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Liam Gallagher & Friends: Malta Weekender, a four-day festival on the island in September.The festival was first announced yesterday (February 22), and will take place between September 19 and 22, with the former Oasis frontman delivering a headline performance.Now, it has been confirmed that other acts playing the weekender include Liam Fray, Blossoms, Jake Bugg, The View, The Lathums, Jamie Webster, The Royston Club and The Ks.A post shared by Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher)Also, the opening night will feature a special Hacienda Takeover, which will see an array of DJs summon the acid house spirit, including Inner City, A Guy Called Gerald, Kevin Saunderson and David Morales.The festival will also see sets from The Mary Wallopers, Picture Parlour, Villanelle and Sofy, with more names expected to be announced in due course.Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT next Friday (March 1), with hotel packages and payment plans available – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can sign up to get early access to tickets at the same time next Tuesday (February 27) – you can do so here.Beyond the live sets, the weekender will play host to club nights, pool parties and boat parties over the four days and four nights.

Blossoms headlined the second instalment of the relaunched Club NME with Ladbrokes LIVE this weekend (February 10) at Club Academy Manchester.In a rare intimate appearance from the Stockport band, who are set to headline the 30,000 capacity Wythenshawe Park this August, Blossoms treated fans to a set packed with all their classic hits, from 2015’s ‘Charlemagne’ to latest single ‘To Do List (After The Break Up).’Thanks to Ladbrokes LIVE, the sold-out crowd was treated to an aftershow DJ set from Leigh rockers The Lottery Winners, playing all the quintessential indie disco tracks into the early hours of the morning. Radio X DJ Sunta Templeton opened the night, warming up a crowd that had been queueing round the block since the late afternoon.Tickets were once again free to punters, after Club NME relaunched in style last September at east London’s EartH, where Courteeners headlined alongside a surprise DJ set from The Libertines’ Carl Barat and Gary Powell.

Blossoms have been announced to headline the next Club NME event. Find out more about the upcoming event below.Following the comeback of Club NME in 2023 with Courteeners in London, Stockport’s Blossoms will be performing a live Club NME set in Manchester.

Blossoms have teamed up with Jungle and CMAT on their upcoming new album.The band have been working on their new album for the last year and it’s the first to be released on their own record label, ODD SK Records. It’s the follow up to 2022’s ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb,’ their last with Virgin EMI.Frontman Tom Ogden spoke to BBC 6 Music’s Nathan Shepherd about the new album and opened up about the number of collaborations on the record.“This album…it’s the most we’ve kind of spread our wings in terms of collaboration,” he told Shepherd.Ogden continued: “I’ve wrote the songs, brought it to the lads and then we’ve gone in with [James] Skelly [producer] in Liverpool.

Blossoms have announced a huge outdoor concert at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester for August 2024 – find all the details below and buy tickets here.The show, which will be the biggest of their career, will take place on Bank Holiday weekend on Sunday, August 25.The all-day event will feature support from Inhaler, Shed Seven, The K’s, Seb Lowe TTRRUUCES.Tickets will go on sale next Friday, November 10 at 10am GMT from here. Fans can also pre-order Blossoms’ forthcoming new album – set for release in summer 2024) – to gain access to pre-sale tickets, which will be available from Thursday, November 9 at 10am GMT.“Headlining our biggest show yet at Wythenshawe Park is going to be THE moment of our career so far for us,” said Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden.

Blossoms have shared their new single ‘To Do List (After The Breakup)’, inspired by the viral poetry book Milk And Honey by Rupi Kaur.The track features Manchester singer Findlay and was produced by James Skelly. It marks the first new music since their 2022 LP ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb‘.

New Order have announced a one-off show in Los Angeles, with Blossoms to support.The band will be performing at the 6,000-capacity YouTube Theater in the city on November 15, which is a warm-up show ahead of the band’s appearance at Darker Waves Festival in Huntington Beach on November 18. New Order are co-headlining the festival alongside Tears For Fears.The gig has been billed as part of the Darker Waves Sideshow series, with X, Drab Majesty and Provoker, OMD and Echo and the Bunnymen all playing headline gigs in California in the week leading up to the festival.Tickets for New Order’s show with Blossoms go on sale on Friday (September 29) – you can buy yours here.A post shared by New Order (@neworderofficial)Earlier this month, the band announced reissued editions of their classic compilation album ‘Substance 1987’.Originally released via the legendary Factory Records, the record featured all of the Manchester band’s singles up to that point in their 12″ forms, as well as many of their respective B-sides.‘Substance 1987’ also contained newly-recorded versions of the songs ‘Temptation’ and Confusion’.

Tom Grennan has announced his biggest headlining show to date at London’s Gunnersbury Park.Taking place on August 10, 2024, the BRIT and Ivor Novello- nominated artist will take over the famous open-air venue with indie favourites Blossoms joining in as opening support. Grennan has been riding high with the success of his second Number One album, ‘What Ifs & Maybes’, and a sold-out UK arena tour.Grennan said of the big moment via a press release: “Gunnersbury!!!! I can’t believe it, this is my biggest headline show to date! And it’s going to be MASSIVE! Grab your mates, grab your family, your mum, your dog… this one’s going to be special.

Sam Ryder and Bloc Party have been added to the list of artists joining Music Venue Trust’s United By Music UK tours.Organised by The National Lottery and Music Venue Trust, the tour sees over 150 gigs visit over 130 venues across the UK, in support of the grassroots music sector.Now, adding to the already extensive list of musicians taking part, English alt-rock band Bloc Party have been added to the bill, as well as former Eurovision sensation Sam Ryder. The former will be performing next month, taking to the stage at The Hairy Dog venue in Derby on July 20, while Ryder will be headed to Southend on September 8 for a show at Chinnerys.Other previously announced artists taking part in the one-off shows around the UK include Cat Burns, Blossoms, Witch Fever, Hamish Hawk and Metronomy.“These are the venues where myself and so many of my pals started at and still play.

Blossoms and Rick Astley‘s suprise set at Glastonbury consisting solely of covers from The Smiths‘ discography.The musicians’ supergroup covers band played an hour-long set at the Woodsies Stage today (June 24).

Rick Astley and Blossoms have announced the return of their Smiths supergroup covers band for a secret set at Glastonbury 2023, with the pop icon telling NME about what went into it and the backlash from Johnny Marr.Astley, who this weekend made his Glastonbury debut by opening up the Pyramid Stage, made headlines last year when he joined Blossoms on stage in London to perform a number of Smiths covers – before they then played a number of full gigs dedicated to the iconic ’80s indie icons. Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr was less than pleased having not been told about it, before telling NME that he’d been in touch with Blossoms and “dealt with it“.Now, they’ve announced that the tribute project will be performing at Glastonbury on the Woodsies stage at 6pm tonight (Friday June 23), filling in one of the TBA slots with a secret set.“I can’t tell you how much I love doing this,” Astley told NME of the covers band. “I know it’s sacrilege and they should hang the lot of us on the line for doing it, but I also just don’t care.

Eurovision Legacy gigs across the UK.The initiative was launched with a special free concert for 15,000 people in the Eurovision Village on Wednesday (May 10) and follows the successful delivery of the Liverpool leg of the National Lottery’s United By Music Tour, which sees artists such as Lightning Seeds, The Coral and Miles Kane playing local venues in support of the live music sector.Starting in mid-June, the United by Music Tour will see both established and up-and-coming artists performing in over 130 locations across the country. Blossoms, Metronomy, Cat Burns and more will be playing one-off shows to highlight the importance of grassroots music venues.We’re over the moon to announce @TNLUK #UnitedByMusic summer tours, featuring some of the UK's most exciting artists.

Miles Kane, Eddie Izzard and many more have shared their support in the fight for iconic Sheffield venue The Leadmill in a new video. Check it out above and sign the venue’s petition here.Back in March, the landmark venue and club told music fans of the “devastating news that in one year’s time, our Landlord is trying to evict us, forcing us to close” – leading to an outpouring of upset and support from the music world.The current bosses of The Leadmill then responded to their owners, who denied that they have intentions to close the venue.

Blossoms have today unveiled details of a 21 date UK and Ireland tour this winter.The Stockport five-piece will head out on the road this November and December and will perform across the UK and Ireland. The dates include two nights at Manchester’s O2 Apollo and one night at London’s O2 Academy in Brixton.Tickets for the gigs go on sale at 9am on August 5 here.Check out the full list of dates below:UK & IRELAND TOUR! We're very pleased to announced our November/December tour dates including London @O2AcademyBrix & two nights at Manchester @O2ApolloManc.Fan presale begins 9am on Wednesday https://t.co/NhTKYSWrMpTickets go on general sale 9am Friday https://t.co/YFzalgMPaP pic.twitter.com/vKBYYWsvUY— B L O S S O M S (@BlossomsBand) August 1, 2022NOVEMBER 11 – Bristol – O2 Academy12 – Nottingham – Rock City13 – Aylesbury – Waterside Theatre15 – Cambridge – Corn Exchange16 – Portsmouth – Guildhall18 – Exeter University – Great Hall19 – Bournemouth – O2 Academy20 – Newcastle – O2 City Hall22 – Glasgow – O2 Academy23 – Edinburgh – O2 Academy25 – Doncaster – Dome26 – Cardiff University – Great Hall27 – Liverpool University – The Mountford Hall29 – Birmingham – O2 Academy30 – Norwich – The Nick Rayns LCR, UEADECEMBER2 – Brighton – Dome3 – London – O2 Academy Brixton5 – Belfast – Telegraph6 – Dublin – Olympia Theatre8 – Manchester – O2 Apollo9 – Manchester – O2 ApolloIn other news, Blossoms covered The Human League’s classic single ‘Don’t You Want Me’ during their headline set at Truck Festival earlier this month.

Blossoms covered The Human League‘s classic single ‘Don’t You Want Me’ during their headline set at Truck Festival earlier this week – check out the footage below.The Stockport band topped the bill at the four-day Oxfordshire event on Thursday night (July 21).Towards the end of their 18-track set, Blossoms treated the crowd to their own spin on the 1981 anthem ‘Don’t You Want Me’ and have since shared footage of the cover on Instagram.

Blossoms have shared a new live album called ‘Live At Sefton Park’ – you can listen to it below.The 17-track collection captures the Stockport band’s COVID-19 pilot gig that took place in Liverpool in May 2021. It forms part of the ‘super deluxe’ edition of their recent fourth album ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’.“On Sunday 2nd May 2021 it’d been 413 days since anyone had played a gig in the UK,” Blossoms wrote to announce the record.

Mel C joined Blossoms on stage this afternoon (June 24) to cover the Spice Girls‘ ‘Spice Up Your Life’.The Stockport band were playing at The Other Stage when they were joined by the Spice Girl: “Since it’s technically the 50th anniversary, we thought we’d do something a little bit special,” frontman Tom Ogden said. “Do we have any Spice Girls fans in the house? OK would you please welcome to the stage Melanie C aka Sporty Spice.”As Mel C joined the band on stage, Ogden asked her: “Right are we gonna do it? Excuse my attempt at the moves, but you’ve got it.” Watch footage below from the unlikely collaboration.Blossoms just brought Mel C on ❤️ pic.twitter.com/NLa1Ci20dX— Tom Copley (@tomcopley) June 24, 2022Blossoms have just been joined by a very special guest to play Spice Up Your Life.This is Mel C’s #Glastonbury and we’re just living in it.

Blossoms have been forced to cut short their set at the Isle of Wight festival this evening (June 18) due to adverse weather issues.The Stockport five-piece were forced to stop their set half way through due to high winds affecting equipment and stage rigging.An announcement was shown to fans that read: “In the interests of public safety, we’ve had to pause the show.

Miles Kane performed ‘Colour Of The Trap’ with Blossoms‘ Tom Ogden in Manchester last night (May 26) – see the moment below.Kane was appearing at Manchester’s Albert Hall concert venue when he was joined on stage by Ogden, just towards the show’s encore.The pair also covered ‘Standing Next To Me’, a song from Kane’s Alex Turner-featuring side-project, The Last Shadow Puppets.Elsewhere, Kane did a cover of The Beatles‘ ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ and of Ike and Tina Turner’s ‘Nutbush City Limits’ with Brooke Combe, who was providing support for Kane ahead of his headline slot.Check out footage of the gig, along with the full set list, here:This was a lot of fun! Big ❤️ to @MilesKaneMusic for having me X https://t.co/7Qo4J1Zhtq— B L O S S O M S (@BlossomsBand) May 26, 2022Manchester just perfect! Shout out Tom from @BlossomsBand x all the love to you all pic.twitter.com/8nKKZT9GAJ— Miles Kane (@MilesKaneMusic) May 26, 2022Miles Kane at Albert Hall => Great gig. Forgot home many good tunes he has.

Blossoms have scored their third UK Number One album with ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’, it has been confirmed.The Stockport band’s latest record follows their previous full-length releases, 2016’s ‘Blossoms’ and 2020’s ‘Foolish Loving Spaces’, in topping the Official UK Album Chart.As well as hitting the top spot on the main album chart, the new album has also claimed the Number One position on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart. Physical formats accounted for 90 per cent of ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’’s total sales, the Official Charts Company has revealed.“It’s happened again! Ribbon Around the Bomb is the Official UK Number 1 album this week – [our] third time,” the band told OfficialCharts.com.

Blossoms’ gig in Stockport last night (May 3) was interrupted by a fire alarm, causing the venue to be temporarily evacuated.The band were due to play a hometown show at the Stockport Plaza after premiering their Ribbon Around The Bomb film, which is accompanying their new album of the same name.Before the band went on stage, however, the Plaza’s fire alarm went off, forcing an evacuation of the audience.Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, one audience member said: “Blossoms weren’t on yet. There’s a film on promoting their new album and they cut that short, and someone came on and said, ‘Due to circumstances out of our control our alarms have gone off and we will have to evacuate the building’.”Sorry about the fire alarm that went off at @StockportPlaza1.

Blossoms have shared a special version of ‘Everything About You’ from their new film Ribbon Around The Bomb – watch below.Directed by Edwin Burdis (who worked with Arctic Monkeys on the visuals for ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ and ‘AM’), the project serves as a companion piece to the Stockport band’s fourth album of the same name.Tomorrow (May 3) Blossoms will air Ribbon Around The Bomb film at Stockport Plaza Theatre in their hometown before performing their new record in its entirety. Ahead of the event, the group have today (May 2) offered a preview in the form of ‘Everything About You’.In the clip, frontman Tom Odgen sits alone in Stockport Plaza as we hear a stripped-back acoustic take on the aforementioned song.

Blossoms have revealed how their unlikely feud with Johnny Marr over forming a Smiths covers band was put to bed.Last year, the band teamed up with Rick Astley to cover The Smiths. While playing a gig in London, they invited Astley on stage to perform ‘Panic’ and ‘This Charming Man’.The artists subsequently announced two Smiths covers shows in Manchester and London the following month, with Blossoms becoming Astley’s backing band for a full set of theirs and fans’ most-loved Smiths songs.At the time, Marr gave her verdict on the covers, writing on Twitter: “This is both funny and horrible at the same time”. He also added: “Well, I met The Blossoms a few weeks ago and they elected to not mention it.

Blossoms have announced details of a new film based around their upcoming ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’, and a premiere event where they’ll perform live.The Stockport five-piece’s fourth album is set for release on April 29, and has been previewed by the singles ‘The Sulking Poet’, ‘Ode To NYC’, ‘Care For’ and its title track.On May 3, the week after the album’s release, the band will head home to Stockport’s Plaza Theatre for the premiere of a new film, also called Ribbon Around The Bomb and directed by Arctic Monkeys‘ Creative Director, Edwin Burdis, who worked on the band’s ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ and ‘AM’ albums, as well as the videos for Blossoms’ new album campaign.Following the film premiere, Blossoms will play the new album in full. Tickets for the show and premiere are on sale from 10am BST on Thursday (April 7) here.Watch a trailer for Ribbon Around The Bomb below.Speaking of the new film, Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden said: “We created a script for this film so that we could rip it up…It was an absolute pleasure to collaborate with Blossoms and such diversely talented practitioners and performers on this project.“The Stockport Plaza was a joy to work in and it very much became an unexpected central character of the piece.

Blossoms have today (March 24) shared their new single, ‘The Sulking Poet’ – listen below.The band teased the single earlier this week, saying that it “sounds like Dire Straits, George Michael and Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel”.Frontman Tom Ogden took to a video he posted on Twitter to share details of the track yesterday (March 23) before posting footage of the band performing the song in the studio.Check out the video for the song – directed by Edwin Burdis, creative director for the Arctic Monkeys – below:Speaking about ‘The Sulking Poet’, Ogden said: “I once saw a Blossoms fan page describe me as ‘The Sulking Poet’ and I thought that was a great name for a song.“I have been told that I need to smile more from time to time. This song touches on the imposter syndrome I’ve sometimes felt in the past.

Blossoms are teasing a new single they say “sounds like Dire Straits, George Michael and Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel.”Frontman Tom Ogden took to a video he posted on Twitter to share details of the track ‘The Sulking Poet’, which is due to drop tomorrow (March 24), before sharing footage of the band performing the song in the studio.Ogden said the title came from a “Blossoms fan page, which referred to me as the sulking poet”.It follows on from previous singles ‘Ode To NYC’, ‘Care For’ and the title track from forthcoming new album ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’.New single. The Sulking Poet.

Blossoms have shared a new track called ‘Ode To NYC’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the latest preview of the Stockport band’s fourth album ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’, which is due to arrive on April 29. It follows on from the record’s title track and last year’s ‘Care For’.“This song is a love letter to New York City,” Blossoms wrote while announcing ‘Ode To NYC’ alongside footage of themselves recording it in the studio.

Merch For Good fundraiser, which supports the charity in their work providing tailored social and practical aid to young adults as they live with, through and beyond cancer.Announced on World Cancer Day 2022 (February 4), some of the world’s best artists and musicians have designed and donated a line of exclusive T-shirts, with all profits from sales going to Trekstock.The first wave of artists includes The Cure, who are also the first band to give two designs to the Merch For Good fundraiser, Glass Animals, Blossoms, Bullet For My Valentine, Nothing But Thieves and The Damned. The Snuts‘ T-Shirt is made up of 34 smiles to represents the 34 young adults that are diagnosed with cancer each day, while Simple Minds‘ tee is an exclusive version of the artwork of their latest single ‘Act of Love’.Other artists that will be contributing to the Merch For Good campaign, whose T-shirts are available later this month, include Yungblud, Ellie Goulding, The Chemical Brothers, Mel C, You Me At Six, Pale Waves, Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Jamie Campbell Bower, Keane, KT Tunstall, Jack Savoretti, Razorlight, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, DJ Shadow, Don Broco and Lacuna Coil.Each T-shirt is priced at £24.99 and is available to purchase here.So, we’ve teamed up with the wonderful charity @trekstock and designer Beth Lane to make a run of t-shirts going on sale now.

Blossoms have today (January 25) unveiled details of their new album, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ – you can listen to the album’s title track below.It will be the Stockport five-pieces fifth album and is set for release on April 29.Blossoms have today announced their brand-new, fourth studio album Ribbon Around The Bomb, which is set for release on the 29th April.Speaking about the new album and single, the group’s Tom Ogden says: “While on tour in 2019 in Mexico, I visited Frida Kahlo’s house. Looking at her paintings on show, someone had described one of them as being like a ‘ribbon around a bomb’.“I immediately thought that it was a great title for a song and album because of the imagery that it evoked in my mind.

Blossoms have today (January 24) teased a new music announcement.The Stockport five piece shared a short video clip on Twitter along with details of the drop, which is expected tomorrow (January 25) at 6pm.The video is also soundtracked by a clip of what appears to be new music. You can watch it here:TUESDAY 25TH JANUARY.

Morrissey had kind words for Blossoms and Rick Astley‘s joint shows covering old The Smiths classics.The singer, who fronted the band between 1982 and 1987, said that he was grateful for the acts’ tributes to his former band.

Blossoms and Rick Astley performed the first of two one-off Smiths cover shows last night (October 8) at Manchester’s Albert Hall – you can see footage below.Billed as ‘The Songs Of The Smiths’, the gig saw Blossoms become Astley’s backing band for a full set of theirs and fans’ most-loved Smiths songs, including ‘This Charming Man’, ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ and ‘What Difference Does It Make?’“The Smiths have always meant so much to Blossoms, with even their rainiest songs complete with

Courteeners, Blossoms and Nothing But Thieves set to headline.The Derbyshire festival was forced to cancel both its 2020 and 2021 editions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Rick Astley has said that Blossoms are “doing exactly the same” as The Smiths ahead of his special live shows with the Stockport group.Astley made an unexpected appearance with Blossoms at their gig at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum last week (September 13), with the two acts joining forces to cover Morrissey and co’s ‘Panic’ and ‘This Charming Man’.It was subsequently announced that two special live shows – billed as ‘The Songs Of The Smiths’ – will see Astley and Blossoms celebrate the iconic

Blossoms have shared a new clip of them playing The Smiths’ ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ with Rick Astley – you can watch the video below.Blossoms and Astley teamed up earlier this week at the former’s gig in London to cover a pair of Smiths songs, with the artists subsequently announcing two Smiths covers shows in Manchester and London next month.Ahead of those two gigs, Blossoms have shared new rehearsal footage of them performing the Smiths classic ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ with

Blossoms and Rick Astley have announced they’ll be teaming up for a pair of shows that will celebrate the songs of The Smiths.It comes after Blossoms surprised fans during the first of three nights at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum last night (September 13) by inviting Astley on stage to run through a selection of Smiths covers.Taking place at Manchester’s Albert Hall on October 8 and London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on October 9, the shows will see Blossoms become Astley’s backing band for a full