Ja Rule announces Spring 2024 UK and Ireland tour

Vended have announced a massive UK and European tour set to kick off in the spring of next year.The band, which includes Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor‘s son Griffin and Slipknot percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan’s son Simon among its bandmembers, will play the first show of their tour on April 25, 2024 at Turock in Essen, Germany.From there, they will make stops in cities including Hamburg, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Zurich, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Antwerp, Birmingham, Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Nottingham, Brighton and Swansea. The tour will wrap up on June 2, 2024 at Sub 89 in Reading.Bands Profiler and The Gloom In The Corner are set to serve as opening support for the shows.

Jon Burlingame Oscar’s music branch has had its say, naming 15 original scores and 15 songs to its shortlist for possible nomination at the 96th Academy Awards, with few surprises. As expected, all three “Barbie” songs that were entered — Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For,” Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” — made the 15-song list.

Kid Cudi has announced his memoir ‘CUDI’, teasing a potential book tour in the future.The rapper took to X/Twitter to share the news, where he told fans he intended to drop the forthcoming memoir around September 2024.“Goin thru my life and the journey its been so far is bringing me so much peace just talkin about certain things and how they made me feel,” he wrote. “Moments, people, aging, the fun, the madness, the darkness, such a beautiful ride.“I know this book will inspire you to live your life to the fullest every chance you get, reach for your dreams and work hard to bring them to reality, and keep God close,” he continued.

The Killers have added a sixth and final London date to their 2024 UK and Ireland tour.The band recently announced a handful of extra dates and their opening support act for their ‘Rebel Diamonds‘ greatest hits UK and Ireland arena tour.The Killers added four extra dates in Dublin, Manchester, Glasgow and London to their celebratory 2024 tour due to exceptional demand during early ticket pre-sales.

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Liam Gallagher for the UK and Ireland shows of his upcoming ‘Definitely Maybe Tour’ have been confirmed.The Britpop icon is set to hit the road next June to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Oasis‘ seminal debut album. Gallagher will play the record in full at the gigs, and has teased that he’ll also be dusting off some rare B-sides from that era.Now, it has been announced which artists will be joining him for the UK and Ireland dates of the upcoming tour – which will see the singer “go for it visually” and hold back from playing any solo material.Announced by music industry executive, record label owner and Oasis’ former manager John McGee on Instagram, the support for the UK and Ireland dates next June will come from indie bands Cast and The View.

Knocked Loose have announced their return to the UK and Europe for a 2024 tour.The Kentucky metalcore band shared details of their upcoming tour on social media, also hinting at “special guests” that are soon to join the band. The tour will take place across February and March next year, with stops in Paris, Milan, Berlin, and London.The band recently released their two singles “Deep in the Willow” and “Everything is Quiet Now” back in June.

The Killers have announced a handful of extra dates and their opening support act for their ‘Rebel Diamonds‘ greatest hits UK and Ireland arena tour.Ahead of the release of their ‘best of’ album, ‘Rebel Diamonds’, The Killers have added four extra dates in Dublin, Manchester, Glasgow and London to their celebratory 2024 tour due to exceptional demand during early ticket pre-sales.Brandon Flowers and Co. have also shared that the Glaswegian band Travis will be serving as opening support for the tour.The ‘Rebel Diamonds’ tour will mark the first time The Killers play arena shows in the UK since 2017’s ‘Wonderful Wonderful’ tour, and will see their return after the band’s most recent stadium tour, which saw them play to 400,000 fans at sold-out shows, and their acclaimed headline appearances at Reading & Leeds 2022.Tickets for the tour are set to go on sale tomorrow, December 8 at 9:30am local time.

Sampha has announced a tour of North America, set for Spring 2024 – see the full list of tour dates below.The London singer-songwriter announced the dates on X yesterday evening (December 6). Encompassing 14 dates between late March and mid-April, Sampha’s North American tour will begin in Miami’s Miami Beach Bandshell on March 26, continuing through cities including Nashville, Minneapolis and Salt Lake City, before finally concluding in Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre.

Jake Bugg has announced a 2024 headline tour that will see him perform in smaller towns and venues across the UK and Ireland. Find all the details below.The Nottingham singer-songwriter is due to hit the road in March for a run of intimate gigs, which includes stop-offs in Warrington, Holmfirth, Grimsby, Worthing Coventry, Frome, Cork and Galway.Bugg will play two sets per night – one acoustic, one electric – showcasing his biggest hits as well as tracks from his fifth and most recent studio album, 2021’s ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning’.“I can’t wait to get out and play tons of tunes to people in their hometowns,” Bugg said in a statement.Per a press release, the upcoming tour is the musician’s bid to help save independent and grassroots venues that are under threat of closure.Tickets are scheduled to go on general sale at 10am GMT this Friday (December 8) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Slowdive have announced a US tour scheduled for Spring 2024 – see the full list of dates below.The shoegaze veterans made the announcement over X today (December 6). The US spring leg of their 2024 tour engagements will commence in Ventura, California on April 25, continuing through the remainder of April and May in cities including Phoenix, Arizona, Kansas City, Missouri, and Dallas, Texas, before concluding in Asheville, North Carolina on May 18.We're incredibly excited to return to the USA next April and May!Our special guests once again will be the amazing Drab Majesty.Tickets on sale Friday December 8th at 10am local time -> https://t.co/uyId7jLefP#slowdive #everythingisalive pic.twitter.com/g7sqSYzOwT— Slowdive (@slowdiveband) December 5, 2023Live Nation presale tickets for Slowdive’s US dates are currently available, and can be purchased using the access code “CREW”, while general ticket sales will go live on Friday, December 8 at 10AM local time via Ticketmaster.Slowdive’s spring tour dates follow their announcement of tour dates across the UK and Europe over the winter, which begins in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on January 16, and concludes in Manchester’s Manchester Academy on February 27.In September, the band released ‘Everything Is Alive’, their first album in six years, following their 2017 self-titled album.

Alvvays have announced a US tour in Spring 2024 – see the full list of dates below.The Canadian indie rock quintet took to X to announce the upcoming tour in the early morning today (December 6). The lengthy tour will see them perform in 18 different venues across the States, beginning with a date in Cleveland, Ohio’s Agora Theater on April 18, and concluding in Tucson, Arizona’s Rialto Theatre on May 17.wormin our way thru rustbeltsouthwest spring ‘24presale wed 10am (pw = PHARMACIST)onsale fri 10am https://t.co/uGmLEOicSNposter @victoriasiecz pic.twitter.com/jm4m4WH9nL— Alvvays (@alvvaysband) December 5, 2023Pre-sale tickets are now available for purchase through the band’s website using the password ‘PHARMACIST’, while general ticket sales will open on Friday, December 8 at 10AM local time through Ticketmaster.The announcement is Alvvays’ first since receiving their first Grammy nomination, namely ‘Best Alternative Music Performance’ for ‘Belinda Says’, a standout cut from their excellent 2022 full-length album, ‘Blue Rev’.

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Pete Tong has announced new details of his ‘Ibiza Classics’ UK arena tour for 2024.The BBC Radio 1 DJ released the ‘Ibiza Classics’ compilation album back in 2017, where iconic dance songs were covered by Jules Buckley and The Heritage Orchestra. The album features renditions of The Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack, and Armand Van Helden.

Big Thief‘s Adrianne Lenker has debuted a new single ‘Ruined’ and announced a 2024 UK and Europe tour.The track is set to become the lead single from Lenker’s forthcoming sixth solo album, which will land next year. No further details about the album have been revealed as of yet.‘Ruined’ sees Lenker move to the piano for the first time as she laments a conflicting romantic situation – “Can’t get enough of you/ You come around I’m ruined,” she sings.“This song has been a quiet beacon for me.

Ethan Shanfeld Adrianne Lenker is kicking off a brand new solo album in 2024 with the new single, “Ruined,” a haunting ballad that her band Big Thief live debuted earlier this year. Lenker’s new rendition of the song is patient and piano-based, a rare thing for the guitarist. “Can’t get enough of you / You come around I’m ruined,” she laments on the chorus.

Potter Payper has announced that he will tour the UK and Europe next year in support of his debut album ‘Real Back In Style’. See full dates and tickets below.The Barking-raised star announced on his Instagram that he will be going on a 14-stop tour next year, promising fans that the shows are “going to be a crazy experience like you’ve never seen before.”It will start in Dublin on February 25 before hitting cities such as Birmingham, Manchester and his hometown of London.

Bolton comedy star Paddy McGuinness has announced a major UK stand-up tour - his first since 2016. Paddy has announced his long-awaited return to comedy will see him perform 40 dates across the UK in 2024 and 2025.

Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service have announced their 2024 co-headline tour and teased their return to the UK.Frontman Ben Gibbard (who plays in both bands) will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Postal Service’s debut album ‘Give Up’ and Death Cab for Cutie’s fourth record ‘Transatlanticism’. Each band will play the 2003 albums in full.After a string of shows in September and October, Gibbard announced today (November 30) a string of extra US tour dates, and revealed an extra London show.