Author: Amanda Collins
Reading & Leeds organiser Melvin Benn has revealed to NME that two of the headliners for 2026 have already been booked. The 2025 edition of the twin festivals is going down this weekend, with Chappell Roan and Hozier topping the Reading bill on Friday night, Bring Me The Horizon and Limp Bizkit holding it down on Saturday and Travis Scott bringing festivities to a close on Sunday night. On the opening day on Friday, Benn spoke to NME about the exhaustive preparation that goes into the running of the festival every year, and the “overhaul” of the camping design for…
Limp Bizkit brought a young fan onto the stage to perform ‘Full Nelson’ during their Reading 2025 set – watch footage below. Fred Durst and co. played the Main Stage on Saturday evening (August 23) at the festival, shortly before Bring Me The Horizon’s headline show later in the night. The band picked out a young fan named Brooke from the crowd and brought her onto the stage for their rendition of ‘Full Nelson’ from their 2000 album ‘Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water’. Brooke enthusiastically told Durst and the crowd that she was from London and then…
The Oasis Live ‘25 tour arrives in Toronto on Sunday (August 24) and all of the stage times have been confirmed – find them below. The first dates of the North American leg of the Britpop greats’ massive comeback tour take place in the Rogers Stadium in Toronto on Sunday and Monday, with support to come from Cage The Elephant. As confirmed on Oasis’ Instagram page, the fan plaza at Rogers Stadium will open at 4pm local time, while the stadium bowl will be opened at 5.30pm. Cage The Elephant will take to the stage at 7.30pm, while Oasis’ headline…
American singer, TV and Broadway star Brandi Burkhardt shares her brand new single Up All Night, a bright, shimmering pop gem with a romantic twist. Up All Night finds the talented artist singing about the rush of summer love and passion, capturing those moments when you’re wide awake because life feels exciting, messy, and a little unpredictable. A relatable song about love and lust, losing oneself in desire and intensity that is wrapped around an upbeat and shimmering production. I am really enjoying how rich and powerful Brandi’s vocals are, soaring effortlessly over the bright synths, killer beats and guitar riffs…
Mastodon is honoring the memory of their late bandmate and co-founder Brent Hinds. On Friday (Aug. 22), the heavy metal band paid tribute to the guitarist during a performance at the Alaska State Fair, part of the ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series at the Borealis Theatre in Palmer, Alaska. At the end of the set, drummer and vocalist Brann Dailor stepped to the front of the stage to deliver a heartfelt message about Hinds, who died earlier in the week following a motorcycle accident in Atlanta. He was 51. “We lost somebody very special to us yesterday,” Dailor told the crowd.…
Genre-blending pop-soul artist Lily Lane has just shared her brand new single Reciprocation, a powerful and soulful piece of music taken from her upcoming EP, Domesticated. What I like the most about this song is how rich and passionate Lily Lane’s vocals are, soaring effortlessly over the upbeat production. Reciprocation is a song for anyone tired of carrying the emotional (or physical) load in their relationship, a relatable message that is flawlessly conveyed through Lily Lane’s sultry vocals full of Motown swagger. Accompanying her rich vocals we have an infectious blend of vintage soul textures with razor-sharp pop sensibilities, lush keys…
Royel Otis brought out Sophie Ellis-Bextor to perform her hit track ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ at Reading 2025. Check out footage of the set below. The moment came as the Aussie duo took to the main stage this afternoon (August 23) for their return slot at the dual festival. It also follows on from a huge summer of touring for Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, who have already made appearances at the likes of Lollapalooza and Glastonbury this year. While on stage today, the band continued their recent tradition of breaking out a cover of the classic Sophie Ellis-Bextor track…
The Last Dinner Party withdrew from their scheduled performance at Victorious Festival on Saturday (Aug. 23) in protest of an incident involving fellow band the Mary Wallopers, whose set was cut short after they showed support for Palestine. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The British indie rock-pop group announced their decision on social media Saturday morning, referencing the previous day’s events in which the Mary Wallopers displayed a Palestinian flag on stage and called for a “Free Palestine.” “We are outraged by the decision made to silence the Mary Wallopers yesterday at Victorious,” the Last Dinner Party wrote…
Rising EDM and Hip Hop producer Winterfresh returns with his brand new single Drive Me Home, a highly infectious Speed House/Future Bass hybrid song that instantly got me in a good mood and ready to party! I am loving those House piano keys in the intro that infuse the song with a touch of emotion, beautifully joined by delicate and dreamy vocals that set the tone for a memorable listening experience. As the song continues, those gorgeous piano keys and vocals, are joined by a high-energy 144 BPM rhythms nicely intertwinerd with expansive synths, cinematic build-ups and euphoric drums that come…
The Last Dinner Party are among a group of artists to have boycotted Victorious Festival after The Mary Wallopers’ set was cut short for displaying a Palestinian flag. On Friday (August 22), the Irish band were halfway through their opening song at the Portsmouth festival when their sound was cut by festival organisers and the Palestine flag on stage with them was taken away. As the crowd started to boo, the band led a chant of “free, free Palestine”. The Mary Wallopers updated fans on Saturday with an Instagram post reading: “Yesterday, a famine was declared in Gaza, where at…