cabaret from Hell in “Live on KEXP” Performance: Watch

The haunting four-song set is pulled from the second act of their recently-concluded "Catacombs" tour. Queens of the Stone Age Play Cabaret from Hell in “Live on KEXP” Performance: Watch Langdon Hickman

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Live Nation Bets on Americana Boom With State Fayre: ‘We Want to Have a Home for Classic Rock Music in the U.K.’

Anna-Sophie Mertens explains why she believes the time is right for an all-new U.K. festival.

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Amsterdam Dance Event:

Amsterdam Dance Event returns for its 30th edition from 21 to 25 October 2026, with five days of conference sessions, showcases, and club nights across the city. AFEM members can access a member disco

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🎧 Approved: Chloé Caillet

Chloé Caillet mixes in key, thinks in harmonics, and her music is bubbly and beautiful for it. New single ‘Bad Bara’ is warm, playful house; rolling bassline, shimmering synths, the kind of track that channels a dance festival daytime set in the sun, which is exactly where Caillet tends to be

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Blood, Sweat & Tears Singer David Clayton-Thomas Dead at 84

A memorial concert supporting Peacebuilders Canada will be held in his honor.

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ADE Pro 2026 Expands Its 30th Anniversary Conference With Mochakk, SPFDJ, Orbital, And More

Amsterdam Dance Event has expanded the ADE Pro Conference lineup for its 30th anniversary, adding another group of artists, label founders, cultural organizers, and music-industry figures to the program on top of the stacked announcement they made back in April. The latest confirmations include Moch

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Hayley Williams live in Manchester

Manchester Academy, June 23, 2026: Swapping the arenas she’s typically used to for much smaller venues, Williams puts community and connection front and centre

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16 Joy Division Live Albums Coming

A massive new box set is by far the most comprehensive collection to date of Ian Curtis and the band’s concert recordings

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Hayley Williams live in Manchester: Paramore star balances joy and rage at intimate UK show

Manchester Academy, June 23, 2026: Swapping the arenas she’s typically used to for much smaller venues, Williams puts community and connection front and centre

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Member Feature: Elevatio Tech and Culture

In this edition, we’re featuring Elena Varo, Founder of Elevatio Tech & Culture and creator of Equinoccio Sound, whose work is focused on building collaborative, community-led spaces that connect DJ collectives, venues and artists across Madrid’s electronic music ecosystem. The post Member Feature:

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As South Korea’s August ticket touting crackdown looms, government reports fifteen touts to the police

Ticket touting regulations in South Korea are due to be ramped up this August. But before that even happens, the government has reported fifteen touts to the police, because the quantity of tickets they are selling suggests they have been illegally employing bots to source their tickets

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Viberate now connects data to AI assistants for analysis

Analytics firm Viberate has launched a new tool that allows users to connect their Vibrate data into their preferred AI assistant in order to use the data-sifting power of AI models to do advanced analysis of its database using natural language – like analysing artists, A&R, lineup suggestion, and s

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There Are 16 Joy Division Live Albums on the Way

A massive new box set is by far the most comprehensive collection to date of Ian Curtis and the band’s concert recordings

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Joy Division ‘Eternal’ live recordings box set announced

The collection includes recordings of their final show in Birmingham, 1980, along with several previously unheard and unreleased live performances

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Don Toliver announces "Nitrous" tour

The Texan rapper's second run of dates will finish with a huge show at London's O2 in November

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Don Toliver announces ‘Nitrous’ tour of UK, Europe and North America

The Texan rapper's second run of dates will finish with a huge show at London's O2 in November

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Six reasons Electric Castle is this summer’s hottest European festival

Party in a Transylvanian castle this July