Enter Shikari announce “smaller, sweatier” winter 2024 UK tour dates

Girls and Scots just wanna have fun! Cyndi Lauper has thrilled fans with the announcement of a 'farewell' world tour, which is set to kick off in Glasgow for its first stop in February, 2025.

Post Malone has announced a slew of North American dates for his upcoming ‘F-1 Trillion’ tour – see the full list of dates below.The rapper-singer took to social media last night to announce the new tour, which has been billed as “a collection of country songs”. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given the musician’s transition from rap and pop to country music over the last few years. This has most recently culminated in Post Malone announcing a new country album, ‘F-1 Trillion’, due for release on August 16.

Lauryn Hill has announced a new set of tour dates with the Fugees.It comes after a run of dates of ‘The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill’ were cancelled last November after the artist cited a “serious vocal strain for the past month”.She has since returned to performing with a handful of shows across February, March and April of this year including a slot at Coachella.Now, a new run of dates with the Fugees, including two shows in the UK at the Co-Op Live arena in Manchester and The O2 in London in October have been announced with tickets going on general sale for those concerts this Friday (June 28) at 10am BST. You can purchase tickets here.Before that a pre-sale will also be held from 10am BST tomorrow (June 26) until 9am on Friday and tickets can be purchased here.

Kate Nash has announced plans for a UK and European tour. Find all the details below.The star, who recently released her first studio album in six years ‘9 Sad Symphonies’, is set to hit the road for a series of shows kicking off at Glasgow’s Oran Mor on November 21, with further shows in Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, London and Brighton.The UK run will include two shows at the capital’s KOKO venue on November 28 and the O2 Forum Kentish Town on April 9, 2025.

‘Short ‘n Sweet Tour’ won’t be so short after all.Sabrina Carpenter just announced she’s adding an additional New York stop to her upcoming nationwide trek.In addition to headlining at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Sept. 29, she’ll now also take center stage at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center the following night on Monday, Sept.

Nathy Peluso has announced a tour to support her new album ‘Grasa’ that will cover the UK, Europe and the US in 2025. See the full list of dates below.The Argentine-Spanish singer released her second album ‘Grasa’ on May 24 via Sony Music Latin and 5020 Records.

Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne has confirmed she will embark on her first headline tour in venues across the UK and Ireland this October. Find ticket details below.Having recently performed an intimate headline show at London’s Lafayette, the former Little Mix member has expressed her excitement as she begins her solo career and plays additional dates this autumn.“I couldn’t hold this one in any longer – I’m doing some MORE shows later this year including one at the legendary KOKO in London,” she wrote in an Instagram post.

Paul McCartney has added new shows in Mexico to his upcoming ‘Got Back’ tour in South America later this year – find dates and ticketing information below.Last night, McCartney took to social media to announce that he is adding a string of shows in Mexico to his upcoming ‘Got Back Tour’ in November. He said in a statement: “The shows at Foro Sol were a highlight of last year for me.

The Jesus and Mary Chain just announced they’re striking out on a 27-concert, North American co-headlining tour with The Psychedelic Furs and special guest Frankie Rose this fall.Early on in the run, the ’80s alt icons will make three New York stops.First up, they’re slated to bring their unique brands of pop to New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Friday, Oct. 4.

While She Sleeps have announced details of a nine-date winter 2024 UK tour – buy your tickets here.The metalcore five-piece have included two dates at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town, as well as stops in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol and their native Sheffield.This weekend saw the band appear at Download Festival, before they embark on a series of European dates across the summer. In the autumn, they’re heading to Australia and Japan, and will round the year off by coming back to Europe and then the UK.Support on the new dates is set to come from Connecticut metallers Current, Swedish metallic hardcore band Thrown, and French metalcore quartet Resolve.While She Sleeps are touring their sixth album, ‘Self Hell’, which came out in March.

The Struts have announced ‘The Grand Union’ UK and European tour with Barns Courtney – check out all details below.The Derby band are now gearing up to tour in the UK this September, where they’ll be stopping by cities such as Leeds, Manchester, and Newcastle before finishing their tour with a show at London’s Roundhouse on October 6.From there, they’ll also be visiting European cities like Paris, Berlin, Warsaw and Prague, with the EU leg of their tour concluding at Milan’s Fabrique on the 21st.The Struts will also be bringing Aylesbury’s Barns Courtney as their special guest for their UK/EU tour. Courtney has previously toured with the band for their headline American tour for their fourth album, ‘Pretty Vicious‘.Speaking about the tour, frontman Luke Spiller shared: “We are really looking forward to getting back out and bringing our best show to date alongside our longterm friend and partner in rock, Barns Courtney.

Julien Baker on tour would be a huge mistake.Baker, 28, just announced her first true solo tour since her 2021-22 ‘Little Oblivions Tour.’This time around, the indie folk/art rocker will pound the pavement at U.S., Canadian and British venues from September through November.As of now, the “Appointments” singer doesn’t have a New York concert lined up but will headline at the inaugural NYC edition of the All Things Go Festival on Sept. 29 alongside big names like Chappell Roan, Reneé Rapp, MUNA, Janelle Monáe and Ethel Cain among others.“Excited to be getting back on the road with the band,” Baker shared on Instagram.

Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds has spoken to NME backstage at Download 2024, and told us how the upcoming general election could be vital in the survival of the UK’s grassroots music venues.The frontman caught up with us while at this year’s edition of the Donington Park Festival, shortly before Enter Shikari kicked off their first performance on the Apex Stage (barring the post-COVID pilot edition).The set came following the hugely positive response to their latest album ‘A Kiss For The Whole World’, and ahead of the band’s upcoming run of UK live shows – which will be a much more intimate affair after their recent arena tour.The band have been vocal champions of grassroots gig spaces and the Music Venue Trust. Last year, various figures from the UK grassroots live music scene told NME about how 2023 was the “worst year for venue closures” – with 125 grassroots venues shutting down.

Paul McCartney turns 82 years young.The day before that, the former Beatle announced he’s added eight European concert dates to his ongoing ‘Got Back Tour.’In total, McCartney now has 13 gigs lined up this year at venues in countries as varied as Uruguay, Argentian, France, Spain and his home, United Kingdom.They’re biggies, too. Sir Paul’s show in Paris will be his first since 2018; he hasn’t performed in Spain since 2016.And if you want to see the “Blackbird” singer deliver timeless classics like “Hey Jude,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Maybe I’m Amazed,” “Let It Be” and the triumphant “Abbey Road” finale live overseas, tickets for some shows are available as soon as today.Fans can purchase tickets for select, upcoming ‘Got Back’ concerts on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, June 21.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.Macca isn’t the only Fab Four member on the road this year.Fellow former Beatle Ringo Starr is also pounding the pavement once again.

Headie One has announced a UK and Australian tour for later this year, as well as a string of European dates to take place in 2025 – read on for the full list of shows.With the Tottenham rapper’s album ‘The Last One’ due out later this month, he has announced an extensive tour to support it, including his first non-festival UK shows since 2021.He will play in Manchester, Dublin and Glasgow in November, before a huge hometown show at OVO Wembley Arena in London on November 29. Tickets for these shows go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (June 21) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.Before that, he will be heading down under for his first-ever Australian shows, in Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, in October.UK + AUSTRALIA + IRELAND.

Matteo Bocelli‘s name might sound familiar.That’s likely because the 26-year-old shares it with his father, the world-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.However, for the first time ever, the young Bocelli is stepping into a spotlight of his own. He recently announced he’s embark’s on his debut headlining tour, ‘A Night with Matteo’ this fall.The 12-concert North American leg of the tour begins with a trio of Tri-State area stops.First, Bocelli drops into Red Bank, NJ’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre on Friday, Nov.

Enter Shikari have spoken out after Barclays Bank withdrew from sponsoring Download, Latitude and Isle Of Wight festivals following an artist boycott.A number of bands had dropped out of the Donington Park festival in protest at their commercial partnership with Barclays, including Pest Control, Scowl, Speed and Zulu.Pest Control wrote that they “would not take part in an event whose sponsor profits from facilitating a genocide”, while Scowl added they were boycotting due to “Barclays Bank sponsorship of the event and Barclays’ connection to Israel and the genocide Israel is committing in Palestine.”And now, it appears that Barclays have withdrawn their sponsorship of Download, Latitude and Isle of Wight Festivals, with the bank no longer being listed on their official websites.In a response shared with NME, Latitude confirmed the news, saying: “Following discussion with artists, we have agreed with Barclays that they will step back from sponsorship of Latitude Festival.”NME have also contacted Download Festival for comment.Enter Shikari, who are set to play the main stage at Download this weekend, have responded to the news with a lengthy social media post, which read: “There has been mounting pressure for bands to drop out of Download festival due to the involvement of Barclays Bank.”A post shared by enter: shikari (@entershikari)“We have been in talks with Download themselves, expressing our serious objection at Barclays involvement. We have considered all options, and along with other artists have been working tirelessly on this.”“We don’t believe in rushed reactions and always want the best outcome for all involved.

Hanson isn’t above a clever gimmick.The ’90s trio behind the unforgettable cultural sensation “Mmmbop” just announced that they’re taking off on their ‘Underneath Experience Tour’ this fall. They’ll play their 2004 album “Underneath” in its entirety two nights in a row at venues all over North America on the run.That’s not all, though.Each night will be wholly different ‘Underneath Experience’ experiences.On night one, Taylor, Isaac and Zac will perform an acoustic version of the 13-song record along with special guest Matthew Sweet.

Paul McCartney has announced a handful of tour dates in South America later this year – check out the full list of dates below.Last night (June 10), McCartney took to his website to share five live dates in South America, all take place in October. The trek will kick off in Uruguay on October 1, before he performs in Argentina on October 5 and Chile on October 11.

The Jesus Lizard have announced ‘Rack’, their first new album in 26 years, and shared a run of new tour dates for the UK and the US. Find ticket details below, as well as the new lead single ‘Hide & Seek’.Set for release on September 13 via Ipecac Records, the project marks the first new album from the classic line-up – comprised of singer David Yow, guitarist Duane Denison, drummer Mac McNeilly, and bassist David Wm.