DMA’S announce one-off acoustic show in London

Naman Ramachandran Theaters in London’s West End are getting ready to honor the memory of the late composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who passed away at the age of 91 on Friday.The theaters will dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm U.K. time on Monday, Nov.

Bryan Adams, the fully vaccinated Canadian rocker, took to social media Thursday to announce that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 for the second time in a month while visiting Italy to promote a new calendar. "Here I am, just arrived in Milano, and I’ve tested positive for the second time in a month for Covid," he posted on his Instagram account.

Ed Sheeran has announced a global live-streamed show, The Equals Live Experience.The singer-songwriter will showcase his new album ‘=’ during a special gig at Alexandra Palace in London, which will be broadcast worldwide via Amazon Music on December 5 at 8pm GMT.Five fans – including one guest each – are being offered the chance to attend the 90-minute “stunning visual performance” in person.

Malala Yousafzai keeps close to her new husband, Asser Malik, at the Cinderella Gala performance in London, England on Monday (November 22).

BRIT Awards as a host of new changes for next year’s ceremony have been announced, including the removal of Male and Female categories.As revealed back in September, next year’s awards will take place on February 8 at The O2 in London and will be broadcast live on ITV.Gilligan will replace Jack Whitehall as host of the show, who announced recently that he was stepping down from the role after four consecutive years.“It’s an absolute privilege to host the 2022 BRIT Awards,” Gilligan said in a

Declan McKenna has announced details of a huge new London show – he’ll play the Royal Albert Hall next year.The singer-songwriter released second album ‘Zeros’ last year, and recently finished up a UK headline tour in support of the record.

Genesis Owusu has announced a pair of UK and Ireland headline shows set to take place in summer 2022.The Australian rapper will hit the stage in London and Dublin in June next year in support of his debut full-length, ‘Smiling With No Teeth’, which arrived earlier this year.Owusu’s first stop will be Dublin’s Grand Social on June 14, followed by a performance at The Underworld in Camden on June 15.Tickets for the London show are on sale now – get them here. The Dublin show tickets go on sale

One of the UK’s most popular supermarkets has announced plans to increase how much it pays shop staff from next year.

Birdy has announced that she’ll be heading to the UK and Europe in 2022 for a run of headline shows.The English singer-songwriter (aka Jasmine van den Bogaerde) will be touring in support of her fourth studio album ‘Young Heart’, which was released earlier this year. Birdy’s shows kick off on May 3 2022 in London, where she will play two back-to-back dates at the Eventim Apollo.

Black Midi have announced a special live album and released videos of them performing tracks from their recently released second album ‘Cavalcade’ – check them out below.‘Live-Cade’ is a special, five-track album featuring live recordings of the band at Soup Studios in London. The limited-edition 12” vinyl is being released this Friday (November 19) and is available to pre-order now via Rough Trade Records.The tracklisting for ‘Live-Cade’ is as follows:1. ‘Crazy John L’2. ‘Chondromalacia

Bree Runway has announced her first ever headline tour, with a trio of shows booked for 2022 – check out the dates below.Following a pair of shows at London’s Colours back in September, Runway has confirmed that she’ll be heading out on tour in March 2022, taking in Manchester, Birmingham and London.Tickets for the shows go on sale on Thursday (November 18) and will be available here.

Parkway Drive have announced a UK and European headline tour for 2022 – see all the details below.The Australian band, whose latest album ‘Reverence’ arrived in 2018, will perform a string of shows throughout next September into October. Tickets go on sale here this Friday (November 12) at 10am GMT.Following gigs in Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and other cities, Parkway Drive are set to touch down in the UK on September 30 for a performance at Alexandra Palace in London.

Dave Gahan & Soulsavers have announced an intimate live performance of their new covers album ‘Imposter’ in London next month.Gahan and longtime collaborator Rich Machin will make an appearance for an intimate show at the Coliseum venue on December 5.

Joan As Police Woman has announced a run of headline shows in 2022 across Australia and New Zealand.The artist – aka Joan Wasser – dropped her latest album, ‘The Solution Is Restless’ last Friday (November 5), a collaborative effort featuring The Invisible‘s Dave Okumu and drummer Tony Allen prior to his passing.On Allen, Wasser talked of their meeting in a press release.

Franz Ferdinand have announced a UK and European headline tour for 2022 – see all the details below.The Scottish band will head out on the road next spring in support of their ‘Hits To The Head’ ‘best of’ album, which is due for release on March 11 via Domino Records.Kicking off in Barcelona on March 15, the run of dates also includes shows in Madrid, Lisbon, Bilbao, Munich, Milan and Rennes.Alex Kapranos and co.

Gorillaz have announced a 20th anniversary reissue of their self-titled debut album, featuring demos, b-sides and live recordings.The eight-disc ‘Gorillaz (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Vinyl Boxset)’ will bring together the original album, b-side collection ‘G-Sides’ and the dub and reggae remix album ‘Laika Come Home’ which has never been released on vinyl before.Finishing off the collection is a live recording of their 2001 gig from London’s Kentish Town Forum.