Fontaines D.C. announce intimate UK ‘Romance’ album launch shows

Fontaines D.C. have closed out the Park Stage on Friday night at Glastonbury 2024 – here’s what they played.The Dublin band performed to a packed Park Stage, as throngs of festival-goers crowded around the stage to see the last performance of the night.

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A post shared by punk rock from LA (@xthebandofficial)1. ‘Ruby Church’2. ‘Sweet Til the Bitter End’3. ‘The Way It Is’4. ‘Flipside’5. ‘Big Black X’6. ‘Smoke & Fiction’7. ‘Struggle’8. ‘Winding Up the Time’9. ‘Face in the Moon’10. ‘Baby & All’The Los Angeles post-punk band’s departure comes only four years after their 2020 reunion, which saw the original line-up – comprised of vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist-bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D.

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Bright Eyes have announced a new album ‘Five Dice, All Threes’, alongside single ‘Bells & Whistles’ and a UK and European tour for later this year.The band’s 10th studio album will land on September 20 via Dead Oceans and features guest appearances from the likes of Cat Power, The National’s Matt Berninger and The So So Glos’ Alex Orange Drink. It serves as the follow-up to their 2020 album ‘Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was’.You can pre-order/pre-save the album here. To coincide with the announcement, the band have shared the album’s irreverent lead single, ‘Bells & Whistles’.“This is a song about the many little details in life that can seem insignificant or frivolous or temporary at the time but eventually end up forming your destiny,” said frontman Conor Oberst.

Al Schultz, a top CBS makeup artist for The Carol Burnett Show and several groundbreaking Norman Lear sitcoms including All in the Family and Good Times and was married to Vicki Lawrence for nearly 50 years, has died. He was 82.

Fontaines D.C. have performed the brooding title track of their upcoming album ‘Romance’ on their European festival tour – check out the footage below.The band have been playing a number of shows around the continent this month, with ‘Romance’ often serving as the opening track.

Sabrina Carpenter is working all year long…because she’s a singer.The “Espresso” hitmaker just announced she’s heading out on her 30-concert ‘Short n’ Sweet Tour’ this fall in support of her upcoming sixth studio album with the same name.Along the way, Carpenter aka Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour opener, Barry Keoghan girlfriend and “Girl Meets World” star will stop in at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Sept. 29, Hartford, CT’s XL Center on Tuesday, Oct.

Susanna Reid and Ed Balls took a pause from the usual Good Morning Britain broadcasting on Wednesday to deliver some breaking news. The dynamic duo interrupted their ITV morning programme to inform the nation that the UK inflation rate has dipped to 2 per cent.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released figures on Wednesday showing the consumer prices index (CPI) rate for the year to May, marking a decrease from April's 2.3 per cent and hitting the Bank of England's target for the first time since July 2021.

Fontaines D.C. have released their brand-new wistful single, ‘Favourite’ – watch the nostalgic music video down below.The track is the latest to be shared from the Irish band, as they gear up to share their latest album ‘Romance‘.

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Coldplay is back with a new album!

Black Veil Brides and Creeper have announced a co-headline show in London – you can find all the details below.The two rock bands will perform at a one-off gig dubbed ‘Devil’s Night’ at the OVO Arena Wembley on Wednesday October 30. They’ll be joined by some “special guests” who are yet to be confirmed.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Wednesday (June 19) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.In a statement, Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack said: “This is a dream come true!”He continued: “Since our very first UK tour over a decade ago it’s been clear that we have an important connection with our audience in England and over the years our shows in London have always been some of the most significant events in our career.“Today marks the 15 year anniversary of the release of the music video for ‘Knives And Pens’ and back then I was just a teenager filled with dreams and ambitions, all these years later in 2024 for us to have the opportunity to headline Wembley Arena is a testament to the unwavering and incredible support of the BVB Army and to do so with our friends in Creeper makes it all the more special.”Join Creeper this Halloween Season with @blackveilbrides and special guests to be announced soon for Devils Night London at the OVO Arena Wembley! Tickets On Sale This Wednesday at 10am – Darcia pic.twitter.com/8ztebiBaZY— C R E E P E R (@creepercultuk) June 17, 2024Biersack concluded: “This is going to be the best BVB show of our career and we can’t wait to see everyone on Devil’s Night at Wembley!”Black Veil Brides are due to release their new EP, ‘Bleeders’, this Friday (June 21).

Coldplay have announced their new album ‘Moon Music’, which will be made available on vinyl made from 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles.The band’s 10th studio album will be released on October 4, while its first single ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’ will be out on Friday (June 21). Pre-order the album here and pre-save the single here.The album has been produced by Max Martin (Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Katy Perry), and will be available in a limited number of hand-signed editions.

Megan McKenna has shared a pregnancy update and bare baby bump snap as she counts down the days until meeting her little bundle of joy.The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 31, is expecting her first child with footballer fiancé Oliver Burke and has been documenting their journey from the very start. In her latest update, the mum-to-be took to Instagram on Saturday, 15 June to show off her blossoming baby bump as she lay down with her tummy on full display.

Nation Beat, their globe-trotting groove has crossed not only countries, but continents.And the band’s Brazil-to-New Orleans flight of beats and brass will stop at NYC’s Joe’s Pub on Saturday for an album release show celebrating their fifth LP, “Archaic Humans.”“We’ve been around for a minute, and in the early years, they were the first kind of established performance space that we did in New York City,” bandleader and drummer/percussionist Scott Kettner told The Post. “And they’ve always supported us through all these years.“So it’s great to be doing the album release party there.

Pale Waves have announced their new album ‘Smitten’ and shared the lead single ‘Perfume’.The Manchester four-piece premiered the track last night (June 12) as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record. It has more in common with their synth-driven ’80s-inspired earlier work and features a lush, dreamy quality.“My mother said when I want something I never let it go / Call me obsessed, but I don’t mind just as long as it’s all mine,” sings Heather Baron-Gracie, before the chorus of “I wanna make / I wanna make you my girl.”‘Smitten’, the band’s fourth album, will arrive on September 20 via Dirty Hit, and you can pre-order or save it on their website.‘Smitten’, which was written over two years between the US and the UK, sees Pale Waves reflecting on their Northern roots.

Heartworms has shared her blistering new single ‘Jacked’ and announced three intimate UK shows.The new track is the first release from the London artist since 2023’s ‘May I Comply‘ taken from acclaimed debut EP ‘A Comforting Notion‘. Heartworms, real name Jojo Orme, has once again reunited with regular collaborator Gilbert Trejo, who also directed the videos for ’24 Hours’ and ‘May I Comply’.Discussing her vision for ‘Jacked’, Orme said the song touches on “a darkness or entity which you are running away from… but it is really you that holds it.”Director Trejo said because of that, it was crucial to feature Orme “alone in the world” in the video to match the song’s apocalyptic tone.“To me,” he said, “‘Jacked’ is the soundtrack to a paranoid fever dream,” with his visuals reinforcing the “feeling of loneliness and the unknown” with Orme sprinting away from a mysterious figure.“There’s a movement and energy to the song that Jojo and I knew we needed to convey when we were writing the video,” he added.

Sløtface have announced their new album ‘Film Buff’ and have shared their inspirational single ‘Ladies Of The Fight’.The Norwegian act wrote ‘Film Buff’ – their third studio album –in collaboration with producer and songwriter Preben Sælid Andersen (Hajk, Death by Unga Bunga). According to frontwoman Haley Shea, she found inspiration in film and the cinematic world while creating the LP.