Echo & The Bunnymen announce huge 2021 UK tour

call upon the government for “urgent clarity” as to whether festivals will benefit from a £1.57billion arts bailout announced last week.The AIF have told NME thay they have been unable to get reassurance that festivals will be allowed this money, fearing that they may have been “left outside the tent”.

housing market was given a shot in the arm today as Kate Forbes announced a tax break in a bid to get the economy moving. Holyrood's finance secretary announced a package of measures in response to the mini-Budget announcement by UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday.

Wiley has announced a series of special drive-in gigs across the UK this summer.The gigs come in support of the rapper’s surprise new album ‘Boasty Gang’, which he dropped without warning last week to mark Windrush Day in the UK.Wiley will play seven shows across the UK in early August, beginning on the 2nd at the University of Bolton Stadium, before heading to Leeds, Bristol and Liverpool, before playing two nights (August 6/7) in London at Colesdale Farm and ending at the National Bowl in

Fast food giant Burger King has warned that up to 1,600 jobs could be lost as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Only about 370 of the restaurant chain’s 530 UK stores have reopened since the nation went into lockdown.Chief executive Alasdair Murdoch told the BBC’s Newscast that the economic damage stemming from the crisis could ultimately force the company to permanently close up to 10% of its stores, reports PA.He told Newscast: "We don’t want to lose any (jobs).

Declan McKenna has shared a new single, ‘Daniel, You’re Still a Child’, taken from his forthcoming second album ‘Zeros’.The new single is McKenna’s third preview of ‘Zeros’ this year, following ‘Beautiful Faces’ and ‘The Key To Life On Earth’. A music video for ‘Daniel, You’re Still a Child’ will premiere today (July 9) at 4pm BST.

Guided By Voices have announced their second album of 2020, alongside a new one night only “world tour” livestream for later this month.The band will play a live concert in an empty venue in frontman Robert Pollard’s hometown of Dayton, Ohio, to be livestreamed from 10pm UK time on July 17. It’s a ticketed virtual event, with 20 per cent of proceeds to go towards venues the band have played over their nearly 40-year career.

Wigan Athletic.  Chairman Ian Lenagan revealed he is working with advisors to find other investors with the intention of "making a bid in due course". In a statement, Lenagan said he believes the club is best being “locally-owned”.The initiative is also being led by Darryl Eales and Gary Speakman.It comes after the club announced it had entered administration on July 1, citing the coronavirus outbreak as one of the reasons behind its financial woes.  The news sent shock waves through English

The UK’s first dedicated socially distanced arena has announced its first wave of huge acts this summer.

Georgia has announced that she will be heading out on the road next year for a UK and Ireland tour – see a fill list of dates below.Following the release of her new album ‘Seeking Thrills’, the synth-pop maven will kick off her ‘Re-Seeking Thrills Tour’ on April 14, 2021 in Cardiff, with stops in Brighton, London, Dublin, Leeds, and Manchester.Sharing the news on Instagram, Georgia said: “Can’t believe I’m saying this but… Back on the road for 2021. It’s gonna be FUN.

New figures from the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) have revealed that 24,348 jobs have already been lost across insolvent UK retailers, with experts from the organisation warning this is just the tip of the iceberg.It also revealed that 31,628 jobs are still at risk of being permanently axed at retailers, with many still expected to permanently close some stores.Experts said this represents almost 56,000 retail workers who have been impacted by retail administrations, which is already higher

2020 has been one of the more sadistic years in recent memory, and Disclosure captures this spirit of torment in the just-released video for their also just-released track "My High."

Well, here’s a thing I’ve got out of the habit of writing about. Someone’s announced some tour dates.

Fontaines D.C. have announced an extensive run of European tour dates for next year.It follows the band’s recently announced UK tour in support of their upcoming second album ‘A Hero’s Death’.The band’s next European run will begin in early March 2021 and finish a month later, before they head out across the UK in May.View the new dates, which begin in Madrid at La Riviera on March 10, below.