Sam Fender’s brother Liam says they’d “make the Gallagher brothers look like fucking Jedward” if they were in a band together

Buzzcocks have been officially inducted into the Music Walk Of Fame in Camden.The legendary punk pioneers joined other music icons on the Camden strip including David Bowie, The Who, Madness and Amy Winehouse yesterday (September 8). The celebration is designed to honour the huge impact the members have had on the industry since their formation in 1976.Following their induction ceremony, which was hosted by Carl Barât of The Libertines and BBC Radio London presenter Gary Crowley, the band were hailed by Liam Gallagher and former Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook.“Congratulations to Steve Diggle and the Buzzcocks for their inauguration in the Camden Walk of Fame.

The Rifles frontman Joel Stoker has spoken to NME about the impending chart success of his debut solo album ‘The Undertow’ – despite no radio support and the record’s deeply personal themes – and the thrill of supporting Liam Gallagher at his recent low-key KOKO gig.The album – recorded virtually solo in Stoker’s shed, with only drummer Brendan O’Neill, Rifles keyboardist Dean Mumford and ex-Menswear member Stuart Black adding instrumentation – is sitting at Number 10 in the midweek album chart.The singer, who sets out on a smattering of solo shows in September, October and November, also revealed that The Rifles are back in the studio working on new material, after two decades of self-made success including four Top 40 albums. “Taken aback really. It didn’t even cross the mind, chart positions or anything like that.

Liam and Noel Gallagher have been publicly feuding for more than a decade.

Noel Gallagher has revealed what it was about Adele that “riled” him to call the singer “fucking awful” and her voice “offensive”.In July, the High Flying Birds frontman and former Oasis musician took aim at the multi-Grammy Award winning British singer when talking about her discography.He made the comments in a conversation with podcast host Matt Morgan, who asked Gallagher if he was a fan of Adele’s music.“Fuck off, fucking hell. Name one?” he responded (via The Mirror). “They’re fucking shit.

Noel Gallagher has reflected on his friendship with Bono, and recalled the time that he and Bruce Springsteen jokingly aggravated him by sending him a selfie.The former Oasis member made the comments during a new interview with Shuffle (via Sunday World), ahead of his performance with High Flying Birds in Dublin on Saturday (August 26).Leading onto the discussion about his friendship with the U2 singer, Gallagher began by reflecting upon his time meeting with another rock legend, Bruce Springsteen.According to the musician, he met The Boss by chance while the two were both in Ibiza and ended up spending the afternoon together. “Bruce is an amazing dude and I was lucky enough to meet him a few years ago,” he told the outlet.“I had lunch with him and his wife.

Yard Act have spoken to NME about introducing some impressive choreography into their live show and plans for new material. Watch our full interview from Reading 2023 above.Long before the festival’s opening day ended with a party-heavy co-headline set from Foals and an emotional closing show from Sam Fender, the band opened the main stage with a raucous early afternoon gig – re-enacting the choreography from the video to recent single ‘Trench Coat Museum‘, culminating in frontman James Smith being carried away.We met the band backstage shortly afterwards for an interview, before bassist Ryan Needham took lead of the conversation by discussing the etymology of everyone’s surnames.“I always felt it meant ‘need food’, like ‘you need some ham’,” he said of his own. “It means ‘need home’.”Guitarist Sam Shipstone meanwhile, claimed that his originates from coming “from a really bad line of boat builders” before the band pondered if drummer Jay Russell’s surname was simple from the sound of “people knocking about in the bushes”.After that, we got to talking about Reading, Leeds, Japan, and what’s next.Needham: “Yeah, massively.

Noel Gallagher has shared who he thinks would play in an Oasis reunion line-up if that day is to ever come.The musician, who released his latest High Flying Birds album ‘Council Skies’ back in June, was speaking in a Q&A at The Rose Theatre in Kingston on Wednesday (August 23) where he took questions from the audience.Asked which past Oasis members might make the cut if the band was to reform, he shared: “So me…Liam…Well, it’s a funny thing because we’re all at a certain age now.“Hair was a thing in Oasis, so we’ll have to see what everybody’s hair is looking like.”A post shared by Oasis Mania Fanpage (@oasismaniaofficial)“I’m in no matter what. This is not fucking going anywhere,” he joked, pulling at his own hair.

The final preparations are underway at historic Wythenshawe Park ready for the arrival of some 25,000 music fans to roar the return of homecoming star Noel Gallagher this weekend. It's the first time this huge Greater Manchester parkland has ever hosted a live gig on this scale - and rather fittingly it will be from a rock star who grew up just down the road in Burnage.

Reading & Leeds festival have spoken to NME about the help they’ll be offering on site this year, and how fans can access it.Returning this weekend, the twin-site festival will see headline performances from Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender, Imagine Dragons, Foals and The 1975 – with the likes of Loyle Carner, Central Cee, Wet Leg, Inhaler, Holly Humberstone, Arlo Parks, Rina Sawayama, Becky Hill and many more also appearing. Check out the full line-up and stage times here.With R&L being a first-time festival for many revellers, some may be feeling overwhelmed at concerned at the idea of being among such a huge crowd for a few days.

Sigma have spoken NME about their upcoming appearances at Reading & Leeds 2023 – where they will close out the festivals by hosting the world’s largest silent disco.The silent disco will be the first of its kind to be held at the festival – which will take place this weekend (August 25-27) – and will see the Brit-nominated duo end the three-night run with a bang as they will each hold their own DJ sets at the two sites.With an expected 60,000 at both locations, Sigma’s silent DJ set will simultaneously take place on the main stage on Sunday night of each, following performances by this year’s headliners Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, The Killers, Foals and Imagine Dragons.Speaking to NME, Sigma’s Joe Lenzie has told us about what the mammoth set means to the group, and shed insight on how he and bandmate Cam Edwards have plans to custom-tailor their show to make it their most unforgettable night yet.Lenzie: “I’m good, I’m good! Always busy… best way to be though. Lots going on.”“To be honest, we’ve actually never done a silent disco, so I don’t know what the implications of people wearing headphones are!“I’d imagine that you don’t get to feel the bass because you don’t have the massive rig, but I’ve never actually been to one, so I don’t know what the actual experience is like.

Thousands of music fans will be heading to Reading and Leeds Festival as it returns this year with a stacked lineup of bands taking to the stage over three days. Headliners Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, The Killers and The 1975 will join the hundreds of acts on the bill.

Leeds and Reading Festival takes place over the bank holiday weekend with tens of thousands of people expected to descend on the site.

86TV‘s Felix White has recalled the time when he chased Noel Gallagher out of an HMV store when he was a teenager.Appearing as a guest on Radio X’s The Evening Show, hosted by Dan O’Connell, The former Maccabees guitarist shared his experience on meeting the Oasis brothers back in the day. “I was completely obsessed with Oasis,” he told the presenter.White went on to explain his perfect encounter with Liam Gallagher and how he met him at age 16 while on his way to see Oasis support Neil Young in Paris during the ‘Heathen Chemistry‘ Oasis era.“Liam was on the Eurostar and I had a disposable camera and I very very very nervously asked for a disposable photo, which he said yes to and did the perfect B-boy stance next to me in a photo as I’m going bright red,” he said.

Noel Gallagher has recalled the stress he experienced in the lead-up to his first show with Oasis because he’d “never played guitar standing up”.During an interview for Gibson TV‘s ‘Icons’ series, the singer-songwriter remembered how he’d only “done a few rehearsals” with the Manchester band after joining their line-up in the early ’90s.“We were doing one song of mine, which was ‘Columbia’, but it was instrumental,” Gallagher explained (via Rolling Stone).“We’ve got a gig on Tuesday, and it suddenly dawns on me that I’ve never played guitar standing up. Not only that, I don’t own a fucking strap. This is Sunday night.

Reading & Leeds and environmental campaigners have spoken to NME about the festival’s fight against climate change – and what music fans can do to help.Returning this weekend, the twin-site festival will see headline performances from Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender, Imagine Dragons, Foals and The 1975 – with the likes of Loyle Carner, Central Cee, Wet Leg, Inhaler, Holly Humberstone, Arlo Parks, Rina Sawayama, Becky Hill and many more also appearing. Check out the full line-up and stage times here.Victoria Chapman, head of sustainability at R&L owners Live Nation, explained how the festivals were making practical efforts to stride towards their aim to a 50 per cent reduce in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, increasing renewable energy use and reducing single-use plastics – as well as spreading the green message among festival-goers.“We’re seeing the impact that artists can have at all levels of touring, and how they really inspire fans, the industry and each other towards positive change,” Chapman told NME.

The owner of fashion brand Bench, which shot to fame in the 1990s and was worn by celebrities such as Robbie Williams and Liam Gallagher, has been sold.

Reading & Leeds festivals return this week, and speculation surrounding potential secret sets has begun.The 2023 edition of the twin-site event is due to take place at Richfield Avenue in Reading, and Bramham Park in Leeds between August 25-27. You can buy any remaining tickets here.Headlining this year’s R&L will be Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, The 1975, The Killers, Foals and Imagine Dragons.

Reading & Leeds festivals are set to return for 2023 this week – check out the latest weather forecast for both festival sites below.The twin festivals return to Richfield Avenue and Bramham Park from August 25-27, with The 1975, Foals, Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender and Imagine Dragons all set to headline.The latest weather forecast suggests that both Reading and Leeds can expect some rain and a gentle breeze over the vast majority of the weekend.Temperatures at Reading are set to peak at 23°, while Leeds’ temperature will rise to 19°.You can check out the latest weather forecast for Reading and Leeds below (via BBC Weather).Thursday August 24: Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 23° and lows of 11°.Friday August 25: Light rain and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 20° and lows of 10°.Saturday August 26: Drizzle and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 19° and lows of 11°.Sunday August 27: Light rain and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 19° and lows of 10°.A post shared by Reading & Leeds Festival (@officialrandl)Thursday August 24: Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 19° and lows of 11°.Friday August 25: Light rain and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 18° and lows of 10°.Saturday August 26: Light rain showers and a moderate breeze, with temperatures peaking at 18° and lows of 10°.Sunday August 28: Drizzle and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 18° and lows of 11°.Also set to play the joint festivals are the likes of Wet Leg, Bicep, Becky Hill, Steve Lacy, Central Cee, MUNA, The Snuts and Tion Wayne.Meanwhile, Arlo Parks, Easy Life, Frank Turner, Holly Humberstone, Mimi Webb, The Amazons, Caity

Reading & Leeds 2023. Check them out below.The twin festivals return to Richfield Avenue and Bramham Park from August 25-27, with The 1975, Foals, Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender and Imagine Dragons all set to headline.The 1975 were a late addition to the line-up, replacing Lewis Capaldi at the top of the bill for a special set celebrating 10 years of their self-titled debut album.Matty Healy and co.

Reading & Leeds festivals are set to return for 2023 next week – check out the latest weather forecast for both festival sites below.The twin festivals return to Richfield Avenue and Bramham Park from August 25-27, with The 1975, Foals, Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender and Imagine Dragons all set to headline.The latest weather forecast suggests that both Reading and Leeds can expect some rain and a gentle breeze over the vast majority of the weekend.Temperatures at Reading are set to peak at 21°, while Leeds’ temperature will rise to 19°.You can check out the latest weather forecast for Reading and Leeds below (via BBC Weather).Thursday August 24: Light rain and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 21° and lows of 12°.Friday August 25: Drizzle and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 19° and lows of 11°.Saturday August 26:Drizzle and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 20° and lows of 12°.Sunday August 27: Light rain and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 19° and lows of 11°.A post shared by Reading & Leeds Festival (@officialrandl)Thursday August 24: Light rain and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 19° and lows of 11°.Friday August 25: Light rain and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 18° and lows of 12°.Saturday August 26: Light rain and a moderate breeze, with temperatures peaking at 17° and lows of 12°.Sunday August 28: Light rain and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 18° and lows of 11°.Also set to play the joint festivals are the likes of Wet Leg, Bicep, Becky Hill, Steve Lacy, Central Cee, MUNA, The Snuts and Tion Wayne.Meanwhile, Arlo Parks, Easy Life, Frank Turner, Holly Humberstone, Mimi Webb, The Amazons, Caity Baser, Sea Girls,