Bring Me The Horizon have spoken about their storied history with Reading & Leeds festival in an interview with NME – check out the video below. The Sheffield band made their thrilling debut headline appearance at R&L last month, having first played the dual event way back in 2008. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Bring Me […]
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Ticketmaster says its dynamic pricing model has captured over $500 million for artists and event organisers from resale markets in 2022. The company revealed the figure in response to criticism from a US congressman over its dynamic pricing model for Bruce Springsteen’s 2023 tour. Many fans reacted with uproar after individual tickets reached more than […]
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Louis Tomlinson has spoken to NME about finding his artistic identity in his new music, calling it “an ever-evolving process”. Last week (September 1), the star announced details of his second solo album ‘Faith In The Future’, which will arrive in November. Before the new record was confirmed, Tomlinson sat down with NME backstage at […]
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Former Spotify and PRS for Music chief economist Will Page has delved deeper into his forecast for the resurgence of the UK’s live sector in a new Q&A with IQ. Page, the author of Tarzan Economics: Eight Principles of Pivoting Through Disruption, presented his groundbreaking research last month, based on his analysis of consumer spend […]
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There’s thunder rumbling in the distance. Close your eyes and stand still anywhere across the dusty patches of Sonora Mijas, near Málaga, and you’re guaranteed to hear a gaggle of punters chanting “Here we fucking go!”, as though they’re waiting for a massive club beat to drop at any given moment. Elevated by the acoustics […]
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AEG Presents’ Firefly Music Festival has partnered with Autograph – the Web3 brand co-founded by NFL great Tom Brady – on its first ever NFT collection. As part of the deal, brokered by AEG Global Partnerships, all wristband-holders will have the opportunity to redeem one of five NFTs, granting them a range of perks, including […]
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As 2022’s End Of The Road festival opens with a procession from the campfire to the main Woods stage, led by radical trad-folk band Shovel Dance Collective, there’s a sense of cheery optimism among a crowd of easy going, left-field music fans. Punters make the most of the first day’s surprise sunshine by ambling around […]
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In partnership with MEO Kalorama “I’ll be up there in a minute,” Nick Cave tells his band The Bad Seeds as he stands inches away from the crowd at Lisbon’s MEO Kalorama festival. “It’s too much fucking fun down here.” For the legendary singer’s headline performance, stairs have been built from the stage to carry […]
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In partnership with MEO Kalorama Even four weeks into their European run of headline shows and festival gigs, there’s an air of suspense that Arctic Monkeys might pull something unexpected. Just a few days ago, the Sheffield band released their first single in four years, the brooding ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’, marking the first official […]
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Role Model spoke to NME about new single ‘Cross Your Mind’ backstage at Reading 2022, explaining the track has a “London vibe” to it. Watch our full video interview above. Released last week (August 26) ahead of Role Model’s (real name Tucker Pillsbury) stint headlining the Festival Republic Stage at the twin festivals, he told […]
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