BROCKHAMPTON announce “indefinite hiatus,” cancel world tour

Jessie Ware has rescheduled her UK tour and announced some new dates.The ‘What’s Your Pleasure?‘ singer pulled four shows last December including two nights at the O2 Brixton Academy in London after her crew members contracted COVID.“I’m completely devastated to announce that sadly, we have to reschedule the remaining shows of the ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ tour,” she said at the timeThe jaunt was previously moved from April 2021 to December due to ongoing concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.She has now rescheduled her dates to May with the first of those cancelled at Bristol’s Marble Factory now going ahead on the May 26, while two new shows in Halifax and Edinburgh have been added to the jaunt on June 19 and 22. Tickets for the shows go on sale this Friday (February 11) and can be purchased here.Announcing her return, the singer said: “Finally, I am so pleased to tell you that the ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ Live will resume in May! And we have added some extra dates.

Wolf Alice will tour North America this March and April, taking in shows across the US and Canada on a 20-date run.READ MORE: Wolf Alice live in London: spellbinding small venue show from snarling rock superstarsThe tour, announced yesterday (February 1), is part of the band’s ongoing world tour in support of their third studio album, ‘Blue Weekend’. It marks their second tour of North America in as many years, following their run of dates in late 2021.Along with their headlining dates, the band will also play two shows in June as a support act.

Wet Leg have announced an in-store UK tour for this spring – you can find all the details below.The Isle Of Wight duo – comprised of Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – will perform at Pryzm in Kingston upon Thames, London for Banquet Records on April 7 ahead of releasing their self-titled debut album on April 8.Fans can gain entry to the 14+ show by purchasing an album/ticket bundle here from 11am GMT tomorrow (February 2). Prices range between £15-£28, with the ticket-only option costing £11 (limited to four per customer).Wet Leg will then make stop-offs at Rough Trade East in London (April 8), Chalk in Brighton for Resident (9), Rough Trade Bristol (10), Rough Trade Nottingham (11) and HMV Vault in Birmingham (12).

Bright Eyes have announced plans to reissue their entire back catalogue.The band – comprised of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcot – will reissue all nine of their studio albums along with a Companion EP for each LP featuring new recordings of songs from the original release plus a cover version from an artist they found particularly inspiring at the time.They will kick off the campaign on May 27, with their first three albums – ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, 1998’s ‘Letting Off The Happiness’ and 2000 LP ‘Fevers And Mirrors’. You can view a trailer for their reissues below.The band have also shared new recordings of ‘Falling Out Of Love At This Volume’, ‘Contrast And Compare’ featuring Waxahatchee and ‘Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh’ with Phoebe Bridgers, from the six track Companion EPS all of which you can listen to below.“It’s a meaningful way to connect with the past that doesn’t feel totally nostalgic and self-indulgent,” says Oberst of the series.

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Aerosmith have cancelled their forthcoming UK and European tour due to the coronavirus pandemic.The jaunt was originally scheduled to take place in 2020 but was pushed back to 2021. It was later rescheduled again for this summer but has now been pulled again.“It is with deep regret we must announce that our European Tour, scheduled to take place in June and July 2022, has been cancelled,” Aerosmith said in a statement.“We have continued to monitor the ongoing COVID situation, and with the related uncertainty around travel logistics and the continued presence of COVID restrictions and other issues, it has become clear that it will not be possible to go ahead with our summer shows in the region.”They added: “The health, safety and well-being of our fans is our number one priority.

Radiohead side-project The Smile have announced a UK and European tour for 2022 – see all the details below.The trio – comprising Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – released their debut single ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’ and its follow-up ‘The Smoke’ earlier this month.The Smile then took to the stage for three gigs at the Magazine venue in London over the weekend (January 29/30), with each performance being live-streamed online.Today (February 1) it’s been confirmed that the band will hit the road this spring for a run of European headline shows. Kicking off in Zagreb on May 16, the tour also includes appearances in Vienna (May 17), Prague (19), Berlin (20), Stockholm (23), Oslo (24) and Amsterdam (27).Yorke and co.

Lewis Capaldi has announced a huge concert in Cardiff in the summer.The singer-songwriter is set to play at Alexandra Head in Cardiff Bay on July 20 as part of The Bay Series. Tickets go on sale this Friday (February 4) at 10am and can be purchased here.The date comes in the middle of a busy UK tour in the summer, which will see him perform at Manchester Castlefield Bowl, along with dates in Glasgow and Ireland before wrapping up with two nights at The O2 in London.He is also set to headline this year‘s Isle Of Wight Festival alongside Muse and Kasabian in June.Meanwhile, Bastille frontman Dan Smith recently revealed that he has been writing with Capaldi as the latter continues work on his second album.Capaldi released his debut record, ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Heavenly Extent’, in 2019.

Top Boy on Twitter.The hit series first aired in 2011 until 2013 on Channel 4, before being resurrected by Netflix for a third series in 2019.Walters, who has played Dushane Hill in the show since its inception, shared a photo on Twitter earlier today (January 30) of what looks to be a new poster for the series being put up in London. The actor’s headshot takes up most of the advert, while the word “before” seems to be written over his face.Beneath him, the word “TOP” is visible, with the rest of the poster not plastered up when the photo was taken. “Tomorrow,” Walters captioned the tweet.

Rex Orange County has unveiled details of a huge show in London this summer.The musician will play Gunnersbury Park on August 13 as part of his new ‘The Who Cares? Tour’.Tickets for the outdoor, 20,000 capacity show go on sale at 9am on February 4 and can be purchased here.Earlier this week (January 26), Rex Orange County announced details of his new album ‘Who Cares?’ and shared the first track from it in ‘Keep It Up’, which you can listen to below.The artist last released a record with his 2020 ‘Live At Radio City Music Hall’ EP, which was recorded at his pair of sold-out shows at the New York venue that same year.Rex’s fourth album, ‘Who Cares?’ will be released on March 11 via Sony. It was made in Amsterdam in collaboration with Benny Sings, whom the musician previously worked with on his 2017 platinum-selling breakout single ‘Loving Is Easy’.The record will also feature a new collaboration with Tyler, The Creator in ‘Open A Window’ – the first time the British artist and US rapper have worked together since the latter’s 2017 album ‘Flower Boy’.The tracklist for ‘Who Cares?’ is as follows:‘Keep It Up’‘Open A Window’ (feat. Tyler, The Creator)‘Worth It’‘Amazing’‘One In A Million’‘If You Want It’‘7 AM’ ‘The Shade’‘Making Time’‘Shoot Me Down’‘Who Cares?’ The musician’s last album ‘Pony’ was released in 2019.

The Kooks have announced their sixth album ’10 Tracks To Echo In The Dark’ by sharing new EP ‘Connection –  Echo in the Dark Part 1’. Check out everything below, along with our interview with singer Luke Pritchard.Work on the album started in Berlin with local producer Tobias Kuhn before the pandemic, and features collaborations with German duo Milky Chance and Swedish EDM musician Neikid. Although the album was finished with Tobias in London, the European flavour was a deliberate response to the continuing problems for British musicians after Brexit.’10 Tracks To Echo In The Dark’ is the first album The Kooks have made since Luke got married to singer-songwriter Ellie Rose and the couple became parents to son Julian, who is now 10 weeks old.

Christina Aguilera has announced details of a UK arena tour this summer.Aguilera will perform at Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena and The O2 in London in August.Tickets for the gigs go on general sale at 9am on February 4. You can get tickets here.The the full list of dates is as follows:AUGUST 2022 2 – Open Air Theatre, Scarborough 3 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool 5 – O2 Arena, LondonBack in October, Aguilera shared new Spanish-language track ‘Pa Mis Muchachas’, which featured Becky G, Nicki Nicole and Nathy Peluso.Both ‘Somos Nada’ and ‘Pa Mis Muchachas’ appeared on Aguilera’s EP, ‘La Fuerza’, which is described as “honour[ing] her Latin roots”.The star’s first Spanish-language album – the Latin Grammy-winning ‘Mi Reflejo’ – came out in 2000.“It’s been something I’ve wanted to do for so many years,” Aguilera told People of her current project last summer, explaining that the material would “dive deeper into my roots”.“I have an amazing team behind me that’s so supportive,” she continued.

Gaz Coombes has announced details of a solo UK tour.The Supergrass frontman will be road-testing his new solo material on the tour, while also treating fans to cuts from his ‘Matador’ (2015) and ‘World’s Strongest Man’ (2018) records.Kicking off in London at The Lexington on April 14, Coombes will then visit intimate venues in Bath, Tunbridge Wells, Hebden Bridge and York before the tour concludes on April 23 at the Brudenell in Leeds.You can see Coombes’ upcoming solo tour dates below, and find tickets here when they go on sale at 10am on Friday (January 28).April14 – The Lexington, London15 – Moles, Bath16 – The Forum, Tunbridge Wells21 – The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge22 – Crescent Community venue, York23 – Brudenell Social Club, LeedsThese solo dates will follow on from a pair of Supergrass gigs which will take place on April 4 and 5 in London and Oxford. Those shows were rescheduled last month due to the rise in coronavirus cases in the UK.“A lot has changed over the last few days with the rise in Omicron cases,” Supergrass said in a statement at the time.

Keith Richards has announced a 30th anniversary reissue of his second solo album ‘Main Offender’ – see all the details below.Released back in October 1992, the record followed on from the Rolling Stones guitarist’s debut solo full-length, 1988’s ‘Talk Is Cheap’.It was produced by Richards, Waddy Wachtel and Steve Jordan, the latter of whom drummed for the Stones on their recent US tour; the stint marked the legendary band’s first shows since the death of Charlie Watts.Today (January 25) it’s been confirmed that ‘Main Offender’ will arrive as an expanded, special deluxe box set on March 18 via BMG. You can pre-order the collection here in various formats.The upcoming new version of the LP boasts previously unreleased recordings from Richards’ ‘Winos Live In London ‘92’ show, which took place at the Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, London.To preview the celebratory reissue, Richards has shared a live version of ‘How I Wish’ alongside an official accompanying lyric video.

Babeheaven have announced that they will release their second album, ‘Sink Into Me’, in March. They’ve also released new single ‘Make Me Wanna’, featuring rapper Navy Blue.“The verses and chorus from this song were taken from two really old demos”, says vocalist Nancy Andersen of the new single.

Jamie Webster has announced details of his biggest headline UK and Ireland tour this year.The musician will kick off his tour on November 5 in Bristol before embarking on dates in Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham, London, Manchester, Belfast and Dublin. The tour will conclude with a hometown gig in Liverpool.Tickets for these new dates will go on general sale at 10am on January 28; a pre-sale will be available from January 26.