Liam Gallagher, Fred Again and Lana Del Rey confirmed to headline Leeds and Reading Festival 2024

A concert featuring a huge line-up of artists will be held in Manchester next year to raise money to fight food poverty - and it’s going to be hosted by football royalty.

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.

Lana Del Rey has been announced as the headliner for a special one-off show at next year’s Rock En Seine.The one-off show will take place on Wednesday, August 21, the day before the Rock En Seine 2024 festival is set to take place. The special concert will mark Del Rey’s only performance in France for the entirety of summer 2024.

Kristen Stewart has recalled her love of Manchester bands such as Oasis and Joy Division during an appearance at a Chanel show.The moment took place when the actress – most famous for her role as Bella Swan in the Twilight franchise – arrived at the Chanel fashion show taking place in Manchester last night (December 7).The event is the annual Métiers d’Art show, which was brought to the UK city for the first time for the 2023 instalment. The new location was chosen as the region is widely known for its rich music history – the origins of acts including The Stone Roses, Joy Division, Buzzcocks and Oasis.Now, as part of an interview with I-D magazine, actor Kristen Stewart has recalled her love of the city and excitement that the location is “the birthplace of Oasis”.“I would have been so sad if I wasn’t allowed to come to this particular show because I feel like… I feel like this is my juice,” she told the outlet when asked about which part of the show she enjoyed.

American indie singer Noah Kahan has announced a huge gig in Manchester next year, which will take place at the city’s newest venue Co-Op Live.

Billy Joel has announced details of a huge upcoming gig in Cardiff – his only show in Europe set for 2024. Find ticket details below.Announced today (December 8), the show will mark the first time that the iconic singer, songwriter and pianist has performed in the Welsh city, and is set to be the only show he will play in the UK and Europe next year.Taking place on August 9, the mammoth live show will see the Piano Man take to the stage at the Principality Stadium and feature support from Chris Isaak.It also marks Joel’s first gig in the UK since his slot at the 2023 edition of the BST Hyde Park concert series in London.

the Jonas Brothers hit the ultimate home run when they opened their 2023 North American trek, simply called The Tour, with two sold-out shows at Yankee Stadium in August.But for another local sibling act that has been opening for the JoBros — Lawrence, fronted by Clyde Lawrence and his younger sister Gracie — there were mixed emotions about making their stadium debut at the home of the Bronx Bombers.“It was definitely pretty crazy to play a New York staple like that,” Gracie told The Post. “On the other hand, we are diehard Mets fan, so it felt borderline wrong.”Still, the Manhattan natives were able to put aside their Big Apple baseball allegiances — at least for two nights — to set the stage for the “Sucker” trio.“I mean, not only is it such a famous venue and such a big deal as New Yorkers, but with it also being the first shows of the tour and by far the biggest crowds we’d ever played to … it felt like the first day of school times a million or something,” said Clyde.Following two nights at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, Clyde, Gracie and the rest of their soul-pop octet — which just released the new single “23” — will be rounding back to home base for the final US date on the Jonas Brothers tour Saturday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.“It’s gonna be awesome,” said Clyde.

Bleachers have shared the star-studded video for their latest single ‘Alma Mater’. Check it out below.The track is the second song to be released from Jack Antonoff and co.’s forthcoming self-titled album. It follows the lead single ‘Modern Girl’, which came out back in September.

The Last Dinner Party, Tyla and Peggy Gou being tipped for success next year.The other acts rounding out this year’s list are Aya Starr, Caity Baser, CMAT, Elmeine, Kenya Grace, Olivia Dean and Sekou.This year’s longlist is largely dominated by female solo acts, with strong showings for British soul and R&B and artists from Africa. It was voted for by a panel of 140 music industry experts, including representatives from Spotify, Apple Music, Glastonbury Festival, the BBC and former nominees including Jorja Smith, PinkPantheress and Tom Grennan.The winner will be revealed in the new year on BBC Radio 1, with the top five revealed in reverse order between January 1-5.

Lana Del Rey has reflected on being cut off at Glastonbury earlier this year, suggesting she wasn’t aware the consequences would be quite so severe if she started late.Del Rey’s performance, in which she headlined The Other Stage, was abruptly cut short after she came on stage 30 minutes late and ran beyond the site’s strict curfew. Organisers cut off her microphone and switched off the screens while she was midway through performing ‘White Mustang’, which was met by booing from the crowd.Del Rey then lead the crowd in an acapella singalong of ‘Video Games’ and walked into the crowd as they continued to sing and hugged and took photos with fans.Now, Del Rey has spoken more about the incident in a new interview with the Sunday Times, which she admitted that she was still frustrated by almost six months on.“I’ve heard of curfews before,” she said.

Lana Del Rey has continued her run of covers – this time sharing an emotive version of the John Denver classic ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’. Check it out below.Shared today (December 1), the track marks the second release shared by the singer since her hit ninth studio album, ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’, which arrived in March and earned her a Grammy nomination.Unsurprisingly, Del Rey’s take on the 1971 song sees her introduce aspects of her signature sound, including a more emotive approach to the vocals and hints of Americana throughout.It also follows on from the variety of covers that she has shared over the years.

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Lana Del Rey put her own spin on ‘Unchained Melody’ for NBC’s new Christmas at Graceland special.The holiday special marks the first occasion that a live musical Christmas event has been broadcast from Elvis Presley‘s Memphis estate to celebrate the legacy of the late artist. Other a artists to grace the line-up include Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves, Alanis Morissette and John Legend.While ‘Unchained Melody’, which Del Rey covered, was most famously performed by The Righteous Brothers and is particularly famous for appearing in the film Ghost, it does have a link with Presley.

Reading and Leeds has added three new names to the line-up for 2024.Joining the bill for the annual twin-site festival, which will return for the August Bank Holiday weekend, are 21 Savage, Jorja Smith (in a UK festival exclusive) and The Prodigy.The Prodigy and Smith will take to the stage on Friday at Reading and Saturday at Leeds, while 21 Savage will appear on the Sunday at Reading and Friday at Leeds.They will join the ten acts who were announced for the festivals last week. Next year’s Reading and Leeds will be headlined by Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Blink-182, Fred Again.., Gerry Cinnamon and Catfish & The Bottlemen.

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Catfish and the Bottlemen fans have been left in shock after it was confirmed the band would be headlining Leeds and Reading Festival next year.

Scots singer Gerry Cinnamon will join Liam Gallagher, Fred Again and Lana Del Rey among the artists set to headline Reading and Leeds Festivals 2024, it has been announced.

Reading & Leeds 2024 have been revealed: with Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Blink-182, Fred Again.., Gerry Cinnamon and Catfish & The Bottlemen set to top the bill.Returning to Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds for Bank Holiday Weekend over August 21-25, the legendary twin-site festival has announced its first raft of huge names.Lana Del Rey and Fred Again.. will not only be making their R+L headline debuts, but also performing UK exclusive shows at the weekend.

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TRNSMT Festival has revealed its first wave of artists for the beloved festival next year. Scotland's biggest music festival is set to return to Glasgow Green for its 7th year from July 12 - 14 2024, bringing its massive energy to the city once again.