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Shed Seven have announced a 30th anniversary UK tour, set to kick off later this year with The Sherlocks as a special guest.The band – comprised of Rick Witter, Paul Banks, Tom Gladwin, Tim Wills and Rob Maxfield – will start their 23-date-tour at the Sheffield Octagon on November 14. From there, they will make stops in Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Margate, Bristol, Newcastle, Leeds, Oxford, Manchester, Birmingham, Cambridge, Bournemouth and Nottingham.

Gabrielle will lead the line-up for this year’s Battersea Park In Concert series.The singer will close the three day event which kicks off this Saturday (August 26) and wraps up on Monday (August 26) at the London park.Also on the bill that day are MOBO award winning saxophonist Yolanda Brown and The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars.

Liam Gallagher‘s new album ‘C’mon You Know’ has gained the former Oasis man his fourth consecutive solo Number One album.All of Gallagher’s solo studio albums, 2017’s ‘As You Were‘, 2019’s ‘Why Me? Why Not‘ and his latest, have all reached the top of the UK albums chart, as has 2020’s ‘MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall)‘.It marks Gallagher’s eleventh chart-topping album overall, including his time in Oasis. Another live album ‘Down By The River Thames‘ has also entered this week’s chart at Number Four.Gallagher, who headlines the first of two enormous Knebworth shows tonight, said of the accolade: “What do we have here? Another Number One record brothers and sisters! Thanks to everyone whose bought ‘C’mon You Know’ and ‘Down By The River’.

Liam Gallagher has celebrated his third solo UK number one album, saying “not bad for an unsophisticated parka monkey”.

Live albums aren't to everyone's liking, but get them right and the results can be an invaluable addition to a musician's catalogue.  

Liam Gallagher will take part in one of Tim Burgess‘ Twitter Listening Parties on Friday (June 12) to celebrate the release of his ‘MTV Unplugged’ live album and answer fan questions.The online event will help celebrate the arrival of Gallagher’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ album, which was recorded last summer at Hull City Hall.Gallagher and Burgess will be joined on Twitter by former Oasis guitarist Bonehead to share their thoughts on the live album and answer fans questions throughout.The ‘MTV Unplugged’

Liam performed the song at Hull City Hall last summer