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The Clash are set to release a special edition of their classic album ‘Combat Rock’, NME can exclusively announce.Released in May 1982 as the final album from The Clash line-up of of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon, ‘Combat Rock’ was the punk icon’s highest-selling and highest-charting album in both the UK and US – featuring the likes of ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’, ‘Rock The Casbah’, ‘Straight To Hell’ and ‘Know Your Rights’.Now, a special edition of the album will arrive next month. Entitled ‘Combat Rock / The People’s Hall’, the original record now comes with 12 additional tracks compiled by the surviving members of The Clash.Not only that, but the band’s collaborations with the late Ranking Roger will receive their first ever official release within a separate two-track EP.

Mitski has announced details of new UK and Irish tour dates for this summer, ahead of an imminent, sold-out run of dates.As announced last year, the singer-songwriter will tour new album ‘Laurel Hell’ in the UK and Europe later this month, ending on April 29 with a London gig at Brixton Academy.Mitski will touch down in the UK on April 21 for gigs in Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow before visiting Dublin, Manchester and London. You can find tickets here.

Paul Oakenfold has announced that he’s releasing an autobiography this summer, Ready Steady Go: My Unstoppable Journey In Dance.The superstar DJ’s memoir follows his journey from his “musical baptism” in 1980s New York and seminal club nights in London to starting one of the longest-running dance record labels – Perfecto Records – and “a legendary trip” to Ibiza that introduced him to trance and changed dance music forever.Oakenfold will also delve into the details of living with dyslexia and how this has shaped his creative choices as a DJ and producer. The book is set to arrive August 18 via Welbeck Publishing Group.“In a career like mine, you don’t get many chances to stop and reflect on what you’ve achieved.

Flume has teamed up with Caroline Polachek to release a hypnotic new single titled ‘Sirens’.Polachek’s soaring lead vocal introduces ‘Sirens’, embodying the ethereal, siren-esque howl of a mystic creature. Flume’s signature electro-house vibes are textured gradually, creating gentle, yet punctuating overtones for his equally angelic melody.Listen to ‘Sirens’ below:In a press release shared today (March 31), Flume said of his inviting Polachek to feature on the single: “Caroline and I had known each other for years, but she’d just moved to L.A.

Roxy Music have announced details of 2022 tour dates in the UK and North America – get tickets here and see the full list of dates below.The shows later this year will mark the first time that Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson have been together on stage since the ‘For Your Pleasure’ tour in 2011.The new tour dates will mark the 50th anniversary of the band’s debut album, which they will be celebrating throughout 2022 with a vinyl reissue series which will see the band reissuing all eight of their studio albums.The band’s 2022 shows will begin in Toronto on September 7 to kick off a run of 10 North American shows.UK dates in Glasgow and Manchester will then follow, with the tour wrapping up in London at The O2 on October 14.Tickets for the three UK shows go on sale on Thursday (March 31) at 9am BST – grab yours here. For North America, tickets will be available from 10am local time next Monday (April 4).See a trailer for the tour and the full list of dates below.SEPTEMBER7 – Toronto, Scotiabank Arena9 – Washington DC, Capital One Arena12 – New York, Madison Square Garden15 – Philadephia, Wells Fargo Center17 – Boston, TD Garden19 – Chicago, United Center21 – Austin, Moody CEnter23 – Dallas, American Airlines Center26 – San Francisco, Chase Center28 – Los Angeles, The ForumOCTOBER10 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro12 – Manchester, AO Arena14 – London, The O2 Discussing Roxy Music’s self-titled debut album ahead of its 50th anniversary, NME said: “After being fired as a ceramics teacher for singing in the classroom, Bryan Ferry, a fine art grad from County Durham, auditioned to sing in the London prog-rock band King Crimson.

Incubus have announced a UK headline tour set to take place at arenas across the country this autumn – find ticket information below.Kicking off at Birmingham’s O2 Academy on September 28, the four-date tour includes two performances at London’s Royal Albert Hall, with the other shows taking place in Manchester and Birmingham.The announcement comes a little under two weeks since the band revealed their plans for a US headline tour, beginning this July with Sublime With Rome and The Aquadolls in support.Incubus will commence that stretch on July 24 in West Palm Beach, Florida, undertaking an additional 24 shows across the country that wraps up on September 28 in Cula Vista, California.Tickets for the UK tour go on sale at 9:00am GMT on March 30 – get tickets here.BIRMINGHAM, LONDON, MANCHESTER see you in October ⚡️⚡️⚡️https://t.co/Mm8nVDN10b pic.twitter.com/YgfwjqtrSB— Incubus (@IncubusBand) March 25, 2022SEPTEMBER 2020 Wednesday 28 – Birmingham, O2 Academy Thursday 29 – London, Royal Albert Hall Friday 30 – London, Royal Albert HallOCTOBER 2020 Sunday 2 – Manchester, O2 ApolloLast year, Brandon Boyd and co. celebrated the 20th anniversary of their seminal fourth studio album ‘Morning View’, marking the occasion by returning to the Malibu beach house where it was written and recorded for a livestream concert of the record performed in its entirety.Incubus’ most recent release was 2020’s ‘Trust Fall (Side B)’ EP, a follow-up to 2017’s ‘8’.

Harry Styles fans have been sent into a frenzy after the singer announced title and release date of his third solo album.

Maxïmo Park have announced plans for a singles only UK tour later this year – purchase tickets here.The band will be hitting the road for a series of shows for their ‘Sïngular Tour’ in the autumn, kicking off at the O2 Institute in Birmingham on September 30 with further dates in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, London, Cardiff, Nottingham and Glasgow before wrapping up at the O2 City Hall in Newcastle on October 14.The jaunt will see Maxïmo Park perform early hits such as ‘Apply Some Pressure’ and ‘Going Missing’ from their 2005 debut album ‘A Certain Trigger’ right up to contemporary singles from last year’s ‘Nature Always Wins’.The band have also shared new single ‘Great Art’ to coincide with the tour, which you can listen to below.“The song is about the insidious nature of Conservative ideology, and a response to people who say, ‘At least we’ll get some great art out of it!'” frontman Paul Smith said of the new single, which you can purchase as a seven inch here.“We’re excited to have new material to play alongside our other singles on the Sïngular tour – we’ve always written songs crammed full of hooks, so that’s our ideal medium in some ways.”You can also find tickets to their UK tour here and view Maxïmo Park’s full jaunt below:SEPTEMBER 30 – O2 Institute, BirminghamOCTOBER1 – O2 Academy, Leeds2 – Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool4 – Tramshed, Cardiff6 – Academy, Manchester7 – Roundhouse, London8 – O2 Academy, Oxford10 – O2 Academy, Bristol12 – Rock City, Nottingham13 – Barrowland, Glasgow14 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle

Harry Styles has announced his third solo album, ‘Harry’s House’ – check out the official trailer and artwork below.Following on from the star’s 2017 self-titled debut and 2019’s ‘Fine Line’, the new 13-track record will arrive globally on May 20. You can pre-save/pre-add it here.Styles confirmed the news today (March 23) after teasing the project with a series of cryptic posts across various unknown social media platforms that the singer had followed, including an Instagram account called ‘You Are Home’.Elsewhere, mysterious adverts began appearing in newspapers around the world earlier this month while a ‘You Are Home’ website was also launched (via fan Twitter page HSDaily).The ‘Harry’s House’ trailer sees Styles take to the stage in an empty theatre as a yellow house set design is hoisted up behind him.

Richard Ashcroft has announced two new major headline shows for this autumn.The former The Verve frontman will play Manchester’s AO Arena on October 14 and Brighton’s The Brighton Centre on October 15. Tickets go on sale this Friday (March 25) at 9.30am –  purchase yours here.The gigs will follow other previously announced summer headline shows.

Måneskin have announced a landmark headline show in London, set to take place next year. 

Nine Inch Nails have announced details of three new UK headline shows to take place this summer – get tickets here.The band, who are already set to play a pair of gigs at the Eden Project in Cornwall this June, will now stop in Glasgow, Manchester and London too.The new tour will begin on June 15 in Glasgow at the O2 Academy, with the Eden Project shows taking place on June 17 and 18.June 20 will then see Trent Reznor and co. playing the O2 Apollo in Manchester, before the tour wraps up the following night (June 12) at London’s O2 Academy Brixton.

Liam Gallagher is set to release a recording of his Down By The River Thames livestream show as a new live album.The former Oasis frontman performed a special set on a barge as he travelled down the Thames in London in December 2020, when full-scale concerts were still prohibited under COVID lockdown laws.In a five-star review of the gig, NME wrote: “We’re missing fans, flares, hurled pints and crowd chants, but this is without doubt the next best thing.”Today (March 17) Gallagher confirmed that the “celestial” and “biblical” show will arrive on vinyl, CD, cassette and major streaming services on May 27 via Warner Records. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.“So here it is, the gig they said we could never pull off!” LG said in a statement. “As we were in lockdown, bored and depressed, rock ‘n’ roll came to save the day once again.”He continued: “It was a top night and a top gig and it’s captured here on record for you to all enjoy.” Check out the announcement post below.A post shared by Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher)The 16-song ‘Down By The River Thames’ show included Oasis classics such as ‘Supersonic’, ‘Champagne Supernova’, ‘Morning Glory’ and ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’, as well as cuts from Gallagher’s first two solo albums, ‘As You Were’ and ‘Why Me? Why Not.’.See the full album tracklist and its official cover artwork below.1. ‘Hello’2. ‘Wall Of Glass’3. ‘Halo’4. ‘Shockwave’5. ‘Columbia’6. ‘Fade Away’7. ‘Why Me? Why Not.’8. ‘Greedy Soul’9. ‘The River’10. ‘Once’11. ‘Morning Glory’12. ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’13. ‘Headshrinker’14. ‘Supersonic’15. ‘Champagne Supernova’16. ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’Gallagher is gearing up to release his third studio effort, ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’, on May 27.

Star Wars actor John Boyega has been announced as the latest addition to Madame Tussauds wax museum in London. The actor, 30, who was born John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, found fame internationally for his role as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, and has since gone on to appear in Small Axe, Detroit and Pacific Rim: Uprising. He is now set to be immortalised as a wax figure at London’s historic tourist attraction, with the news being announced on March 17 – his 30th birthdayPeckham-born Boyega, who has let his interest in starring in a Bridgerton-style period drama be known, attended a sitting in September last year with Madame Tussauds London’s artists, during which precise measurements and reference photographs were taken.

Junior Andre's mum, Katie Price, has had a difficult year, and on Wednesday she was dealt a new blow after being charged with harassing the fiancée of her former husband Kieran Hayler – possibly facing five years in jail.MORE: Peter Andre's son Junior reveals tearful reunion with sick grandmother after two yearsHowever, the teenager didn't let his mum's troubles dampen his spirits, as he made a very exciting announcement on his Instagram.WATCH: Peter Andre expresses disbelief at daughter Princess in hilarious clipTaking to his Stories, Peter Andre's eldest child announced that he will be launching his music very soon and let fans in on an exciting giveaway.READ: Peter Andre makes a dig at son Junior, 16, and fans brand him 'embarrassing'RELATED: Peter Andre's jaw-dropping birthday surprise from his children and wife Emily is fit for a royal"Guys, I'm getting ready to release my music soon and I would love for you all to hear it. So five of my followers can come and meet me at a secret location to listen to some music," he wrote.

Franz Ferdinand have announced a North American tour following the release of their greatest hits compilation, ‘Hits To The Head’ – buy tickets here.The US leg runs from August to September with stops in Atlanta, New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles and will mark the Scottish band’s first tour of the country since 2018. General on-sale for the tour kicks off Friday (March 18) at 10am local time.

MUNA have announced full details of their new album and shared the single ‘Anything But Me’, from the record.The self-titled follow up to 2019’s ‘Saves The World‘, will be released on June 24 via Saddest Factory Records.The Los Angeles trio shared a taster from the new record last September with ‘Silk Chiffon‘ featuring Phoebe Bridgers.Now, they have followed it up with new single ‘Anything But Me’, the cinematic video for which you can view below.“‘Anything But Me’ is a song about leaving a partnership simply because it doesn’t feel right. It’s about trusting yourself and your instincts enough to walk away from someone while you still have love for each other and before it gets too bad,” the band said in a press release.“The song embodies the lightness and a playfulness that floods in when you realise that there’s no lock on the door, no one’s holding you back – you can untie the knot and skip into the sunset whenever you’re ready.”Meanwhile, MUNA are due to play a sold out show at The Garage in London on May 10 before they join the likes of Alfie Templeman, Willow Kayne and Stella Donnelly at The Great Escape festival’s 2022 line-up two days later.The full tracklisting for the new record is:1. ‘Silk Chiffon’ (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)2. ‘What I Want’3. ‘Runner’s High’4. ‘Home By Now’5. ‘Kind Of Girl’6. ‘Handle Me’7. ‘No Idea’8. ‘Solid’9. ‘Anything But Me’10. ‘Loose Garment’11. ‘Shooting Star’Reviewing MUNA’s last album, ‘Saves The World’, NME‘s El Hunt wrote: “Patching up a broken heart and carrying on can feel like a superhero-sized mission: an impossibility on par with saving the world single-handedly.

Richard Ashcroft has announced a show in London as part of this year’s South Facing Festival.The former Verve frontman will make a headline appearance at the Crystal Palace Bowl on Saturday, August 6. He’ll be joined on the night by some “special guests” who are yet to be confirmed.Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT this Friday (March 18) – buy yours here.

Corey Taylor has announced his debut UK solo shows – find ticket details here.The Slipknot frontman, who released his first solo album ‘CMFT’ in 2020, will take to the stage in London, Hull, Manchester and Swansea this autumn.“It’s been too damn long since I’ve been to My Island,” Taylor said in an official statement. “I miss my people.