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Phoebe Bridgers’ “The Lost Tour” Is Completely Sold Out

"The Lost Tour is sold out in the US and the UK (!) See you in the fall" Phoebe Bridgers’ “The Lost Tour” Is Completely Sold Out Scoop Harrison

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🎧 Approved: Sweeping Promises

Angular post-punk with a DIY spirit, Kansas’s Sweeping Promises bring decades of experience to new single ‘Cocoon’, originally written to pad out early shows, now reworked for third album ‘You Say I Romanticize’

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Ice Nine Kills announce biggest ever headline show at The O2 in London

“Can’t wait to soak the prestigious O2 in stage blood and scream along with our British Psychos”

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Graham Coxon on Manchester Bands and Pavement

He also said he would have loved to be a part of Pavement because of how “loose and expressive” their live shows were

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Sheryl Crow Criticizes Trump's White House UFC Event

The singer slammed "powerful, rich people" gathering at the People's House to watch the violent bloodsport and the "vile and racist" comment one fighter made about Michelle Obama.

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DoJ seeks court approval for Live Nation antitrust deal - but is it in the public interest?

The US Department Of Justice is seeking court approval for its antitrust settlement with Live Nation. It says no court hearing is required to scrutinise the deal if the judge believes it’s in the public interest, but lots of people argue it is not, including ex-DoJ officials

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Blur’s Graham Coxon says if he was from Manchester then he “probably would have ended up in Oasis”

He also said he would have loved to be a part of Pavement because of how “loose and expressive” their live shows were

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Startup Artist Included uses AI to rework Culture Club classic

Boy George, it turns out, IS a man with conviction… that AI can help artists rather than pose an existential threat to their livelihoods. He’s working with a new startup called Artist Included to prove it. In this case, the AI is being put to use to enable musicians to “reimagine classic recordings

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Smashing Pumpkins, Chris Stapleton to Headline America250 Concert

"We’ve always believed in the power of music to be a unifying principle," said Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin

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Mick Jagger Ready for Rolling Stones Tour Next Year

The band revealed last year they had scrapped plans for a UK and European stadium tour as Keith Richards was unable to “commit” to it

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Mick Jagger says he’s “ready to go” on tour with The Rolling Stones and “hopefully we’ll do shows next year”

The band revealed last year they had scrapped plans for a UK and European stadium tour as Keith Richards was unable to “commit” to it

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Smashing Pumpkins and Chris Stapleton lead line-up for bipartisan America250’s July 4 concert after Trump State Fair controversy

"We’ve always believed in the power of music to be a unifying principle," said Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin

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Sheryl Crow Criticizes White House UFC Event

“Powerful, rich people filled the lawn to watch a violent sport that ended with a vile and racist comment”

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Live Nation acquires majority stake in Argentina’s Movistar Arena Buenos Aires

The Buenos Aires arena opened in 2019 and hosts more than 250 events a year, drawing more than 2.5 million fans annually. Source

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YouTube launches Music Nights concert series, turning album releases into live fan events

The series turns artists' album releases into filmed live shows at intimate venues, which stream on YouTube for fans worldwide. Source

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A Perfect Circle Teases New Music, Releases "Starless"

The band recently dropped the standalone single ‘Starless’ and kicked off their first UK and European shows in eight years

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A Perfect Circle “working towards something” with new music

The band recently dropped the standalone single ‘Starless’ and kicked off their first UK and European shows in eight years

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Electric Callboy Announce 2027 UK and Ireland Tour

The band's new album 'Tanzneid' arrives this summer

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Tom Morello Postpones Shows Due to Family Medical Emergency

The RATM guitarist played at Download 2026 last weekend, and is set to perform at some European festivals this week

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Tom Morello postpones London and Paris shows due to “family medical emergency”

The RATM guitarist played at Download 2026 last weekend, and is set to perform at some European festivals this week