Green Day covers side-project The Coverups announce intimate London shows

Green Day have spoken to NME about their longtime relationship with Courtney Love and revealed if they have plans to announce more surprise live shows across London. Watch our video interview with the band above.It was during the red carpet for the BRIT Awards 2024 that frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and drummer Tré Cool caught up with NME – ahead of presenting the Best British Group Award at the ceremony (and being controversially described as “the British Busted“).“It’s fun for us.

BRITs viewers have been sharing their thoughts on Green Day being labelled “the American Busted” by host Roman Kemp.Billie Joe Armstrong and Tré Cool attended last night’s ceremony (March 2) to present Jungle with the Group Of The Year award. To introduce the pair, Kemp – who presented the show alongside Maya Jama and Clara Amfo – called them “two genuine rock gods”.Kemp continued: “They’ve sold 75million records and released 14 albums – they’re very much the American Busted.

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BRIT Awards viewers were rattled by host Roman Kemp's cheeky jibe about Green Day.The American pop-punk band came to London's O2 Arena on Saturday night to give out the best British group award. However, before they stepped up, Roman made a savage remark about them. He said: "To present our next award for British group are two genuine rock gods.

Charli XCX, Green Day and St. Vincent have been confirmed as among the presenters for tonight’s BRIT Awards. The ceremony is taking place at The O2 in London tonight (March 2), and the show will be presented by a trio of hosts – Maya Jama, Clara Amfo and Roman Kemp.

Courtney Love joined Billie Joe Armstrong‘s covers band The Coverups onstage in London again last night (March 1) where she delivered a joint performance of Hole‘s ‘Celebrity Skin’ – watch below.The Green Day side-project – famed for their impromptu gigs with renditions of rock and punk staples – played a 25-song set at the 100 Club on Oxford Street yesterday after taking to the stage at The Garage in Islington on Tuesday (February 27), per Setlist.FM.Love made a surprise appearance at the first show, assisting Armstrong and co. on covers of Tom Petty‘s ‘Even The Losers’, and Cheap Trick’s ‘He’s A Whore’ and ‘Surrender’.

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Justin Timberlake has added an extra London show to his 2024 UK and European tour dates. Find ticket details below.The singer, songwriter and former *NSYNC star announced details of the tour last week (February 23), to celebrate the upcoming release of his new album ‘Everything I Thought It Was’.Set for release on March 15 via RCA – and available to pre-order here – the LP marks his first new album in five years, and is set to contain the recently shared singles ‘Selfish’, ‘Sanctified’ and ‘Drown’.Now, due to phenomenal demand for tickets, Timberlake has announced an extra show for his forthcoming UK and European shows – held at The O2 in London.The new date is for August 12, and marks the singer’s second headline slot at the venue, following on from his previously shared stop there the night prior.Other previously announced shows in the UK include gigs at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on August 7 and Manchester’s Co-op Live on August 8.

Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong was joined on stage by Hole icon Courtney Love as his side-project covers band The Coverups performed an intimate show of rock classics in London tonight (Tuesday February 27).Following the announcement of the two surprise gigs in the capital last week, the band – famed for their impromptu gigs with renditions of rock and punk staples – took to the stage at The Garage in Islington before a crowd that included Sex Pistols‘ Glen Matlock as well as Blondie‘s Clem Burke and comedy legend Frank Skinner.“How are you guys doing?” said Armstrong, arriving on stage. “We’re The Coverups, we play cover songs.

Hoobastank have announced a special show in London to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘The Reason’.The US rock band will perform on June 17 at the O2 Academy Islington to celebrate their seminal second studio album, first released in 2003.The band will perform the album in its entirety at the one-off show.General sale tickets will be available from 10am GMT on March 1, and you can purchase yours here.A post shared by Hoobastank ♾ (@hoobastank)This year, the band are also due to play Download festival at Donington Park in Derby.The anniversary show announcement comes after the band dropped their 20th anniversary version of ‘The Reason’, which includes a previously unreleased cover of Rod Stewart‘s ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?’.“Back when we made the record, we started recording the song, but never fully completed it, so we shelved it for 20 years,” they shared on social media.

Olivia Rodrigo and Noah Kahan have announced a joint Record Store Day 2024 release that features covers of each others tracks.The two singers have teamed up on a limited-edition special live recording 7″ vinyl pressing titled ‘Olivia Rodrigo ‘Stick Season’/Noah Kahan ‘Lacy’ – FROM THE BBC RADIO 1 LIVE LOUNGE’ is set for release on April 20 via Geffen/Mercury/Republic. It will be available at participating independent record stores as part of the celebration of Record Store Day.‌The coloured vinyl features Rodrigo’s viral cover of Kahan’s hit track ‘Stick Season’ on side A along with Kahan’s cover of Rodrigo’s ‘Guts’ track ‘Lacy’ on side B which were both part of BBC Radio 1‘s Live Lounge.

Blur have announced an intimate warm-up show ahead of their performance at this year’s edition of Coachella.The Britpop icons took to their official social media pages to share a flyer of the intimate show, which is set to take place on Wednesday, April 10 at the Fox Theatre in Pomona, California. The show will take place roughly three days before Damon Albarn and co are due to hit the stage at Coachella on Saturday, April 13.Opening support for the gig will come from Jockstrap.

Matty Healy has given a shout out to Harry and Paul from The Traitors during a recent show with The 1975. Check out footage of the moment below.The moment took place during the band’s show in London last night (February 20) – the final scheduled show in the city as part of their ‘Still… At Their Very Best Tour’.Held at the O2 Arena, frontman Matty Healy paused the set mid-way through to highlight some special guests in the audience – Paul Gorton and Harry Clarke, who were contestants on the latest season of the BBC One show, The Traitors.Initially, Healy began by reminiscing about the famous faces that have come to visit their shows over the years and explaining how it takes a lot for him to be left feeling “starstruck”.“Lots of people come to our shows [and] I’m very happy to have them here.

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Warning: Spoilers aheadThe television adaptation of the best-selling David Nicholls novel One Day is riding high on Netflix, but how closely does the series adhere to the book? All fourteen episodes of the show were released to the streaming platform on February 8, with the lead roles being taken by Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod. The supporting cast also includes Essie Davis, Tim McInnerny and Joely Richardson.

The Wailers have announced a UK tour for November 2024, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the release of the iconic compilation album ‘Legend’.The album, a collection of Bob Marley’s greatest hits, was first released in May 1984 and remains the best-selling reggae album of all time, selling an estimated 25 million copies worldwide.The band, now led by Aston Barrett Jr., will feature the lead vocals of Mitchell Brunings, a Surinamese-Dutch artist that has long been compared to Marley.The Wailers will kick off the tour at NX in Newcastle on November 13, and running through ten more dates, finishing off at Bristol’s O2 Academy on November 25. Tickets for all shows go on sake on Friday (February 23) at 10am.

Greta Van Fleet have announced a huge one-off show for this summer in London, which they are billing as “A Special Evening with Greta Van Fleet”.The Michigan band will play the prestigious Royal Albert Hall on July 14, with tickets for the event set to go on sale this Friday (February 23) at 9am local time. You can get yours here.They released their third album ‘Starcatcher’ last July, including the singles ‘Meeting The Master’, ‘Sacred The Thread’ and ‘Farewell for Now’.The London date will follow a run of 12 North American dates, kicking off with a show at St.

The Libertines have announced a 2024 UK and Ireland tour kicking off in September – find all the details below.The band will be embarking on a 16-date tour in support of new album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade‘ (out March 15), opening at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre on September 23, before continuing onto UK shows in Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool and more.Pete Doherty, Carl Barat and co. will then play two nights at London’s Roundhouse on October 30 and 31, before performing their remaining shows in early November, concluding at the Albert Hall Manchester on November 7.Fans can pre-order the new album here to get ticket pre-sale access from 9am GMT on Wednesday (February 21), while general sale tickets can be purchased from 9am GMT Friday (February 23) here.A post shared by The Libertines (@thelibertines)SEPTEMBER23 – Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre24 – Belfast, The Telegraph BuildingOCTOBER3 – Birmingham, O2 Academy4 – Norwich, UEA5 – Cambridge, The Corn Exchange7 – Cardiff, Great Hall8 – Bristol, O2 Academy18 – Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom19 – Liverpool, Mountford Hall21 – Nottingham, Rock City22 – Leeds, O2 Academy30 – London, Roundhouse31 – London, RoundhouseNOVEMBER4 – Sheffield, The Octagon5 – Newcastle, NX7 – Manchester, Albert HallThe Libertines spoke to NME in October last year about ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’, with Barat explaining that they were all “facing in the same direction” for this record.Doherty elaborated: “All we want to do is write beautiful songs.

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