AJ Tracey announces huge outdoor London show: “It’s due to be lit”

Benefits have announced plans for a headline UK tour in the autumn.The Teesside punk outfit will hit the road in November kicking off at Glasgow Stereo on November 18 with further dates lined up in Sunderland, Southampton, Exeter, Bristol Birmingham, London, Nottingham, Manchester and Leeds. You can view the full list of dates below.Tickets go on sale on Friday (April 29) at 10am and can be purchased here.Frontman Kingsley Hall also shared a lengthy message apologising for not being able to play Wales and Northern Ireland yet along with a host of towns and cities.Before you ask… pic.twitter.com/8DdMJVfBB2— Benefits (@Benefitstheband) April 27, 2022“There’s loads of places we’d liked to play that we’ve so far managed to miss – Wales, Northern Ireland, most of Scotland, East Anglia, the bit between London and the Midlands and we WILL rectify this, please be patient, we’re not ignoring you,” he wrote.“With a big wedge of luck and a decent slot at a pressing plant we’re hoping to have something to promote around this time next year and when that happens we want to be everywhere.

Channing Tatum’s 42nd birthday, and Salma Hayek gave the whole world a present to celebrate. On Tuesday, the actress shared a video with her new Magic Mike’s Last Dance costar dancing inside what looks like a set trailer that was decorated in brthday balloons. “Happy Birthday Channing!!!! You’re such a Joy to be around.

FKA twigs has shared another video from her recent ‘Caprisongs’ mixtape – you can view it below.The lo-fi visuals for ‘Which Way’, which features London band Dystopia, sees twigs wandering the streets of London before she ends up on the banks of the River Thames.It was directed by Aidan Zamiri, who also helmed the official videos for her previous singles ‘Honda’, ‘Papi Bones’ (featuring Shygirl), ‘Meta Angel’, ‘Jealousy’ (featuring Rema) and ‘Oh My Love’.“When I was walking through the London city lights / I met the devil and he smiled at me / Said you’re going the wrong way,” twigs sings on the track.In a four-star review of ‘Caprisongs’, NME wrote: “After pouring her darkest moments into ‘Magdalene’, this varied and playful mixtape represents a moment of release, though it remains to be seen whether Barnett will head further into this direction, or enter a new album era recharged.“You suspect, knowing twigs and her crew of chameleon-like collaborators, that she’ll probably continue to do both at once.”Last month also saw FKA twigs being crowned Godlike Genius at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, which took place at Brixton Academy. “I’m really so grateful,” she said after accepting her gong.

The ladies of Little Mix are going out with a bang – for now, anyway.

Don Broco have released a new single called ‘Fingernails’ and announced a UK arena tour for 2023 – tickets will be available from here.The anthemic track is the first offering from the Bedford band since their fourth studio album ‘Amazing Things’, which came out last October.‘Fingernails’ arrives with a suitably epic, sci-fi-inspired video that sees dinosaurs take over. You can watch the Harry Lindley-directed clip below.Additionally, it’s been confirmed that Don Broco will hit the road for a string of UK arena shows next March with Papa Roach and Dance Gavin Dance set to appear as special guests.The bands will take to the stage in Cardiff (March 21), Leeds (23) and Birmingham (24) before concluding the stint with a concert at Alexandra Palace in London (25).Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (April 29) – you can buy yours from here.“Beyond pumped to announce the ‘Amazing Things’ arena tour featuring a line up only the sweetest dreams are made of,” said Don Broco frontman Rob Damiani in a statement.“There’s no two ways about it, we wouldn’t be the band we are today if it wasn’t for the legends that are Papa Roach so as you can imagine we’re super excited to have the guys out with us as well as our ridiculously talented friends Dance Gavin Dance.

Hard-Fi have announced a one-off show at the Kentish Town Forum in London this autumn, which will be their first performance together since 2014.“It’s fair to say it’s been a while since we’ve all played together so we’re all really excited to be getting on stage again and seeing some of our incredible fans”, says frontman Richard Archer.“It’s a Saturday night”, he adds, “so hopefully we can recapture the spirit of those gigs back in the day. We may even throw out one or two new numbers into the mix.

Hard-Fi have announced a special reunion gig to take place in London and hinted at new music, as well as the potential of a wider tour.The band last performed live together in 2014, the same year that they released the greatest hits album ‘Hard-Fi: Best Of 2004-2014’.After teasing their return with posters around London, the group have now confirmed they will get back together for a show in the city later this year. Speaking to fans on a Facebook Live stream earlier this evening, frontman Richard Archer shared details of the gig, which will take place at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on October 1, 2022.“You may have seen the signs around town – 1st of October 2022, we’re getting the band back together,” Archer began.

The Bridgerton spinoff show centering around Queen Charlotte has started filming and we have the first look at the set photos!

David and Victoria Beckham regularly give fans a peek inside their beautiful UK homes in London and the Cotswolds, but they are not the only properties owned by the couple.GALLERY: See inside David and Victoria Beckham's £31million London homeThe Beckhams have invested much of their fortune into real estate, and also own homes in Miami and Dubai, as well as a luxury yacht, in a property portfolio worth an estimated £73million. Get all the details on David and Victoria's incredible houses below…WATCH: Inside the Beckhams' stunning homesBack in 2013, David and Victoria splashed out £31million on their incredible seven-bedroom home in the exclusive area of Holland Park, London.

Rosalía has today (April 18) shared details of a world tour – check out the dates below.The ‘Motomani World Tour’ will be Rosalía’s first world tour and will see her travel to 15 countries for a 46-date run.The tour begins in July in Almería, Spain at Recinto Ferial de Almeria and will then make stops in Barcelona, Madrid, Mexico City, São Paulo, Santiago, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Amsterdam, London and more before wrapping in Paris at the French capital’s Accor Arena.Tickets for the tour go on sale on April 22 and 10am local time. You can buy tickets for the shows here.ROSALÍA – MOTOMAMI WORLD TOUR 2022 DATES:JULY06 – Almería, Spain – Recinto Ferial de Almeria09 – Sevilla, Spain – Estadio La Cartuja12 – Granada, Spain – Plaza de Toros14 – Malaga, Spain – Marenostrum16 – Valencia, Spain – Auditorio Marina Sur19 – Madrid, Spain – WiZink Center20 – Madrid, Spain – WiZink Center23  – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi24 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi27 – Bilbao, Spain – Bilbao Exhibition Centre BEC29 – A Coruña, Spain – The ColiseoAUGUST01 – Palma, Spain – Son Fusteret14 – Mexico City, Mexico – Auditorio Nacional17 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Auditorio Telemex19 – Monterrey, Mexico – Auditorio CitiBanamex22 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Tokio Marine Hall25 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Arena Movistar28 – Santiago, Chile – Movistar Arena31 – Bogota, Colombia – Movistar ArenaSEPTEMBER03 – La Romana, Dominican Republic – Altos De Chavon Amphitheater09 – San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Coliseo15 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway18 – New York, New York – Radio City Music Hall19 – New York, New York – Radio City Music Hall23 – Toronto, Canada – Budweiser Stage26 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem28 –

retired from acting.“My heart goes out to him. I think about him every day,” Neeson told The Post, noting that aphasia — which affects the ability to express and understand language — is especially cruel for an actor such as Willis. “It’s particularly poignant, isn’t it? I wish him all the best.”But even as the Irish icon gets ready to turn 70 in June, Neeson has no plans on slowing down.

Alt J have today (April 14) unveiled details of a one-off anniversary show at Brixton Academy.The gig will be a special one-off live performance of their 2012 debut album, ‘An Awesome Wave’, which went on to win the Mercury Prize.The band will be playing the album in full along with some “bonus tracks” at London’s O2 Brixton Academy on May 17. Tickets are on sale here next Friday (April 22) at 10am.The show is to take place during the band’s run at O2 Brixton Academy in support of their fourth and most recent album, ‘The Dream’.Speaking about the special gig, the band said: “To celebrate the ten year anniversary of the album that changed our lives, we are thrilled to announce an extra show at Brixton Academy where we will play An Awesome Wave in full.“We know how much this record means to our fans and can’t wait to turn back the clock to 2012 with them in London’s best venue.” Speaking to NME recently, frontman Joe Newman said that Alt-J have “never stopped celebrating our debut album”.“We’ve never stopped playing those songs live,” he added about the continued inclusion of tracks from ‘An Awesome Wave’ in their setlist.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and Paramount+ have set cast for new drama, The Gold, which quietly began filming this month in London, we can reveal.

HIM’s Ville Valo has announced that he’ll be hitting the road next year for a UK and European tour – buy tickets here.The upcoming dates – which he will headline under his VV moniker – mark the first serious run of touring for the Finnish singer-songwriter since the disbanding of HIM back in late 2017.Kicking off at Proxima in Warsaw, Poland on February 14, he will take in mainland European shows in Germany, Spain, Italy, Luxemburg, Switzerland, among others. He will then head to the UK on March 10 for shows in Bristol, Nottingham, Glasgow, Manchester and London.News of the tour comes after he released new single ‘Loveletting’ on Friday (April 8), his first new music since 2020’s ‘Gothica Fennica, Vol.1’ EP.Tickets for the tour are on sale now.

Pink Floyd have come back together and released a new track in order to raise funds for Ukraine Humanitarian Relief. The track is called ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up’ and features a sample of Andriy Khlyvnyuk, singer with the Ukrainian band Boombox.From the classic Pink Floyd line-up, David Gilmour and Nick Mason are both involved in the new recording.

The Clash are set to release a special edition of their classic album ‘Combat Rock’, NME can exclusively announce.Released in May 1982 as the final album from The Clash line-up of of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon, ‘Combat Rock’ was the punk icon’s highest-selling and highest-charting album in both the UK and US – featuring the likes of ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’, ‘Rock The Casbah’, ‘Straight To Hell’ and ‘Know Your Rights’.Now, a special edition of the album will arrive next month. Entitled ‘Combat Rock / The People’s Hall’, the original record now comes with 12 additional tracks compiled by the surviving members of The Clash.Not only that, but the band’s collaborations with the late Ranking Roger will receive their first ever official release within a separate two-track EP.

Mitski has announced details of new UK and Irish tour dates for this summer, ahead of an imminent, sold-out run of dates.As announced last year, the singer-songwriter will tour new album ‘Laurel Hell’ in the UK and Europe later this month, ending on April 29 with a London gig at Brixton Academy.Mitski will touch down in the UK on April 21 for gigs in Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow before visiting Dublin, Manchester and London. You can find tickets here.

Paul Oakenfold has announced that he’s releasing an autobiography this summer, Ready Steady Go: My Unstoppable Journey In Dance.The superstar DJ’s memoir follows his journey from his “musical baptism” in 1980s New York and seminal club nights in London to starting one of the longest-running dance record labels – Perfecto Records – and “a legendary trip” to Ibiza that introduced him to trance and changed dance music forever.Oakenfold will also delve into the details of living with dyslexia and how this has shaped his creative choices as a DJ and producer. The book is set to arrive August 18 via Welbeck Publishing Group.“In a career like mine, you don’t get many chances to stop and reflect on what you’ve achieved.