Kneecap announce biggest show of their career with Belfast Arena gig

In a memorable episode of Antiques Roadshow, a guest declined to sell his treasured war medals despite their staggering valuation. Expert Mark Smith immediately remarked on the guest's "incredible collection" and enquired about its origin.

In a thrilling episode of Antiques Roadshow, one of the guests refused to part with his precious war medals despite their high value.The owner revealed that he had inherited the medals from his father. Mark Smith, visibly impressed, complimented, "He had a very good eye," before delving into the histories of these significant artifacts.

Bowling For Soup have announced a 20th anniversary UK tour of their album ‘A Hangover You Don’t Deserve’, set to kick off next year.The band – comprised of Jaret Reddick, Chris Burney, Gary Wiseman and Rob Felicetti – will embark in early 2025 with a show on February 5 at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool. From there, they will make stops in Edinburgh, Manchester, Wolverhampton, Plymouth, Swansea, Nottingham, and Brighton.

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.

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Sum 41 have announced a handful of 2024 UK and European shows for their final arena tour. Check out more details below.The Canadian rock band – comprised of Deryck Whibley, Dave Baksh, Jason “Cone” McCaslin, Tom Thacker and Frank Zummo – have added a string of UK and EU shows to their farewell ‘Tour Of The Setting Sum’, which will kick off in the Netherlands on October 21.They’ll also make stops in Paris, Budapest and Vienna.

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Kneecap have been granted permission to challenge the UK government’s block of their £15,000 funding.The Belfast trio originally accused the government of the last-minute block in February, who apparently overruled an independent selection board to prevent the already-approved funding. They continued to allege the government had stopped the funding from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) due to their provocative 2019 tour poster, which they claimed “pissed off the Tories”.Now, Kneecap have announced that they have been granted permission to challenge the block, stating they are due to appear in court on November 14.

Fontaines D.C. have announced a handful of intimate UK album launch shows for their forthcoming LP ‘Romance‘.The Dublin band – comprised of Grian Chatten, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan III, and Tom Coll – took to their official social media accounts to share a list of intimate live shows in collaboration with select record shops.They will be playing at Kingston’s Pryzim with Banquet Records, Liverpool’s Content with Rough Trade and Newcastle’s Bolier Shop with Reflex.Tickets to the shows are set to go on sale this Friday (June 21) at 10am local time.

The Struts have announced ‘The Grand Union’ UK and European tour with Barns Courtney – check out all details below.The Derby band are now gearing up to tour in the UK this September, where they’ll be stopping by cities such as Leeds, Manchester, and Newcastle before finishing their tour with a show at London’s Roundhouse on October 6.From there, they’ll also be visiting European cities like Paris, Berlin, Warsaw and Prague, with the EU leg of their tour concluding at Milan’s Fabrique on the 21st.The Struts will also be bringing Aylesbury’s Barns Courtney as their special guest for their UK/EU tour. Courtney has previously toured with the band for their headline American tour for their fourth album, ‘Pretty Vicious‘.Speaking about the tour, frontman Luke Spiller shared: “We are really looking forward to getting back out and bringing our best show to date alongside our longterm friend and partner in rock, Barns Courtney.

after supporting Gene’s dad Liam on his current run of arena shows, which are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ ‘Definitely Maybe’.Villanelle are due to kick off their first UK tour in Glasgow on November 19. Further dates are scheduled for Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Nottingham throughout the month.The final gig will take place at Oslo in Hackney, London on November 28.Tickets for the tour go on general sale at 9am BST this Friday (June 21) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

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).

Crowded House have announced a 12-date UK and European tour to take place this autumn – check out the full list of shows below.The Australian band released their eighth studio album ‘Gravity Stairs’ on May 31, and the upcoming tour will take the same name.The tour will kick off at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on October 8, and will take in Glasgow, London, Brighton, Dublin and Bournemouth, before a show in Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on October 17.Tickets for the UK shows go on sale at 9am BST this Friday (June 21) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.The Gravity Stairs Tour continues. New UK & Europe dates added for October 2024! Tickets on sale Friday 21 June at 9 am local time, except for Dublin at 10 am.

A guest appeared on Antiques Roadshow in the US, bringing with him two baseballs he had inherited from his father, one of which stunned appraisal expert Philip Weiss. In the show, based on the UK version that is hosted by Fiona Bruce, Philip chatted with the visitor who revealed the curious backstory of the balls.

NOFX have announced the line-ups for their final three shows – see the rosters they’ve amassed below.Last night (June 12), NOFX took to social media to share the daily line-ups for their trilogy of farewell shows in San Pedro, California. Each line-up differs from day to day, and will see other iconic bands in the genre support NOFX as they take their final bows.On Friday (October 4), the band will see support from Dropkick Murphys, MXPX, Bouncing Souls, Sick Of It All, 7 Seconds, DOA, D.I., Luicidal, The Last Gang and Knuckleheadz.The following day, NOFX will be supported by Descendents, Less Than Jake, Lagwagon, Strung Out, Good Riddance, Mad Caddies, Swingin’ Utters, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Get Dead and Poli Van Dam.NOFX’s final show ever will take place on October 5 with Pennywise, The Vandals, Subhumans, Fishbone, Codefendants, The Flatlines, We Are The Union, Das Klown and a surprise band from the UK.Tickets to NOFX’s final shows are available now.A post shared by Punk In Drublic (@punkindrublicfestival)Per a statement from the band, their support for the final three shows were “hand selected by the band,” some of whom are their “closest friends from over the years”.The Los Angeles-formed punk rock band announced back in November that they would be embarking on their final run of shows in 2024 to wrap up a 40-year career.

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.

Slipknot have announced their European live shows slated to take place next summer.The masked icons shared that they will be headlining the 2025 editions of the Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festival. The two German festivals are set to take place in Nürburg and Nuremberg, respectively, between June 6 – 8 2025. No other acts have been announced at the time of writing.Tickets for the festivals are already available for purchase.

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.

Kneecap have discussed their reasons for not participating in the boycott of The Great Escape last month.Over 100 artists pulled out of the Brighton festival over its sponsorship by Barclays, which has been accused of financial ties to companies arming Israel. However, the bank claims it is “trading in shares of listed companies in response to client instruction or demand”.The Irish rap trio’s decision was caused some controversy online given that they have always taken a stand against what they call Israel’s “occupation and genocide” of Gaza.They helped to raise nearly £100,000 for a volunteer gym in the Aida Refugee Camp in Palestine and spoken publicly about it via social media and a message shared after a high-profile appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. They have also made headlines for ignoring Irish public broadcaster RTÉ’s requests to not wear pro-Palestine badges.Kneecap did participate in the boycott of SXSW (after the UK government withdrew arts funding to get them to get there; resulting in a legal battle) after discovering the US military was supporting the festival.