J. Cole announces return of his Dreamville Festival for 2022

There can't be many stranger ways for live music fans to ease their way out of the pandemic than to witness a reformed Scottish duo play an acoustic set in a mirrored tent on a Paisley bridge. So for a couple of hundred Buddies, awkwardly spaced out around the captivating Spiegeltent to see a stripped back Arab Strap perform on Saturday night, the evening was definitely one to remember.

100 gecs have announced details of a UK and European tour for early 2022.The duo are currently preparing the release of ‘10,000 gecs’, the follow-up to their May 2019 record ‘1000 gecs’.After announcing the North American dates on their ‘10,000 gecs’ tour back in July, 100 gecs have now confirmed details of their UK and European gigs for 2022.The pair will play in London, Manchester and Glasgow in February, with a date in Dublin also confirmed.You can see 100 gecs’ upcoming UK and European tour

Shawn Mendes is extending the tour!

Nick Cannon is trying out celibacy. On Wednesday's episode of his talk show,, the 40-year-old rapper announced his plan to abstain from sex until at least 2022.«I’m going to try to be celibate until 2022,» he said. «We're going to see if we can make it to the end of the year.

James Blake has announced an “intimate solo piano show” for 2022 – see all the details below.The multi-instrumentalist and producer will take to the stage at Pryzm in Kingston Upon Thames on April 28 for Banquet Records.Posting on social media tonight (October 5), Blake wrote that the announcement comes in celebration of his new album ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ arriving this Friday (October 8).Fans can gain access to the special one-off performance by purchasing limited album/ticket bundles

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDarren Mann, Alyssa Goss, Sonja Sohn and Celia Rose Gooding have been cast in “Breakwater.” They join Dermot Mulroney in the crime thriller, which is written and directed by James Rowe, and produced by Loose Cannon Pictures. The film starts principal photography this week in North Carolina.Mann stars as Dovey, a young ex-con charged with finding the estranged daughter of fellow inmate Ray Childress (Mulroney).

Liam Gallagher has announced that he will return to Knebworth Park for a solo show next summer, marking the 25th (by then 26th) anniversary of Oasis’s record-breaking shows there.Back in 1996, Oasis played to 250,000 people over two nights at Knebworth, which were then the biggest outdoor concerts in British music history. Both dates sold out in minutes, as 2.5 million people attempted to buy tickets.

On Manchester’s music scene this week, there’s a great crop of gigs scheduled for autumn and beyond, with tickets currently on sale for Picture This, The Skints and Nothing But Thieves.

Declan McKenna has announced a set of rescheduled UK tour dates for 2022.The artist was forced to postpone a small number of dates on his ‘Zeros’ tour earlier this month after he tested positive for coronavirus.McKenna has now confirmed that his recently postponed gigs in Liverpool, Manchester and Nottingham will take place in May 2022.“For those who can’t make the new dates please head to point of purchase for returns etc, so excited to finish this tour off properly, thanks for your patience,”

Rolo Tomassi have announced details of their UK and European tour for 2022.The five-piece, who released their last album ‘Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It’ in 2018, returned last month with the single ‘Cloaked’.Rolo Tomassi will make their live comeback with a hometown show in Brighton on November 12, with the band also set to perform at Netherlands’ Complexity Fest and 2000trees Festival in 2022.The band have this morning (September 29) announced a full set of UK and European tour dates for

Oh Wonder have announced details of their 2022 UK and European tour.Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West will tour next year in support of their upcoming fourth album ‘22 Break’, which is set for release on October 8.While Oh Wonder will first perform a special show at The Albany Theatre in London on Thursday (September 30) – which will later be broadcast online on YouTube on October 14 – the duo have today (September 28) announced details of their UK and European tour plans for 2022.In terms

J. Cole announced the return of his annual Dreamville Festival in 2022 on Monday, the first installment since its inaugural festival in 2019.

Thousands of music lovers frantically tried to get tickets for Ed Sheeran’s 2022 tour on Saturday morning, with many sitting in the virtual queue for hours.

Shawn Mendes has announced a world tour for 2022 – you can see the full schedule below.The Canadian pop star will hit the road next March for a run of UK and European headline shows that run until May.Mendes is set to touch down in the UK on April 21, when he’ll perform at The O2 Arena in London.

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Denise Chaila has announced details of her first headline gig.

The Streets have announced a new run of UK headline shows across January and February next year.The Mike Skinner-led project returned to the stage with a number of festival slots this summer, which will be followed by huge gigs across the country.Preceding the new dates, The Streets will also play a series of intimate rescheduled dates at Birmingham’s The Mill.

Foxing have announced a 15-date run of headline shows for the UK and Europe, set to kick off at Brighton venue Patterns on Wednesday May 4, 2022.A further seven shows will take place in the UK throughout the first two weeks of May, before the band hit the stage in Belgium for a one-off show at Brussels’ AB Club, and five cities in Germany.