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Glastonbury Festival has confirmed the first full line-up for 2022, including Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar joining previously announced headliner Billie Eilish and Diana Ross, who will be taking this year's Legends Slot on Sunday. 

Stereophonics and Anne-Marie are set to headline Big Feastival, a music and food festival hosted by Blur’s Alex James on his Cotswolds farm.The Human League will join them at the top of the bill while special guests Sugababes will also perform at the festival, which is set to take place August 26-28.Stereophonics will play the Sunday night and Anne-Marie will close Saturday, while The Human League are set to headline the Friday night.Also appearing across the weekend are Alfie Templeman, The Futureheads, The Sherlocks, The Lottery Winners and Lola Young. Jake Bugg, Gabrielle, Sam Ryder and a Basement Jaxx DJ set have also been confirmed, with more musical acts still to be announced.Big Feastival also has a full line-up of guest chefs and family entertainment to be revealed in the coming weeks.A post shared by The Big Feastival (@thebigfeastival)“We’ve been busy building on last summer’s sold out festival and our strongest line up yet will bookend what promises to be an unforgettable summer of celebration.

Scots singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini and Sam Fender have been announced as headliners for the Victorious Festival in Hampshire.

Kelis, Bad Boy Chiller Crew and Lady Leshurr are among the names that have been added to the line-up for Tramlines.Sheffield’s biggest city-based music festival is set to take place at Hillsborough Park on July 22-24, with Sam Fender, Kasabian and Madness topping the bill as the event’s main headliners.Among the rest of the new additions are The Clockworks, Alfie Templeman, Crawlers, Bleach Lab, Scouting For Girls and Elvana.Other acts on the line-up that were previously announced include: The Wombats, The Vaccines, James, Declan McKenna, Sigrid, Becky Hill, Reverend And The Makers, Little Man Tate, Shed Seven, Self Esteem, The Coral, Sports Team, Inhaler, The Snuts, Jade Bird and more. You can get tickets for the event here.Speaking about this year’s edition, Tramlines Festival operations director, Timm Cleasby said: “After the amazing spirit that everyone brought to Tramlines 2021 and how the team delivered an amazing festival in challenging times, we’re all back working hard to make 2022 better than ever.

Boardmasters festival has been announced, with the likes of Bombay Bicycle Club, The Wombats and Self Esteem joining the 2022 line-up.Cornwall’s surf and music event will return between August 10-14, and will be headlined by Kings Of Leon, Disclosure and George Ezra.It’s been announced today (February 3) that they will be joined by The Lathums, Greentea Peng, Mimi Webb, Kurupt FM and Enny.In total, over 60 new names have been added to the Boardmasters bill, joining the already announced likes of Bastille, Declan McKenna, Sam Fender and Idles.Check out the complete line-up so far below:A post shared by Boardmasters (@boardmasters)Weekend camping tickets are on sale now, and tomorrow (February 4) day tickets will be made available following a pre-sale today.Boardmasters returned in 2021 following a two-year hiatus. The 2020 instalment was scrapped due to the coronavirus crisis, while severe weather caused a last-minute cancellation in 2019.It was headlined by Foals, Gorillaz and Jorja Smith alongside Sam Fender, Loyle Carner, Blossoms, Slowthai, The Kooks, Jamie xx, Beabadoobee, The Big Moon, Basement Jaxx (DJ set), Alfie Templeman and Georgia.

Sam Fender has shared a poster for next year’s Finsbury Park summer show which includes a cartoon of Boris Johnson as a pig, cooking on an open fire.The North Shields’ singer-songwriter announced the show earlier in December, which will see him being joined by a hand-picked roster of acts including Fontaines D.C., Declan McKenna, Beabadoobee and Goat Girl, with many more to be announced.“It’s the biggest gig we’ve put on so far – 45,000 tickets,” Fender told NME.

being named as NME‘s Album Of The Year for ‘Seventeen Going Under‘, Sam Fender has now announced details of a huge London gig at Finsbury Park for summer 2022 – with some very special guests.To round off the huge success surrounding the North Shields’ singer-songwriter’s second album, Fender will be following in the footsteps of the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Queens Of The Stone Age, Pulp and Liam Gallagher by headlining Finsbury Park.The huge show on Friday July 15 will see him being joined by a

Stereophonics have been announced as the Friday night headliner of Victorious Festival 2022 alongside 15 other acts.Joining the band on the Friday is James, while The Wombats and the recently-reformed original lineup of Sugababes will be playing the Saturday.Declan McKenna, Self Esteem, Becky Hill and We Are Scientists have also been announced to appear across the weekend.

Stereophonics, The Streets and Supergrass are set to headline Kendal Calling 2022 – see the full line-up for next summer’s festival below.The event will return from July 28-31 next year with its delayed 15th anniversary, after the 2021 edition of the festival was cancelled due to concerns about COVID restrictions.Speaking of the festival’s return, co-founders Andy Smith and Ben Robinson said: “Here we go! 2022’s festival is three years in the making – organising festivals is never easy, yet

Declan McKenna has announced details of a huge new London show – he’ll play the Royal Albert Hall next year.The singer-songwriter released second album ‘Zeros’ last year, and recently finished up a UK headline tour in support of the record.

Declan McKenna has announced a concert movie, filmed during his recent headline tour in support of second album ‘Zeros’ – check out the trailer below.READ MORE: Declan McKenna: “There is a time for understanding – and that time is now”‘Declan McKenna: Live At Brixton Academy’ was shot in September 2021 during McKenna’s second date at the London venue and will be broadcast for free via his Vevo site.

Sam Fender, Kasabian and Madness have been announced as headliners for next year’s Tramlines festival.Sheffield’s biggest city-based music festival will take place at Hillsborough Park on July 22-24. Day tickets and a limited amount of weekend tickets will go on sale at midday on Friday (November 12).

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,”

TRNSMT performer Declan McKenna is believed to be still in Glasgow after he tested positive for Covid. The English singer-songwriter performed at TRNSMT festival on Sunday in Glasgow Green, and has since tested positive.

Declan McKenna has postponed his planned gig in Manchester tonight (September 14), the second consecutive show that he’s been forced to reschedule this week.The artist is currently in the middle of his already-rescheduled UK tour in support of his second album ‘Zeros’.McKenna had been due to play two nights at Manchester’s Albert Hall yesterday evening and tonight (September 13-14), but he postponed last night’s gig after testing positive for coronavirus.Saying that he was “beyond devastated” to

TRNSMT Festival 2021 is set to take place this weekend, and the weather isn’t looking great.The Scottish festival was rescheduled from July following concerns around the coronavirus pandemic, and will be headlined by Liam Gallagher, Courteeners and The Chemical Brothers.The three-day event at Glasgow Green will also see performances from the likes of Sam Fender, AJ Tracey, Little Simz, Becky Hill and Declan McKenna – but not a whole lot of sunshine.Apart from a brief spell on the Friday

Declan McKenna received his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine straight after his set at Leeds Festival yesterday (August 28).Jabs have been made available to festival-goers at both Reading and Leeds this weekend as part of the NHS’ ongoing vaccination programme, with a particular focus on vaccinating 16 and 17-year-olds in England.In addition to pop-up clinics, a “vaccine bus” is also on site at Reading along with the promise that festival-goers will be able “to pick up a jab as easily as a

Sam Fender joined Declan McKenna for a performance of ‘Brazil’ at Leeds Festival earlier this afternoon (August 28) – watch the footage below.After making his main stage debut at Reading yesterday, McKenna performed again at its sister festival this afternoon.

Declan McKenna has shared his first new music of 2021 – you can listen to his new single ‘My House’ below.The track follows on from the London artist’s second studio album ‘Zeros’, which arrived back in September.Speaking about ‘My House’, McKenna said in a statement: “I’m used to feeling isolated from people I want to see, it’s been a big part of my life since I was a teenager touring and so on.“With ‘My House’ I was diving into this daydream of running away and becoming reconnected.

Arctic Monkeys and Foals, the song’s tongue-in-cheek video was also directed by the band.The duo are due to hit the road for a series of UK dates next month starting at Margate’s Bus Trip on July 10 before making an appearance at Latitude Festival over the weekend of the 22-25.They are also set to perform at the Isle Of Wight Festival in September and support Declan McKenna and Willie J Healey on the road.

Declan McKenna performed ‘British Bombs’ outside the Houses of Parliament last weekend as part of a ‘Climate Live’ event.

Declan McKenna has been confirmed to play a livestream show for Climate Live this weekend to launch the global youth-led climate concerts that are set to take place across 43 countries this weekend.The climate initiative will launch tomorrow (April 24) with 24 hours of live music streams, alongside projections, talks and other action across the globe.In the UK, Declan McKenna will be playing a very special live set from a secret location, with fans able to access it via the Climate Live

backed by the likes of Billie Eilish and Foals as well as having shirts designed by Thom Yorke, Joy Division artist Peter Saville and others.Now, a number of artists have spoken out to amplify the conversation.“We support Music Declares Emergency over here at the Squid camp because global warming is the biggest threat to humanity the world has ever seen,” Squid bassist Laurie Nankivell told NME.

The Chemical Brothers, Liam Gallagher, Arlo Parks, Slowthai, Yungblud, Caribou, Aurora, Declan McKenna, Kelly Lee Owens, Denzel Curry, Shame, Yves Tumor, Sleaford Mods, Georgia and many more acts have been announced for the Dutch festival outside of Amsterdam.Tickets for the 2021 edition have been rolled over from last year’s cancelled event due to the coronavirus pandemic, however a small number of tickets will be available and announced in due course via the festival’s website and social

Declan McKenna has rescheduled his UK tour dates around second album ‘Zeros’ for later this year – see the full list of shows below.The shows, set to come as part of a UK and European headline tour from March through to May, were postponed back in January, and new UK dates have now been set.“Delighted to finally share the dates for our UK tour!” McKenna said of the news.

Declan McKenna has shared a live performance of his track ‘Rapture’, lifted from his 2020 record ‘Zeros’.The live performance was recorded in London exclusively for music video platform Vevo, and sees McKenna backed by a full band, sporting a mullet and some glitter.Watch the performance below:‘Rapture’ was remixed by UK producer Georgia earlier this month, swapping out the original track’s indie rock feel with a synth-pop beat.

Declan McKenna has shared a remix of his latest single ‘Rapture’ by Georgia – listen below.The song, which appears on McKenna’s second album ‘Zeros’, has been given a throbbing synth-pop spin at the hands of the ‘Seeking Thrills’ musician/producer.“It was an absolute pleasure to remix this song, the production is so creative and it was a joy to work with,” Georgia said in a statement. “It really didn’t take long at all.

Declan McKenna has postponed his upcoming UK and European tour dates due to the continuing uncertainty surrounding live shows during the coronavirus pandemic.The ‘Zeros’ artist had been set to play a handful of intimate gigs next month before embarking on a wider UK and European headline tour from March through to May.McKenna informed his fans this morning (January 14) that some “unavoidable changes” have had to be made in regards to his touring plans.“I’ve been waiting to know for sure that

Declan McKenna has shared footage from his September livestream show which celebrated the release of his second album ‘Zeros’ – you can watch the performance below.McKenna and his band performed in London’s Lafayette on September 4 to welcome ‘Zeros’, performing the album in its entirety live for the first time.The musician has now uploaded footage from the London livestream to YouTube as a festive treat to fans, writing in the accompanying description: “Happy Christmas everyone, thanks for all

Declan McKenna has shared a new Paul McCartney cover – listen below.The singer, who released his second album ‘Zeros’ last month, took on a version of 1971 track ‘Heart Of The Matter’.The new cover, posted to Soundcloud, sees McKenna donning the banjo for a lo-fi version of McCartney’s track, which appeared on his ‘Ram’ album alongside his then-wife Linda McCartney.Listen to Declan McKenna’s version of ‘Heart Of The Country’ below.Declan McKenna released new album ‘Zeros’ on September 4,

Declan McKenna has revealed that he’s written a song loosely inspired by Tottenham Hotspur footballer Heung-Min Son.The singer, who is an avid fan of Spurs, wrote ‘Sonny’ during sessions for his acclaimed second album ‘Zeros‘ – but it ultimately failed to make the final cut.Speaking to the My First Match podcast, McKenna revealed that he teamed up with US singer Soren Bryce for the unreleased effort – which takes its title from the South Korean star’s affectionate nickname.“It’s a brilliant song

Declan McKenna is already working on his third album, his manager has revealed.The singer released second album ‘Zeros’ earlier this month, narrowly missing out on the UK chart top spot to The Rolling Stones.“He’s already sent me five demos,” manager Tara Richardson told Music Week in a new interview.

Declan McKenna and Kaiser Chiefs are set to close the UK’s first socially distanced arena in Newcastle this weekend.The Virgin Money Unity Arena, located at Gosforth Park, has held gigs for the last month, including an opening pair of shows from Sam Fender.Kaiser Chiefs will play the arena’s penultimate show on Saturday (September 19), before recent NME cover star McKenna closes the series the following evening.“We are delighted with how the event has worked out and we’re extremely grateful to

The Rolling Stones’ reissue of Goats Head Soap has debuted at number one, five decades after the album originally topped the UK charts in 1973.

The Rolling Stones have broken a chart record and beaten Declan McKenna to the Number One spot on the UK chart today (September 11).The veteran band were in a tight race for the top with the young star after their 1973 album ‘Goats Head Soup’ was reissued last week (September 4).The Stones beat McKenna’s second album ‘Zeros’ to Number One by just over 800 sales and lead on physical copies, according to the Official Charts Company.

The Rolling Stones clinch this week’s Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart at the final hour with Goats Head Soup, following an extremely close battle with midweek leader Declan McKenna.